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GOVERNOR'S DMESSA'GE,
Gentleien of the Senute
an.l Jose of Rj)resentatics
Allow me to congrattulate you upon as
semibling again, under the most auspicious
circumstances, to legi.late upon the afhiorsu
of South C arolina, and iy the elactimenlt of
new laws, and the esttalijsj:nent of fresh
precedients for her future government, to
proumole her morn. and social welfare, im
prove and develop her interinal resources,
an.1 to increase her com) nrcial and poiliti
C.d inporltanlce atmon ntighboring St.ttts
Vhlilt the Consatitution, tinder whoe pro.
visions you are here assemlibled, imliposes upon
you that hi"hest of all Social resplnsibbilities,
the task to provide for the welfire of ti
people of the cornnonwealth, upon me de.
volves the subordlinate oblig-ition to lay
before you, from titae to time, inf'oriation
of its Condition, and to miake such recoin
maeidations as I shall judge necessary and
expedient. The absence of a comprehen.
ive political experience enabies tme but
mperfectly to me.t all the requirenieits of
u n inviting, thtrefore, your
t o the, reeotwivendatiioas which
t' eu"; apd for tlie'ast that irdetarinde
by t1he'wiAti of the State, a smier reihalef
- aniot.e' placed than in that patriotistn aid
- talihieined wlew of puliet piicy, whieli,
under all eireanstaices, einher in peace- or
itt times (if trial, h.ve characterized your
hegislatiotn.
'IThe 'vear which is past has been o'ne of
sigmid prosperity to the State. Not only has
it been chatar:telized v all tinusial degree
of health, but evierv depau titieit of indstitry
'Exists in a conditioi of thlrift and prosp rity.
Although the growers of cotton are not
reaping as la rge a yield for their labor as
fhev at one ei tod anticipated, yet the pre
sent fair price for tht-ir "taple an1d a coin.
parative freefmin fron debt place the plan
ters inl a cl'iditioii of greater independence
thatn they hiave enjoyed at any previous
time. T[ieir proper.ty, both real antd paer'son
.aI, is greatly increaesed itn value, atnd fr-esh
sou ee of evenuie aure opented to them, 1by,
eneans ofetnniuunicattioni with the nmetropobi:
;tnd othe: matrket towns. Improved made
of -tiliage anod the importationi frotm ab'ro..
of' tertilizrs forz their lands, are adding enel
year larttamouatts to the income of the
State, anditare fast laying tihe f'oundaliti o
a steady imnrovem~ent and perm:ient wealth
Jf posaible the results of the year's laibo
amotng theide-water planters are ev'et min
fhttering. TIhe seaisoni has been free ft or
-flood or' uuual gales, and the sumnn
raitns have p.eed at their disposal am abin
-datnce of fr'es.water for the luxuriant growil
ot the g' aim. Then harvest has been heav)
ad the high l'ees which their graitn cro
at presetnt com ands, make it the .mos
pirosperous5 of' at the agricultural interest
uf the State-ainideed it usually' is ini th
absenice of' tho~st calamtities which someo
timeis affeict it. I additi to these fact
in this summal~ry I' thie conditiion oft th
State, the City ~ofal'et stn, exempt asi
ha~s been durinig the:mmzter' fromn evet y sor
of epidetie, an'd I-settling in its bills
mortility at conditto-of health which wi
co mp areW ' fa o a le A th se of any cit
mneree poured'( itot heip1, which she hat
niever before recesived:loth the dotmesti
and foreign imoportatto inuto the city hav
.b-cen uniusually large, an ales hav'e alread
been eff'ectedl t) an exitneatrly aus great
in the enttire busimess sea. of other year
Railroads leadiug inito the .'rior, and it
regiotnslbeyond the State l'ts, w hich has
hithierto beent in the prog'. of' constru,
lion, are now performtting th proper ftn,
tions, atnd coniferring their exited benefit
Tids, together with the grea.hh1 of tl
cityi, has brought to her mtta k. nea
v ~aluatble customers, and the <h"tIereatsit
fa.cilities by rail, to points still it distar
will, at no remiote period, connithe pr1
senit cotinesit' of' thel city' into thiore e
tenidetd limit-s of a greait muetropohil
-The subjects to which I shall cay c.
