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- * ' ! BY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON. ABBEVILLE, S. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1S56. VOLUME XIV. NO. 33." WHITE, SMITH & CO. HAVE, wilbin the pa*t w?>pk, r*c?ived from New Y?>rk, hj Southern Express, an entirely new stock of tADIES' BLACK CLOTH CLOAKS, Trimmed in the rooet fashionable nn<l desirnh'ijtyles. Those ladies who Imve nut yet. supplied ; ihemsclvcs with a CLOAK for the winter would | j <3o well to zall nnd examine their stock before j burchaairig elsewhere. I - i| Fresh Arriyals.!( Cassimeres, Jeans and Tweed3, For Men's wear, WHITE FLANNELS, ( BLEACHED LONG CLOTHS, TJDAUTV xim.'n cnilillltUS, ' ( ONE BALE FACTORY YARNS, Assorted Numbers. WHITE, SMITH & CO. j ? ? # t ? ... ? r jtjst ;rec:eiyed, i 5 Rnd for sale by * 1 WHITE, SMITH <fc CO., TEN B0XE3 BEST ENGLISH DAIRY j 1 I s CHEESE. TWO BOXES BEST ITALIAN MACCATiONI, FIFTY SACKS LIVERPOOL , - SALT, | 'l ONE BALE GUNNY BAGGING, i ? TWO HUNDRED POUNDS" OF BLUE STONE. ? I A full supply of the articles mentioiicil lielow will be fou:i'l at the store of WHITE, SMITH & CO.!W H1TTE MO RE'S COT TON i 1 CARDS- i! WOOL CARDS, j< COLLIN'S AXES, I i * Ames' Shovels and Spades,! TRACE CHAINS, 1 WAGON IIAMES, BLIND BRIDLES, j pat> t .nntvr? i. CAST STEEL, &C., &C. ! J AVHITE, SMITH & ' CO. : Nov. 9, 30 tf_ t SOUTH CAROLINA, ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. By William Hill, Ordinary of Abbeville JJistrtct. WHEREAS, W. II. Parker, as Commissioner in Equity for said District. lis* , Ihis day wade'apphcation for Letters of Admin islralion de Lou it noti, cum le*lamen(o anvero, f of-the Eetute of Wiiliatu Outler, late of said j J District, deceased. These are, therefore, to cit? and admonish the kindred end .creditors of the said deceased to be and appear before me h( a Court of Or- I dinarr for AhKp.villfl TJiiirint tn ot 1*.. I ( beville Court House, on Fri.luj, the 28*h day ( i of December .nexk, tp *b???r onuae why Lei- < i tera af-Adutiuiftration should nut t>e granted. i - Given under my liontl aud sen), this 16th day i 9 of November, I860. P . WM. HILL, O. A. D. I 1 Nov. 21. 4 , 6t SQtJT^C CAROLINA,* .A BBEVILLfi DUSTUJCT By WILLIAM HILL, Ordinary ol. Abbeville District, S. C. . -j W' HEREA8, W. U. I'srker, E*q., ns CptjjmiMHouerJo Equity for Kaid lHn>triot, h*? made application to me for letters ol Adminis- ' txation of all and insular ?bc giiods and cliat- '! tie*, right* And oreditaof tli? K?t:ito of Jai. F. 1 Tolbert, Inte o.f AbbeVt)le District and btaie aforeanid, d*c'd, (as defeliet) - ' Thc?e cre.to cite tb? liiodrfd and creditors , of aaid deceased to be'jtnd appear b*f<its? me at j , Court of Ordinary ^ to be held at AbhcriUeC. , ' TH., fw Abb?fill<"DiatrioHPJ? Tuesday, tha T8lh ( day of Drtjember'jjexty- lb ?hnw caom why Let* ; tfcra of Administration shoal) hot ba granted: ^ ,j v Given under my hand and a?al *Ms 8tli*Nov. > 1668.' " * " " ' ^WIUIAM IULL/O. A.D. 86,- 6t; ; THE STATK 0? ^OUTajUARCiJWAAbbeville jfotHeUfirlhe Court of Oftfinirjv . JJyo/ Aft. XTKTHEB*A6. *ppll<t*Uo^ >bM Ixwn/iiadeio ? 'fffr~Unrfi.lt; Walfer,(orlmUn fit- . .Admin taratioa ,?t- a? *ni si'O^oJar Ufa^|KK>d? I - 'fa AbtJ^|S?# ' i ' ^aW i^^^^ountyilStioi^ran ? , Th3?fc>r^lJ^Me4>r^ tbf I _ % Vi ?x5ro4 apd?rfc3ttW*:.i>r s^ ,d*c*a*Ml to- ap- ' pear befbro m? at a {Jourt of Ordinary for Abb . \ : ?yyi ;? : _-r- ?-?~ 'T .i.^! #$^5S:&Sj " '.* ' 'At-^*fvS, ( " . ' '^1 '< . ' *. ^ '.'?.v. SALE OF FOUR PLANTATIONS By order of the Court of Ordinarj BY order of the Court of Ordinary fo Abbeville Die'-riot, I will bell, b; [>ulilii auction, On Salcday In December next, Lbc following LANDS, for parlitiou, viz rhe Real Estate of Andrew W Callaham, dee'd, Situate in Abbeville District, on Jolinaou* Ureek, waters of Liltle River, containing 164 Acres, more or lees, . :ninfr lands of C. Wakefield, T. J. Hill, an< ieorge Millfnrd. Terms?Cash in United States currency. ALSO, 260 Acres of Land, more e:* leas 1'hc Real Eel at.; of WW,LI AM V WAl.KEH lecM, situuie in Al>!irvil!c l)iftr..