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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, i
EXECIJTIyE's CHAMRER s.
COLUMBIA, JanuarY 30, 1875

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COLUMBIA, January 80, 1873.
Gentlemen Of the General Assembly: :"
take great pleasure in submitting
to you a letter from the Hon. Peter
Cooper, of New York, proposing to
make valuable donation to the
State. My answer to the venerable
philanthropist is also transmitted for
your information. S +
The generous action contemplate d
by Mr.. Cooper deserves grateful re-
cognition at the hands of the State
authorities, and | trust that the Gen
eral Assembly will express to this
gentleman the sense of the deep obli-
CATION under which he has placed tn q
people of the State.
WADE HAMPTON, Governor.
New YoRK, January IL, 1878.
Hon. Wade Hampton, Goucynor
Allow me to present to you, for
your consideration, AMI also that of
your Legislature, the following in
quiry, concerning donation which,
upon conditions, l might make for the
benefit of the youth Of South Carroll
na, viz:
"What are the best con ditions on
which the State of South Carolina
would accept the donation, from me,
OF q certain property. situated at
Limestone Springs, Spartanburg
County, S. G., consisting Of the build
ings and one hundred, or more, acres
of land, and make and maintain n
Manual Labor Institution, or
School ofSciencc and Arts, applied to
the useful and necessary purposes of
life, for young women, similer to the
branches and pursuits now taught in
the Cooper Union of New York.
If there be any need Of an Orphan
Asylum, this might be included in .hc
general design, us there are bu: ldings
on the estate sufficient for both pur-
poses
My attcntion has been directed by
a friend of Southern education
CTheodore Brown to the great needs
of the youth OF South Carolina, for
instruction in useful arts and trades,
which, IN my opinion, is one Of the
best methods Of securi ne the pro s.
perity of our glorious union of States,
which is my ardent desire.
| an, sir,
Yours, very respectfully,
PETER COOPER.
No. 8 Lexington avenue, New York.
STATE OF SoUrH CAEoI INA,
EXECUTI VIZ -ESnAMBEE,
COLUMBIA, january 80.
My Dear Sir: Your letter, inform,
ing me of the muniicent donation
which you propose to make to this
State in aid Of the cause of educotiou,
has been received, and beg to ex-
press my great qualification on ac-
count ofyour generous action in this
matter. l but forestall what will, 1
am sure, be the sense of the General
Assembly when tender to you, on
behalf of the State, the most heart
felt thanks for your beni(icence.
Your request shall be submitted 10
the Legislature, and its action in the
premises shall at once be transmitted
to you. W ith my own earnest thanks,
and the assurance of my respect and
esteem, have the honor to be
Very truly, yours
WADE HAMPTON,
Governor.
Hon. p ETER COOPER.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE.
The following bill were engrossed
and read third time:
A bill to protect the crops of plan
ters and farmers in the hands of mer-
chants and tactcrs from attachment
and levy for debts due BY said mer-
chants and factors.
In the Senate message from the
Governor was received, informing tho
Senate ofthe resignation of Judge P.
l.. Wiggin, of the Second judicial
Circuit.
The following bills passed their