LOCAL ITILMS^.
Read It.?We publish in another
column the message of Governor Hampton.
Don't fail to read it.
Ice ?The first freeze of the season
occurred on Thursday night, The
winds howled and the thermometer fell
to 22? Fahrenheit.
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Citizen.?The touiuiun.eati>n over
the signature ot ' Citizen " is a pointed
n. .? :>rd will be read with interest by
taxpayers and irood citizrtH generally.
A large crowd of negroes were in
town yesterday to attend a circus of the
fortieth magnitude. which exhibited 011
the Vt'orlccian square.
SaI.K I>.*Y?The sales \' Sterday
were largtly attended, and sumo of the
property off- red brought fair prices. : i
A Fair.?The ladies *i!l give a lair
on the 18lb and 20lh of this month,
nnd devote the proceeds to purchasing
unifoitns for the Kershaw Guards. ;
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He CoiiKft Again?Our ft iend and
patron, Mr. M. P. Kelly has placed upou
our taLIe a specimen of his turnip j
crop. A single turnip weighs nine ,
pounds. Bring in another, sonic bo ly ! ,
ltEi.iGious.?Services were held in 1
nil of the churches Sunday except the '
Baptist; and, though the weather was 1
exceedingly cold, the congregations were
generally large.
Only* One.?The only representative
'' * nf Kershaw countv hare '
iUC i/CiUu\n*?.- v.
in the Legislature is Foux'e Cantoy,
colore-!* who is a page io the House of
liepresc.i'atives. !!
Resigned.?Lev. G. W. Hollos has
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resigned the pas'oratc of the Baptist i
(,'Lurch at tl i< place. J'
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0 ETTYSBUltG.?The many veterans ; (
nmnng our readers will peruse with the j
greatest interest the synopsis of (Jen. i
J*00street's account of the battle of |
Gettysburg, which we pubiish on the' |
first page of ibis issue.
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Game.?While the river was beyond
i s banks Just we?k. the young puuners |
of our town Lilie 1 a large number of
rab -i s a id other small aniuals. which
were driven from the swamps by the
freshet.
Ax Oversight.?The account of
the Kuilroad meeting at Sumter, which
wc publi-h'd Lot week, should have
l^en credited to the correspondence of
the Charleston Journal of Commerce.
The failure to do so was an oversight
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on our j?hn.
Cry 1(1 Columbia.?Senator Carter
and Hcprvsctitativcs (jaiihcr, Hough
and Piublc, all colored republicans,
I, ft for Columbia on Wed ne-day moraiag
to attend for tlie last time the do-,
'liberations oPibc Ocoeral Assembly.
Always on the Alert.?Tliat en. 1
trrpruing young merchant, II. Baruch,
Ivmj . keep* constantly cn hand a stock
of poods that ear.uot fail to please his
customcis. A peep into his large and
convcnicn'ly arranged establishment will
establish the truth of what we say.
f-'TOVI.s.? Sec advertisement of Mr.
J. It Goodale, v.ho can supply you with
a stove of *uy description, aud upon
the most reasonable terms.
Fruits &c.?Messrs. Kir I ley &
Smith are constantly receiving fresh
ft aits of all kinds, candies, fancy gro- j
ecries &e. Th nc wantiup sweet things
should give them a call.
Taki.no Them In.? A catch penny
concern was i:i ojiration on Broa J street
the other day,and succeeded ia ' taking
in" a large number of cuiious colored
peo/'l \ ''who bad the moral courage to j
ppcvmukv.
A SLGOKjiTloN.?It is suggested that
the Inteodant of Camden be invented
with the criminal jurisdiction of a justice
of the pcaco for the trial of such
cafes as may come before him iu the
* administration of :hc affairs of the town.
FoR The Folic*.?A gentleman
from the country complains that tome
articles were stolen from his wagon in
front of the Market one day last week
-during the absence of hi* timer fr a
few minutes.
A* JixTERTRisE.?A movement is
on foot to organise an Agricultural auo
Mechanical Association in Kerxha*
County. We have h?ng felt the need
of something of the kind to stimulate
00? people, and wish it abundant sue.
cess.
The State Senate is .piite differently
consituted from what it vraa last winter
Senators F. A. Clinton, Lancaster; II
C- Cor* in, Newberry; S. K. Guiilard,
Charleston; Sumuel Green. Feaufott;
W. K Jobnfon. Fumfer; II. J. Maxwell,
Marlboro'; W. li. Ninth, lticiiland; J
]). Wafley, Clarendon; II V. Whittemore.
