The Lancaster ledger. (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, December 05, 1855, Image 2
* * THE LEDGER.
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LAJTCASTSTLYILLE. S. C.
V/EMESMY. DEC. 5, 185J
I TAKE NOTICEm.
All persons indebted to tlii
oliieo for subscription, ndver
tiding or job work, are requester
to settle up without delay. W<
must raise money to pay oui
debt?, and if this call is disre
garded, we will resort to mori
stringent means. We are ii
earnest, so take heed.
Gamer's Address.
Wo will pivo a copy of the ' Ledger" oni
year, to any person who will write an ad
.lrfor our devil. It must be handed ii
by the 16th of December.
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Look at this.
Any person who will bring us tin
name* Of four new subscribers, and eigh
lobars in cash, wo will give him a hand
sonicly bound book, worth 50. Any
one who brings 3 names and $0 U0, w<
wid give bim a bound book worth $1 00
Any one who will bring us too names ant
& i wc will give bim a most interesting 5(
<;t. novel. The cash mu.it accompany tb<
names.
To all whcm it may Concern.
Persons having no business in the prin
; or:.. .f..o? e ? -
"mm mo resjiwiinuy uuormeu ilia
their company is not desired.
The continued sickness of the Editor,
will account for the lack of editorial mat
tor in 11 tie paper.
-^>o mi
The current literature of the month hai
been duly received; Arthur's Magazine
(iodey'a Lady's Book, Graham's Ma^azim
aiid Blackwood's Magazine, each one, m
usual, is filled with instructive and inter
sting reading matter, emhelislied witi
beautiful engravings and fashion plates.
The Governor's Message.
This Slate document occupies litis pa
per almost exclusively, The press gener
nil/ hp ;:.k highly in favor of it. We hop*
the perusal of it will repay our leaders
tbr their time and attention.
ll>;s,? The Chittsuoog.-i Advertiser
#>f lOth iaat., says: During a recent trip
into a 'joining eonntiel, we learn of several
droves ready for sale, and judging from
what we saw and heard, we arc inclined
to the opinion that they nre not so scarce
as lias been represented.
GOVElfOE'9 ME3SAGE KO. 1.
(S'.illnn n of thj Senate
an I Jfnuee of Rrprexcntu tires:
Vort have resumed the discharge ol
your constitutional duties under the most
encouraging eiireninstances. Tiro pecuniary
pressuro which, at the hegining o
tire year, l> >re so heavily upon all classes
* of society, ha? happily passed off without
its anticipated disasters. Commerce con
tinues to prosper and widen her domain
agriculture rejoices over full harvests; aw
Tabor of every description fe ds the stimn
l?ts of remunerating prices. The year ha
been, one of unexampled health, nn 1 on
people, in qniet and security, have sue
ccssftiHy devoted themselves to their vari
dislocations. KeprciUMiting a Common
wealth tints blessed, yoti will unite wit!
in? fn offering to the Giver of all 0oo?
the homage of grutefhl heart*, and do
vorttly supplicating s continuance of Hi
favors.
Ira the discharge of the duty impose
ATI ttiA ik- ru...f -i...n
wit niv vjr tiro 1 nil<||| nrt*"lll
wend to rotir consideration various meas
nres wffich I think important to .ifto pub
lie wealth. Yoftr intelligence will enabl
you to eoleet, and jroor patriotism wil
prompt you to adopt, each of them no wil
adfvnnce the interest* and promote tit
general prosperity of ourVoinmon const'
tucnU. fho public good, especially corti
mitted to your keeping, cuunotr iu in
judgment, be morerertamly attained tha
by a ?te idy adherence to the long settle
policy of the State, New euautypcnti
ami modification* of exi?liug laws, *r
sometime* required to suit the varyin
circumstance* of our condition; but le^U
lalion which *euke to break down tfi
fItmi and wage* to which n people liar
long been loawMoiuul, should not b? re
Korioil to except undv lint exacting prM
nr? of nocoaeiijv The people of i-outl
Carolina hare great miMD loroUcoatcn
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with their Constitution as it stands, ltis
far letter that its immaterial defects should
be homo, than that wo should begin the
hazardous work of constitutional reform.
