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NO. 41.
visitor, but reflects great credit upon
the skill nml industry of the able pro
fessor of that department.
I regret to announce to you that the
valuable services of Dr. Thomwell,
whose eminent piety and profound
learning rendered him one of its bright
est ornaments and strongest props,
were lost to the College by his resig
nation, which was tentmredNo and ac
cepted by the Trustees at their May
meeting. It is also with |»ninful emo
tions that I inform you of the heavy
Wow it is to sustain in the conten.pla
Business Cards, not exceeding ten lines, , . . r li n •
nserted at 85, a year. I ‘ e<1 re8, S n ® t ‘0» the venerable Pres.-
dent, who, with zealous fidelity, has
discharged the delicate and laborious
duties of his oflice in such a manner
ns to give additional lustre to his alrea
dy extended reputation, and to the
brilliant fame he has won for himself
in other fields. It is most dee|>Iy to
be deplored that continued ill health
forces him to take that step which will
deprive the rising generation of our
6'tnte of the example of one whose
commanding eloquence, whose pure
morality, springing from a highly cul
tivated mind and heart, was destined
to exercise such a happy influence over
them. Justice requires that I should
mention, to the credit of the other Pro
fessors, that the deficiency resulting
from tiie inability of the President to
complete hit course of instruction to
the classes, was promptly supplied by
the assumption of additional labors
by them.
The experiment of our Military
Academies has succeeded beyond the
most sanguine expectations of their
early friends. The Cadets now num-
lier at the Citadel 103, and at the Ar
senal 27. The increasing fiopularity
of these Schools call for an extension
of the buildings. At the last annual
meeting of the Board of Visitors, at
least one hundred ap|>lications for ad
mission were rejected, for the want of
means of accommodation. If the
buildings were extended, and the an
nual appropriations increased, the num
ber of Cadets might lie doubled in the
course of a year. Already sixty-eight
POUTIC AIL
GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE.
Fellow-citizens of the Senate
and House of Representatives:
I congratulateyou upon your assem
bling to deliberate upon the affairs of
the commonwealth, and to discharge
the high and sacred duties which de
volve upon you.
Since your last meeting our State
has been blessed with an unusual de
gree of health, and although, in some
portions of it, a scorching drought has
blighted the ho|ie8 of the husbandman,
to a considerable degree, yet in others
they have been rewarded with an abun
dant harvest, and whatever deficiency
in breadstuff* may occur in one sec
tion, can be supplied from another. A
new spirit of enterprise and improve-
inent seems to animate our people, and
when the great railroad enterprises now
rapidly progressing, are completed, we
may indulge the hope that a new era
of prosperity will dawn upon us—new
life and energy lie infused into all our
industrial pursuits. For these, as for
all His mercies, wo are bound to ren
der our heartfelt thanks to Almighty
God, onr Heavenly Father.
'Hie F iiianciai condition of the State
mav be put down as follows:
Assets, 85,113,114 47
Liabilities, 3,208,424 50
for admission, but cannot be received decessor for that important purpose, incident to them. Where the Brigades still more unfaltering. Gentlemen, the
because there is no provision made for Many valuable documents which were Kfe compact, little inconvenience at- honor ami selety of our beloved State
tliem by the State. I think that instead ! almost entirely obliterated, have been tends them; bat where the country is are in your keeping. May God direct
of appropriating a specific sum to this sufficiently restored by him to be co- sparcely populated, and the Brigades you in your deliberations,
purpose, as is now the case, it would | pied. It will be seen by his report, arc stretched over a large extent nfj Jonx 11. Mi ans.
lie better to allow the sum of one bun- ‘ (which I send you) that certain chasms i country, the duty of attending them is
dred dollars for each indigent mute occur in the records, from the loss of very onerous to all the officers, and a!-
(native of the State) that is admitted, documents. If it is at all desirable to niost ruinous to them who are poor.—
without regard tathe number of them, preserve them, it is important that they Under these circumstances, 1 recoin-i
There should alsobe appointed a board should be complete. I therefore re- mend that they he abolished,
of visitors to regulate the admissions, commend that you authorize the Gov- i
and take a general supervision over the ernor to send an agent to England in-
LlBIHl IM1 PROPERTY.
