The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-01-14

cnring the sramosal of: un worthy Jus.
tices of the Peace. :, They can. under
tho Constitution, Be removed J: BY
the process OF impeachment OK
address, and ! see: NO difficulty
in provfdioGby statute thit an indicts
ment for. any misconduct should work
the suspension, md q conviction Of
such offence should work forfeiture
of the Office. No officer ought certainIy
to hold his office by weaker tenure
than this. II the constitutional sys.
tenn shall. after fair trial, prove to be
objectionable, the Constitution can be
60 amended as to put All end to the
system and substitute better system
My deliberate conclusion, after care.
full consideration. is that tho General
Assembly is bound by tho Constitution
to provide for the election by the peo-
pie of the several Counties of JUSTICES
of the Peace and Constnbles, aud
make that recommendation without
hesitation.
REGISTRATION OF ELECroRs In my
inaugural address. l recommended
that the provision Of tho State COusti
tuition which makes it the duty of the
General Assembly ''to provide, from
time to time, for the registration of all
electors" should be no longer disre-
garded. I have observed the discus
sion which this recon incubation has
occasioned, but am unable to feel the
force Of any arguments drawn from
considerations of political policy, when
opposed to plain requirement of the
Constitution. II it were demonstrnbIe
that party advantage would arise from
the neglect CT this requirement Of the
Constitution, it would not have IL
feathers weight in deterring ME from
carrying into effect the Constitution
which have sworn to support. But
1t ID idle to nrge that H registration Of
electors will help or hurt any party
which relies upon proper means to
sustain its supremacy. A registration
of electors is IN obvious measure Of
justice. It will not prevent all election
frauds, but it will go far towards that
end, aud will teud to give degree of
tions. which has sometimes been want.
ing.
10 conclusion, I feel warranted in
coDgratulating the General Assembly
aud our fellow. citizens generally, on
the evidences already presented of u
purpose on the part of nll good citizens
to aid the present Administration in
Its efforts to restore aud enforce good
government in oar State. It is not too
much to gay that every substantial
interest of our people has already re-
vlved. nnder the belief that our public
trusts will be honestly admi mustered.
L acknowledge with gratitude, in the
common interest uf our whole people,
the many proofs which 1 have received
Of the sincere purpose of those who
did not support me in the late election
to sustain the measure and policy an
nounced in my inaugural address. 1t
betokens practical unifcation, in its
best sense, Of our two races. So long
as can be the instrument by which
such results arc promoted, I shall not
be disturbed by the unfrisndiy criti.
cisms of the few who may charge mo
with lack of partisan zeal. My politi-
cal principles will never bs concealed
nor compromised, but whenever the
necessities of any political party shall
require me to disregard or abuse my
pnblio trusts, then my allegiance to
thut party will cease. All my recon-
mendatious now aud heretofore made
In the direction Of public economy.
have been made in good faith, nor
shall 1 be satisfied, to borrow the Ian
guage Of another. with THAT vague
and verbal ecouomy which public men
are 30 ready to express with regard to
public expenditures, but only With
that earnest and inexorable economy
which proclaims its existence by ac.
complished fncts." The most auspi-
cious day for our State will be the day
which finds all our people 80 united iu
their regard for the public veal that
the advent to power of any political
party shall not endanger the Liberties
or the material Interests of any class
of our fellow. citizens.
D. II. CHAMBERLAIN, Gov'r.
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THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 13, 1876.
SENATE.