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r I "Villi undersigned is being consulted by let- j
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who are suffering from Dystecria and its
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WILLIAM W. BLISS, M. D.f
20 Beoknian Street, New Yoik.
^ Jffov. 2, 1805. Cm.
S; W. GILLItAND,
- (Jj&XERAL COMMISSION AGENT,
NEWBERRY, S. C.
I>.jfe'PECTFULL^;.offero his sorXj
.-.vices to all those who trade,,
rit Newborrv, as their General Commission
Agent, ft?r the disposal of their Cotton aud
oilier-produce. Will give hi* personal attention
to JXeceiviiig, Selling, Storing or Shipping
of Cotton'and" all kmdu of produce entrusted
to ma care. > .
Having?niaJc awaiigcmcntv-with different
Houses, lie is notf prepared to make liberal advances
on Cotton shipped to Charleston.'
Will alsopay the higheat market caali prices
t on delivery, for all the Wheat, ^'loUr, Corn and
other produce that can be brought Jtd this marj:
ketfor sale. jy
An experience of several years business at
this place, in all its various forms, induwealijm
?, to believe that he can promote the interest of
%{ planters, and hopes by prompt attention tp
merit a liberal share of patronage. "Cjiarcea
A.A f?r selling or ^hipping Cotton 25 cents pertyde,
Sflfc ' V -all other transactions in accordanqewitli'cTis-,
torn.- The beet of references given. ' &
? f ' Until the first of January next, ho'may.be
-frviinil ?luv?.4 ,4 *'
tnu otorc jioom lgrmcriy. occupied^
. G. & J. P. GJciu
5.27 4- t(]
E AND COLUMBIA RAILROAD.
en'l surra office, )
G.;<? C. R. R. COMPANY. S
Resolution 'waa adopted by
eotion of the Company at their
reenville on the 22d instant:
That until the first .of Japuary
nter shipping on the RailroKd onu
? of Cotton, of his own produce,
or any station above, be allowed
ilpet from the market to which it U
ree of charge.
>? desiring to claim the benefi t* of
n Will take the Roeoipt for tbe CoV
Igcnt at |he station to wbicib tbe
ipped, atm< upon the-surrender of
i Return Ticket on the Road; - '>
E. R RAWORTH. GenM fWL
OECD! *-;
1 ^?TV) ?lt wliom It may concern, notice i? ?<##
yM^bV tbat ft Final Settlement of Ih'e
jjfc wtll be made before the Ordinary'of
__ MISCELLANY.
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
[conclude d.J
With but a few exceptions, I have rej
viewed tlio regiments of the first and fifth
I military divisions of the State, and the regiments
of Charleston and Laurens Districts.
I was gratified with the military spirit evinced,
and the knowledge of tactics which
has been generally acquired. The Adjutant
and Inspector General I found always at
his post, and it affords me much pleasure to
testify to liis zeal and efficiency in the discharge
of his duty. It i9 not ticcessry that
I should uige upon you the importance of
tvCcnimr m\
? I' VIII jyivovlib IllllliillJ ajsil'lll,
Our peculiar condition, and the dangers
to which wo arc exposed both from within
and without, should preclude the thought
of abandoning it. It is not desirable, nor
is it practicable, to make regular soldiers of
our'citizens, but it is important to teach
the:n at least the rudiments of that science
upon which every people must rely lor security
and defence. The muster field, like
the sdiuol house, has its lessons. It inculcates
the duty of obedience, the virtue of
courage, and the sentiments of patriotism?
and without these elements, the standard
of character can never be !vgh.
