The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-29
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1 for the a1ming of the militia will be promptly
honored, and that the necessary blanks for
that purpose have been furnished By the Adju-
nt-General of the United States army. These
arms are to be retained in the State arsenals.
RAILROAD ENTERPRISES.
The Governor is unequirocally in favor Of
fostering and encouraging oil railroad enter
prises in South Carolina as elements Of civili-
cation and means for facilitating growth and
progress, and healthy intermingng Of the
population of the State. The Legislature is
urged to be liberal in its care over all the lines
in theStatc, In remarking upon the mechan-
ical genius of the people. as shown in times
past, he says it is remarkable fact that the
first locomotive built in the United States for
the Transportation Of passengers and freight
by rail was planned and constructed in the City
of Charleston in 1929. r.,
THE BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD.
The Governor refers to the Importance OF
this enterprise in fo:c.b.e terms. It is the
most direct line OF communication between the
city Of Charleston and the great West, and its
completion will not only cheaper all the neces-
saries OF life by bringing the products Of that
great section to our doors, but it will invite
capital, increase trade, and derelope all our
manufacturing, agricultural, and commercial
resources. The present condition of the road,
the amount already invested in it By the State,
and its hopeful prospects, are fully set forth,
and the Legislature is earnestly recommended
to furnish tho most liberal all FOR the speedy
completion of the line.
THE ooDFIcATIoS OF LAWS.
The attention of the Legislature is directed
to Section g. Article 5, OF the new constitution,
in reference to the digest OF the laws o: the
State, the alteration Of the forms OF pleading
both at law and in equity, and,the exprnging
OF such statutes as are no longer applicable
to our present civil polity. The Governor sug-
gests that two or more persons learned in
the law shall be designed as b commission
to perform this work. and that they shal: be
lbsrally compensated therefor. In this con-
nectiou he urges that two persons OF well
kaown legal ability shall be fssmployed as
advisory council, to aid the Legislature in
drawing up necessary statutes. This .is-a
practice that formerly prevailsl, the .soHci.
tors OF the State having ac,ed in That capacit-.
-PENITENTIaRY AND JAiLs.
It is reconm ended thatthe Legislature shall
provide for thorough inspection Of the pyis.
ons Of the State, and thsi, repair wherever
necessary for the. efficient administration Of
justiCe. That provision shall also be made FOR
q system OF punishment whereby the labor Of
convic 3 shall be-utilizsd.s -Thatsthe peniten-
tilry shall be completed; and, tinstly, that capi-
tai punishment, excep: f,r mardsr, rape and
one or two other offences, shall be abolished:
PUBLIC oREIoERs. s.4..-
The GoYernor is especially earles. in-recom-
mending that the bonds OF officers having
chargeoi- public moneys shall be! put ct such
q figure as to prevent defaleatipns and insure
an honest and proper discharge ofldu.y.
The JUDICIARY.
1t is advised that the jur;sdics:oa Of masis.
t,ates ard judges be so extended as:tha. they
may decide finally upon any petty iYaslatio1s OF
law, and thus avoid the nece salty OK incarce-
rating the parties accused CT crime until the
general session OF the courts and the expense
10 the Stale incident to their support This i.
the system which prevails in Texas and Ohio.
FREEDMAs'S BUREAU.
The Governor 90, . 1t will be his aim to have
the Freedmans Eureau discontinusda a. sooa
Us practicable and hopes that is existence as
all institution may b, terminated n South Ca
roiins ca or before the 1st OF O..o!e- :c1...
He acknowledges the all rendered b. he B1-
reau IN the organization CT . ia6or s,s:era, All
in rendering assistance to planters b: aiYa.c-
cs of provisions, tnus ena ling tLcra 10 c.!,::-
vale lands which would otherwise cenain IT,
employed insteal OF beaung ablndan: crops
OF cotton and grain. It is remarked that ra.v
OF the agents of the Bureau may be dispensed
with at an EARLY period and local. magistrates
be authorized to discharge such duties II re-
latiou to the freedmen as are nov performed
by that institution. The Governor, in tL;s
connection, urges the Importance OF at once
establishing asylums and dis2enslr:ss for the
poor, which, as far as possible, shall be maic
eer-suppo1ting.
THE BLIND AND INSANE GsYLJMs.
The fostering carc OF the S:a.5 sho1li be
thrown around both Of these institutions.
The protecti n of the urfortula;e is one OF the
fist duties of the people, and i: ought to b,
extended in o manrer worthyof the c;y:Eza-
tion and progress OF the age. To this ED the
Governor advises that the rules and resula-
tous ct the Insane Asylum should as 81 alter
ed as TO approximate es far as pricti.ab:e
those which prevail in the institution cnd:s ed
by the General Government and situlsai n:a-
Washington.
Two may add here, parenthet!ca...y, tia. this
ia one OF the largess and lest coaaac:ei -
st:.ntions in the world. Pianos, billiard 70 51s,
picture galleries, menage-ie az Aquarium,
botanica! garden, museum OF eur:os:i:ss-
these are some OF the surroundings o: tie
place which invite the ra:;o1t to forget re-
s;,aint and conduce 10 the restorlsion o: mind
and hoa th.l