The Carolina Spartan. (Spartanburg, S.C.) 1852-1896, December 06, 1860, Image 1
'Vvr? '* ** . ; ; ;.-\ -V . ^ j
^^ ^ | j| ~ ^ ^ ^ ^ | ^ ^ ^
wm:. h. thimmikr ?mUA to ?<mthcm ?ight$, politico, gtflvU?ulture, m& |Mnj|. ?2 pisr aknum.
VOL. XYII. SPARTANBURG, S. C., THU IIS DAY, DECEMBER 6, I860. ~ " NO; 40^ 'j
. tHbe Cawiiaa spartan.
Wioe, Two Dolla.b? per annum, iu advance, cr
$2.60 attheend of tlioyoar. If not paid until
after the year expires $3.00.
No subscription taken for less than six months.
Money ntay bo remitted through postmasters
It our risk.
Advertisements inserted at the usual rates,
and ooutraOts made on reasonable terms.
Tun Spajitxn circulates largely over this and
acquitting districts, and offers an admirable medium
to <>ur friends to reach customers.
Job work of all kiuds promptly executed.
IManks, Law and Kquity, continually on hand,
fer printed to order.
WMEKMMS MtiSSAUE.
Gentlemen of the Senate ami House of R-:j>re*cntativcx
:
Nothing h;is transpired, since your recent
Hjttrrt Session, that requires any special notice.
The past year lias been remarkable
for the unprecedented health with which
our citizens' have been blessed; and, although
the crop, both of ctoton and grain
is again a short one, yet with a wise economy,
very little, if any, breadstuff's wi!! :
have to be importod from other Suites, auu
cotton crop will, in all probability, unable
the plawter to rooet his ordinary liabil'
ities by bringing a fair and remunerative
? " %rtctv For.^these floors, and particularly
rot oar good health, we should always boar
in vnind the source from whence they come,
.and with grateful hearts and earnest voices,!
rfend up to the throne ol' grace our sincere
thanks lor such rich blessings, so liberally |
bestowed upon us. And while wc appoint ,
days of humiliation m.d prayer, and invoke I
each other to observe them, let us not for- |
get that we, too, should cull upon tied to!
sustain us in this crisis of our country's
history, and give us the wis loin to plan
and the energy to perfect our own, and to
contribute to the deliverance of the South.
v In providing for the "Improvement of
the I'orfc of Charleston, and the dredging
in the Bench or Malfit Channel;" the Legislature
made an appropriation of $3U,U0U,
?>ut lor Homo reason, the report naming
Commissioners to super; n ten 1 'the work,
and agreed to in both Jlouaos, was mislaid,
nud as it was evidently the intention of the
Legislature to liavo the work carried on,
having appropriated funds for the purpose,
I took tlio responsibility of appointing
Commissioners to superintend the work,
and selected those that were named in the
report, of the Committee of the House of
Representatives.
Catawba Indians.?In my last annual
message, 1 recommended (hat n small up
propriution be made to pay the traveling
expenses of two or three of th# head men.
of the Catawbas, who desired to go on ft
visit to examine the Chocttw country, and
report to the tribe ou their return, hoping
that a favorable report might induce them
all to remove West. In this expectation, I
have not been disappointed. The appropriation
ot five hundred dollars, in consequence
of the excitement and pressure of
? ^ business at the lost session, not being placed
in a condition to he drawn from the treasury
by the Indian Agent, it becomes necessary
for mo to advance the money out of
tho contingent fund ot the Executive 1 ?epartinent,
and Mr. l>. .J. lliee, Indian
Agent, accompanied by Allan and John
Harris, two of the chiefs, started on the
.ltith duly last, to visit and examine the
Xhoctaw country,and returned on the iZitth
August. I'nfbrctmately, Allan Ilarris died
Soon after his arrival at his destination;
"but*" n??twithstanding this great calamity,
.Johu Harris was so pleased with the country,
and tho reception he mot with, that he
determined to remain, anil has written such
a flattering letter to his tribo, depicting the
great advantages to he derive I from a re
inoval-to that country, and this account has
been so fully indorsed and confirmed by
the Indian Agent, that forty-seven out of
, the lifty-fivo of the Indians living in '.lie
nation in this State, have agreed tor move,
u^d have signed a petition tu Gov. 15. Ijcflnro
and the Choctaw Council, praying for
admission into the Choctaw nation. The
i uuiimi inei on me ist .Monday in ' tctoher
last, and although no information lias 1k*cii
received by uie of thoir decision, yet. from
the opinion of the Indian Agent, derived
from frequent conversations with the lead
ing men, there is no reasonable douht but
tlicir application has been favorably received
by the Council, and citizenship grunted
to thctn on favorable terms, considering the
advantages that will ho enjoyed by the almost
extinct Catav. ha tribe The Congress
of the Cnited States made an appropriation
of five thousand dollars in the year In.m,
to remove the Catawba Indians; hut, as it
was not called for, it lapsed into the general
treasury in duly, l*o7, and cannot be
iLsed without a re-appropriation by Congress.
My recommendation at the last session
that an application bo made to Congress
for a tO-?pprOJ>riatb>n, must. bo now
u withdrawn, and we must 1 -ok to l^out h
tJtirolina alone to funiisli tit.1 uvim-. "r
wholr removal With this stateuieut. ol
facta, the matter is lett to your disorotin,
und you can best judgO whether funds can
bo now spired to effect so desirable an
object.
Statk fjkobftoi^t.?Oscar M. biebor
has, on the second uf April last, tendered
to mo his resignation as State (Jeologist
Although a* the last session oJ' the l.egislature
the offiee was continued for tin- currout
year, and Mr. Licber appointed to till
it, yet the appropriation for his salary and
expenses wn stricken IVoin fho upproprii
tion hill, and he hud no a tentative hut to
resign, or serve the State gratuitously.