ParLngt-ui; and S A. SwuiL, of
Williamsburg, have resigned, and their
FJ?cta tkvc Uto filled b> Irtwotrvf
Returned.?Sheriti Doby and po j
liccniau \V. C. Nettles. who wont to
Florence alter Neil W. Riair, returned j
on Tuesday last with their p-i -oner. I
whom they lodged in jail.
The Health of Camden ? There I
has been very little sit km SS in Caindcn '
timing the mouth of November, and
not a single diuth?either white or colored?is
reported fur the mouth. Who
savs Cutiiden is not a healthy place *
To he IxcoiU'oratei).?Application
will be made to the Legislature during
the present session for the Ioc >rpiratiun
of the Hebrew Reiicvolent Association
of Camden, an actoutit of the organization
of which was j ublishctl in
the Journal some weeks ago.
Favorably Considkrli).?Wc are
glad 10 hear that the p<tiiion for the
contraction of the liuiiis of Camden is
favorable Considered hy the people,
without regard to class or party. The
petition having been numerously signed,
it is more than probable that the Legislature
will act at once in the premises.
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Christmas ?Messrs. Kirlley &
Smith are making great j rapsrntions for
their patrons in the way of Christmas
goods. All 'he tiovihics will be in 1
their stock, and if you want to please
tie little folks, buy your presents from .
themAlmost
simultaneously with the ao i
cident on the C. C. & A. Jlailroad, a j
similar disaster, though not so destruc i
live of human life, occurred on the ,
I'icduiont Air L'nc road a short distance
froui Charlotte. Thos P. Smith, the en- ]
ginecr, was the only person killed. f
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Pit. I. II. A lex and r ?IIj ttf r
8nc? to his advertisement iu anoihtr
Jolumn. it will he seen that this pronii- |
nent you eg d< ute-t will be in Camden
>n a professional visit ubout the 15th J
just , at which time he will be prrpaitd (
lo atteud to the wants of any of his old s
patrons who wish anything don: in his j
line of busiuets. I
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Books, Stationery, kc.? It is with
pleasure that wo c.ill attcnti -n to the ,
idvestiseiaent of Dr. J. A. Young, (
which nj pears iu litis issue. He has ,
nearly everything.
Pr.r60nal.?Messrs J. T. I lav, J
W. Do Pass T. II. C arkc aul J. D. '
Kennedy of the Cauidcn bar were iu:
UOIUiiiOia i:?m wtrtrk.
T HEATittCALS.?Our Liberty Hill
frieuis expect to give a series of enter- i
tainmcnts on the evenings ?!' the 13th
and 14th of of this month, the proceeds
of which will be applied to the fund
ihcy ure rai-ir.g fur the purpo?e 1 b?j"?!Ji'.g
a new l'ruj>byteriuii Church at that j (
f lace. They will present Bark! Car*
ri<k, The Sloyc Struck Yankee, Box' ,
Cox, nnd another phty to bo selected,
with a full cast of characters. Liberty
Hill never fails to get up a first class
entertainment I-.r^c audiences are
expected.
Taxes.?Fr< m the Treasurer's bo-'kwe
git the following account of the j
business done in that office to date ;
Stale Tax collected 813.197.15; County
Tax 8955.53. Special bridge tax $3,33951;
] oil tax $1,453.00, fines uud lionises
$157.00. The number of receipt*
i-surd was 2.783. Tie-' total as.
segment charged in the Treasurer's
books for this county is 829,900 of
which 824 102.19 has been paid.
This is a gratifying exhibit fur Kershaw 1
county.
Keep them Up.?No one can tell
what the next y<ar will bring forth.
It may be that divisions in our ranks
will spring lip,*and the Kiulica.'s, ty an
almost superhuman effort, wrest Kershaw
county from our grasp, Success
can be attained only by unity of action
and the utnmsP harmony within our
rank*. And we can ensure those ouly
by keeping up the organization of our
cluls Let every club be prepared to
resp >nd to the ca'l of its president at a
moment's iiotitv.
At tho lute mooting of the (JrntiJ Division,
Sons of Touiperotico, held in
Columbia, K. B. Murray.. Ksq., editor
of the Anderson InffUjcnrrr, was
elected Grand Worthy I'.dilurch, s and
C'apt. J. W. MeC'urry, of Catnden,
Grand Worthy Assoeia'e.
