.... L.^^^1'
??. F. TOWNK8?
KI>iTOR. *
1. IIQSi Xn'r. u4 AmmUU Ult*r
Rvticimiti Two Dollars pw annnm.
ADTCRTittRmtirra inserted at the rate* o
ene dollar per square of twelve. Minion tin*
(tbia aiaed type) or le?a f.ir the first insertion
fifty pent* oacb for the second and third insor
(two, nod twenty-five cent* for subsequen
iueertione. Yearly tontrwb will he made.
All adrorUfbaaentr oust bare the nuinbe
?f Insertions marked V?n them, or they will Ik
inserted till ordered out, and charged for.
Unless ordered other wine, Advertisement
will invariably be " displayed."
Obituary notice*, and all matters inuring t<
to the benefit of any one, are regarded at
Advertisement*.
SJL. .1. . _ .. Jli
Kentge of Gov. R. E. Seott.
Dki.ivkrkd, NOT. 80. 1808.
Fellow Citizens of the Senate and oj
the House of Representatives :
lit accordance with the requisition!
oY (lie Constitution to Iny Wfore you
information ol the condition of the Slate,
aud recoinmond lo your consideration
uch measures as may he deemed
necessary oi expedient, I ahall proceed Ic
perform thai duty as brivflly a* circum
stances will permit, postponing to a fu?
lure opportunity the discussion of all
questions not directly connected with
la .:.JL .1- fy a
uivmiuiiiIIHIHIIUU ui 1110 ^luvvriiiiivvu,
The ini?rv?| iloct rout I mm himvii Iran
'w *o brief, Miid the detail* counseled
with lh? organization of the new branch
M of public eervtea have occupied w
much time end at tent ion, mi to Icmk
but little opportunity for the considers*
tion of mnttern of m more general char
Meter, many oik which were fully di?cosed
iu my uiesrage at the special
aeaaion.
The Act providing for the assessment
and taxation of property ha? received
considerable atlciitioii, and the organ<
? ization of the Auditor's Departmeul
hae progressed > n? rapidly as circum
taneea would permit. Great care and
caution have been necessary in select'
ing the officers to whom will he entrusted
the execution of the tax law ; but it
i* believed that the appointment- made,
and to be made, will give efficiency and
success to tliiv important department ol
-the Government. 1 shall lay befotv
you, at the earliest practicable period,
the complete assessment of the proper tt
of the Stale, which will atloid il??
neoessary tm-t* Tbr tnX tt<>n.
The estimate of the Auditor f ? tlw
contingent fund may np|M-ar large, but
it sltortld Iw tetttentWred that the As
aessor'n book*. l-innki attd other fornv
for the whole State, are to he provider
out of this fund, trot only for tire as
aessment which is about to be tirade
but for that which will have to be mad<
previous to tire Convening of ilia Gen
ml Assembly in 1800.
Tire orgntrixation of the Auditor'
Department. and the successful com
plelion of tb? first e?>es-ment df pro|i
erly, will involve a Urge amount c
labor nix] sonic unususl expeodilurei
but a* the *n*uH aimed at is rno?t d<
irable, 1 recommend dial the Legish
ture will afford every facility for lb
accomplishment of tho ol ject.
Dy reference to the report of ill
Comptroller-General, it a ill be aee
that the entire bntid>-d debt of tli
State i? 407,300.27, oontuting i
f?4low?:
Three per cent, stock,
payable at the pleasure
of the Stale $38,884 t
8tx per cent, fire loan,
payable in 1870 314,468 <
Six per cent, stock new
State House 1,776,000 (
Six per cent, stock and
bonds funded debt... 1,282,071 !
Five per cent bonds,
fire loan 484,444 I
Six por Cent, bonds,
Dlue Kidgt Hsilroad .. 1,000,000
Six per cent* bonds,
new Slate Capitol.... 611.600
Making a grand total
of $6 407,306
Interest
due on the entire
debt July 1, 1808.. $356,204
Interest due January 1,
I860 150,214
' Tat at interest $514,418
This Is not the interest on a cap
debt of $6,407,806,27, at six per cei
hut ike reason is obvious, aa a port
of tbe debt is at tkrn per cent, and
other portion at fire per cent.
fn addition to the foregoing inte
paying debt, there ie a doming dot
*|>0,000. in the tbape of bill* rec
able, authorized by tlte legi>Ut
which are nrailable for taxes, and wl
will all be probably abrorbed by a|
eat ion to thai purpose during the j
en I quarter, tbee giving but Utile
to (lie Treasury In the way of eur
funds. This is lha last auartcr of
collection for 1007, under the a*
ment by the military eomm under,
U trW learn tbe entire eoUeodom
1908 available for tbe purpeaes o<
Treasury. Thry would here I
iMMt etlleeted, bm for the dlffien
attendant nprn pettfcg $T.e new tar
operation, tbe eollectione ondar w
will eewwenee in January next.