Upon consultation with me, I ml vised Mr
i-idober not to resign until ho had completed
tlio last report, that it might, together
with thorn* previously published, embrace
..f .i - ? - a- * * ' * ?
atitit-urjiiift concern ill s every il? in# ol
^ importance which hud boon observed or
effected during tho four yeir.s of hi* service.
He lias alio prepared a i^loisui) und
index for the form report*, without which
t their value would he greatly lessened. Th en
months has been ncc saury to perfect the
report, index, &e., arid 1 recommend that
ho be paid fur said services in proportion
to his salary.
Direct Trade.?There can be no Uifforeneo
ot opinion on the great importauce
of establishing direct tra le between Cburles*
ton and Liverpool, or any other conn try
with which wo can oxchnngc commodities,
lu the Union, it was important and necessary
to our commercial prosperity to divert
a part of the commerce of the world Irotn
Now York and other Northern cities to the
city of Charleston, aud. thus build up a great
commercial emporium, with ability to supply
our own and the merchants of the
neighboring States, with a cheap and well
tilled market; from which in turn, they
could supply their customers in the interior
towns and villages.
In view ot the secession of South Carolina
from* the Union, it becomes doubly
important, and absolutely necessary, that
j we niusi nuvouircoi irauo wna nurope aim
[the continent; and iisa lar^e amount of
i Capital is necessary, and there will ho some
j risk In the beginning ol" such an enterprise,
[ I would recommend that the Legislature
sh mid to some extent foster and encourage
such enterprises by taking upon themselves
a nart of the losses !)::;? mijrht follow the
effort to est ibiish direct trade. Sotno enterprising
citizens of Charleston propose u?
establish a line of steam 1'ropollors between j
Charleston and Liverpool, and ask the State 1 i
to guaranteo an interest ol live nur ecut 1
per annum upon the capital invested in the i 1
steamers, as lon^ as they sh.ijl continue in j
the service. 1 his septus f?> iUo t > be a very i !
fair and reasonable proposition. It cannot
jtossibly lie a speculation on the part of its !
projectors, because in no event will they ;
receive iuor than five per cent., and at thin |
time at a much higher rate of interest. If j
tlie enterprise sliould turn out to he profit- j
able, the State will have nothing to pay. j
and the certainty that the parties will rcal!
ize live per cent, under any circumstances,
j will certainly not prevent them from u-in r
_re t exertions t make a larger ?1 ivi I > ud
The benefits arc not confine 1 to the city of
Charleston alone: everything that facilitates
cotnmerco and cheapens merchandise
will heticlit alike all parties of the State, i
and should meet with general encouragemcnt.
If it is feared that these steamers
may be continued in the service after aP
hope of profit lias ceased, and a perp lu il
tax thus entailed upon the State, provision
may be made for discontinuing them in a
given "time, or some other safeguards may
in the wisdom of the Legislature ho thrown
around the enterprise, so as to prevent any
unnecessary and useless expenditure of
public money.
Tut Lunatic Asylum.?Ti.is Institution.
under tho excellent management of
Dr-l'urLcr and tho Regents, has realized
than enld leave been expected, ?.r
even hoped for from its founders; and the
curative results of the present year surpass !
the success of former years, and compare '
favorably with the reports of the best In- j
sine.Hospitals in other States. No aeei
dent has occurred since your lest lue-ding ,
and no epidemic disease has, to any extent,
visited the asylum. At the beginning of,
the year there were liM patients, GO have
beon received since, making the nurb.r!
under treatment -Go; of whom b7 h ive been j
sent home cured, 8 removed, and L'f> '
I c rrcMjMiii'U n<*f\ with the more revision of
Jiii Chief. He shtulil al*> hayo ? clerk or
<110.1, leaving 11??. Ui tlio-e who died,
a 1 :irtr<? majority were marked in 1 i^t year's (
Tabular Statement, as infirm in body, and i
hopelessly in-atic. Many applianimus of,
males, lor a imission fr.cn other States,
were made, ami had to l?n refusal J'or want
of room; and lur thesime reason, male
slaves from our own State could iimI be received.
1 w >uld respectfully surest, that humanity
and goo i policy dictate that the
aecomm si ition.* should he further increased,
until r "nil -lough is prepared (or at least
all se\cs ..nd colors in our own State. j
i South Carolina, in v iew of the bright ea-1
reer of greatness an 1 glory that awaits her,
should not he inditfercnt or insensible to
tlifc sufferings of the huniblast ol hor ehildren,
h tt extend her maternal h md to lessen
and alleviate their stiff -rings.
Tub Laws.?In looking forward to the
separate nationality of South Carolina,
many changes will have to ho made in existing
laws, a part of which, you n i doubt,
I will lie directed to do, by an ordinance of
the Convention of the peuplo soon to as!
soluble; but it may not be improper to brine;
i to your notice the importance ul a |?eoily
j ]iostul arrangement., to supply tlic one unj
dor the control of the Federal (ioveruraent.
' L am uthorized to say, that the i'o-tmi-|
tor at (.'halrcjston, II*?n. AI Ire 1 (iu^cr, than
i wham a purer patriot never lived, will, as
' soon os the State resumes her sovereignty
I by nn ordinance ol her Convention, sever
' his connection with the Federal tiovoruj
ntent, tuid objy any call the Sr.at' in ty
! make upon him for h s services. This
j movement together w.th the re.-.gnat :<>n
of all other pesuna tors, ivill enable the
, State to act without embarrassment, in os1
f.tbli-hing for herself post tl arrangement-,
t As a temporary expedient, an an <..._! miont
migh be made with the Adams lixpress
C int[iaiiy. to oarry tl.e mails, until a post il
1 arrangement ol a perm.m. ??t character couhi
j be established, the details of whieli, mu-t.
to some extent, depen 1 upon the aelioti of
, other Southern States.
