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' C?XJISrTKY. : ! ?'o?vt{ <Hl 41 It t/;l!j ? ????? W-***a?\ U Ol %j1tm i ovaTP ?TN Jt?i*.';pl 9)? -Fr?^"^^"^^sv-T1* ?{ ALWAYS IN' ??AtfY|ft*iOli ...>.r.l ?oi 'to ?*> ING?, DECEMBER 10, 1870. NUM BEft-43 ?aarge. Any one Bonding FIVE DOLLARS. far a O'ub of Naw Subscriber*, will receive an KXTRA COPY for SIX MONTHS, free of ?karre. *_ RATES OF ADVERTISING, 1 Square 1st Insertion. $1.00 ? ? " 2d 11 . 1.00 A Square consists of '0 lines II re vier or ana ineh of Advertising space. Administrator's Notices.00 Notices of Dismissal of'Guardians, Ad ministrators, Executors, fie.00 Contract Advertisements inserted upon the naott liberal terms. ;t?**!* ? i - J [pi * : "MARRIAGE and 'FUN EE Ab notice.1?, ^all exceeding ou? Square, insetted without ? ?karge. ?toi ? ?:o::? Terms Cash in Advance. "<crw ' RNOWLTOft & BULL,"" ATTORNEYS AND c'??NSFLLOKi? OHAXtiKBI IUi. U, C. Augustus r. "knowi,ton, CHARLES S. RULL. Mr. Enowlton will be nt Lrwisvilh* BVBRY ? JkTU 1U)AV, ae.I at Fort Motte on the Jd and 4th E.KIDA\\S*uC evcYy month. .inly 2? .- tf cx )of< i ? <&Tc< >o k is; ATTORNEYS AT LAW, o ? .4. a; a k n r a a, s. c Will attend to D.US1NESS in any of tlts STATK kffl lite U, ft. COURTS for Ute Di?! riet of S'outh Cm oHmi, T. II. COOKK, Tritt? Jnsficv. will ITTEN !> PROMPTLY to all R CS I NUSS eatneiud to bin cr.i c. > . , jaau Z9 8E ABROOK, BROWNING/ ATT?-UXKYS AT !..\W, ?.RXX<?StKl lt<; T. 81., So. 1?: '?.?*. SSABIIOOK, ? ' ? a ? Acting Solicitor 1st Circuit. . 'MALCOLM I. DROWN IN'L J. FE I.D. EE MKYEP^, Trial justice. ' | ' atay^H ly l ?. M.' WANN AMAKEB, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Kr.i'i?/I*iiV,'?v'r>PwAN'JE:5i;UO. on Mondays. Fridays aud Saturdays. As LBW ISY1LLE on the o tat r d.-.vs of I lie >t aac^i ? Week. fs? 15 t f IZLAR & DIBBLE, ATTORNEYS AND' SOLICITORS} JWafui F.ihxi.ak. Sajii ki. Diiiut.'f:.' ?* r'f?h'W " ? ly \Y. Tu. W. jm.le y THIAE jtlSTlCK, Iteaitience in Foi'k of Edislo, ALLf BUSINESS EN Tit I'STKD r-ill be tlfff?t\&Q eircTully attended to. July 23 ' ly m r-.~* J-r???- ? -? r; .. TRIAL JUSTDJ?. .Till bo at LEW IS V1LLE every FRlDAy. , At FORT MOTTE 4th THURSDAY. ^ And at SNIDER S STORE 1st SAH; . T>AY in every month. ist o t i o e . The Sub\criber respectfully informs CITI/.ENS of Otungeburg. County that has on linud nud for sale, nil the CI10IJ ??VARIETIES of OH APES, J-'RA'E from R< '*? Afso the hes?t Collection of Choice PEA<| '*ES, APPLE, DEAR, POSE TU EES JCVUUiUfcENS Address A. jo?j10an, Poplar Club, r' sept 10?Jf St. Matthews S ti '??>aA.rfilatfl. i j-.~u/-1*-. I .. , Tin: dixii<: COTTON FRESij 'A SIMPLE, 8TKONO, MKAIJI.K KVHi w i?iti:s.s. MC t ic CUPAPEST in Ihd MAKE ET. + [,?( |(li| > > ? nC. f r,Jlvl?g puvehased tk? right tp sell abovo PilESS for tlie Counties of Orarlge burg hrtd iVurnwell. it affoi i us pleasttr o to ..^ominciid nn<l offer them in OUR'FAHM Illjian^b^/diuli-licd c*>ntt4tle,t at SIKlIvf NO'ri<>Fi, f?r, 0*e Moderatjti Price ql f \?> I. The PbY.SS being wojkcd.by hundjrcsp he '! ?1 ?UttsA in fhv. Lin t R oom. '.. S^Ou'"^f D. ?V1I.ES, erpU- "4 ? Uttpthjit'R, S. C The Wm-rnor's Message, Fellow- Citizens of Ulm. Senate an of the I/'jiisr of Jkiprcsatlulu cs: ' In tr.-uii*iifitt iti v: iiiV iffirtualiMIssago to thov Gcuci il Assomfiiy. I tak<pleasure "iu cougralulvjing you upon hcgiali f'yiug evidences oi' inolorial prigre.ss ami improve uentjHumiundiug uh and thu general indications, ol the pnviilonco'nf pease iinM liarthoby within tlip Slate. Health mid prosperity Jutv; gunctally. prevailed duriti<^mc past yeir; l Inj ?earn has homo a most o'ouurodiit) larvcst. and 1 ntn happy to say rir.it. Villi hut few exceptions, ? personal Jlul political apiiiio.-ili.-s. iho cradicatioi of whielTis ucecs.-aj-ihy -iho work ol ti'e1. nre?bcing i^raduiillv auiOiioratcd, andu very general desire i.> manifesied, e;jecially among tho more thoughtful fi'hVj responsible, to obliterate ulu iiuimusjji^, and, by co op?Miti??n aad haine ny .10 manifest the power of a united people, in a united purpose to give their State prominence and themselves respectability The foUpwing- statement exhibits tile Indebtedness aiTtl assets of ihe State on October bMs(. 