The Free School system will receive at
Vour hands that eanaifli-rMtion
importance demands. Its results have fallen
so far short of its object, that it may be pronounced
a failure. Its defi.cts have been
long felt, and yet nothing has been done
I except to double the sum of money to be
wasted under a bad system. It requires
I thorough and entire reformation. It is
j unfortunate that the end which was evidently
contemplated by tlie ac.t of 1811 has
been abandoned, and that was intended to
introduce gradually a general system of
common schools has been perverted to the
exclusive education of paupers. In my
judgment we should return to the policy
of 1811, and seek to inaugurate a system
which, in its ultimata,development, should
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uimg me means 01 euucaiion within the
reach of ever}* family in the State. A perfect
scheme cannot be matured at once. It
is ea*y to d6vise a beautiful and consistent
plan, as a thing of speculation, but it eould
not so readily be put into operation?partly
from the want of means, partly from lack
of interest in the benefits of instruction, and
especially form the impossibility "of procuring
competent teachers. Our incipient
measures should look to the double end of
creating a popular demand for education,
and of furnishing instructors able to supply
it. Normal schools, as being too exclusively
professional, arc unsuited to the former
purpose, and until that is accomplished,
nothing is gained by the preparation of
teachers. It8?m?lnnifl flint in /.rtnfV.
with the principle that knowledge descends,
and that the supply creates the demand,
the first step' should be to establish a high
school in each district in the State, in which
pupils could be prepared'for business or the
university, and from which a certain number
of indigent young men of industry and
promise should be sent to college at the
expense of the State, upon the condition of
devoting themselves to the oflice of teaching
for a specified period after their-graduation.
The next step"should be to institute.
as teachers and pupils could be obtained,
interior schools in every portion of the land
Uiiiil t|io ' moans of instruction Are made
accessible to' all. The high schools," as a
preliminary measure, would be a real and
efficient "proven ;for popular instruction.
Light cariiwt be conj^ned." "*A city .set on
arniiiftiaiiioot be'bid " Intelligence is essentiall^iffu8|ye/jind
whatever increases learning
in pjitf portion of the community, elevates
the standard . oMnought in all. The
lii^ ^hwls would .at once create a demand
for. the' infefi^r,: and furnish the means of
providfag'tbem with teachers.
If the State, however, should decline to
eml>ark in a general system, and should
continue to restrict its appropriation to the
indigent, ibe principle which at present
regulates the distribution of tHI fund should
certainly becharfged. By our public* policy,
education Is" denied, to one-half of our population.
The other half who constitute our
political vitality, are unequally distributed
over the State-; and it is this portion of our
popitfation'whom it is ouf duty and our
policy ,to educate..; The distributions-should
be in proportion to white population.,;'If
the State* undorlakes to raise-#fund to e^a
wttexae Apoor/it enouid be Jpentkhereit
is most needed. Under iW bresent 'hieui.
money1 ia allowed in .one
secrfdn (of; the education of five or eix hundredeh&ffen,than
in another'for ten or a
Eqzen.' a matter of feuch vitfli
tlie public will. Superficial knowledge is
better tlian no knowledge, for after all, the
truths that regulate the relations of life are
plain, and lie near the surface. An ignorant
people may passively enjoy liberty, but
they cannot feel its inspiration, and will
bring no sacrifice to its altar.
1 will not on such an occasion enlarge
on the necessity and importance of public
instruction. All civilized governments recognize
the duty, and labor to meet its requirements.
The subject addresses itself
with peculiar force to a slave-holding community.
The world owes its civilization to
I slnvurv It n?i?(o 'I' ?- ? ?: -
j. ~- vai?u null UO III IU1 UVMTilble
and enduring form. 4,It is iho corner
stone of our republican edifice," and its
strongest defence will be found in tlie education
of those entrusted with its preservation.
It is, however, impossible that the present
system, or any other, can be made to work
well without a responsible head/ There
must be unity and energy. Allow me to
urge upon you, as has often been done, the
necessity of appointing a Superintendent of
Public Instruction. Select a man suitable
for the work. Pay him liberally. Cheap
officers usually render cheap service. Make
it Ins first duty to visit every neighborhood
in the State, and ascertain where schools
are needed?where school houses may be
conveniently located?where, owing to
sparseness of population, tbov r?nnr>t?
where those who arc able to educate will
unite with the State in the establishment of
Academies. In a word, do a* has been
done elsewhere?have a survey of the Geld
of ignorance, nnu with the map before. you,
decide on your system. Make tit least this
effort, and it' it results in nothing?if in
consequence of insurmountable difficulties
in our condition, 116 improvement can bo
made on the present system, and the poor
of the land are hopelessly doomed to ignorance,
poverty, and crime, you will ul least
feel conscious of having done your duty,
and the public anxiety on the subject will
be quieted.
