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For tho first time iu, the history of South Carolina, one of the literary chairs in hor highest institution of learning is worthily and acceptably filled by a colored professor?a gontloman of varied attainments, cultivated and roll nod, and an honored graduate of grand old Harvard. I congratulate tho State upon this onward strido in the march of civilization, aud hall it os the harbihgor of tho happy day which Is coming, when "all that is base in the old shall be changed for all that is good in the new"?when nil class distinctions Bhall be forever laid in the dust of tho past, and when, even upon this soil, Bhall bo appreciated tho enduring truth of tho vonorable couplet, that " WorUi makes the man, . And want of it the fellow." LUNATIC ASYLUM. 1 respectfully submit for your attentive con? sideration the unnunl roports or tho board of regents and of the superintendent of tho State Lunatic Asylum. Tho statement therein contained of the many awkward and humiliating enibnrruss mouts to which tho superintendent has been subjected by tho inability of tho treasurer of the State to furnish him with tho en tiro amount of money appropriated for tho maintenance ot tho institution will not only awaken tho sym? pathy of your honorable- bodies for the unfor? tunate patients under his euro and protection, but will also impress upon you tho import? ance and necessity of such legislative action os will fUrnish immediuto -relief, and prevent the possibility of the recurrence of so paiuful a. state, of affairs. The levy of a specific tax for the mainte? nance of tho charitable, institutions of the State, and tho strict sequestration of the pro coeds thereof to the objects of the levy, as directed by the constitution, would be an effici? ent remedy for the diseased finances of tho institution,and would reflect credit upon our humanity and civilization. I earnestly recommend that this course be adopted. The report of the superintendent shows that ot tho commencement of tho last fiscal year, tho number of patients in tho institution was 29C; number admitted, during tho year "38, making the whole population of tho insti? tution during tho year 338. Of this number 27 were discharged fully recovered, 4 were discharged improved, 14 were discharged un? improved and 34 have died. There remained in the institution on tho 31st of October, 1873, 309, of whom 14C uro males and 15b fire fbumloa. The appropriation for tho support of the in? stitution for the fiscal year commencing No? vember, 1872, was $59,970.24, from which aura must bo properly deducted an overdraft of the previous year, leaving a balance which was due the institution for the fiscal year just passed of $51,788.55, of which tho superin? tendent has received from the treasury $26, 8)7.84. The total receipts and disbursements during the year have been as follows: Total expenses of the institution for tho fiscal year commenc? ing November 1, 1872, * amounted to.$ 87,751 24 Liabilities reported due and at close of last fiscal year. 62,015 65 Liabilities due at closo of last fiscal year, inadvertently omitted iu last report. 33,024 39 Due State treasurer on account of over draft. 8,182.16 Total liabilities.$191,873.44 Received from State treusurer.. .$ 92,193.30 Received from pay patients. 9,519.43 Total receipts.$101,712.78 Liabilities of the asylum ut close of lust fiscal year.$ 90,160.66 Assets, comptroller's warrants_ 30,000.00 Deficit against asylum.$60,160.66 The recommendation of the superintendent that a special appropriation he made at once to pay this deficiency, and that hri appropria? tion of $75,000 bo set apart for the support of the institution during tho current fiscal year, meets with my earnest approval. More than thrco years ago un appropriation was made for the purpose of having built an addition to the msie department of tho asy? lum, for tho comfortable accommodation of tho colored inmates, but owing to tho inability of the State treasury to pay the appropriation, even this small addition remains iucoinploted. The superintendent, however, determined to remove them at all hazards from their con? tracted and diaagrecnblo cpiurtors, and, ac? cordingly, vacated sovcrol wards iu tho male and female departments, aud thcro transferred them, where I have found, by personal in? spection, they onjoy accommodations equal to any iu the buildings. The continuous efforts of tho superintend? ent to improve tho condition and surround? ings of nil his patients, even in the fuceof his financial troubles, are especially commenda? ble, and afford at once a proof of his