The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1865-09-30
Gov. PerrY's Message.

place ths Message Of His Excell.ncv, Gov.
Perry, TO the State Convention, full before
our readers. TIE wart space oLlices us
TO be content with synopsis of! leading
features.
The Message is writ en- in that clear.
bold, and pointed style, SO eminen,ly char.
acter.s'ie Of the anlhor, and is in many re-
srccts an able State paper The Governor
refers in worry brief terms to the la'c pclit
cal commissions which have devastated the
State, rtgatdirS them as too painful in de-.
tail ts be brought unnecessarily in reyiow.
and advises that "instead o. dwelling on
the past, and grieving over its errors and
msfortunes, let US, with manly foriitude.
look TO the future, and accomm odate our.
selves 10 the. circumstances WI hieh surround
os. and which cannot be changed or avoid
ed"
lie urges the immediate abolition Of
slavery through The new State Constitu.
ton says it s impo ssibls for the State TO
regain her civil rigIt9 and bc restored TO
the Union until this is done, and he is hone
ful that in making this sudden change 10
our industrial syste,n, none of those evils
will be experienced which some have anti.
cipa,cd. Says the "Frcedmsn" will soon
had out that he mus, work or perish, and
the law will regulate the relative duties of
the employer and employees. lie recon-.
mcnls and 'ustsjns by argument the abo-
li,ion Of the Parish System.
lie meets the question of negro suffrage
squarely, and procIaims, rs are the North.
ern hmocrasy now doing, that this is the
white mans government.
lie recommends the transfer 10 the peo-
Pls of tns election Of Presidential Ele .tors,
Governor, and the enlargement Of Exesu-
tive power, importance, cmolumen., SC,
OF the Governor. Approves "yiva vocs"
voiing in tic Legislature; recommends The
consolidation at COLUMBIA, Of the two
Treasury Offices ofthis State, as well as The
two seats Of tho Courts Of Appeal and rc.
commcnds that The office Of Lieut.. Cover.
nor be magniiied, BY making him ca o6icio
President Of tho Senate.
1Is urges the prompt provision for an
election ofmemters OF the Geneial Assem-.
big (on.ths ID Monday in October) and sug.
gcsts the constituli nnal declaration of the
validity Of "all Legislative and judicial acts
ofthe State sincc her xecsssion.'
Likewise urgcrs that nj! civi! officers
elected or appointed during the war be au.
horzcd to continue in office antl the ex-
pratita Of the term for which they were
elected or appointed. The Governor rs
sumSs that the scarcity Of money cannot
cont,apc long. The sale ofcol,sn, rs soon
rs its transportation to market is. prac.ica.
bic, will supply the ccuntry with money
enouSh for lis most Pressing wants. The
farmefs and planters, now that thsir slaves
are emnncs ated, may very welh dispose Of
portion Of their iaEd., to relieve their
smbarrassmcnts, and acquire the means Of
cnriching and improving the remainder.
Norlhcrn capitalists and European immi.
giants vii! readily. make investments in
real estate in South Carolina. IT, short
time, ncney, whiei, is superabuadant in the
Northern. StatSs, will naturally aud neces.
ssrily flow South, seeking its value, as
water flows se,king its level.