The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-01-18
A Bold and Decided Stand.

me fotIoSing il an extract from the
charge - I..esg ge Mank4s testha Cheater
grand jury:
a condition Of affairs exist in TIN.
State ~;;!0a: 6 parallel. Twc separate
organizations clajm 10 be the lawful gov
eFi'fnsRt; two bodies c!aisl 70 be- a.e
Legislature, TteIe ciu tte bit viio GS@- GSsS,i
ernor, ohe fiods and one Senate atseaA
and The ysaF.etipe.( A body Of menss-
sembled atAtiIe State House, guarded by
the military force Of tile United States
government, and claiming TO he the law
fui Legislature of the State, although the
Supreme Court Of South Carolina had
declared this body mob, and although
the Supreme Court Of. the United States
had declared that tile judgment OF the
highest judicial tribunal OF State yith
respect t0 questions of this kind is bind
ing even upon the Supreme Court Of the
United States. ~
The presiding Judge Of this coura,
therefore, decides that no act or pretend
ell act Of this so.called Legislature bbail
be obeyed or have any force in Chester
County, or Anywhere within the limits Of
the Sixth Circuit No commission issued
by ID. ii. Chamberlain, the pretended
Governor of South Carolina, wip-, be
recognized. Any person who may at
tempt to read any such pretended com
mission in this court will be promptly
arrested and committed to jail for con
Tempt of court. All officers holding over
under the law, without regard to COM
mission, must await the decision Of sorre
competent tribunal. One of these gov
ernments must be recognized. The dan
ger to the citizens lies no. in. recognizing
the one or the other, out in recognizing
neither Recognition Of one or the other
in essential to the maintenance of order.
Prisoners committed to Jail by the sen.
tcnce OF this court cannot be released
under any pretended warrant of pardon
issued by ID. II. Chamberlain.
The opinion of the presiding Judge Of
! this court is asked as to whether, if Cit
izen pays the ten per cent. tax called for
by Governor Hampton, such payment
will DC good rs nm Offset when a tax bill'
has been passed: In the judgment Of
this court it will. The constitutional
House of Representatives has passed
resolution calling, upon the tax payers
for twenty five per Gent Of the taxes paid
last year Governor Hampton asks for
the early payment of ten per cent for
the relief Of the charitable and penal
institutions Of the State. This is vni.
untary tax; the cali for it reposes upon
the patriotism Of the citizens. No exc
cution can he issued against property to
compel the payment of this ten per cent
The citizen is not confronted by penal
ties. But a greater danger ,hreaiens-
the danger that civilization itself may be
expunged and that the bold conspirators
against the welfare Of the State may be
encouraged to carry out their plots.
This court will not permit the tax at
tempted to he imposed by Chamberlain's
so-called Legislature to be collected.
The Supreme Court having decided upon
the illcgality Of the so.called House of
Representatives, the circuit courts are
relieved from all the responsibility in
the premises. and have but to yield obe-
dience to the judgment Of this the high
est tribunal in the State.