The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-07-22

taxpayer, aB will enable them TO selecl
from the list proper persons, whose names
are to be placed in the jury box.
1, therefore, recommend that q similar
Jury board be organized in this State from
the District officers, who, from tho list Of
tax payers may proceed to select persons
whose mental qualifications and moral
character fit them for this delicate and
responsible duty and that only the names
of such persons be placed in the jury-box,
with further authority to the Judge, that
il by accident or otherwise, persons are
drawn who do not meet these require
ments, to strike their names from the
panel and not allow them to be sworn.
pARDoNs
communicate to you herewith state
ment of the pardons granted by me, and
of the reasons therefor, in conformity to
the Constitution of 1865. This reporb
embraces pardons and combinations
granted since the 1st of December, 1866.
The list is long one, but in every case
where the Executive clemency has been
interposed, it has been upon the conviction
that there was merit in the application.
In executing the criminal law, 1 have
tried to temper justice with mercy
AN AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COL
The Congress of the United States, by
Act of July 9, 1862, donated public lands
to the several States and Territories
which may provide colleges for the ben
eft of Agriculture and tho Mechanic
Arts" This Act donated thirty thousand
acres for each Senator and Representa-
tive in Congress- and its benefits could be-
claimed by the States respectively, at any
time within two years from the date OF
its approval On the 23d of July 1866,
Congress passed second Act, to amend
the 9Th Section of the first Act, 10 as to
extend the time within which application
could be made three years longer. Hence,
unless further extended. the benefits under
these two Acts will be barred in July, 1869.
The General Assembly Of South Caro-
lima passed an Act, which was approved
December II, 1866 accepting the donation
under the said Act of Congress, and as
scntng to the provisions and conditions
on which the said grant OF land was made,
binding herself likewise to the faithful
performance Of all tue stipulations therein
contained.
Tie General Assembly, at the same
session by an Act approved 18th Decem-
bcr 1866 provided that the fund arising
from the sao Of the land acrip--lSQ,OC0
acres, assuming that the STATE was en-
titled to four Representatives and two
Senators-should he invested in the name
of the Trustees OF tho University OF South
Carolina, and be devoted to the "endow-
ment, support and maintenance OF col
legc or school, in the University OF South
Carolina, where the leading objects shall
be. without excluding other scientific and
classical studies, and including military
tactics (ths is the language also of the
Act of Congress-. to teach such branches
Of learning as arc related to agricultural
and mechanic arts, in the manner most
approved by modern science and expert
ence."
BY the I'd Section of the Act, tho Trus-
tees of the University were directed as
soon ;,s practicable to organize the said
agricultural and mechanical school in the
University, and to make by laws for its
government. They were also empowered
"to make such alterations in the buildings
of the University as may be requisite, and
as soon as the funds shall be transferred
to them, they shall appoint such addi-
:ional professors as the income of the
funt will permit"
by virtue of authority conferred upon
me by the resolution passed at the extra
session in September, 1866, | appointed
an agent to 90 to Washington, who car
ried II certified copy of the Act with him,
and filed the same with the Secretary OF
lhe Interior His additional duty, while
in Washington, was to procure tn" issue
of The scrip to which the State was
entitled. at the earliest practicable dGy
He proceeded thither, and was engaged
in his labor, when the Congress of the
United States, by a,ioint resolution, ap-
proved March 20, 1861, declared that
'.the further issue or delivery of such
scrip to any of the States lately in rebel
lion against the United States, except the
States Of Tennessee, or the acceptance OF
such scrip, or any heretofore issued by
the Registers or Receivers, or any OF tho
land officers of tho said States, are hereby
prohibited, until the same are fully re-
stored 10 their rights as States by Con-
gress."
The acceptance of the Constitution of
South Carolina and the authorization by
Congress of representation, IL is presumed,
operates as Il repeal Of this joint resolu-
ton and the State will, therefore, be en-
titled to 10000 acres of land for tho
purpose aforesaid, If only four Reprcson-
ialves arc admitted If, however, six are
admitted, then the amount will be no.
600 acres. 1t is important that immediate
steps shall be taken to secure the benefit
of this muniticcnt donation.
In my annual message to the Legisla-
turc, in December, 1866, l stated that:
SIN some Of the Nortrn States, the fund