A superficial glance seems to satisfy
some that the poorer classes, who live
by manual labor, are hut little interest-
The General ‘'Uemhiy,'at its last Vj ^ ^e prosperity of the wealthy.-
»i.„ ,i:.„ i ■■ I We have heard such opinions expressed
beneficiary pupils. This plan would
suffice for the present to secure the
means of education to all the mutes in
the State. As this subject begins to
excite great interest in our communi
ty, 1 have no doubt but that some plan
will be soon proposed by which this
institution will be put upon a perma
nent basis, and this unfortunate class,
order to supply the deficiency.
Since your last meeting, I have re
ceived, through Monsieur Alexandre
Vattemare, a copy of the great nation
al publication, “ La Gallerie Nationale
de Versailles,” containing several thou
sand engravings, illustrative of the his
torical events of the French nation,
with the Memoriale de L. Artillerie,
The former
thousand dollars for the purpose of
arming the State and putting it in a
condition of defence. W’hat progress
has been made in the matter will be
seen set forth in the report of the Ma
jor of Ordnance, which is herewith
transmitted.
who have heretofore been cut off from and other military works. The former Resolutions, passed by the L>'gisla-
all the enjoyments of social intercourse, was presented to the Governor and ture and Convttion of New Hamp-
will fie so educated as to be [Hit in com- Legislature in the name of the Prefect shire, also by the Convention of Mary-
inunication with them, and thus not of the Department of the Seine and | land and the General Assembly of 11-
only rendered happy, hut be fitted to mumci|>Hl council of the city of Paris, linois. on the subject of the compro
act their parts in the drama of life.— j “as an additional token of the frater- mise, together with tl
For the information of the Legislature, nal feeling of For South Carolina, and
I herewith transmit Mr. Walker’s letter their desire to see this enlightened and
on the subject: most useful intercourse permanently
During the past summer, I visited ! eatablished Wtween the civilized nations
officially the Lunatic Asylum. There of the earth.” The latter was pre-
are now one hundred and fifty patients seated by Monsieur Vattemare to the
in it. Fifty have been admitted this Military Schools. These compliments
year; nineteen have been cured; sev- to oui State I acknowledged in suitable
enteen dismissed much improved, and terms, and have sent in return all of
nine have died. The male apartments our State publications. I trust that
are now full. Justice to those to this kind intercourse will be kept up
whose management it has been com- on our part
mitted requires that I should testify to 1 received, a short time since, a pe-
the fidelity with which they have dis- tition, signed by the principal Chiefs
charged their duties. of the Catawba Indians, to grant them
The cleanliness and good order of the means of emigrating to the \\ est,
the establishment reflects great credit with the view oi settling near the
Chickataws. Although I felt much
disposed to favor this scheme, for the
good of the Indians, I felt that ! had
meeting, put at the disposal of the "cave ncaru suen op.mons expressed
Boaretof Ordnance, in connection Vith our 8trc ‘‘ ts ’ an, 1 « r «**"'<*^* B^vely
the Governor, three hundred and fifty
upon its excellent Superintendent; and
the complete control exercised over the
patients, not only exhibits the skill of the
attending physician in the management
of them, hut his benevolence ami kind
ness to them. I was greatly struck with
hip kind, paternal manner towards
them, ami their almost filial devotion
for, and obedience to him. This In
stitution has been raised and nurtured
together with the resolutions pas
sed by the Legislatures of Florida and
New Hampshire, on the subject of the
establishment of an Agricultural Bu
reau in the Department of the Interior
at Washington, are herewith trans
mitted.
