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/j.'t?i*'-j .u.'.i.'t'.l ?*a?rif ?m. - i li J?4# nL, > () fcnibeo &MN*f I /: ti ' u)-'.u>, ,di t. .,-grp. - -. C?TJISrTIlY. ?i .il'.III. -{ ALWAYS IN' AB>VA*i(?JLt EXTRA IUI I loWP.W. I KAU, \m of aiarge. Any one sen ling FIVE DOLLARS. .M'ifor a Club of New Subscribers, will receive a* EXTRA COPY for SIX MONTHS, free of ?karge. RAT LS OF Al)Vi::;TlSlN(i, 1 Square 1st Insertion. Sl.tiO > --- ?? " 2d " .*. 1.00 A Square consists of 10 lines Ilrovier or en* iasu of Advertising space. Admlnlilvstor's Notices.*? OD Notices of Dismissal of G?:nrdlnns, Ad ministrators, Executors, kc.$'J 00 Contract Advertisements inserted upon the ttaoit liberal terais. ?* ^"MAtllllAClK nnd TUNSr.AL NOT It'KS. . ? ?4 'ill i?J H' a*l excecoiag one Square, inserted without eharge. ?>. : I ?:o:^~ osr- Terms Cosh in Advance. , x?w KNOWLTON & BULL, ATTORNEYS AND tf??NSFLLOkg AVUttSf US B. KNOW I.TON, CHARLES S. DULL. *r. Knowlton will be at "l.enisville EVERY ? ATUJIUAY, and ?l Fort Motte oir the 2d ,*n4 Ith FKIUAYS*ot evcVy month. - jaly Jt?< tf C OOIC l\ & COOK IE i AT'JCOIiNKYS XV XIW, O Ii ' * ' A; f7 E Ii V R a, $. C. AVjll stund to BUSINESS in any of the ST ATM and the U. ft. COURTS for T. II. COOKTrial ffnatlCQj will ATTEND PftOMPi LY to nil ?us1nuss ,-i f??rWi^9**"cftr<?- * ;: 1 ? j jaaeSe tf . .:^?S%'i ... ^*-OLu.tU- . 1.? ! SEABROOK, BROWNING/ ATTOUN KYS AT LAW, ?ra;x?;-:ki:kc c.:"ii., s<>. >?. B. B. S^BROOK, ? I ?' ?? Aotitlg 3u1icttor 1st Circuit. trAf.CGl'.tt I. BROWNING, f J. FFl.liF.lt MKYEPR Trial Justice. " ?? ena.tvH ly ?i'iW-t*% %n t ?1 r<*---.'?-? , F. M. WANNAMAKER, ATTORNEY AT LAW, wll^JS^V-il'?Ban?j EHUIUJ. on Moad sys, Fridays and Saturdays, a As> LBTF 1ST 1 LI.k on the other days of the >e ?*?<' >Te*k. feb Ii r tf '."W Vi ?husb ? i'1 -?*?-?-r - IZLAR & DIBBLE, ATT4)dHN'EV.S AND' SCLLCITOKS", r,w,i .o/ma (r'Euu:/;, s. c. ????Ja'sfaJ F^rxiTaa^ ? Samuel DinutAf.' v> hrftbfW :r"'r * 1y "nv" Tj. W. JULEY TttiAL JUSTICE, 3 Realdoncc in I'oi'Ii of Edisto, BtfftJlNESg ENTRUSTED rill be esrcTuily attended'to^ July 28 ? ]y m'. .JvTm?i^AN. a. v? TRIAL JUST K;?. TTill be at lewisville every FUlDAy. ,At fort motte 4th THURSDAY. I Aid ?t SNIDER S STORE 1st SAV-. . T>AY in every tnoftth. ' -.'-.;,?,; _ _ 'a N O T I C . ? '" The S_uh?criber respectfully informs CITI'/kns of Onmgelmrg,.County that has o'? baud and for sale, nil the CHO 'JVAR1KTIFS of GRAPES, y\\KB from R Also tho beil Collection of Choice PEA! ""es, applr, vrak, i;osi: trkks XYERGREKNS ? A-hlicss A. JOURDAN, Poplar Club, 'l ao?? l(Mf ??- Matthews, S ( <*'i*ju.M-...' .-?-.----- - - - ? , ., xiiio r>xxur. ;,'COTTJDN PEES ' A SlMPLi;. STRONG,'Dt'KAUl.K Si KKW IMtKSS. ? ',Aad tli- CUPAl'kst in the MARKET, living purchased tho right sell, iabovo Fi^kss for tho Counties of Orauge burgnnll Barn well, it nffo' 'i us nleasOr 9 to , A,:oih'meiid nn<l offer them lo OF it'FAUM* ' I^etaw^il/ifli.-hetl &dti&Mi al SIKtRT 1 JiPlflOEfc^tM^Modcrs^i Price of fjr ). The-PUV.S* lM>ing woi kcd.by hun Ich . be Iwe fcrnPKoom. ?*? Avm. ^. StO?NI?;' I . The ttbvdruor's Mesa?go, Fcllnw-Vtfizeus of Aha Senate a* of the House tff?in^dfxliccs:' 1? trtt'nt*nTittifl? Sny 'iihnuujn/fjssa<j;c to the* Genera J Asscinldy. I tuk/pIcuKura in i i^i^r-iLtilviin- you upon b.c. prati Vvitl^ uviduuews oj' tnuteiial prgreSta and improve!) chtj^rrnuudiug us ami fnu guucral imlications ol the piivijleiiCtfol pease \\}\W liartltohy w ithin . the Slate. Health ioi?,l prjApcnty Jiuvj jjcucmHy prevailed iluriuj^rno pa.-t yen*, ihu'earM lots homo ii most bounteous lttrveijl. ami I ntn happy to say ^rlr.it. villi bilt few e.\ei-}il i'?ns, t.- Uftaouul siljl political aniuio.-iii.-s. die e.iadieai im of wliiolfis" ueci:s.-ari!iy. ,tlm words ot tine, nre-bcinp iri?a^.lulrl'lt^an^tjlior^lt)ed?,? anda very j^tiner.tl de.-ure is manifested', e-jeeially n'tnonj: this du orb tWouplrt iiil and responsible, to obliterate old nuimosiiir^. and; by co opo-.ntloii .aud harmony ,-.1,0 manifest the power Of" a united petple, in a united purpose to pive-their State prominence and ili. ti'.M'lve.