your atttentiont, are the finance4'
State; tho coniditioni of the Blusid
Ratilroa~d enterp'rise, popuOlair edlucatim
subjects c-onnectedi therewith, the coi,
of the Asylum l'or the insanie, the co%
titan of a new Ctapitol, the question o1.
d-ary betveenu Georg it and Sotuth Ca
*the lawvs r'ega rding c.olor'ed ,seamnen,
e p~ f the .artkices of the conisular ei
t on be~weni the Governmentt of the
5tites aud his Maijesty the Emperor
~ leevith submit to you ait absL
tbe coditietL of the. inances of the
toggther with a statement of the condition
of the Bank of the State on the 1st Octo
.A4 1er, which is the end of the fiscal year. For
that period, the result of its operations can
not be otherwise than satisfactory.
The profits of the bank during the year
have amounted to $330,000, exceeding the
profits of the previous year $21,594.93.
From these profits have been paid the in.
terest on the fire loan debt, $100,503, and
the balance carried to the sinking fund
amounts to $220,037. The account ex
k hibits a larger balance than usual ; but the
bank-has advanced to contractors for arms,
r &c., about $51,Q00, which is a set.off
against this balance. Ilie sum of 875,500
ihas also been advanced to the Greenville
Railroad Company, which is the amount of
assessieit on the stock held by the State in
that Company, and which, if paid by the
State, % ill make a further reduction of the
cash balance in the treasury. The bank
holds he notes of the company, with se
eut ity, for the amounts oi the advance.
The funded debt due by the State, on
the 1st October, considted of:
5 per cent. fire loan bonds, payable in
,Lnon. 'S and '.... .......$937,777 78
6 per cent. fire loan stoek, payable '60
:od '70..................... 805,590 15
6 per cent. of 1b39, (b-alanee pa-t due
nut bearing intere-t.).............8,418 30
5 pir cent. I8:'S, balance......... 45,214 314
3 per c -it. at nominal value.$1I7,4t8
40, but at market jrice wvuld ain't. to 73,986 19
$1,870,986 76
The treasury has paid from the sinking
fund since 1st October, $6.023.50 of the 6
per cents. of 1839, reducina the balance to
52,385.80. The baik also holds of the 5
ner ceit. stock of 1838 the sum of 6,411.
53 of the 3 per cents., which was purchased
with the sunt of $1,668.16. The amount
of indebtedness is diminihed by these sev
eral payments and purchases.
The assets of the State consist of the
bank and vtious railroad stocks. The
assets under the charge of the bank may
be sutmmtarily set down as follows:
Tutal tunds in the bank, as exhibited
by the annuid statemnent Ist Oct., $7,919,932 49
Deduct batik liabilitie., issuc de
posits, &C.................... 4,06,590 22
Balance-, b- ing aets, the property of
thetstate......................$3,P33,342 27
South Garolina H. R. and bank rtock, 61,0(10 00)
Greenville Rairoadt Conpany...... 348,000 00
Wilmntgton and Manchebter Ra Iroad
Comttpany .. - --
Chi
Lau.
stoek i,. . i..1awg the assets of thie
State, 4 is'necessary to notice this debt in
ant estimate of her inances.
The item of ,51,000 advanced to co'i
tractors far supplying arni under c-)ntraets
made by the late Board of Ordinance, pre
vious to its abolishment at the last Eession.
was paid by the Bank upon a reprez.tota
tion of the facts of the case from this de.