All of the old States of the Confederacy,
except our own, have at dilfercut times
made fundamental changes in their Con'
btilutions. These ohutigcs may have servj
cd for the moment to captivate the populace
; hut I have not been able to discover
that those for whose especial benefit
they were introduced lmve been distinguished
by a higher elevation of sentiment,
or been rewarded with greater prosperity
than oui own people, who still cling
with confidence to their old funns, and
gather hope for the future front the cnj
couraging recollections of the past. Conlit
mo, then, by your example and policy,
j to 'each your constituents not to lean on
I government, but to rely on their own energies
to work out their destiny. A pco!
pie tints trained will l?o more jealous of
their rights, and when assailed will stand
up more manfully in their defence, than
S it their minds are bewildered uttd their
| time wasted in fruitless efforts to better
^ their condition l?v periodical changes in
j their organic law. The proclivities of the
" | ag?- are, to my mind, ominous of anvtliiti?r
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I* V>ut good to '.he cause of true progress,? J
i- In certain sections of the country doctrines I
2 have been avowed and scenes enacted !
^ I winch in the better days of the Republic ,
would have consigned their authors to j
lasting infamy and execration. The ad- j
vooatos of a "higher law" sit in high places
; fanaticism rules triumphant in the
c | hind of Hancock and Otis ; and mobs and
I riots are so common that the misguided
misses are fast acquiring a taste for blood.
In view of the hideous phases which RasCalism'has
elsewhere assumed, and the
bitter fruits of bis triumphs, Conservatism
nmy confidently appeal to the patriotism
of the reformers of a milder latitude to
postpone their labors to a more auspicious
period. There is wisdom and safety in
| the injunction of Holy Writ: "Prove nil
j things ; hold fast that which is good." I
j commend to you the preservation of our
Constitution in all its integrity. It has
B .
served us, and we owe it to ourscives to
transmit it intact to to our prosperity.
First in order, and highest in importance,
I invite your especial attention to
^ the financial condition of the Slate. The
right to tax your constituents?the most
responsible ar.d delicate of all your trusts
?cannot be wisely exercised without constantly
keeping in view the amount of our
obligations, and properly estimating the
resource* wiili which they are to be met.
5 Llow far it may be prudent to increase our
t indebtedness, and in so doing create, at
> in) distant! day, a necessity for increased
< taxation, it will l?e fur you to determine.
. Our people are patriotic, and I ain satisi
fied would make as heavy sacrifices as
hny people to preserve inviolate the public
faith ; but it must be borne in mind
that they cultivate exhausted lands, and
they will form an exception to the rest of
their countrymen, if, with the prospect of
i oiierinous taxation before them,they <lo not
? emigrate to more favored regions, where
if they have high taxes to pay, they will
have rich harvests on which the contribui
tion would bo levied,
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I I The South Carolina College is in a
1 [ more flourishing condition than it lias
' ever been since its establishment. lis ad!
ministration is able and faithful, and I am
assured that the spirit of study has never
been more general, nor the bearing of the
students more manly. It is objected by
sore to the institution that its advantages
are confined to a particular class, and cal.
culation* have been made to show at
what cost to the State these advantages
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- i nave neen enjoyed. X repeeituliy sutmnt I
that it* benefits are not to be estimated
^ l>y the standard of dollars nnd cent*. If
it* founder* bad made it n question of a*
rithmetie, it woxild never have been eatab
' ; lised. And if it is to be judgjd by that
? standard, then perhaps it may be said to
' liave failed. Hut if the spread ol knowledge
and h thirst for it* acquisition if the '
n development and expansion of intellect? |
r if pure morality, innnly sentiment, refined )
" taste, and elevated thought?if these are
riches to a people, then has the Instilu*
tion been a mine of weatth to the State
' ? thus fully justifying the liberation poli- ,
' cy which has always sustained it.
It is greatly to he regretted that "Pres- ,
* ident ThornwelP* determination to with
draw from ita government remains un1
changed. I regard his retirement a pub"
lie Io*?. ITe has discharged the arduous
* trust with unequalled ability and success,
and in thus officially noticing hi* resignae
tion, I feel that I pay hut a merited trib'
ute to uncommon worth and rare endow"
meat.
e On the 26ih of January, that portion
i- of the College buildings known as the
i- Ea?t Wing and Centre Building* of iiutjr
ledge. College wa* totally destroyed by
n fire. The West Wing was saved, but in
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y ^ vuuiijn, ^iiraiuon hi 10 reouer
?f | its continued occupancy extramcly t?n0
' eomfortntw, if not positively dangerous.