-: re-pectability Tbe t'otjiMViupi statement exhibits tlie indebtedness aiTtl j a.-sets off llieStute on October 31st. 1870: Funded debt of the State, October 31st, 1870: S7,0V^S9'08 98 Assets hel l by the Slat ? on that date, 82 20(1.701). ] (jctiving a balanco ol'?5,373,208 98. bor a lull- and detailed statement of the financial conditio)) ol' tbe State, I would respectfully refer* you to the re ports ol the comptroller ami treasurer. TIIE SJXIilNti ff.ND From a. report of the secretary of the commissioners of the sinking fund, it will be found that, of the uurcuiu mra tt'Ve property of the State, there has been disposed of 21 CIS shares of Green viilo and Columbia Railroad stock, at two dollars aud seventy five cents per altaro, amounting *o fifty-nine thousand six hundred and sixty-nine bdlars und fifty, cents; two hundred aud forty sbarea ofSouth Carolina ami Western liailroad tdock, at forty-five dollarM per share, amounting toten thousand iiigtit hundred dpi hire: bjiildiug mateiiais in the State lluUhe yard. three thousand nud t- Uf.een dollars nud ruveuty ruN ; renl estate, (four aot-es o)i Ai;.i..d 13 ill; aud ouc acre ?-n St Mte'louse,) dollars ) four thousand.shares of (Jboraw and Coalfields Hailr.iad ?oni| any slot k, at three dollars and seventy-five fonts per share, lilt cell foous.iijU dollars. A;::'tint reiiliz.-d, Itint^ty Ii", e thousand .four hundred and forty-uiou dollars twenty Celt IS. Kxpf-MiH,urea :,-Kor?e:e hundred thou atW *>0A|h CftolTjfijaj bottlls] t^hty bntcj fn?uau H uliie^iuiidi'edrnud ' thirty-seret, ,dniiuts a^id ii<(y eent>J for etdnuiissions. ' advertisements, &c.. eipht hundred and fifty fives dollars; total, Olglftj two thous and; seven hundred and niiieiy-t\Vo dol nrs a;.d li ty cents' ; bulunct] on baud, uwlvo tb?ut.-.iml sis> hatndrod atid filty six dollars and seventy -outs. ?. . ? , ,;| r v .. ? j i d ? , . tJT.VaK HKrAltTMENf. 'The report <?f secretary o(Jjf tale presents an vpit'ono id' tbe labord of bi.s department for the. ?ort out year, and yives a li ely id<*? Uf the atnouufof lubor^ t ran.'-aeted in (Tti ex< eotivo depurtments. iu addition to Jbe umal amount of work, tltu secretary in bis present report has prepared u e.ireful cuaipilutiou of till the election' returns, in tabular form, pre BLMltiny' tlie mines of all tliep.uiu Mdid 1'i. r, and the numbiT bfV.Ol.CS, they recuivod. - . t* . ? ' . > 1 1 T?R I KMTKNTIAI. i'. Tbe report ol the eomniissionurs of penitentiary presents the affdrs of t institution in a' Iiily favorable aspi and it ii* ftllltf b -ruft cut by the a>iu report pi" ilyj .cuj (.rintcuJciii. t^.b'tcp eotopauics it. .l-n>>e bib Jut-l anuu.il port, I lie ?.upeiuuteudetit lias ?rceeivei iiiC iti8tilutiou two_ hundred and ein persons. Tbc ifolnberof inpyi'tcs at t date w.i.i two JtiytUfcd utjtJ iiiucly-fi \\ hole iiuuibsr^ltttiUiB tlu> year, five h died und* seventy live, ot which nutu tbovo bare been discharged by cxpi tioU ol s? ntence twenty-thr ts ; pardon t wo bundled closure,of tlie prison, nud uot otio I betraj'Cf/1 t|io' Callude^iCeX tri it^ i'epoScdS ill. ;.' 'I'lio siipui niti Ofdeut makus n "va ne'ty ' of sujij-e-tioiis lor the extern ion and improvement of i lib institution, vubicb are respectfulfy commended to yolir fnvoiable consideration. LUNATIC AHVLUSl. I submit for your considciatiou thu ro poi't. of llic regents of the l.iinutic Asy lom,.au' . i jiauied ,by the annual reports t !' ijjo fcttporinlendont and of the trcasu rcr of tho institution. Tba JCp >rt oi\ Dr. Knsor sliowfe \\\&\ nf th,e eouuiieiice mcnt of the year the number of patients wan two huudrcd and thirty-two, to which tvus added ninety, .making u total of three hifu\lr<&l'uud twenty-UW? under treatment Ylhring" the year. Of this u umber thirty have beon discharged, cured; .sixteen have boou rcm ivod ; thirty-"lie have died, and lour hiiVi! cs icapod, leaving in the institution, sit this .date, iwu hundred and forty-four pa tients, of whopLUiie hundred und twelve urc'itylicv aud. title hundred and thirty two are females. The treasurer's state ment shows' thut