Heavy Losses.?The planters along
the river have generally sustained heavy
lowses in conscquenec ol' the freslmt.
Many had not finished gathering their
crops; and those, win hid houseJ the
product of a year's operations, have lost
the use t;f their fields for pastuting purposes
during th? winter?au important
item, as everybody own* more or less
stock which must be provided for. The
heaviest loss u that of Mr. John L
G^ttys, Jr., at Itehuoiit, who lost betwten
thirty and for'y bales of cotton,
1 ? : 11 - -- ciiflil hull
W1.10li was si.ii in mi- ij. .v.,
rirccl or a thousand Lusl els of euro, and i
fifteen head of cattle. Though severely '
smitten by adversity, Mr. Getty s doc.'*
not iiew;a<r- He holiev<* in tlx* motto :
' I'll 6ud a C{ u.akt, tue," j
Safe.-?The many flicnds of Mr. S.
A. Woodruff, oi' Yadkin county, X C . i
who visits Camden frequently in the!
line of his business, nil) bo glad t?? Irani,
that, though tha car in which In-wnsj
went down, he escaped unhurt from;
the disaster on the C. C and A. lLnil- i
road. We clip the following concerning 1
him from the Charlotte Observer:
'* S. A. Woodruff escaped from the:
rear of the car before it left the track. !
and got to land by climbing up the iron j
until he canio to that psrt < f the trestle
which had not given away."
Flat Rock Ukanue.?At a late!
meeting of Flat Rock Grange, Catron* j
of Husbandry, (lie following officers;
were elected lor I lie ensuing year : i
J. 8. Gardner, Master; L. Hough,!
Uverneor; 11. F. Jones, Leefnrer; A. ?T. |
McDowell, Steward; Dr. J. W.Ford,;
Ast. Steward; Oapt. C. C. Hailo, Treas-!
urcr; James A. McDowell Secretary;;
Dr. Jon. I. Tiantliaip, Chsplaiu; Mr.<. j
J. A. McDowell, Cere?; Mrs. J. 8.)
Gardner, Pomona; Mi.?s M. A. Trant"!
Lain Flora; Mrs. L. 11. Stephenson,;
Lady Ast. Steward, V.*. F. Russell, j
Gatekeeper.
Liberty IIili. Graxuk?At a late I
mooting ol Liberty Dili Grange, Pat-|
rons of Husbandry, the following u.ciu- j'
bcrs were chosen officers for i lie ensuing i
year: L. J. Patterson, Master; J. L.,
Jones, Overseer; W. P. Jones, Steward;.'
J, 0. McDow, Assistant Steward; J. E.:
Stcwnuo, Lecturer; Rev. J. G. Rich-11
irds. Chaplain; W. K, Thompson, Sec* 11
? tx" r . T-,. M ; 1> | (
ret an-; .a. j/. joiics, ia'imi.ci, i<iin *?.
J. Cunningham. Ceres; Miss Mannici'
Dixon, Pomona; Miss Lou A. MePaw,
Klota; Mrs. L.J. Patters >n Lady Assistant
Steward; K. li. Patterson, Gatekeeper.
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Without License.?Keith S. V?i- (
lepigue, William L. Caskin, Charles i
W. A. Roach, white, and Washington i
Drakcford, colored, were arrested on
die 2Cth ultimo by Deputy U. S. Mar- (
thai T'cmus Rrownfield under n warrant 1
Issued hyJ. F Sutherland, Esq., I". S.
Commissioner, charging thctn with
having re'aihd whiskey without license
it or near Rock Spring Church in this
county during a camp meeting held at
that place recently by the colored people.
All of the parties have teen carlied
to Columbia, where they are confined
in jail. They will be tried during
the present term ol the T\ S. District
Court.
Lancaster Election.?The election
in Lancaster county, to fill the vacancy
in the Slate Senate occasioned by
' * -p d a 1
me resignation oi r. a. huhou, cui.
orcJ, was held yesterday, but we have '
iK?t yet beard the re-u'.t. Owing t?? the j
brief n"tic? given, neither party was
ab'c to noDiinate regularly, but it is understood
throughout the county that
Col, John 1). Wylie is the Democratic j
candidate. It whs reported in Camden
on Friday and Saturday that one Jo. {
*eph Clark, a native white Radical, had |
announced himself a candidate in oppo- j
sition to Col. Wjlic, and that strcuu- j
ous efforts were being made by the j
Radicals to poll a heavy mgru vo'e for
him. We hope, however, tout old Lm j
caster is all right.
