The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-05-03

The work Of the Session Delinessea,
sE1yE OF soura lGARctIlf8.
EcuT1xE 8RPAREA9E5T;
ig@JathhhI1 St5s April 26, 7S77ss :
Ge,.1shisslf tlso Senate, and Rollss oJ 1slP:
+ il. grSbil l1as sbJa4ildSaaI SgasaiJre en-.
teripg into . 1diaapziVps af. :tip grave
ouestIons which ,win c0me before 'gou)
live the reasons that ;upelied me to call
The general Assembly together at atiihe
20 unusual and neonvenieht TO its mem
bers. 1 recognize End appSeeiate ,fplly
tho great personal aaeEiGea. demaRded .qf
the members by. then call which brings
them here; but the critical condition of
nublic affairs and the welfare of the Stats
made it jnbeTatite that, e ab0ald Invoke
the aid of the Legislative, branch of the
g6yeriit1efl 10 assist 70 10 tthe tthee teit wdTk 1h
Teform befofe ,us. and ], feIt onfident that
tho patriotism OF. those COZ. pEising This
branch efithe State government.,w would
Inspire them to meet ckeetTully oil sacri.
6ces required for the, iptete1ts oe,the
State. Your presenee proves that fhats
not been disappointed in this hope; and
I cherish; the additional hope that you
will forget the animosities engandered by
POLITICAL strife, rise superior ID the petty
CONFEDERATION of partiBanship, and deyot-
ing yourselves with patriotic zeal TO the
service ofyour State, that you will strive
earnestly TO restore its lost prosperity, TO
revive its wasted Industries, TO. reform oil
abuses in It's government, and to promote
peace, harmony goodwill and justice.
among oil classes and parties. To
tho accomplishments of those 'noble
aims ] pledge my constant, uh tieariee
and earnest effoYtsS and In this patriotic
work .ihv0kg your aid, gentlemen Of
the Senate and House of Representatives,
not alone as members Of the Legislature,
but as patriots and Carolipians. &, :,:...i
The anomalous condition OF affairs
during the past -four months, while IL has
entailed the necessity of convening the
General Assembly, has praciudcd me
from laying before this body such fnli
and accurate information az is desirabIe,
or making precise and definite recon-.
mendatious on particular measures which
will demand your attention. Circurls-
stances with which yen are, ell familiar
have prevented 'hy tIe55555&s2 d soI Ehe books
and records OF. the various departmentB
of the Stats government, and hence i
can neither speak anthoritatively of the
exact financial condition OF the State,
nor make such particular suggestion as,
under the ordinary condition of public
matters, it would have beea my pleasure,
no less than my duty, to have done. At
present I can, therefore, only Gail your
attention in general terms to few sub
jects which require immediate action on
your part, and Unjust ask for your inGai.
gence if 1 am Unable to do more than 70
indicate the broad and comprehensive
principles which, in lepg judgment, 1can
give peace, stability and good govern
ment to ons State. To the. .wisdom and
patriotism OF the General Assembly is
committed the grave duty of bringing
back to our people these ihe5timable
blessings.' The merit Of success will be-
long to you, gentlemen, If you succeed !;
and to you will the responsibility e.,
tach if the hopes of your constituents
are disappointed. 444 l.
The first, as it Is the most important,
subjec. %. which yopS- attention, ia invi-
ted, is tltAtioe Che financial ooliditi6n of
tho State. It is needless for me to say
that this copditipnl lis ieplorabte. forts Is
shqpn by al' empty Treasury and ruined
credit; by stagnation IN commercial cir
cles and depression in agricultural enter
prises; by, public and personal poverty
as widespread aslamentable.
All efforts to bring about q better state
Of affairs viii prove unavaihng until the
ftances of t.o State are put ia healthy
condition and the credit Of. the State es-
tabiished on the aonnd and honorable
footing they once occupied. But in the
Iu1a 10 Sn,x
tythat the Immediate needs of the State
this the burden .6si taxation should be
cesof our people nre we'll nigh exhausted,
and the season of the year at which the
taxes will be called for is most unfoftu-
nate. While If is the province ofitne
House of : Repfesentatives to",fix the
amount Of taxes regulate TO meet the
demands OF the State, and the time and
mode of their collection venture to
oder some suggestions, on these, points for
The consideration Of the Legislature. It
Is due alike to the honor aad the credit
as we'll as to its future prosperity, taat
mere should be no question nor doubt as
to our discrimination to mesE every hon!
es! obligation Of the State fairly and
hl.hiuily;1 but il is equally our, daey to
ascertain whdtlare ita ihoEest liabilities
Inc aaspicionS which attach to a portion
Si the outstanding, obligations of the
state, and which, to q greater or less ex-
TENT, affect tho value Of all, render it i'm,
Perative that these obligations, whether
i9nded or not lshouId ?ba essssseslys earati-
alled With q view q ascertainiug which
sse valid, and which are not. There
should be q condition precedent to the
payment of interest on any, of the out
sanding obligations Of The State, vheth.
erin the shape of bonds. or otherwise,
anq also TO. the further funding of any OF
ne STATE indebtedness into the consolis
Ga'ed bonds authorized to- be issued under
meact Of s8735 ito reduce the volume of
the public debt. fH II fhSitlllf Z! -
In order TO effect this object In o mode
@SaIsiactoryIland reputable alike to the
gate aud to &he, public credit, I respect.
iaily suggest tho appointment of com.
mission, to consist of one member from,
eaI House OF the .,L.ekisiature;, tte
Comptroller Geheral and iphe 'Treasurer ire
o. the State, and three citizens Of finnn-
80 M- 10 wHvIu ,tto wnUie question
.l " ,ee fihanofal condition OF tho s6sate
,aali pc referred, and thder whose diTec.
Goas 3 t5oEorgh ana complete inveatIga-
no1 ol tne sutlSsd and floating indebted
us us OF the SStska IAhen haS made; end
sao :snaA, be empowered 20 require q
,sslration befor6, them, or'befole such
soI,S uIIceIs as wsy be designated, of the con-
tt;'.iuation t;a EoandsAGf the4StGAe. y 0bfiga-
aohe, the validity,oT whieis shall belt thna
sS,o.s.uainedf 60. rshsll boz csytifed In such