The late Board of Ordinance was em
powered, tnder the act providing for the
military defence of the State, pased in
1851, to make contracts for arma and muni.
tiotn of war to the extort of -6300,000. The
board, during its exi-.ence, mtade contracts
to the full extetnt of the a ppropriation ; anid
all moneyvs tIne contractors were drawn by
orders irom the Executive upon the Trea
;..rv. In enteritng upon the dischtarge of the
duties of my office, I found the balance of
551,000 still dlue, and all of the conitracts
fulfilled according to stipulations. I ae
Icor dmgly gave a draft upon the Treasurer
for apotin of the amount still due ; but
- thtat otlier did not regatrd himself authorized
hy law to pay the draft, as no especial au
thmtity had been given to the Executive to
- draw funds for this purpose after the Ord
mance Board had beeni abolished. Under
these circumstamnces, I piresented the matter
to the consideration of the President of the
Batnk, and advised the paymnent of these
sums by the Batik, itt order to avoid the
injury which would inevitably result to a
por ~tioni of the contractors with theo State,
. ad great embarrassnwnt to all of them.
, Ihe P residenit, with htis accustomed liber
eI alitty of views, at oniceacceded to my wish.
tes, and by his timely relief prevetnted mucht
tdistress, if tiot positive rut, to deserving
f ndivitduals, who haid been fostered into
I existence by the State as manufacturers ol
f arims. I trust that the course which ham
.been pursued will meet with the approval of
Sthe Legislature.
I By the act of incorporation of the Blut
SRidge Railroad Comtpatny, passed by the
Y last General Assembly, the guaranttee of the
s State upon the bonds of the Comuptiny, te
. the etn of $1,250,0)00 was secured, upot
otefollowing conditionis: First, that $500,
e 000 should be previously suoscribed to th<
capital stock of the said Blue Ridge Rail
road Conjpany in South Carolinia, by res
s-ponisible persotns, comtpatnies or corp~ora
li tions. Secotndly, that such subscriptioti
dshould be made, or aid furtnishied to th<
SRailroad Companmies ini North Carolina anm
it, T'lennessee, designed to. connect, with tha
- portion of the Road lying in this State, a
C- wotild give reasontable assurance of th
construction of the said .North Carolina an
1l Tennessee Roads. Tlhiese coniditions hay
t been complied wvith. T1he City of Chaarles
e totn has subscribed $500,000) to that portioi
d of the Road lyinig within this State ; an'
)t Messrs. Atsoni Bangs atnd Co. have cor
e-tracted for the conistruction of the enitir
ii Road, front Anidersont, in this State,t
a, Knoxv ile, in Teninessee, which renders th
I conntectti not ottly reaisoniably assure<
but as certatin as any enterprise of such a
1exteut can tbe; .By the termis of this agret
ml i mt theiscontractors are toreceive ini payi
menut oeirfin-cash, and the other halfi
at cpital stock- aii~rtgaged hiottds.dif ,th
Stat0mpany3 By tlis luodd of pdynlent th
ultimate estimated co4 or the Road is
brought much more nea;ly within the scope
of the resources of the Company than is
usual in enterprises of such magnitude.
At rates agreed upon with contractors, the
entire cost of the Road, from Anderson to
Knoxville in Tennessee, together with ne.
cessary appertenances, including interest
accruing upon the bonds of theTompany
until the completion of the Road, will
amount to the sun of about $7,500,000.
To meet this outlay, -the Company estimate
their resources as follows, viz:
Subsetiption by the city of Charleston to
the Blue itidge It; R. in So. Caro'inat $500,000
Subscription by the same to iNue Ridge
Railroadl in Georgia................ 549,000
Subscription of Knoxville and Chareston
Railroad Company................ 500.000
Other subscriptions, estnated at ....... .-.1,000
State endurvenitnt of bonds of: lie etn'py. 1,250,000
E1itiated amount of stock and bronds to
be issu'l to .M-%ss. Bamns & Co.,
being one-half of $7,500,000........ 3,750,000
$.,700,000
It will thus be seen that the means of the
company will fall short of the estimated cost
of the work about $.0,000.
