The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1873-01-15

This ia 10 doubt tlue and was designed nI- W GU
force the correct principle th ta nSe ,ndiyid
mpnts should not unnecessarily tramtnel 1r, inun
II Il entprprise or Independence IN tns oru'uai5
busiaess relations OF the cltlZen. ,r,no-,,
,he STa,e however. whi:e IL may not prupei ~, ~
dicrat. IN this particular can, aS na.sSn m a.ote
nnhIc nolcy wisely foster that 81 stem OF prva.e
conLracrs that will, In the Judgment ol tne testh
lator tend 10 advance ihs greatest goou VI nS SnT
largest number II the people. In tnlS vlemi aho
in Inc common interest Of the AGRICULTURAL iaoo
rer and The land owner, earnestly recommenu
sneedy change In our existing agricultural iien
laws. tho shoro svs.
tenn i'm the raising OF crops. TINS Is koo"h .2 o.
RI - italian plaa Of 'cropplng" and IL mas Keps
the agricultural laborer5 Of Italy lor nr me pasS
three cen urles, and ha. greaty sloeu in aH; nns
that county the symbol uf retroerade clV'liza'
tion. ,,,oa, a,oo,ntsnt
among both employers AMI sGorets ,eouI n,Ie @
under It The labor or receives pas httie, IL apy
surplus from his labor.
We should !o,ter The English or "tenantry"
system, which consists In tie owner ,u .aMa ns
riod, ut stipu ated yearly rental. Az plesem',
the mani e5.ly good system /. not encourage s,i
among US. ss we nave no statute MAKING tne lens
for tne ind lien upon any part OF the tenants
crop The landhOlderS are Afforded Soou lea'
n ON which, in most distances, iney Is!u,e u 70
rent their land ~ those who ma hothing pu'
their aoJr to depend upon.
suppl es o carry ON aud make the crop, ana these
advances ma cover tile entire pronucC VI IIe
land. This, too. should be corrected ile iaoo,et
ar tenant and his family should be guarded
against his own imprGvldeuce by statutory enact.
neut limiting the proportion or ne crop llaI
the lien for farm supple, sh Al. cover
1 therefore trust that. before the cldae C1 yOue
nresenC session, a lien law will be ,ssed proVid'
Ing hat the charge for the rental OF the land pul
suant 10 the terms OF the lease, shall coust luea
preferred lien upon the crops raised thersoa,
IN. ing the continuance OF ,ucn lease; PROVIDES,
Tnat ihe Zen or the yearly rent shall not cover
more tnaa one.fOurth Of the annual crops.
,rh. li.n Tor supplies advanced TO carry on the
farm should be restricted to one-hall Oh TIE en-
tire crop on which such advances are maue
AsvIum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind.
forward herewith the twenty.fonrth annual
repoIt of the superintendent OF the above.named
the number OF deaf, dumb and blind inmates
| at the date OF the superlntendsnts repole, De-
cember l6 1872, was furty-tWo Inc NUMBER adj
INIT ed during the fiscal year ending Octooer 81,
The report furnishes the welcome intelligence
that the pupils nave made cOmnenoaoie oa pro'
and that no death has occurred among them dur.
ing the past year.
10 fleet lis humane object. IL Ia located at Cedar
Spriugs. a healthy peint, surrounded by agreea
bic scenery, the vicinity o: Spartanburg court
house. ,,,,
IL was founded through tne phliautnEopy oi
benevolent citizen or the State IN January, l849.
The d parlment lor the blind, however, was not
ca auisued unEll Aoril. 1895. In 1857 tue lnstltu
rion was transferred 10 the State, and additional
buildings were erecled.
cation, and secretary Of the board OF commits
sIoners, unites with The superintendent ol tvis
a,ylum In asking an appropristion OF nftee1
Thousand dollars for the present fiscal year.
co daily concur In this recommendation. That
amount, a. least, Is required to meet the exist
Ing neeis OF the institution. lis prime object ID
{, enable lts inma'es ana pupils 10 oecome sei,
lug, amt thus assist the Victims OF an awful
natural calamity 10 acquire skill IN ihe mechaul'
| cal arts. .