The Lunatic Asylum is well managed,
and successfully performs its mission of
mercy and humanity. I feel relieved from
the necessity of making any special recommendation
111 relation to it, as committees)
were appointed at your last session to exam- j
ine its condition and report on its nesessi-1
i ul's. mier a comparison ot its. results with |
Pother institutions, and n careful inspection!
of its interior condition, 1 cannot withhold
I ho expression of my belief that it is an
institution "more sinned ngainst than sinui:
g."_- ,
Not less humane in its object, than the
care and treatment of lunatics, is the instruction
of tlie deaf, dumb, and blind. The
State recognises her obligation to provide
for this unfortunate class of her citizens,
and lias always genertnsly responded to the
appeals whie.fi have been made in their behalf.
For many years a sum was annuallv
appropriated for the maintainance and education
of her poor mutes in Northern
Institutions. Parents generally were averse
to sending their children abroad, and few
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afforded. In 1819, Mr. N. P. Walker was'
induced by various considerations to estub*
lisli a school for their education at Cedar
Springs, within our own State. The motive
that prompted: the effort was praiseworthy
in the highest degree. His success, considering
tb&.difficulties he had to encounter,
has heen remarkable, but his means are limited
and wholly inadequate to meet the
increasing demands of the institution. I
recommend to you the propriety of authorizing
the commissiohers of the deaf,
dutnb, and blind, to purchase the establishinAnf
nnrl fn nlunn iinni* i? qiw.K
| |*MV* hV J'CMWW ?UVH IW OUVII (lUUIblUiljll
conveniences and buildings m will make it
efficient fur the number of inmates who are
likely to occupy the Battle, and to lease it
to Mr. Walker or some other suitable teacher,
or to make some other arrangement
which they may -deem the best, for toe support
and edfic^tion of inmatesT *
Ip this way the State may gradually aricl.
economically build up an establishment of
her own, equal to the wauls of jjfrese otw
jecte of h$r sympathy. (
Af.fo&of tha samo scheme, f also recomiwjjpd"
that the same commissionersJbe
at.thori^ld, to provide fort he recoptfon ,aft&
education 'of idiots. Until naponV5-years,
n<?,effort 908 been made t$ relieve this most
miserable and pitiable class of human sufferers,
bepause' tli?ircondition hag always
been regarded qs utterly beyond the reach
of; human Woftv^lenco. Modern philanthropy,
which has achieved swell wonderful
conquered the misery of the^bor, neglected,
loathed idiot/, It has bdeu djoffOristratedAy
actual result thatth^Wipt JifiL'fcuSwe rafSut
germ at intellect/' and^ -capablo, under
patient culturo, of Soigg^dered comparatively"
u*tful, oomfctViabTe jtodhappy. Of
Ah interchange of opinion with several
of our Judges and distinguished lawyers,
lias induced .me, though not a member of
the legal profession, to bring to your consideration
tho propriety of making a systematic
revision of the statutes of the State.
I rely with great confidence on the judgement
of those who" have made the law the
study of their lives, and I trustl shall not
be regarded as travelling beyond the sphere
of my duty in urging upon you a matter
that so deeply concerns every jnember of
the commonwealth. 1 will not go into a
statement of the many considerations which
to my mind render such a work desirable,
and I might add necessary, iu the opinion
both of the Bench and Bar of the State.