during the year tlm receipt and diswii?euieiits were a* bil lows : Collections, forty-uuu thousand j and (fwp^hill?r.s und iilty-two tents , up P^*f)rkltt^nf> sftv?uuqph thoU-and live hu?drcdtind* live dollars. Total, lilty etgttt thousand live hundred and seven j dollar* fill j, two cents. Disbursements : 1>.V deficit in l?.3t annual report, one liUU died ' ifud fifty-four dollars and eighty* one cents; supplies, lorty thousand nine hundred and nincty-I'mr dollars and twenty-nine cents ; salaries and wages, fourteen thousand tbnr hundred and 1 eighty-two and sixty-ii'.iiO cents J repairs and improvements, two thousand three j hundred aud tliii: v six dollars ami twenty five cents : balance deposited, live hundred and thirty-nine dollars and ? forty-eight cents. Total fifty-eight thousand live hundred aud s-'.veu dollars aud fifty two cents. Liabilities for supplier, eleven thousand eight hundred und thirty-five dollars; salaries and wages, three thousand one hundred and forty-three dollars and fifty" cents ; total, fourteen thousand nine hundred and swcnty-eight dollars aud .liftv cents. Assets due by county com missioners, twenty-thri'jj thousand five hundred and nineteen dollars and twenty six cents; pay of patients rogurd-d good three thousand nine hundred und twenty Foul dollars and ninety-three cent- : State appropriations tu Jauuir'y 1st, VS7l\ ?ix thousand und t .unfv-aix dollars aud ninety seven cents; ex-! tcos'u.u an?! repairs, ten thousand dol lars ; H)t'al. iurty-threo thousand lour hundred and seventy one dollars six teen cents 'i he board of <' ipWWHIWWau id i Liio i ,,u institution, accompany them \<\ two Im port ant recommendations, \ ,7.: First. '1h.1t the pnueiieitirics should bu main tained by the Htntp instead of the ?OVO ral counties; und, second, the oxtmision i of tire piis nt now bui ding s ? as t 1 en 1 Jjly.iui io,ab i/idou too inferior quarters I ifsedlor j ati(.nt.s. Wuh reunrd to the; lirst ie?-iunuiy.d:ition. it has my thorough I c0i.e1utTiir.ee! 'Tlic effect, of the present* JystCtlris tif lluow the entile expense III* suppnt ing .t he. As^lifiii on a portion of tiic (rouptiua, while a considerable mini- ' bur is largely lit arrear of their piy ? uients as will be sbuli by the table a * ' company ing the tic .surei'a report. *>v j apportioning the amount of the tax on .the, respective tenuities to t'>e numbci' of benefioiarirs licconntdatod at the Asylu ttbd eoll.etiou: it with the general tax a uiorf i-?jiiiiaide systciu will be reached, and the Asylum s.ivcd from several aw barrassinents to which it is now liable. Wirft regard to the proposed extension of the Asylum, tor which an lipprnprin tioti of forty thousand dollars' io asked, I think its propriety as well as expediency are matters of cons.durable doubt It will be reeollooted that for more than twenty years tho suitableness of tin- pres ent locality his been a matter of discus ion, wltilo the want of adoptability of Is OS uco Ina di bst hol ml ! In H HI. ,ltll flc le in ta J. |nt, it. '.> M V or 1011 n\? tic rk h laL at to ii l)r. lot ik ropo in quest i f jtyforuiNtipu -milling toe ?idijtct id i lenity aud institutions fur iho insane, who p.?ke. of uiB Asylu111 '??? tho in 11. -1 Uhiud the a^c of ail ihal he had visited in this nuuitrv," wit'n one ?Copltop With tii--^e con current rein irks <>i medical men ol'th Inchest anthoriiy it. may well ue iuqulf cd whether it is t iDaiateut with policy or cxpodicttc) to 1 ach up uu yl<i and generally CHiittfcMf?c'l building, by ex pending a 1 irg< additional amount of money on it. niid'thus perpetuate tbe ib stit-it inn in its p?sont unfit locality, or to make the ucceSptry investigation ns to whether a more suitable location could not be selected; where ample grounds could bo securoo^and buttabie buildings erected for u tnt^nrute ?am in addition to the price obtained lor tlie present pretttisus. I cojbuicnd tbe subject to your caretul aiw deliberate''invostign Q1&AANTI.NK. The annual roiioit of 7>r. Hubert i.idj by. health olbcer^f the Tort ol' ('lmrlcs ton, will be found highly interesting