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<>r protecting tii" life <>f a prisoner '
while Iii Iiis ? ?study; when a sheriff al- |
lows, du- mol? to usurp the law und ,
barbarously take the life of u human
being?then then- Is no quest I ?n In toy
mind but thai n penalty shoul be pro- '
vlded for such derelletlon V duty. I
sun Of the opinion that this should be
remedied by such legislation as would [
indict a penalty for neglect of such
duty, the penalty to include removal
from otliei of the offender when such
extreme treasures are r< ndcred neces
sary for tie proper vindication of the
law.
1 read 11' recognise the fn? : that oc
casions soi.iet lines arise when the use
of troops is il? cessary. but 1 am equal
ly sure I Mat the growing tendency to;
ask for e h assistance should t?
stopped. T?* ders should h< made to
liitderstun fact that ho expense :
u ill I lu lin; them to pun- .
islun< . last year for a !
special 'ppress lynching, and
though provided, I felt It
my rP" ? ?*, to make an at
lern; . very lynching that
has iphold the dignity of
the . >ndeavorlog to bring the
off ende? justice. In unter to effect
this I li? .- had lo exceed my con
tingent fund, as i will explain later
in I special message, t feel sun- that
m. > so expended was well used ami ,
will do mueh to upheld law ami order
in South iiirolina. A special coiitln
gcii? fund In be used foi tins purpose
i?> the governor Is. in my opinion, a
n?) sMiy. ibid I reeomineud, there- \'
for*', that you appropriate sie b an
amount as you may deem proper i>>
be so used.
I have notice)I with much gratifica
tion the awakening of ti healthy pub
lic sentiment agaii st lym hfngs and law
lessness throughout the State ami a
growing d?terminai ion that this evil h
shall cease. Our people are realising*1
tin* fa< I that the reputation of a Slate ,
as fully determines its inlluence and .
power, at home and abroad, as the I
chnractei of a cltisen d?termines his
standing among bis fellow men. We .
can hope loi much from the aroused '
conscience of public opinion, maul-!
festatiuns >)f which are reflected Inj
tin pulpit and by the press, and echoes h
)>i which are heard throughout then
State. Especially true und gratify- i
ing Is this as Is evidenced by the or- !
gnuisution of Law ami Order leagues, ,
with members numbered among our;
representative cliisonshlp'. From this;
source we have a right to expect :
mueh, and we will all unite in the i
hope that their crusade for law ami '
order will have far-reaching benetical 1
and uplifting results. j
Two AUtlftloiiiil .ludlcliil Circuit*.
Among the measures which I urged
at your last session was the recom
mendation that you should abolish the i
.n : providing fur sp?cial courts and I ,
that two additional Judicial circuits!
should he established. I am Impressed, i
more than ever, with the necessity 11
for the adoption of this reeommenda- I
lion. The special courts have for the |
past two years entailed an expenditure
of twice the amount of the appropri
ation, and the tendency seems to be i
to hold these courts more frequently
each year. For many reasons this
pian nas not proved satisfactory, and
1 believe the demand is general for a
repeal of the law.
It seems that the necessary work
cannot be accomplished with the
present number of circuits, which have
not been Increased In keeping with '
the growth of the State and the natural ]'
increase in litigation. Realizing the 1
difficulties involved in redistrlctlng the '
Stnte so as lo secure two additional
circuits. 1 have tried to devise other
means of meeting the situation, but
inn tlnd none which do not seem to ;
conflict with the constitution. 1 there
fore again recommend that the num
ber of judicial circuits be increased
from eight, ns at present, to 10, and
that this be done at the present ses
sion of your body.
Formation of Nrw Cotmtlex.
I desire to call your attention to a
manifest conflict between the consti
tution of 181>5. article vii. providing
for the formation of new counties, and
the act of the general assembly of
1806, page 64, section 1, incorporated
as section 674 'of the Code of Laws of
1902. I This net provides that the sec
tions of un old county or counties, de
siring to bo Incorporated into a new
county, shall simply file with the gov
ernor a petition, signed by one-third
of the qualified electors, setting forth
the boundaries, the proposed name,
number of Inhabitants, area and tax
able property of the proposed new
county. The constitution, however,
provides that not only shall such a
petition be filed, but that a showing
of compliance should be made with the
requirement of the article referred to.
In passing upon such matters I have
endeavored to follow the constitution,
and have required that a showing be
mnde In accordance with Its provi
sions, but I would recommend that, at
this session, you amend the statute
law In order that It may conform with
the obvious Intent and phraseology of
the constitution.
The state Uniipltnt for the Innnnr.
The cure of the defective and depen
dent is one of the most perplexing
problems of modern civilized life. Many
States support these dusses In dis
tinct institutions, but in ou?* State
they are kept in one only, riipd it ap
pears that Buch is to be our policy for
years to come. For this reason, with
a. grow'in*? population, we must exoect I
a large number of admissions to "the
State hospital for the insane, which,
since its opening In 1828, has received
lunatics, idiots and epileptics and?by
subsequent legislation?inebriates. In
making comparisons of the cost of the
care of this institution with those of
other States it is well to remember the
conglomerate character of our State
hospital. In going through the wards
of the hospital one cannot but be
struck by the large number or old peo
ple who cannot be strictly considered
insane, but who are really suffering
from the infirm It leu of age. The feel
ing of sadness which one must experi
ence in contemplating the fact Is re
lieved Dy the reflection that the State
thus offers her protection to the aged
and helpless to whom fate has denied
the blessings of home and loved ones.
Nearly B50 new patients have been
admitted during the past year, while
the dally average number of patients
in the asylum has been 1,210, and the
total number under cure during the
year is 1,710.
