Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-07-24
Gn1orp s5ott's Message.
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earnest consideration tho cxpcdionoy Of fur
hishing tho company such timely aid as will
sccuro its speedy completion.
Tho Blue Ridge Railroad whom completed
will give US direct connection, upon tho
shortest line, with tho great West with all its
inexhaustiblo supplies Of pork, boof corn and
wheat, and willthus cheapon many of tho
: necossaries Of life to our people, and at the
same time furnish a valuable outlet for our
products. Tho city of Charleston is tho near.
eat Of all tho Atlantic ports to tho groat States
4 nf tho West, and by tho construction of this
road the wealth of that imperial region will
bc poured into her lap.
She may then cast off her widows weeds
and become again tho "Quocn City Of tho
South"
I.will hereafter submit, for tho considcra-
tioii of tho General Assembly, plan of State
aid for this road, differing somewhat from,
that sct forth by its president, based upon tho
proposals Of tho most competent railroad mon.
STATE HOUSE.
invite your attention to tho condition of
the State House, and as tho State is at pros.
ont too poor to oonoietc u in accordance with
Its original design, recommend that it shall
DO repaired and fitted up SO fur as to make it
tonantablo for tho Genoral Assembly and tho
Executive Department of the State. The
work should DO executed in such n substan-
tial and proper manner that it may be malo
available on tho final completion Of tho build
ing For this purpose recommend that the
General Assembly will authorize the Exccu-
two to advertise for proposals, with plans and
specifications from architects and builders, to
DO transmitted by him to tho General Assem-.
bly, for it's action during tho present session.
PENITENTIARY AND JAILS.
l invitoyour attention to tho condition Of
the Ponitcntiary Building, and recommend
tho completion of tho same as soon rs tho
finances of tho State will warrant tho rcqui
site outlay. Under proper regulations and
judicious management, this institution may
not only be rendered sclcsupporting, but may
become q source of rcyonuc to tho State.
would also recommend that you will pro-
vide by law for q thorough and regular in-
spcction of prisons throughout tho Stavo. I
am satisfied that great sanitary reform is
needed, as their present condition makes them
tho means Of physical punishment to offend
crs, who arc confined within their walls for
ovon brief period. The truo design of i'm
prisonmcnt should DO rather to reform than to
frsnsh
hSfhuNss: AND AIMS HOUSES
Tho calamitcs of war 1"-> n1,loI 1orro,,
tho public for The support and assistance that
that unfortunate condition demands. | there
fore recommend that you will extend your
fostering caro- to the asylu,ns and aims houses
Of tho State, aud that they may be founded
and administered on broad and liberal basis
worthy of Christian people,
THE FREEDMAN's BUREAU.
Tho assistance rendered by tho Bureau of
~ tl,o, oc ~,
State, has boon most timely and valuable
,Whilo it has cared for large numbers of dcs-
tituto poor, who from physical infirmity or
otherwise were unable to labor, it has at the
samo time madc judioious advances of provis-
ions to our planters, secured by liens upon
their crops, without which advances thous.
ands of loborors, now uscfully omr,nycd.
would be necessarily idle, and thousands of
land, now bearing abundant crops, would be
lying untitled. 1t has not only been tho
chief organizer Of labor in tho State, during
tho past two years and half, by supervising
tho execution of equitable contracts between
employers and the employed, enforcing the
r.y,ts of both, but it has iraugurated and
fiS,staihos-' iSE,s widespread systcm of schooh,
Of race cr see oeaar to all without distinction
ons of the State are bemnSy ;hG e,v lnnG
! have informed Major G cneral 4 a % Wnv
ard, Commissioner of the Bureau, thai r. w" ~
be dispensed with as an institution in til
State, immediately after tho civil offioere shnl
'haVo been elected in the State, and shall en-
ter upon tho duties of their respective Offices
Tho several Justicts Of the Peace can dis
charge the duties that are now performed b
agents Of the bureau have, however, re-
quostcd that our people may continue to ro
ccclyo tho benefit of the school fund of th
bureau as long as tho samo is disburscd in tb
several Southern Statos for the benefit OF tn,
poor.
THE LATE AssAssrNAr1oNs IN KERsuAy
COUNTY.
A.havo learned with profound sorrow Of th,
recent murder, at his residence in Korshay
Oounty, Of the Hon. s. G. W. Dill, q mombo
Of the Constitutional Convention, and a nom
her elect of the State Senate. Mr. Dill wa.
assassinated while surrounded by his family
by on armed band Of lawless persons, M
Lraper, private citizen, was slain bv tbon a,
tho eanio time; and Mrs. Dill was seriousl,
woIodcd. Tho cause for this infamous deed
is unknown, but it is generally believed t.
have been political. The military authorities
have boen actively investigating tho matter
and havo arrested and now hold in custody
several persons charged with aiding in, o. Of
having guilty knowledge of this great crimo.
i trust that rigid Investigation will ho mo1o