-t, on Caiii| ""reck, waters of l,.ti!e River, udjoming bind: >f Edward Ashley, .'"jLua Ashley, ami Ann: lobinsun. On this place it .1 (iltlrtT MILL. Tlic i>urchiir>er of this place will get twelv< nonthe' credit. by git t.r a bond, with npprovec eeurity, and a mortgage of tho premi tin Jrdii.ary, to secure the payment of tiso purchasi uouey, and pay tlie costs in ash. ALSO, 367 Acres of Land, more or less [lie Kcal l?*tnte of JAMKS J. ADAMS. tlreM, \ i.1sit.% in .... i* t* i. uun' u jii ;> wuirvii.i: 'Ml IJ" O VICK vat era of l.ong (-ano, ndjoitiiiif; lunJa of A Ucveiihon, Mrs. Ellis, nnd others. Terms of sain.?Twelve iti?.?n?lis.* credit, th( nirchu.-er lo give bond and approved wearily iid n mortgage of llm premiers, lo llie Oidiiiaiy o hcuure the pnyinent of the purchase money ,'oais lo be ji:iiil in ea>h. 172 Acres of Land, more or lees 'lie Ilea' Knlnte of Mis. SARAH PACE, d-c'd itn.ite in Abbeville l>i?tiicl, ?>n l."iig (,'aiu reek, udjoiiiii.g lam's of TIioihuh Eakim*, .lolli )avis. anil othera. Terms or ?.;ile?Twelve months' credit, tin mrchasei t'iviiig l>i>inl, Willi approved >ei-iirily, Hid a mortgage 01 tlie |sr4>iiiir'?-.-'a to llie Oidinury o secure ilia payment of llie pureluxe money }osla to be paid in Cite'i. K. JONES, S. A. D. Nov. 7 8 St L'ho State of South Carolina A15BlivT r.T. F> m ST 111CT. iy WILLIAM III I-L?. Esq., Ordinary o At?bi-\ilk* I >i?*lr*ct. IiniF.RKAS. application 1ih? been tii-ule t< \V tonicity \V. < IC-iuindv, for Letters o VrhniniMrntion of ;ili ii:nl is 1- lit.- eno.J* ?ii< hatl*l*, vitrhts and er.-tlits ot Hubert U. Wilson leceisnl, of said Dialriei. uri?, t';rr?fore, to rife and ai'monm) lie kindred mill cindiior;; of Fnid duci-ifed. t< ipji-Mr before me at a Com t, of Ordinary for Ah?-ville Dialiict, to li- M ut Abbeville Cour loiue, on Fiiiltiy tlie 14'. h day IVoemlier next p show can*"'. if ni?y, why ?.?id Let tern shoul> 101 lie granted. Givfti under iny baud and seal this 2Gtli dni >f November, ISOG. VM. I1I[.L, O. A. D. [SKAI. J Nov. 28. 5 lit rhe State of South Carolina ABBEVILLE DISTRICT. In Equity. John WiJoniRii, ") vs. ' | Bill to sell Land, Marsha >?rah WMciniin, f I. J. Ilorion, Ex'r. | Aeectte, <fcc. and others- J T appearing thai Thomas A. Widsman, S ** iirur^ Him wi;n onruu ?i., r?iizno(Mi ^Iv'Jolvey hikI I#4?qirii MeOlvi-y, drfriidnntR ii hi* cnn?\ rt'5-iil"- beyond the limits of this State Jii motion by Thomson <fc Fmr. Coinp. ?ol., or ler^d'tbat said drfeitdnuia do appear rind pl.-:nl inwiv.T or demup to eiiid Rill of Complaint, with n three month* from the puMienfinn hereof, o itie ntine will be taken Fro Conjetto ugaiiiB ihem., WM. II. PAIIKCR, c. e. a. d. Ctimmipaioner'B'ORioe, ) Nfcv. 20. 18?6. J / Nov. 21. 4 3m. SHERIFF'S SALES. BY viAoH ol iwndry vvi its of Fiera F^cia to .toe directed, 1 will b?- 11 at Abb*"dl Jourt Ilouie, <>n thu flritt Monday in Decmbe vext, within tlie legal hours of Bale, the foljo* n^jpropei ty, to wit: > 666 Acres of land y 't'' -' \? i ' '.' more or Ws,'. bounded ty lands of C. T. Hi* t.-U, E?t?te of John Urny and others. levied o \r, th? property of 1<. M. 1'aluior, at the anit t [J.- IImIcII rtM'J OlJltoM. . Also, 0?? levied on n* Wtc properly f Wnlltiow Btigif. at the ?uitr ot Jj:u?8 .Mfcrtin * II. S. OASPN, 3. A. D. Sheriff'* Office, \ . $pf. lft, I860- M id / . , JOHNSTON. CKKW8 ft C07 Importers and ^VhoUenle D#floV?iff : STAPlf AND FANCV OWT-iMOM, . r , cHARtfeeToN. a tj.: -1' , ?