The erection of the Taylor building
two years ago gave more room for
white men; in two wards, where near
ly 70 white women are maintained, are
still kept in the same building the ne
gro women, and the single rooms for
this class, many of them, are occu
pied by two patients. The conditions
have been such that the boord of re
gents has felt the imperative neces
sity of striving to complete at once
the Talley building, for the exclusive
use of white women.
An appropriation of $10.000 was made
last year for this purpose, it being
then understood that the total cost Of
the building would be about $30,000.00.
This structure is now nearly, complet
ed and wdll afford much needed re
lief to the class whioh appeals first
to our sympathies. A deficit of be
tween $13.000 and $14.000 still exists,
owing to the necessities of the situa
tion.
You will be asked by the board Of
regents to appropriate the sum of $14,
0ui>. which amount, in .regular routine,
would have come Before you this year
for the completion of the building,
and in this request I heartily con
cur. The amounts asked by the board
for support. Insurance, at:d other , inci
dental expenses appear as. reasonable
7 to mo as , they could. possibly be in
the circumstances, and.. I recommend
that the . amounts be appropriated as
requested. I cannot close this : brief
summary without sincerely commend
ing the excellent care and management
-which is. given to this Institution by
the superintendent and?h(s, p?workers.
Here, are united tender A sympathies,"
thoughtful consideration and practical,
business ability, thus making this asy
luin, in tli> strength of its highest
!ii(<ls. till well tii" h urn une purposes
for which it is maint.lined.
Penitent lur>*.
In reference t" the conclillou ol the
penitentiary. I would refer you to the
reporta <>f the superintendent and the
hoard of directors. During the past
two years I have availed myself of op
portunities to observe this institution
closely, and nm glud to say that it
is excellently managed. The convicts
arc well treated, and the discipline Is
equal io that of any similar Institu
tion. The he,alth of tin- inmates, with
the exception of some cases of tuber
< iilusls?many of which were contract
ed before the convicts were commit
ted- has been excellent hiring the past
year. A new building has been nearly
completed, as quarters for the officers
and guards, and 1 understand that It
is tin intention of the board during
the present year to make another val
uable addition, a building In which con
victs suffering from tuberculosis may
be separated from the others. It is
the purpose to have this building con
st! mi nd upon modern hyglenh am]
sanitary principles, and 1 am gratified
in note that from year lo year such
Improvements are being added as tend
tu make this a model institution of Its
kind.
Abundant crops has.- been made
upon the state farms, ami from these
crops the Slate has nalr/ed a hand
some profit. The farms are valuable
for more reasons than one; for, be
sides being a paying investment, con
victs who cannot be employed either
upon the publie ronds or in the peni
tentiary cm be here utilized. I would
especially commend the work which
is belli? done at the reformatory for
young convicts. This In one of the best
features of our penal institution, ami
should lie maintained as a valuable
adjunct to our prison system.
In this connection. I have noticed
with much gratification a movement by
the South Carolina Federation ol Wo
men's (iubs for the establishment of
nil industrial school and reformatory
for such white boys as may need the
rare of such an institution. If these
unfortunate ones, drifting into va
grancy and degradation, could be help
ed and strengthened bv the training
ami ? are of such a school, untold good
would be accomplished. Not only
would they be kept from association
with hardened criminals, but sheltered
and feeling that tiny were eared for,
with uplifting and helpful influences,
many drifting ones could be trained
for lives of service and usefulness.
There Is needed work to do, and even a
small beginning now would bring fruit
ful results In ycnrH to come.
Stale Hoard of Health.
Experience has clearly shown me
thai the manifold duties and great re
sponsibilities devolving upon this
board are neither understood, nor are
they properly appreciated, by the pub
lic generally. Constant calls arc made
upon the board, which, were they re
sponded to in the manner desired,
would require the expenditure of a very
much larger sum than is now appropri
ated. Under such circumstances, no
matter how faithfully the members
endeavor to perform their duty, they
cannot satisfactorily accomplish all
they are asked to do. The principal
difficulty confronting them is that
they are so often expected, not only to
prevent the spread of contagious dis
eases, but are asked to care for and
uure those suffering from such dis
eases, which procedure would entail an
enormous expense. With the appropri
ation they have had at their disposal,
to prevent the spread of contagious
diseases is all they can be expected to
accomplish. How this can best be done
Is a question to be considered. The
report of the Hoard contains state
ments of grave Importance, and also
has a number of recommendations. A
careful reading of this report will show
that the proper care of the public health
Is a matter of much greater Importance
than Is generally thought. I believe
that more efficient service could be
rendered were the board empowered to
elect a physician, as an executive sec
retary, giving this officer such salary
as would enable him to devote his en
tire time to matters concerning the
public health. If no larger appropria
tion mn be secured, rather than have
this prevent the election of such an
officer, I believe It would be wise to
have set apart from the present appro
priation Mich an amount us would be
necessary for this purpose.
The board recommends that the quar
antine stations In the Stute be trans
ferred to the United States Public
Hculth and Marine Hospital Service,
and, for many reasons, in this recom
mendation I concur.
Ntnte Oonrd of Medical Examiner*.
This Board desires certain changes
in .the law governing the practice of
medicine in the State, which changes
appear to me to be most desirable.
Our present law requires the board to
meet in April, but the request Is made
that thiB date be changed to June, for
the reu.?m that all of the colleges will
then "nave finished their commence
ments. It is also desired that the li
cense fee, which is now very small, be
Increased.to a reasonable amount. This
will warrant an Increased appropria
tion, amounting to $500.00, ' which
amount is needed Jto defray the ex
penses of this boaiw.
I Join in these requests and recom
mend that the changes be made.
The State GeoIOfKlMt.
The establishment of this department
a few years ago was an Important
move, where such a step was certainly
necessary. The full and complete re
port made by State Geologist Sloan
merits your careful attention. Here are
clearly shown the vast and valuable
mineral resources of our State, very
many of which ure- practically unde
veloped. Some of these deposits have
no equal of their kind in the United
states, and are attracting attention In
many directions where profitable re
sults must follow.