This enterprise is undoubtedly the wisest
and the greatest which has ever been pro.
jected in this State, and the ultimate reslis
will be as beneficial to her interest, propor.
tionably, as the great western lines of road
to New York, or the Bahimore and Ohio
Railroad now are to each of those cities re
spectively, and commenced under circun
stances mouch more favorable to its comtiple
tion. It is a more important measure than
the proposed Charleston, Louisville and Cii
cinnati Railroad, because it is a* shortor
route, embracing all the advantages of the
other, and is less liable to the diversions of
trado from the valleys beyond the Allegia
lies, owing to its peculiar location. By an
arrangement shortly to be consmmated, the
charters granted in Georgia, North C:arnlin:
and Tennessee, will have all their privileges
ceded to the Blue Ridge Rai!road Company
in South Carolina, so that the latter named
corporation will exercise entire control over
the affiirs of the whole line of road. Bysthis
it will be seen that all means have been
adopted to give security to wvhatever capital
the State, or citizens within the State, may
contribute to this great work, by conflning
he control of its' affairs altogether within
our own borders. To perpetuate thirs
such a thighway of trade a:td
travel through the State will exercise a great
influence upon her internal prosperity. .The
improvement of the tipper portiois of the
State-the increase in the value of property
-the may incrensed facilities it will glV
for commerce-the employment of their ia
bor in construction -the expe. ,iiture of
_ums among th-m for -vaterial and mu
t.$d skill--and t.e increased vale that
will be P;een tu stock in railroad companies
-'..-eady ilt exitence, in which the State al-so
is largely interested-are considerations
which must inflence your eahn judgment to
promote by every safe and judicious meansi
the successful accomplishment of this great
work.
By the communicntion which wvas estab
lished by the charter between this depart
tent and the Blue Ridge Ratilroad Conpa
ny. [ have beetn enabled to) ascertain, that by
the terms of contract between Messrs. B~angs
& Co., the work was to bo commenced on
the first of this month-and that a large por.
tioni of the surveys are comp! 'ted, and fonmd
to piresent fewer obstacles thana was at first
suposed. A location has been made for tun
nelli ig the Blue R(idgze, and work allotted to
contractors,-that their preliminary arrange
ments are in .a state of forwardness,-thait
the Districts through which the Rioad will
pass in this State will abundantly suplly all
the necessary labjor,-that the citizens both
in this State and beyond it have wvith extra
ordnary unanimity ceeded the right of way~
without compensaion,-and( that every cir
cumstantce tends favorably to atn early and
thorough completion of this enterpri. e
wichs was projected by the President and
Copny with so mouch piati imtismt atnd zeal.
ad prosecuted with such sigaml industry and
ability.
1 have thus laid before you at some length
but as briefly as possible, all the facts in muy
possession with regard to the condition o
the Bluec Ridge Rtailroad enterprise. I noui
recomend that the State subscribe to thu
capit.d Etock of the companly thesu
750,000, in order to put the enterprise 1)e
vond the reach of ordinary reverses, and ii
this wa~y to secure to the citizens residing ii
this State the control of a majority of tIl
stock of the Company, in referonce to thi
contingencies wvhich tmay frequently arise
where tradle and commtferce are to be con
trolled for our benuefit. Nor would such
. top be unusual or partial, since the Legis
laturo has tnot otnly extended important ait
to railroads cottstructed entirely within th
State, but to roadis which have been project
Ied beyond its limits, as in the case of th
tCharleston, Louisville and Cincinnati Rail
Sroad, and in the W ihnington and Manches
ter Railroad. T'he endorsement of the bond
IIof the Blue Ridge Railroad Company catnnt
be regarded as a stupseription, for it is totall
. dissimilar in its character, and far less bemt
ficial in its operation. In the one case th
I State becomes a copartner, and risks he
.capital, and awaits the distant returns of dii
e idends ; in the latter caso she simply make
a herself as an endorser, atnd taikes the fir:
a mortgage on the property of' the stockhoh
ers to secure herself against the possibil t
a of loss.
SUnidoubtedly' the most important measut
-whih I shall bring to your consideration
ti the refortmation of the present system
e public instructiomn i.t the State.