kind? ness of heart and energy of character, demon? strating, if, at this hue day of ins steward? ship, such a thing were necessary, that he is peculiarly ''tho right matt iu the right place." Over a thousand feet of underground sew? erage havo been constructed for tho purpose of carrying away from the institution the waste water und slops, thereby improving both tin'appearance of the premises and the health of tho patients. New hitchens and dining rooms have been lined up, hot air furnaces introduced, and a leeli.ro room and billiard hall have been con? structed. In short, till that human ingenuity could contrive, ami his limited means would per? mit of, has been dotio to promote tho comfort of those unforfuuiito beings who have been afflicted with tho "sickness of tho soul." STATE ORPHAN ASYLUM. The reports of tho board of trustees, and of tho principal and the physician of tho State Orphan Asylum, exhibit a most gratifying im? provement in tho condition of that most im? portant and benign public charity. Tho institution has advanced in every re? spect under tho intelligent and considerate administration of the present board of trustees. Tho inmates of tho Asylum nrc all colored orphans, though no class is excluded from its bonoflts on account of race. It contains, nt this lime, one hundred pu? pils, who aro fed, clothed and educated at tlic expense of the Stale. Of the wholo number, only ten ore tho children of persons who were I'roo before the war. Tho course of studios is very thorough, and together with the plan of instruction pur .med, well designed to fit tho beneficiaries for tho practical duties of lifo. I invito your earnest attention to the re? port of Miss J. B. W?sten, tho diligent and efficient principal of tho Asylum, and trust that an appropriation will be mode to furnish tho school apparatus which sho states is greatly needed to carry out the admirable sys torn of object teaching which has been adopted io the institution. It will be perceived from the report of the Hon. S. E. Gaillard, tho chairman of the board of trustees, that tho board havo contracted for a suitable building for this. Asylum, in lieu of the one now rented for the purpose, and which is 01 adapted for an orphans' home. ? Tho General Assembly, at its last regular session, appropriated the sum of $20,000 for tho purchase of a proper sito and building for the Stale Orphon Asylum, but,the board of trustees, by their judicious management, have secured a spacious edifice, iu every way suited to the eud in view, for the small sum of $17,000. Tho trustees warmly commend Mr. Iloury Francis, and Mrs. Dorcas Richardson, the ex? cellent managers of tho Asylum, for their dil? igent and faithful discharge of duty. 1 earnestly commend this noblo charity? practically tho only one of [its class in the United States?to the fostering care of the General Assombly. ASYf.UM FOlt THE I!HAP AND DOMO AND THE BLIND. I havo received no report from any of the lato officers of this institution, and am, there? fore, unable to furnish any data of its opera? tions for the year. If the roports should reach mc hereafter, thoy will be promptly forwarded to your hon orablo bodies, with such recommendations in tho premises as may bo demanded. Soon after the present board of directors of this iustituttou entered upon their duties in connection therewith, it was currently ro ported that tho superintendent thereof had excluded or expelled from its benefits colored children whoso condition commended thorn to its care, aud who should have been plated under tho tuition of its faculty. On investigation, tho board were satisfied that Buck exclusion had been indirectly prac tiood, and admonished the superintendent against its continuance. On rccciviug the positivo instructions of tho board of directors, requiring tho admis? sion of beneficiaries, without rcgurd to raco or color, tho superintendent ami nil tho teachers immediately resigned their positions, nnd their resignations wero accepted by the board. It was hoped that even political malice would have felt some touch of pity in con torn plating the victims of the most awful be rcavoment that Providence has visited upon humanity, nnd that no discrimination would havo been asaertcd ns to those whom God himself had reduced to tho samo common level of helploss calamity. I am gratified to stato that the board arc now engaged iu extensive correspondence, with a view to sccuro an efficient suporin tondcnl nnd a capable corps of teachers, and that Ulis benign charity will soon ngatn be in operation, under the host auspices for its moro beneficial management in tho future. Yon