Phosphate rock, in the form of phos
phatlzed marl, torn from the bed of
the ocean by the waves, and stranded
along the beach, has been discovered
in Horry county. This contains 57 per
cent, of calcic potash, and the boulders
aro large, with promise of large quan
tities on adjacent territory.
In gold mining, the activity and In
crease is marked, und a study of the
Gaffney tin deposits, "whh;h consti
tutes the most valuable tin area yet
discovered in the United States.!' re
veals again the growing and fruitful
development of a splendid field.
The Stute geologist la zealous in hie
work, and is i actively and systemati
cally canvassing the entire State In
his labors. It in expected that hie
good work will be further enhanced
by the early coop?ration of the United
States geological survey in the work
of stream measurements.
Hnllrond Commlaalon.
'The annual report from' vthjs Im
portant department of our State gov
ernment will be found on your desks,
and I commend it to your considera
tion. The report contains much valu
able . Information concerning which H
is not necessary for ' me to refer tc
specifically, but which is well worthy
.of .your careful, attention.. .In It-will
appear, the gross earnings and the
net Income of the ratlroadn, and th?
taxes paid by these corporations. Sim
ilar statements are made, concerning
.the operations,'of. the express, "tele
graph and telephone companies doing
business within our,State, for. the fiscal
year ending June .10. .1904. The magni
tude at these, '.ute.rests, from all oi
their varied standpoints, Is self-evident
and any recommendations contained Ir
this' report should; be. carefully exam
ined and acted upon.,.. .
; , flood nond*.
Last ytar, Jn.,,my, message. X felt il
necessary to dwell at ?orn? length upor
the subject or ow. public hl?h$ay>j
and . X recommended , B?ch, legislation
as would give the counties th? right
by majority vote, either to Issue bonds
or to levy an annual tax for road im
provement. No action was taken upoi
this Important matter ami 1 now re
new my former recommendation.
This in :i subject <>f the utmost im
portance to all tin- people?a subject in
which Is included much more than the
improvement of our roads. Tin- ben
efits to be derived, from any point of
view, are numerous, and Ktrong bus
iness consid?r?t Ions make it Impera
tive that this valuable work should be
properly attended to.
Reunion*.
Th" largest appropriation made by
your body is for the care of the Con
federate veterans. This amount seems
large when compared with the total
appropriation, but when viewed In an
other light we cannot hut feel that we
would like to do much more for tin- old
soldiers who In years that have gone
did so much for their State and their
country. The total number of pension
ers on the rolls this year was F>,554, and
$H>7,309.42 was the amount distributed
among them. The law. generally
speaking, is working satisfactorily, but
in reference to certain classifications it
is believed that improvement can bo
made, and the comptroller-general
will spec! heal I.v direct your attention
to tie- proposed changes. Anything
pertaining to the proper tare of the
veterans <>f the Confederacy will. I
am sure, have your most thoughtful
consideration. We owe them a deep
und lasting debt of gratitude, and to
rare for those who, in their old age
and declining days, need this eure,
should be. as It Is. a privilege and one
of tlie llrst duties of our people.
Illeiinlnl S<-hn1oiim.
AI your preceding . session an
amendment to the constitution pro
viding for biennial sessions of your
body having been agreed upon. It was
submitted to the qualified electors of
the State at the general election, a ma
jority of whom voted In favor of this
amendment. Believing as I do that i
biennial sessions will afford all nvces- j
sary legislation, und will result in a
retrenchment of expenses. I trust you
will ratify tins vote in order that the
amendment may become effective.
I Should this be done, you should, at
: this session, take such action as may
I be necessary to adjust ami conform!
I ot her parts of our constitution ami
I statutory law to the change wrought
! by the enactment providing for bien
i uiu) sessions.
I In this connection I shall submit a
I recommendation which I deem most
; Important. For many reasons it would
! be wiser ami better to have all of your
State officers elected for a term of
I four years, not allowing them to suc
ceed themselves. The reasons for such
a change are obvious, and do not need
to he her?? discussed. The expense and
necessary neglect of duty incident to
conducting a campaign every two years
Is alone almost sufficient reason for the.
proposed change, and the people should*]
jalso he spared the loss of time and the
Inconvenience's of too frequent enm
i palg'ns. I am firmly convinced of the
I fact that the best Interests of the
I State would be subserved by making
I this change In our constitution, and I
! recommend it to your favorable ac
tion.
PhOMpbnteM.
i regret to report to you that the
mining of phosphate rock in our rivers']
has, for the present at least, practi
cally ceased. Only two companies are
now at work and operations are con
ducted to a limited degree. In the vi
cinity of Ueaufort no work whatever
Is being done.
During the past year several appli
cations were made for a reduction of
the royalty, which Is now 25 cents per
ton. The board of phosphate commis
sioners, after considering the "matter,
declined to grant this request for the
reason that the royalty Is now ho small
that no further reduction would be
likely to encourage mining. An addi
tional reason for this was the fact
that the royalty has been pledged to
the holders of the bonds of the Stute,
and the board felt that without their
consent they would not be Justified in |
making the reduction requested. A to- |
tal royalty of only 310,734.00 was re- i
reived for the last fiscal year.
Protect Ion of Flab and Uyxter Interestn.
These Interests are of far more Im
portance to oyr State than seems to
be realized, and at present they are
practically neglected. It should be the
policy of the State to develop these re
sources by affording that protection
which is absolutely necessary to pre
vent them from being destroyed. With
proper care these Interests could be
mado a. valuable source of revenue to
the Stat?. The difficulty in legislating
upon this subject has always been a
lack of such information as was neces
sary to make efficient and at the same
time practical laws. Until such in
formation can be furnished and such
laws suggested nothing. In my opinion,
will be done. I recommend, therefore,
that a commission be appointed whose
duty it shall be to make a thorough
examination of this tubject, to report
at your next session.