^i -Tax -Collectors- 'Kotice. Hljr sobaenber "hifeby notiflV* att fieraot -l?h Yrtefaxtn m tljcir etrpIoj,-><j stUptienC t? ith thero, tt retaintlie spioojiVi Mid-JwW S?SISS?g?i THE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGI EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT. | Columbia, S. C., Nov. '27, 1806. j Gentlemen of the Senate \ and House of Representative* Your annual lsscmhling at the K?-at < government has heretofore bi*or? the oce; I . r j sion of congratulation by tlin Executivt C I upon tlio continued happiness, pro^perit and improvement of tlio cnmmonwealtl I regret tliat no 6iieh greeting can hp. ex tended to you on tlie present occasioi * I Wo no longer liear the clash of nriim, n< | the tread of hoslilo a-mies, an<l our peopt i have escaped the acourgo of that terribl diiense, which revels in the shocking cai a | nival ol death. Whilst the general healtl | has not been good, the virulence and ma! liguity of disease have been mitigated, an : a comparatively small totality has visilci | the sick room. Fur the^e blessings, ou j thanks are due the great Ruler of the Uni ! verse. In Ih> rh'nllm i>f Imiriiliiil ion um j contrition, lei us invoke Him to avert tli i; evils that are upon u<?to stay the hand < , | <>ur persecutor*, to turn away the wratli j ami L'ling to nought the counsels of tfio-; * ' who would oppress nnd destroy us, and ti restore to us the happiness and prosperit; , of former years 1 The toil of the husbandman has brough J him a scanty return from Ins fields?th< # grain crop i* alarmingly small?the cotloi crop in many portions of the State will no suffice to furiii>h the means of supplyinj , ' provisions?our population, white nnd coi| ored, are abandoning their old homes am , | country, a' i are emigrating to strange pla " j ces, where tney can find br?*ad. With ti. s i loss of la' or, otir farms must dilapidate ' | our field"- remain unti'led, our gnuiarie , j continue empty, and our progress in de I vek ping llie resources of the State mustb ] arrested. The failure of the earth to mal* ) a generous return to the toil of tbe hus ' buxlman, can?eft tlie goods of the" mer| chant ?o re->t illiquid on his shelves?aim i : ke<-ps the tool of the mechanic idle?th ( learning of the pn. regional man uselus. , ! The poetical condition of the coui.try? thi' intolerance of our conquerors?th \ proscription to which we are subjected, b I those who should l>e our loving brother1 land who wield the destinies of this grea ( ' nation?these evils intimidate capital, par j alyzo enterprise, disorganize labor, and des f; t:>v hope and confidence. Tho enorniou ( u^^y^eolton discourages production, am ' aggravates the financial embarrassment c i I tin* people. 'I Never, therefore, in tbe history of th i | State, has a Legislature assembled unde ' j less favorable auspices, to provide for tit t ' wants of <?n impoverished and duheartehe< j ; constituency. } lint these extraordinary embarrassment >' inuft be met with wisdom, patience an< courage, with energy and hops', and manly resolve to guodue and overcom them. We must keep our population her ?we must provide for their present nnces sitios?wo must stimulate our while population to go eiirnestly to work, and let then j see that labor is honorable and idlener roprehensiblo. ICnteiing a new year wit tliispTt-d determination, our fie'ds will b . better cultivated, aud the next liarves ^ t iinp Will flflil rulr nrtii-norc tuoll . ] the products of tlie soil. The staple crop ' ' will be inoro abundant, ami the fmaticin . j embarrassments of the people will, by con ? sequence, bo greatly relieved. Li*t u cherish hop? and practice such industry h shall merit tlie fulfillment of these antici pations, I therefore proceed to make such recom raeudatiotjfi ha will, in my judgment, pro mote the interest of our common conetitu * ency. P DISTRICT COURTS. The third Articlo of the Constitution c lf?iri StalP, in the tliird paragraph.