The duties of the <b?v? rn ?r in future,
i will neccesu'ily b-- ardu nn an 1 ro<pou-ihl >.
; altd Ije sh nil I at all tint \s be ace v-siMe to
' the people wh ? may have ollintul business
! to transact with itini. .My exp. ii-nee sat
isties me, that i' will require all tnu time
| of tho Kxecutivo, witli -nctli h< lpasm .y 'm
I given him by a so. ivtary and i ! rk, todis
i charge the responsible duties that will dc,
voire on him in the new posit i >n, a- t'hief
j of an Imlcpciidcnf State; and I therefore
recommend that the salary of the ' Jovemor
be increased; that he be furnished with a
hoiiso and furniture, and be i ijuircd to re'
side in the town of Columbia; also, that
the salary of his private Sc 'ivtary be in,
creased, to cnabh liiui tooonimi'id the ncrvioos,
not only of a mere scribe, h it of an
intelligent, active, and educated gentle-j
man, who will bocnpablo of cuiiductiiigany
copyist to do the copying tlint u>ay bo no-'
ocsaary, ami such other (lottos *s may be
required of him.
There aceius to bo no longer an}' reason
why tho State should have two Treasuries, j
It requires two sots of officers to do what I
one could ruadil} and easily pcrtprin; and
Columbia is now so acoossiLlo from all
parts of the State, no inconvenience could
possibly arise Irotu uniting the Treasuries
there. The Treasurer should also be re :
quired to reside iu Columbia; and not depend
upon a deputy to discharge the duties
of tho office. The practice now is, to elect j
u Treasurer with a salary sufficient to ma-|
ble Itiin to employ a competent deputy, and
still save money for liiini<'lf. The responsible
duties of the office are not performed
by the one chosen 1>) the li? gisl .ture on
account of his fitness and jialittcatinns, but
by a Ulan chosen by the Treasurer, and
responsible to him alone; and although the
Treasuror himself is responsible tn tlie Log-1
islature for the faithful performance of the
duties of his olfieo, yet the mischief don j
by the deputy may b" irremediable, tliel
State suffer, and the officer be ruined.
The law prohibiting m isters from per- |
mitsingubgro s to I.:r s!i-own time, and
make ennt.aui , should l?.? ?u amended. an I
such penalties attached to its violation, (ha!
no one would venture fotfisr'gsr 1 it. Without
suggesting th? partioular p malty, I
would reeomuientl that both the owner of
tho slave and the pirtv that hires liiui tuber,
slioul 1 be punish- I by line or -nipris
onni uit; according to the luitiy :f in era
gruvating circumstances that attend the j
ease. Some inconvenience will n > doubt
arise from such an enactui nt, a?'l it may
he necessary to inako sonic exceptional
C.is-'s; for instance, the CXpre or implied
contract with a Maek port -r carry your
trunk, or carpet bag, or go on a|i rrand ;
but tbi' may be done, ami y? t mu b > i
result from the general law on the ::1 ?i
It not ui.frequently happen.- ?!:: * e slave
mechanics hire white men to work under
their direetion, and for their benefit, end
thus instead of exercising a control over
that ?la.-s of population, some arc placed
under obligation- to them. This state of
things should not be permitted: there must
be a distinction be ween the races, asuiarkcd
as their dill'rent colors, it must be distill -tly
and universally und irstood that the white
is the govt ruing race, without an exception,
and wi'hout re gar 1 t> disparity of
intellect, merit or acqtii meats.
The general recognition by the citizens
of South Carolina of their allegiance to the
State, and that obedience to the federal
tJovcrninent ceases as soon as the State
withdraws from the I nion and asserts her
sovereignty, satisfies me that he will have
no traitor, in her limits; but a wise precaution
can result in no harm, an J inny be the
means of advertising our people, that if any
of them should lie s>i forcetfiil <>f ilieir it11
to their sovereign, aiul so reckless of It r
displeasure as t > disregard her ordinance-,
or obey any other commands th in those ol
tlie constituted authorities ofthe State, they
will he dealt with as traitors and punished
accordingly. In view, therefore, of such
a contingency, some legislation may he neee-s
try in uior > particularly defining treason
to the State, and affixing the proper
punishment for the offence. S null Carolina
mint insist upon the implicit o!> lience
of all her citizens, both native and naturalized,
an I no one can be permitted to put
his individual construe!ion upon the relation
he hears to the Stat ol hi-, hivth or
adoption. The obligation of the eiti.: ns
of South Carolina to obey the laws of the
Federal Government was created by the act
of the State i nicrinp; the I'niou under the
compact entered into by thesowreign ] irtios
to it, and it-follows that upon the w ithdrawal
of the State, the obligation is no
longer binding The sooe-don of a State
cannot, in the proper use of the term, he
culled a revolutionary movement. It itruo
there will to some extent he a change
of governor ut, such as di solving a e impact
hot wee u sovereigns in which it w.ustipulated
that the oi i/.ens or subjects ot
each State or nation should perform e r..:in
duties, which, before the agreein ill of the
high contracting par.i . they were n it re
quired to p norm, or abstain from the e\creiso
of certain right , which lhc\ have
prcriously enjoyed; but this di-sohiliou ol
a compact does not imply rebellion, which,
if successful, is revolution, an I w hich it
unsuccessful, mibjects the citizen- to punishment
for committing treason Why are
we at this moment < trz -u- ?t'tb I n't. !
