Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-01-23

moving. IL Is PTacticaolei hoWeVe
to secure large accessions to our rur'
population from our sister States
the North, which have fewer natur'
advantages than ours for agriculture
and have population which is fa'
becoming extremely dense in propol
tion to their areas. - -
|, In Illustration Of this fact refe
/ to the census Of the United States c
1870, which gives the population {
Connecticut at five hundred and thil
ty.seyen thousand four hundred AM
ffty-four; that Of Massachusetts, a
one million four hundred. and fifty
seven thousand three hundred ,ant
ffty-one, and that Of Pennsylvania a
three million five hundred and twen
ty.one thousand seven hundred ,ant
ninety-one. Dividing the number O.
inhabitants in those.States respective
ly by the number OF squares miles
contained IN areas; we find that tht
FpaRaasiah Nf gohtseticqg fs,Ft tHf
rate of lis to the square mile, thai
Of Massachusetts 1884, and that o.
Pennsylvania, rs, South Caroline
has an area nearly, five. times as. large
as that Of MASSACHUSETTS,, aud less
than halt Of her population, while
the number Of, our. inhabitants is only
l9 to the square. mile. In the Stats
of New York the, density Of popula-
ton is 9S:to the square mile,, and in
Rhode Island 1856. ,Ifi the Northern
and. meohaniGsr. who
are now uncomfortablyu crowded: to-
gether in their nativeiStates, can be
induced toasettle here in any consids:
rabie number we will thereby add an
element"of, immense value to- our
population i"They are the class Of
men who make great cities out Of
small towns, and build mighty States
in'ths wilderhess? III .S,,r'-sN =
In pursuance OF the plan for" the
encouragement of domestic 'immigra-
ton, as herein proposed, Irecommend
the creation Of the office of commis-
sioner Of Immig grafton, with. such a
salary as in your Wisdom you may
think PROPER, and that the sum Of
ten thousand dollars,,''Be appropriated
for the payment o5ff such salary and
other expenses incident to The purT.
poses Of said Office, namely !, The dis
semination throughout the ,Northerp
States of correct information ip re
gard, to our climate and agricultural
resources. The commissioner of: I'M
migration should be selected with the
sole view to his especial qualifications
for the position, and one of his duties
should be to travel in the interior of
the Eastern and Middle States and
invite Immigration through occasional
public lectures, setting forth the
value and location of our most desi-'
rable lands, with exact information
= - II. III. = .t-Al ,vnalt uaua,
table products, climate and sanitary
condition Of our State. ei,,
The duties now devolved upon the
Commissioner Of Agriculture should
be performed by the Commissioner of
immigration. ~.
The South Carolina University, ~
This institution is IN as prosperous
\ cona|,iisian conea|,i as could be expected un-
der existing circumstances.
The number of students in atten.
lance during the session ending June
20, 1872. was eighty-eisht. -. |
The appropriations made, for it's
support for the fiscal year ending
October 81, 1872, were
For the'support'of the .7M
= University. -. 927s5O 90
7or repairs on the ni-p"sia'i ~
y, versity building. ~ 10000 90
Total. 4, = ,::.:" .ss7,85o 90
,'Tba treasurer Of the iiqst{is.gitiiton re-
'ortf hat there are tweuty-six thous
M qlshll hundred !. and tYylve. vol- !
mes in The Library, by Ilat for !Ae /
'aAt Of funds to Yf:mii: lAe books,
iany' %.alTlRle. books are. ,bsing rap,
lly ipjured. 49, - .lnn npino -,
The G General ,Asssp5ly, by an act
g.. 1862. proyided
" the annual admission 10 the. uni .
ersity OF ehe-beneliciary from each ]
o,Htr iHqhe >tare,Eoh, beneficiary !,
.rden!s to 'Je appointed hy tAs GOV +
'lfhrs Oh the re;a.aaie,i;dinli of the !
from the eo.lmyrin Hl.iGh l.,
'ch"students shall all'respectively re, L
de-" ald prepared toimahe the ap' s
whenevercalIed upon pur- I.o
lant to- law. aat 3" TIT g
The Constitution Of theo State re- :,
Tires" IN SECTION 9, Article TO- that: E
'"'The General AssemBlv'shall pro !,
de for the maihtenaRce of the State, b,
""''"' t. -i";'- 1n1'n r.
Il therefore reconllaena shat the !.
'cessa:ry aQpropriatlon'be made for .
at purpose, -. r 4
le 6 co;dtss "a Of Procedure and the Re- n n
sh..,. ylsed Statutes .'' -. .ar1 y
The. Governors views, upon n these; {; b
ryimpertant points are embodied f.
the following paragraphs; Had bis. r
e. oppmend!atioas pn. i!,i il TIE matter Dc .
q! p! muah credit: ID, .m"-,' ''as ~. - Il Il
The glaring ':faultsyof commission u
d omission that"mar. thergeneral al
fmony and usefulnessof. the %Codei
Procedure. reIftlyisupple nented a
the :" Revised oStatttesil,of the tc
ate,r'whioh' form lin the! main, a a ID ID
go bundle Of 9lsgal incohgruities, pi
q conflict with the plaines6provis- th
10 OF our State Constitution. ID lii
In accorddnce with the wishes fl
The PEOPLE this important sub re Re
t, Of which t. am reminded by the a
lly receipt Of letters from all parts ed
the State, I recommend that the | ar n
neral Assembly provide by law for su i
appointmeht of three persons, to
earned in the law. whose duty It 81 81
81 be to-. REVISE and sinplify the in
IF Procedure and the General / to