? Tlio ineonvneiencca to which the Collage
i- was atibjertad by this disaster were ao
a great, and the demand for the reconstruc<
tiou of tbe b?ilding? ao urgcnt?4L?t o apaft
cial meeting of the Board of Trustees was
e enl!?d in the hope that some scheme
l? might bo suggested, by which I ho beild1
ings eotild be replaced without wwitirg
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for a special appropriation from the L*>g- ' si
i islatnre. The evils to bo apprehended
from delay were numerous and grave.? y
It would have kept tbe College for two ii
I full sessions in a condition altogether unfit fi
for the accommodation of students; ap- b
plicaeta would have been dct -rrcd from b
entering, or if they bad been disposed to d
j come, could not have been received. The t*
! students now in attendance would have q
! boon crowded together for a year longer, Ii
j exposed to the temptations to the idleness e
I ami dissipation, which such a state of h
j things naturally engenders. The College ii
at the linio of the fire was in a condition se
of growing prosperity, and if it had been v
allowed to receive a shock, which would ! p
j liavo been tlio case had no interest been 11<
manifested in its. reparation, tbe eonse- I ri
! qneneos migtit have been permanently I v
disastrous. The Hoard was so sensible J cm
, of there evils, that it resolved to rebuild 1)
( at once, and to pledge, as far as it was b<
J competent to do so, the faith of the Leg- ?
: islatnre. The case seemed too plain to o!
i admit of doubt. The Legislature could |w
I not sufi'cr the College to lie in ruins. Be- w
, sides, there was some apparent claim up- cs
j on the State. By an Act of 1810, the pi
j Comtroller Goneial was required annual- in
ly to insu.c the College Buildings against ni
fire. With the exception of two or three ol
i ears, this Act was regularly executed un- ii
til 1541, when the Legislature declined si
making the usual appropriation, o.t the e?
ground, it was understood, that the State tl
ought to he its own insurer. As then the c<
Legislature had assumed, in some sort.
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the responsibility of hp insurer, it was in
hoped that this would he an additional ki
inducement for rcpaiiing the losses occa- cr
sioned by an accidental tiro. Confidently 1,<
anticipating the friendly interposition of in
the Stale, the Board appointed a coin- p?
mitten to make a contract upon the faith fr?
of an appropriation from the present 1 eg- vc
islature. But the committee foun 1 it im- be
possible to execute their trust. No nie- St
chanic would undertake tlio work. With th
the deliberate opinion of snch a body as sp
the Board of Trustees before me, I did Tl
not scruple to regard this as an emergen- t<>
cy in which the public interest demanded fei
whatever appropriation could be made nr
from the Contingent fund, without preju- ac
dice to the customany drafts upon it.? pr
The assistance which I was able to ren- ?fl
dcr, enabled the committee to make a Li
contract upon very favornbte terms, and ati
iho work has been completed within a es
shorter period than was thought possible, es
The College appears in renovated beauty ni
and the tide of its prosperity has had no al
ebb. at
The entire coat of the new building is m
22,802,00. Of this sum I have advnnt*
ed out of the contingent fund $ lfi.000.? to
An appropriation of $7,802 will be r.ere? co
sary to fulfil the obligation of tho Board th
with the contractor Mr. Cownovcr. I en
have paid for ordinary drafts 011 the con sh
tingrnt fund $1,020,54. There are cer- pu
tain rewards offered for the apprehension ha
of fugitives from justice, by myself and ?l
predecessors, which may hereafter eonsti- dii
tute a claim 011 this fund. }?o
The Military Academics arc most sue* ''''
cessfullv conducted and continue steadily
to grow in public estimation. Though Pa
out of a few years standing, their fruits ro1
are already felt in every district of the
State, and under your fostering care, the
harvest in time will bo rich and ahun- ,s
dniit. They will bo found to be stronger
safeguards than forts and' fortifications.? ?n
Tho. indigent joung man who finds himself
thus generously trained by his Stafc ,rl
for the duties of life, can never forget that
he bus a State to live for?lie will always or
feci that she has a claim ujion him, and 0r
in the hour of her trial, will regard no ?']
sacrifice too dear in defence of her institutions.
Wise policy dictates that their
capacity for good should be enlarged to P*
tho extent of our means. Too much **'
praise cannot be awarded to Gen. James "n
Jones, Chairman of tho Board of Visitors ^1<
for the unselfish devotion with which ho ''?
watches over and guards their interests. n'
lie has jjst reason to bo proud of the l''
success which has crowned his efforts, br
and the Slate may congratulate herself w'
tli cat tl<a ?1 * 1 * 1,1
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guidanco of one so highly qualified for
the task.