Slut.'*? Because South I'ar.diii i in ln-r sov
eroiirn capacity made us po, by a compact
entered into with tlie* other States, which,
whoii united, were called the 1'nited States,
anil it follows that when tli.' ] nvor th it
ordered us to obey the < iuvenitm nt of the
I niied States, an 1 which alone li.cl the
t i _ ht to create tint rel itt >nship. ramus' ,
us trolli that obligation ly withdrawing
Jrotii the league, our obe li nee is no longer
due to tb it t iovc. iiinem, and ou. ulh .. i
aiivc the State as our lawful sovcreiau is
unquestionable at'. >1 tt hvt led
The iiitroduelion of slaves from other
States which tuny not h- conic lneiubcrs of
th Southern fjnfedi r.iey, and nirtieularly
the bor lor States, diotil I be rohibited
by J legislative cnnctilnn:, .Old by thi mean
they wol be bronchi to si that tin o" -at? U
depends upon a withdrawal Ironi their rit
emits, ntnl an union with their friends and
ita'ural alii -s. It they should continue
their union with the uoti davchol liii"
St itcs, let thcin keep their sluv- property
in their own borders, and the only alternative
lef. tin in will be en11 ipition by
their own act, or by the action of th ir confederate
. We ail not consent t> relieve
t hetn from their emharrn.-siii: i list i tut em, by
peiniitliupj tin in I i reali/ the money val
it'* lor tin ir sla\i - by sellingthem to us,ami
thiir- projiarc them without any I?ss of property,
to accommodate themselves to the
Northern tree soil idea. Kut should they
unite their destiny with us and luvoun
stars in thi* Southern gjilaxy?inrinhoM o|
:i ^reat southern < 'ouf? <1 ration?wcwilln
( rive Hi. in with upon anus an I m i . au-i
astln give!iiifj. Should then <1 m :t rappriVi -|,
| their borders*, or an enemy, open or disgui- J
bed, make war upon theiu, there is not a .
doubt but a living rampart of freemen, j
Irom the Atlantic to the Gulf of Mexico, I
would line their borders and beat back the
invaders.
To dispense with the necessity, us !
jiineli as may be possible, of resorting to J
lynch law and illegal executions, in pun- i
ishing offenders r.guinst the peace ofaoeio- |
ty and tlic safety of our citizens, 1 would I
i suggest the enactment ol a law, punishing
_..... :i i -.. - i- *' ' -? ? 1
r>i4iuuitii 11 v UIIU II nui WllR UCcltll, i
any person that circulates inoondiary documents,
avows himselfan abolitionist, or in
any way attempts to create insubordination
or insurrection among the slaves. It *01110
act ot this kind is not passed, the people, I
goaded to 111 adni'ss by tile frequent attempts j
io disturb their quiet and jestmy their 1
property and live-, will not under excite
uieiit, lie very careful in measuring the ,
punishment tliey inlliet, and is to lie (eared ,
that the inn " ut may sutler with the gtiil'
ty, uilti seems of violence fni'I blood shed
too frequently occur. With the knowledge
that there is a law to reach the e:is?"s
the legal tribunals of the State will bo tir t
J appealed to and in most eas >s their docis
j'jn will he satisfactory to lit pi oplo, in ule,
as it will be un !- - yutli an i v.ith time for
reflection and examination.
There are many other ante.1 iiucnts to the
1 laws that suggt -t t liem-eivcs to my mind ;
j stieh as r> piirihg a whit" m m to reside at
all times on any plantation, with mt re
ga: 1 to lb nuiiib . ol n ni ls?a change io
the road law -, itn. >sing a tax n the place
I days w rk?the r? p I of the l '-nry
Law 1V0. , ?fcc., but tli s-? are coni|iuritivcly
iiiiimp :sut, in view ol the now oer1
lain a -lion of the 0011 vent n<n <0 >:i to meet, ,
which wi.l <i o!\> in you the construe! ion
: of a govci nni nit suitable *to the now order
of tlun ;s, Willi its mmifi callous.
? 'l b.- resolution - ol the
<Iemr.il Ainl?lv. directing the tlovrrnor
to communicate to ail the Hnv. holding
Stated certain re- iu\ >iis adopted itnani|
mously, < x press n g the opinion they should
' immediately meet together in eoorcrt tocas- :
urcs for united action, v.e soon after the
i a<lj oirnmcnt actel upon, and eopb- of the
resolution:! sent to every Southern State.
Mississippi ami Alabama \. re the only
State: that S^i'et 1 to meet South < >11 tin
i in Convention, and as te> dele iteJ ' ad
heen appointed hy I h latum, 1 did
u t feel auth >r'./.?*! to ;u ike an appointment
without to !?ud l)< .?n a general a ;r e
incut of th outhcrn ?v : it to inert. Had
such her ii t >ise, < w ?u!d cither have
convened t! Legislature t<? appoint delegates,
or h.-i koti the responsibility ot
appointing ti. n .uys if. The consequence
was, no conv .t. ai n: -f. ami each State
was left to a -t tor tier If, nil upon her
j own responsibility
The resolution auth i/inj the Governor
" to have :h< Ineuni nt-an 1 eorre-pon 1etiee
of th * o!Ve.as ol the I' alnietto Kegiment,
an 1 tli c.sit dies ??t the Kegiuieiit,
( reeor ! 1 in a -unable hoik an I placed
among the ar hiv. - of th Kxeeutive de1
pa-tin-nt," has i . <ieu;i 1 out, and the
book is now in th Kx eutive oficc, subject
to tli inspection of the members of
' 'he Legislature i> l\ Arthur, K-(, of
j I Hi m, wv iMiijil y. 1 f i do the work, and
! 1 am pleased to say. it h is been done in
| a very oredita' !e and isfaetory maimer.