1 S7?>: Funded debt id* the State, October 31st, 1870. $7,0^,908 9S Assets heli by the Sta't on that date. J2.290,7H?). Leaving ti balance of 35,375,208113. For a full* ami detailed statement of tho financial condition of the State, I would respectfully refer* you to the re ports ol the comptroller and treasurer. T!1K SIN1UN? FIND From a report of the secretary of the commissioners of the sinking fund, it will be found that, of tho uuremunera tive property of the State, there has been disposed of* 21 61)8 shares of Green, viilo and Columbia llailroad stock, at two dollars and seventy five cents per share, amounting to fifty-nine thousand six hundlud und sixty-nine lollurs and fifty cents; two hundred cud forty shares of South Carolina aim Western llailroad stock, at forty five dollars per share, amounting toten thousand eight hundred rhd'afsj building materials in the Statc h'uuse, yard, lluee tiioitsaud ami f nr.ecu doliars and seventy CttfltS ? real estate, (_|'our aei'-s o.: Ar:. i. il 11ill, ami one i dollars ; lour thousand shares of Cheraw I aud (/oaliiold.s Lluiirond (Jonipnny-st'uk, I at three dollars and seventy five Cents j per share, lilt cell t'nousailU dollars. A'ttit out real:/ (I, nim-ty'li*. e thousaml four It si idred sind forty-iiiuu id dlars twenty CclltS KxbS>iidkures : Ivor ano hundred thau a:id Sooty1) t'ar dina bonds, c/uJity t.Hg J. ' a i nine hundred and thirty-si.'Vsu, do.iars u.iid Inly cents; for ciHiimissinn-. advertisements, &c., eight buyidred and lilty ti\;: dollars* total, eighty two thous- I und seven hundred and nineiy.twn dol :irs a .tl li ty cents ; balance on hand, j l.WVlvo thousand six, bundled mid lilty 1 six dollars ami seventy ?rents. ?vie r?' .1 i . BT.VClJt l?i:i.\HTMKv\'T.- | The rep nl oT lh?: .secretary ol Staii ( prcseuls an epitome of the labors of hi.- , department for* the. ouricnl your, and gives a Ii ely ide? id' the amount of laboH transacted iu the exeeutiv" departments. In addition to I he usual amount ol work. the secretary in his present report has prepared a careful compilation of all the election returns, in tulrtllur forei. pre senting the mimes of all the pur/io* voted lor, aud the uuuibi r of votes, they rcce'ived. - ? Th<! : I'.MTK.N TIA 1. V. The report of-tho commissioners of penitentiary* presents the all' irs of tl institution iu a highly favorable aspo] and it ii* fully borne, out by the ami] report pf pie ?u\ tiinteudcnt. which companies it. Sjuco If Id last aiiuual port, I he superintendent has rcceived| ihe itiEtitul Oil two hundred aud ci< " persons. The i:nViibcruf muu'itcs at tl Jute wa*. iiv? Jiuaditd ati.l ninety lil W hole number during the year, live hi died and taoveney five, <d which nuinlj there have been di.-eh irged by expij tiouol Htntciifc twetfty-tlircd j fiardonj t no hundred elosui.e,ol the prison, ami put one betrayed the i-onfidimi-i 11, m .vpu.-edfl I hoi The supcrniti udcut. makes a "vu of siiggc-tioiis lor tfte exten.-ion and improvement of tho institution, which are respectfully commended to your favoiablo consideraliou. LUNATIO ASYLUM, I submit for your consideraliou the ro pcrL of. the regents of tin: Lunatic Asy - lum,.sic m pained by (be uanuai reports of ihe fi'oporintendonl mid of the treasu ror of the institution.. Tue report of Dr. Kusor shovfc ilptt at the commeuce tuont of the year the number of patients was two huudrcd and thirty-two, to which Was added ubiety. .Making u total id' three luimlred and twenty-two under treatment 'dining' the year. Of this number thirty have beun discharged, cured; , sixteen have been rein ived jj thirty-one have died, and four have es caped, leaving in the institution, at this .date, two hundred and forty-four pa tients, of whop I uuc hundred and twelve uru'uytie*, abd. otie hundred and thirty two arc femab s. The treasurer's state inent shows that during the year the j\:eeipL> and tliakufcsuuieuts were as fol lows : Collections, forty one thousand and two 'dollar.