Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1860-12-07
TgRns--rwo DOLLARS PER ARNuu,]
EY W. A. LEE AND HUGH WILSON, JR.

To .upriv our own ard the merchants nf
the n-iuhh"ring States. with cheap and
well flied k-t; from which in tu:n.
they Could supply their customers in the
) interior towns and villages.
| III view of the secession Of South Caro-
! lima fro. the Uaiou. it becomes drullv
! important. aud absolutely necessary. thai
We lnust have direct trade with Europe
and the continent; aud as n large amount
Of capital is n"cessary and there will be
some ,i,k in The beginning Of such an
enterprise. would recommend that tn.
Legislature should to som. extent foster
s,,l ~uruur'ge such enterprises by taking
upon themselves IL part u: the losses ,.al
might follow tho cE,t to establish tlirec,
trade. Sr,ne eutcrwisirs citizens Of Char
! 'r~,rn ].rn,,use to establish liur Of steam
! Prol.e!'rrs between Charleston and Liver
pool AMI ask the State to guaranlce an
interest Of five per cent. l:er arnvm Upon
| the capital invested in he s'"a,ners, :,s
j. ny ~ they shall con:,,ue in The SERVICE
This seems TO m" TO he very fair and
reasonable prop"siLin". II cannot po>sii Is
he II Speculation "n the ra,, Of i;s rr'j-r-
| tors. i.rca se in II" event will ;!irv receive
mare 'han five PER cent. au'i Al thi- time
Il. 4 much higher rale "f interest. II the
enterprise should tu'n out ,u he prufi:aI,
the State will have nothing T." Iav. and th.
r-,ta,mtv that the paI,;c- will rea!iZ; five
per cent. under any circumstances. viii
ctr:nihlv tlD, pre."ni lhem iran u.ina
| great exe,,i"rs TO make larger .iivi.;rnh
Tie benefits are not cantiilnrd 10 llie city
| of Charleston nare; every thing i!'a!
! facilitates cumurrre and cti-aTrns tnrr
! chanJis. will benefit alike all parties IF the
S:a'r. aud should meet with nrn.,rnl en-
couragenrnt. 1t it is f,a'e.! ,i.At these
s,eam.rs may lc continued in the service
afer all hope Of prof, has ceased, an! II
perpetual tax thus ena!lad IInu the
State, provision nny he male fnr disc:.n-
,innng them in Il given time, or rnn.. other
sai.gnar:!s may i'll the wisdom Of the Leg
iS'a,,re he throwm around the entefpris...
so IA /" prevent any unnecessary and u.cless
expenditure Of pn''lic money.
The LUNATlC AsYLva.-This Insti:"-
lion, under tie excellent management ct
DR.. Parker aud the Rrc.uts, has realized
more than could have been expected or
even hoped for from its founders and the
curative results of the present v-ar surpu>s
the success uf former Years. and co,np.re
fav"rahIv with the rrpnrs Of the hest ln-
s~r" H.~pirals in other States. NJ acci-
dent has occurred since Your last meeting,
| and no epidemic disease has, to anv extent,
visited the asylun,. At the beginning of
the year there were 1914 pa,ien1s e. have
been received since, making :lic number
nn'!er Treatment 263; of "I"n. 81 Law"
hc-n sent HON" ru'eL, 8 removed. and 20
died. leaving l62. or these Who died, Il
la'g- majority were marked in last years
Tabular Statement, as iutirn in body. ard
l,"p-!essy insane. Many applications: al
males. for admission from other States,
were made, and had to he refused for want
If roo,u and f,r the sam. reason. male
r!aves from our own State could not be
received.
| would respectfully suggest, that Lu
manil, an! good poIi.'y .d,r.a:e that the
Recommendations Shuuld te fur; her incr. :.se,l
until room cnougn il prepared for a' le..sl
all sexes and colnrs in our own Stale
S.'nsh Cnr"ina, in view of the bright ca
reer Of greatness ard glory tha. awai,s her,
si,unld not To indifferent, or insensi.lc to
The sutfrriugs Of her hnm!IrsL children. but
-xieu.l lrr ,r,aicrnai hand to iea.en and al
ieviaie their suHr:ings.
The LAWS. = In looking forward to the
separate nationality Of SOUL, Carolina
many changes will have to he made in ex.
is,ing laws. part Of which you no doubt
will h- Gir-c,e,! to do, by AL ordinance OF
the Convention Of the people soon 10 rs
: seml!e; hui it may mt be improper t.
hiring 10 your notice the importance of z
I speedy postal arrangement, to supply III.
: one uuIer the conlroI Of the Fedora: Gov
. .rnnl"nt. an authorized to sav that tn.
I Postmaster at Charleston. Hon. Alfred uu
g-r, than whom FGier patriot never lived
will. as soon ~ the State resnInrs Eer soy
-rei9uty hy IN ordinance Of her Convention
!: sever his CONNECTION with the Federal CO.
% vernment. and obey any call the State ma,
q InaSe upon him for his services. Thi
D movement. Together with til" resignation
Z Of all o,her ps'sin,aste's, will enable th'
y State to act without embarrassment, in es-
d tasiishin:. for herself postal arrangements
: A. a :c,nporary exn"'li-u;, al arrangement
;, NIGH: b. made with the Adams Ex pros
Company, to carry mails, unt' postal nr
r raugeInent of a Permanent character rouI'
d he estailsled the details of which, mus,
t. to some extrnt, depend upon the acton u
= other Soui il!ern S!atep.
II Tie duties Of the Governor in future. vii
% necessarily be ariuons and responsible, ant
y tie should at nll times Ls accessible lo th
D people who may have official business t.
u transact with him. Nv experience salisfie
= me, that it will require I'll The time Of III
=. Executive. with such help as may bs give
al him t'R secretary and clerk, TO. ,iisrl,arg g
ID the resP"nsihls duties that will desolye ur
'e on him IN his new position, as Chief of nj
n independent State : a,l,i ! therefore recon-
t. mend that the saISry Of the, Governor b
e iucseassd; rtha. lie be furnished Si,h. i.
x house AND furniture. and no required to 70
ir side in ttTa town of Columbia also, tina
se the s.lsry ofabis private secretary be ineres
,e sed. to enable him 10, cp,nmand the scrvi
at ces. not only "f mere scribe. but of.
m Intelligent. active, and educated gen,isIpa,