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SENATE.
Tuesday, Dcc. 11, 1819.
Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
Journal of yesterday's proceedings rend.
Mr Moses, from tho judiciary committee,
made a report on the presentment of
tho Grand Jury of Lancaster district, and
certain resolutions of inquiry, which were
ordored for consiaeration to-morrow; also,
a bill to divest the title of the State in the
mamsama! ^? 1 tf TV-- t -1 ^ "
poiouuui piupvrtyoi I^nniei VtfClilll, deceased,
in Catharine A/cGill; and 11 bill to
amend the act for the better regulation of
slaves and persons of color: which were
eeverally read and ordered for a second
reading to-morrow.
A message was received from the
House proposing to Senate t^go forthwith
into an election for Trustees of the
South Carolina College; agreed to.
The reports of tho Solicitors from the
different circuits and districts were re- !
ceived and referred to the committee on
the judiciary.
Mr. //anna, from the committee on
military and pensions, made a report on
the Butler Flying Artillery, and various
other reports. Ordered fur consideration
to-rrtorrow.
Mr. Witherspoon, from the committee
on public buildings, made a report on tho
petition of William Ramsay, which was
ordered for consideration to-morrow.
Mr. 3/nzyck, from the committee on
tlie judiciary, reported n bill to niter,
nmf>nd niwl mJnnn oil ....tn "* >"" ? *
IVV?UW llli ntt.1 IIIIU UllC tlUl,
regulating the hunting cf (leer iu the parish
of St. Andrews, which was ordered
for further consideration to-morrow.
The Senate then proceeded to the Hall
of the House to ballot for Trustees of the
. South Carolina College; and on returning
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w i-uvir uiminuur, me lonowing additional
reports were received:
Report of the committee on the Lunat
11J iXSJfllUll,
Report of the special committee on the
Betition of the Town (Council of Columia,
to vest in them certain vacant lots in
said town.
Report of the committee on finnnce
and banks on the memorial of the Wil
1 fif 1 1- M *
iijiiigbuu unu mimunesicr ruiuroatl, nc
companied by a bill to alter and amend
the act for aiding and constructing said
road; which was read and ordered to be
printed.
The Senate then proceeded to thp.
A 0- ?
cral order of the day.
Bill to protect the people of this State
from incendiary publications, through the
IT. S. mails, and a resolution on the same
ubject; agreed to,
Rflnnrt, of t.hrt mmmitinn ah
J v. .r.v vv>M.?*?ww V/I4 UJU juutur
' nry, oft n petition of citizens in relation to
the amendment of the Constitution, so as
to change the name of the election district
of Saxo Gotha, to that of Lexington;
and a bill on the same subject; agreed to.
Report of the snme committee on sun
dry presentments from the grand jury of
flumper, fall term 1840; agreed to.
Unfavorable report on bill to incroaso
the penalties for selling spirituous liquors
to a slave; ngveed to.
Bill to vest in Mary O'Neale the right
and title of the State in and to the estate
of John W. O'Neale; agreed to.
Favorable reports of the committee on
claims and grie/ances, on the petition of
li unroll Smith, agreed to.
Pavomblo rojHirt of Hie same committed
orjgfjfi necount of W. W. Puwe;
ngrec^o.
Favorable report of tho ?amo commit
ii.. ?' ? ~ ... ?
vcu uii mo cuum oi i;ampbell Cooper;
Agreed to.
Fnvorablo fcporfc of tho same committee,
on tho account of R. II. Bp;inn, for
hlankota furnished the Edgefield jail;
agreed to.
Favorable report of tho same committee
on tho petition of W. R. Halford, jail or
of Barnwell; agreed to. J
Favorable reoort of the same com m if -
toe on th? petition of Bll GodboM, sl.eiifl
of Marion, praying payment for guarding
the jnil of said district; agreed to.
Unfavorable report of tho committee
on the judiciary, on so much of the presentment
of the Grand jury of Sumter, at
Hnrinir tmw lQ<n ? 1 1 *
.mi;, iviuiw iu Jiuvcriisemcnt
of sales by the sheriffs in the gazette
of the district; agreed to.