-. i:ud Ii I ly two cents . ap propriation}, si-vitr.teim thousand five hundred and live dollars. Total, lii'ty eight thousand live hundred and seven dollar-., tijty two eetits. Disbursements: By deficit in last annual report, one hun dred aud ?Tly-four dollars and eighty one cents j supplies, lorty thousand nine hundred and ninety-fair dollars and twenty-nine, cents; salaries and wages fourteen th.iusaiul four hundred and eighty-two and sixty-nine cents ; repairs and improvements, two thousand three hundred dud thirty-six dollars ami twenty five cents : b dance deposited, five hundred and thirty-nitio dollars and - f o ty-el-ht cents. Total fifty-eight thousand five hundred and seven dollars stud fifty-two touts. Liabilities for supplies, eleven thousand eight hundred und thirty live dollars; salaries and wnges, three thousand one hundred und forty-three dollars-stud fifty* cents ; total, fourteen thousand nine huudrc 1 and sevctrty-eight dollars and fifty cents. Assets due by county com missioners, twoniy-thre^ thousand five hundred and nineteen dollars und twenty six cents; pay of patients regarded grind three thousand uiue hundred und twenty four d dl.irs and ninety-three cent., ; State uppropriutiulis to Jain rv 1st, li>71, six thousand and t luuly-six dollars and ninety-sevoii cents ; ox teusion and repairs, ten thousand d.d lurs ; lOfal. forty-three thousand four uStHiFcd ?od seventy one dollars six teen cents 'ilie board of <?-?-. - - institution, accompany thetll by two im portant rccomiuundtitious, vijr,: First, J hat the beneficiaries should be main tili lied by lue State instead of the heve I'uI coUJiliesj uiiu, second, the ext? isit.ni .Ol'thu pits nt now t'.ii uin^ s ? a> to em . .i>l.- us in.abya'o'u thu interior (juarti is ' ifsetf lor'j aticnts, With regard to the | first reeumtUc.iid:tlion, it has my t!i rou.:h ' cViiit'tUTuncu! 'Th< i net t of the present jystenr is to throw the entire expense <o supporting-the-A>yhioi on a portion of the. (touiitics, while n considerable tiuiu- 1 bur is largely in ?arroar of their piy .limits as will b shell by the table a ? bttu'ip'trjivhig'thu treasurer's report'. By apjior; i oiiii;; the amount of the tax on I .the respective t^mntics to the nuiubi r beneficial i '> itceoniodtitod at tlv. Asylu and colbetinu it with the pcucrnl t:ix a | uroft ctfjiijtable iyste?i will be rcavdi u. ttnu the Asylum saved fron: several cut. j barrusstnents to which it is now liable. With regard to the proposed extension , of the Asylum, tor which an iipproprin tion of forty thousand dollars i.-> asked, 1 think its propriety a> well as expediency are mutters of considerable doubt It ; will bo recolh eted that for tin re than twenty years the suitublcit rss of the pre. cut locality has1 been a matter of discus sion, while the want of adoptability of t rotio, iu fluent >d information ^l, l""r tlit; ?ulyti ol I ,..iiiiy aud institutions fur the LUfaoo. who poke of our Asyinm ??as the '.'u tlu-.-t behind the ajto of ail thui he had visited in this country," with one exception With these con current rctuirks ol medical tu eil of lb I highest authority it may well be itiquir , ed whether n is ? ? moment with policy or expediency to j itch Up lira old and generally condemned building, by ex pending a large** additional amount of money on it. an&*thuH perpetuate the in stitution iu itr>,p*6scnt unlit locality, or to make the necessary investigation as to whether a more Jmi I able location could not bo selected", ^ where ample grounds could be secured^and suitable buildings erected Tora moderate sum in addition to the price obtained b>r the present | premises. I cqluuicnd the subject to I \our carelul atltl deliberate investiga- | lion. ?; QUARANTINF. The annual report id T>r. Robert Leb by, health olficerlof the Tort ol'Charles ton, will 1)" l'o?up highly interesting and satisfactory, as oxemplyTyi?g beyond all cavil the important fact that with an at- i tentivo and vigijant quarantine ollleer | the Ci'y of Cli iVle.