will sco by tho uetiou above referred to of lhe*board of directors, ns well as by tho action of tho board of trustees of the State University, that, at least in South Carolina the "chaff in betng rapidly winnowed from the wheat," nnd that we nro fast getting rid of prejudicial influences iu our State instill! tioup. PENITENTIARY. The annual report of tho superintendent ol tho State Pcntitcutinry presents a concise nnd satisfactory account of tho condition, wants and prospects of the institution under hi charge. Tho present incumbent, General John II Dennis, wus appointed ou the first of April 1873, nnd he Immediately assumed the duties of tho position. lie reports that upon taking charge of this Important institution, upon tho successful management of which tho administration of justice so largely depends, ho found most of tho appurtenances iu u state of BCmi-dilapidu lion and decay. Tho buildings nnd workshops, construct* of wood, were very ninth out of repair, and in some instances actually unsafe, while tlio prisoners were without clothing wherewith to cover their nakedness, nnd without shoes hats or blankets to protect them fiom tho chilling winds and biting frosts of winter. Tho money which the treasurer was able to pay out of tho sum appropriated was barely sufficient for tho purchase of iood to keep oil* from tho criminals starvation. Although the efforts of the supcrintenden wero greatly crippled by his inability to real i/.o tho cash upon the Hpproprialion mado for tho support of the institution, nevertheless his report calls the attention of your honorable bodies to many much uccded and satisfactory improvements in tho sanitary, hygienic and industrial appointments of the place, which in view of his many embarrassments, are worthy of especial commendation. Nutritious and healthy food i.i abundance has been furnished, and the prisoners have been provided with comfortable clothing, so that they may now meet the eye of tho visitor without either shocking his sense of decency or iiflotding a >ad commentary ou the beiejvo letice nnd Immunity of the Slate. The present incumbent, when ho took charge of the institution, at the time stated above, found it in debt to the iimount of $51 2531 i>. Twenty thousand dollars of this amount was paid 1., comptroller's warrants ou I he treasury, leaving a net indebtedness of $31,253.10. The General Assembly appropriated for the support and maintenance ol the Penitentiary dnriiig the fiscal year commencing on the iir.-'t of November, 1872, the sum of $10,000. t?i this sum, $10,000 was drawn by CX-Supcrim tendent Slolbraml, leaving ?'10,000 at I he dis? posal of the present superintendent. The following statement will show the total receipts and expenditures and the present lia? bilities of the institution, as appears by the report of which I am treating: Debts due and unpaid during the incumbency of General Stob brand.A 511,253 |'j Pohls incurred and paid by pres. cnt incumbent. . i0,2t'l (p; Due on deficiency, provided for last year.*.. 10,000 00 Debts due and unpaid by present incumbent_.'.*. :,??>.:> ?:> -ji ( Total.$111,53a 00 To meet these liabilities the superintendent acknowledges the following receipts: Comptroller's warrants.$30,000 fit) Convict hire.-.' -jf-S 80 borrowed money (included in debts due). 3,93s Sd Total.$.'.1,191 0(5 ICxrcss of liabilities over receipts...$77,333 40 This amount represents nil actual deficit, nud iueludes debts which wero incurred at different periods during the last four years. Tho necessity for an appropriation to pay thoso debts seems to he imperative. il I renew hero tho suggestion I mado in com? menting on the report of the Lunatic Asylum, that a specific lax be levied to meet your appropriation Tor the support and maintonanco of the Pouitentiary, and that the proceods of tho levy shall bo strictly applied. Tho superintendent further states that there aro in existence two warrants of tho late comptroller-general of $5,000 each which havo been hi litigation before the Circuit Court of Richland county. Iiis Honor tho judge of the said circuit decided that the said warrants were the actual property of the Penitentiary, but their holders refuse, to surrender them. To forestall further proceedings, and to snvo unnecessory expense, tho superintendent recommends that your honorable bodies authorize nud instruct the honorable? the comptroller-geueral to duplicate, and tho hon? orable tho State treasurer to pay the said warrants. For continuing the construction of the Pen? itentiary, and for its support and maintenance for the fiscal year commencing tho first of November, 1873, an