.. Ir..a has b~n rroen~etly stated educatle
is the cheap-dei, t nai#nas; and the per
manence of reli n' irisitions l.epeids
upon the enligh te fo theii'itizens, you
have buti little a forhe prosperity and
and happiness j .uw e oy. Education
has been provid t i --is'aim ut fror
one class of th which
is the wealthy Jle and
poorer classes othing,
since n- org-. ad ted -
for that ' oprinted
seventy a .*, ally to
Free & ode of
the proC: Ur gene
rosity w The fei
who are - pense in
those ex stitations,
the Arser form a.
most the - h pf this
remirk. ,ober m:
stitntions College
and the - s already
conferre. - In it
h-te het - ry. most
of the ch:- -. Caroli
na, and utatioti
far schol . ther- are
knowled ibly felt
each sue - receive,
as every .' of your
care an theve is
vantin, . .wich
will edu mber,tlxe
youth 0e pop
'blation. nosynary
proffer anomice
Ink re'~ceive it
m aketi
without rathera
fountai tbeyiy
freely r boo[ form
and by betiu.
the ele the YQut..
of the ;,o tastos.
means irsue tho.
other -h Will lea
tIlin -' - t a
wider the asis o.
the CY he-Stute 6
lai i.-- I ill aalerd
that .ary for the
supj not.b 'lne
'-a 4i l (llous
n.W4er,. tiC
-r - onc
reiverp not
red that the
Ilacp~riod
go, and still
-~ 0 a.'
Ssea - uclitin ot the~
char '.-i commferce',II
With .1. with your ta
chill hd lands, lh
are, -ne e, rlid
I~. m~S~ ners
A -.ruction, ir anyw
WeI.. !-A directly by
your .;J your agenti.
ret iAthment of a
r illtment or
a Co. - di ci~'ous
this orat ielyfo
u:o . :eeuI1it
asrev drpr h
areu rcims
seru - rseso
asba
nis'inss
your . yuwllgv
upon,~~r tenin
son, .a )rio t
ape - ~ . ol epr
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wi . - -''e n hc
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an - -. a he-en
of - dctina
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fre .:. squn x
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t h . ..'c iiy a
peset~beo
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"nd mot ofthe
d thi, ag stil
neto of dqte
wth our a- ra
-e'A.d , h
mavamagegan at sne -present moumeu
speciallygwen th rapid advancernent o
ciene growing o.o tbe daily develop
ient-of nev tratLisgfuifsimore multifarioti
Ini --plexp i edoi sof investigation, the
sppliaces. ressarynI a thorough syster
)f edcation and illustration have become se
iumerous and expensive, as to be entirely
)eyond the lifiiited resources of a Faculty
:ependant- 6poin the. fees of the students foi
ieir inadequa compensation, Tbi.natura
ear and teai 'f property and of their means
)f illustratibwir command, impose an addi.
jional bprdenr4upon -the Professors, which
hey cnnot well sustain.
I hei-eiith present a meinorial from the
he Medical College of the Stte of Souti
Darolina, which setsforth more in detail the
iecessity for an appeal for State aid; noi
inly for reasons already given, but for oth
rs which are therein clearly anti forcibl%
stated. Not the least important among theni
s a necessity for the repairs of their edifice,
ind increasing its convenience by enlarge
nent. I cordially recommend an appropri
ttion for the required aid.
The State makes provision annually for
the-education of one of the youth from the
Dharleston Orphin ilous, to: be selected
sy the ConiuIisiorierr. - This liberality on
your part has already been extended to sev.
ral young gentlemen, wihose subsequent ad,
anceient and usefuness.it, lire have proven
te wisdon of your betilietion. Througi
2ie the commissioners iow- ask that provisiorn
ay be made by y'o for the education ol
inother youth upon the same conditions at
n the other case. I take great pleasure in
idding my recommendation to their request.