-tnu, may be eonsid- j crcd perfectly trojn the visits cd' tropical epidemics, whiou have occasionally deso lated her streetsand paralyzed her cam tnerce. Her exemption from pe-tihntial diseases, her general salubrity, her ac cessibility at all"^ffc is -iis, with her oihcr siLiial advantages and facilities, present a brilliant fulurdTAu Charleston, whi di. il properly improved, cannot fail to place her at the head of Southern seaports. Dr. Le' by, iu bis report makes a num ber of suggestion's and recommendations which are deservedly milled to the highest- respect, and are recommended to your favorable co'usiderati >n. A( IU1C U ft A L BT ATI ST IC S. ? The report of the commissioner of agricultural statinl'ics contains much val uable'information ft'i relation to the soil ami prodm lions of the State, embracing the various crops and modes of cultiva tion, the value of the numerous fertilizi is, the culture of f(Hilts and of the grape, and the formation of roads. I reeoui niend that a libel .il appropriation be made, to be distributed iu premiums as prifor c.tccll^eice in agriculture and the ue eh-iliic it Ms among the .-t ve-al ei.unties, and tlin Slate fair at Columbia, wi;h tho iieder^'atiding that :'ii cijual ain.miit, from' privat.: -mirces, be run od ih f toe- by tho St at* fair ? i Attention is called ro ?!:e elaborate and suggestive report of 1'rol'cssur Charles 1' Shepard. dr, inspector of guano und icnilizers. It proseiltM iu n most forei bin ispect thy luiguttude anil impio'tauce of this new Rsjtj ol enterprise and in t ustry, its rapid growth mid pmbabie extension, in this connection your at tention may i<e us. fully j-ivou to tl^l .-.v of la>i session, granting to certain part'ic.' therein named, tho right to dig ind intno in the nrtV.igable streams of thu State for phosphn'o. I he iccipts thu< far to the Stute from that ei q .my have been nineteen hundred and eighty-nine dollars. In my judgment, Initiier legis lation is iuoe. iir.i ly icq a iced to protect the in'tct*e?t ? ". the State iu this m ;: ; It .s believed : Is it with a m ideraluly i-Slicieut ad minist rut i u of the alia::- ol this v.ihi .Ide property, : :.:; tiny be realized lo the treasury su'Vici nil to pay the interest on tho dele, of the State or its equivalent. The constitution pro vides for a uniform ;-ml equal rule ol assessment and taxation, und thai only the proceeds of mines and ..iniug claitps shall be assessed. Tho inquiry may be suggested whether tho present mode ol assessing the phosphate land- is the most advantageous to the State ami equit iblo to tho tax pay r, ami whether some change is out demanded. THE [.AND COMMISSION \\ as undoubtedly one of the wis,o .d.md most betieiicieiK projects ol 'he State but, iro n the odium which has been brought upon it by charges freely made of .-.peculation and personal purposes iu its administration, the results have not been commensurate with tho sagacity and philaul lirophy of its objects. About six hundred thousand dollars have been expended, and thousands of ?eres ol land lu?vo been purchasi !. but, up to this time, only a comparatively small porting of the land has been sold to actual set tlers, and 'he tardiness of the com ?dun should be a subject of it: vi.stsgaii :i oy the Legislature. I'his invcstiguliou should be thorough and searching, by iiitelllg? nt ami honest men. vvho sll&u i examine fairly and (,'oarle.s ly into alleg ed ab use a which* have excited ividespreu J comment ami denunciation. Desiring lo investigate th so alleg d abuses my self, I applied to au eminent law lirm in this city, but was informed thai owing to the imperfect legislation which char, aelcrrzcd the net, m) power over the matter wiih very limited und questii na- j ble. Wohnte vor abuses have character ized this ugency and paralyz il its usc lullucss, are mainly iraceabl t ? its or ganization, by -which authority was delegated lo live couituissioueta, and by iis dfvnled responsibility iu. :onsliiuiiiig .my throe of them whose assuiil was ub luincd, either