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

CQo year, Will Guc lut1ludtlOu tAoe leu0
rent derived from it might be regarded
as applicable to my use. I have not felt
willing to accept this offer; and inasmuch
as the whole property was greatly in need
of repairs I,have devoted the entire rent
of the year to that use. The residence
has been repaired, the fences rebuilt, and
all the out-bdildings put in good order.
During the present year this work can be
extended and the value of the property
greatly enhanced by judicious improve
ments. I transmit herewith q detailed
statement of all money received from
rent, and all disbursements made during
the last year, the vouchers for. all Of
which are. on file for inspection in the
Executive Office.
THE PALMETTO MONUMENT. -
The monument on the. Capitol grounds,
erected in memory of the Palmetto Reg.
iment, which achieved renowl in the war
with Mexico, has been greatly injured by
the tornado which visited this city during
the past year, i The interest manifested
by all classes of citizens in its restoration
is strong tribute to the. patriotic and
martial spirit of our people, and induces
me to add an expression of my hope that
the General Assembly may find it iprach-
cable to cause the monument.to be s4ita-
bly, repaired during the present. year.. x.i:
o5. rHE!ELEcTIoN OF JUDGES -.
AT the present session the election of
Judges Of the Courts Of Common Pleas
and of the Supreme Court will take place.
1t cannot be deemed improper for me to
present to the General Assembly the par.
amount importance of a wise discharge
of this duty. The ancient fame Of South
Carolina in this respect should beikept
steadily in mind. The standard of char
acter and attainment once universally
observed in this State, should never be
lowered. Legal learning, q judicial spirit
and high, unblenished personal char
acter, should mark every man. who shall
be elected to sit in the seats 'of Harper
and Dunkin, of 0'Neal and Wardlaw.
If all these qualities are not attainable,
let thei one quality of personal integrity
never be lost sight Of That community
may well be pitied which is doomed to
submit its great interests to the decision
of one whose judgments will reflect his
own passions or interests. ;!2u.
THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION OF 1876.
On tie .4th day of July, 1876, one hun.
dred years will have passed since the,
Declaration of American Independence
wss made. In obedience to the natural.
impulse, as well as the cultivated princi.
pie of national pride, in grateful recog.
nition also of the blessings communicated
to US and to theiwhole world from the
event Of July,4, 1776, the States Of Amer,
lean Union, the old and the new alike,
will; unite at Philadelphia, on the spot
where Adams and Jefferson, the, North
and South of, century ago, ploclaimed.
the birth of a new nation; in celebrating
the most auspicious- event of modern
times. In that. celebration South Caro-
lima viii have q place. 'Shallshe occupy
it or not?' 7 firmly bellows that The 'tfue
voice of South, Carolina answers from all
her plains andimountains, BY aliher sons
and daughters, South Carolina shall; fill
her place in the centennial pageant"
aIn.this confidence now invite again
the attention of the General Assembly to
this subject. At your last session, In re-
spouse to Especial. Executive COMMUNE
cation, q Joint Special Committee. was
appointed from your two Houses "to col
lect information of resources ofithe State
for representation at, the Centennial E1S
position at Philadelphia. .Perceiving,
that the work was still progressing. but
slowly, Il" at all, and being appealed to
by many within and without The State to
omit Mo effort to forward this object, and
at the urgent invitation of the Centen.
inial authorities at Philadelphia, I ap-
pointed, on the 25th October last, a COM
mission Of nine emiisnt and, honorable,
citizens of THE State, each Of them 9 fair
representative of some great branch of
the resources and industries of the State,
"to have in charge the psrfecting Of such
arrangements as they may adopt for pro-
noting and securing the proper repre-.
,sentation for South Carolina-her re.
sources, history and industries-at the
Centennial Celebration"
As my selection of thenembers of this
Commission has occasioned unfavorable
criticism in some quarters, I take this oc-
casion to state that was governed solely
in my selection by q desire to secure the
active cooperation of those of our fellow
citizens from whom very large majority
of.all articles furnished for the Centen-
NAL Celebration must necessarily come:
I did not permit other considerations to
influence my action. It was duty vol
unfairly assumed by me, not imposed by
law, and I recognized no other obligation
in its discharge than the obligation. to
supply an indispensable element of sue
cess in this work, so far as it lay within
my power. The functions and work of
this Commission will in no respect super.
sede or embarrass any other agency pre-
vioualy or hereafter employed. for the
same purpose. The field Of. labor is open
to all agencies, however appointed, and
the only Just rivalry should be rivalry.
of zeal and efficiency in promoting the
common end-an honorable Representa-
ton of South Carolina at Philadelphia.
The shortness of the remaining time for
this work suggests earnest and prompt
action on the part of all, and urge upon
your honorable bodies all such efforts as
may be calculated to fulfil our duty, in
this respect, to the State and Nation.
CONCLUSION. .,,...
have now discharged, 80 far as Ihaye
been able, the duty imposed upon the
Governor by the Constitution, to "give
to the General Assembly, from time to
time, information of the condition of the
State, and recommend to their consider