Jshall now proceed to lay before you v
iihject which will engage your judttment,
I. n:. . -: :,3 0a
crity
Wn o
toMake
othei
. s-airs of life. Ainoig all
itions the peirformanne of this latter* obli
tion is regarded as the highest evidence
)f enlightenment and :'ivilization. Thoki
vrho are selected by theii fellow-men by rea
on of their superiority. of intellect to pro
ride for all their social and political wants,
- - n n-t rezard
ablisine lt LiAO - -
matients more amply provided for: anla
vole system, as formerly adopted in the
Bietre and Salpetriere, where the insane
6vere regarded as condemned felons or brutes,
aas superseded by a innre gentle and hu
nne treatment. 'But since that period,
hilst this institution, from the character o
he building erected for the accommodation
f patients, together with its unfavorable
ocation and the limited extent of the groundi
1out it, has from necessity remained st:
ionary, others, both in this country and in
Europe, have lert -it far behind in the im
rovements which science and experience
iave suggested ; and they now present us
i turn exampl-s from wh'lich our own sys
temn can be greatly aimended.
I have made it a portion of my pubbei
uty to examine into the conditionu of the
State Asylum for lunatics, and the result I1
my observation has been to recommend t'
you a thorough cag from all the preset
arrangements. Provision is made only foi
120 patients--against about 400 lunatiece
which ore estinmated as the niumber in the
State. The accomnmodations, therefore, ar<
too small ; and the duties of legislation upor
this subject will be but imperfectly dis
charged as long as there remains a singl
lunatic within her limits unprovided for.
The situation is within tho corporate limit:
of the towvn of Columbia, exposing the in
mates, without the possibility of avoidin;
the diffieulty, to all the noise and husth
w'iih pr.evails i i a city, thus defe~ating verj
often all the regulations' for their perfect re
pose by tihe Physician and Superintendent
A locationm in the country, surrounded by
farm and gardens, wvith other convenience
of air and exercise, are regarded as indis
pensable to a proper treaitment of mialadie
of the mind. These advantatges cannot ba
had in its present position, nor can ther
ever be a sufficient increase of accommoda
ion from the limited extent of the grounds
as will meet with the present wants, stil
less for those in the future.
The construction of the edifico is alIc
gether defective. The population within nr
so thrown together as to pirevenlt any thin
like a classitiention of the patients. TIh
refined and sensitive, more alive perhaps t
uncongenial associationls, thati persouis<
sound mind, are from necessity made to at
sociato to some extent w~ith thouse wvho~ b
their misfortunes have descenlded td the 1ev
et thoughts and habits poss5ible3 for hunia
beings; so that from this cause many p.
tients of the former class are under the na
cessity of being provided for by their frient
without tihe State, in ills:itutionls which al
more judiciously arranged. The basemen
whlich was intenided for patienlts of at certal
description, and which is perhaps one of ti
most important portions of the structur
from its excessive dlampness arnd wvreteh<
veitilationi is totally unfitted for hab~itatio
The dormitories also, or rather cells, I
they can hardly be dignified with a nan
implying conivenlienlce and comfort, are I
large enough for ai persotn ill health, still Ie
are they adapted to a class who, from or
of the peculiarities of their disease, regni
a greater amount of pure air. Theird
mensions are six feet by eight, and ten fe
in height, affording only 384 cubic feet
ar, wvhich liy persons scietntifically and pra
itay acnnainlted with the treatweaut of
F half .nobgh. -l
-From ths-conalned-limits of.hig~
i and theinecessity for frish' ase
i for thi.sinmates of the A lan erInisto
I is given for a portion of then to 4 kon
the public highwV.and in the streets uder
careful restrCtionsw but. such, liberty.has
always been .ittod ed with reatals 'so- on
pleasant and ,fn '''i -s, thatthe authorities
l have jee Core limit their movementiitoli
circumscribed coutts of a single acre o
ground, where 170patients are assembled,
and so shut in by building and wall as al
most to exclude'fronW the pure air 4.
.heaven, and le6f .-A its blue skyn
The iossiation'bas %en aged, -nmy
opinion, with greAt judgrient and ability I
believe that no-body of-Regents in any Asy
lum are more able br enlightened in their
views than those who preside over the affairs
of this. I believe them to.be aneti nd be.
nevolent in the discharge oflbeidi est
So alsio with.the Physician and Sa ii
derit.:They make the best use of
and pnces which are -aff .