During the short sessions of our legislative
proceedings, it is vain to expect that
any thorough amendment of the law upon
even a few subjects can be effected. If the
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ouuii njjpuiinuyuur noiiorauie oodles
worthy of attention, I beg leave to recommend,
that conimissotiera of diligence and
ability shall* be charged with the duty of
reporting to the legislature for its consideiatiou
the general elementary provisions for a
revised code of statute law, and some or all
of the parts of sueh a code. A mere compilation
of statute law as it exists would
necessarily be insufficient and unworthy of
great effort; but if commissioners entrusted
with the necessary powers, should be required
to report the nature and reasons of all
the changes they might suggest, they would
be able to devise a general scheme to which
all the parts could be conformed; and their
I'emcu.brance of the legislative sanction,
which must precede the validity of their
suggestions, would restrain sufficiently any
disposition on their part to extravagant in
novation.
I concur in the recommendation of my
predecessor as to the propriety of repealing
our usury laws. These laws originated in
ignorance and prejudice, and, like all government
restrictions on trade, are inconsistent
with the enlightened policy of the age.
They check honest industry* and evaded, as
they constantly are, nflbrd inadequate protection
to those for whom they were enacted.
Unprincipled men occasionally set up the
plea to avoid their obligations, but the unfortunate,
or the unwary, rarely have the
fortitude to\face the public disapprobation
with whrli such efforts aie most generally
vi.-ited. Restriction on the use of money
often deprives industrious men of the means
of extricating themselves from embarrassment,
and precipitates the ruin which timely
aid might have arrested. It hastens, never
keeps otf, the levy of the sheriff, wheti hoarded
capital, true to its instincts, reHps profits
which legalized usury would never exact.
The Trade in money should be as free as the
trad<#-iy any other commodity. The metal
j dug out,of 4lje earth floe* not lose its origi-'
nal character by the stamp of government.
To ilio miner it is as much the product of
his l ibor, as cotton is to the planter. There
is as good reason for government to under-1
take to fix the value of the one as of the
other. Both are exchangeable commodities,'
and their price should be regulated by the
law of supply and demand. By virtue of
charters, associated capital is permitted to
realize eight, ten, and even a larger per ccntage.
Why should individual capital be rectciotnd
lltirtul* <? nnnnhtt ^
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If it.be a question of morals, it is difficult
to comprehend the code which in the one
case stigmatizes the individual who seek*
ten per cent for the use of his eapitol, ns an
usurer, art'd in the other attempts to dignify
the same practice by calling it dealing in
exchanges. Competition in money, as in
everything else, must operate beneficially to
the public at lage. These laws' have been
abolished in the country from which we
borrowed them, and I thinly the example
worthy of imitation.
I recommend an alteration of our enclosure
laws, as a measure demanded by our
interest and necessities as an agricultural
people. When timber was abundant, and
I but little of our soil brought in|o.cultivation,
I these, laws m?y have been prppvr, but the
total cbnnge which has taken place in our
condition, brings along with it a necessity
j for a w>rrespondiqg chancy of our policy.
Ljttfl system should now do' reversed, rand
instead of compelling the cultivator of the
psoil to feinje in his crop, the owner should
tbe required to enclose his stock. Tillage ia
our meat interest, and.should nolonger-be
subjeM&d to a tax so onerous and unnecessary.
The time and timber annuhlly consumed
in building and repairing fences;
(which fairly estimated would amount to an
?nornftqs sum,) is so jnucb capital literally
sunk, with no return whatever. The products
of the soil will mature as well without
a* wUh fences, and the law-, should protect
thcmTrntn (K^k<l?ni'Arf>tSnh a# itin
We .roigift are pot a Ktooic rtunug
is'uod lands would bo increased to nn extent
almost inconceivable. On the other hand,
it is difficult to estimate the advantages that
would result from the proposed change. A
stop would be put to the annual custom of
burning our forests for pasturage?a practice
dangerous in itself and injurious both to
the noil and timber. Liability to accidents
on our railroads would be lessened, and our
courts would be rid of the petty, and I fear,
demoralizing litigation growing out of the
killing of stock by these roads. The land
now taken up by fences, and it is rich,
and embraces thousands of ac.es over the
State, would be at once brought into cultivation.
