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Respectfully SUBMIT, Tor the appfO-afF
pirate action, the following document. u sd
faom the Governor Of Pennsylvania, stb a9s Z
in reference to the commemorative s
at Philadelphia, in the year 1885,, ,efYsssa
the centennial anniversary of the In sfts
dependence of the United States: sss4
ExEoUTtvs CHAMBER, ~ =. 80. =, !.
HARRISBURG, PENN, March 20, 1871.
TO His Ezeellency Ro5etrt K. Scott, Cor
eraor Of South. Carolina. K ~
DEAF SIR: Permit me to invite
yonr attention to the following jointedT
resolution Of the General Assembly ssia7
OF Pennsylvania, approved March adf
1871, to wit: - i ssg.,lits r ~, s,a.ss
!"That lie Governrr, and, three pert RI
sons appointed by him, VIM. A. Wa. .g..,a
lace and James Fl. Webb, Speaker Of, q y.
the Senate and House, with three i II
memberstof each branch of the Leg .,gy
islature, to be appointed by the Speak,:
ers Of the Senate and House respect, si-..
igely, shall be o committee Of the State f,,,at
LOT Pennsylyania, to cooperate with ,,.,g
teommittees from other States, and 10 nj
cal committees, upon the subject of ',~,,
the centennial celebration, at nPbila. ~
delphia, in the year 1876; said com n-
mittee to stand untilthat time, and to a.."
report at each intervening Legislature, bss
and makesuch suggestions and RECON- '.;t I.
mendations, from time to time, to the ,'a
Legislature, as they may think pro- 10
per and expedent in reference to said "fs'
centennial celebration &2i,s1sni rsE>s!.a oat.
One OF the most prominent objects Et.iE
OF this resolution is to perfect the noe ti4sd
Iessary preliminary organization at the 1av
earliest practicable date, and to gath III y
or all necessary information and ma zlsl.
terial to facilitate the operation Off.
the Uuited States Board Of Commis- :!,e,,
siopers, to be appointed by the, Presi-y II a
dent Of the United States, upon tho 6
Recommendation Of the Governors Of If,
the different State and Territories, In e:si
accordance with an Act Of Congress- ao.h'
"to provide for celebrating the one ,e,, 20
hundredtk anniversary of Americans is.,;
independence, by holding an internas4asl
tional exhibition ofarts, manufactures &
and products Of the soil and mines III .ssl9
the city Philadelphia and State Of .,,.
Pennsylvania, in the year 1876: :.ase.l ,.i4is
+ It is desired and intended that khis sia,t
centennial celebration; shall be- the, q
grandest affair that has ever taken - I ~
'|place, and tits highly important, that .sitt,
every possible means shall be employ. oS
ed for the attainment Of that object 9st;
T therefore most .respee eefuaiy request Hiss,
and recommend that You direct the .e'
tattention of your Legislature to theas. heeaea !,
Importance of appointing q special Mil
lcomnlittee, at its earliest conveniencg saziir
Ito cooperate with the committed ofii''it,
4 Pennsylvania, in conformity with the g -
provisions of the joint resolution Of,
the General Assembly of this Common. - Iga
wealth. Very respectfully p sod 'I,.'
/ (Signed) JOHN w. GEARY.its (
also invite your attention to, tho. = 20 = !.
! Act Of Congress; (statutes at large, ,.st,
volume 16, page 470,) on the above, III
subject. South Carolina being oue5 Of ~.
the original States, it, is my opinion Z
that she should represented BY 4 spe. t',bi, = I,
cial committee, -. .5 i$.,ss.a.- 80 80, -,
i CONCLUSION. 4ia Eils 9tR ~ .tw
! Tn conclusion, gentlemen Of the Gen, }
raj Assembly, / dare to express my s9as
earnest hope that in all your deliberasi,, -, ~
tion, you will remember that ., the iaa,
path of safety is the path ofduty. .ss ialii
trust and believe that you .wiA s,aa
so legislate in the interests Of tho III
whole people of the State as to prove sz,w
to the country at large that Republis II q.
canism and good government in South par
Carolina are not, as is falsely alleged. ssav
Inconsistent With such other. D., ;.;sst tr
ROBERT Z. SCOTT, age;.s,n,,,
,t Governor. sacas,