On the subject of our Federal rela
tions. I have hut little to say. You are
fully aware of our wrongs, and know
that the Federal Government, which
was instituted for onr protection and
welfare, as well as that of the other
States, has directed all its energies to
the destruction of that institution ii|H>n
which our very vitality depends. You
know that we have been deprived of
every inch of that territory which was
won, in part, by our blood and treasure;
that we have been robbed by a tyrani-
cal and unjust government of the very
applications^have been made for pay i bv the State with a munificence highly ds of com this year, and there is no territory, You know that the tide of
pupils alone, and this number we may creditable to it. reason to hope that it will ever be bat- Northern fanaticiwn must sweep over is )iijj>(i>(ii .
• ■ — • • • *■ L ter with them, while, with their sloven- | ••», depriving us of our property, ll,u J I property to the rich, is also a
ly habits of tillage, they ai ! forced to | desolating ourjiomes^unless it is stayed t ^ e | n f )()rer . F.very rich man
Although some alterations and im
provements in the buildings have sug-
1,904,989 91
The Bank of the State fluring the
past year has paid a heavy interest on
its capital.. According to a report calculate w ill be greatly increased by
made to me by the President, the capi- the next meeting of the Board. The . _
tal in use niny be put down nt three Hoard, with the view of receiving a gested themselves to me, yet I forbear
millions, three hundred and fifty thou- larger numlier of Cadets, asks for an j to say any thing on the subject at pre
gaud dollars. appropriation of 810,000, for the pur-
83,350,000 pose of enlarging the buildings of the
Deduct fire loan bonds, 440,000 Arsenal in Columbia, so as to accom-
modate the wrhole of the fourth class
82,910,000 in that place. By doing this two bun-
dred Cadets can lie received at the
300,000 two schools l think that the funds of
! the State could not Ik* ex|K*nded in a
28,000 ' more profitable manner than to grant
the sum asked for. I beg leave to
8272,000 call your attention to another matter
It will be seen by the above state- I connected with this subject. The Pro-
meiit that the Bank has realized a pro- fesaors in these institutions, although
fit of something over nine per cent, on their duties arc exceedingly onerous,
its capital. and discharged with great fidelity by
* • ■ ■'— paid than any
no authority to act in the premises.— graves of our gallant countrymen who
This, ns you are aware, is now but the
small remnant of a once powerful and
numerous tribe, reduced to j»enury by
their roving and dissipated habits. 1
am inforawd that the whole tribe will
not make more than one bundled bush-
sacrificed their lives that the “Star
spangled Banner” might float in tri
umph on the bloody fields over which
it waved. Tou Know that our equality
in the union has been denied, by the
verv act which excludes us from this
The entire profits, after pay
ing all expenses, are
Deduct interest on fire loan
bonds.
In conformity to a resolution passed them, are more pooily paid than ai
at vour last meeting, I appointed an officers of their grade in the State.'
agent to receive the share of the pro- Their salaries are scarcely sufficient to
cecds of the public lands assigned to support them, and i have reason to be-
this State under the act of Congress
of the 4th of September, 1841. The
amount paid him was
Deduct commissions [mid
agent,
818,214 90
700 00
lieve that we cannot procure their val
uable services much longer nt the same
rate. If the number of Cadets is in
creased (and the po|Hilar voice calls
for it) an additional Professor must be
employed. 1 therefore recommend a
further annual appropriation of three
thousand dollars to these Academies.
1 feel less hesitation in recommending
sent, as the Legislature at some future
and more prosperous |ieriod may deem
it necessary either to remove it to some
favorable location, or so to remodel
them as to keep pace with the improve
ments of the day. 1 he reports of Dr.
Trezcvant and Dr. Parker, on this sub
ject, are herewith transmitted, to which
1 invite your particular attention.
