The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-07-15
COY, ORR'S3 LAST COMMUNICATION
s's''s .S.9 TO THE LEGISLATURE.

..s.si s'V 1Ss 5 e : : As'.
seq ;i3ilaaf1sensn Of the Senate and House of
epfcseatatires =. ~,
Willie ,nolegl official relation exists :s:s.
Between the present Executive q: ana a. !,. tne
Glr Genelrat Assembly, avail n,yseiflOtf. the
sop1p6rtunity t1t I'm to. communicate TO your ylr re-
e-spcctiye bodies the Information ana statis-
tics sWiIitli have scome to my knowledge
dprinr my administration. pertaining TO
: -tla ;ma;erial and educational interests OF
:. South = Carolina. Tie reports herewith
ira psmittsd tosyon from the various ex
scntifre:6Sffiie GERS, and oilers connected with
{6e public institutions. embrace period
hef ween lie adjournment Of the last ses-
Son OF tie General Assembly, in 1856,
and the; present time They constitute a
-tFt9bf IFs5Tt 9bf the arthiercs Of the country, and
,ss1Siiih ,sih ho5IIIt them there would be avoid IN
.tf5e fisffo his for1 r.: OF the various departments to
sslhii which they refei during the time lndi-
eSsS 5e. rcp !, or is sotmost Of the officers OF
:: the S ,:itc, and sof t hose connected with
: ,$Ii,tA1jteinst Hutions, have'been brought up
50 the st,day of May,underg the impress
- sion that my administration would cease
ssaltous tie5,inddle OF that month
az Without further preliminary ooserVa-
fio,sx sy,l1reedg to,call your attention 10
.,ssti,e sereral.sutjccts, natteriof pnolc IN
.stesess. aud. to such other facts as; may IA
ss.seiillitase the discharge Aot your duties as
cgisiaE EQl,s. 5,,es;. ~ q ..aseI..l -
TAXES AND. TAXATION. :
s.aNNusiutysis evctAevolvedup upon fhos leg
!. +tgssfStj,r.i,tvoiv such drlcate ac r7imi-
"A srcsts :ts that which looks=to the
,ss:featiatl ot; Just arid equitable system OF
= t:eS4Giois. Hts an accepted truth III po-
;,ificnl economy. that lin zleryinggetax
I. .nnon.th. people..it should be done in a
s.sss:nrl,i,,er wii,i.itw:iIL enable them 10 pay
SSsttfe5sa.tle with the greatest taclihy, ana
.s,Fithpnt.a aunnccessa':yz oppression. ! ! ne
sassiJdd,.,s change in the system OF labor
a Sy,igjs sh;ss prevailed: Sonsh Carolina ior
ESQ, ma Years; the DESTRUCTION OF more
;;sfhln, one haifotslhe estiniated wealth OF
: the. .Stsrte Iythe abolition of slavery; the
: .@dsEast @ ation OF cities, towns, villages, farms
ard. homcstc;.ds. by the ravages OF war,
and bv~ invading aud retreatinS armies;
the -dis:.str1,,isE 4lrangst which existed
.throa.rhop the Ss,.lesine 1866, cutting Off
: ,,l,;Iosr entncivEtfe cotton and greatly re-
.saf:cjbr Tie provision crop, thereby rem
: aSTiIl Z Is Il eceSs5rF to purchase large sup
S.'Iie 'SlIies {it9fn ;.lrfad for tie subsistence OF
'Sffhs f1 y jrfii;tiilt; tllc great reduction, IN
...inAl,S src,jn.iS ni the State, OF the cottoir
sTof9 Of ny TIE spoliation of the cat
zeTpi Asr anu @tolt worm ; and the pressure
g Of Sahls eentyactcd anterior To the war,
: VIXEN the basis of wealth ard credit was
$50 esSSeati:iftv different frosn4tiiat which
So sNiSi ssaatI the present time. adniolish us
: !, ttatst!.c people OF South Carolina are .un,
;gsstIils; t1zbe;,r:labuadem of taXation which,
prior To tie accumulation OF these msfor-
innes. would haye=been deemed moderate
...s;;;,,.ti ineonsiuer,by. Whether, therefore,
:, yoil louk lo. the contentment. OF the popu-
intion, or the material prosperity OF the
: 81 State. ills lhc dictate otWisdom that you
s,shonlIe&ercisc the most rigid economy
: : s an rcstute expenses BY curt.tlllnS salaries
~ Ind Dispensing With aIl.approprIallons not
-. 5soiaJclY. necessary TO the administfs-
lion ,oi.thc State government.
9ss The taxation OF tile present and preced-
iii: ifla: ( ye;ir a has beena subject matter OF
!. GREAT complaint The large number OF
tracts of laitd, lis wei as other property,
~ Isyied ,iJnii bv Shcritfs in the various Dis
1t fTiets. f6rfSttiie Ion-pay ment of taxes. un.
- Ilstakably evinces- the extreme difficulty
':s4tcc;utr encountered y-citizens in raising money
10 meet this, demand Of Che State. When
fevefs vfs taxation becomes thus oppressive
upon a population. its influence cannot
but prove, disastrous, becauseit it tends hsst
ssssto dcsnor;iizaticn, to dishonesty, to the
n making~of false returns and secondly, 1T
,seiss calculated to, drive from the State o
::,eax xaluable portion of the community, to
seek other localities where the remunera-
&c tim OF. luhor.and capital is not paralyzed
,s5bYssuch5 heavy burdens.
The expenses of the Convention, and
:: "a az the pre>cut session Of your Legislature
abors cannot. in justice to the
'''s1 various i changes proposed in the new Con-
slitution, be terminated short OF fonr
- - n ointts-wil. Of themselves, add to the
=. expenses OF the State not less-than $780,
OQ0. The Judiciary system, which you
care e,reqnrcd under the Constitution, to
9. put.into operation, will prove much more
expensive than that which BOW exists,
y s:Td add to these burdens.
"a 70 Illustrates: tie expenses Of grand
= jnfors for the. city Of Charleston, and for
rs the country, assuming that they are occrl-
pied bat thrcc days at each term, will be
JAsSsff38 ssff8, ,S2t For petit jurors for the Court
-s5oi Sessions three terms for city and coun-
sgsatrv.sa sas>hnitg an average OF five days per
~ term s;5l ,s-t For petit jurors for Courts
-4szt,s city aud country, two
terms,+tive days per~tcrm, S34 500; /; max
.i47inggl4tot..i.cxpendllnro tor jurors alone
untler.tlre new Constitution, OF sos, ,224.
Thcwhoe expense for jurors and con.
stables for the year ending LIST October,
so 1867, fanll this inciudcs them for the Dis