Much more labor wa? n< < > -ary than the
I mere " recur. 1 in/' the e ?rr -non b nee. It
r?' piir ' the road in an 1 rereading of all
the paj i rs. and tlu exeroi-e of a correct
julaeiuMi! in th'- arrangement, not only
chronologically, but with reference to the
; noce-sarv e mnection of the whole volume.
; The h""k has been tuitlv and durably
1 l> eind, ami \. ill for vears to c?>rne he n book
of lefueii- , n >t mdv {<0 tlio descendants
joftluis,- tli it dispelled the delusion of tin
North, that the < hi . i'r of S . ifh < hiroliua
, would not light, but for th whole of our
( people, who claim a bare ot the 'ghn\
| tlicy .! ihovid for their country, :m>l \visl?
to iinitut< their rxanij lo. I rue >111111 u<l
that 11 libera! appropriation 1>>" made t?>
J compensate the r >mj>li< r tor his work.
AiiotJi. r r 'lutioti which |>i? ! tioncral
W-etnhiv iin itiiaion-lv, 1 (U>-tm:tho
4 Governor t?> | :?mro a suit ihie - v ir 1 an i
pri si tit it tu('apt. .V <G. r.vaiia,ot tin1 I ?itod
St \rinv, on holir.!: of this State, a^
a testimonial ot Iii- ^ullaiit conduct at (tin
battle of Wad 1 it.a, and of the estimation it<
which Ii is hel l hy the State,has heeti at
tend> <1 to, and tin- .-Wor 1 d -irrned fhr
('apt. Kviins is a ?\v in the l!\ utive office,
ready 1??r pr ? ntation, an 1 would have
hooti 1 irwardi 1 to hiiu. hut f>>r the su_'oes,
tiou ?>f 1 ii^ triiii'ls, t!i i* t- s >ii as South
, Carolina severed her connection with the
I > li ral t Government. !i> would resign his
commission nn I repair to ber standard to
to recv've the o'.vor-l in > ?n, mil wie'.d
it in >h t. ur i>i i.is n.itivi .date.
(>en Wiiiiauis, of N ivb rry, was employed
hy ia > i i c uupiie tin- Nl i i::i and
I'alrol law- >:'t!i Stat . utid r a resolution
>>t the Lst --ioii, an 1 trlu work, heinir
done i i a -:i> .sfac'.ory tiruiiior, I vcroin
mend that lo he ai I f>>r In? services. * I" U e
>lut\ impose 1 nth* (i>>\ crt>">r, tin ler a resolution
in relati >ti t>> tlie survey* and r-ti1
1 it ? l>\ Maj. M'-('i!'i, fir the (Greenville
hi I Krcnch I'r 1 I It.iiir > 11 ('0:11: .my, have
l?ti ? ouitihe I with hy the niipoi'.tnient n|
,1. S. I* irpiw, II-| . one ot the (' tninissioncrs,
\%ho-? duty it w is. in consort with tour
other tier 1- :ipp>?intel, -.is prescribed in
inr iv-iM t i. i i in | i re hi i rri nrC Up ill
f Iio accuracy of tho sitrvoyii n 1 Mtamiite*
iiiri<! I.v !! (' Mt? *:?111. lor i!i !ivcn\ illo
iti?> 1 I'iv.fr !i I Iron I I> ii r<>i<i < oinpaiiy, <>l
N.iV I I S#?*-*. I'iiI* lilt' r Hl-tl'ljclioii til' ;i
II i?lr?ii<l li 'Hi S|i rl i:i'#urv. III, S In
\slirvil! N I' .\r , ittid i'i have tli *ir report
ininti'il .1:1 1 i ! i I n|? :i tIn- <lc>'.? ul the
nu'iiibcrs oi'rli \v > 11 ?n
By the )11? elm i ? ! the I :i nlr.i.- iii the
form of'a ro .hit in. ! Irivi ;ij?p->ii?i I two
niorchanlH.ii: ! :w wli .il h. . I i> I Charles
ton, who w'th i h< !'i - (rut , , the t'himWr
i ol i'Hutu rr, i i.->, iL111 ,i commit* on; who
aii- in>frii.'t I to iitrpiircaaja-errtiiiii what
HI".* I r IH ill I'llr. rati nt' VI li n l't^r, 'htOka.O,
?t ir.ifTe, w i ;hin.', tor tlio pTtol'l Mi'irh h
ton, and they ure dirocted to report to your >
bodies at the present evasion. t
For a detailed account of the finances of t
the State, you arc refered to tho reports of c
the Comptroller General aud the President t;
of the lJ.uik of the State. ?
The conditon nnd resources of the South
Carolina Hanks and ot tho whole South, jj
hear a very favoral lo comparison with the (
Northern Hunks. A northern writer puts a
down the abrogate amount of specie iu u
the Northern Hanks $ 17,^70,750 ; Circu- r
I etr^nn/iu u<in. i-? - -- f
or i >ur .-Mate- >iioni?t unite tor that j>ur- (
pose. We should not lie dependent on the .
North, or a Ion ian country, lor our wvap- |
oiis of do ft nee, lest 111 the liour of need 1
the supply >< ay bo willih Id fr >m us. >!.
jvir II S Kipley, a cituen of South tuali-l
lit. projiof?i> Lj establish an Ariuory Ibrtho
^otith, in t leoraiti, Alnbuina or South Car-j
uiina, accordiu_r as m iy ire ityreed on hy !
those states All he asks is, that each of)
tin- three States iiuuicd should ctai'ract ;
with him for fifty thousand dollars* worth !
ot arm- :mn:t illy, for five years, and extend '
their patronage |',,r a short period thcreaf- ,
t: r ; the arm.- I'urni-hed to he. iijt toa-taiid.11
I model, to 1 ? determined upon and do- 1
ii\ i re 1 at prices lived by Competent author- 1
ity, and to he -ubjecl t > tin- j.roper luilita- I
ry inspection, in parts, by State officers, j
those of each State to inspect the arms for
that State. This would Le preferable to
having an Armory, and would preclude the j
necessity ofhurdeniiij* each State with an
extensive establishment, dependent upon it
for in uiT_p,ment hy salaried officers, and j
would iv juiro mt'nxpeu lituro by the State j
until its value would be received.