Our Statu Forever.?Our friend, j
Mr. J. Duncan Shaw, ol Turkey Creek
recently went to Florida for the pur j
po"?c of prospecting, with a view t<> re. |
moving ut an early day. wit it nis f-uii'y,
to that sunny clinic. And he did this,
not that he loved his native State less,
I ut because he felt compelled to seek
a place where he could make both ends
meet with more case. As an evidence
. ..i . r.._ ?t.? .j .... ..i.i. !
Ol IliS aMUCUUlCill. IHI llie mn uiu I'luvv, ,
it in but necessary to add ^hat lie d. eland
all along bin determination to
come borne to die. Well, alter an absence
of u few wccls. be ban returned,
and, fur our own pood, aud the pood
of the Nate, to the redemption cf
which be contiibuted so tiiatcitally last
full, it is uot to die yet Jawhile. lie
says, emphatically, that South Carolina
is the State to live and to die in.
Sentence Com muted.?Through
the instrumentality of his counsel, Capt
T. II. C'aike. the sentence of Isaac
Turnagc, convicted at the Septeaihcr
semi of the Cou. t of (jcmral Sessions
of til" murder of Richard Howell in
May, 1S7G, has been commuted by l?ov.
lI:.m|itoi> to imprisonment at hard la- j
bor in (lie peuitentiary for life. The!
pitiiou f r commutation was sigm-d ,
by Jtlc presiding Judge, (lie Jury
that t'icd the case, nearly every mem. j
bcr of tl a Can.den L.ir, and many [
citixrns. Cnpt. Clarke returned from i
Columbia on Saturday night, und 0111
Sunday morning communicated (lie in '
telli.'cnce to bis unfortunate client, who!
received the news with the deepest crio- 1
tion. We understand that lie will be
carried to l^lumbia tomorrow.
Turnage was to have been hung on
the 9th of list month. The scaffold
upon which he was to have been launched
from time to eternity was constructed,
the coffin was made, and new ropo for
the fatal nooac was jrocurcd. Hut the
day before the time appointed f??r the
execution, Gov. Ilampton telegraphed
n rrpriiVv. uhtd tLb 7th hf tbia incut Lr
So Turn age came witliin less than twcn*y
fours of his grave.
'J in; co'iimututooii of sentence is dep.
reentod by >-onie of our bo*t citizens, but
by far ilie larg* r pulion approve the
action of the liovcinor.
The Freshet.?The lale freshet in
ilic Watcree liver was the largest that
has occurred tiuc-i the great freshet of
1861, which is known a* the IlocoCt
freshet, it taking its name from an inch
dent which is distinctly remembered by
the people c f f/auideii and vicinity who
were living here at the time. Apprehending
an ^unusual rising of the
river. Mr. 1). I). Hcott went with a I
servant into the swamp i' r the purpose I
of collecting his stock. While thus en
gaged, the water ruse upon hi:u to suddenly
ami lo such an extent ns to render
it necessary for him and the servant to
take a ir.-u for saf?:y. This they did.
and there remained nearly f.>rtj tight
hours, when they were rescued from 'heir
perilous position hy fiicnds, who. hearing
their cries, went to their rw-i-tance
in battcaux.
The list freshet will bo known hereafter
a.s the "To;u Brown fresh," Mr.
Thomas It. Brown, of Western Watorec 1
having, in to effort to reach the hiidge
on Friday last, being forced to take a
tree to avoid drowning. He callrd lustily
fur help, and LazuruS Shiver colored,
who lives at the biidge, came to
liia relief in a buttcau and carried hiiu j
;?rcr. He succecuec in crossing mc
liver, but lie will riot likely endeavor to j
Jo so again under similar circumstan*
:cs.
Tlic f'otton .Market.
December -1th 1877.
Very little change lias taken place in
the price of coilen since our Lst report,
though the Diaiket lms exhibited an un-,
easy tendency, and buyers wcic inclined
to allow themselves a liberal margin, j
Owing to iho high water, r ceipts have '
been ligbt, ond we only ltuve a report |
of G7C bales s dd here for tiie week.
The price ranges fiom 9J to 10c.
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WOKDS OF WISDOM.
The Second Message of Governor !