text books, specially adapted to the instruction
of thos. who can neither speak nor hear and to
those who are totally deprived nf tight. This
class text book Is very Expensive, Bible Tor
the blind costing from twenty up TO lorty.e ght
dollars. Musical instruments and p' cular school
APPARATUS are al-o neces ary, and workshop, are
requislte IN which tns leading trades may be
Il is a noble charlts, and should bs literally
Tne subjects OF this mysterious and fearful
visitation Uf Providence will always Continue ~
bcar cert ain prOpo. .ton In number TO the popu-
| ia loh OF the SIa,o. That proportion appears 10
| be regulated by law OF Nature IL all CIVILIZED
countries, and can. by u close ob'ervation, be
accurately determined
The white race, 1t has been ascertalned, IS far
more laule TO DEAFNESS, dumbuess and iudness
| tnan is the olack, the average being one deaf
muIe TO about six thousand IN the color cd raoc,
whereas there IL one TO about every Two h0u and
| iu the white. The average of the blind among
the Two races in this State is shown 10y the United
states ce Sas Of 1850 and 800 10 be. In tie white
Que In one thousand seven hundred am sixty
one while among the colored Inhabitants the
propol tlou or blind Is one in three thousand
| ihrse hundred aud MT ee. Tue lumo:r OF
blind In thJ state In l6oo was one hunurea anu
OF uffV
The nrst attempt recorded IN history TO In.
struct the deaf and dumb was made IN Spain.
about the year 1bU0. with marked success, by
Pedro Ponce, q Benedctine mUuk. who sue
ceeded Ia educating several deaf mutes among
the no illly.
This beautiful and tenencent art was greatly
improyed aud made more tnIy anu enclenJ ny
Ihe good Able del Bpse', who established Il
| school for deaf nutes III Paris, France, where he
t,ugut them with surprising skill and success
| about the year 1855. Teachers trained by him
| founded scnools throughout Europe
The sys EN- OF teaching 'he deaf and dumb by
| manual alphabet, making slgns with the hands
| expressive OF letters, Wat nrst introduced into
lie Uni ed Stsie IN 1876 by The Justly Celeb ated
1 man Thomas Gallaudet who founded the famous
| 'Ametican Asylum for the Heal and Dumb," ae
Hartford, Connecticut in the year lSl7-tne
| frat institution OF the kind established iu
An the New England States send their bene
ncIures or this class 10 the parent asylum at
| Hartford New Jersey sends ners to New YORK
aud Pniladelohia, aud Maryland aud ID, lawaie
send theirs to Philadelphia or TO the National
Asylum at Washington which has been munia
Gently endowed by Congress, aud is under the
supervision OF the president ind Congress-
South Carolina Is fortunate AMI honored In
having her own ample institution for training the
dea' and the DUMB, and the blind. IL Is pro.
yided with an alb e, dlgent, and failhiu. corps U
otflc .rs and IT should never be permitted by the
state TO langulsh for want OF proper mainte.
nance.
We require a statute by which can be furnished
| a D. ompL and specific RENE ~ to p-rsons whose
| lands may be injured by the overflow OF water
courses cunst Qnent upon he erection OF MILL
uams across the same, and the want or proper
care IN the owners OF such dams.
1t should regulate q 80 The use OF The wa er OF
SUCH streams ON which adjacent m lis. propelled
b water, may have beeu erected. Many States
| have already passed laws specially in regard 10
this subject.
The statute OF Rhode Island would seem to ME
| to BIZ the most suitable for us. AID recommend
hat its leading provisions, II not tie whole Of IT,
be adop ed nv the General Assembly, and Gu
acted into law for this s ate.
The statu to which refer is 10 be found in
Title s., chapter SS, OF the Revised Statues Of
Rhode island.u This volume is In my hands, and
will be furnished for the use Of any c)n mttee Of
| your honorable bodies that may desire IT,
The provision in the lath section, msSing the
| Judgment for damages run against the body or
| as ! would be Yio!ative OF our constitution.
State Finances.
| Ny sense Of duty to your honorable bodies,
| and to those whom you represent. Will not allow
me tD make any rec mmen iations In regard to