Ten thousand dollars was appropri
ated by you at your last meeting, for
the purpose of stereotyping ami pub
lishing the two manuscript works of
the late Hon. John C. Calhoun, com
prising a “Treatise on Government”
and a "Discourse on the Constitution
of the United States.” Gov. Seabrook
very properly selected as the editor of
these works, Mr. R. K. Cralle, of Vir-
S inia, the intimate personal friend of
Ir. Calhoun, and the gentleman to
whom he had himself consigned his
manuscripts. The entire work was
bv the bold efforts of freemen, worthy
to he free. The noble attitude of resis
tance which I supposed the State was
, about to assume, and which I have di-
I reeled all my energies to place her in,
1 seems to have been delayed or aban-
remain and cultivate poor lands. It is
the opinion of Mr. White, the Indian
Agent, that nothing short of emigra
tion to a State more genial to their
habits, w ill save them from utter anni
hilation. I am sure that lie is correct .
in this opinion, for t he reasons set forth doned by the popular voice as indicated
more fully in his report, which I send j by the result of the late elections. 1
yon. I therefore recommend that j cannot believe that this result has been
means be given to all, or as many as j founded in a w illingness tamely to sub
wish to emigrate, to enable them to do mil to our wrongs, hut in a difference
g0i | of opinion as to the best mod* of re-
By a resolution of the General As- dressing them. I know of no oilier
scmbly 1 was instructed to cause the mode to recommend than that which I
Magazines to lie removed from their have heretofore so earnestly advocated,
present location to the Citadel Square, viz: I hat, ns our equality is not ackiiow-
The City Council petitioned me to post- lodged in the Uniou, “ we should assert
[tone the matter until they could have our independence out of it. I his
an opportunity to lay before you the course 1 think our pride honor, and
dangers to the city from having so large safe ty alike demand. Others, whose , ’
an amount of powder kept within its opinions are entitled to respect, think
limits. As I found the apprehension differently—and it seems the popular
on this subject very general in Charles- voice has sustained them in their opin
ion, and some portions of its citizens ions. It remains now lor those who
painfull v excited about it, I determined have proclaimed their unalterable pur-
pose not to submit to our wrongs and
used to show that labor was not inter
ested in, and should not be compelled
to protect property, particularly slave
property. The principal projierty of
many of onr citizens is slaves, and if
they are not fully protected in them,
and aided by their fellow-citizens in
keeping them in proper subjection, one
of the principal safeguards of this pro
perty, namely, security, is lost, and
without security capital can never ac
cumulate. There is in every commu
nity an amount of wealth which all,
the poor as well as the rich, are inte-
! restad in protecting and preserving.—
The poor man, as well ns the rich, is
benefitted by the taxes paid in his dis
trict. The man who owns negroes
pays more taxes than him who owns
none. These taxes go into the general
fund, and are appropriated for the gen
eral good of the district and benefit of
all alike. If a man loses a negro, or
has his bouse burnt down, he p^ s less
taxes that) before, and so much is Inst
to the general fund, which principally
benefitted the poor. If negro proper
ty was taken away from our people, n
vast amount of capital would he lust
to our country, and a large sum now
paid in taxes on ibis property would
be lost to the general good. Numbers
of our wealthiest men would be re
duced to poverty, ami it is an infaliilile
result, that whatever ruins the rich,
I presses with ten fold w'eight on the
poorer classes. There is nothing but
property can pay for labor: and where
* capbarirmrt not exist, the poor man
can find no employment for his labor;
it is totally unavailable. II no one has
capital to pay the poor man for his
work, what is to become of him ? So
that it is palpable, that every loss of
loss to
employe
executed in South Carolina, except the to delay the work until the present ses- pose not to submit to our wrongs amt
stereotyping, which was done in New sion, on condition that the city author- degradation, to [mint out a better course.
