Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-08

. contribute to the particular profession or bt
siness which heneypects to follow in sfte
life. In College,, be is required to spen
four years in o, regular course of studies
, many of which viii be of no service to hin
in after life, and dpr which he has no taste O
talent. In consequence of the impoverishe,
condition of the country, there are very few
young men now ableto defray their expenses
for four years in College. Having been x
long in the army, and their education neg
ected, they are notprepared to enter College
Moreover, being advanced in manhood, the,
cannot afford togo through College course
of studies before commencing the active pur.
suits of life. The University system of edu.
cation will meet all these objections. Il
would bring to your. institution of learning
three times as many students as you could col
lect in College, and in this way the salaries
Of the Professors might be paid out of the
tuition fund. i.
The State Military Schools, in Columbia
and Charleston, have likewise been suspen-
ded, and the buildings Of the former were all
destroyed by fire during the occupancy Of the
town BY General Sherman. It is fer you to
determine what course you will pursue in re-
gard to these schools In them. have been
educated many of your most valuable and
eminently practical men. Very few have
graduated at the Citadel who have not been
successful in after life.
The Congress oftte United States passed
an Act, during, the war, authorizing the Freed,
mems Bureau to take possession of all lands
which wero voluntarily abandoned BY their
ownors for the purpose of going into the ar
my, or aiding the rebellion. Under most
unwarranssble construction of this Act, a
large portion of the; leuds Of the lower coun-
Try, where the; planters were driven OF by
the Federal troops, ,-or forced toleaVe by i'm
peratiye orders ofthe,de facto Governments,
State and Confederate, have been seized and
appropriated as absAaoned lands. In many
instances, the homesSof widows and minors,
and old men, incapable Of serving in the ar
my, aud never aiding in any way, the rebell-
ion, have been taken possession Of, and kept
for the use ofthe negroes, whilst the proprie-
tors we're starving wanderers and refugees
thoug ghout the State. But with that sense of
Justice and kindness which has characterized
every act of his administration, the President
has ordered these lands to be restored to the
proprietors On their taking the oath Of ale.
glance to the United States, Or receiving q
special pardon where, they fall within the ex.
cepted classes under the Amnesty Proclama-
ton. The Convention ordered the Provi-
aional Governor to appoint q suitable agent
to represent the. State at Washington in re,
gard TO these lands and other matters. l i'm
mcdiately appointed the, Hon. William Hem
ry Trescot, q gentlemen we'll known to you
for his high character, talents and diplomatic
experience. His report will be communicated
to you as soon as'itis received.
As soon as the Convention adjourned, l
; communicated to the President and Secretary
of State copies of the new Constitution oil
South Carolina. L hare the pleasure of in
forming you that President johnson has ex.
pressed 10 me hiGgSssit tcstion at the amend.
roerltSEtsde
htenr nope tnat ve haouio soon oe, once
more, uniteo' happy sna PlosPesqus Peo.
ple' iotte'a.G .ue ' onr GO oornnn countIv :"
mt har lus..i t. one mstter Of smbarrassment in
rour leoi.lot;on under the new Constitution.
yhich tl,ink it nv duty to bring to your no
t;ca The Constitutional Governor will not
and cannot bo inaugurated till the first week
of vrnr rsonlar session. And vet the Consti
,n;;oo reoni-es all Acts TO be presented to
tho Governor for b;s SIGNATURE. If he does
not not approve them, he must return them with
his his objections :. and then, to become law,
thew the must be passed by majority of the
~h1,e ~. ~ renrpsanta,;on Of both Houses. AL
,bonpb the State Convention acknowledged
,be authority and existence of the Provision
aI iI Govsrnor bv several of their ordinances,
vet thew omitted to authorize him to act as
Governor till the Inauguration Of the Governor
eleet. Set All your Acts should, therefore, be
passed BIZ majority Of the whole represen-
tation of both Houses, unless you are dispos-
ed to recognize the Provisional Governor as
Gov.r,,ar e, ~ of the State. But, even with this
recognition, I-think it wouldb safe to see
that your Acts arepassed By the constitution
Il majority required, in the absence Of the
approval Of the Governor. This will place
beyond controversy any Acts which you may
gee proper to pass at Jour extra session, in
the absence ot your newly eiec'e" oo'''i.u'
tional Governor.
The State WORKS, ct Greenrille, for the
purpose of manufacturing arms aud mutations
pf war; have not taen in operation since the
surrender of General Johnston. They were
improbable, and it is not likely that you will
be disposed to continue them. lunderstan nd
that tie buildings and machinery are well
adapted for cotton factory, and that there
&c n company of gentlemen from different