The time now wasted in the construction
and repair of fences would be
devoted to the improvement of our farms.
The timber that is left in our forests would
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law would infringe upon no man's right,
nor deprive him of a single privilege to
which he is properly entitled.. It would
impart new iifo to agriculture, give a new
direction to its efforts, and add largely to
the aggregate wealth of the State. I know
that there are portions of the Slate that
<lo not, and perhaps may never feel the necessity
for this change of our policy, but is
it wise or just that the great permanent
interest of the State should be sacrificed in
mere defence to the mistaken and erroneous
notions of our people on the subject of stock
raising and its supposed privileges?
An application will be made to you for
aid, by the Slate Agricultural Society.
The Legislature has wisely contributed to the
medical association and the mechanics' institute.
The basis of llic organization of
this society affords reasonable ground to
hope that it will be permauent; and 1 am
sure you cannot hesiiute to give substantial
encouragement to an interest which is the
gruui source 01 our wealth, and which, without
munnurring, pays two-thirds of ourannual
taxes. I recommend that the sum of
five thousand dollars be annually contributed
to this society so long as it continues to
exist.
The administration of our laws in relation
to our colored population by our courts of
magistrates and free holders, as these courts
aie at present constituted, calls loudly for
reform. Their decisions are rarely in conformity
with justice or humanity. I have
felt constrained, in a majority of the cases
i brought to my notice, either to modify the
or sei n asiue Altogether. I recommend,
in all cases involving life, that the
trial of slaves and free persons of color be
held at the court house of the distrct in
which the offence is commited?that the
clerk, ordinary, and sheriff of the district
constitute a court to try such cases, and
that while thus employed they be allowed
the usual per diem. These officers enjoy the
confidence of the community, aud would be
free from neighborhood prejudice, which
j too often stands in tlie way of impartial
justice. The decisions of such a tribunal
would give satisfaction to the public, and
afford ample protection to the master. It
would be a court always at hand, and would
possess the requisite intelligence and humanity,
qualities indispensable in those
armed with the power to pass upon the life
and death of a human wliotnvai
his condition or complexion. Should you
deem it proper to associate free holders,
then it might be the duty of the?e officers
to name six, from., whom the defendant
should have the right to selcct three. Unanimity
should be required in the verdict.
However you may regard these suggestions,
I bring the matter to yaur notice, under the
strong conviction, that reform is necessary.
The legislation of the State in relation to
colored seamen has long been a mal&r of
complaint and remonstrance on the part of
foreign nations. So strong, indeed, has
been the opposition to our laws on the subject,
that, at one time formal proceedings
were instituted by the British Government
to test their validity. That attempt to co
vjuo uiu owti? iiiiu a relaxation 01 a policy
deemed to be unauthorized and unnecessarily
atriugent, was soon found to be an ill-advised
movement, and the proceedings were
abandoned as formally as they were instituted.
The right of the State to enforce,
within-her-limits^ such police laws as she
may deem essential to the publicsafety, is a
right which South Carolina will never submit
to the arbitrament of any tribunal on
earth. She does not hold this right by virtue
of written parchments, and ue Recognizes
110 restraint ib 'its exercise but aUcLjwj*
imposed by her own sense d jontige and.
propriety. So lohgas this right was questioned,
and any disposition manifested to interfer^Vithits
eiercise, South darolin*".)wolulely
mrtiutained hor ground ; and both
the principle and the law stand full7 Vlndw
* :m
mg and indiscriminate severity, and I have
no idea that our cherished institution would
be endangered by its modification. If the
object of the law is to prevent the introduc- / V ?*
tion of an incendiary element among us,
then it would not bo difficult to show that
in its practical operation it furnishes an easy '-\jJ
means for its creation and development.