and satisfactory, as Hsiemplyl'yiOg beyond ali cavil the important fact that with an at- | tentive and vigSJant quarantine oUlcer ! the City of Charleston, may be consid ered perfectly trojo the visits of tropical epidemics, which have occasionally deso lated her street 8>ml paralyzed her oni mercc. Her exemption from pc-tilciitial diseases, her general salubrity, her uc ce-sihihty at all ^? ? ns, with her other signal advantages aud facilities, present a brilliant futiii i L'harleston, whieb, if properly isuproVfd, cannot fail to place her nt the bea^of Southern seaports. Dr. Le' by, in lus report makes a num ber of suggestions aud recommendations which are deservedly ntitled t > the highest respect, jind are reconuneiidr ' to your favorable CtOisiduration. AO 111 C UiU*. I. ST ATI STIC::'. ? The report of the commissioner of| agricultural statistics contains much val uable -information in relation to the soil and pro-'uittiuispf tlie. State, embracing the various crop* and modes of cultiva tion, the value of the numerous fertilizer. , the culture of fruits ami of the grape, and tbe formation <d" roads. 1 recom mend that a libelal appropriation be made to be di.-t I .United in premiums as prices for e.t in agriculture and the ni'chaliie dTUi among the .-eveval cot uties, and iho State lair at Columbia, w i; I j the tu: ?.?'>??* l?-.l'.ng that an c(|ttal amount, tVoul^j^Yate sources, be ruit'od tbr ill'- snic ; ? by the States fair iud county i.. 11 ? j \ v!-,-. Attention is called Pi the elaborate and sttggustive report nF I'rol'ctjsor (Jharles U; Shcpnrd, dr, inspector df guano :u:d fertilizers, ft presents' in a niosi forci ble aspect the ouguitml i and iuiportaue.: I of thrs new fi.'Ju of enterprise and in ? ustry, its rapid growth and pinbnbic extension. in III it* connection your a!-' toutinu may be usefully glvci to t vja> ' ? of last session, granting to curtain parties i therein named, the right to dig ?iid | mine in the navje.able slrcdius of tllO I Sbite for phoSphii'o, 1 h ? tccipts t it its' I far to the State from that cotiipatij have j bet n uiiictcea hundred and cighty-iiino .' dollars. In my judgment, further legits- i ration is imperatively rcijaifetl to protect the iutorcst of the State in tuts mutter, ' It is believed that with a moderately ? llieieiit aduiitiisiruli a of tire affairs of I tin's v.ilu .bl? property, : sum in <y be j realized to the treasury sulVicieut to pay , the interest on tbo debt <>i' tin State or its equivalent. The constitution pro- I vi des tbr a uniform and cijual ratu of ] assessment and taxution, und that only the proceeds of mines and ..ining claiips shall be a.-se.-sed. 'I he inquiry may I" suggested whether the present mode ol uBsesatiig the phosphate lands is the most advantageous to the State and equitable to the taxpayer, and Y\ bet her some eii.iope is not demanded. THE LAND COMMISSION \\ as Undoubtedly one of the v. is,e Stand most beiii lieieiit projects ot the State but, from thu odium which has bueu brought upoti it by ch irgcs freely" made uf speculation and personal purposes in its administration, the results have not been eotntneiLSUV.ito with the sagacity and phihiilthrophy of its objects. About six hundred thousand dollars have been expended, aud thousands of acres ofl.no! hitvo been purchased, but, up to this time, only a comparatively small portion, oi' the laud has hueli Sold to actual sot- j this, and the tardiness of the com mis- ! sion should be a subject of investsgatiou I i?y iha Lugisiutufo. i his investigation ; should be thorough ""O* searching, b\ intelligent aud honest men. who should j examine fairly and fourics ly into alleg ed ubtlseS Which have excited tvidcSpl'ua ! comment and denunciation. Desiring to investigate th ?e alleged a buses my self, 1 applied to au eminent law firm in this city, but was, informed t!. .: owitip to the imperfect legislation which char acterized the act, my power over the mutter was very limited oud qtlcstii na ble. \V butevor abuses have character ized this agency and paralyzyd its use lulluess, are mainly