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3l. That, for the purchase of arms and mil
ni,ons of war, and to meet extraordinary ex'
pendilurus, $4,000 be appropriated, and S30. :
600 for the contingent fund, subject to- lhe draft
oil the Governor.
AGRICULTURAL SURVEY.
In stale so strictly devoe'l TO The cul-
rure Of The earth as South Carolina, il Is
surprising tha, nc Inquiry by the consttu-
ted authorities has been Instituted 10 as
certain. her agricultural RESOURCES; and in
directly her copaciY for commercial and
manufacturing enterprise. or this know
ledge, easily acquired. and important, if lis
true interests lie consulted, 10 every class
in society, probably not ono member is &c.
curnrely possessed. IT is. fTon, This cause
mainly, that only about 2,5o0.oOo, Of near
20. 900, 900 OF acres, Of our arabic grounds.
are annually in nllh; thar ID the best soils
the plough is stranger; that the Intrinsic
value of rho pine lands, comprehendins
over G, G,00O:O00of acres, is unappreciared;
and that the swamp region, of 1000 square
miles. generally well adapted to The mus,
valuable crops, continues unsubjected 10
trial Of its productive powers. F. it, there
fore, wonderfulthat the spirit Of emigration
should, al lines. have been awakenetl; that
sections Of the State should retrograde, or
remain stationary in populations; aud thar
feeling of tiisQuietness has been genera
led, which time, under The circumstances
.hat exist is incapable of subduins? If
full and authentic information. for their
guidance, were in possession Of the people,
the prominent motive being Withdrawn.
but few would elect to dissove Tho tie that
connects them with home, kindred and
friends.
1t is personally known 10 me. that there
are milliuns of acres Of fertile highland.
suitable 10 The riches, crops Of the world,
still in a state uf nature; that where, from
exhaustion, extensive tracts have been
abandoned, The means Of resuscitation are
at hand; and that an immense area of
swamp and. Inw ground, vaiueless' in its
present condition. is ready to reward The
effbrts Of ordinary industry. My late tour
through. the northern districts has convin.
ced me, lha, whilst The railways aud other
roads. in the progress of construction, will
effect q RADICAL change in our agricultural
habits and practices, they will introduce
the people Of The middle aud lower coun-
tries 10 ;i'regibn unsurpassed fur the min
sled beauty and grandeur of its moun'a'n
scenery, purity of wa'or, invIsoralins at.
mosphere. ami for The various purposes Of
extensive and profitable farming. aud other
industrial occupations.
To ascertain with correctness the re-
sources of a country which beneficen'
Being has so prodigalIy endowed. is among
The paramount duties Of the representatives
of lhe people. Their development and
Improvement, when ascerlaned, might
properly be entrusted to lne people lhem-
selves.
As inscparaLlc from the enterprise,
should The wisdom Of the Legislature de-
lermine to prosecute il. recommend the
careful collection Of statistical information
on all The branches Of industry. BY lhe
possession of facts and materials. lucidly
-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05

..--...~,-- --..-..-y go o.'.ii"'''''.9
value of the products of labor, is not easily di-
vested Of its established authority. Gy the M
hncnce it insensibly acquires, il mcaSnrnbly
perpetuates its own existence. The fatal blow
TO the Federal Bank was given by The Execn>
rive in the exercise of an unwarran,ablc power.
invoke the Legislature then 10 profit by the
admonilions which the past has written OH The
legislative history Of our country also, de-
sire, in this place, to express my settled convic"
tion. that The Bank Of the State was founded oil
n false and pernicious principle :; that 10 grant
TO the members Of community almost eXciil-
sycly devoted to rural pursuits unusual iacl-
ties for commanding money,.ls 10 lnilict upon
them and their poslerily au unmillSated cvi'
t,a, the more numerous and difficult The obSta-
clesin the way Of receiving Bank acco'nlnoda>
tions by that class, the greater their content.
ment, and the more certain the success IN their
vocation. Whenever the asrlctlllurl$l substl.
tues speculation f,r The results of industry his
prospects may seen, brilliant ioi a season, but The
Jay of darkness and disaster will inevitably
follow.
In submitting plan for winding up The Gauk,
scarcely need assure you that the subject has
received my most attentive examination, aud
that in suggesting the necessity for your action
upon it, have been Influenced solely by high
sense Of official duty.
lis proper should inform you, that Messls
Barring, Brothers & Cos. Of London, have ad-
dressed to me communication. substantially
protesting against closing the Bank, on the
ground that that institution was voluntarily IT.
iered by the State as. one of the securities iOr
the loan nego,iated by them. ] will only here
remark that it is not proposed 10 destroy The
Bank, Lut 10 deprive ii Of lis banking pnwers.
II will con'inue as a corporation until lo0o-
four years beyond the period to which lis dura-
ton extends by the existing law. Al that time.
only S4eS. $50 SS of The inreisn, and S33o.6i9
so of the domestic deb, will b. due, while the
assets of the Bank will amount 10 abnut two aud
half millions. But, in TRUTH tie foreign debt
will then have been paid, if the plan OF hypo-
thrca,ing securities, or emitting new bonds
should the ordinary means fail, be rcsoried to;
In order to SECURE that result the directors should
be invested with full powers. by This expe'
dent, the argument Of violated latin will have
no ground on which to rest. Tho State will
have discharged i,s obligations in full, and that.
too, before. lhe period specified in the contracts
In the meanwhile let the assets oil the Bank,
no, required for the redemption OF the llahllI'
Ties Of that institution, be sne,nny set apart !or
the liquidation of the public debt.
PUBLIC DEBT.
The following isa detailed statement OF the
dtht of the State:
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05
REVISION OF THE CRIMINAL
CODE

