The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1846-12-02

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longer asssntia d Is us
and tI.sS Sfer16d has d lis Sistsf
ma safe from pnls
pany, by tragsferr he sf4iltisai astsd /
in iit.stn The eiic0 erne lst goi
3prises8 8of saS si,iii iiaract l road, 4,
sflom CpIdni bias 81 its Ell, 10 4 yiils.
and anatlier. II pa hes ss6dth Caros
lina Rail Road ii,r5ulg sevetal 81, the gDias
tiiciss seust ftfs The aleree river. 10 some,
Es0gg gested. and llieir real ftnp0rtancel
strongi j yct,mmsnllE Them to- your Co Onsidera.
tions5 ss 4. KS s5s s. .S5zsS "a
A manglhe inanSslbj rimportance
Claiming The a1teiitiGn sof Tho Legislature;
tleretis none ofgreaier Interest, 6rofhigh-
er35 magnitude, | han the (seol6gicai nnd
Agricultural. Surteys'sof the Stale. So
much has been sail and sWrit.cn nnathis
subiect, land Tho ma. ter has been so fro.
qucn,ly and ably discussed, :;;:; oily inEthe
General lAssembiySoC5the Stale, but in the
public journals 6fi he country. that itwOnld
!, seem al,sact, of ofsuPcroga:iDn0ntmy Partto
odd any. thing ia s,irpnrtofsi,. Yeti con.
ceiye$$itmy:ddlylt 10 urge upon; yoil the cnn-
lin,Ialion Uf this most yalnab Bic undertaking;
no. merely us sslheon!ymeans OF pcrfccling
wiInl has bceh.nready. STD wisely fy$c0mrier-t
ced, bulas tending gftnsticvelopes and bring
TO pr"tilsble avnilabili,y.aha hid'len trea.
surrs aud dresanrccs.which ieEembDwelletl
innur tIu!ivess soil, and giving aprac,ical
u,ility5i HAT which, when analyz aud
BY the hand OF science, must
freely contribute the wealth and prOspe-
rity0f our prople. !. 10 such atwork,--
promising sIclF' resilts,--lhe Legislature
! cahnn, br intifl.ren,,s and l woi,,! IN vi,e
Your special atlehliontin in the rrporrof Mr..
Tnnmcy, as'nitnrding ginfnrnatiouinregard
Ia the details connected with il. The la.
bors al this gentleman have already been
fruitful in advantages, hui they nrc rs NTH
ing, compared with The grealer benefits
which nay reasonably be anticipated, from
an, n,cxlcnslnnnnd proionnn.iun Of hiselrnris
Snu,l, Carulinn should ma, be ,artly IN emu.
laliug lrer sister States, iH aifor,iing asss-
lance, Whenever il is needed, for the prn.
Isccutiom "fscirnlic enterprises, the mnre
especially when they hid fair to exercise
such an inlu"nce on her future deslinies,
and trust that no fu 'sa1nntirns of econn-
my will intrrlere.to pre- event her from pro-
scouting, with vianr, that which is now
making such favorable progress.
Nothing is now needed, to complete our
System. Of Criminal Jurisprudence. but that
we shoul cntrrlhe list oftiosr WIN ha We.
shaken dr the l.nmuels off by-gone age,
when the demands Of justice imprriously
required the institution "f heavy penalties
and punishmenis, for which u substitute
may now easily be found, and by which
The laws of the State, for the prevention ol
crime. may be more surely aud certainly
vindica,cd. The establishment nf Penn.
Tertiary in South Carolina, would. am
confident. contribute greatly 10 such re-
suit, aud relieve cD-Ortlinate branch Of
The State Government from applications
without number, in behalf Of those unfnr-
tnnuic persons, whose cases, decided by a
strici adherence 10 The technical require
ncnts nl the law, are, nevertheless, consid.
cred by The Courts, in which they are al.
Jndicdted, as fit and proper subjects for the
interp"sition of Executive clemency. Ii
is l'ile remark hut not the less true gu
that account. or worthy 10 be continually
kept IN mind, that the prevention of often.
ccs, is one Of the first considerations nf the
law, and that il is the certainty, an,i no, she
stucrity. Of punishment that deiers men
from lis inlruc,ion or violation. Such an
establishments, would mnstsearnestly re.
commend. and trust that you will bring 10
The consideration Of The subject all that
calm and deliberate reflection, which lis
Importance eminently jus,iies.
The condition Of the Militia. that strong
arm, both Of Slate aud National defence,--
Justly inspires usW.h the hig chest confidence
IN It's practical lorganiza,ion,andi,s its thorough
and relablc efficiency. refer you to the
Report of Iha, able aud energetic officer
The Adj"lant and Inspector General, al,--for
full information on this s.thjcci, and invite
for II your deep and earnest consideration.
as connected with Ihis service, lwuuld re-
+; specially recommend that the annual ap-
,,proprlatti"n. for arsenal purposes. should
be restored 10 Two Thousand, instend of
One Thousand Dolurs,--as The latter
amount is found, uponlrial. to be utterly
inadequate I" the objects contemplated,
aud involves The necessity Of frequent
drafts npona fund designed for other pur-
poses, in order that the armsSof the Sta,e
may he pr"pcrly preserved aud protected
from Tie ravages Of time and decay.
The rrquisi,ion made upon the Execu.
Tive ofthls State, for Regiment of lHfai,.
try, /" aid in the prosecution Of The war
with Mrxicn, was me, will, a prnmpliludeS
on The part "f our citizens, which entities
hem I" The thanks and appreciation of The
whole county. Hundreds Of v"lunteers
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