traceable t i its or ganization, by -which its authority was delegated-to live couitiiissionaie, und by its drvided responsibility in.constituting any throe oft hum wlHiso assent was ob taiucd, either individually or ill ibe ag gregate, a quorum lo decide all ques tions brought bet?re them. I will make TTtTvceouimoudutiou upon the subject of lie i. i -,in _ the provisions, bui would ro ?pmalully k that tlie Iv. cent i\t: be re liuvid from hisaharoof tbo eoutrolaud responsibility td the manage moot ol lie attain, of which be is ci.titled, under tbe law, to onc-li.ili, wniie, in public estima tion, hu is held responsible lor all the 1?iilus ami abuses connected with its' en tire suaervieioo. lie would, tuke the liberty, tiuwcver, of suggesting the coin missinncr from politics, myd restricting hiltf to the direction of it.- legitimate operations. Your attention in culled to the fact that from the money already received Irom tlie land -mid, as well as those which arc to be sold, hereafter, there in no provision made for its safe keeping Other than (he personal respon sibility of tio; commissioner, who has t hem under his exciu.-irc charge. Pro vlaton should also be mado for their deposit in sotuo safe and responsible in stitution, or they should be used lor the purpose of the redemption of the bonds issued for the purchase of lauds. STATE 1.IUIIARY. The report of the librarian witnesses his indefatigable y.eal and industry in the discharge of his duties and the pre servation ol the property entrusted iu him. AtlMTOK OF STATE. For information in this department, I will respectfully refer you to Iiis very full aud- complete report, uud call your attention to toe importance of his re commendations. EDUCATION. lor the operations of the State superintendent of education, during the year, 1 refer you to the report of that officer. - t Mll.ITIA. The report of the adjutant and iu specter general is referred to for the operations and proceedings ol the mili tary department ol the State during the year. THE STATE CONSTAnULAUV. Tim report of the chief constable pre sents a full and satisfactory account (?I* the proceedings and expenditures of the body under his control during the past y.:ar. Captain Fiubbard, in the dis charge of his responsible and unpleasant duties, h is acquitted himself creditably and cjfibteutly. Strong hopes wefe entertained that niter the expiration of tho late healed p ditieal coutestj. it would have been deemed advisable to dispense entirely with the services of this lorce, and ord is hud beeil jiiven looking to \ '*;???.-?.'?? ? ?'?--* of Xovemb-r : but reiices recently iu the Counties of f.auicm, V u\ ll. Sp;\cVlub;irg and dew berry, in Which onti-ageswer? perpbtrated; and vain Me lives tticriiiced, hafb oom |H)Mo,d t!.. p(u?tp.uttoM>eiit of that desirable result, tlcuoyi ijid jeu tious,. however, euco rag ? the hope tluit the postpone ii. nt will !>e but temporary, und that the p >li e duties ol .lie State will soon re veri to the local authorities Up to this lime, no arrests |i ive been made of the uitliois aud participators in the recent murders and outrages, und, having thus Itlng waited on flifl local'authorities in v'nitij active iliea?-uro\*? are now in progress t : the arrc.-t id thu criminals. TRIAli JUSTICES. Owing to the i xistflig prejudices ami ;'...? difiieultics of ublaiuilig impartial decisions iu litigi'el ei-e-. the Kxecu t'.\ 2 !;...? unfurltmatoly been thrown almost exclusively upon the members of one political party for his choice of trial justices, ami in mint casoi persons with out the ivtpiUiU: qualifications have been rccotiimended !t is very important that this evil should bo corrected, uud We may reasonably hopj that iu future a w ider field may be opened to select from among such ol our citizen-, as are distill* guished for their intelligence, impartiali ty and love of justice. Ill u prompt, equitable and economical administration ot the laws depend much of the peace and haViuony id the community by the oltliter.iti m id causes .f discord and the establishincut of friendly relations be tween individuals! Iiuf essential modi lie. 11i1111s are ueccssiiry in the existing aduiinistr.ition of justice. Complaints are prevalent that in many cases a spirit oi htig.it ion is promoted and Stimulated with a view solely to person til acquisition and it is assorted that not only individu als appear ng before these magistrates tire charged cxtruvagunt feos, but there] is too much reason to believe that iu ' many cases the costa have been not only : charged to thu parlies, hut. in addition have boon charged and collected Iron the State. A correction of the abuses i.