The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1866-10-03

]. Be it.enacted by the Senate ant
House of Representatives. of the State o
South Carolina, now met and sitting il
General Assembly, and by the authori
ty of the same, That for the purpose. o
commencing the establishment of a peni
, tentiary in this State, the sum of TWEEN
ty thousand dollars be,and is hereby ap
propriated, to be paid out of any money
in the Treasury, aud drawn and oxpend
ed by. certain Commissioners hereinafter
named.
II. That Commission, consisting ol
three persons, to be styled Commission.
ers Of tie Penitentiary, shall DO appoint
eg by his Exccllency the Governor,
whose duty it shall be to select and pro
cure apropcr site, at some point, il
practicable, where water power may BE
made available for manufacturing purpo
ses, within the enclosure, on which to
erect suitable penetentiary buildings,
with sufficient space to enlarge and i'm
prove the same from time 10 time, as
may be necessary.
Ill. That it shall! be the duty of said
Commissioners to erect ms soon as. .prac.
ticable, suitable temporary enclosure
and temporary cells, for the safe keeping
Of not less than one hundred convicts !;
and, upon completion OF said enclosure
ard cells, or any part Of them, TO receive
and deta'n, under regulation. to be here.
after prescribed by the Gd@nor, such
convicts as may be committed to them
by sentence ofany OF the Judgss of this
State d
Nv. That upon NOTICE tlrat an enc1os.
nre and cells are prepared for the reccp-
tlon.of convicts, 1t shall be the duty of
Ills ExcclIency the Governor to appoint
keeper, assistant keeper, and such 9th
er officers, guards and overseers as shall,
from time to to time, be necessary, to
snbslst govern guard aud; direct the : la-
Dor OF said convicts, and to make all
such regulations as s'.all be requisite for
their safe.keepng and subsistence, and
for directing their labor, either within or
without the enclosure, to getting out
mat crial and constructing. Jas for as is
practicable, the necessary permanent
buildings and enclosures, and to such
other available branches of industry as
will best contribute to to the support OF
the institution
'. That it shall be the duty Of the
said Commissioners, un der advice and
with the assistance of His Excellency
che Governor, to procure plans, specifi.
Cations and estimates for such permanent
enclosure and buildings as shall be edeem-
ed necessary for early use, and report
the same, together with a full account of
their transactions under the authority
hereby conferred upon them, to the Gen.
eral Assembly, at its ensuingr egular
session.
In the Senate House. the twenty. first
day of September, in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hun.
ared and sixty six.
w. D. PoRfER, j
President of the Senate.
;. &, g. II. SlMoNToN,
Speaker Houso Representatives.
Approved: JAMES L.. Oar. +s
Dissolution Of the Kingdaom Of ffIHanovsr.
On the frat Of September,a deputa-
ton from ,he Kingdom of Hanover wait.
ed upon the King OF Prussia in Berlin,
and presented him an address, appealing
to him not to extinguish the'royalhouse
of Hanover. The address concludes as
follows: s. Y
1t cannot be agreeable to your Males
ty to dethfone a Prince whose dynasty
has been connectel with the country for
nearly a. thousand years. and who equal,
y wears his crown. by the Grace Of God
Ito dethrone him simply because talk.
ing different view Of the Federal law,
up to that time valid, to the view enter.
tanned by your Majesty's advisers, he
considered himself legally prevented
from unhesitatingly adopting yodr Maj
estys German policy, and thus by an
unfortunate concentration ofcircun,stan
ces was ultimately forced to employ his
army against your Majesty's troops
whom they had previously never oppos-
ed, but by whose side they had ofter
VIGOROUSLY fought in joyful brotherhood
of arms.
Your Majesty, the fate Of this Prince,
nearly related to your illustrous house
has, by the inscrutable will Of God, beer
placed in your Majesty's hands. AT the
bier of King Ernest Augustus, your Ma
jesty's lamented royal brother, once
promised to be in him a faithful support
We trust your Majesty will redeem this
promise Of your royal predecessor. and
the irrevoeable conquest Of many thous
ands of true and thankful hearts will
then offer to your Majesty far more I'm
perishable laurels than the subjection o
a weak enemy can afford. With deep
esL respect, &c.
King Williams reply is interesting al
a resume of the reasons which controlled
his actions III making war, and which
impels him to dethrone the King Of Han
over. Itis as follows: g
y I am glad TO SEQ you hero gsntlenien