York, at the cost of about 8277.20. ities would become responsible for the L myselt, have none to suggest. >> hat-
_ _ _ _ Ibis, as the State has, ai r
I await your further directions ns or nothing for them as Institutions of
817,514 90
which sum is deposited in the Bank of
the State, to the credit of the Govern
or. I await your further directions ns _
to its disfiosai. 1 learning. Not a single dollar has been
The South Carolina College, which 1 added to the annual appropriation be-
has been so lilierally endowed by your yond what was given originally to hire
enlightened generosity, and looked upon a guard to protect the arms; it seems
as the pride and ornament of our State, j to me that the Legislature cannot re-
is in a most flourisning condition. Un- fuse fo grant a sum so small, to an In-
der the auspices of its accomplished stitution which, under the fostering
President and aide Professors, its repu- care of the Stole, bids fair to rival m
tation is daily extending, and students usefulness any one of the kind in the
are drawn to it from nearly all the Union. Already many young men,
Southern and Southwestern Stole#.— entirely destitute of means, who might
Although the western wing of the ever have lingered in obscurity, have
North College was banit down in been sent forth from it, uselul members
April last, yet it caused no suspension of society, exhibiting tho practical
of the usual routine of duties, either of utility of that mode of education they
professors or students. This injury to were designed to illustrate. Upon
the building was promptly repaired, and these Institutions, founded in designs
pay for out of the tuition fond. As j of benevolence to the poor as well as
(his first accident admonishes us of the usefulness to all classes of the commu-
dangers to which so large an amount I idty, I feel assured that l can with sue-
of public property is exposed, I beg cess invoke your liberality,
leave to call your attention to the pro- > I visited during the summer the Ce-
priety of having afl llje College build- ! dar Spnngs Aaylun^ for the education
i, -insured. ^ e , of the Deaf and Dumb. This henev-
The important science of geology 1 "lent Institution, founded in 1849, by
and mineralogr, which for years has the suterprise of Mr. N. P. Walker, or
- - the education of some of his own con
nections, has grown into importance,
and excites the deepest interest in ev
ery philanthropist The number of
mutes is now twenty-seven. There
are many others too poor to pny their
own expenses, who are now applying
These two works are comprised in one
volume, which is now ready for distri
ct, done little button. \ -
l feel it my duty to call your atten- suffer no detriment by it. A more
lion to the fact, that nothing has yet thorough examination of this subject
been done by the State towards erect- 1 convinced me that the necessity of remo-
ing monuments to Mr. Calhoun and ving the Magazines w as not as great as
Col. Butler. The Palmetto Regiment, was supposed, but that a small addi-
actuated by a spit it w#thy of so noble tioual appropriation for building a w all
and gallant a corps, have determined around them would make them sale.—
not to suffer the memory of their be- For full information on this matter, I
loved commander, who proved himself refer you to the report ol Maj. I rapier,
worthy of the appellation of “ Father which I send you. I await your for-
of his Regiment” have token steps to | ther instruction* on the subject.
safe keeping of the powder during that! ever is the action of the £>toU* through
[teriod. 1 thought this course just and her constituted authorities, it is my du
proper, particularly as the State could
very
the labor of the poor to some extent in
some shape or other : he is a consumer
of the products of the poor; and when
ever he is stripped of his property,
those who labored for him are for the
time thrown out of employment, or the
market for their products is to that ex
tent limited, and they consequently in
jured. The general w elfare, then, is
deeply identified with the accumulation
of capital in general, and the poorer n
man is, the more is he Interested in its
increase and preservation, for the plain
reason that without capital to pay for
it, his [icrsonal labor is of no service to
him. Everything that tends to destroy
or lessen any species of property in a
community is an injury to the poor
and increase the difficulty of his
making a livelihood. How then can a
l»oor man imagine that he has no in
terest in the preservation ol his negroes
or other property to his rich neighbor?
If the latter is deprived of them, so
much the less is he ahl<- to employ the
industry of the Corner, or purchase
the products made by him, and so
much the less tax is [mid for the gene
ral benefit of the . ”r.—Greenville
Mountaineer.
The Wise Man and the Sewe-nt.
—A w ise man one day asked the ser-
been s» entirely ,negl*eto4, is now
taught with great ability. The cabinet
of* minerals has been considerably in
creased, and although it Is still com
[Mirativdy small, yet its elegance and
propriety of arrangement not only pre
sent a most attractive aspect to the
erecta monument at their own expense.
