The news and herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1876-1881, 1877-01-18
A Bold and Decided Stand.


Tho following is an extract from
the charge Of Judge Mackcy to the
Chester grand jury:
A condition of affairs exists in this
State WITHOUT II parallel Two sopa-
ate organizations claim to be tho
lwful government two bodies
claim to be the Legislature. There
can be but one Governor, ono House
and ono Senate ut one and the same
time. A body of men assembled at
tho State House, guarded by the
military force of tho United States
government, and claiming to be tho
lawful Legislature of tho 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 the Judgment Of
tlo Highest judicial tyibnna! Of u
State with respect to questions of
this kind is binding even upon the
Supreme Court Of tho United
Sttltns.
The p!,sd e Judge of this cou. t
therefore ,icci, Us That no act or pre-
tended act of this so-cullcd Le1isla
tnrc Shell be obcyed or have any
force in Chester county, OF any.
! where within tho limits Of The Sixth
c.. cult. No commission issued by
d. ii. Chamberlain, the p"e!cnaAu
Governor Of South Carolina, viii be
recognized. Any person w::o may
a5,cmpt to read any such pretended
commission in this court will be
promptly arrested and committed
to j,nt for contempt Of court. All
officers ho!,iin% ovc; under tho law,
without regard to commission, must
await the decision of somo compe
tent tribunal Ono OF these govern
monts must be recognized. The
danger to the citizens lies not in
rGcy ygn;Zin3 the ono or tho other,
bat iii /, coyniziNS neither. Rccog-
milton OF tic one OF the other is es-
5lntiGl to tho maintenance Of order.
Prisoners committed to Jail by the
sentence Of this court cannot be
rc;c&sci under any pretended war
"nt Of paldon issued by D. Il.
Cl"m. cr.ain.
Tno opinion of tho pr siding
Judge cf this ccu"t is asked as to
Watcher, ii . citizen pays tao ten
We" cent. tax called ior by Govorno:
Il 'NpJon, HncA Payment will be
good .,s an Offs t when IL tax bill has
bocn passed. IN tho judgm mt cf
this court it will. TIE consti,u
tional House Of Represent .tives i.as
DN&aud /; resolution calling upon he
tax payers for twenty-five pc: CEN,
.. r.!e taxes pAid LIST year. Cove
40" Hampton ;.si,s for The cnr!y
payment OF ten per cent. for t!te
relief of tho charitable and penal
institutions Of the Site. Irhis is =;
voluntary tax; tho call for it,cposes
upon thc t.ioiiSm OF Iho citizens
NJ execution can be iss;lai
as"io%t property TO compo
jAe' payment OF this ten PEI
cent. Inc ci;iz,n is not con-
fron.c,t by pcn,ltics. Bat q create:
lngor th: oatcns-tho danger tha
ciT.iz(tion itself may be expunSc,i
and that the bold cnnspirators
against tho welfare Of the State
mNy bo encouraged to carry out
their p:ots.
Eni3 cotit Will not permit the tax
att>m::tca 10 be imposed by CH%m
hcti%iu3 $ 3o-c4lie'l Legislature 70 be
collected. The Supreme Cour!
having; decided upon thd illoga!ity
o t..o 50 cHl;o'l House Of Reprcson-
t.tiTc@, thc circuit courts are re-
.iavel from al responsibility in
tno promises, and hive but to yield
- b.djeH:o to the Judgment Of this
I,:c hi,;lo5t tribunal III tile State.
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