Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-12-03

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zeal and energy Of the Adju'ant General,
10 whose report would call your at,en-
ton for any information 10 relation to this
subject.
As regards the Military Academies, /
am happy 10 state that the condition Of,
the one in Charleston is satisfactory 10 its
friends, bu, regtetthat circumstances have
which materially effect the usefulness Of
that located in Columbia.
The Bank Of The Stale, during the last
year, has steadily discharged the duties
imposed on lis by its charter. aud the di--
rections of the Legislature. Its operations
show settled and profitable business,
which has yielded fair and Satisfactory
income for the Stale. The balance of.he
stocks of 1924, remaining uncancelled,
was paid of by it, 10 January last when
i, fell due, amounting TO Sl56,3l9 32 Is.
Besides this $500 of the Fire Loan
Bonds, due in 1858, were purchased in
LONDON, brought home aud cancelled, re-
dacing The public debt Ivy S33,233 50 cts.
more, making in the aggregate, reduc'
lion of the Stale liabilities TO Sl69,652 Is
cts. The purchase and cancellation OF
the stocks by the Bank, have been in con.
formily with the wishes of The State, and
will no doubt meet your appreciation. The
wisdom of Stale institutions Of this char
ac,er has been a question Of great per-
plexity aud much discussion, and perhaps
ii would be we'll for US to reflect whether
its continuance would he desirable after
The expiration of its charter, which will
lake place in 1856.
In the message Of l544, Of my imme.
diare predecessor, the attention Of the Le-
gisIalure was called to al application from
| The War Department, Tor a uew cession ol
| Fort Moulirie and other public sites in the
Charleston Horbor. You will 6nd by q
communication from the same Department
that tho only obstacle to the compliance ot
The State has been removed, and there.
fore recommend that The cession, as re-
quested, shall he made.
There arc considerable sums which this
State claims to be due from the General
Government, for advances made, for the
defence Of The Stale, in the late war with
Great Britain. and for payments on ac'
coun, of the Florida campaign. The for
;ner of these claims is for difference o
interest on sums acknowledged and paid
arising from the different mode Of compu
ling that interest a, the Uuised States
Treasury, and that which is coatended foI
by this Stale. The latter, is for paymenlt
made from our Treasury to the Vulun.
leers who were in the service Of the Uni
led States, from this Stale. These claim:
are OF long standing, and should be prose
cuIed at once with vigor, or entirely aban
doned. Iwould therefore recommend the
appointment of an agen, TO represent lht
State, aud urge The adjustment of these
claims at Washington.
Al The last session, The Legislature es
lablished Greek Professorship. The
Trustees. whose duty il was to elect The
Professor, were Sprevented from doing SC
by a: law Of the College. The Board
/ ,i..rnfnrn .li.naiA.i-.ha-- ~-..i. .,----r-r-.u
I Tutor, TO discharge the dulles Of the Pro.
fessorship ad interim, wilIia a salary ofoue
thousand dollars. / would recommend
Thai the salary be paid Out of,he appro
prialion made for said purpose.
The FIRST and most important of the
| means for promoting the public welfare
which claims our efforts, should be the diff
fusion Of that knowledge amongst oul
. people, which will enable them TO com.
prehend their actual condition, and 10 sui
all their acIiors, 10 the true stale of their
affairs. The blessings of sound and
| A aJ,,o,,,on oboni,t ha ,-
widely as possible. 1t should carefully
embrace, not less instruction in The history
of Nations, and The principles of Govern
menl, than The information required for lne
ordinary business of life Ior what require
nrenl is more essentially useful to the cill
zens of free Republic than full knowl-
edge of his rights, and the high privileges
he is entitled to enjpy? Or what is SO
well ca!culated,to promote public virtue,
TO cultivate an enlightened preference OF
our own, over other systems of govern
meut, to impart deeper detestation OF
every form Of despoism, or 10 produce
hrmer resistance 10 every encroachmenl
On the safeguards thrown by the Consli-
tuition around our free institutions, than
| the records which history gives of The
wrongs, injustice and oppression inflicted
| by unbridled power, and the noble exam
pies in which resistance has ended in The
acquiremen, of honor, freedom, and pros.
perily. Our whole plan OF education
should undarso thorough review and
scrutinv. The course Of instruction from
the Common School TO the College should
be systematized and adapted 10 one end /;
the standard of studies should be gradually
but constantly ri,ing, while The best quail
Gcatious in Instructors, literary and moral,
from the Teacher Of the Common School
to the Professor in The College. should be
carefully sought for and rigidIy required.
In our Youth, are cenIured the hopes and
deslines of The Slale-lhey are to cont
luic her defence, her sword aud her shield.
Their proper education, deem. worth any
cost. In many Mouarchical Governments.
it is considered worthy of a separate de-
parIment, under Minister especially