appropriation is asked of the sum of ?00.000 over und above the defi? ciency of $77,1:38.40. In my judgment that amount will he actually necessary for the purpose named. I recommend that nn act bo parsed by your honorable bodies prohibiting the employment ol" convict labor outsido of the Penitentiury lor other thau State work. No argument is necessary, I think, to con? vince the mind of the legislator that convict labor should not ho brought into com petition with the labor of the honest mechanic and la? borer, for it is not only unjust to tho latter, but it is ofi'eiisive to society, and has a de? moralizing influence upon tho criminal him? self. The subject of reform in prison discipline is one of peculiar interest to the philanthropist and humanitarian. The sentiment ol" the civilized world justi? fies tho punishment by line, imprisonment and even forfeiture of lifo, of all who violate tl.o laws ol* tho country in which they live. Punishment should have for its object the reformation of tho culprit as well ns the pre? sentation of on example of warning to the public. It should bo reformatory ns well as deter? rent?reformatory, by secular ami religions instruction, industrial ttuining, sentences shortened on account of good conduct, and conditional pardons : deterrent, by solitude, coarse fare and constant, continuous, hard labor. Tho criminal should l>e made to expiate his crime, and at the same lime he prepared to re-enter society. | Tho sentiment of hope should he mingled with that of despair, which would seem to at? tach to his punishment. Blackstonu has truthfully said, "man's re? formation cannot bo effected by a mechanical process." The punishment of the criminal should bo severe, hut ttot cruel. It should have n soothing rather than an ir? ritating tendency'. The enlightened sentiment of the ago has already decided against the whipping post ami tho stocks ns the relics of barbarism. llcccariu well says that "the countries aud tho times most notorious for the severity of punishments were always those iu which the most bloody nud inhuman actions und the most atrocious crimes were committed, for the hand of the law maker and the assassin were directed by the same spirit of ferocity, which on the throne dictated laws to slaves and sav? ages, and in private instigated iho subject to sacrifice one tyrant to make room for?another. In proportion nn punishments heconio more cruel, the minds of men (as the fluid rises to the height with that which surrounds it) grow burdened and insensible, and tho force of the passions still continuing, in the spacu of one hundred yours the wheel terrilles no more than formerly did the prison." Tho superintendent of our Stato Peniten? tiary is, und has been, taking especial pains to perfect a system of prisou discipline, hav? ing fur its object the reformation us well as tho punishment of the prisoners, and ullhmigh as yet the system is in its inclpiciicy, still I am gratified at being able to state that many evidences of improvement are already mani? fest among them. I am of the opinion that a salutary reform might he introduced in the exercise of execu? tive cleuioncy. Thero might bo a condition attached to every grant of pardon, that if tho prisoner, after his pardon, should be convicted of an? other crime, he should he returned to the place of imprisonment and complete the origi? nal sentence. If the prisoner be really and truly reformed, the remembrance of the gaping gates and yawning walls of the Penitentiary would deter him from the commission of further crimes, while, on the contrary, if he should continue impenitent and unredeemed, his vacant Cell may reclaim its former occupant and furnish that protection which society demands. It is "tempering justice with humanity." while its exercise is guarded against doubtful eases, mistakes ami deceptions. The superiiuen lent has informed me that, iu the early part of hi.-: administration of af? fairs, w'.nt. he was very much troubled to ol> taiu supplies, whcicwilh to feed the prUoucis, Ihudy Solomon, Ksq., a well known merchant and hanker of this city, eanie t-? his n lied, and, j lit great personal sacrifice t<> himself, made ar? rangements bv which supplies were furn? ished. I commend t > the pcop!e <?? the State this example <>l public spirit. Tho executive ability ami devotion to duty j which have marked the tuhuhiistr.dioii of General Dennis entitle him to the confidence of iho people mid of the ?Seilend Assembly, and impress the visitor with a sense ol" the general's conviction of the truth ?.!' the say " Duties well p.-rformed Make up lh ? .