Silk CuKnve.
The United States, with an annual
product amounting to about $125,000,
000.00, is the largest silk manufacturing
country In ths world. It has been
practically demonstrated that our
climate is admirably adapted to silk
culture, and If this were undertaken
properly It would result in bringing a
moat desirable cluss of foreign silk
growers, here. All necessary materials
for ?ilk culture can be obtained free/
and the government will buy, at high
est market rates.. nil encoona rnJRari
In the United States. ' In 1902 the
cocoon crop.of Italy sold for $35,615,
400.00, and this value of cocoons is
more than quadrupled when manu
factured. A silk crop can be raised,
gathered and marketed in. five Weeks,
and in South Carolina this would be
finished by the first or second week in
April.
As a profitable and desired addition
to our diversified crops, I .think this
an important subject for our careful
consideration.
. The Mjome of the state Houae.
During the past year the commission
for the completion of the State, house
reported to. me that, In the-discharge
of their duty, they had cause, to fear
that, the dome of the State house was
In tin unsafe condition. The commis
sion requested me to take immediate
steps to have the dome examined. By
agreement, it was decided, that I
should , apply to the secretary pf the
treasurv to secure the services of a
competent engineer for this purpose, .'I
did so, and the secretary promptly
aided me by sending Mr. Kort Berl?,
chief structural, engineer In the- office
of the supervising architect of the
treasury department.
Mr. Berle made a careful examination
and reported that the dome was safe,
which report .I transmitted to the com
mission.'
Protection ot State Records.
The secretary of State asked last
year for an appropriation, \to b? used
in suitably equipping his office with
fireproof* record cases. The offices of
the State treasurer and of the comp
troilexrgeneral also stand much !n nsed
of similar improvement. Valuable doc
uments of State are kept In these offi
ces, and money properly in vested -in
permanent improvements would be .weil
spent.: v
I trust that you. will, give this matter
your attention? and I recommend that
you appropriate the amounts necessary.
... . . ' ' Coacttaslora.
In as. brief apace as possible I have
ejnde?yored to give .you information
concerning the most Important -depart
ments of our State government,. ?nrt
hSfVe made jtoir .your consideration stich
recommendations as appear to me to
be necessary and important. I rejoice
to add that progress and prosperity
continue to bless us, with .the upllftr
Ihg influences that qome front ; the-ear
nest labors of a united people. The
welfare of, ftouth craroHna.,la^wi?
k'eealng and much hope for
itT, Fout- Keying and, much hoW^ori
her futura 'will depend upon tK- .**.
suits of your deliberation*, :Thf?$R?k
once a temple erectcd with no sounds
slouWheateand aisofdef, without noise
and strife. Imbued with this spirit,
with ti ti i t?'<l /.fill and devotion may you
<iu11 yourselves ilk*- men. may your de
liberations ado ti? tin- upbuilding of our
com mon wealth; may they contribute to
the reign of law ami order, to the
peace and happiness of our people',
and to the dignity and honor of our
State.
I). C. irEVWARD,
Governor.
WILL HELP FARMERS
TO HOLD THEIR COTTON
Virtcluln-Curollna C'omi<any'M I'renldrot
tilvc? Instruction?? to Ai?entK? I.eRn
Aercntce Kecoiumetided.
S. T. Morgan, president of the Vir
ginia-Carolina Chemical companyi h??
written a letter of iiiHtructlon to the
sale? division managers of the com
pany which I? of Interest to cotton?
growers because of the Information
contained. Mr. Morgan does not ad
vise farmers either to hold cotton or
sell, but he does advise lesB acreage
and cultivation. He Hays:
The treasurer of this company is
having mo many requests to extend
the notes of some of our customers
and patron?, who have not finished
paying their bills, and who desire to
hold their cotton, stating that they
believe they will get more for the
cotton later on, that this company has
concluded to Issu<- a general letter c.i
the subjest, as follows:
Any farmer or merchant who may
be owing your division money and
who has cotton which lie desires to
hold, you are at liberty to extend his
note for him for six months from Jan.
1st, with Interest at tho rate of 6 per
cent, per annum, provided he will de
posit sufficient cotton to pay the note
In any reliable warehouse and will
turn over to you warehouse receipts
for same. -You are authorized to pay
the insurance on said cotton and make
no charge agulnst your customer for
this item.
vVe do not pretend to offer advice
to our customers to ho'.d cotton, but
we do intend to offer them every
facility und accommodation in our
power to hold their cotton, if, in their
good judgment, It is best. Whatever
Inures to the benefit of the agricultural
classes of the south is to our benefit:
nur Interest is Identical with theirs.
We are more closely and intimately
connected with the cotton grower of
the south than any dozen other con
cerns combined. They are our cus
tomers in the purchase of fertilizers,
and we are their customers in the pur
chase of cotton seed. We both sell
and buy of them, and deal In every
cotton growing county from Texas to
Virginia. Therefore, anything that will
Improve the agricultural conditions or
help the farmer.must necessarily'bene
fit us, and If holding their cotton will
be a benefit to them, It is our desire
to aid them In this as far as ve can.
Other farm products, aside *; 'i cot
ton, appear to us to be selling ut very
full vulue8. and we bellevo It would
be wise in the farmers to sell any of
their other surplus farm products
which would materially aid them in
holding their cotton.
We also are of the opinion that the
acreuge last year devotfd to cotton
was too large, and that It never could
have been cultivated In a normal sea
son. The good weather during the
spring enabled the farmers to culti
vate every acre they planted; conse
quently the tremendous big crop of
this year. As ordinarily It. would be
Impossible to cultivate such an enor
mous acreage, we believe it would be
wise in them this year to materially
decrease the acreage. If it was de
creasecLlO per cent, it would mean a
reduction' of more than a million bale**
next year, even If.the crop yielded as
much per acre as it did this year.