individually or in the ag gregate, a quorum to decide all quos tloiis brought beloro them. I will niaku mTrceommoudtitiou upon iho subject ol modifying the provisions, Loo Would re spectfully ask that the I'Xcculivo bo re lic\i.j from iiissharoof the coiitroluud responsibility ol the munagemoi ' ol iis atlai. vi.i which he is uutitled, uudei the law , to Olic-Uilll, While, iu pubiie cstit a woo, Ii? is hold responsible tor all the faults aud ubuses connected with iis* en ure supervisiou. He would, take the liberty, however, of suggesting the coin missionei from politics, myi restricting liim to the direction of its legitimate operation*. Your ::f tent ion is culled to the fact that, from the money u I ready received from the laud sold, us well as those which arc to ho sold hereafter, there is no provision made for its safe keeping otb< r than the personal respon sibility1 05 the commissioner, who has ihem under Iiis e.\eiu.-ire charge. Pro-' vision should also be made for their deposit iu Bomo safe and responsible in stitution, or they should be used lor thu purpose of the redumption of the bonds issued for the purchase of lauds. STATE I.IDHAtlY. The report of the librarian witnesses his indefatigable y.eul and industry in the discharge of his duties and the pre servation of the property entrusted iu him. A i) IMTOIt OF STATE. For in!'n'.nation in this department, I will respectfully refer you to his very lull and en ipluto report, and call your attention to tho importance of his re commendations. EDUCATION. Tor the operations of the State! supurjutcti lct:t of education, during the year, I refer you to the report of that officer. ? ; 1.1 ii.v. The report of the adjutant and in spector general is referred to for the operations nud proceedings ol the mili tary department ol the rftate during the year. ? Til F. STATE CONSTABULARY. Tho report of the chief constable pre sents a full and satisfactory account of tho proceedings and expen litures of the body under his control duriug the. past year. Captain liubbard, in the dis charge ot his reap msiblc and unpleasant j duties, Iltis acquitted himself creditably and efficiently,. Strong hopes wefe entertained that itfYer the nxpiration of the late honied p ditieal contest, it would have been deei.K d advisable to dispense entirely with ih? services of this iorce, j and old r.s had been pi veil linking to . ' - 1 ? ? ?? ?.???- ? of November ; but ?be unlortnii t and o - ,. ? ,,..,.nr. ronees recently iu the Counties ol" I.aiiieii-. Cut li, Sp.:vta:ib;trg ami .\'cw l>i rry, in which fiutr geswore perpbtrated1, uid \ .iir; bio lives sacrificed, havocom pullt 1 '!. |f|!?t;pouo'oent ol that desjruble i'i - tit. i? - i t i.udientiotis, however, euco rage tho hope that the postpone m ut will be lint temporary, ulid that the police duties ol the Mate will soon re verl to thu local authorities Up to this time, no umvos have been ma le of the uuthms au i participator!! in the recent mil i srs and outrages, and. having thus Ituip waited on the local authorities in \'ain, active measures are now in progress I r Hie arrest id thu criminals. TttlAI. JUSTICES. (- ? inj! to the i xistiiig prejudices and difficulties ut" ubtatuiug impartial L'isions iu lit ig.i fed ea>'o*, the Kxecu tivjhofi unfortunately been thrown almost exclusively upon Iho luenther.i of one political party for his choice of trial justices, and in uiuoy easoi persous with .?ut the retjuLiiUsijualilicati' u> havo been recommended !t is very i.iiportaut that this evil should bo corrected, and wo may rc.asonal y hop.] t li.t in future a wider field may l>o opened to select from among such of our citizens as tiro di>tin ;.:ui-i.?