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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.
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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.
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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 (
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;,'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.
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. 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
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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.
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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'
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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 ?..'}