Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1866-12-08


sale of the corn in Charleston, Columbia and
Marion, from which points it may be readily
distributed to every section of the State. The
members ofthc firm are cnterprisins and trust
worthy, and, if such contract is awarded
them, they will doubtless fulfil its stipulations
with fidelity. If the necessities OF the State
should require the importation Of one million
Of bushels, to supply the wants Of those who
must buy aud are able to pay, the saving to
the people of the State by such nn arrange.
mcnt, would not fall short of two hundred
thousand dollars
l have been informed that proposition Of
the same sort will be submitted tn YOU by T.
II. Riker, grain merchant of Charleston.
who can furnish YOU with satisfactory tcstn.o.
nials Of integrity aud business cApAci,y. These
plans for supplying with corn the whole pop.
ulution, including the Boards Of Commission
ers Of the Poor, who will be compelled to pro,
vide for large number Of INDECENT persons,
at Ia profit Of only two.and, half per cent, to
the contractor, or cost and expenses, ure COM
mendcd to your favorable consideration.
TIE pEcUNlARY DISTRESS OF THE PEOPLE
OF TIE STATE.
The short crops of grain and cottcn causes
the Indebtedness of the people to press heavily
on them This state of things imposes on cv-
cry generous creditor the duty of M king aS
liberal compromises with his debtors as he cal,
admit without pccnniary ruin. 1t he has been
Fortunate in escaping the general wreck, he
should chccri'nlly lend helping hand to Ills
less fortunate neighbor who is still struggling
in II sea Of debt Legislation consistent with
the Constitution and The general interest of the
community may be adopted, which will great
icvc the public. rcitcr,tc my rccommrnla-
ton made at the extra session, that inpriSun.
mcnt Tor debt be abolished. except in eases oi
fraud and when II debtor is about removing
his person or property without the limits OF
the State, that the inSolyent laws be so OK.
tended that IA debtor may. by petition. On giv.
ing three months notice to all his creditors,
require them to come in and prove their dc,
mands, and upon his surrcnlc,ing his entire
effects for their benefit, that they be prrrctu
ally barred from evcra.ain proceeding against
him in the Cuurts OF this State, and that in al
c,scs where d fcndAnt is sued aud makes nn
drtrcG To tho action, llo costs shall kc taxed
against him.
Persons in sui ,juris can now compromise
with their debtors aud oiicn find it to their
interest to 10 SO, but such as occupy iiGu-
ciary position are rc>trainel by the stringcncy
Of legal rules and not being authorized to
compound with creditors they frequently lose
til centre debt. 1t is sound policy to modify
these rules. So ~ to allow them to compound
the demands they hold against debtors, taking
care to guard against fraud or i'll faith OH their
part
invite your attention to the proprirty Of
passing homestead law, aud Of extending the
value of articles exempt from levy and sale,
for the head OF each family. Most Of the
States lave made much more liberal and hn-
ni,ue provisions than South Carolina fur guard
ing the families OF the unfortunate and i'm
rrovidcnt debtors against being cast ont upon
the world, housclrss and brcallcSs. The de-
c>ioms of some Of the State Courts have af-
iirmed the constitutional power of their I.rgis.
laturcs to enact laws increasing the cxcmp-
tious from levy and sale, even upon the ante.
c"dcnt debts. 1t is not hy any means clear
that y"u are prccindcl from cnacting such II
law, either by precedent, reason, justice, or
the Constitution.
DISABLED SULDIEES.
Agrccably to the resolution Of the 2lSt Sep
tembur last, passed by the General Assembly.
circular was issued by me, directed to each
OF the Tax Collectors OF the State. requiring
them to furnish me with list Of the names Of
all citizens i'll their resp c,ive Ii trcs who
were permanently disabled in the Site or
Confederate service during the late war ; par.
ticulnry specifying those who lave been de
privcd OF their limbs, and stating in each ease
whether it be an arm or leg, or both" The
information thus acquired, the Governor was
requested to furnish to the General Assembly
at the next regular session. Returns have
bccn received from the Tax Collectors, with
the exception of those of Abbcvillc, Barnwcll,
Chester, Chesterfield, Clarendon, Kcrshaw,
Lexington, Marion aud Union, and the Par
ishcs OF St. Georges, Dorchester, St. Helena,
St. James Goose Creek st. James Santcc,
ST. Johns Berkeley, St. Johns Collcton, and
st. Stephens.
Tic Districts and names rcnortcd have boon