Ilttmploa.
The (jovfrnor's Message .wna read as I
follows, in the House of Representatives,1
on Wednesday last:
(irntUmrn of the S< note (tinI Ilotuc of j
Rrpretentatica:
In discharging the duty of addressing
the General Assembly, imposed on
me by the Constitution, it seems eminently
appropriate that I should begin .
by congratulating in members upon :
the auspicious ciicunisttnces under1
which they reassemble.
The past year has been a memorable
cno Twelve months ago we witnes-ed
a condition of things which threatened
i!?c existence of Republican institutions
under our ancient system of c< nstitutiotial
government. The whole country
was convulsed hv a national political
contest, which assumed such portentous
shape that every patiiot sltcudtd, as itn
fearful result,, civil war. Amid the
thfots and the perils of this convulsion
the government, of which you constitute
a port, was place J in power by the
people of the State. Km}wn passed by
dangers as novel a? tlicy were startling,
wo looked in va n to history for the
light to guide us which cxp< rier.ee
alone cud give. The representatives of
the peopla, chosen as tneir rulers, wen
called ou to fulfil as high out its and lo
assume as grave responsibilities as hate
ever been imposed on men. No hunt m
wisdom couid have brongbt us natVly
through the danger that leset us on
ail sidi*, an J wc JtoulJ reverently give
thanks to II;m who aloue bus wrought
this great delivt ratfe. Our State is
rehabilitated ; peace prevai's throughout
our border.; the laws ure impartially
enforced and fully respected;
good will between all classes is rapidly
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obliterating; inc iiuiuK.-siiit.-) ui uc |i(i9i f
health blows our people, an?l the labors
of our husbandmen have been crowned
with abundant harvest*. Wo sutclv
liave cause fur profound gratitude A.r
the ble5?uno? which have been so Lviahingiy
bestowed upou us; but w Hi It
it becoiu s us -> acknowledge tliesc
gratefully, we should Dear in uiiod that
their continuance depends on the condition
of our proving worthy of them.
THE PLtnrJE.-l MADE 0 CI'. I Mi THE CANVASS.
The first step in (hisdirection is for us to
observe, in perfect good faith, the pledges
made during the campaign which resulted
in our success. Upon this point 1 feel well
assure I that the conservative and thought,
ful people of the State are thoroughly united.
nnd that their representatives will he
found in full nccorJ with tlieiii. Willi impartial
justice in the administration of the
|aw?, with the assurance of protection to
all in their rights of person nml property,
Mill Wlln JUSI, IIUITUI II UU WIU'll'SOUIC ICglS.
lntion, we may look, with assured confidcitcc.
to an in of pence and prosperity iu
our State. This consummation, so ardently
desired by every patriot, in lobe brought
mainly by the labors of 'lie Oenernl Asscnibly,
nod 1 rely confidently on the wisd.tio,
the discretion i#.d the patriotism
which will direct and shape the ensuing
legislation- Orave <|iieaiions of public
policy, upon which will depend, in a large
measure, the future destiny of the Stnte,
wi'l demand your attention, an I will recoil
e, I am sure, your most earnest consideration,
tits. ri.naxciai. eosniTWN w mi: stat*.
First in importance is the financial condition
of the Slato, for until ibis is satisfactorily
settled, alf hopes of returning
prosperity will prove delusive.
The ere lit of the Stale must be restored
to, and maintained at, its ancient high
uharaclor, before we enji make good our
promises of reform, or can expect lior to
take the proud position she once held, and
to which it should be our higlie t duly and
our noblest ambition to restore her. This
object can, 1 feci convinced, be accomplished
by this General Assembly, without iinI
posing upon our impovprshud people an
onerous burden. As a commission wnsapj
pointed by tho Legislature at its last set.
j blot) Ifi tVUtfidfct tH>? It trtuld V?
! premature, if not indelicate, in mc to mnke
nnv specific recommendations in advance
' of their report, and I venture now only to
express the lioj.c that under no circumstances
will repudiation, direct or indirect,
be countenanced. Repudiation would bring i
' inevitable disaster, and would entail inevitable
disgrace. The public debt can .