As the law now stands, colored seamen
who may visit our ports, cither in pureuitof their
lawful avocations, or bo driven into v i
them by stress of weather, are seized by the
sheriff, conveyed as felons through the public
streets, and finally incarcerated in the
common jail, to await the departure of their
vessel, whether it be immediate or deferred.
While in prison they arc brought into contact
with our own refuso population. It
would bo strange indeed if men thus sum
iiicti ny urpiivuu ui iiuuitjr iiuu uuluivtl,
without pretence of a' fault committed, did
not inveigh against a state of society which
thus degrades them, and endeavor to excite .
the refractory spirits among whom they are
thrown. Viewed in this light, the law certainly
fails of its end. The remedy is worse
than the disease it seeks to cure, -'i
I recommend that the law be so modified
as to permit colored seamen, the subjects of
foreign nations, to remain on board their.
vessels, to be allowed to land whenever the
duties of the vessel may require it, upon ,A
their receiving a written permit to that effect
from the Mayor of the port; and that
while on land they be subjected to the ort . >;
diriary restrictions applied to the native colored
population. Such a modification would ,
relieve the law of all its harshness, without
compromising our right _qr endangering our I
domestic quiet. Should c:ir confidence,
j which concedes thus much. 4o' those who
I seek to cultivate friendly relations with us.
be abused, and tlie modified law bo found vf,
to work badly, it will always bo under tho
control of the Legislature, and can bo as
easily repealed as passed. Slavery has
fiercer assaults to guard against than any
likely to arise from allowing a few colored
cooks and stewards to land/on our shores;
and wc weaken rather than strengthen the ?
ustitution by* attempting to hedge it round
with any such feeble props. While white
abolitionists are permitted to come and go
among us with impunity, we may tolerate
the occasional or accidental presence of a * .
few free negroes from foreign countries, who
have neither the intelligence nor th&.dispo- .
si lion to harm or disturb us; The efforts
which fanaticism has madO'tp overthrow
the institution, have thus far served but to
strengthen it in the confidence and affections ?;.<
of our people. While we continue to dis;
charge our true obligations to our slaves,
i their loyalty and fidelity will remain unahai
ken. The" colored hireling who way visit
I us will see much in their condition to envy. . >
lie may realize the important truth that liberty,
shorn of all its rights, is but a miserable
boon compared with their substantial
comforts and happy existence.^-;'; .? >
I herewith transmit resolutions from the *
States of Rhode Island and Connecticut. I
received certain resolutions from the State " .
of Massachusetts, which I returned to the ^? {<
Governor of that State. Had Massachusetts
confined herself to resolutions expressive of
her feelings and purposes in relation to ..
slavery, impertinent as I may hftve regarded
them, I would have received tbetn with indifference,
and transmitted them without
comment; but I consider t lionets of her -V
late Legislature as an outrage upon ev6ry ..
member of the Confederacy, who has a'
right to demand the ejiforcerifeetof the Fugitive
Slave Ach ' S&to whose Legislalure
deliberate!}', unblushingly, impiously,
violates-lier constitutional obligations, and - ; |
whoso peoplo resist the execution of law, ,.<
even to the shedding of blood, is not enti- ?
tied to comity from us; andl feel that I
would .have betrayed the dignity of my
trust' had I hesitated to.affix on such conduct
Ihe seal of official condemnation., Tho - f
intereliange of. civilities witfi a people who ^
feel it to. be no dishonot", to prevent tho ^
recovery of stolen proptety, will bardly reclaim
the faithless, and is ioc^riapaU&Te jy
with the respect. which hoi*#l? .omm.-to. VyS
itself. %
The agitatio#1n reU5?oni to tfafytj <jon? Vd?
tinues tolnc-r^aae, and,, is rapidly t'endiuK.
toitah)oody terminfliionV M^wnres which, ' 1
ft was hoped by 6O*J)0 ^wo^iid gfafc quiet to
tlie country, and dignity to -its deliberations, " ' JffsM
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