Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-23
Governors ll, Message. ali :
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land, annually. or for longer peri
cd, at stipulated yearly rental. At
present the .mapifsstH, good System
is not encouraged among us, as we
have no statute making the rent tor
the land lien upon any part OF the
tenants crop. The landholdsrs, are
afforded q good, reason on which, ~
most instances. they refuse torrent
their land to thSss who have nothing
but their labor to depend upon.
The lien law only secures those
who advance supplies to carry on and
make the crop. and these advances
may, cover the entire product of the
land. This, too, should be corrected.
The laborer or tenant and his family
should be guarded against hss own
improvidence by statutory enactment,
limiting the proportion of the crop
that the lien for farm supplies shall
cover. Gt.k 7
!, therefore, trust that, before the
close of your present session, a lien
Law will be passed providing that the
charge for the. rental Of the land.
pursuant to the terms Of the lease,
shall constitute a preferred lien upon
the crops raised thereon, during the
continnar ,e of such lease; Provided,
That the len or the yearly rent shall
not cover more than one-fourth of the
Il TAs lien Tor supplies advanced to
carry on the farm should be restrict
ed to one=half of the entirs crop en-
which such;ad9anees are made. ! {
sAssylnn farths Desf, Dursb ana Hlhq.
Tie number Of Deaf, Dumb and
Blind inmates at, the date of Super
intendent'sreport, December l6, 1872,
was forty7two. The number admitted
addfiig The fiscal year ending octo-
Der 81, 1872, was for,y-one.
The report furnishes the welcome
intelligence that the pupils have made
fcommendabk progress in their very
extended course of studies, and that
no death has occurred among them
during the past year. !
The Institution Is well designed ID
all its parts to effect its humane
object. It is located at Cedar Springs,
a healthy point, surrounded by agree
ohlo soenorv IN the vicinity of Spar-
tanburg Court House. J. 1
:. It was founded through, the. phil
anthtopy of a benevolent citizen Of
the State in January, Il849. The
department for the blind, however,
was not established until April, 1856.
In 1857 the Institution was transfer
red to the State and additional build
iugs were erected.
The Hon. j. K. Jillson, Superin-
tendent of Education, and Secretary
of The Board of Commissioners, ,cunites
with the Superintendent Of this Asy-
lum in asking an appropriation Of
fifteen thousand dollars for the pres
ent fiscal year. l cordially concur
intnis Recommendation. Tbatamount.
at least, is required to meet the exist
ing needs OF the institution. It's
prime object is to enable its inmates
and pupils to become selfsupporting,
by furnishing them intellectual train
ing, and thus assist the victims of an
awful natural calamity to acquire
skill in the mechanical arts.
To effect that object requires q
costly class Of text books, specially
adapted TO the instruction of those
who can neither speak nor hear, and
to those who are totally deprived Of
sight. This class of text book is
very expensive, q bible for the blind
costing from twenty up to forty .eight
dollars. Musical instruments and
peculiar school apparatus are also
necessary, and workshops are requi-
site, in which the leading trades3may
be taught. 4 --~A1
It is a noble charity, and should
be literally maintained,
State Finances.
My sense of duty to your hono-a-
bic bodies, and to those whom you
represent, will not allow me to make
any recommendations in regard to
the debt Of the State until | have
amply fortified myself by the jndg-i
ment and approval of those whose
efforts have been directed for a long
time past to the discovery Of path
of safety for the State from out Of the
labyrinth Of danger in which she is
involved. am unwilling to enter
upon this grave and momentous sub.
ject until can see my way clearly
to the end. @ a--'e
Haste to utter an opinion never
proves it's wisdom. Let US ask pa
tient waiting on the part of the peo
pie, and a temporary paoifcatioh of
al their hopes and fears.
Conclusion.
The present administration has en-
tered upon the dnties assigned it MI
der the organic law and the Statutes
Of the State, with a bankrupt I'reasu-
ry and a shattered State credit. 'lt<
advent has been heralded by loud as
severa.ion. on the part Of political
opponents that it would doom the
Commonwealth TO still deeper fim,n-
cial disaster. and enlarge the burdens
OF the people.
These forecsstings oficommg evih
to the State, although impelled origi-
nany by individual or party preja-
dice, also expressed the honest fears
and sincere convictions of many good
and estimable citizens. Happily those
who urged them with malevolence
were as devoid of the prescience of
the prophet as they are Of hischarity |
Tie Athenians built column, and
inscribed upon it the words, ITO
time, who vind;cates." fs:.f
It is for US to determine the ire
verGble decree of history as to wheth.