The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1871-11-29
rh. Governors Message.


M The Goyernor's Message
n rho Messopo of Governor Scott, presented
r. t5e General Assembly yesterday, is both
worse and better than we had ventured to
o,npct T. ia exouisitely malignant in its
r,;sronro.eptation of the motives and feel
inea Of the white citizens Of the State, but
# Il hold and emphatic in denunciation Of
artrayaeance. and in Recommendation OF
STRINGENT measures OF economical reform.
q large mart O, the Message is devoted to
consideration OF the fiscal condition Of
fha state and Of the circumstances which
,.orotod fba spdden collapse Of the public
credit Governor Scott declares that the
whole public debt, as reported by the State
treasurer. Ia s11 .ss4, s0s, and he assures the
,,oon,o that ba knows. from severe personal
scr,,;rv that the statement is full and cor
~annnressipg nothing. The amount re-
no.,ea not hv Governor Scott is, with frac-
tiona, diffsrence the same as was reported
hyMessrs. Orr pope, Baxter and Breuizer;
brt MO remind Governor Scott, as the COM
mittee did that he must take into account,
on mart of the debt Of the State, either the
Toot;ng deht Of $500. 600 due Mr.. Kmpton,
=, ,hs e. ira ,ooo.of bonds hypothecated to
socnre its navment. It may be the inten-
+,on q, the State Government to pay the
,.oney and cancel the bonds, but, until that
ha done the debit OF the State must be in
1900 hr oitbor set,o. ouoin money, or s3,-
71s nm in bonds. Governor Scott's state
...,ts n rooard IN taxation are extremely
,,o;, ,,onrons The very fisures which he
800 =, .rnnort ~ his views are a sufficient
a,idance ~ the magnitude Of the burden
saadlod mon the taxpaying people. It was
n..o.so-v' bovever to give some plausible
,asson for the fall Of the State bonds from
oo,sn On and Goveynor Scott laws the whole
So v...o,, .ths nonnoa;t,on press and the
ISo., ', o,,,o,,s,,ta they ara presumed
rs syu,th ain o,,,ar cao,nesas she asserts
-. "a M tha cyys 81 reuudfation been
1..' :-s, ~. az ,,.n+ =, tbs state wonld not now
lAiss w s s,,,,ons This ia a Sufficiently
$3.50 aara;ss;on cono;der;nc that the
sa "s. CO.. ona roar aoo was set
eeDs y, :. W. -. owr Car, ,n.rol,er.General at
AZ ses ono w..bent f,overnor Scott. how
s.,s -. n,ac;no IN record the fact that,
S 49,, ~ 80 80 Tur cs1prEsros NEWS in
,i.. 80 -sa.as ra,o yparnninp that the white
Ia pSa.,o :, ,ho stata vonld not hold them
as,,,ss @ ,a,nono;hle for any Of the bonds is
.rod hy q Government in which they had no
ronressntafion This proposition interiered
n;,h tho ecbemes OF the persons who ex-
"sa..s - n,ato rnonev an, of the State Gov.
e.nno,t c,,oue who are supposed to
80 ,ho ,,nh,;c bv tho nose denopnced THE
80 s =, ro.h a;otnrher of the nublic neace !:
as,s.,an aoo,,ovar of -he nnblic credit.
Had ths neon,e stood together, they might
ha,a roosonahlv expected to obtain a CON.
,,doroh,e in,nence over the expenditure OF
the lravennes OF the State. They were pre-
vented from 30 doing by the apathy and
snesrs Of lime-serving Sheets which are
ready enough to offer their nostrums Wnen
the morts. hurt is done, but which had not
the manhood or independence to cut deep
into the wound before the whole body was
corrupt. These who now howl at The NEWS
for not advocating propositions which are
an insult to the intelligence OF their readers,
and to the craft Of the Ring, are the very
journals responsible for the suplneness which
madei it possible to add million after milhon
to the debt Of the State.
Governor Scott explains some Oh tne rea-
SONS which brought ABOUT tne appolnlinen.
Of Mr.. h 3. kGpton as .ae finaDclai !. m
Agent oil tne osase' anu aua'.e .nasi' "a'
a grave mistake to appoint an lnoiviaaa' ln-
stead OF a eharteeed company IL 10 us.
tinctly stated tna1 nei'ner hesie'' not nauo
is alleged against MI. hlnip'on' "ho, Wv
ernor Scott admlIs' oio tne oeS' ne oouiu un-
der the circumstances 0oSefner eoo'S eoii-