; surely he so adjusted that, while the welfare
of the Slate is carefully guarded, the j
rights of creditors shall not be violated or <
impaired. The very fact tlmt a State can
exercise powers in questions of this nature j
against which no remedy exists should make j
its Legislsture doubly careful of the inter- j
ests of creditors w hose sole protection is in \
the honor of it-debtors. An ardent desire j
to Me the credit of the State maintained,
i anil her faith untarnished is tny sole reason ;
for presenting these views; and with the'
hope that they will meet the npprol atiou !
of tit-.; Legislature and of the patriotic peo-1
i p'e of the State. 1 leave this vital matter 'o I
you, ;vho arc the proper custodians of the !
welfare and the honor of fclhis Common-1
wealth, j
Tttr pATurxr or the pcblic iiebt. 1
In connection with the public debt, I j
venture to make a suggestion for your con j
sidvration. Unless some provision is made l
to meet the obligations of the State when 1
they fall due, we shall be subjected to |
great embarrassment, and perhaps loss, as j
?lie State will be Turccu to issue new ncnus i
in order to take up outstanding ones. This j
system of burrowing to pay ottr debts will j
hamper ottr people and may impair the
credit of ilie State. Tnere are grave ob- ;
jeetions to a sinking fund, the strongest of
wtiiclt is that it may he diverted, under '
emergencies, from i's legitimate purpose.
To guard against this contingency, and at j
the same tun? to provide fur the gradual '
payment of the public debt, I advise th it a (
special lax of half a mill be levied, the pro
ceeds ?f which shall b.1 placed in the hands
of the Treasurer of the State, who shall be
directed to buy in the bond* of the State
annually to the extent of the fundso raised ,
It will be seen how profitable to the State
such a plan would l>e while the bonds are i
below par. The proceeds of such a tax as j
has been indicated could, n? the present |
time, retire bonds to the amount of one I
hundred thousand dollars, realizing to tne j
.State a profit of twenty five to thirty per j
cent. The public debt could be gradually |
but surely reduced, while the burden of i
paying it in this manner would tall lightly
on the taxpayers. I merely suggest such!
a system, leaving i's practicability nnd its |
details to the wisdom und experience ot i
the General Assembly.
FKSt SCHOOLS.
Another subject of vital consequence to '
our material prosperity, to which I beg j
to call attention, is tnnt of the tree schools.
The superintendent of education, in his an-i
nual .report, gives not only t lie result of his j
labors during the part year, tun makes stig- j
gestious worthy of your grave cobsid-m
lion. Owing to circumstances with which i
you are familiar, the facilities for lite edu-.
cation of our pe?ple linve not been, as yet, (
what we desired and expected (hem to le. i
We must not forget that among the pledges '
of *efoim tnailebjr i.s there is none to winch j
tve arc more solemnly committed than thai
of placing within the reach of all classes '
the benefits of education. 1 earnestly invoke
your favorable action on litis subject,
and trust that you will tie able to mature '
gome system*which, while bcnefiliug the
scholars will secure prompt payment to the 1
teachers. Matty of these latter, alter dis.
charging their duties faithfully, now hold
claims against the State which should be
ii?id. 1 recommend the ratification of the
constitutional amendment regarding the
tax to support free schools, adopted by the i
v ttcrs nt tiie last election. From thcfuuds
which will tie tints provided, together wi lt J
those arising from the poll tux, our schools '
can tic put on a ('noting of usefulness.
The Intc professors of the University were I
not paid in full when that institution was:
closed, and I suggest that provision be made
to pay the claims held by them. My attention
lots been ealtcd to the fact that there
are also portions of the su'ories of Professors
Heynolds. liivers and the late Jir. LaI'.orde,
ot the lute facility, still unpaid, and
it appears eminently proper that whatever
amounts may be due to these gentlemen,
or their representatives, should be paid.
These claims can be examined by a commit- j
tee appointed by the Legislature, and a I
report embracing the facts can be submit-!
ted to that, body fir its final action. The [
daughters of Professor Lnliorde re>|ucst me
| to transmit to the (toncra! Assembly a me-;
mortal on this subject, nnd I take gr^at
pleasure in doing so. commending it to '
your favorable consideration.
nit: t'Nivirsnv.
The action of the General Assembly nt
the last session rontetnplated the ripening
of the University as a school f.,r tlie j
1 white youth of the State, and the establishment
of a eitnilat institution for the
black. This plan strikes mens wise and
; well considered, and 1 recommend that such
measures be taken at the presell* session as
i may be necessary for its successful inaugu
: ration. It will, of course, be impossible ;
' to put thea? universities or college.* in com-:
piete working order at once, but such legis- i
iation to that end can n??v be bad as w ill :
; lay n secure foundation for them. They j
cioi gradually be built up until 'hey are
aide to offer jo the youth of lite State every j
educational advantage to bo found else- |
where. In no mo le cau the funds contributed
by the people ?f the State be more
; judiciously or more profitably ex; ended '
than by giving to their children cheap and !
amnio means ul acquiring knowledge.