-of tli first Section, directs that "tlio General A-< * sembly sludl, as M>nn as po$4ible, establisl )f fur each Diftrlut in the BUite, an inlwin j Court or Court1?, to be atyied 'tba Dlairii i_ Court'?the Judge whereof bhdll bo resi ?' den'On tbo District,, whije io offi-jfc; 6hfri be elected by the - General A weakly fie 7 four years, m>d shall ba re-eligible?^-whic Court diall bafd jarifidietwn of causi - vf )' . ' . wbwrein one-or both tue parties rire per soDft of color, and of ail -erifbtrial ca*e wherein the aeoum*! it a person - of color an4the General Assembly ? im)>ower<4 * T, extend the'jurisdiction of the Mid Coai to other-6ubject8." It is unfurtunale tbi 4hU ,cUu?e iwerted m the Cunatitu tipn. 1 bo fitn paragraph "of the Strttfj ' J declare#,_tl<U Vi}/e . tb?]l t "f fc&do* Oour 1-; rot Ikm *&d JEribiif *? tl* Qenital A ? ,^jrtoJ, ftoiiiilwe tq tlW, direct Ifti J. ready quoted requires the General Asscini bly to "establish District Courts," and theso \ Courts must bo continued until the Constitution is nmemded in the proscribed; ' ; manner, or tlio instrument itsoll'will be vio )f .lated. In ordeMhat tl;o largest, discretion i- : may bo allowed the General Assembly, in a, ! devising the best judiciary system to meet y j our wants in the recently changed relations i i. ! of society, I recommend that the present j ? j General Assembly provide for an nmend- I i. inerit of (lie Constitution, by striking out' ir tbe third paragraph in tho Article afore- M e ' Haiti. The next General Assembly can i 0 J consummate the amendmentt and then, tlie < p j Legislature will b'j left, with unrestricted ' 1 I discretion, to establish mch superior and i . inferior Courts as, to them, phall seem I ,| n.oc.t. Whilst tliis amendment is being j' J consuiiiiuated, the District Courts ma) be ' r j |?ut fully into operation, and one year's ex. I perietice will, probably, docido whether I ,] : tliey are adapted to tlio wants nnd meet ] I ihe necessities of the public. If tliey 1 ,t I should be found impracticable, inefficient, 1 \ ! or too expensive, they may bo abrogated, I u and some belter system may bo instituted. Wo are thrown upon novel limes, and nil y our legislation to meet our new situation I 1 is purely experimental. It would not bo. i i wise to aisuard and repeal tlie legislation' 1 uf each prececding seasion^, because it fail- < r, ed to work smoothly or <;ivo en tiro satis- I t faction. When deficiencies are discovered, i , remsdy them, by auieitdmeot qr modifies- f _ tion. N<> liumnii wUituin is equal to the I 1 task of i^ivina perfect system of Courts i and Law*, when an ancient B\stoin must ' L. be revolutionized, to coiru-pond with raid- ! i .! cal changes in encial, domestic, indns- i 1 ? j trial nnd political relations. After j 1 _ j ono year's fair experiment, it way be j 1 B ' found '.but the the District Cuurt i* the de j I u : siih raturn. The Act of the last session, ! _ j "to amend the Act establishing Di-urict I i _|Courts," requires essential nnd material j I ] : amendments, to reduce its expenfes :in<) he- j e , cure its t flV-ieiit operation. Tim boundary !| ,. | of its jurisdiction sliould be more distinct- i ' - | ly defined. The services of aGian I Jury, j ?- ! ?b part of its machinery,should be dispensed j 1 y with; tiie authority conferred on the Dis i =, j triot. Judge, to examine and diamUs frivo- i I i | ious cases, renders tlie existence of such a ; body uuuecessary. Thero is a Wx.il defin- |; i- ed distinction between misdemeanors and * a crime. It, ii only when tlie pnson.