Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1869-03-26
GOV. SCOTS VETO MESSAGE.

Tho following veto Message Of the
Governorl vas communicated, to the
Scnatc on Monday last: - : 4
Mossage'No 5a;fron the Governor
was read as follows;
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
COLUMBIA, March 22, 1869.
To tie Honorable tie Scnutc of South
Lu,c!ina.
SENATORS: I respectfully return to
your honorable body, in which it orig
mated. "An Act to provide for tho
uniform and proper PRONUNCIATION OF
al legal and public notices." without
my approval, for the following rea-
sons: .-'
In tho first place, / deem it unneccs-
sary, as there has been no complaint
or evidence adduced that the system
at present existing is not amply sui.
ficient and satisfactory for it's purpo-
scs.
In the second place I consider it in
Judicious in imposing upon particular
State officer, in addition to his present
duties, which are sufficiently onerous,
Il large amount Of labor that legiti-
mately belongs to his colleagues in
the several departments of the State
government, and to the local authori-
ties in their Rcspective Counties.
The County officers especially, whose
duty it is to advertise tho legal no.
tices, may lie supposed, from their
their local knowledge, to be better
advised of the standing and circnla-
ton Of their ncighhorhccd Journals
than person at 4 distance. TO them
the constitution and laws have entrus-
ted the direction and supervision of
County affairs and County cxpcndi-
lures, and until they are shown to be
incompetent or uniaithful, l deem it
the part OF wisdom and sound policy
for tho State to Interfere with them
in the discharge of their duties, or
intermcddle with strictly County mat
tcrs, as little as it is absolutely ncccs-
sary.
In the third place, the designating
Of certain newspapers as "oAicial OF
sans' of the State, and Of tho coun-
ties, l consider highly. .incxpedient
and improper. With but single OK
ccption, every secular newspaper in
tho State is irimical 10 tho existing
State government. I am unwilling
to endorse their misapprehensions,
or to increase their power Of mischief
by comforting upon them tho name of
character Of ';official organs" Of the
State or Counties. Necessity COM
pels their use to give circulation to
onr legal notices, which Of themselves
sufficiently indicate their official char
acier, and IS the object of advcrti-
sing is publicity, the officers iptcres-
ted in the several localities ars,. the
best judges Of what newspapers will
most cntctually accomplish their %
jcct and satesfy the requirements of
law. -...
For these reasons. feel constrain-
to withhold my approval of this Act,
and respectfully return it to your
honorable body. I have the honor to
to be very respectfully,
R. X. SCOTT, Governor.
The reasons set forth in the Mes
sage, we think, fully justify it's con-
conclusions, and vindicstc tho inter
position Of the veto. But what does
Governor Scott mean by stating that
with single exception, every secu-
lar newspaper in the State is inimical
to the existing State Government. y
Does he mean, that q single ncwspa-
per can be found in the State, to trans
gross the bounds of legitimate deba.e e
Ito violate or .countenance the vic.
lation of the laws Of the land? If he
means it, he will find IL very different
to make good his assertion. One and
all we accept the situation-we rec
ognize tho powers that be, and now
as ever, recommend submission to
their authority. We know that the
present Government, as it was not
constituted by the voice of the people,
does not represent its public sem
timent- We are willing however to
hide our time, and no one is so de-
mented rs to counsel other than legit:
innate means to secure its overthrow,
If by "iniuical'' the Governor means
mo more than. this, we. plead gailty to
the charge. We are, !Hfinimical' to
the existing. State Government, be.
cause we believe it is to be in q very
different sense "inimical'to our best
interests. Admit the Governors
statements, and what 8 commentary
does it afford upon the administration
of the iawyt that aeyery secular, jour
nal ofothe, State is siiqimicalsto the ex,
isting Stare .Gosernment." ,,sasf ..::.s &