-J loudly demand id There should be also] an essential modification of the amount/ of costs permitted t ? be charged,and the State thoroughly protected against tly al uses of unpriiieip od men holt]ii? tbeso positions. The extravagance h'> Hie costs, at present, in cases before a trial justice iru, in many iustauees/a denial of justice, us to most id' tho effies i iken before these itiiivor courts theyAhe grealor in uuioui t than the nun/ in litigation. The powers nod the d/y* of the magistrate should be well diined, ?aid the sc .:cs penalties imposfd for their viol it ion. None should h# held more rigidly amenable to the bmr than those who are chosen to uduiiuisfcr it. I would b. r - remark that I must/neeess. ril) depend very much upon thrfuieu.bors ol the Legislature for the clnoWr and fitness of trial justioW) and 1 am disposed to consider education as ?a essential clement among Uiem. THW would not only be proper iu Itself, but Would afford an additional ai.uulus to,*!* acquisition, Ii, making a knowlodgc of the elemen tary branches on iudispen able re quisite to nppointincati f to other-, a higher grade'of service wfln.d be secured as well as a wore performance of, it' / COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. I would direct your attention to the laws defining tho powers and duties of couuty commissioners, and their perver sions and abuses. From the frequent complaints against some of the boards, it would be Imagined that they were devoted more to private acquisition than the faithful discharge of public trust. In neighboring Statys tbe office of coui.ty commissioner is looked upou more as an honorary station, bestowed as a mark of confidence aud trust in the judgment and busiucss capacity of tbe individual, ra ther than tin a position of becuniury em olument, and except in the neighborhood of largo cities, the compensation is but trivial, seldom amounting to mole than from fifty to-a hundred dollars 'per an num. Stringent laws are required for the prevention and punishment of abu se?, which will restrict expenditures with in legitimate bounds, forbid all partici pation, direct or indirect, in coutracts for which proposals should be invariably advertised, restricting the nmouut of county orders issued, constituting .the county uudiior the pcrmauunt clerk of tbe board, by whom all orders should be signed and issued. TRUST DEPOSITS. Since the Bauk of the State ceased operations, there has been no suitable means of security depositing fund? held by the courts. It is of great importance I that provision should be made by law for the security of such funds, both for tho ?preservation of a pure administra tiou ol that import-mi branch of judicial jurisdiction, and for the protection of suitors, Places of security should be.in dicated and provision* made for the do I posit,pf adequate pledges from parties j authorized by law to become custodians I of such funds ; and moans should be i provided for increasing such securities trout time to time, so as to afford suffi cient protection to all amounts so deposi ted; und tho control ovur such deposits while in the hands of such depositories, should bo further secured by allowing to the courts summary remedies against them, to the same extent as if they were the regularly appointed receiver's, of the courts. . ?.vjitifis. Tho attention of the last General Assembly was called to the necessity of a eh a ii go in tho system of selecting juries As at present oonductc 1. it h liable to be, aud