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brought to oycrrulo tho veto. A caucus of the
Republican members was hold for this purpose
tonight Augusts12th sess ssfS s SSa S.
SCoLu siBIA, Aucusts12. 1869.

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ssC CoLusiBIAi ~ ugist12, 1863. VI
i hlent sd,sz ea,icas 81 Tic, Senate /:
ia fasest the honor q ruttirn TO the Senate, in
which originated, On Act to fix the amount
Eof oficial bonds Of certain public officers, aud
to impose ponalties on enibczziements without
my approval iwhich4I an constfained 10 With With.
hold for the following :reasons:, The public
credit must guarded stseyery poiat,s and the
oh,bafiasln lnents encountered IN the sinaugura-
tionso our new, State Goyernmentswillybe best
oyefcomesby proceeding inasuch manner as
s@illS command fronlEtho first the confidence of
cap{taiistss;sSS pssses sss PfssHts 4sg s.&4 Sc
IN the4 financial policy of the State, any
| neasaye; appearing to .countonancc. .arelasation
OF the hrecautions with which the!State guards
titsfanda will impairsthe public6cred;.-- such
la lneasuresp pow would bo ;agblowi .struck.at the
financial stanlings sof the State gat,a tims5whcn
taiH important aconsidcrations demand thatsit
tshould she yigilantly; and vigorously upheld.
10 reduce at this time the bonds of those to
lswllom tho public funds are entrusted for safe
|keepfng, seems to me to be dangerous
ftos3lthe public credit. Many of the man
| who have been elected to positions of trust
are new to the public service, they have not
beenstried. d.as.f ta.s 81 a t
/ ave believe they arc true mon Those who
knows them express unqualified confidence in
theiriutcsrity, but the peculiar circumstances
III which they arc placed, demand that they
should furnish the amplest guarantees Of their
oficiallrecttudc. The ability to do this is the
only sufficient answer to the often repeated charge
that the party in power has advanced to posi-
tions of responsibility and trust those who we're
without rcspectability and good standing in
tho community. Il. .4 ss ~
Were thc.question of amount of.bonds to be
required of public officers a new ono, the Bill
now returned might .beIunobjccticnable but
the circumstances must be duly weighed, and
1T: cannot be overlooked that the reduction of
these bonds now will be understood, and belle
ycd to, be made to meet individual: cnses of
mon, mho were elected with fullknowlo6go
OF the requirements Of law. Legislation, to
meet special eases, is always Objectionable, and
the present is probably time when more harm
will result from such Legislation than at any
previous moment in our history.
It is not pertinent, however, to enquire
particularly what may be the individual
cha ractcr Of the officers who chance to be
personally interested in securing the proposed
reduction. The source of danger is in prin-
fciPle and Il does. not rest on personal grounds
the precedent is bad. When once wo begin
to accommodate local requirements to suit
special cases the mischief is done
In the case Of some county officers it Isl nm.
dcrstood that proposition is under considera-
ton to dcminsh their responsibility by assign
ing a part of their duties to other officers, in
cases where tho responsibilities may be thus
reduced. Reduction Of the bonds required
would not be improper, but upon careful con.
sideratioh Of the whole subject, and with the
deepest concern for the interest of the State, |
feel compelled to disapprove The Act to reduce
tho bonds now required by law, Of those off.
GERS clect, whose duties and responsibilities re.
main the same as those of the present incum.
bents and predecessors. The section guarding
against embe2zlencnt of public moneys meets
my unqualified approval; but an, compelled
for reasons above given, to disapprovc tho Act
rs whole. 4sr9 afa 'fn4 tac 81 ~
(signcd) RoBERTK SCOTT,
32 7stL ~ aH d Governor.
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