The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1855-12-04

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,ha same and T., lnos. II IA Mr. W,lkou - w.
! sc,,o o,her su;. alba ts,cbar ,r :, ,.L, ~
-, hor .,rsrucment which ,h.y ,,o,, doo,,, 49,
host for the sun,ort and ednc.,;om 81 ,ta =,
mo,ns
In this way tie State NAV ar,d, ,r, ,rd
ecouo,nicaIIy build M an cs,,Ilis s,r,r, of Ln.
own. couaI to the wants of thoeo ol,;oot. or
bcr syn,pathy.
A mart Of ,b. same scho,no also roo,r,
mend that the same commissioners ,ror;J,
for tlc rccep,iou Of IDIOT. JJn,;I r.cont ,o.r.
No eff,.t has been made 70 raave tL;. ,nn.t
miserable and pit;ablr class of bnn,u ugarors
because their condition has always heon reu,rd
ed ,s utterly hevoud the roach ,f b1n,,n ho
nsvo!erice. Modern philanthropy. which has
achieved such wonderful trjumnh in ,h. cosa
oil the mute has Il, last conquered the misery
of til, poor, neglected, loalhed idiot. 1t has
been demonstrated by actual result, that the
lilo; has ''some latent germ Of intellect" and
IS capable, under patient culture of baiau rem.
dered conuaratvrly useful. comfortable and
happy. OF the deplurabe condition of these
unfortunate creatures, it would scarcely be IN
exaggeratiun to say that they are Ii tie better
cared ior, than the beasts which perish" What
JOY will it not impart to pa:ents, whose homes
are aih c;ed with the presence flhe idiot child
to le !rn t:;t Il place mas been provided to which
he might dc removed; and, lis light is gradually
let il. upon his dark SOU, What blessing will
they not invoke Oh the State that thus u,erci.
fully despcuses It's charity,
An interchange of opinion with several or
induced me, lhuugh not u member OF the Legal
proteSsinn, 10 bring to your consideration
the propriety OF making q systematic revision
OF ,he statutes OF III" State. rely with great
confidence "lI the udgu.cut Of those who have
made the law the study Of their lives ar3 tru>,
[ sinai. not be regarded as uavcilin:: b"yond
he sphere OF my daty in urging upon YOU u
matte: that - deeply cnnceras every rlcnhrr
OF the. commonwealth. will no, go into =
>tatcnrat oI ih- rlany considerations which to
my aI"d rcH1cg snch work desirable, ard
-ni.Ht add necessary, in The opinion both of the
BencA anj Bar of the S;~:e
During he short sessions 81 our Legislature,
aad III tie nrda"ry course Of our Legislative
proceedings, Ii Is 'a 1" expect that any thor
ough amendment oI the Law upon even few
snijtc,s, can bc effected. ii the Subject snail
appear TO your honorable boIl,.s worthy nf at
tentl"n, brg leave TO Recommend, that com
mssoners vf diligence and ability shall he
charged with tile duly .! reporting to the Iegis
ature for its consideration the sencra' "lemcn.
tary provisions t'i revised c"de OF statute
law aud some or all "l the parts OF s"c'i I" code
a mere compilation OF statute la" as II exists
Would necessarily De ins'illclcht aha unworthy
OF great effort; but II commissioners entrusted
with the necessary power should bc required
TO report !he nature aud reason Of all the chan
ges they might suggest, they would be able to
devise general scheme, to which all the parts
could be conorned; aud their remembrance
OF the legislative SANCTION, which must prccrdr
the validity u! their suggestions, would re>traiI
sufficiently any disposition Oh their part to
exlravaganL innovation.
Iconcur in the recommendation of my nrc
decessor as to the proprietv Of repenlinS our
usury law. These laws originated in irnUrance
and prejudice, and, like all government re
strctons on trade, are .,consis,ent with the
enlightened policy OF the aue. They check
honest industry. and, ryaded as they constaul
~ are. afford iuudeuua,, rrorec,i,u to those
t;,r whon,- they were. euari,d UunrinrinIod
mon occ. ;ou;Ilv 80, mn I'm. rIe, T., avoid ibr;r
obligations, but the uul,rluuat. or the unwar,
rarely novs tine co,,i,nJ,. ,n f,ra ,ha nnhl;c
di,anpr,ba,ion with which ,urb cGortI ,rr
mos, .ep.ralIv vi,;,ed Ras,,;r,;,,n u, N. NO
Of money olien derives iudu,rr,ous men ol
,bs means Of ex,,,c,,;ur themselves from,
o.,,I.rr,..,,,,,,,t nd H., .,; ,,,i,;,L
tim,Iy nil mi~h, b.yr arres,rd II hss,"n,
r.var k..nus off n. lew ,f ,t,. sbrr;T whpn
boarded capital, true to its Instincts, reaps
profits which legalized usnry would never exact.