is, perverted to great abuse, ou account of the character of the persons phtccd upou them. It is highly i^epor taut that tho jury box should be placed beyoud the reach qf political influence, or prostituted to the purposes of men who . are themselves guilty of crime. Iushould j bo filled with our best and most reliable : citizens. Tlie appointment of a coiu missioncr of juries his been tried in some of our sister States, aud has beeu found to work admirably. COMMISSIONER OP PUBLIC BUILDINGS. lu view of the frequent expenditures for furnishing the public buildings, und the irresponsibility of the nude in which public money is disbursed therefor, I would recommend the designation of some officer who should have a supervi sion of the public buildings and grounds, and of all expenditures for their furni ture and improvement! THE BU K RIDUE RAILROAD. I regret to inform you that but little progress has been recently made upon i the lilue Kidge Ituilroud. Tbe liberal policy pursued by tho Legislature was obstructed by parties prompted by per son .! aggrandizement aud political pro pel.eis enteiiiig into combination to throw Jobstaoles in the way of negotiating the Winds, which prevent ;d their ?r.le at the /im?, und before these difficulties were overcome tbo war in Luropo ..ilor vem/l and rendered their Rale impractic able I havo no recommendations to maLc- on the subject, as all the laws tie* teary nre in existence, and will there ?fo? refer you to the nnnaal report of the president of the road lor all the accessary idTo.nmtiou to uu understanding of tho ,/ tails! It is ext?ncly unfortunate that personal ambition or political 'v.iucor fhould be permitted to delay or inter fere with the progress and completion of n work of such vital transcendent iuipor-* tunco to tbe prosperity of the State and its chief commercial city. EMIGRATION AND LABOR. While 1 am willing and anxious by all legitimate means to encourage and pro mote emigration to this State of all peoples w ie.? arc homogeneous in customs aud usages with out own thut are willing I., labor, as well us thoee who will briug into it skill aud capital, I c.uinot forego the expression of my opinion that ttio pas-age and enforcement of stringent laws for tho protection of lile and prop el ty ami tho free und unrestricted ex pression pf political opinions is all that Id necessary to accomplish that purpose in a Mate that presents so many attrac tions and advantages to tbo emigrant and capitalist as ours. LAHOR AND CAI'ILAL. There has beeu much discussion upon the alleged scarcity of labor, an,a a variety of schemes-has been Suggested for its alleviation, but thus fur without practical result. "Tho importation oi foreigners, cither Christian or Pagan, ben work an inconsiderable influence, tie thso are as keenly alive to tbe facilities qf improving their condition as tbe native whom they attempt'to siii^lanV, anil will dispose ol' their services to thosa who will pay the highest prici?, for them. My owu iiupressiou is. thatt?ho raesent labor of the country, native iina to the mftnlfcr born, furnishes the ih?sSxlWhom ic-.il/Llio "most skilful ami the* Imn.st ef?cieut system of labor for ,lho ^South, and cauuotndvautageuufdy be eubst-jjutcd by any other. A. true apprc?uitiuu of the mutual dependence: ot capital ufid la I bor, aud a disposition to arranfJVImiiea j und equitably terms of auroemciti batarccn I them, would go far to r<.eouetlr, |ft|pting difficulties and remov-: a fruitful ciusoof dissension and irritation annum otir.oWn people. Inducements might also Wheld out by which the ranks of the productive class may be largely recrui ed .irom those who are uunproducurs, undVythosc complaint is that they can get nothing to do ; and also by grant of land to tenants i:i fee, tho payments properly secured, j running over a long seri?s of year* to i those who may settle iu families - \ IiANDLOBD AND TKNAnT. Attention is nailed to tho ner&stty of a cheap nvd speedy remedy ? bj?o;wliich tho owuers of property may i?p<|Sseifl theuiBelves of it by a summary, oiagosf . rial process. While honest poverty is deserving of our sympathy, and cnrTttled to uH legitimate protection; yot thVre is too m ich reason t ? believe tint, thcro are cases in which tie- law, is perv^ted, which, by these extrem" result.