With but n few exceptions, I have re- r*
viewed the regiments of tlie first end fifth
iniiitnry division* of the State, end the
regiments of Charleston and Lnorens Dvv ,1?
tricts. I was gratified with the militaiy ?*
spirit evinced,, and the knowledge of tactics
which has t?eeM generally acquired. 0,1
The Adjutant and Inspector General I 'n
found always at his post, and it affords 00
me much pleasure to testify to his real re
and efficiency in the discharge of his duty. ,M
It is not necessary that I should urge up- 00
on you the importance of keeping up our
present milhia fcystem. Our peculiar -?oijdition,
and the dangers to which wo are 00
exposed both from within ?nd without, 01
shouid preclude tho ihonght of abandonfng
it. It is not desirable, nor is it prac* '**
ticable, to nmiie regular soldiers of our
citizens, but it is important to loach them M
at IcmI lito ruiiioent* of thai acience ?p- to
on wbich ovary people muit rely for it- T!
curity and defence. The mutter field,like ft
tlio achool Hoik*," bat it* let*on?? It iaculcate*
tlit dirty of obedience, the virtue to
of roteaga, tod the lentinwnt of ptlript* ?
Sam?ntrt without these cltmuqis, the
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Lmulnnl of character can never be high.
The Free School system will receive a
our hands that consideration which it,
nportanco demands. Its results hnv(
illen so far short of its object, thrt it mv
e pronounced a failure. Its defects hav<
eeu long felt, and yet nothing has beet
one except to double tho sum of monej
) bo wasted under a bad system. It ro
uires thorough and entire reformation
t is unfortunate that the end which wai
videutly contemplated by the act of 1811
as been abandoned, and that what win
)tended to introduce gradually a genera
i*8tem of common schools has bec-n per
erted to the exclusive education of pau
ers. In my judgment we should returr
> the policy of 1811, and seek toinuagu
ite a system which, in its ultimate deelopment,
should bring tho means o
location within the reach of every fanii
- in the State. A perfect scheme canno!
c matured at once. It is easy to devise
beautiful and consistent plan, as a thinj
F speculation, but it could not so readily
n put into operation?-partly from th<
ant of means, partly from lack of inter
>t in *the benefits of instruction, and e?
eciallv from the impossibility of procur
i competent teachers. Our incipient
ica?urc* should look to tho double end
' creating a popular demand for educaon,
and of furnishing instructors able tc
ipply it. Normal schools, as being too
iclusivclv professional, are unsnited to
le former purpose, ami until that is ac>mplished,
nothing is gained by tho probation
of teachers. It seems to me that
conformity with the principle that
lowledgo descends, and that the supply
c ilea the deruatd, the first step should
5 establish n high school in each district
the State, In which pupil*could he preired
for business or the university, and
sm which a certain number of indigent
>ung men of industry and promise chould
i sent to college at the expense of the
,nte, upon the condition of devoting
emsolvcs to the oflicc of teaching for a
ceifiod period after their graduation.?
ic next step should he to institute, as
achcrs and pupils could be obtained, inrior
schools iu every portion of the land,
itil the means of instruction are made
ccssible to nil. *3 ho high schools, as a
c'.iininary measure, would l>e a real nnd
ficiont provision for popular instruction,
ght cannot be confined. "A city set on
i hill cannot be hid." Intelligence is
sentially diffusive, anJ whatever increaslearning
in one portion of the commatv,
elevates the standard of thought in
\. The high school* would at once crec
a demand for inferior, and furnish the
cans of providing them with teachers.
If the State, how jver, should decline
embark in a general system, and should
nUnne to restrict it* appropriation to
e indigent, the principle which at preat
regulates the distribution of the fund
ould certainly l>e change! By our
iblio policy, education U denied to oneilf
of our P? pulfttion. The other halt
lio constitute our pcliiicnl, arc unequally
ktributed over the State; and it is this
irtion of our population whom it is our
ity an J our policy to educate. The dishutiOn
should 1* in proportion to white
.pulntion. If the State undertakes to
i*? A fund to educate the poor, it should
spent where it is needed. Unr
the present method, no more money
allowed in one section for the cduca>n
of five or six liundred children, than
another for ten or dozen. In ft matter
such v't <1 importance to the State, disct
and parish lines should be dUregard.
