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sum above mentioned shall be appropriated;
the whole amount will be necessary before
} the purposes contemplated by the Act can be
accomplished.
II is very much to be regretted that the
State House Is not In condition to be used at
the present sCSSiCn of the General Assem-
bly,; every effort was made to have it In read
mess. AS soon as IT. was definitely ascertain
ed that it could not he used for the present,
1 began TO arrange a place for your meeting;
From experience, regarded 1t as Important
indeed essential to the dispatch of business
that the Senate, the House of Representa-,
tives and the Engrossng Department should
be in the same building.
! 1t occurred to me that the Agricultural
building offered more conTenlenceS for the
purpose than any other place available. THIS
building the Department cheerfnlly placcd III
my disposal.
TO provide comfortable Senate Chamber, 1t
became necessary to remove the partltion
! wal between the offices heretofore occupied
= respectively by the Commissioner OF Agr1cni-
turc and the Railroad Commissioners. Inls
made it necessary to provide apartments for
the Railroad Commissioners. es.
| The Rooms heretofore occupied by inc
Committees on Ways aud Means and Judi
ciary, OF the House, have been httcd up inr
, the use of these Committees. FOR the Juul-
ciary Committee of the Senate. the room
heretofore occupied by the Speaker OF the
House has been prepared.
/ Other accommodations for the Committees
| Of the Two Houses have been MADE IN IN; tne
! "A
not suffer any greater Inconvenience tlan has
heretofore been experienced.
I trust that the arrangements thus mlauc
! will be found comfortable and satisfactory,
and that they will receive your approval.
General n. G. Evans.
! During the month Of October. 1851, the bat
| tic of LecSburg was fought, Brigadier General
| y. &. Evans commanding the Confederate
forces.
! n o.
the following resolutions were adopted by the
Legislature:
Isl. "Rrsolreti. That the thanks of this
"General Assembly nre emincmtly due, ana
care hereby rendered. to Brigadicr General \.
"G Evans, Il gallant son OF South Carolina,
"ior the brilliant and decisive victory won by
"the brave troops under his command at Lees
"burg.
2nd. "That the Governor be instructed to
"procurc gold medal with suitable devices,
";lnd cause the SAME to be presented, in the
"teStimoniaI OF the hugh appreciation by his
'nativc State of his gallant conduct and diS-
"tingu>hed services upon that memorable
"OcCsSiOn. .
IL has been brought to my attention that
the:purpoSe OF the last resolution has never
been accomplished. 1t Is q matter of httle
consequence To the State, the sum necessary
being small but it Is a matter OF great inter-
est to the family OF General Evans:
recommend that the Governor be author
ized, out Of his contingent fund, 10 carry out
the purpose Of said resolution.
The City of Charleston.
On the night of the S1St of last August n
snddcn and mysterious calamity befell the
City of Charleston and the surrounding, com,
munitieS. 1t may be stated with truth that OF
all the serious disasters which nave marked
the history Of this grand old city the losses
from this mysterious and wholly unexpected
disaster will be by far the most onerous and
prievous to bear, and longest to be remember
cd.
1t is estimated that IL, 900 chimneyS above the
roofs were thrown down. In addition 10
stores and dwelling houses, the damage TO
churches, chapelS, public school houses, Fed
era, County and city buildings, was verygeniI
wrecks and must lie taken down ana rebulit.
In addition to all OF which there Wils grlcVous
loss in articles OF ersonalty-household lur.
niture costly vases, and many other artlcles
of infinite variety, which money cannot re-
place and which amount In tho aggregate to
hundreds and thousands In single home.
those Who can and Will, from their own pri-
vatc means. dcfray the expense or restoratloh'
and who will uncomplainingly bear the depre-
ciation Of their properly. ,., D.. u,o
Cong ress of the United States be at once
adopted.
Tie loss of the actually helpless sufferers,
whom noblo public charity has already In
lively small portion OF the total loss .
Those who have given careful consideration
to the problem Of losses thus inflicted, staie
them in millions of dollars rs 10 real estate
Under these circumstances an urgent mp;
peal was made to me u convene the Gcneral
Assembly in extra session, so that the repre-
sentatives of the people might have an opror'
tunity to contribute from the resources Oh the
Stale to the relief vi the distressed comhunl-
ties. / was deeply Impressed WIN inc solelii,
or, a., sin md a N yinS tn nyhIuSt
all means at my command for the relief OF
my affiicLed fellow citizens; but diu not
think that il was such an "cNtraordinary oc.
casion" as was within the contemplation ol
ihr Constitution i'm authorizing the Governor
to convene ,Se General Assembly In extra
session. -, ,
/ am informed that measures will be sub.
relief Of Charleston, and the communities
that suffered from the effects of the earth
quake; but am not informed of the nature
OF the relief for which application Will oe
/ trust that the proposition will receive your
careful consideration, and that you VIII nnd
IL within your power TO nnlenorate The eHec's
Of this unprecedented misfortune.
The City Council of Charleston has adopteu
the following resolutions: -
"Thut the City Council Of Charleston memo !
rialiyc the General Assembly of South Carroll
ma, at It's ensuing session, setting forth the
paramount necessity for the earliest pOssioie
completion of the jcttes. and asking the Leg.
iSaturG TO take SuCu actlOn AS Will pTeSelit
this essential ma ter, for the future OF the
port of Charleston, and the commerce OF this
South Atlantic port, and. In the name OF the
State OF South Carolina, ask the favorable re-
comlnendation of the President OF the Uniteu
States and the swift and liberal action OF the
Senate and House OF Representatives OF the
United States, In the very beginning of the
coming session, to the immediate achieve
ment or this benetlceut public work.
Constitution.
Two amendments to the Constitution were
submitted 10 The people by The last General
Assembly; the first proposing an amendment
to Section Ii. Article OF the Constitution re-
lating to State bonds.
y majority OF the qualified voters OF the
State voted in favor of this amendment, and
| trust that it will be ratified by your honOrt-
bic bodies The second, proposed an amend
ment to Article of the Constitution, relating
to the Census. A majority Of the qualified
voters of the State also voted for this amend
ment. This is an important mat ter and Is
worthy of your careful consideration.
In my Judgment the Constitution should be
further amended. Section Is OF Article
should be stricken out and another SUBSTITUTE
cd in lieu thereof, which should provide that
Il Circuit udge shall hold his Office during
good behavior. The reasons justiiyinS such
change need not he given here.
Section - OF Article Of tho Constitution
should he stricken out. This section provides
that: ''rhc qualified electors OF each County
S.sI sI,nl oil loct moi ff,r the term Two