The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-11-30

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sug the bonds Whioha prevented their
Sale t;t the tfms, and bef6te thess diff
entities twera overcome, the war In Europe
intezvened and rendered their sale i'm
practicable. have no. recommendations
to make on the subject, az all the laws
necessary are in existence, and will,
therefore, refer you to the annual report
of the President Of the road for all the
necessary information. to ON understand
ing of the details. It is extremely un-
fortunate that personal ambition or poll
tical rancor should be permitted to delay
or interfere with the progress and COM
pletion of work Of such vital and trans
oendant Importance to the prosperity of
the State and It's chief commercial city.
EMIGRATION AND LABOR.
While I am willing and anxious, by
all Legitimate means, to encourage and
promote emigration to this State Of all
peoples who are Homogeneous in GUS
| toms and usages with our own, that are
| willing to labor, as we'll as those who will
bring into it skill and capital, I cannot
forego the expression of my opinion that
the passage and enforcement of strin-
gent laws for the protection of life and
property, and the free and unrestricted
expression of political opinions, is all
that is necessary to accomplish that pur-
pose in State that presents SO many
attractions and advantages to the emi-
grant and capitalist as ours
LABOR AND CAPITAL.
There has been much discussion upon
the alleged scarcity of labor, and q va
riety of schemes has been suggested for
its alienation; but thus far without prao-
tioai result. The importation of foreign.
ers. either Christian or Pagan, can work
but an inconsiderable influence, AS these
are as keenIy alive to the facilities of i'm
proving their condition as the native
whom they attempt to supplant. and will
dispose of their services to those who
will pay tue highest prices for them. Ny
own impression is, that the present labor
OF the country, "native and to the manor
born" furnishes the most economical,
the most skillful, and the most efficient
labor for the South, and cannot advan-
tageously be substituted by any other
true appreciation of the mutual de-
pendence of capital and labor and dis
position to arrange, amicably and equi-
tably, terms ofagreement between them,
would go far TO reconcile existing diff
cultles, and remove q fruitful cause of
dlssenslon and irritation among our own
people. Inducements might also be held
out by which the ranks of the produc-
tive class may be largely recruited from
those who are non-producers, and whose
complaint is, that they can ''get nothing
to do," and also by grants of land to
tenants in fee, the payments, properly
secured, running over a long series Of
years, to those who may settle in fami-
lies.
LANDLORD AND TENANT.
Attention is CALLED to the necessity of
cheap and speedy remedy by which
the owners of property may repossess
themselves of it by summary magis-
terial process. While honest poverty is
deserving OF our sympathy and entitled
to all legitimate protection, yet there is
too much reason to believe that there
are cases in which the law is perverted.
which, by their vexatious results, COM
pei landlords to enhance their rents. and
initiate against the interests of the pub
lie at large.
APPRENTICES.
The attention of the last General As
sembly was called to the necessity and
Importance Of law to regulate and
define the relations and obligations of
employer and apprentice. An Intelligent
and Industrious workman hos within
himself the elements of Independence
and respeotability. His art is his capi-
tal, of which he cannot be divested; his
labor is always and everywhere in de-
mand. AS illustrating the effect of idle
ness as the source of crime, it is stated
in the report of the Prison Association,
lately issued, that of fourteen thousand
five hundred and ninety-six prisoners
confined in the penitentiaries of thirty
States, in 1870, more than ten thousand
OF that number, or ovor seventy per
cent, had never learned trade. This
pregnant fact conveys lesson of pro-
found interest to those who have in
charge the training of boys and girls for
the active duties of life. Framing such
law as is suggested, the amplest secu-
rity should be provided that the appren-
tice be protected from cruelty and in
Justice, and that he should receive en-
| adequate amount Of education.
| PRESENTATION Or GAME AND PROPAGATION
OF FISH.
Many of the States of the Union have
enacted laws for the preservation OF