Whether we livo in the mountain*
on the sea-board, in the midst of light
surrounded by ignorance, we are all
nally intere*te.l in the noble work, and
to whatever l?enighted p*t the State
e ray* of knowledge can he made to
net rate, we shank! feci ascitixens of the
me State, enj iving one renown, and
ifced to one destiny, that the purl ml
easing is the general good. W the rich
. pay largely to llie ?upport of govern
cnt, they enjoy large protection, and
oy will consult true policy by contribnig
liberally to the can .e of education,
I,ere sufTerago i* universal, and governont
rests directly on the public will,
iperifhial knowledge is better than ?<i
.owlcdge, for, after all, the tru?h* that
gulate the relations of life are plain,an"
, near the surface. An Ignorant p?pl?
gy passively enjoy liberty, tot they can
>t k>el its inspiration, nnd will bring ik
crifiee to iM altar. "*'
I will not on such an occasion enfargi
i the necessity an I im|>ortancc of pnbli<
struction. All eMized-wonmfnenta re
gnize the duty, nnd labor to meet ki
rpiirements. Tlio subject a<ldresses it
If with peculiar force to a slnvekoldiru
immunity. The world owes its civilixn
in to slavery, It exists .with as in it
;sirit!>le snd enrluiing form. "It is th<
>rner stone of our republican edifice,'
|d its strongest defence will be fount
the education of those entrusted will
i preservation.
It is, however, impossible thst the pre
t system, or mar other, can he mmAt
work well without a reepouftiblc bead.?
iter} mu?t he Daily and energy. Alio*
o to urge upon you, a* be* often beci
?ee, ibe neeeawty of Appyiotiqg a Super
teurfeni of Pnblia Instruction. Select >
tan suitable for tie work, l'wy bin
kraflr. r Cheap officers usually rend*
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aft
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cheap service. Make it his duty to visit tpry pr
t every neighborhood in the State, and as- uto law
certain where schools are needed?school snch
s houses may be conveniently located? statute
r where, owing to scarceness of poplation, bo iusu
9 they cannot?where those who are able but if
i to educate will unite witb tboSlatein the necessa
r establishment of Academies. In a word report
- do as has been done elsewhere?have a change
. survey of the field of ignorance, and with he-able
? the map l>cfore you, decide on your sys- which i
I | tein. Make at least this effort, and if it and tb(
% results in -nothiug?if in consequence of sanctio
1 insurmountable difficulties in our condi of theii
. tion, on improvement can be made on the ciently
present syptem, and the poor of the land extravr
i are hopelessly doomed to ignorauce, pov- I coi
. erty and crime?' you will at least feci predeo;
- conscious of haviug done your duty, and ing om
f . the public anxiety on the subject will be ted in i
. quieted. all goi
L The Lumatic Asylum is well managed, incosist
? and successfully performs its mission of the ?g
r ( inereyand humanity. I feel relieved from and or:
> j the necessity of making any special re- inadcqi
j . commendation in relation to it, commit- they w
; tees were appointod at your last session occasioi
. | to examine its condition and report on its but the
. | necessities. After a comparison of its re- have th
> suits wiili oilier institutions, ami a cerefal approb
| inspection of its interior condition, I cannot most t
, withhold the expression of my belief that the use
( it is an institution "more sinned against n??.n of
than sinning." selves f
Not less humane in its object than the tates tl
care and treatment of lunatics, is the in- havo r
struclioii of the deaf, dumh ami blind.? off, tho
The Stato recognizes her obligation to capital,
provide for this unfortunate class <?f her which I
citizens, and has always generously re- Thctra
ponded in the appeals which havo been (he tnu
made in their behalf. For ye.?rs a sum metal d
was annually appropriated for the main its orij
tenance and education of her poor mutes governi
in Noiheru Institutions. Parents generlly the pro.
wore averse to sending their children a- planter,
broad, and few availed themselves of the governi
. opportunity thus afforded, In 1849, Mr. of the
N. P. Walker was induced by various comodi
considerations to establish a school for left to l?
there education at Coder springs, within and dei
our own State. The motive that prompt- (iated c
cd the effort wns praiscworthyan the ten, an.
