Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1853-12-07
GOVERNORS MEssA:G E.
Gentlemen of the Senate


Allow me TO congratulate you upon as
sembling again, under the most auSpicious
circumstances, to legislate upon The affairs
of South Carolina, and by the enactment OF
new laws, and the establishment Of fresh
precedcnts for her future government, to
promote her moral and social welfare, i'm
prove and develop her internal resources,
ami to increase her com nercial and pnll!i.
caI Importance among nsighboring States
and nations.
Whilst the Constitution, under whose pro-
visions yom 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 lit::c to time, information
of its condition, and TO make such recon-.
nendations as | shall judge necessary and
expedipnt The absence OF comprehen-
: sive political experience enables me bat
impcr!ectly TO meet all the requirements OF
such, a1duty. In inviting, therefore, your
co-operation to the recommendations which
81 slall make. lanr--sEisl1 ard exutl e"
SXill carry into effect those WHICH are itavan:
t4laeous; aud for the rest that Is, demanded
by the wants Of the State, a safer reliance
canuotbe placed than in that patriotism ang
enlightened view of public priicy, which,
4 under all circumstances, either in peace or
!, in times of trial, have characterized your
legislation.
The wear which is past has been one OF
s;,uJ nros,:eri,y to the State. Not ouly has
it been characterized by an unusual degree
of bea!th, but every department OF industry
exists in a condition of thrift and prosp rl'y.
Although the growers OF cotton are not
reaping as large "a yield for their labor as
they atone ,eilod anticipated, yet the pre-
seut fair price for their staple and com.
paratiye freedom from debt place the lan-
tiers in condition OF greater Independence
than 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
neans Accommodation with the metropolis
aud o,he' market towns. improved modes
of tillage aud the importation from s5ro:.d
OF fertilizers for their lands, are adding each
wear larS amoaats - the income OF the
State, an,are fast laying the foundation o
stead y inrovcE,ent and permanent wealth
ii possible the results Of the years labor
among theide. e.water planters are even moe
hattering. The season has been free from
flood or uusua gales, aud toe summer
rains have p.ced at their disposal IN abun
dance Of trcs.water for the luxuriant growt
OF the grain. The harvest has been heavy
and the high fees which their grain CROP
at present co'nands, make it the mos
prosperous Of the agricultural interest:
OF the Stae-aindced it usually is in tht
absemce of thos. calanties which some
simes affect it. / addition to these facts
in this summary # the condition OF tn,
State, the City of:harleston, exempt as i
has been during tho.mmer from every snr
of epidemic, aud l.seaing in its bills o
mortality Il conditIo.of health Which vii
compare favorable w, those Of any cit,
upon the continent, b had a tile of com
.nerce poured into herpp, which she ha
never before received. Both the domcsti
aud foreign importatio into the city hav
ben unusually large, an ales have alread
been effected ID an exien early rs great !.
in the entire business seas of other years
Railroads leading into the .vrior, and in,
regions beyond the State It's, which hav
hitherto been in the prog, of constru.
lion, are now performing tn proper fane
tions, and couterring their exitcd benefit
Imis, together with the greatalth of til
city, has broug 1T to her marx new an
valuable customers, and the da1ncreasiu
facilities by rail, to points still II. distan
will, at no remote period. convt the pr
sent confines Of the city into thseore c:
tended limits Of great me'rop"'
The subjects to which | shall ely c.;
your attention, are the iinance4 ii
State, the condition Of the Biueid.
Railroad enterprise, popular educat' ar
subjects connected herewith. the coic
of the Asylum for the insane, the coy
,i,u Of /. new Capitol, the question oil
d,ry between Georgia and South Car
the laws regarding colored .seamen, !
o1r of the articles of the consular co
ton between the Government OF the ! !
states aud his Majesty the Emperor
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the condiliolizof tho finances OF the