-r i* :1 ! charged with crime, that he is entitled to if1 bo triod on jirHnentincnt found by n Grand Jury. l\lty lar<?eny, and other peity ji e : tclonios, may be d?ol ireil, by stniuto, to ho : 1 i { misdemeanors ; und defendants, in all j i 0 ! lnisdeincunors, may he tried without pre- >' 1 ' continent or true bill found by a Grand J1 | Jury. The venire for the Petit Jury i t alioui'l be roilnced to oiflrhtfion. In ?li? I I J District Court, it woutd bo seldom that n two pnnucls would be required; and the 1 e Couit, on such occasions, could bo mn! o ! ployed with other business mot requiritg ( - tb? aid of a Jury. The Jury duty now j i - exacted will bo very onerous on the pao- 1 n pie, and, as the Isw stands, it cHnnot be s performed at an expense of less than eigh h ty thousand dollars per ariuum. The I o 1 modifications suggested would reduce the il j expense? to one-third of that sum, for |) ; both superior and inferior Court*. The ex- i s pense, to tie Treasury, of Jurie* might -be (] j dispenMid with entirely, by taxine a Jury ! r__ > il - ? i | ito iu every u?iuieu. mi versus autj s | imparlances s>liot)ld bo Abrogated > in ft | tiie District Court; and ail indictment*, t i- recognizances and other paper*, in the Sdt~' ? potior Court, not disposed of, and in which i jurisdiction* ia given to the District Court, i - blionld h?> transferred to the District, and J _ made valid, as if originally returned to that Court. The District Boards should be i mptired to piake tbvir animal returns to ' ,1 the District Judge; sod itjRbould hi; marie ,, the duty of the latter to examine the same, nud enforce the Jaw. against them for mis,t feasance, malfeasance, or negleot of- duty. ,r When the District Judge is ititoresiod in ;l aoj case, civil or criminal, of whicfc^ Ui? _ isouri nas cognizance, it sifoa.lU be transII ferred"|o the .Superior Court for trial. The {r Court should be invested with exclusive li jurisdiction, in canes over one buodred .a dollars only where the contract, express or implied, between the employe* and eru ?f pfoyee, is for agricultural labor. The Uw ^ now provide? thai a prosecutor, who itislio tales * frivolous or grouocUeaa proseoy tioo, rl may be adjudged to pnythe co*ta. of such it prosecution. Thiauan ample ssftgdard,? against . grotirtdlew pro*ocotion?'f ?nd ^ the "law jhouW be ?o -atncnded,,- that m < ft ifctrtite should U granted a warfartt ilpOT^ b rwognixanq#, tft proseput? ? color, under tlto clause in the third Article 1 of the Constitution, which declares that 1 the District Court aim!! have jurisdiction of all eases in which a person of color is interested, or to which he i3 a patty. The Civil llt?ht.-< Ac', passed hy the Congress of the United States, which must be resrespected anil obeyed until pronounced tin- 1 uonstitutional 1>\ the Supremo Court of tin* j ' United States, gives the pet yon of color ; ' the same rights in all the Courts, Stat?. as J ' well as Federal, as are enjoyed l-y the w hite I 1 race, and ?o long as white persona are I 1 iriahlo only in the Superior Courts lor ft-. I- i 4 ony, 1 ho same privilege must ho accordcd j * lo persons of color, notwithstanding tin* j 1 supposed ptohihition in tlio Slate Constitu- j ' lion, ;ta tlx) Constitution of tlio United 1 States, and the lawn passed in conformity 1 thereto, is tlio supremo law of the land. 1 If tlio Civil Rights Act should hereafter ' bo declared unconstitutional by the Su- ' prerno Court,.or should it l>e repealed bv j Uongress, tlio question under the State 1 Uojifltitution roi^ht then be full of em- ! sarrassiuent. ' CHIMIN A I, I. AW. ' Tlio establishment of a Penitentiary re i nres material changes iu the punish- ! nents imposed in the Criminal Law.? i Murder, arson ami rapo should bo punish- 1 jd by death. The numerous catalogue of nl / kiiiua niinti*K<il>l.< .1....... - ? !l' uivi.ivil |/uui.-7?miumj I'Jf SIVII.'U Willi j md some without the benefit of clergy, | 1 ihould be abridged, and confined at hard j abor in the Penitentiary bo substituted, in i 1 most CH?es. Tho extreme penally nltach- ] '' ng lo many of '.licso felonies is revolting j ! o humanity, and juries not un'requenily j ail to find real olfi'iidem guilty, beeatisn j 1 the punishment is made, by its enormity. | .