<l for their intelligence, impartiali ty and lovo of justier. In n prompt, ? (pi table aod economical ad minist i at ion ol the laws depend much of the peace and I. iriuony ol the community by the nblitor.tt i in ol causes of discord and the establishment m friendly relations be tween individuals, Hut essential modi fications are necessary in the existing administration <d" justice. Complaints are prevalent that in many cases n spirit ot litigation is promoteij and stimulated with a view solely to personal tie itiisition ami it is asserted that not only individu als appear nj? be lore these magistrates are charged extravagant fees, but there is too much reason t ? believe that in I many ens tho c sis have b > n not only eh.i ed to tho parties, but, in addition have been charged and collected fron the State. A correi tioti of the abases i.-J loudly dei atidcd There should be alsot an <ssenti.il modification of the umnuutTJ of cost! permitted I > bo'charged, and thy State thoroughly protected against tlx .1 lacs ol unprine.iplod men h..!?}.?$. these positions. The extravagance pi the costs, ut present, in coses beforyu I rial justice uro, in many instances/ a denial of justice, as in 111 OS t of the cf*cs taken before these minor courts' thew-ho e; real er iu timoui t than the sun/ in litigation. Tho powers nud the dAy of the magistrate should he well dawied, a d the severest penalties imposed for I heir violation. None should hi held more rigidly'amenable to thu l/w tbaii lle.se who aye chosen 10 iidniiuMp1' ?*? I would h. r - remark that I must/necessa rily depend very much upon tha/members of the Logssluturc for the eha/?cier and fit tiesa of trial justices, mid lain disposed io consider education ai ?"' ossonf.ial ole.ne.it among ?>?'? Tius w,01a,d ?nh be proper iu IrsoU; but would afford uu additional aimulus tq W ncquis Uou. Uy making kuowlodgti of the . eroon tary branches an indite., able re quisite to appointments i* to office, a higher prude of service weald be secured . s well as a more qGowM performance ot it. ? COUNTV COMM188ION EES. I would direct your atteutiou to the law? di fining thu powers and ?dutics of county commissioners, and their perver sions ami abuses. From the frequent complaints against some of the boards, it would he Imagined that they were devoted more to private acquisition than the faithful discharge of public trust. In neighboring States the office of com. ty commissioner is looked upon more as an honorary station, bestowed as u mark of confidence and trust iu the judgment and business capacity of the individual, ra ther than as a position of becuniury em olument, aud except in the neighborhood of large cities, the compensation is but trivial, seldom amounting tj moie than from fifty to'u hundred dollars 'per an num. Stringent laws are required for the prevention and punishment of abu se.--, w hich will restrict expenditures with in legitimate bounds, forbid all partici pation, direct or indirect, in contracts for which proposals should be invariably advertised, restricting the amount of county orders issued, constituting the county auditor the permanent clerk of the board, by whom all orders should be signed and issued. TRUST DEPOSITS. Since the Hank of the State ceased operations, there has been no suitable means of security depositing fund* held by the courts, it is of groat importance that provision should be made by law for the security of such funds, both for tho'preservation of a pure administra tion ol that important branch of judicial jurisdiction, and for the protection of 1 suitors, Places of security should bo.in nicated and provision, made for the do posit of adequate pledges from part ies authorized by law to become custodians i of such funds; and m ?aus should be j provided lor increasing sueli securities ? from time to time, so as to afford suffi j eieut protection to all amounts so deposi . led; aud the (.'