highest degree. Ills success, considering should
tho difficulties he had to encounter, has under n
been remarkable, buthacmcanc arc limi- i,P a ,j?,
ted and wholly inadequate to meet tho cnmprel
increasing demands of tho institution. I case stif
rocoinonj to you the propriety of author- per
izing the commissioners of the deaf dumb Hn usuri
aud blind, to purchase (he establishment, dignify I
and to place upon it such a additional coaling
conveniences ami buildings as will make money,
it efficient for tho unmber of inmates who beneficii
are likely to occupy the same, and to |RWR jia
lease it to Mr. Walker, < r some other froin w|
suitable teacher, or to make some other think tl
Arrangement which limy ni:?7 deem the ] r0c,
best for the support and education of the c't0?uro
inmates. ^ our jute
In tliis way the State may gradunlly wj ^
and economically build uy an establish- #nj
. ment of her own equal to the wants of c?],jval
these objects of her sympathy. proper,
As part of tho samo scheme, I also re- j,
commend that the saino commissioners be wj(j(
authorized to provide for the reception C|U|)
and education of idiots. Until recent w ^
yenre, no effort bus been inade to relieve t|(|, cujt
this most miserable and pitiable class ef tjip owl
human sufferers, bacause their condition ^ >Joc
has always been regarded as utterly be- R1|(j
yorul tho reach of human benevolence.? #Q
Modern philanthropy, which has achieved vastly c
such wonderful triumphs in tho case of the
mind, has at last conquered the misery of
the poor, neglected, loatheJ idiot. It has /WJ,;C],
been demonstrated by Actual result that
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the idiot has "some latent germ of intel- ,. ,,
.1 . i literally
lect, And is capable, under patient culture, ^
of being rendered comparatively useful, wj^|yUt
comfortable and bappv. Of tlio del ?!oay
, , , pro'ept
ble condition of tho?e nnf>rlitnate, crea- . ,
... . . ',ock o
tores, it would scarcely be an exaggeration . .
to say that they are little better cared for
than tin* beast* which perish." What j>y C()Ujj p(
will it not impart t<> parents, whoes homes ^ ,.|mn
are nfficted with the presence of the idiot cnilsUie
, child, to learn that a place has. boen pro ?p,,n ht
vided to which he might be removed, ami | .
as lirrbt is wr?dn?llu l?? !? i
soul, what blcssiugs will they not invoke ^RtoWt
on tlio State thus mercifully dispenses its
charity.
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An interchange of opinion with several #toc^ (
I of the Judges and distinguished lawyers, m #
has induced mo, though not n member of "
. momen
the legal profession, to bring to your eon- #urjcjJ^
aideration the propriety of making a aystemat>c
revision of the slatutea of tho State
I rely with great confidence on the Jitdg* H ,
inent of thoae who have made the lew i
: tho slody of their liqee, and I trust shall
not he regarded as travelling beyond the ^
1 sphere of mo dety in urging opon yon e ?ur *>r<
matter that eo deeply eoooerns every
* member ol the eommodweelth, Twill not 1 '
' go into A statement oi the many consider- eo*rw*
1 atioas which to my mind render such a
9 work desirable,' and T might add necsaary mor#
in the opinion both of the Bench and Beit
? of the State. - ' *
* During tb?: sliott See-iwoa of the Lcgisla- ??dl,An
tore, and in the ordinary course of our the Stii
r - * iiy- jf
. lu^winuvv piVWJnigt, II PI Pin TO QXffcMT I ClIlMT*
> that any thorough amendment of tbe law I coMtiM
- upon even a few eohjecU, can ha effected. devote*
r If the kubjoct ahall appear to your femera* The lie
I tie bodiea worthy of attention, I beg leave heeeiM
^ to recommend, that cotp>nl*eloiter? of dili- law we
? g?ice>nd ability ahall be charged with nor dtj
!n1y of reporting to the tegfffatare which I
r fc. if, -mf,*. ?? fmnl ?l-m? <**??
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oviaions for a revised code of atat- J
\ aud aomo or all of the parts of i
l codo. A mere compilation of ^
law as it exists would necessarily 1
ffieient and unworthy of great effort r
coinbuioners entrusted with the f
iry powers, should bo required te '
the naturo and reasons of all the r
a they might suggest, they would c
i to devise a general scheme to *
idfThe parts could he conformed;
sir remembrance of tbe legislative
n, which must precced the validity
suggestions, would restrain suffiany
disposition on their part to &
igant innovation. * ?
icur in the recommendation of my
wsor as to the propriety of repeal usury
laws. These laws origin agnorance
and prejudice, and, like
rernmcnt restrictions on trade, are
ent with tho enlightened policy of
e. They cheek honest industry,
nlod, as they constantly are, afford "
late protection to those for whom
ere enacted. Unprincipled men .