-urn nud substance <?! ?? noble IIKAt.Tll <d'FKT.?. I The ro| or: of tho health oil". ? r of ;1 .? bar bor M l.'harleslon presents several important suggestions for the notion of the lien ral As? sembly, which 1 cordially c<>tnmcnd to the fa? vorable consideration of your honorable It is gratifying to learn from this very lucid und nUe report, that our admirable system of quarantine laws have, through their prompt and efficient enforcement, prevented the intro? duction of pestilence from abroad into the Stale during the past sea.iun. so reiiuilkable in other soet'oiis for the spread of yellow fever, and the still more deadly cholera. For tho even inoro thorough enforcement of a rigid quarantine system iu tho future, the health ollicer of the port of Charleston recom? mends that an appropriation of $1,000 bo made for tho removal of tho present 1/iza rotto, which will soon he rendered unteunblo by the rapid encroachments of the sen, and for the*conslruetion of new buildings at some appropriate point. Ho also recommends the immediate estab? lishment of a quarantine station, in view of the fact that a regular line of Bteamcrs will sood be established to run between Charleston and Havana, thus multiplying grcntly the chances for the introduction of the yellow fever into the city of Charleston, and demand? ing, it seems, that tho increased hazard should be met by additional safeguards. I deem it of vital importance that these re? commendations of tho health officer should bo acted upon without unnecessary delay. The city of Charleston is tho commorclol centre of tho State, and its chief maritime outlet, and unless proper sanitary measures arc instituted and enforced at that po'nt, it must become the gateway through which pes? tilence will cuter, and scourge our population with its fiitai anil far-reaching sway. I invite especial attention of your honora? ble bodies, (as I have done before,) to tho recommendation of Dr. Lobby, that a system of compulsory vaccination be introduced into our public schools, as an essential preventive against the spread of that loathsome and ter? rible malady, the small pox. This recommendation is fortified by cogent reasons, and by the examples of communities in which ilia system of compulsory vaccina? tion has been long established, with tho most bcneiieiid results. I, tlteiefore, trust that the necessary legis? lation will be had, tu require that all children in attendance ou the public schools shall be vaecinn.ttcd. mid that the requisite means therefor shall be furnished, at the charge of the respective counties. Dr. Lcbby respectfully requests an iucre. -e of his salary, which is entirely dispropor tioued to the magnitude of the duties imposed upon him by law. His position is one of vast responsibility, and of vital public concern, demnudiug cease? less vigilance and rare skill in the administra? tion of the important system of sanitary police committed to his charge. Ho has pet formed the duties assigned him with great efficiency and lldeiiiy to his trust. His present salary is but $15,000 per an? num, and I recommend that ii he increased to .72,.">U0 per annum. It is proper that I should add that he is now, and for some lime past has been, performing the triple duties of supervisor of quarantine stations, disbursing officer und health officer. INSPECTION of PIfOSPIIATnS. The very lucid and elaborate report of the Stale inspecor of phosphates, herewith trans? mitted, furnishes un interesting and sugges? tive history ol" tho magnitude, importance and growth of this Held of industry and enterprise under his supervision. There are throe licensed companies now digging in the navigable streams aud waters ol the Stale?the " Murine and haver Phos? phate Mining and Manufacturing Company," the "Coosnw Phosphate Mining Company," and the " South Carolina Phosphate und Phos pltn?c River Mining Company." Tlic following is the amount of rock shipped during the fiscal year ending October 31, 1S73. Tons. Marine and River Phosphate Mining nnd Manufacturing Company.22,-11?3 Coo saw Phosphate Mining Company. .15,1-12 South Carolina Phosphate mid Phos.pha lie llivcr Mining Company. 