Under tbe new law, bringing ?
* class of property on the lux list, at it*
bena Me valuation. Including much of
. what nas been heretofore exempted and
Mill larger amount entered at nominal
f value, at a moderate estimate, there will
i be not lees than three hundred million?
> of property aa a bwsis of laxalidht This,
t at * ver; low per catiinge, will affor-J
abundant terenue to meet tbe ?u?rent
r expense* of tb? State, the interest on ita
' funded debt, and a considerable margin
i for the establishment of a sinking fund.
]a this connection, 1 would reocm
|. mend that a law be pasted providing
for the levying and collection of taxes
i iu Counties to meet their local expend*
iturca and the salaries of their ofBesm.
This will enable them to make such i
improvement* in the why of roads,
r biidge* and public buildings as the
taste and public spirit of the citizens
t may dictate, without drawing from the
i public Treasury moneys to defray tbe
i expenses of local improvements, in
> which the citizens of *.he Stale at large
I have no direct interest. i
1 be comptroller'* estimate of expend I
it tire* for (lie cm rent year aujounl to i
#480 706.18. exclusive of in'erest, i
#830.092 38. which includes that on a
Ction of the deht for '.ho quaitsr end* j
_ Octolier, i860, making an aggre- l
gate of #820,490.15. <
In iba report of the Comptroller |
General you will notice the items of |
what is considered as the war deht of I
tbe State, ftgMepnftav *-!??,* J 5.80; t
and of credits due tbe State from Slier- i
iff* and Tax Cpllectors, amounting in i
tbe aggregate to #76,664.87, which he <
recommends may be sunk and dropped i
froiu tbe accounts of the State. I
1 would suggest that the Chairman I
| of the Committee on Finance of tbe i
Seiiate, and the Cbwitman of the Com i
i mitlee of Ways and Means in the I
liou-e, be associated with the Comp? i
| (roller in investigating and determining i
what claims originated from the prosecution
of the war. * i
: 1 tecoinmend to your consideiation i
the propriety of pa?ing a law for the
| funding of the iutercvl on the State
f deht up to July 1, 1808, to avoid the
necei??ilv of forcing the bond* of the
S'ate on the market at a ?aciitce. I
have evegy confidence ia the ability of
, the Treemrjr to meat iU
|mn imr ilet'l W"tt OecUHIB" iln?*.
, 'I lie f dlowing is a list of the assets
I of the Slate on the 31*1 day of October,
1868: %
. Shares in North-eastern
I Kailroad Comna.iv ... #120.000 00
~ ~ ^ " w ' * - - - - ?
Share* in Spartanburg
and Union Bailroail
f Company 250 000 00
. Share* in I'eudlelon
Railroad Company .. 42,500 00
n Share* in Greenville and
i Columbia Railroad ?
, Com pan v 433,000 00
,f Share* in Blue Ridge
l( Railro.-.d Company ... 1,919,000 00
Share* in Columbia and
, Hamburg Railroad
e Company 42,200 00
Shares in Cberaw and
ie CoaUfield* Railroad
? Company 200,000 00
|S Share* in Inured* nail
? Road Company 50,000 00
Share* In South Carolina
Railroad Com
pany 24,000 00
^ Share* in Charl**mn
and Savannah Rail
Q road Company ..... 270,000 00
Shares in 8oulh vreetern
Railroad Rank 6,000 00
Share* in Keowe* and
* Tuckaaeegee Turnpike
Company 6,000 00
61 1,754,600 00
n The report of the Treasurer to thu
Department, and herewith transmitted,
thow* the operation* of the Treasury
from the 1*1 of May to 31 ai of October.
1868, making the amount on hand at
H the former period and the aggregate ol
' * - - _ . 4 1 Af A*VA OA ? _ J
" subsequent rtctipm evoo.oio.oo, nuu
tbe expenditures 409,088.76, leaving
balance of $26,285 07 on hand'at lh<
2' making up of the report.