^proportionate t<> tho olfence. / It t-houhl j ' t?e left diseretiouary with the Judges in the i Superior and Di&triet Conns to miniah by j 1 iinpiisonineut at har.l labor in tho l'eni J' tentiuty, or by whipping in all cases of lar- j eny. PunMimont by the lash is so de- ' grading, that it should be imposed upon the j most incorrigible offenders alone. A con- ' vict who serves out his term of imprison- I ' I [ fin hi me .renueuiiaiy, even lorun mta- > iiujus ?ift'cr.ce, may reform; t?ul ono who j ( lias been whipped at I he public whipping : 1 post, must be overwhelmed wiih such a j I ;ense of sliHine and degradation, tlml he i 5 iNii.not command moral courage sufficient j ' to enable him even lo rauko an illurt at ' reformation. 1 I (eel it incumbegt on me to call your intention, spcci illy, to tho gros9 neixleot of 1 July, on tlie part ot* some of thu Sheriffs itiid Jailers iu ibis State in allowing prison srs to escape from their custody. t'nuilicial information has been received tliat iit irly seventy prisoners have escaped lrom j ihe jail* of this State bincu theic custody was turned over by the military to the sivil authorities. Some "of these criminals ' were under Heutence of death, and many wore charged with the highest crimes ugainst society. Every'effort to enlorce tho ' Unminal Law, and suppress crime, must bo unavailing, unle.-B the custodians of prisoners who have been arrested and conlined in j.iil nut with more vigilance and ' ' fidelity. The existing law pronounced the most rigorous punishment against Sheriffs itid Jailors for voluntary or m-gligent es caput*, aud it is found wholly inmUtpifite to 1 arrest the growing1 evil. It is difficult to J satisfy a Grand Jury tliat their friend, j whom ibey have aided to elect Sheriff, or - I ojNr t>?eiUr "ki janor, wuuiuperuiH H prin- j ' liner to eftCMpo-^?ilieir. good will toward the delinquent leading thorn to be rend- 1 itv that (he tscapo rwjulted from the insecurity.of tb<5 jail. It is ev?-n more ddfirnlt to*eoure the preeminent t?f the Cutuiniasiouers of Public Building* for 1 their nt^jletit of duty, in failing to make the - jail secure, and lifeiu-e the publio suffer without a remedy. When a bill of inVliot-meat ia found, it is traversed, and when the deferitiant ia Btinlly brought to trial,. positive proof cannot bo offered- that the j escape was foln. tary or negligent. And the |> defendant is accjuntod. The.-General As. aoinbly, since 1839, haa-beeu olmost an ' .ujalty passing 1*<vb, lo enforce the performance by Sheriff* of theft dutv Tn civil , t - ' ( * r . t \ ? * ?ud ontuinn) n>aiC?r?, and thftnd W ?? far A when l?be. legislation on. tbu ^object ooraiuenced. There i? hut otfe rne?n$ of effgeling a our* fur Uri*-chronic diwabe^Kit ialojfrovnleby -liftr for the ai?rnrii?ry rt"hjOVai oTjl Sher^either Um<ugii Hie judiojal or M*ca*ir<? devilment of the Go* ernutwQt, ?*/!- fciUtal in '. : ' i ef^; o? W3fc; i* i>oi?evid tixtvyl^ve not itt* * i^SsS^S^ J. .l"1.1!'*"1" J"1 ??! ? p<rienec on the Bench, and his acknowladged ability, will secure a respectful consideration of his labor. C'OMMISSlONEttS TO TAKE AClvNO'WLEDQML NT OF DEEDS, &C.?NOTARIES. rfnuc. The Acts of the General Assembly confei upon the Governor authority to appoint ''Commissioners to tako Acknowledgement V >f deeds," in the States and Territories', tc 'to be used and recorded in this Slate iho Commissioners to continue in ofliee du ring his pleasure. Tho duties of these jflioera "in taking the acknowledgement >r proof of any deed, mortpaire. or other jonvcyanco of any lands, tenements or lureditainents, in this State,or of any con.ruct, letter of attorney, or a oy other wriing uruler seal," aro very important to .lie interests of tho public, and some rule should bo adopted to furnish tho means if verifying such certificates