nally set up the plea obligations,
i unfortunate, or unwary, rarely |
ie fortitude to face the public dis- J
ation wiih which such efforts are c
ronerally visited. .Restriction on 8
of money often deprives indurtrious j
tho means of extricating them t
'mm ninliurricmniil
f% ! ?? plWIJIl" '
ic ruin which timely aid miglit 11
ir rested. It hastens, never keeps "
levy of tlie sheriff, w hen hoarded r
true to its instincts, reaps profits
lego'ixcd usury would r.ever exact, n
do in money should be as free as k
Jo in any other commodity. The *
ug out of the earth does not lose
pnnl character by the stamp of
nent. To the manner it is as much
I net of his labor, as cotton is to tho b
There is as good reasons for
nent to undertake to fix tho value M
other. ltotb arc exchangeable
ties, and their prcea should bo
e regulated by the law of supply *
uand. l>y virtue of charters, arso- ?
u pit at is permitted to realize eight,
I even larger per eentage. Why
individual capital be restricted,
penalty, to seven per cent? If it
aation of morrals, it is difficult to
bend the codo which in the one ft
tmatizea tho individual who seeks o<
cent for the use of his capital, as ll
;r, and in the other attempts to si
tho satno practice by calling it 1?
in exchanges. Competition in
ns in everything else, must operate ni
ally to the public at large. These (|
ve Keen abolished an in the country tc
licit we borrowed them, and I tl
ic example worthy of imitation.
untnend an alteration of our en |N
laws, as a measure demanded l>y K
rest and necessities as an agricullu- (J
?le. When timber was aim ulant
. little of our soil brought into
ion, these laws may have been
but tbe total change wheich has
Ice in our condition, brings along ?
a necessity for a corresponding j?
of otir policy. The a) stent should m
reversed, and instead of compelling b
ivator of .he aoil to fence his crop, ^
icr should be roquried to enclose
k. Tillage is our great inlorest, ^
uld no longer be subjected to a ,p
onerous and unneseaary. It is
henper to.fence our stock than our
Tho time and timber annually
cd in building and repairing fences
fnrly estimated would amonnt to
rmoua sum.) is so much capital
sunk, with no return whatever. '
o!
ducts rf the soil will mature aa troll
as with fences, and the law should (]|
them from the depredation of the gj,
rlbc country. We are not a stock |m
people, and if we were, our present
is the worst possible plan that 01
if pursued, to accomplish the object, 1,1
ge of our |K>licy is io bodcsirahle, k>
red simply in reference to its effect
ock. Their value would be great* ^
nnced, for antinals, like human
thrive in proportion to the care
id upon them. I hazard little in
that in five years, under the belter p|
mt they wou Id reeeive, the entire u
>i trie estate would l?rinj? more |
in market Uiftn lhey would at lint
t, wliile in lb* value at a mean* of
k(| our itnpoverised. lamia would n
uvumI to tut extent almost incompiv A
On llie other hand, it ie difficult to "
e the advantages Uial would result ^
proposed change. A atop would
to tho antral custom of burning u
Ml* for patnroge?e practice dang*- tl
itaelf and injurious l*>th to soil ami *
Liability to- accidents en our
would be I?wended, *n?l our oourat ^
be rid of the petty, end, I fear, b
doing litigation growing out of d
ing of Hock by these roa<le. The ''
?w taken 'Up l?y fences and if ia I
id embmoen thomambof act weaver
i??, would be rt once beonght intn *
lion. Tbn lime now wanted In the ^
lion eW repair of fnfMi would he
1 to the improvement of Our far ma. . m
rtber that is left ht on# forest w?mld ti
r money' to owr pdo|4h. 4Bw#"i *
old infringe upon tt& tn4a*t rigfcl ?
, .i of naingle privilege to j
prop.
life to -^ii-oltwe.-g^n new k
eaflB 1
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lirection to Us efforts, and add largely to
he Aggregate wealth of the State, f
;now thst there are portions of the 8: At#
list do not. perhaps may never, leel the
lecesatty of this change of our policy, bul
i It else or joet that the groat permanent
nterest of the State shouhl he tacrified in
itere deference to the mistaken nnd errone*
his notions of our people on the nahject of
lock raking ami its till oeed prhritedge?
J. II, ADAM8.
gW One hoar gained l.y rising early
? *orth a month hi the year,
MARRIED.