I would alao a*k your attention t<
the accompanying letter frotn the Tieaa
~ urer, indicating a want of clerical forct
^ in hia office, by which itc business i
l*' retarded and the settlement of account
"' i delayed.
llon 1 recommend to Ike Legislator* tba
*?* tome early action be taken to preven
the Courts and officer* of the Bank c
rtal the State from wasting and ibbapply
>ng its assets to the payment of costs c
*'*' Court, attorney's fee*, and the salarie
,,r*v of officers and agent*. If the bolder
>?>ch of the Fire Loan Uo,.d* are determine
?pli
I to pursue the polietr of diaparsgmg tli
>rc? credit and resources of the State, wlie
hi it must be apparent to them that n
r*nl Stale in the Union is more solvent, <
h? has a fairer prospect of promptly mee
>6M" ing all her liahiiilie*, they should I
*n<L .compelled to carry on this litigation i
* their own expense. I have reason t
f the believe that not lea* than sixty ibot
t,f Pn sand dollars in gold baa beau squaode
hies e' s d made Away witk for tha laLn
law offioers and agents wb? are perf<>ru
Inch iog wo neoesaary duties, foei of ?tt)roe
who an employed for (He purpose
tvery bringing the ciedit of Ihe SflM in
K
diarwbme. and for oib?r objects of i
equally questionable propriety. Tfce |
holder* of the Fir* Loan Hood ?hoii d J
be plactd on (he name footing ea oth r I
creditor* of (he Sta'.e* end (hey sheud *
t*e held account able for nil datsagee t ;e I
State tin* auataimtd or mny u?U?l i
their unwarrantable litigation.
1 respectfully refer yos to (he no- *
oompanylng report of the Superintend <
ent of Education, for the progre** mele i
in executing (he Act to provide for (be
temporary organisation of (ha Kdnca- I
lional Department of the State. Much 1
of (he difficulty attendant upon initialing
(be eyelets has been oveicome, and i
I nave reaeon lo expect thai, duting the |
session, I will be enabled to transmit 1
for your information tucb etatiitice an 1
will ntford a baaie for future legislation. I
The subject of Magistrates' Court* !
w?? treated at some length in my for- i
mer message to the General Aarcmbly. P
1 would again earnestly call your alien- ||
lion to this important matter. No di* I
crimination has heretofore been made 11
net ween gmmi and pent larceny,Dor lint 1
?ny precise limit been fixed for tbe guid t
snce of Court* in ench eases. A i
wide latitude he* accordingly been |
given to the discretion of Magi*- i
Iratee and Judgea, and in conse- i
cjuence our jail* are crowded with I
|>et?y offenders, at an enormous ex- t
Cnse to the 8iate. Indeed, it bae 1
en tbe heaviest item of charge upon I
the Treasury. I would respectfully i
unw*"? ?H~* ?*--* ' ,
>o Magistrates in all cases of petit lar*
ceny and simple assault and battery, I
and misdemeanors of similar grade; t
giving, however, the accused parties I
the right of appeal. Also, I would re?
commend the establishment of a fair
and reasonable fee bill, at reports have
reached this office of unreasonable and <
unjustifiable exactions of Magistrates
and Constables, front tbe poor and ig
norant, in casee where by a little effort,
tbe matters in dispute could have been
amicably arranged. Cases have also 1
been brought to my attention in which
it is alleged that prosecutions have been
instituted for malicious purposes, and
Executive interference invoked as a
tentedv for injustice. If litis loose and
profligate ad minis; ra'inn of law is not
sn<t the offender ln*IH to m
rmet aecouiiiai>i:ii 1, tn? cmfu ni jw <
tice, instead of being a shield and a
protection, tnay become an engine of
oppression and wrong to the people.
i transmit f?-r your consideration tlie
repotl of the Regents of the Lunate
Asvlum f?r the year ending November
7. 1808, covering the repot Is of Dr. J.