1t.kai. instjtl jioxs.
Ignorance is t!?c fruitful parent of crime
< nml if we hope I > suppress the Jailer we
inu!<! first eradicate Ihe former. The io.
pons i f ihe odiecrs of (tie penal nr.il clinri
j table institutions will give all necessary
i information as lo ihe condition and ?aum
of thcje institutions. Though they have
Iiccii managed well doing ihe pant rear,
and nt a material reduction in cxpntse,
I iiinuy changes are DcctiMty to bling them
up lo Ihe proper standard. Improvement*
in th'-nt are called for, and arc justified
evvu in an economical point of view, for if
these institutions are nut up-.n a proper
i footing, they cm he made self-supporting
i lo a great degree, if not in full. This is
more particularly the case with the penitentiary,
ami it is very desirable that the;
convict labor should l?c utilijcd instead of!
being, as it now is, a burden <e.t the honest
people of the Sute. Tito ettpciiulendcni
has recently visited many of the penal iustitutiott*
in (lie country, and lie has thus
acquired much valuable information, which
ha? been laid before the directors. I suggest
that there should be five instead of
three directors of the Penitentiary, to be
elected by the Legislature, lit my opinion, .
the same mode should be adopted as to the
regents of the Lunatic Asylum, and I re
sped fully recommend (lie change proposed
in i)ie manner of filling these icepoiisiblc
positions, as I think that whenever officers
of Slate institutions are to be chosen the
selecting of them should he in the hands
| of the lieneml Assembly an>l not of the
Mieculivo.
The reports of the various officers of the
State Government will give lull iiiformalioii
n* to nil matters pertaining to the different
departments, nn 1 these reports will receive,
as they merit, your careful consideration,
I am sure. The exhibit made is eminently
satisfactory, as it shows that substantial
progress hns been made.
TAXES AMD FORFEITED T ANKS.
The taxes levied at your last session, j
have been very generally paid, though psy.
men' fell due at n time, not only unusual,
* but unpropitio'js. In view of this fnci,
and the additional ono thnt in many eases
the proceeds of the crops had been expended
before the call for taxes wis issued, I j
| rtWvuuevl that jfai vxUDd ftCli uttoiur*;
.
of relief to delinquent taxpayers, as in your
discretion may seem proper. Besides these
taxpayers, (whose poverty has prevsuted
payment of the taxes of the last fiscal year,)
there are many in the State who are in arrears
tor several years past. In many instances
these lands have been forfeited, and
they are thus deprived of their only means
of livelihood. 1'" you could adopt such
measures as would secure the payment of
last year's taxes, in the cases of these un
fortunate citizens, relieving them of pint
indebtedness on account of taxes, and restoring
the forfeited lands, it would be an
act not or.ly of humanity, but, I think, of
wisdom.
A new sj hit ef hope would be infused
into our people, and they would devote
themselves to the task of repairing their
shattered fortunes with renewed zeul and (
energy. In doing this they would ncccs- !
sarily increase the wealth of the Slate and j
promote its prosperity. Pome of our citizens
who have paid taxes to oCicisls who
claimed to collect under tlie lute administration,
and, though that claim was illegal,
many of our colored population, through (
ignorunc? and credulity, have beer, mado
the victims of it. These cases appeal strotig!v
to oi r svmnathies. and. in the exercise
. - - - y r ' # y
of a liberal and magnanimous policy, ibe *
General Assembly com J well provide tlint
nil who have ho paid taxes shall be entitled i
lo credit for such payments. Actions of (
iliis sort would show that we prefer to be i
governed ill matters of litis character by i
the rules of equity rather than by the tech- t
Dicr.liiie- of the law.
w * ft ? * -? j
COXCLCrlOX '
Permit nie, gentlemen of the Geucrnl As. (
scmbly, in cloning this coininun:cntion, to j
express the heartfelt hope that your dctib- j
erutions moy he marked by harmony and j
wisdom, that your nets msy redound to ,
ytur own honor and to the lasting welfare ^
of our State, find that you moy live to see lj
her crowned with ail the blessings w hich
can be bestowed by n merciful God on i
free, enlightened, prosperous and happy
Commonwealth.