In Shelby N. C. on the 26th of Nor,
>v the Rev. Joseph Holms, Mr. P. II.
IllL* FORD, of Shelby to MISS SUSAN
t. M. MARKS, of the same plitee.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
Hollottat/s Ointment and Pith, infal:i.K
? ? ?! - / ? ? -
mm rciiiruie* mr oait itlieum?Edward
tackaoh, of Galveston, Texas, Buffered un oaaingly
lor four * cars with salt riiemn,
0 hud was lie lliid for four or ftv? months
1 a time, he wwa compelled to keep to
lis bed, and the doctors told him candidly
hat ho need never again expect to lie
veil. Finding this to be the case he (lisnUsed
thorn, and immediately-put hint*
elf under a course of -Holloways Ointncnt
and Pills, these fine remedies soon
nade such an improvement in him, that
u- was enabled to resume bis occupation,,
.lid by continuing them for a short lime,
ic was. restored, to the blessings of heal h,
rlticli he has enjoyed ever since.
The ExaminerThe
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v issued enrly in December next.
The publisher would be obliged to thoae
ho contemplate subscribing if they w ould
irward their names without delay.
Tkrms.?Two dollura por annum. One
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f the first number.
Address niu at Columbia.
W* l?. JOHNSTON. *
Oar Session Paper- ,
Having made arrangements to furnish
ill and scout ate reports of legislative and
llier proceeding*, l?y the engagement of
to Uwt re|H?rtors, we offer our Datljr Seson
Paper, on the usual terms of one dolir
for the i-easion, free of postage.
Having the advantage of Hoe's Mamlotli
press, which will print both aides of
i? pajierat the same time, wo w ill l?e able
> keep it open to the latest hour, and
ins have an advantage never previously
ijoyed In Columbia. Every effort will
n used to make satisfactory to our snl>?
iliem. R. W. GIUBE&
Ol.l Mlil A, Oct 28.
Jew Dayid's Hebrew Plaster.
Of this ceh-bratcd Plaster, it is only
ccessnry to say, no remenv lias hereto*
>rc been discovered to equal It in curing
iveterat nlcers and all sores, either fresh
r long standing, for pains in llie back,
reast, side,-or limits occasioned by cold,
Hit, rheumatism, ?k<\ It is no effectual
jr.- for corns on ibe feet, when applied a
ifltcieiit time.
ee advertisement in another column,
he genuine is sold by.
MAO ILL. & HEATH. "
LEGISLATIVE EEPOETi
The aubm-ibers ?ill issne every morning
aring the session of the South Carolina
egishittire, full reports of the proceedings
rUtli bronchia, including Speeches, and
, the cloae of the pot up, In a neat
inrtrr from, the entire mutter, printed on
relqaniity piper :uid ne.?tly boond, for $5
rr coppy.
A? our report* are intended to becompiet*
r patron* may expect to l?Arn aioru of
ic btiiinc** of the legislature than ban
i-relofore been reported.
The ' Timet' will be xtpficd dolly for $ 1.00
aring the oeoeion and directed through ll.tf
oel Office to niiy point.
Frist class Stenographic Reporter* ore'Raged.ond
no expense or labor edit be>
midcd that may be neeeeeary to eor cotaletesncecM.
Our friend* will pltuefortiwd
leir order*.
E. II. Batyse Is Co.
| fTotl*wop's Pith tiiH|titatioMl4T the
lost rdRcaeioas Reined) lit the Union lor
k*thinatic Complaint* nml Coaglis?-Tlie
uiuber of cures these wonderful Pille
eve effected in ell part* of tb? union,
lore particularly re core* of asthma ctf
?njj *t ending, and eongU, leave no dowt*.
poa the mind of all who have used them
ist they surpaaa aas thing of tho hind ;
?mado knows; by a pevsersranee vitli
admirable remedy, the MtflVfVr lb
niekty restored to health, eftev every"'
ther mean* have failwH and k is a truth eyond
diepote, Ural there h no Mrotan,
t;?? ?
, - ini.'iiinmw, II 111 ll)?l Win
uickly yi^W tolb*
iu jcfxtrrfc' stwt? of livttn
uokt, tar, and cawciiala.
ooa.
Tb# propiMor* d*> noi rtnfm ttuit tftto
icdietM in infallible, bwt itfer |o ike mAmWjw-1>(
diMMtgwiafod well
?rr, ^r'r.Tff
nd i? well wurti? in *
* wkath.
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