with reasonublu certainty. This may bes attained by requiring every person appointed or to be i| pointed a Commissioner, to forward, within ninety flays, to tho Secretary ol Stale, an impression of his oflicial seal, on ivax and on pnper, together with his autograph; and uj?on his failuro to do so, the ap jiointincnt of each defaulter bhotild ba ati' lunei. Notaries Public aro, likewise, appointed md commissioned by llio Governor, and ire invested with gravo official duties, riie Secretary of Stale alone, can certify tbo official character of a Notary Public, md be can make no such certificate will] *:?fi-tv, unless be chance to know tlie handwriting. Every Notary Public, now hold iii^ his commission, or who may hereaftei be appointed, should likewise be requiret Lo i ?iward to tbo Secietary of Stato, ar impression of his oflk-ial suil on waa mid paper, with hi9 auto<jr?pli, within SIX' ty days, or b:s appointment should be revoked. OOA'J It ESi I OX A L ELECTION'S. The last Congressional election in this ijtate was held pursuant to a resolution ol jf the General Assembly, and there if now no provision of law holding future elections. Although our Representatives lasl ilected, have not been permitted by theCongrcts of the United Slates to occupy their seats, it is the duly of the Geneial Assembly to provide, by general statute, for the holding of genetul elections for each succeeding Congress. The convenience of the peoplo would indicate that these elections should bo ordered biennially, on the day that members of the General Assembly mo chosen, to wit : The third Wednesday in October, of each oi'd year. Representatives to Congress would then tak< their Heats the following December, coming fresh from the people, and represent pop ular sentiment on public questions of th< Jay, with mor.. certainly than if elected ai heretofore, the October yt>ar preceeding tbi meeting of Congress. If an extra sessioi i?f Congress should be called bfcfore the daj lixed for the election, the Govornor might he autliorsMsd to order by proclamation the elections at an earlier day, and thus Eecuro the representation of the State a( such extra session. n* A f-.rni.i.irr'TADfl The Tax-Collectors lihve heretofore beet ulectcd for the lilectiun Districts in whicL ibey reside. Since the ftbrogRtiou of the Parish system, the former legislation hui not beeu changed, mid Collectors are still fleeted by. the voters within the lormei Parish lines. Beaufort, constituting, Dow bttt a single Election District, still bus foui r?x-Collector4?; and Berkeley Electior District has eight Tux-Collectors. Th< reason for a Tux Collector iu each Paris! eeHsing to exist, the law should boso. mod ilied as to elect one for each Election Disirict. The additional numbers require ai increase of the books to be furnished bj the Treasurer, aud a iat'ger number of returns. The commissions are insullicient t< ictl-jce business men to accept of lbet< Amall places; in one of the Parithejs tb< Collator's comrumsiuus nro loss than J fllteefi'doJIartj, and in another, (St. Johu'i v-olleton,) no collections ba7a baen ninde bacatua no ono, wit^jn* my kuowledge would accept the - OiHoe. I rtconnneni tlmt tlio law be so mociiScJ as to proVid (or Uw ajootion of ono Tax Collector foi each. Electtou District. . -ror- nciKTusxusr. " Puraaant totbe .provisions ?f tbe Ao of ibe isle t*UA nMjdos, to eaUbliafi i JL'eoHentuiry, jt wppcnnteil aiesare. VV ?H?an tyrggr of Ed^etiaidj, WilJiam Iv liut^ri ?uo;^f y^iivM, 4#o(ii^r(i c*i?v?? t i.eo (V1*J' .i* r^<^r?r ? ei ?r tr, ?