The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1875-12-02
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The, Governors MESSAGE.

~ line, Governors message.
I'VE publish in. this issue the Governors
message in full, except so far as it relates
to the reports iof other State, oficers-
1t lis arwell prepared, and, in many re-
spscts, an excellent paper, showing much
good sense on the palt Of the Governor,
and containing more of the fine assuran-
ces ..of the integrity of his purpose Of
reform to which he IL SO fond of giving
uttetance. There, are many; things in it
to commend, but at the same time there
is much in it which We condemn. His
communications on tho failure Of Solo
mons bank are quite satisfactory. He
was one Of tie board who made these
deposit, and there is no satisfactory rca-
SON for making them. =. He-.h knew the
bank to'be in u critical condition from
the statements made by Treasurer Oar
dozo last winter, and ought 10 have in
formed the people why he risked their
money in this bank, when it was COM
monty talked upon the streets Of Colum-
bia that, It's condition, was not sound.
Some people. have lot forgotten the
Governors opportuns absence at the
time Of the collapse Of this institution,
and if he has any fact in his possession
in reference thereto, it is due to himself
as well as to the people that he should
make them public. He has chosen,
however, to- remain, ailent, saying he
might communicate further information
regarding it hereafter. 'r'
The message speaks thus of the Secre-
sary Of States report: :.
L call attention, with approval, to the
remarks ofi.the Secretary of State, re-
specting the recent Stateicensus. 1t is q
matter Of deep regret that any results of
shis census should appear, ,uHtrustworthy.
But the total population of the State, ac-
cording to the census, ilput at .923, Al, a.
reported increase over the result of the
United States census Of 1870 of 2165341,
q result which will not bear examination.
The Secretary of State having discussed
this subject with so much candor and,
Justice, I forbear to do moT.s :sdiGan to call
attention to- his. remarks. - a:in.
The industrial statistics furnished by
this census may; so far as I am informed,
be regarded as reasonably accurate, and
these statistics will be found to be most
interesting and valuable. note afew
Of these statistics here. promising that,
in giving the crops produced by the COL
ored population; only The crops owned
and produced by the colored population,
independently and of their own right,
tire included ;rall crops Or parts of crops
produced by eolored 1aborers working for
6 share of the crops being credited; en-,
tirely TO the employer t,Rholenumber of
ceres under cultivation; 2,070, Al; by
eolored, 5459,88; s. ,byi white; 1850, ,546.
Whole number of acres of cotton plan
ted, ,8l8, 49,; BY colorsd, c196, ,7S4 ;iQby
white, I 62l, ,4ls. ~ Whole number Of
pounds of long staple cotton produced,
l ,821, ,989 ;iibyr eolored, LIT 1882; by
white 664, ,257.- Whole number Of pounds
Of short staple cotton prsduced,j 139, $780,
459; BY cdored, a, ,15a, ,8El; by white;
liz, 2,885,587. Whole number, Of acres of
rice planted, 42,013,, by colorel, 10, ,459 :,
by white, s0,564 Wllolel number. of
bushels of rice produced, S97, ,146; by
colored, 1854; by white, 72O, ,952.
Whole number Of homes; y49 069 by
eololed, 10, ,431 ), by white, 8S,6 S,6SS. Whole
number of mules, $50, 0,0l3 ;, by colored,
1924; by white, .39,76a. Whole num-
Der of barrels of rosin produced, 34S, ,146 !;
by colored, N 1857 BY white, 315, ,789.
Whole number of gallons Of turpentine
produced, S,4a, ,262; by t,olored, Eli, 100; /;
by: Yhite, 3,2l0,972. IS r,..9;es n.
We are surprised to hear Governor
Chamberlain complaining Of An insccp-
r,lte census return, for hs Is certainly re-
sponsiblo for any defects ia it. The
censns was takensby his appoinses, and
ifhe had selected proper persone through,
ont the State he would no doubt have
secured a correct census; If anything ia
wrong thepeople must hold him chiefly
responsible for it. we do not see how
any more confidence can be put in the
report of products than in the census
Itself, for if one is proven to be wrong It
is probable the other is Likewise wrong.
The message presents the following
summary from the report of the Super
irtendent of Education: ::':'!
The seventh annual report Of the su.
perintendent of Education will be found
to convey important information con.
cerning the common schools of the State.
The school population OF the State,
consisting of youths from 6 to 16 years.
of age, amounts to 2S9, ,264, of which
or Scc o.a kite nrl 1So coo a1I1-.I