N.T.

Our Circuit Court adjourned on Thurs- day last, 17th, after being in session nine days. There was a great deal of business dispatch- ed on the civil docket. All the important cases on the State docket were continued – Robertson, who was charged with larceny, plead guilty, and was sentenced to the peni. tentiary for two years. The venue was changed to Greene county, in the case of the State vs. Dave, a slave chaiged with the murder of the daughter of our follow county- man, James D. Thorpton. It is to be regretted that the venue in this case was changed.– The murder committed in this case was of the most deliberate. fiendish, and brutal char- acter, and the siave confessed his guilt without any threats being made, and with out any inducements of hope or reward. We understand that the change of venue was oc. casioned by the publication of an article in this journal detailing the horrid tragedy.- We say we regret that the venue was changed because there is a chance now, that the law will not be permitted to take its gentle course. We have heard it said on the streets that the negro would be hung befere he reached Eu- law. We are in hopes, however, that this may turn out to be NO idle threat. We would regret exceedingly to see mob law ruling in Sumter county, as it did in a similar case in East Alabama and Mississip pi, not long since. The people of Sumter have always proved themselves to be a law- abiding people-and WA hope that that char- acter will not be forfeited by any outrage upon law, or other scenes of violence. Our Circuit Court adjourned on Thurs- day last, 17th, after being in session nine days. There was a great deal of business dispatch- ed on the civil docket. All the important cases on the State docket were continued – Robertson, who was charged with larceny, plead guilty, and was sentenced to the peni. tentiary for two years. The venue was changed to Greene county, in the case of the State vs. Dave, a slave chaiged with the murder of the daughter of our follow county- man, James D. Thorpton. It is to be regretted that the venue in this case was changed.– The murder committed in this case was of the most deliberate. fiendish, and brutal char- acter, and the siave confessed his guilt without any threats being made, and with out any inducements of hope or reward. We understand that the change of venue was oc. casioned by the publication of an article in this journal detailing the horrid tragedy.- We say we regret that the venue was changed because there is a chance now, that the law will not be permitted to take its gentle course. We have heard it said on the streets that the negro would be hung befere he reached Eu- law. We are in hopes, however, that this may turn out to be NO idle threat. We would regret exceedingly to see mob law ruling in Sumter county, as it did in a similar case in East Alabama and Mississip pi, not long since. The people of Sumter have always proved themselves to be a law- abiding people-and WA hope that that char- acter will not be forfeited by any outrage upon law, or other scenes of violence.