This should not be allowed. Altho’ it
it is a most pleasing duty to them, yet
the State should certainly claim the
i ightto pay this last tribute to the mem
ory of one whose conduct during the
Mexican war has added the brightest
|«ge to be written in her history. The
stranger who visits their graves might
well be struck with surprise that no
sculptured marltle marks the spot where
sleep the remains of two of her most
cheristied sons. The one w ho illustra
ted her glory in the Cabinet, the other
on the tented field. For the credit of the
State, I trust that this seeming neglect
wiH lie remedied nt once.
The work of indexing, collecting
and arranging the records of the State,
relating to to the Colonial and Revolu
tionary History, has been pursued with
much energy and industry by Mr. John
S. Green, who was selected by piy pro-
By an act of the General Assembly,
Brigade Encampments were re-estab
lished. According to your instructions, 1
encamped the ten Brigades of Infantry
and five of Cavalry in the State. The
officers, generally shaking, exhibited
great enthusiasm, and conducted them
selves as soldiers and gentlemen. A
high-toned spirit and patriotism seemed
to animate them, which convinced me
that they would ever he ready at their
country’s c4i to ‘stand to their anus.’
Although encampments must lie ad-
ty to ol>ey. I solemly call u|»on you,
as the representatives of the people, and
as guardians of their righto, to remem-
l»er that since you resolved upon resis- pent, "Of what advantage is it to there
tance, and ordered the State to lie arm- to deprive men of their lile t The lion
ed for defence, no single wrong of kills and dovours his prey; the tiger,
which you then complained has been the wolf, and other fierce beast do the
redressed; no indemnity has been ofl’er- same in order to satisfy their hunger;
ed for the past, no security for the fu- hut thou bitest thine innocent victims,
ture. That, under the vaunted fugitive and shqddsst mortal poison into their
slave law, it has cost, in some instances, veins, without reaping any benefit from
the owner four times the value of the their death save the cruel satisfaction
slave to recover him, and in others his ©f desroying.”
life. But, above all, I call upon you to
remember that the soldiers ol the I ede-
ral Government are now stationed on
your coast, either to overawe or to co
erce. you. That the guns of Castle
Pinckney, and even of lort Moultrie,
‘ ‘ your fathers so gallantly defen
ded,) and which were ceded to the
General Government for your protec
tion, are now frowning upon Charles
ton. Surely this monstrous insult, ad
ded to our injuries, will rouse the pride
Why askest thou me this question (’
rejoined the reptile. “Ask rather the
slanderer amongst thine own race
what pleasufb he finds in poisoning un
to death those w ho have never injured
him.”—FUze Cook from the Chaldee.
Tare the Papers.—W e cannot
help wondering that people should be
willing to borrow habitually another s
paper. It is as uuioli as to say “we
like the paper undn|>preciate its value,
hut we are too small too stingy to |>ay
the trifling sum of four cents jier week
to possess it.” A nfltn who cannot af
ford to take one daily, or a weekly at
mitted by all to be excellent schools for and patrotism of our people. I he dan-
the training of soldiers; and although gees which threaten our country call
the good which has been done by them upon us to bury the party I’eeiingajvhich
is already manifest, vet I am not pre- have so unfortunately divided and dis* . a 'r \
l»red to recommend their continuance traded ns, and to unite all our energies feast, must be poor nideed, and if he
under present circumstances. Where against the common enemy of our in- has a family he isposftzveljr answerable
the immediate necessity for them is not stitutions. 'Hie taunts, the insults, the for a gu not laying before them such a
great, I do not think the State ought abuse that is heaped upon our Stale, * J e “ 1
to be subjected to the heavy expense, should cause every tnic son of ( aroh- doue at so small an outlay. Hub*
nor the officers to the inconvenience na to cling to her with an allegiance ot t
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