repeat The recommendation of one OF
my predecessors on this subject. A divis.
ion Of the labe: among The Soicitors,
would he very ready mode Of eilecling'
the object. The punishmea, fnt certain
offences is mol only in.e,ertninate, hut un.
justiliahIy severe. Not les, than l2 crimess
are punishable with death in Suuth Caro-
lima.
II. in your opinion. The scheme of Pen.
i,enliary would DC wise and saIuIary
modification Of our presen, system, ! would
respectfully suggest. whether The absolute
requirement OF all the funds az command.
to put the State in proper condition Of
defence, does nnt present all obstacle in
the way ofesiaolisl,ing such an insliiutionr
al Iaiis lime, not easily surmounted.
DUTIES OF STATE OFFICERS.
lie who is elevated to station Of profit
OF hunhr, in the gift Of The State, is moral
ly. Us well as legally, bound, faithfully, 10
discharge its functions. This can only he
done in person. II aid be needed, lei il
be procured, but 10 constitute the assis.
tanl the chief. and 10 devolve upon him
the burden of !,e office, is TO shift The res
possibility upon stranger, NOT elected by
The Legislature. nor amenable to law. An
anxious desiretp fulfil my oblisa'ibns, as
Chief Magistrate, has. from The apparent
neglect Of others, repeatedly placed'me in
an embarrassing situation. Uuder the con-
sllution. the powers of the Governor of
South Carlina' are very limited. yet, by
law, they are mahe SO numerous. tfat'o
execu'e them with fiilelity requires the un-
wearied exercise ofall his energies: Butex-
elusive devotion to his official engagements.
will lie found weak and insufficient. unless
the officers, especially those connected with
his department. are always at Iheirposts: II
is worthy Of legislative inquiry. whether
certain long coninued practice 10 sever.
al public statious, the result probably Of
inadequate compensaiious, is'not operating
injuriousiy on the public interests
TO other matters, chiefly Of domes'ic
concern, shall claim your attention in a.
few days.
WHlTEMARsH b. sEABROoK.
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MACON AND CmARLEsroN.-A bill mas
beeu introduced into The Georgia LesIsa"
ture. providing for the construction OF
Railroad from the Eastern limits oil 'ne'
Civ of Macon. through Louisville, to the
Civ Of Charleston, in South Ca1oiina'
crossing The Savannah river at any point
selected by The Stockholders.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05

The Columbia Telegraph, Of The 1sr
INST. says a telesraphic despatch re.
ceved last evening, inlnrms us>of tragsN
dy which took place in Mobile.
Gen. Thomas Holland was killed by H.
G.. McClinlock. Clerk in his employ.
McCIin,ock surrendered himself 10 'he'
prnper authorities. and great excilemenr
has been produced by The affair, which 49,
supposed 10 have been insIgaled by Jeal"
OuSy.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05

Mr.. r. w. Walker. a representative H.
the Alabama Legislature, from Tuskesee;
has given notice that he will early in The
session. bring forward Il hill authorizing
The State to purchase 100 negroes, 10 be
sent to California to work in The gold
mines. and the profits Of their labor to be
devoted TO the payment o(lhe public debt
of Alabama.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05