It strikes us that what the farmer
wants is to make his cotton at the
lowest possible cost. The profit de
rived from growing cotton is not sa
much the price of cotton as the cost
at which the crop has been grown.
Mules and horses ore high, much high
er than a few years ago; the price of
farm labor is high and scarce. There
fore every acre cultivated means a
large expenditure. It costs more to j
cultivate an ocr? of land growing a I
quarter of ? bale of cotton than one
growing a bale. In the latter instance
the plant soon grows up and shades
the land, consequently the grass does
sot grow, so rapidly or luxuriantly.
The cheapest item that can be used
in the production of,, cotton is com-,
mercial fertilizers, used liberally. With
a (liberal application of fertilizers the
farmer can grow a bale of cotton
where he has heretofore grown half a
bale, and do it with the same cost of
mules and labor, and the additional
quantity of seed grown will more than,
pay for th? extra amount of fertilizers
used. Therefore, encourage your cus
tomers to reduce their acreage and to
increase the amount of commercial
fertilizers per acre, believing as ... we
do that this is the way and the only
way to miae cheap cotton. i
The south must continue to produce
around 11,000,000 btiles of cotton or they
will find Id a year or two the balance
of the world competing with them in
growing this staple and our foreign
market largely supplied from sources
that now produce but a limited
quantity.
WORK OP BEAUFORT COURT.
I Three Persona were Convicted for Vio
lating the Dispensary Low. .
Beaufort, Jan. S.?The court of . gen
eral sessions, Judge D. A. Townserid
presiding, convened hero on Monday
morning. The following cases were
disposed of: , ,
Kit Byas, found fr?llty of larceny*
from the fieldi recommended to mercy.
Lee Johnson, guilty of violating the
dispensary law, 1100 or three months
on chain gang.
Warren White, guilty of violating
the : dispensary law. $100 or three
months, on chalngang. t <
George Singleton, charged with mur
der; notj guilty.
Hannah Ad kin b, guilty of violating
dispensary law. Motion for new triai
[granted. r : ,
John Williams, guilty of assault and
battery of a high and aggravated na
ture. ^Sentence reserved. '- ' '
Henry Williams, guilty of breach ot
trust.. 91 and one year on. chalngang.
George Hiddleton, cahrged with mur
.der, not guilty/ W. S, Tillinghast for
the defense. :
On. Tuesday his honor signed an
order excusing Solicitor Jas. K. Davis
from further attendance upon ; court
and. appointed Hon. Wm. J. Thomii so
Hcltor pro tem..-;
Alonso McCIaln charged with grand
larceny, was granted a continuance,
with permission tb enter recognizances
in the sum of $250, :
The grand Jury made a. Special, pre
sentment against S. S. Deas for carry
ing ? oonccaled weapon in e^ort- ?fis
honor 'referred th? case, to Magistrate
White, who fined Deas ,22.00, includ
ing cost, which was paid. ' \*
Three of . the six persons charged
With Violating the dispensary la vir -wero
found guilty. As tew Couvlctfoit* have
heretofore been obtained for su to vlo
Thls meets : - the hearty approval of ; all
who believe that the law oho?td be
riaidiy Enforced; - -.yy, j , s
. The- grand jury's presentment con
tains matter* or special importance :??
the comity's welfare, and is considered
one of th? rhost lucid ?ud pointed lrr
the history of the county. Mr. Julian
kop?a was foreman. .
chorus of the Me trope
*A company who' W^L
to be recovering today.
LUMINOUS IIS
Mr. VTm. A. Barbe^ of New
of Interest In Co
College's
Following is ihe address delivered1
last night at the State house by Mr. j
WYm A. Barber of New York, gradu
ate of the class of 1889 at the South
Carolina college and subsequently at
torney general or Hie State or Soutn
Carolina:
I can not proceed without llrst ex
pressing to my fellow members of tho
Clnriosophlc society my keen apprecia
tion of the Invitation which calls me
from the busy scenes of professional
life In a diBtant city to participate In
these pleasant exercises.
To those bearing close relat'rn to the
South Carolina college, whether as
trustees, members of the faculty, stu
dents or alumni, this celebration is of
peculiar Interest. To the trustees, It Is
an Inspiring reminder that they are
the successors in trust of John Dray
ton. Charles C. Pinckney, Henry W.
DeSaussure, the first Wade Hampton
and their associates on the board under
whose direction the col'ege was opened.
Upon members of the faculty, !t mu?t
Impress an ennobling sense of the re
t sponslblllty of those who sit in the
places of Jonathan Maxcy and Enoch
Hanford. To her foster sons, It brings
memories of tender associations in the
days of our youth and we gladly gath
er on her centennial birthday to lay
garlands of affection in the lap of our
alma mnter.
But the occasion has a broader and
more general slgnllicnn??? It com
memorates the laying: of the corner
stone in a system of intelligent public
Instruction through which the State be
came a power for the upbuilding of her
: people.
Origin und Founding: of the Collcice.
Holling back the curtain of history
a little more than a century, we see
South Carolina divided into two dis
i tinct sections, socially and politically
antagonistic.
j In the lower country, the English
along the seacoast, the Frohen. Protest
ants on the Santee, the German Pro
testants on the JEdisto, the Irish in
Williamsburg and the Sv/iss on the
Savannah had in three generations
been moulded into one people, united
In purpose and harmonious la sym
pathy. Their planters had become weal
thy; their merchants were prosperous:
their homes were refined and their chil
dren were educated. Many of their sons
had graduated from the leading uni
versities of Europe and the colleges of
the north.
The upper country, now the pride of
the State, boasted no such attainments.
