The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1858-12-01


Valley Of Mexico-the critical event up.
on which depended the fortunes of the
American Flag, and the fate of the army
Nothing could have been more boldly de-
signed, or more skilltu!ly executed, than
this brilliant blow deal: so effectively up.
OH the enemy at the break of day.
The State Agricultural Society is dis.
pensing much information and encourage.
ment amongst farmers, whose domestic
habits are not favorable to aggregation,
and vino, therefore, are always benefited
by the stimulus Of agricultural exhibitions.
District societies have been organized, and
Fans held at many places, in preparation
tor tho great annual meeting of the State
Society. The Fair just closed exhibited
stock Of all kinds, implements Of husban.
dry, fruits and grain OF superior order !;
besides very. numerous specimens of in
gcnious haGdiwoik, many of which are
but recently developed. The assembIage
o: substantial population was very great,
among when rreminms were distributed
TO n large amount. The Executive Com
mit,ee will publish, in the course of the
winter, volame OF proceedings, in which
will le found a programme Of The agri,ul
tural schools in France.
FINANCE AND BANKs. report os
the Comptroller General will explain the
eOnditicn Of ,he finances. The permanent
debt Of the State, including one million
fifty one thousand four hundred and
twenty two 90 l0C dollars (Sl,O5l,4 ,422,
O9-lOO) United States surplus revenue on
dred and forty four thousand one hundred
and sixty five o5-loO dollars ga, ,444l lG5
O5-l0O,) three fourlhs of which sum is in
vested in railways and in the erection of
the Ne" State Capitol. The sinking fund
now amounts To 81 ,S43 ,S03 81 100.
which. in my opinion, should be invested
in State stocks or bonds. OF the stock
signed under the Act Of 1856 by the Gov
ernor and the Comptroller General, for
building the New State Capitol, ninety
Two certificates have been issued, equal
TO two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
(S25O,oOo) the remainder have been
cancelled and left in the haads of the
Treasurer of the Lower Division. or the
stock authorized 10y the Act of 1857, for.
~ six certificates have been issued, equal
to three hundred thousand dollars. $500,
600. the remainder have been cancelled
and left in the hanGs Of the Treasurer of
the Lower Division. The material s,ruc
ture itse'f is advancing with sure and rea
sonable progress, so as to exhibit the fue
proportions of The basement story. The
public archives have not been removed,
however, the order for their removal no,
haviDg been made by the two Houses.
beg leave to refer to the Governors Mes.
sage NO. 3, OF last year, touching this sub
Ject. On the books of the Branch Bank
Ot the State at Columbia, there is IA balr
"ncc of ST. $50 90 at credit of the fund
for the relief Of the widows and orphans
Of the Palmetto Regiment, which think
may well be intrusted for disbursement to
the discretion Of the Palmetto Association.
AS 70 the banks, trusting to the expert.
ence and superior wisdom Of members,
will not occupy you with any suggestions
II my own, farther than TO ask for the re-
psai of the usury laws, and to recommend
stability and as little legislation AS posr
sibe. would willingly diminish the
plumber Of banks when existing charters
expire. But, having once chartered
bank upon basis ensurins due responsu
bllny, | would trust its Board of Directors
10 manage lhe monopoly upon the recog,
nlzed principles Of banking, and the gov.
crning course Of business, interfering no,
by temporary laws harsh restrictions and
penalties, believing, rs DO, that the
great security 10 the community for the
faithful management of "a bank is to he
found Ia the character OF the persons by
whom it is almins;cre l.
1us LAw.-Referring to the terms Of
my message of last year, | take leave
again 10 recommend the revision a, d
codIfication Of the criminal law, and its
amendment, so as to provide for the pun
ishment Of breaches of trust anl the EN-
bezzement of funds, The district offices
are generally in good order, and kept Tor
the most part in airy apartments Of well
located court houses. There are one or
two exceptions as TO the location or man
ner OF building the court house, which
doubt not the Solicitors will require the
Commissioners of Public Buildings TO rec.
t'ty as far rs may be practicable. As
little time AS may bc should he allowed
10 e'ap,e before the defects are remeded.
Some Of the public records are now ex.
posed TO manage from damp and mould.
The incubents of those Offices have uni,
Jorniy found to be intelligent and obi,
g'ng citizens. In many Of the Clerks 5
offices there are lying ip The way pune.
rous copies Of the Acts aud Resolutions OF
the General Assembly sccumuIa,in from
year to year, il would Le well to have
these and hereafter all surplus copies of
the Acts and Resolutions distributed in
the month of January, annually, to the
several Boards Of District Commissioners,
the Captains Of Rect Companies, and 9th
er citizens, in the discretion of the Clerk
and the Sheriffs; each reciy lent being re,
quired only TO register his name in book
kept for that purpose by the Clerk. The
all in many districts has been removed to