\V. l'aiker, the Superintendent anf
l'hysu-ian, and of John Waties, E-q,
the Treasurer of the Institution. Tin
report of (lie Superintendent show* thai
at tb? commencement of the year, the
number of patient* wa? 187; and that
there were received daring the rear 82
making a total of 200 ; of this number
11 have died, 2.-have been removed, 2
eloped, n?nl"?0 have beeu di-sUst-g-oJ
cured?total 00 ; leaving in the Amy.
lorn at preaent 204 patients; of which
107 are males, and #7 females. Paying
patients. 02 . pauuera, 102. .Tin
report and accorttpantmg tables exhibit
a very favorable condition of affairs;
showing tbal 01 per cent, of ihot>n ad
milted nave been cured, whle only 4
per reul. of those nnder treatment have
died. Among those receive! were 25
colored persons, who were, with tew ex
ceptions, in great destitution?three of
them exhausted from diseaae and want
of attention. Four of their number
died, 1 eloped, and IS were sent home
cared ; 1. however, relapsed, and of bis
own accord returned to the Asylum.
For more-than twenty years, colored
persons have been admitted to the ben
eflis of the Institution, and have enjoyed
the advantages afforded, and such as
facilitated their cure and contributed to
, their comfort, as is now the case.
The Asylum for the education of the
r l)e?f and Dumb nnd Blind was ra or
I ganixed in November, 1866. at tbo Ce?
; dar Springs Asy lum, SpnrtanburgCoun
i ly. and was operated very successfully
until the close of the fUcal year on the
> 1st ofeOctober, 1807. The appropria
tion being then exhausted, the furthei
s exercises of lite In-tituiion were surs
pended, and the pupils sent to their re
'BL- I X.
* ?pec:>ve llOtlie*. in* lucnuun 19 hi
nduiirnble one, the btrihfings Urge urn
t oomuiodioos, end to avoid ilo-ir goinj
I to decay, ! concur In the recommende
?f lion heretofore made, that authority
* should be granted to rent or lease th
f buddings, so that he may avail himtel
* of any opportunity that may presen
a itself of securing a tenant, who will pro
d lect the premises and keep ibetn ii
e necessary repair until the finsnees c
n the Slate shall justify the re-orgsnian
0 lion of the Institution.
>r The condition and affair* of the Per
1 itenliary are now undergoing investrg>
w .lion, aud when the gentlemen co iduci
?i ing it have submitted their report,
o will take an early opportunity of tram
? - inittiog it for your information.
r The report of the Faculty of the Un
' veraity of South Carolina has be*
*- transmitted to the Trustees of the Inst
)'? i hi ion. now in session in thi>- city, ft
ot newtnch as they have referred it to
*b select oq amittee fJt examinit ?i
m there are several questions of im?
wrtance to the future welfare and proas
x??ity of the Institu-ion likely to be
m-ught under discussion, I have deem
?d it advisable to await tfae action of
Jte Trustees, when I shall make it the
lulj.ct of a special communication.
In olredivnce to the joint resolution
aflhe Legislature, requesting the Executive
to take such action as may be
ncessAry for garrisoning the Important
towns in the Slate, 1 entered into correspondence
with the commending
(^snersl of the Military Depaitment,
which resulted in stationing detachments
of Federal troops at various
foists where disturbances were appreended.
My thanks are duelo Itrigtdier-General
Bnmford, commanding
he District, for hit prompt attention
o my suggestions, snd hit disposition
o co operate with the civil authorities
o the full extent of his power in the
>reservstion of the peace.
The railroads whose bonds ere guaranteed
or endorsed by the State, have
[ sen furnished with a copy of the con
rarreni resolution notifying (hem that
unlets provision* in made by (bum to
pay interest dee and past due by Norember
next, legal proceedings will be
nstituted again*! them. No answer
>aa aa yet been received from either of
hero, except the accompanying letter
rom the President of the Greenville
Railroad Company, giving a very eat*
-factory account of the proepecl* and
condition of the road.
rom endoraementa of railroad toruis VH
i? follows :
South Carolina Railroad
bonda, payable in
1868, aecuied by first
mortgage $2,003,312 40
i^barlwelon and Savannah
Railroad bonda,
payable in Maroh,
1877, socured by firat
mortgage 606,000 00
North-Eaatern Railroad
bond*, payable March
1, I860, secured by
firat mortgage 02,000 00
Lauren* Railroad bond*,
payable in 1879, secured
by firat motl-*]ifiWWrOTrrg
ami Onion nnn flflReilioad
bond*, pavable
in 1878 and 1870,
secured by firat mort
gage 350,000 00
Greenville and Columbia
Railroad bonda, payable
in 1881, 1882,
1883 and 1880!.... 045 471 21
Of the endoraementa upon the Oreenville
and Columbia Railroad bonda,
$700,000 ia under the Act of 1861, and
$203,848^80 ia under the authority of
the Act of 1860, pasted for the purpose
of enabling the Company to pay the
interest pad due ana to rail tiue prior
to tiia first January, 1868, upon coupon*,
and upon the mortgaged and
guaranteed bond*. This guarantee it
upoq certificate* of indebtedness. The
tiding MSfJfr J?1'
which there U no lien, the company
surrendered three dollar* of demand for
one dollar of bonda.