?mind over Mich deposits i while iu the bauds of sich depositories. I should bo fun her secured by allowing to , the courts summary remedies against them, to the same extent as if they were ! thu regularly appointed receivers of the courts. JUKI RS. The attention of the last General Assembly was called to the necessity of 1 a change in the.systemofsclectingjuries Am at present conducte I, it is liable to , bo, and is. perverted to great abuse, on .tee.ui>.t of the character of the persons jived upon them. It is Uglily i^ipor , taut that the jury bux should be placed beyond the reach of political influence, or prostituted to the purposes of men who are themselves guilty of crime. lUshould bo lided with our best and most reliable citizens. The appointment of a com i missiouur of juries h is been tried iu i some of our sister Slates, aud has becti ; found to work admirably. COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS. Iu view of the frequent expenditures for furnishing tho public buildings, and the irresponsibility of the mod,o iu which public money is disbursed therefor, I would recommend the designation of \ some officer who should have a supervi sion uf the public buildings aud grounds, and of all expenditures for their furni ture aud improvement. THE BLUE EID?E RA1LUOAD. T regret to inform you that but littlo , progress has been recently made upon tho I.lue Uidgo Uailroad. The liberal policy pursued by tho Legislature was obstructed by parties prompted by per sonal ;?? 'randizement and political pre judices entering into combination lo throw/obstacles in the way of negotiating the muds, which prevent-d their sale at the nuio, and before these difficulties Wt rfl overcome the war in Furopo tutor ' veno I and rendered their sale impractic I ubl</- I have no recommendations to 1 hi i?" on' the subject, as all the laws m lessary are in existence, and will there tfo/o refer you to the annual report qftho president of the road for all the accessary itjforimitiou to au understanding of the d tails. It is exfJRncly unfortunate tb*at personal ambition or political 'vaucor should be pei milted to dolny or inter fere with the pr igrcss and completion of ii work of such vital tratisccodoDt impor-' lance to the prosperity of the State and its chief commercial city. EMIGRATION AND LA BOB. V. LiL- 1 am willing and anxious by all legitimate means to encourage and pro mote emigration to this Stale of all peonies who uro homogenoous in customs and usages with oui own that are willing [.. labor, a.s well as those who will bring into it .skill and capital, I oauool forego the expression ol my opinion that the pas-age and enforcement of stringent laws for the protection of life and prop erty and the free and unrestricted ex pression of political opinions is all that IS necessary to accomplish that purpose in a Mate that presents so many attrac tions aud advantages to the emigrant and Capitalist as ours. LABOE AM? OAPILATi. There has been much discussion upon tho alleged scarcity of labor, alia a variety of schemes.has been ioggostcd for it* alleviation, but thus far without practical result. The importation ol foreigners, either Christian or Pagan, can work an inconsiderable iutlueuce, ?? thse tiro a.s keenly alive to the facilities qf improving their condition na the native ' I whom they attetnp: Ca ?Up^pTaiK, tV?i will j dispose of their services to thos3 who I will pay the highest prices, for them. I My owti impression* is. that too nrcBcnt labor of the country, native fcna to the mrtutfcr born, furnishes the mbolWCWiom icaL; the ml.st skilful and the mu-st cfbcieut system of "labor for Abo ^8t>uth, and cannot advautageously be sub^juted by any other. A. tr.ue appreciation of the mutual dependence ot capual Ufld la bor, and & disposition to artangt hinicu and equitably termsoi'agrocaicnt bxttxvoen them, would go far to iccoucilc, tjxitding difficulties aud retnoy.J a fruitful coAtseof dissension and irritation aiming oufj oW? people. Inducement,-) mic,ht also be held out by which the ranks of the productive ela.