The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1871-12-06
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Wednesday, December S, icTi iGcTi,
Tee Governors Message.

public deb, is st; down at 81 49,, ,9QS.oS.
or this amount tie Old debt is stated to
be s,6,453, ,90S.eS, showing to;a! in
crease since the new order Of things Of
1914 900. This enormous increase he
charges to the account Of the opposition,
as they, by their cla:nor, embarrassed
the financial operations OF the govern
ment, and caused an immense deprecia-
tion of State bonds. The only portion
Of the debt, re says, actually created by
the present administration, is the seven
hundred thousand dollars issued for the
Land Commission.
Under the head Of expenditures Of tie
State government, he says it would
scarcely have been possible for the men
who combined to destroy the credit Of
the State, to have executed their purpose
so successfully, had not the General As
sembly lent them its practical co-opcra-
ton by cxhaustins through, It's cxtrava-
gance, the funds in The Treasury, thcs
leaving the State .i'hont sny reserve
balance to meet the tiranciai exiscncy."
The money expended for printing alone,
during, and inciAer: 70 the ia.t session,
amounts - the enormous sr,a Of S302,-
5553+. For "coatingcct experses and
repairs t!e sa;a CT s2s,SI4t5, vas
drawn upon the orders nf the picSiaent
OF the Senate and Speaker of the House
"Which," hc says, may ~cli bid the
Legislative department pause IN The is:i
tl'at It has been pur$uing"
Without warrs',t CT law az alleged
li.bi!ity 9s;.inSl the State vas coatrac;td
to ;l.c aunant Of sol 800, for furniture
FOR the State house.
These are ccrtair!y startling facts. an"
give US sonc Slight iuk!ing Of the srea.
abuses that lave crept iuto the i;nancia'
department o! tee State.
/. is recotE:acn!c'. that the members
oF the General assembly hc pail sala.
rs instead Of the present ner diem com
pen<ation.
Ii is also recommended that toe Cudv
Commission, which is mentioned as a
standing reproach to the State Govern
rcnt, and an unnecessary drain UPON t5c
Treasury, he abolished and eo:nooteut
jneist DC cn,plo5cd to complete the coli
'>s.iioa Of tic laws
The abolition Of severai oMces, tie
l.>'d Commission, Adjnsaa. Geae-.;'s,
the St.te and County Auditors. aad
general reduction Of salaries is sdsi>sd.
The amount CT :srss 10 a.so.r, due
from delinquent tax payers Tor tie years
1868, 1869 and 1870, is pet down a.
s1,l37,433.
The sale Of the public lards, the es-
tilnated value of which is one million Of
dollars, is recommended q. n;nimum
valuation.
Considerable space is devoted to the
ku Klux, and his Excel!ency ls5ors sr-
ducusly to throw the whole blame Of the
present unsettled condition Of the State
upon the opposition, and to justify his
course in calling to his assistance the
military power Of the Ucited States
Several fings, SIS unjust as they are al,
digniied, are made s. the former wealthy
ard Influential citizens Of the State; ard
persistent efforts are made to excite
feeling Of hostility in the minds Of the
laoorins white people against that class.
The system Of minority representation
is not recommended, but it is submitted
TO the deliberate consideration Of the
Legislature "whcther tue clcu who are
now demanding the establishment hy
law Of the system Of minority represeu-
tat!o:., arc entitled 70 this act of nag
nanimi;y at" their "hands." ut is for
you,' he says, "to determine whether
the line Of policy pursued by them since
the adjournment Of the taxpayers con-
vcntion, tends to commend the speedy
adoption By you Of an elective system,
which must largely increase the number
Of those in the General Assembly who
arc hostile to our system Of free govern.
ne7t."
The total scholastic population Of tee
Safe is set down at 1877 l79. The whole
number Of teachers employed is 1855, ct
al average salary of s5 dollars per
moH:A. lie recownends reduction Of
this rate of compensation, rs" he says
=; is well known that tae qualifications
Of large portion of these teachers would
not enable them to earn over oue.thrd
Of the pay now received, in ecy ether
vocation they might ado:;." = yoss
depIora5!c fact truly.
The total number Of patients il tie
Llnatic Asylum on the 3lst Of October,
1871, was SO; OF these, 295 we're whites
and IS were colored.
st this time there arc 500 coDyicts in
the penitentisry. During the year l5S
have been paTloned
Some other matters are touched upon
by his EXceiiency, such as the Blue
E;l-c Raj! Road, S;ate Orphan Asylum,
arl q change IS recommended in the
election law 50 tuat there nay be q