I encloae a communication from Dr.
R. Leboy, Health Officer of Charleston,
in reference to the establishment of a
quarantino station for that port, t?
which 1 respectfully ask your alien
lion.
I would respectfully call your attention
to the remarks in tny last ineasagi
in referenoe to the organization of tin
militia, and renew my recommendation
on the subject. The Adjntanl*Gen*
ral's office cannot be organised unli
some action is taken by the Legists
tore.
I would respectfully reoomroend a
worthy of your consideration, the pn
priety of demoting the munificent dom
tion of the Federal Government to lb
establishment of an educational ii
slitute in Charleaton, for instruclic
in agriculture, mechanic arts, and tl
! higher branches of scientific and clas?
. cal stud tea. The buildings and groum
. connected with the Citrdel Acadenr
. are admirably adapted lo the purpose
It lias been suggested that there w
, be some difficulty in disposing of tl
lu.Crtra tlm Courts of Equi
{ previous lo the first of January neit.1
kimply submit the subject for jo
f consideration, a* 1 have not sufficie
n information to justify me in otferi
If any recommendation.
( Herewith ie transmitted iUt?mt
of the pardons granted since my acc
ii rion lo office, and the reasons iheref
>f In all oasee. I have decided in accoi
anee ?ith my conticlioos of the rot
of |be application. Many of the st
i tences which were mitigated or pard<
i ed, were the penalties inflicted t?nde
foitner code, and I have f*-It at tibe
I in many of the cases to take that f
i. into consideration.
It is nty painful duty to bring
| yoi r no-ice a condition of affairs
m eertain portions of the 8tate, which I
J. peratively demands your gravnat o
s. * i le i at ion. Violations of Inw, and c
a ragra upon persons and proper!y, b
id been perpetrated by vicioue and i
principled men; with a recltle-snv* end
ferocity which, ehiletbey ban brought
affliction and anguish to ibe bnromi of
bereaved families aad friends, have cast
a shadow upon the fair fame of the
Commonwealth, mortifying and pain*
ful to all who arti jealous of her repu'ation,
and which will require of you
the prompt adoption of the most efficient
measures fur its ample viodica
tion.
Hon, James Martin, a Representative
in the General Assembly from the
County of Abberille, was murdered on
tho ftth day of October iaat. He was
on bis way homeward from the Court
House, aud was puisued by a gang of
ruffiaus, by whom he was assassinated
in the public highway. Mr. Martin
was an intelligent and patriotic ci.ieen.
singularly inoffetj-ive in languags and
deu>e?nor, and all tba circumstances
connected with thin outrage, mark it aa
a cold-blooded assassination.
Hon. B. F* Randolph a Senator
from Orangeburg County was assassinated
at Ilodgea Station, near Cokes
bury, Abbeville County, on the Ifib
October. Mr. Randolph wan on bis
way to addreae a meeting of bis fellow
citixens, and upon the atopping of the
train, while on the platform of tha car,
was aaeaseinaled by three ruffians, who
had evidently been lying in wait for
tbe purpose ; and notwithstanding there
were a number of persons present, including
tboee connected with tbe train,
the a>sassioa were permitted to leisureU
mount their horses and escape.?
r. nmuuipii *.? . . ... , ,
views, of great force of character, and
exercised an extensive influence upon
public sentiment. Notwithstanding
that be was studiou.lv courteous
and liberal iu his iulercourse with
his fellow-men, the additional infhmy,
aa in the case of Mr. Marlin,
was attempted, by sheer fabrications
and falsehood, to blacken his charac
ter and defame his memory, as a pal
liation. if ifbt justification, of bis murs
dtr. Other instances of violence and
outrages of the most revolting character,
in portions Igefleld, Abbeville
and Newlierry Counties, have been ra
ported to this Department, but promi
neuce has been given to the assaasina
IWtnunS Yr?Tru-iV Timotai ?
