The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-12-09


\ the Union, smore solvent, or has q fair
er, prospect of promptly meeting all her
liabilities, they yjshould be compelled, q to
carry on this litigation at theirlowng .ex-
Epcnse. ! have, reason to-, believe that
j, not less than sixty thousand dollars in
gold has been squandered and made way
with for salaries. of officers and agents
who are performing no nacrssaryi inries,
fees oftattorncys who ERE employed for
: tho purpose OF bringing the credit The
State into disrepnte. and lorn!hcr objects
Of cquallyiqnestionab BILE apropriely.l, The
Holders of Fire Loan Bords should DC
|placed OH the same, footing rs other
creditors oftle5 Sate,ra they, should
be held accountable for all damages the
ISlalc has Sustained, or may sustain, by
their unwnrrnntable l,tigaiionsil tf;toA
II respectful wrefer yo,tto the accom-.
lnylng report Of the Superintendent of
Education for tho ,froRrcss tmade in exc.
cutting Tho actFto provide} forthe tempo.
rary organization yof thea Educational
Depart meIit M the State. Much ofCtthe
difficulty attendantupon Initiating the
new systcmih has been ovrrcomei and I
lfnts reason to expect that during the
session fwil be stiahlcd To- tfanaitit fof
iymr,inf,rma'ion such statistics ns ;,wlll
afford a.basis Neutrality-suspicious. A
piThr subject Of Magistrates Courts
was treated Mt someflength in my former
message tolillej General ASSEMBLY,
woal1.a gain cahnestl,y call your attention
ttoethls important matter. No ilscrirnis
nation has heretofore been maie z;be-
tween grand anil petit larceny, tiof efIas
any precise limit ,been,fxcd for the gui,
dnpce !ofcourts,in such cases9 "a, lwide
lntltpde has. accordingly, been gipea $40
the discretion Of Magistrates and Judges,
and in consequence our jnlls are crowded
with petty Offenders. ut an enormous
Expense TO .he State, Indeed,, lit: has
been the heaviest item sof charge ic,,pon
,,,thc lrcasnrJ.a twouldt respectfully 'sug.
gesS that fnAl jurisdiction be given o'to
magistrates, in ali gases of petit larceny
and simple assault, and battery tand mis-,
ndcueanors of simiArr grade; giving,
however, the accused parties. .the9trighl
of appeal 3! Also, would recommend
the establishments ofa,fa and reasona-
bic, fee bill, iasireports heye reached this
Office OF unreasonable and mjustifable
geXactions, ,of magistrates, and d soonstables
from the poor and ignorant. in i cases
where, by little effort, tho matters IN
dispute conld have been amicablv ar.
ranged, Cases have also been brought
tony attention in #hich il IS !, alleged
1 that prosecutions have been instituted
l'fnr malicious purposes, and executive,
| interference invoked as a, remedy. for
Injustice. # Ibis loose and .profljgate
administration Of law is not checked and
The, offenders held toia strict ,accounta-
bility,, .the, courts, Of. justice. instead Of
being q shield and a'pro:ection, may, be-i
come mean an engine of opFressf,gn and wtong
! ,rensmit for yyosr Consideration r,S the
report ofthe Regents Of ,he,, Lunat,c
Asylum, for the year ending November
II. 1868, covering the reports Of DR. ~.
w. Parker, the Superintendent and
/, Physician, ana Of John Waites, ESQ :,
The Trcasnrer Of The, institution. The
report Of tlfc Superintendent shows that
ut the cotf1mercs 11ent of the year the
I'numbef iofpatieIts Was 1877 and there
'wassfSceivcd during the wear So, making
a total Of 400; oftbis number III have
dfed;+2 lra1c been removed. Two eloped,y
I'and so have been discharged cured
total '65i' leaving in tile asylum, At pres.
'eai, 2o4 patients, Of which 'l07 are
males, and 81 females. Paying patients
49, paupets, l53.s Tho report an and i 40 aao
i companying tables exhibit, q, Very favor.
! able condition, Of 'affaiYs; showing that
iIGl per cert. Of those admitted have been
!, ohfed. while only four per Cent. Of those
under 'trcatmeht' havo ditd Among
4 those roccived were Is co!ored persons,
i who were with few exceptions in great
= deslitution-tlrte' of them exhausted
from d'seaseiand wan: ot9'a,tentioInig-A x