While lower Carolina was enjoying its
first century of civilization, the wood
clad hills and fertile valleys of the up
per country remained the habitation
and hunting ground of the Cherokees
and Catawbas. Save for a few
hunters, trappers and Indian traders,
settlement of the region north of
Columbia did not begin until about
1750. But in the years immediately
following, the influx of settlers was
great and population rapidly ^increased.
From the southward a colony of Hu
guenots moved into the western section,
while into all upper Carolina poured
trains of immigrants, chiefly Scotch
Irish, but including some Quakers and
Germans moving from the north. Each
brought fixed, social, political and re
ligious views, disagreeing among them
selves, and all hostile to the views of
the people in th? lower section.
To assimilate all these different and
differing elements into,a homogeneous
citizenship was the most serious prob
lem of that day. Sagacious statesmen
saw that not only the progress, but the
very'safety .of the State, depended up
on educating and unifying the peo
ple. The first effort In this direction
was the establishment in 1785 of three
colleges, one at, Charleston, one at
Cambridge, and one at wlnnsboro. Of
these, the first two signally failed and
the progress made by the third scarce
ly justified Its existence. But the re
sult proved the futility Of several sepa
rate institutions and suggested the
necessity of one central college, to be
controlled and supported by- the State,
where young men from every section
and of every creed should be ! taught
to lay.their prejudices on the altar of
patriotism and drown their dlffor?nees
in a fount of common knowledge. ~
In 1801, Gov. John Drayton urged up
on the legislature the establishment of
such a college at Columbia: - Chancel
lor DeSaussure, then a member of the
house. Introduced - the . bill, which,
though It met w?t?r ?troTig opposition,
was passed on December 19, 1801. In
February of the following' yeari the
board of trustees organized and. began
their work. Impressed with the Im
portance of their task, they gave.earn
est thought and' constant attention to
it, -By successive ateya 'a: site "was
selected, puitabl? bu^ldrogs 'were con-,
structed, ? working' ' organization ' was
planned, a '' curriculum wad .arranged
and on January 10,1805/100 years'tomorV
row, the South Carolina college opened
her doors; over which '.was inscribed
that comprehensive and prophetic mot
to "BJmplllt mpres. nec slrrdt esse feros."
V*Phe nope of her' .founders' was to be
speedily realized. Students from, every
section- carried home J and- s'preadw the
seeds.of patriotic impulse from which
the State reaped a.rich harvest Edu
cated intelligence 'asserted itself,. Con
tention ceased. DIsseritlon disappeared.
Sectionalism subsided. Th? peopl? were
United and the State prospered.
In his famous letter to Gov. Manning
in- 1853, Dr. Thorrtwell said: **Those
who have walked together in the seme
paths of Science and taken awcet, coun
sel in the same -halls of learning, who
went arm m arm Jn that h a? lowed sea
son, of life when the foundations of all
excellence are laift; who have wept
with the same sorrows or laughed with
the same joys; who have been fired
With the same ambition and lured
with the same hopes and grieved with
the same ' ? 1 s a pp ol n t m e n t b?t h e s e arc
not the men in future years to stir up
animosity or foment intestine feuds.
Would ybu'ihake any commonwealth a
unit? Educate its sons' together. This
is the secret of the harmony which so
A COLLEGE
I AOT?V?MENT.
York Presents Some Facts
tinectipn With the
; Histpry.
Dr. Maxcy-wes held by students of the
college who knew him, stands the
monument to his memory, erected In
the middle of the cnmpu?. by the socie
ty for which I have the honor to
speak this evening.
? r-'-1.. . r- '
?* * cj %-?..
. Since the days of the lyceum ut
Athens, wherein Aristotle taught his
peripatetic philosophy, all systems or
great Institutions of learning have in,
cluded associations for promoting fre?
interchange of thought an'd unfettered
exercise of intellectual powers. Follow
ing the example of the universities of
Europe and earlier established colleges
in this country, the first students.of the
South Carolina college organized such
an association under the name, "Philo?
mathic Literary Society." Of this or
ganization there Is no complete recorc\
The historian of the college says, "This
was sufficient for all the wants of the
Infant institution, but as the number
of students increased, the policy of di
viding It Into two became apparent and
accordingly In February, 1806. the Clari
osophic und the Euphradian societies
were organized."
The manner of their separation is an
interesting incident in college history.
In the Philomathlc society were two
brothers, James and Joseph Lowry of
Chester, who were selected, by their
associates to be leaders in the scheme
of division. All the students ass?m
b'.?d on the campus, where the Lowry
brothers "threw head and tails for first
choice" and by alternate selection made
up the rolls ?f the Clariosophic and Eu
phradlan societies. The fraternal spirit
of that'patting, unbroken by years of
generous rivalry, tonight inarkB their
Joint centennial jubilee.
Mr. President: If I were asked what
feature of college life I consider of
paramount importance to the*, average
student, I should unhesitatingly reply,
active membership In a well-conducted
literary society. In the clas-e room, he
may learn the truths of history, the
dogmas of philosophy, the theories of
science, the principles of mathematics
and the etymology. of., languages. . .In
the library, he may open a storehouse
of literature and a treasury of art. In
the laboratory, he may unfold nature's
secrets and learn .the laws of their com
bination. In the' gymnasium, he may
develop a vigorous body, the necessary
concomitant of a strong mind. . But in
the literary society ; he finds a great
arena for mental athletics, where 'the
training of all departments is subject
ed to the strain of impai tial test. There
the student first lenrna to m<?n?ii'r^' Hio
fellow man and comes the better to
know, himself. There his genius is
fired, by the flame of honorable com
petition and he realizes that "mere
possession of scientific truth is for its
own sake valueless; and education is
only education Is as much as It at once
determines and enables the student to
educate himself."