2.000 Total.39,553 The works ol all the Companies havo been greatly enlarged during the past year. New and improved Implements have been introduced to facilitate the processes ol* excavating and dredging, and powerful machines have super? seded tho huge cumbrous Hats hitherto iu use, ono or the termer of which is capable of doing tho work of an hundred bonts and tuen. Tho factories, too, havo largely increased their productive capacity, i-o as to be able to supply the immense anil continually increas? ing demands mado upon them, not only by citizens of this Stale, but also of Louisiana, Virginia and most of the other cotton States. A largo amount of the raw material is an? nually shipped to England, and, owing to the increased demand tor greater facilities of shipment, a lively competition has sprung up, which, while proving advantageous to the consumer, will, or owjhl to, largely increase the revenues of the Stato. The inspector states iu his report that the Marino and liiver Phosphate Mining and Manufacturing Company still continue to re? fine to recognize him as the agent of tho State, ami that he has officially communicated to the proper prosecuting ollieer of the State this their palpable violation of the statute. Tho inspector, therefore, refrains from com? menting on the matter. In his valuable report, he gives a clear and comprehensive analysis ot" the ingredients of these fertilizers, logelhei ?villi a statement of their comparative value. The information is ol great value to every firmer in the State, nnd will abundantly repay theii careful attention nnd consideration. The inspector positively asserts that the opinion (which is very |."C-V;ilt>h! in certain sections of ti.e State) that i'io application of these fertilizers has suporiuu.'ccd, and been attended by. tie- visitation ot' the .'luch dreaded caterpillar, and has als > been pro 'active of : .a!.ii ia. i- utterly and foolishly false. In answer to tho assort ion that it '"does not pay" t j use fertilizers, I qm to the following sentences from the n \ >rt uflho inspector: ?'From many quurli ; - wo hear of like profit, able cultivation of cotton in euldi r regions from the use of i*ert:l:/.< rs. w hieb hn -ten the maturity of i'. ? plant. It i- generally tub mitt. 1 by accurate statisticians that ihre"? hundred thousand hale* a year hti\ ? in this way been added to the crop. A similar amount may be considered lie increase iu yield by the general application of fertilizers. The total represents an addition of at least ^ l?,000,noi) to the commerce ol tin country by the introduction oi this essential idly of ia.pi >?. od iigiieuliuro."' a kickst ok i :n: st \ 11: i:i ron r.s. Tin ro is need for a digest ot the dtvi-ions of the court of hist resort iu this State. At present there are five \i him ol dig..-!-, pub? lished from time to time, commencing with Kite's Digests, in two volumes, now very scarce and le t to !>,? purchase I except at se'.-oiid hand. This, followed by Hie Kqiiily Digest, Connor's and Mugmth's succeed. Tho last woik contains the adjudicated eases up to IS?S. since which time then- is no digest of decisions. Tho changes wrought in tho law havo ten? dered many of the eases repoiicl useless as matters of judicial reference. Fur instance, there call hereafter bo no lid van tage iu pre? serving iu a digest the ruling of courts upon matters involving the relations of master and slave*, slaves ami free persons of color, plead? ing and practice, commissioners of public buildings, imprisonment for debt, etc., etc. I am informed that h work has been in course of preparation for near two years, which proposes to embraeo in one volume nil the decisions of tho highest eourts of this Stnte, from the earliest time to tho close of the present year, 1373, e.veept such us refer to dead issues, which cannot ho revived. This work is one of gretit utility to the State, and is needed by tho judicial as woll aa the legislative brauch of the government. J I recommend tho purchase by. tko State of] this digest, and its publication. I am informed! that the book will contain about bix hundred pages, and can bo obtained for the sum of five thousand dollar's from the compiler, or an ar rangomentesn be perfected, whereby the State could print and bind the work, allowing the compiler a propor prico for every volume pub? lished. The sale of the work to tho bar of this and other Stales would probably reimburse the whole outlay iu either evcut. circuit court reporters. Tn accordance with tho generally expressed desire of most of tho judgos und the bar of the Stale, I respectfully recommond that tho Gen? eral Assembly provido by luw for iho appoint? ment of a steuogrnphic or shurl-hnnd reporter for each of the Circuit Courts. I deem this a measure of wiso economy, which will certainly lesson tho charge upon each county now incident to tho prolonged attendance of witnesses and jurors, inasmuch as iho presiding judge is compelled, under the present system, to write down, at length, all tho testimony, thus consuming a very large portion of the lime of '.he court. It will also attach exactness and