**! M Mliinhfo tfifiuioratv eitclowfrer ?ri( lumbia?a plateau <5f several acres of level surface, willi a bold bluff on tho canal, rising some sixty foot above the level of tbe rivor. A track less than half a mile, nearly at grade, will connect the building with the Greenville Railroad at a point one-half mile from tho depots of the South Carolina and Greenville nnd Columbia Railroads. Tho water now running through tbe canal ' will furnish all the motive power that will bo needed for many years. Its accewibil ir.y from every pait of tbe State by railroad, ! and tbe facilities thereby afforded for tho 1 transportation 01 prisoners, provisions ' and mate rink, nnd for shipping tho sup' plies manufactured, make it a most admirable and advantageous location. Granite, in inexhaustible quantities can be pro? - ' cured, if not within the walls; certainly . 1 within a stone's throw of them, without 1 any cost of transportation. Its location, within the city limits, will allow the number of guards to be reduced greatly below the 1 force which would be requsite for tho > safekeeping of the prisoners in remote lo? j calities whore tbe population is sparse. It 1 is believed by the Architect aud Engin- i eer having ibe work in charge ibat cells may be in ve&diuess by the first of Janua ?y lo receive convicts. The Engineer and Architect estimates the appropriation needed for the rigid and succcsaful prosecution of the work for tba next .year at forty-fire thouaand dollars. I directed the Commisioners who were 1 ordered to sell the buildings, machinery, of the State Works at Greenville, to reserve euch machinery as might be : ! usefully employed in tbe manufacture of ' wood and iron in tbe Penitentiary, when > fully in operation. Tha reservation wa3 : made, and there'will be in the future only a trifling outlay needed for machinery to * * operate most branches of manufactures of wood and iron. THE FINANCES OF THE STATE, TAXES ANX> 1 THE BANK OF THE STATE. f The tuxes levied under tbe Act of De? i cfinber, I860, amount to four hundred aiid nineteen thousand six hundred and sixty?bight dollars aud seventy one cent*, ($419,008.71.) There has been paid into ' the Tieasury, three hundred aud- twenty seven thousand seven hundred and lliirty' seven dollars and tweuty-five tenia, ($327,737.25.) ' Collectors commissions 32,869 90 Freed men's returns unpaid, (principally capitation tax) 21,319 07 ' Jury tickets deposited by Tax' | Collectors, 7,962 11 . . - Tax executions issued and in ^ bunds of Sheriffs and bal: ances duo in hands of Col lectors, , 29,780 32 i . ?' ' s Total, - $410, G68 71 3 This estimate doo3 not include exeotfJ lions issued by the Tax-Collectors, against ' persons who have failed to make returns, - and who have been , double taxed. The , statement of the Comptroller-General is s herewith transmitted for your information, i The eutire revenue received into the Treasury from Taxes, Bills lieceivafale registered and carried to cash and other nfti* i nor sources is $47-7,743 9*1 i There has been paid out by the Treasurer on appropriations 304,688 94 i Leaving in the Treasury a bal- v,; " ;... I nnce,on the 31st of Octo- . " ? " > ^ r berlastof.. 1,73,055 4)5 ,, , Subject of. draft, of - w Inch 'ram ~ * I CPAairi piirrAn^o >73 vwifvuv^ T.' t The Treasurer has, in obedience to the 1- ', 3 Act or 21st of Sppiemberhwtf "to provide i for the redemptoa of Bills Receivable, ifr '* sued by the State,"' promptly, exchatig&l, . - Nijtionahcurrenoyfor the . Bill? Re^my^bi* %* when presented. ' This 'will rapidly reduce T. the anioufit be lield-oo Slut Octobor. v - undrawn appropriations,'; and, 8itfih ad^i- . > tional Appropriations as -tnajr . be m*de*fc> > the p*wp> ?CMidn ,v must be paM,', pfh^'^v i pattyi in Bill* Receivable, Outtl (Ke -tiapga,^,' - (or'ike fiscal ye?v comflxeuotD^ t^'Ut^f^V' 1 October last,ehftll be p^id into, ther Treas-;1. r? ory, which payment* houM; ^ rffcr&t&T Tj ' ? I " A "1 ... n ' > W tx> wade b/.tfie uoueotQi* ^ 1 June next/ It tljfl Geut-ral, Awe?[t)lj'.jl6i u eDacts tbfl clause m the Ta? r year, requiring tb?t ill io sola lUlkiU^twjWlLL'??dv eoatiwiaar; 'iUfct- jkiAv