There seems to he nothing in the propo- '
-ition hut what is lair and reasonable, and
it the State determines to keep up her sup- ]
plj of arms, it cannot he hotter done than i
, by the plan proposed. Copies of letters
tio'.uthe tinventors of (ieor^ia and Ala-j
buna, t ? .Map Kipley, wire bent to nio.
Thc> approve of the proposition, and pmni
i-?<? to recommend to their Legislatures ty
hind themselves'to take annually fifty thou
' .-.md dollars' worth ol arms, t ? he pal I for
at the siino price paid by the I'Ydi tal tiov!
eminent lor arms of the same finish and
(Inscription; provided they are nl't ho lato>t
aw<l pio-t approved military patterns, and
, ar< iiruiut'aetuicd in one of I ho Suites im-ntu'iit
l 1 would therefore rccoUiuienJ that
V y 1/UpmiD, <, |
lh~>9. In the Southern Hanks, Specie, 8->5,- t
1133,77"} ; Circulation, 851,033,017 ; Uc- r
p isits, 857,231,171). .Showing th.it while J
tin* circulation and deposi h of the North- j
crn Hanks arc seven times greater than <
tin* specie iu tluir vaults, the circulation j
ami deposit- ul the Southern Hanks uro ?
only three times as much us their specie, and t
their circulation alone ouiy one and a half .
the amount of their specie. ,
All the hanks in the State, jnd^iuo (
from their reports, arc 'n a safe and sound i |
coiiui!'"iH, and prepared to meet all their 1,
liabilities promptly; unless some comiuer- j j
oi.il crisis takes place, which may for a |
time Tipple thoir resources and make it f,
diil.vult lor them to meet all their ettytligc* 1
meats. It wasprojKwed at the lixtrn Ses- (
sioii to raiyu four hundred thousand del- ,
' . l?y issuing State bonds, to arm the j
Stan- and prepare her defence, but f r ,
want of time, no decision was tna'le on the
proposition, iu the mean titne, however,
ami with meat promptness, the Hank of '
Charleston, through its President, tele- .
graphed to tne that it would take one liuudr
1 thousan 1 dollars' worth of the bonds '
ol the State at par; and since then a forum!
resolution of it , hoard has been sent 1 |
in- to th sum ir.-et. This act of patriot I
ie duty, on the p-.rt of the lit. k of Charles-' {
1 tu n i 's yoe.r highest commendation, | '
an 1 -'jv ;m 1; v am pie of love to the State I '
and devotion to h r cnit-e. worthy of "en- 1
eral imit.ition. Tim lucre": 1 m< y chunjrer" I '
would calculate the value ?>1 the investment j
an I pros] o ot " till ; but the patriot sees
nothing but the necessities of his staie, and |
hastens to pour out his treasures to relieve
them.
Mauink SI'U io:, < 1 F Charlkstox?
"ii- cli 10! was inaugurated on the Kith
'lyv. l^o.i. and commenced operations
with sixteen pupils, which has since
1 increased to forty-three, with many more
applicant-, th in ouii he received andaccomui
dated. The j upils are not confined to 1
Charle.-tun ; hut com-.* from Ki^etield, Heau- !
fort, Harnwell, Hichl md, I lorry and tVileton.
'1 l.c Hoard of Trustees report that
their health has been irood. only one death t
having occurred, an 1 that one shortly after
eouiie z on ho ir<l;that the progress and
conduct 1'I the j are unite satisfuctorv.
I. , ^ ' I
an 1 own now there are several on board
e.ipab'e of nun ?^inj? a vessel. Feeling a
deep inte.vst in tbe access of the exporiinent,
I vi-uted tl.e sclio *1, on board tbe
Lode'> r. stationed in Charleston harbjr,
in ar tb battery, lu>l snrinjr, ami was not
only :;Tatiiiod, but delighted ut the prospee*
oi making useful citizens an<l valuable
oilors. > be ealh <1 into the service of the
Siato in her e mini -r *;al marine, or in in inning
and coliimaudiu" her vessels of war.
Southern seamen are anions tlie ?;rcat |
want-" ol the South, and especially at this j
' eiritcal time, trained as these youths are, not
only in uianty nautical pursuits, but in the
us 1 ??f eatinoii and aviu tin* State may
with confidence look to them for aid in her
hour of danger.
\f the last session of the Legislature,
tlm sum of five thousand dollars was appropriated
towards th." support of this naval
selio.il. and as events crowd upon ns, making
i more important eve y <lny thwe
w. should have a nursery to prepare steady
and capable captains, not only for our raer:
eanrile iiuriue, hut for our coasting trade
and v< -eis ol war, I commend this valuable
oho-il'to tii fo-torinu; earc of the State,
in 1 r, comui: a 1 a liberal appropriat on for
its l> .-lie .t
A v \UM.>!tY,?The separation of tbe
S nitlorii Stales from the North, will 'cave
the S .utherii States, to a preat extent, without
the feeilities of (naiiufact uriir.; arms, for
. tin' want >t Armories; and it w ill, there1'..;.
h<" important lor each individual Statu
to i!?li->h an arm ?rv, or that two, three
tauth Carolina biud h^rxolf to take fifty
hotisand dollars' worth of auus touu Uy,
or five years, from Miy Ripley, upon the
:ooditi'>nH mentioned al ore, and that a
negotiation ho opened between the three
>tatoa to settle on the aitc tor tbo Aiuory.