-, -eompil 1-indiords to enliauec th rir rents and militate agaiust she inu rest's" of th > pub' lie at large. ? i ?, ?*"( ? aii^kx-.icks:'';tf.. The attention of the last. fiuneVaf A.-' sembly was called to the necessity? ai d importance of a law tv re . uiate and de fine the rolaiioua und ubhgati Iu* of em ployer aud apprentice. Au intelligent and industrious workman has within himself the elements ot independence and respectability. Iiis art in his capi tal of which he Cannot be divested.1 ills *i labor is always ami cm ly.vhero in de- ?, maud. As illustrating the ell a of idle ness us the source ol cvi.u ?, i: I iu the report of the pris-.n. ti&.icuilinu^ lately issued, that td' four?<? live hundred -and n::i? -fy-d>:? .?gv?=u?t.i.-: -cuuttmnl-hrthc--y uitc.vi;,?.,. States, iu 1870, inure than lei: li: iie i. I ofthat number, of over seventy per com , had uever learned a trade, 'i'hi ; ]>,????_. nunt-fact conveys n Ics? m of phifouud interest to those v bu bake in eiiurgo the truiuiug of boys ami p,irU . t ib,o active duties of lifo. Iu framing such, fl^htW as is suggested, the umplest security should be provided that the n'ppreirtfee be protected from cruelty and injustice, aud thai ho should receive au iidequaio amouut of cducatiou. i'll KS ? 5X v ATI o N ok CAMKAXI) PtfofAtiA tion ov vital. b*d Many of the States of the t'nio'n Rave enacted laws for the picservatiun lofgaute by the prohibition of killing them dur ing the breeding season. , As the wanton and indiscriminate shooting of brids and game r.niraals during tlie bVecTdih^sca sou must result gradually iu'tlfcrrex tiuciiou, and to the encourogomont and multiplication of myriads of destructive insects, to the great injury aud destruc tion of vegetation and ?ho crop.i, L would call your attention to tho matter as worthy of your consideration, Iii this connection I would also recommend the protection aud encouragement of artifi cial fish breeding, by protecting th,. owners of fish poudsfrom trespasses and depredations. A law was passed oy the I ist (Jeheral Assemble, authorizing tho appoiutmeut of eight li i; ftUUmissionera' ?ouc for each jud.e.il circuit?and defining tho duties thereof. These uppoiutmonts wore bot made', for the following reasons : It was found that competent niou could UtH be procured for tho s ilary authorized to be paid, and no j greator results would have been attained by tho selection of incompetent uion than Iwithout any. It was thought host to h ave the whole subject for additional legislation, in tho hopo that iL would conform to tho practica prevailing in those Spates which have had most ex perience and success in fish culture, by eppoiuting ono person experienced nftho busiuess, and known a* fi-di eomtnissioner. Mr. Seth Greene, w ho bus been so ' proniinently conueeted with the artificial propagation of migratory fishj has hetn during the past eummor omploycd by the Stato of New York in rest?>oking\he Uudsoa lVivor with sind, und has been hatching from one hundred thousandfrl one hundred and fifty thousand daily. He states, in n published communication, that he can satisfy any person with com mon sense that all tho rivers on tho Coast can bo stocked with shad soars to tuako them equally plentiful with the olden timo. national CIMSTKM.. tC. A letter has been received from tho Hon. M. \V. liolki?n,p, Secretary of \\it of. the United Stato*. in relation to.tic national 0e5r.-jterics .it Beaufort, Floren e and Chr.rtestou requesting that tho Ijc- - ishiture of this Stale may pnsj an aot iu conformity with a 1 nt of tho Uu;ted States, entitled "Au Act to amend an act outitled an not to < ;trb vni and national protcot eenmteu s.' " Information has been receiwd at tii?n ??'....? . from Hon. W. \\. Sindu^ck, vtinu Navy Dcpariuicui, that au upjuopi^i ,vi was lnado July ^Oth, iStis, ed li^oa. EL. [Continued on Jgrion>t ?..'}