certitude to iho reports and memoranda of testimony, by presenting the prec-iso lauguage of each witness and facilitate tho determination of all canses dependent upon issues of fact. The law already provides for Stenographie reporters for the First aud Fifth Circuits, and I can perceive no sound reason why the sys? tem should nol bo extended to tho other Cir? cuit Courts, whose dockets and calendars are also crowded with criminal and civil causes at every lerm. RANKING* CORPORATIONS' I deem it my duty to urge upon the Gene? ral Assembly the grave importance of provid? ing adequate safeguards to socuro depositors against frauds on the part of bank corpora? tions now existing, or hereafter organized under the laws of this Stute. ("Jreat and wide-spread disaster has recent? ly been inllictod upon many of oureitizous, by the recent sudden collapse of one of our lead? ing hanking institutions, chartered, as was supposed, peculiarly in tho interests of the working masses, and professedly designed as tho provident and safe custodian of the earn? ings of tho poor. state oftiuers. I desire, iu this public manner, to express to ull the ollicers who are connected with the executive department of the State government, my sincere thanks for the uniform kindness by which their relations towards mo have beeu marked, und to bespeak for thorn tho en? couragement and commoudutiou of tho legis? lators ot iho Suite for tho able and conscieu lious manner in which their variod aud re? sponsible duties have been performed. conclusion'. In conclusion, Senators and Representa? tives, I woulil express the hopo that your legislation will effectually promote the welfare of the people, and strengthen all the henifleent institutions of tho Slate. Constituting, as you do, the supreme depart? ment of tho government, upon you must rest the chief hope of tho citizen. All other department of Stale are by law held responsible to you, while you are responsible to the p- .?p'') aloue. I believe that you ore adequate to the high duties devolved upon you by their free suffrages. May yon be constantly aided aud culight oued by the All-wise Ruler of tho universe, in order that you may faithfully and efficiently execute the great trust committed to your hands. Most respectfully, your fellow citizen. Franklin J. Moses, Jk. SncoTisn Affray.?On laBt Saturdaj night, Jam 's Limax, while iu a state ul intoxication, shot his broi her io-luw, Mr. J. Watts Moore, und his sister, the wife of Mr. Moore. All of the parlies lived near Cokesbury. Tho wounded parties are not seriously injured. Mr. Wiatur !S djer, a young planter living uear Jalapu, died on Sunday last, after a brief illness, supposed to be |j>uindicp. Lie loaves a joung widow aud an infant. Death?Mr. El Cooper MoCutcheon. of Snmter, died at his residence last week. For Rent, A PART of the HOUSE, at the corner ol __, fayl-?r and tickend streets, with Car? riage If ms? und St vhles for Iwj horses, at.., ?. ! or .-ale, a Piano, Double School Dos'?? and D?uehrs. W. MUi.Ll.lt. l?ec 1* 3 Union Council. Wn *. Z.. 3. M. ""; i.rgular Convocation will i>t finMd in Mt.--.oido Hall, Til IS l.VENING, at 3 o'clock. Uvordorof tho T. I. ?. M JOHN AGSEW, Ju., i ec IS 1 KevroUry. t oi ii i-\<;n ? c o; ic Kiuu rs m At Fine's Coek-?it, MtIS SrilUET, SKAS OEUVAIS srttEET, COMMENCING Fill DAY, ll>th instant, and c m tinning during the Holidays. Admi-ri Ilfly c-nts. WILLIAM M. FINK. Proprietor. Dec IS UVirnli? R?tn t r> q j-tt - '- i-* J ? TilK exercises 61 my Female School will be continued at old ?taiid, Irom 1st ol JANUARY, in ihe afternoons, for a few pupils who may desires gnod education, without the drudgery of being cuilinod all day to tho eehool-roam. 10 such, I promise the same advantages as the> have hitherto received irom my Instruction. 1>, a is ;i W\ MULLKH. Odd Fellow.*' School. THE cxeicisea will hn resumed on fllUKSDAY, January 1. Pu "mils will be received by the qnar lur of three months, with month Jv payments, at the following mo? di-rate rates: Ordinary Uuglish llrauohos, po: mo Uh, S3; advanced English Uranches,with Algehri. Geometry and Ka'.ural Philosophy, $4; above continued with Trigonometry and Calculus, Ancient Classics, French and German Lam go ages, $3. Hills for tuition will ho presented at the beginning, and payments required dining the first week or each month. Those who enter at auv time before the 13til will be charged for the entire month. Students pre? pared for anv College or University. Deo 18 3 * W. MULLF.lt. Principal. Wine Bottles. OHOSS WINE DOTTLES, lor aale, .ow, by HOPE A OYLES.? 