The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1878-03-08
To "Vox Populi." I"
For the Times.

In your communication to the TINES last week,
speaking to the present Grand Jury, you say
Our people are not prepared TO anything
like the following. which appeared in the pre-
sentiment of the last Grand jury:
THE roads and Bridges are not in as good
condition as we would like to find them {; yet,
upon inquiry VIC find that the overscers ami
hands have rendered the services for the num-
bcr Of days in each year required by the law
No. Gentlemen, you cannot afford to stultify
yourselves so far as TO cmbody anything so false
in your PreScntmcnt. 1t is your duty TO render
a fair and clear record, one which will bear the
scrutiny of the honest ciizcn-not one smirched
by the dirty hand Of favoritism."
Now sir, as member Of ''tEe last Grand
jury | consider your remarks not only uncall-
ed for. but very offensive, and must ask of you
to explain what you mean 10y the last paragraph.
! cannot believe you really considered the force
of the words you used, when you implied that
the members of the last Grand Jury sru'if'd
themselves AMI told .f,ischood in their Pre-
sentiment DO you mean to sag that our Pre-
sentiment was smirched, as you call it, by favor
itsm towards any individual? If you really
mean what you say, |, for one,-and believe
can safely say the same of oil tho rest of the
Grand Jurors--must tell you that all the false
hood and unccanness lie at your own door
From your own statement am satisfied that you
have not formed your opinion Of our action, in
tie '.impenctrable secrecy of the Jury room,'
from any member Of that body. No juryman
of that panel would so far violate the sacred
| oath he took, as to divulge the secrets Of the
jury room and | am certain not one Of them
would grossly misrcpresent and insult his
fellow jurors, as to say they stultfed themselves
by making a false Prcsentmcnt, "smirchcd by
the dirty hands of f,voritism."
HAYES WITHOUT PAnTY.-Thc Washington
correspondent of the New York Times says il
must be stated rs II fact beyond dispute or qucs-
tion that Mr.. Hayes has less influence with Con-
cress than any one of a score or more of senator's
ard Representatives. lie has. in Washington, at
least, no party. lie is utterly without per-
sonal following. 1t is no cxaggcrntion 10 say
that the present occupant Of the White House
has less power in the nation than had any of the
men who have gone before him. If it was in
tended by the founders of the government that
the Office of President should to all ihtents and
purposes. merely clerical one, then Mr. Hayes
is indeed the first Chief Magistrate who has
ever fully appreciated the insgnifcauce of the
duties which belong 10 the position.
Uoxrcrpp AT BLAcKvuLE.- Blackvillc, s. C.,
February l9.-Mr. Julius Weisbaum, aged about
- years was killed By q. W. Cain, two miles
from here last night, near midnight. Cause
said to he intimacy with Gains sister Cain
surrendered Immediately TO the authorities. The
Coroner is now investigating the affair
w,snIxGrox. ID. G. Feb. 23.-Thomas p
Cheney, superintendent of New England Postal
Service, is under complicated charges including
ccrifcaton Of vouchers for services never rem
dcrel And that is in the doll State of Maine
How like Raditaliem in South Carolina.