I.uige ressula li??? i'i*" for
the apprehen?iop of thesa murderers,
some of whom are known to be refu
gees and outlaws from adjoining States,
who availed themselves of the political
excitement as a cloak for their chemes
of rapine and inurder ; but such is the
condition 01 society in meir lmmeuiaie
neighborhoods, thai neither the promised
rewards nor the strenuous eftait* of
civil offlftrs, have accomplished their
arrest. They are fully armed and
raouuted, and boaat of the extent and
power of their organisation. And a
somewhat prominent individual, who iu
himself under heavy bonds to answer
the charge of complicity in the murder
of the lamented Kaudolph, has had the
hardihood to publish an address 10 the
Executive, threatening atili further out'
couragfng evidence 'oT VtifaeiefinrHdbu
of journalistic morals, it may be mlntiooed
that this covert threat of aseaasi
nation has been published end republished
without *a word of censure 01
i dissent.
> The turbulent condition of affairs ir
the localities to which I have caller
vour attention, cannot and must not bx
> longer tolerated. A Government un
? able to enloree its laws and protect it
i citizens, is a mockery and a sham, mer
s iliog the scorn and contempt nt its op
i .ponents, and unworthy the oonfideac
I and support of its friends. It cannc
i administer justice through its courts, o
collect its revenue by taxation. A reir
* edy for these evils, which strike at th
? very foundation of the State, ahould I
t promptly applied. The law muat b
le made supreme. The most arrog i
must be taught to obey its behests ; it
n humblest assured of its protection,
ta The general electiona having pa**e<
i- and the political issues involved, wbic
U so ffereely agitated the country, baviv
iv been determined for a considemb
period. il it iltioullj to ix no pen idi
ill the community may be indulged in
be much needed respite from the pa*?io
ty end excitement* |o which il ha* no lot
? been subjected, and that our peoy
ur may be enahled to turn their ailvn:i<
ml to the development end improveroe
ug of thuir material resource*, which ha
beeu no badly impaired and oegleeti
ml It givee me much pleanure to state it
?#* assurance* have been received, be
br. previous and subsequent to the electir
rd* from many of the iuom prominent m
>r t cf the State, heretofore in active op{
id- aitiou to the Covemnient, of their
on- gret at the occurrence of these outrag
r a and their detestatiou for their authc
rty an well M of their determination
Ml yield a willing obdience to the Com
tntion and lawe, relying upon the pea
to ful exercise of their rights at tbe ball
in box to remedy whatever they m
kn- deem objectionable in them. Thin <
nn terminal ion ban exerted, ami cannot I
ml continue to exert, a favorable influet
ave upon the prosperity of tbe State?tri
nn- quiliaing it* people, simulating kn
um 1 L' -Ji-j-fJJ Iji'ii-J." I --g-a?k ?^^B
iwlrjr, And gi*tt?g ehnr?ct?f and credit ^^B
Vo its enterprises. fltcogmaing with ^^B
pleasure thwfl evidence* of returning ^^B
good feeling. and WUbitif to reciprocate ^^B
every indie *tl<?n of an approach to ^^B
friendly nUtiom, ! would reit?f*t? the ? I
recommendation* of my I act menwge. > Bfl
in faror of a liberal police on the part
of the Legislature In reference to the B
removal of political disabilities I
While upon tha subject of oar paat ?
difference*, I would lake occasion to *k
prepa. lit* hope that national politic* fl
will orcttpy hereafter a much laaa promioanl
phniikm in the affairs or the |R
State an J. in the mind* of the people
than heretofore. Political issue* bav- IB
ing been determined fur y??-* to eoine,
at le^at, there is but little propriety la j^B
keeping up political agitation. And fSB
especially do I regard secret p rlitical ^B
organiaaiiona deliimental to the com- |B
I inunity.if not entirely nut of place in a B
free (Jovernmenj. Wi.b every facility Wmh
and advantage of ftee discussion, car*. gig
tied fipquentIy to tbe very extreme of ^B
license, the ahriuking from the light of .9
day to meet in mid-night oonventicle** j||||
would seem discreditable to a people :^|||
proua <n mew intellectual energy. An K
armed organisation, styling iberaaaivae H
the In Klui Kino, uniformed end H
uaasked, by their eeeret meetiage end i
mid-night atroaiiiee upon peaceable and
unoffending eitiaea*, end obstrustinff I
the Inns, Itave inaugurated a reign of ,.1
terror in tunny neighborhoods. Italia*
lions of i lie *e?ret societies of Europe
duiing the middle ages, they are with- I
-iLu ujt><>>. ,j iuftifllyttinB. In
those days their poaeraoTvEeir veuve
ancv *? re directed against the turbulent |?
