The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-12-02
THE STATE GEMS US.
Report of the Commissioner of Agri'
culture.


The State Commissioner Of Agriculture, Mr..
Henry Sparnick, has made report to Governor
Scott, setting forth the results OF the enumera-
ton Of inhabitants Of the State provided LOT ny
the act Of March 10, 1S69,) so far as they nave
been ascertained from the reports made 10 the
bureau. ND to the date Of the report, NoVemoer
q. 1869. The commissioner remarks:
This statement embraces the returns OF seven,
teen counties, leaving fourteen sun ~ oe oo ;m
from: and is from the nature OF the case toO iln-
nerfect TO be used either as basis lor tHe aPpoi
fionment OF representation in the General Asse,n M
bly OF this State for the year 1870, ana untl tne
year 1875, as contemplatea Sy .e stst;stics ss
would enable us to note with precision tne
changes which have taken place ln our popula,, ppH,
ton, except in the particular locates Inq,case4 @
In the table For the present, however, IL VIII
serve the general purpose or acqualntlng tne peo,
ple or the State with the progress which mas oeen
made by this bureau In the exercise OF Ihls par
ticular branch OF its functions, ana can pe ac.
cepted, think, as very fair criterion OF whst
NAV be expected from the completed returns.
AS the act under which we operated required
simply an enumeration OF the nnaoas.Ss so oi ,re ..ae
state for q specific purpose, and TINS was tiie pre-
cursor by only one year OF the very elao0rate ceL
sus taken every decade by the General Govern- c
ment deem 1t unwise TO burden our returns
with any other details than such as were essen,
tiaIly Economical and polite in their nature, anu
hence the only specifications 10 oe Iounu iu VIC h
books, Of which the annexed table Is partiui au
stract are such as embrace roster Oh chiiaren ne.
within the ordinary ages OF puplage; one OF citl
yens constitutionally entitled to the exercise Oh
the elective franchise, and finally general emu,
meration OF inhabitants suo.dlvlded by Color anu
sex. The first OF these specincations was lnaue uS
Education, the second was dictated by obvious
spolicy and tie last was the natural mode OF re-
portinp the information required by the act.
In connection with the results obtained, so lar
as thew 90 have stated the aggregate popula-
tion by Counties, according to the present census
and by that taken by the United states Govern, a.
ment In the year 1850, and MADE c9mpaIissSSa sS VI
increase and decrease in the same. When the re
tnrns shall have been fully completed, win enter
more into details, and endeavor to present sucn
reasons for the fluctuations which have taken
place In our population, as may aSd DC lsiti' ue'u0
& Accompanying the census returns nave aisT
received statistical reports OF the agricuituIai
productions Of the counties respectively deslgna
ted in the table annexed, but defer any speclnc
Iiusion to them until they have been subjected 10
thorough clerical revision. IL Is proper 10 re-
maxi In this connection, however, that reliance
may not be placed on the aDSolute VI
OF It have almost unexceptionally compisineu VI
the indisposition Of the planters OF the ot2te 70
make proper returns, either from the ieaI tnae
they were to be used as pasls lor e&cesssJ y,
the true interests OF their own department OF m
dustriai pursuit. Both misconceptions snuci,
pated and endeavored to dispel through 1ne prints
Of the State but offclal publication 1aled 10 re.
move the general distrust OF State Government
to which the planting interest has been undis.
guisedly antagonlzed from political prejudices
from its very inception. .,,...,,
that the returns from the now uhreported
counties win be completed in few days, ! deler
saving more Of the operations OF this bureau
Until such time as the full possession OF 1guleS
and facts win fortify me In the suggestions shall
feel induced to make to your Excellency In REFER
ence TO its future administration as an agency IN
the promotion OF the material interests OF the
state. have the honor to be, your onedient ser
want HENRY SPARNYCK,
Commissioner