Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-11-13
take this occasion to recommend that you

| take this occasion to recommend that yo
abolish the Treasures of the Upper and Lo"
cr Divisions, making one Treasury aud on
office This will simplify MI state account
very maeh, aud cnabl.: you tn give system u
the while. No local interests omgh, ~ b.
consulted in such an organization Of oul
Treasury. This will require the action Of tw'
successive Legislatures.
also urgently recommend that there shal
be change in your system of taxation. Th'
artificial value given to lands below or above
certain line run through the State -orisina
ted in a condition Of things, at tho period o
eighteen hundred and eight, which no Longer
exists. There ought to be g t:'ln and jus
valuation Of Iaa.l made, nometter where il ma!
be located The tax on what il ,lennlniEaLec
town property l.; liable 10 objection, and
should l,e modified. The true system il, tc
raise as little =. pasSibe from active rrhnc
tive labor, and ilnpn;,: :aye2 upon arc.,mua
tel capital MIR! rridrncrs Of inxGry.
tn tFr: Stale the Syst"ra has hpcn, Ia raisf
far the larger portion ir.:;a l,.n'lncivr labor
II Ills were changed, anti u wiac sYS;rIn alop
ted. one third more rnull be raises; and renl'
ly be felt less. 1t would greatly increase
the resources OF the State, and at this period
when al taxes will be felt deeply, son can
not too soon devote yosir serious attention to
this subject.
From the 2Dth oc December last rn;il the
9th of February, this State acted alone. She
WAS entirely separate and independent Du'
ring this pv-iort we incurred heavy cXpcndi-
lures. In taking Castle Pinrknay, Fort
Monltrie. and the lale United States Arsenal,
VT acquired large supplies Of heavy ordnance,
ar'ns, and munitions OF war. as SIC took The
responsibility Of actag alone. and Of risking
all, We were Iairly.cntilcd 10 alive acquired.
For the heavy expenditures W. thus incur
red, NJ, to lie Sth Of February, / have, "a yct,
presented no claim or account against the
Confederate Government. Our CONVENTION
transferred, by ordinance, all these public
works and fcrts, with armalnents, anil so forth,
TO the common Government. by every prn-
ciple Of public law, we arc entitled to the ex-
penses during that period, and doubt not
bnt, when prcscrtca, the claim will be recog-
Ilist,!.
Circumstances place'l rs in the van in this
march 10 Independence. We claim NJ excin.
size merit, but, under severe censnre, aud the
most trying circumstances, we only ycnlravored
to do our duty, faithfully and brarely. Events
have since vndica;ed the wisdom and pairi-
otism OF our coursc, and / c2ntident y appeal
to the future, with the proud consciousness
that posteriiy will exultingly point 10 every
page of our history as tablets on whose marble
surface shall Jc engraved the record of our
honor unslained, and of our integrity with
on! u blcmish
Soon after The Slh Of February, the Con-
tolerate Provisional Government was formed,
and, by the authority of our Convention, we
yielded cur separate and independent action,
and assumed the obligations ul the Conleder-
atc compact.
The regular constitutional Government, un-
der that compact, is now 10 Gc inausuratcd
on the twenty.second day of February, aud
respectfully recommend that you give it your
loyal and faithful support by all the coustitu-
tion;l means at your command.
The sea.c9ast police has been the cause Of
much interest and cyertion in the first Of the
year, and l refer you thereport of the Secreta.
ry Of the Interior forall the details in relation to
lis adm stration in the last few months. This
will show the activity and care that has been
exercised in that department. submit that
the funds deposited to the credit of that de.
partment be now appropriated To any branch
of the public service yon may deem proper.
The jurisdiction now assumed by tho Cuuietl.
crate Government may relieve MS, before long,
from any further duties in relation to that
branch Of public service, although we must,
OF course, be really to aid and assist, by all
means in our power. any eilo"ts on the part
of our common Government to rrc.ect our
coast.
The Legislature authorized the issue Of
bonds, to the amount Of one hundred and Gfy
Thousand dollars, for this special purpose. |
did not use these bonds at all, except to hy-
pothecatc them with the President Of the
E;.nk. of the State, as collateral, OH account
of advances made Gy the bank. t in like man.
ner used tue power given me to direct the
bank to issue receivable paper, not 10 exceed
two hu!dre.l thousand dollars.
The report Of tue Aljutant and Inspector
General viii give you accurate information Of
al matters pertaining 10 The uili!a.y Thls
oAi:e has bseu uue Of great labor, requiring
high degree OF bureau talent aud inlorma-
tiou, at this peculiar junctnre in our affairs.
think, in every respect, what he has done
will be satisfactory.
The College has been seriously interrupted
by the condition Of affairs in the country,
aud the young men, who were full Of patriot.
ism aud ZEAL could nut'be restrained from en-
tering into active service 1t is now, howev-
or, in fulloperatom, with very respectable
number of stu !pnts. ondly lylpc that no
c. cunslancc sill BIZ allowed 10 Interfere per-
nt.nrnllY with the exercises of this noble III
sti,utiou believe it is TIC only institutou
of the kind entirely endowed by the State,
aud managed by public authority, in the Con-
felerato States. There are, apparently, mauy
objections to the peculiar organization Of such
mn institution; but when We oDi 10 the prac-
tica results. and tic large public Lenctit i:
cuultra, we must bc constrained tG yield all
such ohicctons.- through Il public institu-
ton, controlled by the Government, we are
cnaoled to educate our young men with high
feelings of public devotion to the country,
and bind them with stronger and more en-
elusive ties of first allegiance TO the State. 1t
is this institution which, by dispensing educa.
ton equally Though the commonwealth, has
done more to make us q united and loyal
people than any other single cause. Any
State, with common Judgment, can develop
the wealth and physical resources OF people,
but it is not every State that Can prodace an
heroic and intellectual race Of men. Public
schools anil literary institutions, nobly and
generously endowed, where virtue, truth and