20 COLUMBIA, g. C. rhuraiay Morning, Dcoember 18,1873. The GtTtrBur'1 Jf?iiag?t . All the messages and other literary performances o( the Governor impress the reader with the convictiou that he is uneasy about bis relations and stand? ing with the.colored people of the State. He never lets slip an opportunity to de preoiato the old regime. He improves every occasion to beslobber the new with fulsome enlogy, always laying it on thick. He knows that tho former, whom he has betrayed, have no confi? dence iu him; be vainly hopes that by flattery be oan permanently conciliate the credulous blacks to his support. A dirty thread of comment of this sort runs throughout the document before as, und stamps the author as one who aspires to the office and emoluments of r tho demagogue. As a literary produc? tion, no doubt be thinks this paper choice aud elegant, abounding in ex? tracts from poets, and fables from an? cient writers. We concede that bis fic? tions are better and truer than his facts. , We find nothing in bis recommenda? tions which attracts the notice of our pern. He falls back upon previous mes? sages for his views on the bonded debt. J The Oeneral Assembly has incubated lover tbem for necly two months with? out result. So, alar, as to his ideas of taxation, which were very lofty, and grand in October. We suppose they have not changed, for he gives a.hint that it must be high, in his self-satisfied j reference to increase of values in the State, und in the assessment of property, i The Governor liberally commends his i colleagues in the txcoutive deportments I for zeal, knowledge, assiduity and other I virtues, yet be has to regret that he has not been able to analyze the report of I the Comptroller-General, because not in bi3 bands. Nor has tbe report of the ! Board of Trustees of the State Uui jversity yet reached him, nor any from I the late officers of the Asylum for the 'Deaf aud Dumb and tbe Blind. We have tbe strange information ren? dered to tbe Legislature, that the volume ; known as "The Revised StatoUe of .South Carolina," is only a myth, was I never legally enacted, and has not the forco cf law. We have not had the courage to follow him in his "notes on ? the revised statutes," in which are con? tained corrections of grammar, style iud sense. This bonne bouche we re? serve for a rainy day in the country. I Tbe Governor never forgets that money is needed, as an old writer said, t(wbom he ought to have quoted,) "night and day." Although it is all clean gone and spent, he goes through I the old delightful formula of recom? mending numerous appropriations, j The Secretary of State, he says, wants .35,000 for tbe purpose of rebinding many volumes of records; also, $2,000 for tbe purposo of classifying the plats and manuscripts in his office. The Su? perintendent of Education would be pleased to have auch legislation as will secure appropriations to cover past in? debtedness. Tbe Governor trusts that "the necessary appropriation" will be made to secure tbe success of the mili? tary system; that one be annually made to purchase books for tbe State Library, and that "a small amount of money" be applied to repair the State House and tho fence which once surrounded it, aud likewise that an appropriation be cno'''' ;? furnish tho school apparatus for tbe Slav Orphan Asylum. He also advises the ointment of a steno? graphic reporter for ?h of the Circuit Courts; for which, of oouue, money will be needed. The Treasurer's report is referred to, t > show the deficiencies of tbe past fis? cal year. They amount to $510,323, the difference between tho amount appro? priated, $2,118,872, and that received, Si,719,723. Wo would impress upou bis Excellency that be may here learn a valuable lesson, which is to stay his de? vouring baud. This deficiency is what tho peoplo could not pay. They are less ublo now to stand such exorbitant sums than they wero last year. Think of ihat, Governor. Now for a conum drum: If a celebrated Emperor o! Home found it "brick, and left it mar? ble," what did you fiud South Carolina, and what will it bo when you leave it? Quit your puny kicks at tho past, your paltry ilings against a noble peoplo whom 3 our shafts cannot reach, and tell us something of tbe future. Doc? it look bright and prosperous to you? "Old for a forty-parson power To chant thy praise, hyppcrisjl" Iu the United States Court, on tbe 15th, in tho case of A. C. Garliugton, administrator, against Henry H. Blease, bill to foreolose mortgage, which was referred to James E. Hagood, Esq., as special referee, to ascertain amount due by tho plaintiff and defendant, it was reported that $2,528.80 were due to tbe plaintiff.