-~ Btdrmore favo rable legislatia 1
han'dsttiey can aciieve more. It is an as
I cert-ained 1athat in' a properly constructed
building; itd.in the country, with sffi
cient area ground aboqt it and othe'ad
vantages knpw n -to scientific men; the rate.~of
cure is about fiftyto sixty per cent, Uder
circumstanices. the reverse: of these, the rate.
isonly about 22per cent Is not this ther
San oicasioa forthe exercise orfodinp
cent and liberal inter position
1 submit1o you, therefore, the prorietyI
of removi gthe Asylum to some vnent
ont and healthy country-l thej.
town, and-give to the. in
cosisiructed s'p'oir ,ne'we:
pies, which-shall be'to
and agreeable residone 30p,
ness and health can bie ro
per classifition' *ith -'van
tages.-.E nabile ito an,
the sky, and the 1p'rei tivad'
froen the cultivatiin of -Is.
and to'see nature id4ttr o ram-.
Enable their gdardians W o
take an interest lio sur -.-4 e
objects, and insensibly t, !ini '
from tha contemplation cr
ces of their own excite b\ b
promoting. their Inno -
* leasurer prevei t
a situation better adapted t r- --
view. When such a building has been made (
to progress towards completion, the State
can be refunded to the extent of a portion I
of its outliy by the sale of the present Asy-. t
lum property, which is valuable, and becom
ig more so daily, with the increase in the
value of real estate in the town.
At your last session an appropiiation of
Fifty-Thousand Dollars was made for the
continuation of the construction of the new
Capitol, and during the past year the work
has progressed to an extent commensurate t
ith the amounit appropriated. The plans t
-have all been perfected by the skill of a1
e-isnpeteint architect, wh'lo has ailso the su
pervision with the Comm~zission of the wvhole
work. A mple and conveiiient arrangements
are made fot all the departments of the State
Goverument, and the building, when coin'
pletedl, will be one of the most elegant,
commodious and desirabile in the Union.
Eiverv improvement which modern skill has
devised has been incorporated iin the plans.
The granite of which it is constructed is
found in great abundance cnveient to the
wvork. If completed upon the plans already
determined upon, (at a cost in my judgment
by no means unreasonable,) this edifiee will
be fresh in its massive streiigth and beauty
when many generations shall have passed
awiay, and will remain for ages a monument
of your taste, State pride, aiid liberality. I
recommend such liberal appropriations as
will warrant an active .. d energetic prose
cution of the work, and insure its e- ny com-.
pletioni.
. At the last session of the Legislature, the
s Governor, in connection with the Attorney
e General, was directed to take such stepls to
e Protect the rights and jurisdiction of South
.Carolinai, in the controversy now pending
between Georgia and this State, upon the
subject of boundary, as they might deem
niecessary. In conformity with these in
structions, the Attorney General addressed a
fuland able argument to his Excellency
fulle Governor of Georgia, in reply to a comn
munication from him to my immediate pre
decessor, in whlich the rights of this State to
the thread of the stream of the Savainnah
River, following the most Northern branch
:ms the true boundary between the States are
clearly set forth. I am now confirmed mt
the opiiuioii of the equity of this view of the
case, since b~y examininig a certiied copy of
the originah charter of 1732, and other re
scords among the archives of this Sae
fid the express language which this StateI
eclaims to h~ave been used ini the orgnml
t, charter, and utider which our title is urged.
SThis State has a right to rely up)on thv
e following as conclusive in the controversy :
1 1st, the wvords of the Georgia charter of
n. 1732, as given by W~hitaker's Report in
a1736 and half a century later by Watkins,
seand a copy of the original charter, certified
at by thme Lord Mayor ->t London, anld iiow
s among the archives of this State ; 2d, the
se convention of Beaufort in 1787; 3d, the
re Constitution of Georgia in 1797, defituing
i. her owvn boundaries.
et T perceive by the late Message of His Ex
of cellency Governor Cobb that he recommends
to the Legislature of Georgia to subnitt thie
questivi of bUndz agbetweed tl& States for
anae mpen~ ~O.BD m 5,
~o~te id Ala
rE this.