"Man, who man Would be,
Must rule the empire of himself?1n It
Must b? supreme, .establishing his
throne
Of vanquished will, quelling the an
archy .
Of hopes and fears, being himself
alone. V .
The Joint history of the Clariosophic
and the Euphradian societies in large
measure constitutes the history of the
college. It is divided by stirring events
into three periods.
D?ring the first period, covering an
uninterrupted span Of nearly three
score years, the administrations of
Presidents Maxcy, B,arnweli, PreBton
and Thornwell gave growth, strength
and stability to the college. Barrrwell,
Preston^ Thornwell! "What a succession
of great - names! Barriwell?"him?elf
a statesman?the comrade of senators,
the counsellor of presidents, and the
trusted friend of heroes. To the State
his counsel was the voice' of wisdom.
To his pupils his praise was honor,'his
approbation was'strength, his . sym
pathy was life and hope." Preston?th?
popular Idol; the powerful orator, th?
profound sehoTar. It was of him that
Bishop Elliott said: "My tongue can
not express the. charm which: has .al
ways hung around the name of: Pres
Jton, the charm to .the young, ;the charm
to the -people, }the, charm to admiring
senates. It demands his own felicitous
languag?. None but the swan'can sing
his own dying note." ThornwelV-cthe
eloquent divine, the. eminent theolo
gian, -the' exemplary teacher, i His .deep
religious conviction? warm and earnest
nature, magnetism of speech and great
learning make him a leader in the
church- hist s infiuende ?x "^o^ver f of. "occl
In the world:and his life a benediction
to .the college. Monuments of atone and
marble < may decay'and. tablets of
bronze and brass .may- perish, but.
neither the: forces of nature rior any
act of-Than can destroy, snch-& gr?/at
example of public and private virtue.
From 45 students :?t the,; beginning of
1805 the : attendance increased .until. th?
enrollment linder? Mr.' Preston exceed
ed 200; i But the course.\.yn?sr.hot all
clear. The administration of Dr*?Coop
er, th?-second,, president, was . a i.rock
?f danger,-threatening wreck to the. In
stitution. Despite his almost entranc
ing personality, wonderful Intellectual
attainments;. unstained. j moral: \char
acter . and unquestioned patrlot
lsm, the .people feared hfs theories" an#
shrank. from his' irreligious teachings.'
Patropage was . withdrawn, fropi the
college until the number of siudent?
was reduced to 20. : For ? time the; v?ry
life: of : the, institution was in, danger.
,But Dr. Copper retired, and, under the
Wise, administration of his successors.
confiaeiK-c- was restored and threatened
ruin averted.1 A. career tqf. progress
was resumed to be interrupted only by
the dark shadow of . civil war, when- in
response to their country's call, profes
1 ws and students deserted the class
room for the tented Held. ; ;All exercises'
were ..stopped and, for four; years- th?
college buildings were converted 'into
a hospital for.sick, wounded ah dying
soldiers.
R?constroctton Period.
,- With the-ending of that struggle, th?
State, thougn Impoverished by the de
vastating hand ot ' W?r> hastened to
give of >wha't remui r.efl, sufficient 1 to re
open the* college. A bill "to establish
the University of South Carolina* wub
introduced by the -'late -Honorable; Chdf - j
t?s "H.c Slmontbn;* tlien a tt?mW*'Of
legislature, and passed December
1865i "'Mr, BarnWMh was again ? *
pr?sident and" under his wia? "
aervativ?' mana^rneht th?*l__
continued even teihc^a.turbut?hll
un^U .1873. Whwu we recall that- '
a part of this-time'the :Radi<rv
lature . was convened on mm
the house sitting in the ohapel
> the Slbrary, using: < ih
the ??ol?ty halls, wa
stand tn?y ?tor?mev <
WiUUie- Allege labe
i
f
I
from the ruin of alien misrule and
Carolina's "grand old man," Wade v
Hampton, eat in the-executive chair,
attention was again directed to, hierher
education. '
In 1880 the college wa?r reopened as
the "College of Agricultural and Me
chanical Arts," under which name it
was conducted for: two yerirs. In 1882
an additional appropriation was made
and. the ,college > reestablished on old
lines. Dr. McBryde was chosen presi
dent and with Lira as members of the
faculty were Professors Woodrow, Pat
ton. Joynea, Burney, Sloan, Alexander
and 1/avls.
What memories aprlnglfrbm'lhe as
sociation of these names! They were
all .my'revered masters and I cannot
pass them without an expression of
grateful remembrance, One now pre
sides uver- a splendid Institution In a
Bister State. Two nave retired from the
uctlve labors of life, carrying- with
them into their declining years, the
affectionate regard of every man who
sat at their feet. Three, yet In full
vigor and strength, continue, after
more than 20 years, to serve the college
and State with marked ability. Two?
William J. Alexander and R. Means
Davis?have been called to the great
beyond.' Who of those who entered
his class room can fail to remember
Dr. Alexander as a deep-thinking
philosopher who tested truth /in the
oruolble of reason, arid a scholar to
whom logic was law? The last; Prof.
Davis, left us but as yesterday. His
name' will be written in the annals of
the college as an accomplished histori
an and a learifed economist To his
studentp he was all that and more. He
was our genial, kind, warm-hearted
friend, ready to advise, reluctant to
censure ' and always willing to assist
us. Such wns the faculty with which
the college began its-third period.
. Event;) during the administrations of
Presidents McBryde; Woodrow, 'Wood
ward and Sloan are too recent to de
mand or even Justify recital at this
time. Nor is it appropriate to discuss
the success already attained in. busi
ness and. professional pursuits by men
so lately graduated. But I owe it to
my contemporaries to say that we of
the younger alumni yield naught to our
older brethren either in admiration for
our preceptors or esteem for ,our as
sociates., /ft in for the historian to say
what flames* connected with the pres
ent period shall in the future be coup
led with those of earlier days whom we
delight to honor and whom "the world
will not let die."