New YoRR RI5HrlNG, HeRsELF:-The'
pnor Wings will begin to'reeam the tel.
egrarh pretty much as the Frenchman
did Monsieur Tonsun-as very urgiy aud
ubiquitous cuslomer.' Fl appears thar
after all their fuss. New York turns nor
guile Democratic SIale-Ihe Demo
crafts having The best par. ofihe officers rum
ming on the general ticket, a pretty well-
ascertaincd majority en join, ballot in the
Legislature, aud a pretty decided majority
of,he popular vote. And this. too, not
withstanLing. the Democrats were only
partially united in The State, and in de-
linnce of colored Wing voles, and The unit
ed patronage of the State. the city, aud
The General Governments. Wha, re-
Tuke Of The administration, lis hluuders,,
and its inlrsues. The Wings may as weIli
prepare themselves for the doom thar
awaits NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05
The following isu detailed statement of til
debt of the State:

~valued nt 12s1o0o.. a..
The resources Of the Bank, app icahe' to Tue
noymeut of this debt. amount 10 SjSoo,'5''S 0O,
which is an excess Of available assets over the
liabilities of the State Of 81 ,532, ,S43 %, or over
Two and a bali millions if the sum OF Sl.0ol'
600. received from the federal government on
deposit, be included.
In conclusion allow me 10 add that. as lar rs
NV perso, al knowledge extends, the Bank from
i,s organization to the present day has been ably
and faithfully conducted. My objections arc
not to its administration. but 10 the policy IN
which The Institution itself originated:
The accompanying letters fiom The President
onI,Cashier were written in reply 10 certain IN
terrocalo,ies propoundcd by me.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05
WAlTEMARSH b. SEABROOK.

GERMAN SyrTLsmgxr.-AI letter in tho
Anderson Gazette, dated Pickens c. H.,
Oc,. 30h says:s
1--WE have just learned; that Col. Joseph
Grsham. has. concluded the sale Of Is. 00G
acres Of land, in the upper part Of this
District tua coli,ny of Germans lh1ee'or
four hundred in: :numher.
This move, we hope. will benefit those
honest Germans; and afJu The elizens'of
this rapidly improving District. There
are many thousand acres Of good land'ar
the base Of The mountains, now lying waste.
which needs only the hands of Industrious
and honest Germans 10 conveltil inlo' beau-'
liful farms"
In this Stale, there is wide field open
for the industry aad enterprise Of German
emigrauts. What these hardy people
have done far the State of Ohio, and other
northern and western sectiuns, we shoutr
he pleased 10 notice in Georgia. Already
large Plumbers have located themselves in
the upper por4inn Of our Stale and in the
.corerminuut couurIvsr- ut T1nn---~p, .n.,,i.-
we hope, in few years, to see their la
abOrs resuIIiugin an increase tn their phys
.ica cumtnrls; aud adding largely 10: lhe'
commence of our Siale. While wede-
sire thus much, we shah be pleased to hear
of The prosperity onihe settlement in South
Caroina.-Augusa Republic.
THE GALLANT DpAD:-The Grand:
Military Funeral u honor Of The illustrat-.
cd dead, Major General Worth, Col. Dun
can and Majut Gates, took place in New
York, on Thursday. The huss Of the
shipping in tho harbor wers displayed at
halfmasl throughout the day, and the
buildings in The city were draped with the
insignia of mourning. The pageant is said'
to have presented snIenin and very inl'-'
posing appearance; The various military
.compalies-their officers wearing The Sum-
bre bagc sorrow-and the slow and sul-
emn peas of martial music, that reverbe>
rated through the quite, and Jensely crowd->
ed line of march, mus, have rendered The
spectacle exceedingly impressive. end'
worthy of the occasion. Baltimore Amer
can, I7'h inst.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1849-12-05
ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUE ME-
RlDIAN LINES.

BY lhelelters of Professor Williams and
report of Capt. Parker, you will be fully
informed concerning the matter entrusted
io'tleir execution. Prevented by official
engagements from commencing his lahors
al the desirable lime, local difficulties
greatly retarded the operations of the lat.
ter. klis elaborate communication, how
ever, is more Than an equivalent for the
apparent tarfliness with which the task
assigned him has been accomplished. In
advising your acquiescence in the susges.
tions at the conclusion of his report, would
further recommend a,,for the convenience
Of The surveyors in the uppcr districts. an
other point Of observation. with view
10 ascertain the variations of the magnetic
needle, bc established at Grcenyile.
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CENSUS OF 1919:

The returns of the Ceusus-lakcrs you
will find in the office Of Secretary of State.
The accompanying abstract makes the
presen! white population to be 2S03S5. an
increase in the last ten years Of 23;269:
The increase between 1929 aud 1889, was
only Gl74.
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