The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1866-11-28
CHI A r L E. S TON
WEDNESDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER %, 1866
TIE GOVERNORS MESA GE.

After hastily glancng at the general condition of
the State, tho depressed state OF her industry and
the failure OF the crops, and giving word ofchcer-
ing hope for tho future, he proceeds to mako such
recommendations as he thinks will promote tho in
forest of tho State and her people,
| He advises tho Legislature to provide for an
amendment to tho Constitution Of tho State in re-
gard to the District Courts; which can be consum-
mated ut tho next session. Ho says tho Sd
article limiting tho jurisdiction of these Courts to
colored people, should never have boon incorpo-
rated into the Constitution, and the Legislature
would then have been left to establish such su-
pcrior and inferior Courts as the interests of tho
State may require. AS it is, tho Constitution of
the State runs counter to the legislation of Con-
gross The Governor views the District Court
only as an experiment; as indeed all legislation
must be considered that owes its existence to q
state of things consequent upon revolution, and
made for society in state Of transition He adj
vises tho dispensing of Grand Jurics ut tho Dis-
trict CO lrt and the reduction of the uenre for the
Petit Jury from "a to 49, making the jury duty loss
onerous, and at the same time saving the State a
largo amount Of money.
Ho makes several other recommendations of
salutary reforms in tho administration of Justice;
others in regard to Commissioners of Deeds md
Notares Public.
| 11c hcAt ro1cfs u tHc importance OF mOQl1ylng
tho criminal law of the State in wow of tho estab-
ishment Of u penitontary; is opposed to public
whipping Mt the whipping-post; speaks of tho i'm
portance of enforcing the law against sherifs and
jaiiors, for neglect of duty in allowing prisoners to
escape from their custody. No less than seventy
prisoners arc said to have escaped in this State
within the last fow months.
| He recommends the election for members of
Congress to be held bennially, on the day that
members of the General Assembly arc chosen, 80
that they will take their seats in the December
! following,-a much better arrangement than for
merly, when members were elected fourteen
months before they could take their seats.
He next adverts to the transfer OF jurisdiction
from tho military to tho civil authority; thinks
that experience thus far has justified The action of
! the General Assembly in permitting negroes to
testify in Court. From this tho Governor passes
to speak on tho subject of labor and the freed
men-that hc has discouraged their migration,
and says: "R the negro remains here his labor
must be mado sufficiently remuneratiyo to subsist
| and clothc him comfortably. Schools must be es-
lshcd to educate his children, and churches built
for his moral training"
| He also recommends tho passage of an act MAX
ing it incumbent on tho Commissioners Of tho
Poor to provide suitable buildings Mt the various
District Poor Houses for tho accommodation and
subsistence of aged, infrm and helpless freedmen
| The next subject of discussion in the Message is
the rcvenuo Of the State. From this wo learn that
the entire revenue received into tho treasury
during the year, is SAT-, ,7I3.97 of this amount
there was in tho treasury tho 31st October sub
jcct to draft, balance of $173, ,05503 of which
S73, 1876 was in national currency.
| Tho Governor recommends several important
changes in tho matter of taxation among them Il
OP nd ar Iutio op1o
tax which, under existing internal revenue circun-
stances, we fear will not prove very palatablc to
our citizens.
! The Bank Of tho State Of South Carolina the
Governor recommends to be discontinued, and
that be put into tho hands of Commissioners fol
an early liquidation.
The whole amount of tho public debt, principal
and interest of this State not including tho debts
contracted for account of the war, was on the
first day Of October last, IS 20J, ,22774 The Gov
crnor makes several recommendations in rcfcrcnce
to the arrangement Of this dcbt and providing 70,
: the payment Of principal and interest.
The site selected by the Commissioners for the
: establishment of penitentiary is within the cor
porate limits of Columbia, facing the canal, abou
half mile above the depot Of the South Caroline
, Railroad. The architect in charge Of tho build
ings, Captain T. D. LEE, is confident that he will
n tho reception Of convicts.
Gov. Dan recommends lenieney and forbearanc
on the part Of creditors to debtors in view Of th
bad crops made this year in almost every part @
o the State. He again urges tho abolition Of i'm
: prisonment for debt. He also recommends tn
= passage Of Homestead Law.
Tho South Carolina University is the next toni
= adverted to in the Message. There arc at presep
u sixty-fve students in attendance. Governor On
" recommends the appointment Of two Professor
% for the Medical School, and one Of Law, to pu
10 those two departments into successful operation
% He also advocates the establishment OF profes
a sorship of Modern Languages, and recommend
ls that the Board Of Trustees be reduced from til
is present unwiody number to seven members
" The Governor refers to the failure OF the egis
10 latve scheme for supplying the people with corr
Or and recommends further consideration Of th
10 subject.
A general Incorporation Act is strongly recon
% mended in the Message.
z, Tho consideration of the Constitutional Ament
70 ment, proposed by Congress, next engages the a
o. tention Of the Governor. He treats it very brief
o. seeming to think it unnecessary to do more tina
9, recapitulate the many strong arguments abroad
es brought against it, in which he concurs.
IN In conclusion, he says: "Tt is unnecessary
is dwell upon subject which has boon 80 far decide
ut by tho public opinion OF the people Of the Stat
r that am justified in saying that il the Constit,
IL ional Amendment Ia to be adopted let r. ba dor