Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-12-07
GOVERNORS MEssA'G E.
Gemlemca Of the Senate
aH,l House Of Representatives

Allow me 10 congratulate you upon as.
senhling again, under the most auSpicIous
circumstances, to legslate upon the affairs
OF South Carolina, and by the enactment OF
new laws, aud the establishment Of fresh
precedrn,s for :.er future government, to
promote her moral aud social welfare, i'm
prove and develop her internal resources,
AMI to increase her com nrrcial and pnli!i.
cal Importance among n.ighbofing States
and nations.
Whilst the Constitution, under whose pro-
visions you are here assembled, imposes upon
YOU that highest OF all social responsibilities,
the task to provide for the welfare Of the
people of the commonwealth, upon me de-
wolves the subordinate obligation to lay
before YOU. from lii:c to lne information
of its coudlicn, and to make such recon-.
nrenda,ions as shall judy sc necessary and
expedirnt The absence OF 4 comprehen.
sive political experience enables me bat
impcr!ectly to meet all the requirements OF
!, such duty. In Inviting, therefore, your
cooperation to the recommendations which
Is shall Nuke Yonr--MisAll2nl and eXuelt-oc"
will carry into effect those which are adraU:
taueous; aud for the rest thar is demanded
by the wants of the State, :. safer reliance
cannot be placed than in that patriotism ang.
enlightened view Of public pc!lcy, which,
under all circumstances, either in peace or
in times of trial, have characterized your
legislation.
lie year which is past has been one OF
sisual prosperity to the State. Not only has
it been characterized by an unusual degree
of health, but every department OF Industry
exists in condition of thrift and prosp rity.
Although the growers oil cotton are not
ceapng rs large a yield for their labor as
they at one period anticipated, yet the pre-
scut fair price for tirir staple and COM
parative t,eednm from debt place the p an
trrs in condition Of greater Independence
,lau they have enjoyed 1T ANY previous
time. Their properly, both real aud person
al, is greatly increased in value, and fresh
SOU ces o: revenue are opened to them. by
new, convenient, aud more expeditions
means Communication with the metropolis
aud o,he, market towns. Improved modes
of tlage aud the importation from abroad
of fertilizers for their lands, are adding each
year lar@ amoaats % the income OF the
State, an,,are fast layi1g the foundation of
4 steady ilnrovcEent and permanent wealth.
ii possible the results Of the years labor
among thride. water planters are even moie
h,ttering. The season has been free from
flood or uusual gales, aud the summer
rains have l.ceu at their disposal III abun-
dlnce Of trcS.waler for the luxuriant growth
of the gain. The harvest has been heavy,
and the high fees whic! their grain crop
at present c"'uandS, make it the most
prosperous ut Il the agricultural Interests
OF the Sta,e-ainderL it usually is in the
abscnce OF thos, caanities which some.
sirne< affect it. addition to these facts,
in this summary # the condition of the
State, the City ot;haricston, exempt us ii
has been daring lho:mmer from every sort
OF epidemic, and lsralimg in its bills o
mortality Il condItIoof health which will
compare favorable W those Of any city
anon the continent, h had tide Of com
nerce poured into llerlp, which she has
never before received. Goth the domestic
and foreign importatio ia,o the CITY have
ben unusually large, anales have ,lread,
been effected To an exicnearly rs great IL.
il tic entire business seas of other wears
Railroads leading into the vrior, and into
regions beyond the State lys, which hav,
hitherto been in tie prog, Of cunstruc
lion, are now performing III proper fame
tions, and couiyrring their eSitcd benefits
Yhis, together with the sreat,al,h of th
CITY, has brought to her mark new auc
valuable customers, and the da-,creasin.
(aciIi.ies by rail, 10 points still II. distant
will, at no remote period. convl the pre-
sent confines Of the city into thtore cx
tended limits Of Il great melropo'
The subjects to WHICH shall ely cal
YOUR attention. are the nance4 til
State the condtiou OF the Bluoidp
Railroad enterprise, popular educate an
subjects connected herewith, the colo
Of the Asylum for the Insane, the co.c
t,n Ola new Capitol, the question OF IL
darv between Georgia and South Car
the laws regarding colored seamen' Il
one of the articles of the consular COZ
ton between the Government OF the Y
States aud his Majesty the Emperor 0
French. -t...,
herewith submit to you all aDs'f:
the condition of tho inances OF the