The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1875-01-20
.,CHARLEsToki Jan. l2,h lS75.-

| HoNcIuot ohauiUoIlAtH bauV., au Ella
borato special message to the T.. Geu.
| eral Assembly on its meeting to-day
He IS most emphatic in urging tha,
no appropriations be made in excess
| of the Known re1enue Of the State, sc
that tho practice shall be to pay q.
we 60. lie suggests plans ! for pay
ling tho past indebtedness of the
J counties, but, in Wow Of tho :, heavy
! burden on the People, is inaexlbly
/ opposed to The liquidation at present
of tho floating Indebtedness of the
State. :. lie recommends that steps be
4 taksn to SECURE competent teachers
for the .publio scIlooly that Justices
of the peace bo elected BY The peo
pie; that a law be PASSED providing
for the registration of voters J. j., at
expenses of all kinds be cut down,
that the contingent fund be, abolish.
ed, and that the plan of cumulative
voting be applied to all municipal
elections so as to test the .,4praotical
working of minority approximation.
In conclusion, he says, "I feel; war
rapted in congrutulating the Geper.
ul Assembly aid our fellow citizens
generally on tho evidences ALREADY y
presented of purpose on, the part
of all good citizens to aid the pres.
ent administration in it's efforts to
restore and enforce good goverrmcnt
in our State. 1t is not too much
to say that every substantial inter.
e't of our people has alread y revived
under the belief, that our public
trusts will be honestly administered.
acknowledge with gratitude, in the
common Interest of ourwhole people.
pie, tho many proofs which 4 have
received, Of tho sincere purpose p Of
those who did not support me ia the
late election to. sustain :. the. meas
ures. aud policy announced in my
inaugural address. 1t betokens a
political unifcation in its best sense
of our two races. So long, as | can
be the Instrument by which such re.
suits are promoted, I shall not bc
disturbed by the uutriendly criticism
of the few WHO may charge me with
a lack Of partisan zeal. My politi.
cal principles will never be oonoea led
nor compromised, but whenever the
ecessities of any political party
shall require me to disregard or
abuse my pub 10 tr9sts, then my
allegiance to that party will cease
All my recommendations now and
heretofore made in the direction of
EpubIis economy havo been made in
good faith, hor shall l be satisfied, to
borrow the language of another. with
thatvaguc and verbal economy which
public men are SO ready to express
with regard to public expenditures,
but only with that carpost and in
exorablc economy. which proclaims
Fits existence by accomplished faots.
I The most .auspicious :. day for our
State will be the day which will find
Fall our people 80 united in their re.
gard for tho public veal tLat the
advent to power of any political par
ty shall not endanger the liberties or
the material interests Of any GLASS of
our fellow citlzens.", 49,,
The Message is warmly commend-
ed by both conservatives and repub-
I;'icans, and is regarded as proof that
IGovernor Chamberlain will pursue
unswervingly the reform policy
marked out iu his inaugural address
THE STATE DEBT. s.
!, The adjustment of :he State, debt
is progressing rapidly. The State
! Treasurer reports that up to date he
has funded 81 7pO.tQo.@f eld State
bonds ard stocks into 81, $4,000 OF
consolidated bonds and stocks
i'Whrn the funding is. completed the
total debt will be loss than, $o,oOo,7
600, the interest on " h;ch is to be
secured b. n perpetual and specific
tax, enforceable in the Courts, and
by the receipt of the coupons in pay.
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