In thelast Anniial-me
iate p'sdieossor,- a jommun e
d e itooumrega ai
nith aviewtojt itdtdt s -f
iorored seadfmito t e do C
Lam 'tlad t& Imyvt1e~ 1I
lMn then e
-afand oER~ ,Iob,
The Case of ereirWAS ti
Docket of the Co' .of Ap '1a1C rCes
on at the Januaye ren o , ireselyear,
md was considd by Ibe'VGouz$) 11 ret
used to hear ar o e me1it ie
mse, and dism
bit PereRa, han a
ras (orpus o t a his
iehalfO ^
the.case of.R - ab R t
ateiitistitutedt a F came 4
upfr trial atnhe Sig' tCur,
~hrge the court sati ia~L
h'lati, ad, 6 Ard
efi Gii htAst
eour
he Altborn'Genera. was irmally ntide
a the-ijpeal had been.abandoned, anil the
ots'ofstupaidby thepaintik
heqvalidity o fthe s th pon
rnrt beeb fu vi t
t.rnment a yte
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. . .., y a t oe ho t -
'xcellenee of her military disciplitie. MVien'
ver any portion of her citizen so'idiery have ?
reen called into active service, the arts which
hey have aequired at borne have enabled -
hem to wini a high reputation. -The same
ecesity continues for an effective organi
ation as has always existed.
I invite your attention to the accompany
ng commnicationl from the honorable tho'
s'cretary of State of the Uniited States
~overinig a copy of tihe Consular Coiven
ion between his Majesty the Emperor of
he French and the government of the
Jited States; and by tihe direction of.'thei
reient of the United States, he requests
ne to call your attention to tie 7th artic.le
>f that instrument- and reeonmirends, i
ynrsuane of existing laws French subject -
ire not allowed to hold ream estate in South
Carolina, that such right be con erred upon'
them,
I have' received a contf unicator from'
uis Excellency J. H. Clifford, Governor of
ltiassachusetts, conveying a copy of a re
port and resolutions, adopted unanimously
y thie Legislature of that commonwealth,
in response to resolutions adopted by you at
your last session, upon the subject of ti
:eathis of Henry Cfay and Daniel Webster.
n compliance with his request, I heirwith
lay then before you.
Gentlemnen of the Senate and Ihouse of
Representatives, i:.tv laid before' yoti, iii
as brief a manner as posible, such'ang"es
lions as seemed to. me proper for fdiot
sideration. I have omitted any di'Edsibn
of Federal affairs, since it is wvell kyo\vn of .
your views upon thlese subjects, that ad
herence to the cardinal principles of $'tats
Riglts,-to a strict construction of thii-$
Constitution,-to ai Ta~riff purely for reve
nue,-to an economuical application of-th'e.
inances of thue governnmnt, and above all.t'of
a stern and- impartial admiinStration of ih4..
laws, and enufordement of all its cohstitu-~
tional obligations,'youi give your suippo'rfLo
tie present distingui'shed head of the' nunti'in
as a fair exponent of such principres, disre
arding all local disputes, or contentos'fd
he emoluments and spoils of ofitee.
With regard to our internal affairs;,'
would remark in general terms th~t it is
wise to guard against excess of legislaiom.
Those law's are best which are permanent
and easily understood. Innovation ofted
carries with it more of injury, than benefit ;
and repeated changes tend to produce a
certainl demoralization as to the force and
obligation of law. Modificntions of it ardi
fruently ndessaryf t supiy . the nog
wants of a growing. country, but th~s'd
should rather be specific than general,'sd'at
not to threaten, still .less to. involve the de.
struction of a system, which for genentiots'
of men has worked happily and bedefienW.
l. It is better to preserve that loo-of
n'oderation wvhich .avoids the extreme, of a
blind conservatism on the one side, and thd
restless desire for change on the other.
Permit me, gentlemen,,to invoke for your.
deliberations the maid of that DIvine Powere
hieli is at once the beginn~g stud the~p
of human w~isdoni
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