The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1893-11-29

ton, but for the timely assistance and charity
rendered by our own people ana tnose LYLE ~ ~
lief was taken In hand by local commlttees'
but believing that methodical pusiness a. aa.
rangement and experience were netIet. M,rS 1a.
CLARA Barton Of the Red Cross Associa!i1n,
With her lieutenants. was asked 70 aRe
charge OF 1t, and this noble lady Win heI
corps of assistants hns been on the gronnd
since the 10Th of September. laooring 10 tne
cause of humanity. The extent Of the alsss
ter cannot be nndeIss9Go e3c1pII, f ypeI,e2 and how
best 70 administer It is difficult one even
the amount absolutely necessary 10 preve1s
starvation Is unknown. Although ths S.ase
is not the will OF the people Of South Carolina
that any OF her citizens, no matter how num-
BILE they may be-even the poorest negrSSesn Sts5n.
should starve. and when you SEND your Com, ns,rr
mittee TO investigate the phosphate lndustIy
at Beaufort as recommended by the fn0s-
phaie Commission, II would be well, tninh'
10 instruct II TO report fully also on tne cohH
ton OF those islands and as 70 tne aa T.,
ty OF an appropriation TO aid MISS Barton ln
relieving the suffering which Is ineyita9ie.
There Is one measure OF relief which Is Ger.
tainiy demanded: These people owe taxes
which they are unable 10 pay me s!SI Hra hsd 1ei
passed over them; and the struggle W,.n
them for the present Is how to live A snos.s
Quent storm wrought equally as great nasuo
around Georgetown and On the Wacnam ~ a'te ~ .
In the previous visitation. A great nuinue, a,
of the sufferers have appealed 10 me ior ielIe'
In the matter OF taxes, aud wo9ia leEcm' s1N,1
mend that the ComptIol Ioller.Generai oe aIo~, =,
ed TO suspend the collection on all properly
Within the devastated region In Beaufort, Cot'
letun, Berkeley and Georgetown, ana 70 remis
the taxes OF all kinds where In bis yuqgms an
It is proper TO do Co. No other course Is Pfno ns.
iica6le or feasible, because the territorial nm
its cannot be described, except In gene,H, g,,H
terms, and even within these limits are many ,
who cannot pay without serious lDlury ~
themselves, and the matter may be saIsly ie,i sa
after the power has been given TO him.
Miscellaneous.
have devoted 30 much time and space 70
the three matters which considered OF para
mount Importance. viz.: the railroad taxes,
receiversh. .ps, and the Dispensary. that VIII
OH ,y deal In tho brtefest possible manner Wild
the other matters Of public concern.
The Of the slate LunaS % a,i h abgi
could be desired. While the state tarm on
the Wateree suffered severe loss by the oreaK.
ing OF the dam and the cOnsequent Overflow
OF seven hundred acres OF crop BY the river.
the institution has been more than selfsus-
tanning, has met payments on tne propefty;
and has large cash balance to its creon. 1.
is the intention Of the Directorn 10 30 Increase
the streugth and height OF the dam that sucn
disaster will be impossible 10 tue inture.
The number OF convicts In the institution
shows o heavy increase being l,0SS against wv
last November.
remained about at the average and the capac'
ify OF the Institution Is tested to Its utmost.
The Superintendent makes suggeatlon, ~
connection with the use or convicts, 10 maAe
bricks In anticipation OF the necessity Tor en-:
larging the quarters for the colored males anG
idea.I
sk<.~. ,hs,on nxf,t,f
namely: the use OF, the Asylum by persons
feignlng insanity TO escape criminal prosecu.
ton. or course IL is not proposed 70 put ln-
sane people IN the Penlteniisry put they y ca sre
chargBd with crime until insanity " satisIac-
The Adjuiant and IEspeetor.G General reports
that the Coniederate Rolls, tne c9mples.oin o.
will Soon be as full and satisfactory as we can
hope 10 have them. He suggests thai provis
ions be made for their publication, 30 that Inc
names Of those who yielded Their ~ NV Mses ,hsn OF
enemies, in defense Of home and native land,
may be placed on file In enduring and acces-
sible form. But there is something lacking,
and that is q brief history OF the oinerept
date OF enliatment. battles In which they were
engaged and the part they took IN the war
generally. This need not be lengthy, but II
be SsTy iSs sa Been
ating money OF late to copy the records IN the
British Museum bearing upon our Colonial
history "a work which haying been begun
hope yon will completely II IL meet and proper
and very much TO be desired that nothing be
omitted In preparing data for the futurs his.
tor.an who shall tell the story OF the Lost
Cause aud the part CarOliniRn8 bore In u.
THIS work could best be done, In fact could
only bedone, by some one o { the noble vet.
erans who participated In that second revolu-
ton which only lacked success TO have given
II a place in history alongside OF the War OF
Independence. Itherefore suggest an appro-
prIaiton OF S--for this purpose, and, With
your permission. will nominate for this trust
and duty man whose name Is insaparably
connected with. 1.-The annals Of the struggle,
the knigtitly soldier, Joseph Il. Kershaw.
In this con nectton would mention lhat
the sum appropriated at the last session,
s. 600, for distribution among those who
were disabled or lost an arm orleg IN the war,
was distributed by the Board In the manner
prescribed, the dlatribntion being confined 10
those who lost limbs. There are, however on
lie In the a-COmptr0lIer-Ge Generals ONCE appli,
cations for relief, which we were compelled
10 disallow by reason OF the smallness OF the
ns worthy as those whose limbs are gone, and
I ieave &c to your generosity 70 provide for
theae such aid az the State may De abie 20
give. Many:of them are well TO 40 ana 90
not need II. II would again urge the orgaIza.
ton OF the Confederate soldiers OF the Stale,
as recommendation my Inst Annual Message.
and the entrusting to them OF the pension ap-
Epropriation, so that IL may be Distributed 10
proportion 10 the merit and Necessities or the
applicant, rather than upon horizonAl
scale.