In looking buck over some of the
names which adorn the college roll,
I make no apology to either society
for not distinguishing between Euphro
dian and CiarloBophic. Their achieve
ments are a Joint heritage of both so
cieties. Their lives are like petals from
the same, flower, .lines, from the same
poem. Everywhere we see them?in
the councils of the nation, In public
offices of the State, on the bench, at the
bar, in the pulpit, at the bedside, in the
class room and 'on the .battle Held.
Of those prominent in national af
fairs, the names of William Harper,
ueorge Mcuume, HUgn s. i^egare,
Wm. C. Preston, Franklin H. -Slm?re,
James H. Hammond and Louis T. Wig
fall attract attention.
In the executive chamber of the State
sat Richard I. Manning. William H.
Gist, Wm. Aiken, John Peter Richard
son, Francis W. Plckens, Mllledge L.
Eonham, John H. Means, Thomas B.
Jeter and the immortal Wade Hamp
ton.
Wearing the Judicial ermine with dis
tinction were O'Neale,' Harper, the two
Wardlaws, Johhston?, Evans, Dargan,
Earl?, Butler, Galdwell, Glover, Huger
and Whltner, and at a later day,
Moses, Haskell, Simpson; Mclver, Mc
Gowan, Hudson, Townsend, ?.Melton.
Wltherspoon, Wallace, FraBer and
Gary.
The federal b?nch in earlier days was
graced by Gilchrist and Magrath and '
later by Chos. H." Simonton and Wil
liam H. Brawlcy. Among this host: of
distinguished lawyers, the mimes of
two men who never, held political or
judicial office BtandjOUt with conspic
uous prominence---tfttmfcs- L. Petigru,
the foremost jurist of them all, and
James H. Rlori, a worthy associate.
To 'the church w?nt William Capers;
Basil Manly, ?Jarri?s H. Thornwell.
William Braritley, Stephen Elliott and
Whitefpord Smith. ? '
To medicine arid Surgery. were given
men like J.- Marlon .SIrhsVi Tr?tevent,
Porcher, Glbbes, Huger, Talley, Wylle,
and Taylor. ,
In the class room James W. Hudson,
James H. Carlisle arid John M. Mc
Bryde challenge out unBtlnted admlra
tlori.< :*-: >
Names fron^ that roll ar? conspicu
ously written In the1 records I of. five
wars.I The second Wade Hampton serv
ed with Jackson at-New Orleans. Beri
Jarolh Elrriore held a commission In the
Florida war. Fierce M. Butler , fell at
the head of the Palmetto regiment in
Mexico. James' C. Bonham was among
th? heroes of the AlSmo.Elghteen gen
erals were-furnished to tnovConfederate
service; Their riniK??L HnJnntnn. Butler.
Gary, "Svlidrton, Bratton, Greggr, Ken-,
ri?dy arid their comrades, are house
hold -words in all-Carolina, In .the re
cent whr with Spain,' ' one.; of : these.
G?rt' Matthew C. Butlet - Was honored
hy- th? Pr?sid?ht of the United States
with "? "?otrirriisslOri- as major general
in th? vUnlt?d States- army.; V'
These are' biitSr few -off the-thousands
whom th? college and..'.societies have
helped from th? darkness of ignorance
Into - the light of , knowledge and sent
Out iiitoVaU th?'walks of life impressed
with th? respohslbllltl?s. of. good clt
izcnnhly arid equipped to discharge its
highest duties. ?
V fcTature X)nty.
:' /And, now, after the lapse of 100 years,
the Statt? rests under no less obligation
arid- necessity ?to: educate her youth
than when* th? legislature aaid: "The,,
establishment of a' coll?ge in a central
part - of the -State !? * ? will highly
prorridte the Instruction, good order
arid the'' harmony of the *vhole com
munity.1' :In this commerclal age when
th? genius of invention hei? practically
annihilated tlrhe 'arid H destroyed dis
tance,: oii?nlrig th?" Whol? world as a .
common field" of comp?tition, superiori
ty of Intelligence; arid trhlnipg instead
of any natural advantage of location
sdll or 'i fcllrriate- laust; determine the'
Supremacy of a Btat?. How thorough
ly South- Carolina ?s awak? to this, let
th? ov?rilowing c?tidition' off h?r col
leges arid ^unprecedented enrollfnorit in
h'?r+."puh?f?! schools'-answer.
. The' State is doirig hfcr - duty. Upon
th? institutions supported^ by her be
fte'flc?hce r*6te A jlre^lpr?rjal. oallgsition
to pxit high mohhobd alongside InteK
l?ct?al attachments and give to the
St?t'?1 : rn?rk^roen of rnoi'al courage,'
publlo-snplrUed,. arid-possessed, of clear.
balanced ariatflsorimliA&r^
fh r?gattl to publics ^uesUons, - .
\ThlK is: the perenrilat task we would
?ettU?fore our aiiriaimat?r as we behold
h?r st?nfllhg; on;:4h?' thresh?l?. of h?r
f?cond : ??etttftt*srl-l^bbUed i im^atr?otlc
traditions, :i. r? jo?c?rig :ln: a" : successful
present and confidently entering upon
a; glorious f dtur?.
Sp?cial to The' State.
; Gte?nviireA?otf. ^Tonaorrow a hear
?it^rbef?VG Ma??Slr^^ mrndley ^h
" ?ijr a f
m fitting a ?J?l?o? IttgalhSt
Warrants>wer?; *^b^\^at ?^terday
i hran?h of th? S?clet? fdt th? .'^veht
"!t?ri--of Cruelty to Ariltnals.
Th? h?arfrig' Js" apt' t? .p^uey a^en?
sal??tr^h?v?tvltril
mg
r it mf t&hi?
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