New State Caimtoi..?This building
B progressing with much rapidity, conaidring
the mutorialof which it ia eotupoaed,
ind tho labor necessary to complete such
itt elegant and durable structure. It>
generally eoucedod that it will compare
iivorubly with any edifice of the kind iu
lie L'uited States or Kurope, and reflects
i;r:yit credit upon the architect. the comui*?'oner
und aft concerned. Tho Cnly regret
is that it may be necessary to suspend
)peratioris, and husband all our resources
or t'ie defence of the State. No one repr<*ts
uiore than I do. that such necessity
way arise; but we must make everything
rive way to the paramount consideration,
md reconcile ourselves as best we can to
he delay. The Ijegislaturc should not
nake any large appropriations, except for
irms and material of war, until there is n
"u 11 recognition of our rights out of the
Tuion, and no longer any pressing necessity
to arm. If the w<nk be suspended, it
unv be necessary to have some temporary
covering, fo protect it from rain and storms,
Old especially IrOlO being disfigured, and
t may be necessary to appropriate a small
imount for that purpose.
John IJkown's Tike.?.\t the request
if a distinguished Virginian, Ihlmund
llufli.i, Ksq., i herewith present to the
Legislature one oi the Tikes intended by
1 o|iii JJrowu to be used by the negroes of
Virginia upon the unoffending and peaceildc
inhabitants of that State. He requests
'that thi" weapon may be placed in some
s mspicuous position in the State House of
South Carolina, there to remain, and be
preserved as abiding and impressive cvilenoe
of the fanatical hatred borne by the
lominant Northern party, to the institutions
and people of the Southern States,
md cf the unscrupulous and atrocious
means resorted to for ttic objects in view;"
md I respectfully rccomtu nd that the
thanks of the fcj.ute be returned to Mr.
liufiin for this mementoof Southern wrongs,
loo long and patiently borne,and that it be
placed in t o Hall ol the House of Representatives.
Federal Relations.?In obedience to
the resolutions passed by the General Assembly
of this State at the last regular ses-ion.
cxprcs-ing the opinion that the sluvcholding
States should immediately meet
together to concert measures for united action,
and instructing the Governor to appoint
u Commissioner to Virginia, 44 to
express to the authorities of that State the
cordial sympathy of the people of South
Carolina with the people of Virginia, and
their earnest desire to unite with tliem in
measures of common defence," and also to
transmit to all the Southern Suites an in
vitation to meet in Convention, to consult
and mature measures for the safety and
security of the South and their institutions,
I immediately appointed to that office the
Hon. 0. '?. Mcmuiinger, the mover of the
resolutions, a gentleman not only of high
character and literary attainments, hut who
was generally regarded as the exponent ot
the opinions of the conservative portion of
the people of this State. It was thought
desirable to send a Commissioner who
would not only have the ability to explain
our position, and place us in a proper light
belore the Legislature and people of Virginia,
but who would by his ante, edents
convince them that our great aiui and object
in asking for a conference with our
Southern sisters was not to plan a dissolution
of the I 'nion, but to ^avo it, if possible,
by insisting on satisfactory guarantees
from the North, that we were in future to
be unmolested in our persons and property,
acknowledged ??* ocpials in carrying our
slaves to any territory belonging to the
Cnited States, and having protection by
the Fcdeial (.Jovernm. nt against any at
tempt to interfere in any way with this
property. .Mr. Memminger was kindly received,
hospitably entertained, and listened
to with n.ueh attention, but his mtaferly
and unanswerable argument l?otore the
Legislature and people of Virginia failed
to convince them of the ne?-essity of ion
oertod action on the pur: of the Southern
States in Convention. The State of Virgin.a
thought proper to decline the proposed
conference of the Southern States,
as will l?e soon by the resolution* of her
icneral Assembly herewith transmitted,
an 1 only .Missis-ippi and Alabama, of all
the sl;ivi'.holding States, acceded to the
proposal.
No such meeting of the States has taken
place, :>s it was thought the number agreeing
to meet was too small to effect the desired
object, by producing that moral effect
which Would mn|Uo-toiiiab)v have resulted
from a general meeting of the Smtvs inter
nncoi tlii? resolutions adopted by
\ irginiu in rcsjionse to tho invitation of
.South Carolina and Mississippi to meet in
conference, expresses the opinion, that
" \ irginiu does not yet distrust the capacity
of the Southern States, l.y a wise and
fi; in exercise of their rese rved powers, to
protect the rights and lifwrties of the people,
and to preserve the Federal In ion,"
and for this pnr|>osc she desires the i(con<
?.-/ . . ( o h'mi" of the Southern States ; but
she t?dds uthat cfTieient co-operation will
I hi more safely obtained by such direcl
| l.egislntivo action of the t>iurot Statu af
may he necessary and prop-'r, thno through
the agency of an as^niidago which ear
1 exercise no legitimate power eioupt to de
: bate and advise."