nobles and barons, who defied the laws
and oppressed the people. Their object
whs the attainment ot justice, not the I
acquisition of political power. -Their EH
victims aere not the law-abiding aud
the lowly, but the bold, bad men who
trnmpied on right and outraged ha*
manitv. Their symbol* were the dag* I
g<-r and the cord, lit emblems of their
terrible authority and their mode of
eieioi-ing it. Hut even in those dsvs I
of ratline and murder, the responsibility P
of this unngerous power waa deemed
so questionable and hazardous, as to 1
lead to its iii)i|ir?>sinn. . . ,
the existence or formation of secret
political societies is grea<lv to bedepreCatCU.
mrj ?,t? s ' f ? ?
ing and distrust and centres of irritation
and excitement. Pecresy is but too freiqueiil'y
the coeert for crime, and irresponsibility
an incentive to ils perpetration.
Organization* will heffrl counter
organisation* and diMm>ionit and dislutbancea
will b? fomjnted and perpetuated
to the iiH?rru|iii<in of the peace
rid prosperity of ihe neighborhood. t
lru*t that every well wisher of peace
and progress' will discountenance the
fuiibcr continuation of (bete secret poliiicHl
cliques.
Trusting in tli? beneficent protection
of lb* Almighty Ruler of th? Universe,
in whose hands ate the de?iiuie? of
nations, and who has vouch-safed na
?ucli abundant evidences of Hi* loving
i k'l dur urltuerafltrni*" ?tiO" fn-ncwcuiiijj-,
' and to this end that they may b?
gui(!?d and governed hy that wisdom,
shore ways are ways of pleasant news,
r and all Iter paths are peace.
11. K. SCClTT, Governor.
' Ecei.E-i.\arrtc.*L. ? R?v. Dr MeCmh, the
9 us w Kugi'cli President of piineeton College,
ia a which lie rnarde Inst week he.
* toys the National Christian A*oci?ti?ni
ithl that an ecumenical Council of Chris*
tians (meaning orthodox Prolcsl ant
Chnfehes here, in KnghWrd, France sn 1
throughout thc.eotiVhiefA]! would be held in
tlieCity of New York during (he aotUran of
# next year. The object of the meeting
woUtl he to procfrtae harmony and good
^ feeling among the denomination* of pro*
jj feseing Ch istiana every where. l>f*cuMi*ons
le were to be held upon the great leading top
ice which are now agitating or may then
j agitate the religious world. It ie not to he
,|, confined exclusively to the clergy ; although
,g some of the greatest ele^nl names in
|w ekrit(i-AitoM Would he inoluded In the roll
it of guest*. Lord Shaftesbury had promised
a to l>? presentdeclaring that nothing would
o? gi?e Mm gi*vAt -r plMtvrt than to meet ao
-,g many exnelleut |?ers?a? In ao good a cause,
tie Various authors and journalists of Knrnpmn
on fame had alao ?.e?n Invited and were exot
priiird to attend, S
a* , ^ , t'
kl ?
Ouua O. o. ffoWACkt has Issued hi* /
itli 'or*'cr l,f<,*''liug f<>r the discontinuance of
the Firesdravn's Bureau after January I.
e(i" with the ricfpliita of the alueaitonsl d-m
p trim* ut and the o?ll<-otloti of money due
f# soldiers. The military oflQ-ers will lie re1<w
lieved and the civilian* ?lll be discharged|fs
with the exception -if fr-.in six to ten ogre rs
l0 and elerka in ?acl? State, who will f-e reili
i taln-d l? conduct the residue of bnsine*a~
?4 The (?>llow|i g officer# will be allowed In
0| lb la Stale: Aaeistaal eommleeloner ami
lay Otdef auperintcndaot of schools; one MM.
1#. horsing oflleer fer educational department
t?ut i and payment of olaima; two aganta foe
tee 1 ptvm-Ht bounties; two assistant superan
inUudeuts t f schools; three elerka
in 1 [Wai3?.