-s may be hugely rccrut ed .from those who are aon produce is, and. whose complaint is that they can pet uotlr'ugto do ; and also by grant of land to tenants in fee, tho payments properly sceured. running over a long series of year-* to those who may seiiie iu families.... ? LANDLORD AND Tf.NAsT. Attention is nailed to the nceessity of j a cheap and speedy remedy bv which the owuers of property nihy w^fho:s thorns elves of it by a sum-nary ?nagest - rial process. While honest poverty is deserving of our sympathy, and enrTiiled to all. legitimate protection, yet there is to.? m ich reason to believe tint there are cases iu which tin; law, is pe; verted, which, by these extreme results, comptl landlords to enhance th -ir rents and militate against she iriu rests of th- pub lic at large. > ? Al'l'ftKX.If r.s. 1 ? The attention of the last fjencrai A. scmbly was called to the nee<*siry'Jai.d ioi'portaucp of a law to re. uiate and de I fine the relations and ubltgatfciuSadSen> ploy el' and apprentice. An intelligent and industrious Workman has within himself the elements ot independence and respectability. His art is his capi tal of which he cannot be divested. 11m labor is always ami ty? ry where in de- I mand. As illustrating the offout of idle ness as the source ?.-, i.u it i- Slated ; iu the r.port of tiia pri.^m asVaciutiou lately issued, that of fourteen siioUiacd five hundred - and ninety-six prisouua cornncd 'hrtbc--jmTrtCTnViTTTCrr . . i\t\r. y*< States, in 1S7U, more than ten thoU^.n.d ofthat number, or over seventy percent , had naiver learned a trade. This; prog baut*fact conveys t\ lesion of profound interest to thjse WUu loive >u liuurgu the training of boys und girls ? r ib,e active duties of life. In framing sm-h a Lw as is suggested, the amplest security should be provided that tlie* .ippiyi/iiVe be protected from cruelty and injustice, aud that he should receive uu adequate amouut of education. PRESERVATION uk i'.amkani? I'll*d'At:a Tio.n ov nan. b*A M any ol the States of the Union have enacted laws for the pieservation of game by the prohibition of killing them dur iug the breeding season. As the wuutou and indiscriminate shooting of lu ids and game animals during ttuf breeding 'sea sou must result gradually' hi tlffctr ex tinction, and to the encouragement and multiplication of myriad* of destructive insects, to the great injury uud destruc tion ol" vegetation and ehe cropo, I would call your attention to tho matter as worthy of your consideration. In this connection I would also recommend the protection ami cnconragouicnt of artifi cial fish breeding, by protecting tin owners of fish poudsfroin trespasses an I depredations. A law was passed by the last (icheral Ass ?:uble, authorizing the appointment of eight ti n commissioners ?one fci: each judicial circuit?and defining the duties thereof These appointments were bot nvnde, for tho following reason* : It was found that competent tuen could not be procured for the s .lary authorised to be paid, and no greator results would have been attained by the selection of incompoterit man than without any. It was thought best to leave the whole subject for additional I legislation, in thu hopu that it would conform to the practice prevailing in those'States which have had most ex perience and success in fish culturo, by appointing one pet.su? experi-Mieid in'tho busiuess, and known a*fish eo-nmissioner. Mr. Seth Green?, who has been so * prominently connected with the artificial propagation of migratory fish, has hem during the past ??? immer employed by the Stato of New York in restocking the Hudson lliver with shad, and has been hatching from one hundred thousand to one hundred nn l fifty thousand daily. He states, in a published communication, that he can sat is! v any person with com mon sense that all the rivers on the coast can bo stocked with shad so rrs to tuako them equally plentiful with the old^n time. national csMr.TK;:,, ic. A letter has been received from tho Hon. M. W. Ihilki'a.p, Secretary of W;r of. tho United Statoa, in relation to tic national cen.otcries at lleaafort, Floren e and Ch-.deston requesting that tho l.?ct - islatore of this State may pas.* an not in conformity with u law of t!io Un;ied States, entitled "An Act to amend an act entitled nn aot to ostrb : p ami national proteot e?mc*Ci i s Information has en received at iliin office, from Hon. W. H. Shc.hviek. ui'*i?o Navy t>ci a.-;meto, that au nppiopi i^ii m w*s made July ;?tuh, \;ms, oi tiCteen. [Contmuixl oh ?S^'Ovd* A';;>.."j