Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1871-12-07

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thetnS The total production ofsphosphatici
bcdsfof South Carolina, for the5yearpbo
land and river. haasbeeh fprty- five ,hoasand
tom, during he same period fftegnI
ltbouSand, tons Of commercially Stertilizsrsi
have Sbeen manufactured in charleston.
The aemand for Hhosphatic rsck has in
creased in foreign markets, Dur at home,
in, copsequepce of-the- djpiaisbed- -dopeslic
consumption, has, at best, remained sta
tionary. The inspector states that the ad
vance towards higher standard in qnali
ty still continues, and his laboratory has
been equipped with a complete rutfir of
apparatus, chemicals and specimens, drawn
from the best European and American
sources, and sufficient for investigation in
all departments of analytic chemistry.
STATE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
/ The late hour at which the report of the
board of trustees of the State. Orphan
Asylum, at Charleston, was received, rem
iders it impossible for me to do moro than
call the attention Of the General Assembly
to its recommendations and suggestions.
This institution. is deserving Of the foster
ing care of the State, as it shelters and
provides for slarge number Of orphans, who
would. otherwise be left on the cold chari-
ties Of the world, to become victims Of
vice and immortality. -
The BLUE RIDGE RAILROAD.
! This road, in which both the State and
| the City of Charleston has had so largo
an interest in stock. has been the subject
Of anxiety on the part of both the. Legisa.
ture and tho people. The depreciation in
the State finances has rendered the bonds
endorsed by the State almost valueless, so
lar as Inc State guarantee was concerned.
After consulting many prominent business
men, who favored the plan, recommend
ed to the sinking fund commission the
propriety of disposiug Of the Stale stock
10 private corporation, which project was
carried into effect. on the 22d day of July
last, the new company agreeing to pay all
floating debts of the road, together with
nne dollar per share to the State for the
stock, and fifty thousand dollars to the
State on the completion Of the road, the
whole to be completed within FIVE years.
II is we'll established fact that public en-
terprises can be managed more economi-
cslly hy a private corpora on than by o
commonwealth, as. in the latter case, such
enterprises are at all times subject to the
haleful influence Of politics. / believe this
company will complete the roa': in accord
ance with their agreement.
ELECTION LAW.
must urge ON the General Assembly
he necessity nf making some changes in
he election law. in order to close the door
against the charge of Offering opportunity
f,r the practice of fraud. in giving go long
period between receiving the ballots and
'he time for counting then. The ballot
hox should be- carefully guarded in every
respect, as in its purity rests the fonnda
ion; of Republican institutions and the
liberties of the people. d
Gov. Scott next introduces communi
cation to him from Gov. Geary of Penn
sylvania; urging that the Legislature OF
South Corolina appoint a special Com
mittee, at its earliest convenience, to CO.
operate with like Committees from all
the other States, in carrying out the de-
signs fan Act of Congress providing
for celebrating the one hundredth an
niversary of American independence, by
holding an international exhibition of
arts, manufactures, and products of the
soil and mines, in the city of Philadel-
phia and State of Pennsylvania, in the
year 1876!
CONCLUSION.
In conclusion, gentlemen of the Gener-
al Assembly, desire to express my earnest
nope that in all your deliberations you
will remember that the only psth of safety
is the path of duty.
trust and believe that you will so leg
islate in the interest of the whole pf ople ri
the State as to prove to the country al
large that Repub'icanism and good govern
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