Thus we. see that although Virginia had
strong hopes at that time ot preserving tht
Federal I'nion, she was unwilling to re
sort to any othor way of effecting tho oh
i ji'et than b.y the m^'cutc acfi'on of end
: Sf.t' , which wouM hnv<- the effect of pro
duoitig the couchrii'iif action or all tin
State* interested. If therefore Virginia t:
right, as to tho l>ost tno lo of repressiiiv
w rongs and obtaining tho concurrent aetioi
I o."other Status, it follows that the scpar
Ate action of each W the beet, method of " 1
getting co-operation or coooertod aotion of "I
the other States in any movement, and it j
would therefore be wise in f^ooth Carolina,
ib imitation of Virginia, to decline a ropruceotatior)
in " ai.y assemblage wbieh can
exercise no legitimate power except to debate
and advise,' and in ho ametubktte
whatever, untie by the odinanoe of
Convention she hag seceded from a Union *
whieh alio onco acceded to, and whioh has . ,i
proved a curse instead of a blessing. v
The effort of South Carolina to assemble
the Southern States, in the hope that the'
North might be induced to pause and rotrace
their stops by an earnest and unanimous
prut. st agai'jst the course pursued by
them, and a noti'!nation thatunfeasa change
ofpoiicy took place, the South would be
Com lulled to take the redress of hor grievances
in ln-r own liai.d-, failed on account
of the refusal of Virginia to join in the
movement; although her borders had becfl
recently iuvaded and her cititcns murdered
in cold blood by a baud of abolitionist
instigated to the deed by the teachings of %
tncu of control ling influence in the North.
All hope, therefore, of concerted action by
a Southern Convention being lost, there is
but one course left for South Carolina to
pursue, consistently with her honor, inter
cti. uiiu niicljti ?nu imn is to iook neitiicr
to the i ight nor to the left, but go straight
lorward to the consumution of her purpose.
It is t- o l?te now to receive propoe-it ons
for a conference ; and the State would be
wanting in self-respect, after having deliberately
decided on her course, to entertain
any proposition looking to a continuance
in the present Union. We can get no better
or safer guarantee thau the present
Constitution, and that has proved impotent
to protect us against the fanaticism pf the
North. The institution of slavery must be
under the exclusive control of thuse directly
interested in its preservation, and not left tea
the mercy of those that believe it to be
their duty to destroy it
The tono of the Northern press lias
greatly changed since the unanimous and
determined action ot South Carolina. Heretofore,
it was supposed by our enemies that
we were divided and distracted at hotnc,
and that, in consequence of our divisions,
the scenes of 1851 would be re-enacted,and
the State would finally acquiesce in Black
Republican rule,or ot best, that soineth'ng
less than secession would be adopted, and
our energies exhausted, in fruitless expedients
and unavaU n; threats. Now that the
unwclcoiuo conviction forces Itself upon
them that " we have couulod the cost, uud
find nothing so intolerable as voluntary
slavery," and that wc nre not to be deterred
from the assertion and maintenance of
our rights by the th-cats of Federal bayonets,
or the unmeaning and senseless display
of Wide Awake processions, formidable
only to the capitalist and conservatives
of their own section, they begin to change
their tone, and appeal to as. rather af suo
pliant* than as conquerors, to save a Union
from which they have reaped a rich harvest
of profit and honor, and the South has
only known by its exactions.
They have boon deaf to the voice of reason
and consanguinity ; they have disregarded
the counsels of their wisest and
best citizens. Their Nerocs, in the person
of Reward, Sumner, and others, had been
fiddling while the Constitution had been
trampled under foot, and a higher law inaugurated
in its stead ; in accordance with
their treasonable advice and teaching, nud
by the crowning act ot electing a Black Republican
President to carry out their long
cheri&hoddesignsa.'ainstthe peace and prosperity
of the South they have declared
open war against us.
What oourse, then, is left for the Southern
States to pursue for the maintenance of
their rights and the security of their property,
hut & separation from such onen and
undisguised enemies nnd the establishment
of a Southern Confederacy with every element
of greatness and every moans of defense
necessary to protect tlieni from any
enemy and command the respect and admiration
of the world? It is gratifying
to know that in the contemplated movement
South Carolina has strong assurances
that ?he will not stand alone; that if the
l.uie star we must have, it will be for *
short season, when the *tar after star wilL
be added, and the Southern banner "present
to the heaven the bright constellation
that adorus it."
There is no reasonable doubt but that
Georgia, Alahau a,Mississippi, Florida,Texas,
and Arkansas will immediately follow,
and that the other Southern States will
event aally complete the galaxy. It was
not to Le expected that they would move
before South Carolina; not on account of
any want of patriotism and determination
to resist aggression and insult, not h>nwm
tllPV U ro i ii C\rrnii<l a^' 1? -v ?
I -? v *v*?> v* ??n ir rr?fiiC4j W
| low* prepared to defend them; but on, aooonut
ot the national ]>artiOH, so lately striving
for victory in the presidential canvass;
in which contest there would natural arise
distrust r.nd jealously of each other, and a
aer mhlc for ascendancy. Now that the
Presidential election is over, and an onei
my of their section is chosen to rule over
> them, we find sill parties becoming united
i against the comtuoo enemy, and prepared *
'1 to forget their past divisions, and unite in
deforce of their altars and fireside*.
> There is no longer any jealousy on th?
I part of other resistant States towards South
t Carolina; on the contrary, they all urge her
*! by every consideration o| duty and patrioCi
ism to lead the van to this nobfo struggle
t lor > ur vi.iutud rights. What a subiirao
- moral spertaole is presented to the wocJd b v
our beloved State; small ir? territory, with
1 a comparatively apame population and without,
uuich nnlitu'y training, yet relying
. upon the justice of her cause, and the approving
Muilo *4 Heaven,she is (to*.among
i t ho foremost to sever her connection with the
- Federal tjovormuent, and to accept the sonl*
, sorjuoneeA that may fallow her decision. I
- i will not outer into an elaborate *rrnm?Bt
: I to prove I fee ri^ht of n Sfcito peaoenbly to
i | ?o6*<lo fr?m thtf Union, ll will not b? con
J trovoi tnl thai e*ch ^tito future I the Un^
J sM