Wadb Hampton, Governor. i
[communicated]
How to Trevont Crime.
Mr. Kuitor : This is one of the most
important topics of the day. What ;
shall wc do lo stop it? It is the result i
of radical rule for the past twelve years,
and it is alarming to contemplate the
amount of crime committed in this State
in that time. It has potto such a point {
that no man ran f.el that li'V irrods are
secure. or even that liis life is safe
from the rrerjjilrss horde of thieves and
vil'aiiis that now infest our country.
We mus* get rd of them; and ncw,,(
since the Democrats have gained con- |
trol of the State povernmeni, we will
lo. k to thetu for relief. It srems that
the law, ns it now stayds, ha* no terror
for the evil doer ; for, if he is caught
convic'cJ, the pnnishraent is so {
light that he docs not mind it. We
wont the present Legislature to enact
a law that will be a terror to all law
hreakrrs. Now. what shall that* law
Lei' Many of the papers of the State
have suggested the whipping port, and i
we bt lievo that it is the only way in
which to reach the conscience of a vil* .
lain?lash it into hi* back. It will do
more towards reforming thetn than all
the penitentiaries in the United States.
Wc do not mean to abolish the penitential
ics, though. Put the criminals in j?
ihcui at hard labor?stop the m'ntcure |
positions that many of thcui fill?and,
let the first Monday in each mouth be 1
whipping day. Such a law, if pasied,
would soou cause all our jails to be
of very little use, and the penitentiaries
altogether tenantle;-s. The bad
portion of our people will have either
reformed and become good citizens, or:
ir.??._ a_ r? ,i.?
It'll. UIC Oiuiu iui lilt' uiuit o . I
.Some people have seen fit to term
the whipping post a relic of harburism.
Wo 11, if such is the ease, why, we are 1
willing to admit that we arc ready to go
hack one stop nnil make that relic a
law. We do net care to have a civilization
that cannct protect us from the
lawless set of vagabonds that now iufest
ou country. That relic of barbarism
will give usjilte protection we want.
If the whipping post had been established
in this Stu'e ten years ago, wo
would not have to pay more than one
dollar in tuxes now where we fay five, j
We need protection. Wo must have it!
And the only way we ch:i get it is to
establish the whipping post?the most
persuasive instrument in the world for
stopping crime. Thrrc is not a man '
in the State who is honest in heart and ,
soul?let him hi* Democrat or Radical, ,
white or colored?but what would vote i
fi?r if. No matter how severe the law 1
is. none '"it the wicked need fear it. 1
and we cannot be too severe upon them.
If there arc any people among us
who sympathize with tho thieves and
vagabonds, let them po to sotne other
Sta'c. We want only homst propl"
here; and those evil disposed ones who
do not r.-fi rm through fear of the lash
will leave immediately. This State will
no ionper be the haven lor them that it
was during the days of Scott, Mosts
and Chamberlain. * CITIZEN.
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Hook and J .adder Company on Tuttrsday
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By order of the foreman.
W. It. McCItEIOIfT,
?lec4-lt Secretary.
Ifctaic Sale.
By permission of J. F. Sutherland. Judge of
Probate, Kershaw county, I will sell on the secontl
MomJny In December next, at the plantation
of the late ilum-11 Albeit, deceased, all of the
persouai piaperty of said dectuid, consistiog of
Mules, Horses, Cattle, Hogs, Household aid
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novVU Adio'r estate It. Albert, dee'd.
Mortgage Sale.
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ifortgiige of* Real and Persoual Properly.
15y virtue of a clnusojfODtcinul in above
nortgngc, authorizing (lie saloof the mortgaged
premises in case of default of pnynent
of the consideration for which said
nortgngc was given, I will sell iu f"ort of
he Court House in Camden, i 'i the fi'vl
doudiiy in January next, all that niece,
. arcel or tract of It^nd situate 1 mi the wacrs
of Flat Hock trcek, in the county of
iersliaw and State of South Carolina, eon.
tuning one hundred acres more or 'or,
md bounded north by lands of .\uderson
hiutben and Amos Kaulkenbcrry, ea?t by
?nds of Henry West, south by ,.ds of
Nathaniel Gay and west by lau 1. J',
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STOVES,
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Elsewhere in Camden
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