Mr. Manning, from the committee on
federal relations, to whom was referred
so much of the Governor's message as rotates
to thfi Wilmnt. PrrtvSort " * "
.. ..... if A IVI1QV) IIIVlVlVv CI 1U
port recommending that the Governor be
authorized to call together the legislature
in case nny such measure, or kindred
measure, be passed by Congress; ordered
I for consideration to-morrow, and to be
printed.
Mr. Griffin, from flip PommiffnA r>n 5r?_
corporations and engrossed acts, reported
a bill to incorporate the village of York;
which received its first reading; ordered
for a second reading to-morrow, and to be
printed.
The following resolution was offered
by Mr. J, D. Johnston, nnd adopted.
Resolved, That the President of the
Rotil/ rtf flin Sfof a 1\a 1 - * *
v. vitu umw, uv lutjuusivu wj [jrcscnij
to the Senate the private reports of the
indebtedness and liabilities of the officers
and directors of the mother bank and its
branches.
The Senate proceed to the special order
of the day which was the debate np
on tho bank question.
After Mr. M. had concluded his remarks,
Mr. //"anna followed in opposition
to the bill; and after addressing the Senate
for some time,
On motion of Mr. Black, the debate
was adjourned to to-morrow, and made
the special order for 12 o'clock, M., Mr.
Hanna holding the floor.
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jDviure me adjournment ot the debate,
Mr. Manning offered the following resolution:
llosolved, That the evidence of the information
by the senator from Abbeville
laid nn f Ka ^^
i uv *u?v* vu wnv> w?uiu vt i/iic uierK lor inc
information of senators; adopted.
rho following resolution was offered
by the same gentleman, and ordered to
lie on the table:
Resolved, That a committee be appointed
to inquire and report upon the
tacts stated in the notes of the senator
from Abbeville.
Mr. Porter, from the committee to
count the votes for Trustees of the $outh
Carolina College, reported the result of
the election.
After the transaction of some other bu
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nmc93 micociiuiu HujuurnciJ.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The House met pursuant to adjournment.
A message was received from the Sen
aie, concurring in the message from the
House yesterday, proposing to go forthwith
into an election of Trustees of the
6'ollege. Laid on the table. Another
message sent to the Senate for the same
purpose, and ti message returned from
Senate concurring therein. Sundry bills
and papers from the Senate were read
ana reteireti: among which were the following:
Report of committee on federal relations
on losses sustained in \he Florida
war.
Report of same committee on that
part of the message relative to the retrocession
of Castle Pinckncy.
Bill to incorporate the town of Chester.
Mr.Huger offered a resolution, reaui
ring tho bill and resolutions relative to the
annexation of Charleston Neck to the
city, to bo forthwith printed and laid on
the table,
The Senate and i/ouRe the a proceeded
to ballot for Trustees of >S'outh Carolina
flcMnett*
Bills from Senate were rend and referred:
Bill apportioning representation of
State;
Billh<<>rporating Spnrtanburg Railroad
C'ompany.
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mo iiuuoc men proceeded to the special
order of the day, when
Mr. A. W. Thompson concluded his
remarks in opposition to tho bill before
the House.
Mr. Koitt next addressed tho //ouse.
at some longth on the same subiect. in
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favor of tho bill.
Attcrsomo discussion, the debato, on
motion of Mr. Yancoy was adjourned wtil
to-morrow at 12 o'clock.
Mr. W *1"). Do Saussuro from tho com
I iuilwe un njiruiry, reported lavorably on
the petition of tboliutler Flying Artillery,
nnd roported a molution authorizing
nn appropriation of 11500, for the
purchase of four field pieces, to be expen
ded undor the direction of the Gnvm-imr
Mr. .Preaton, from tho committee on
tho Lunatic Asylum, reported favorably
upon the munngoment of that institution,
and recommended it to the fostering caro
of the Legislature.
My. jt/emmiiger from tho committee
of ways and menus, and A/r. Ashniore
from the committee on claims, made reports.
Mv. Simmorn from tho committee on
education, macie a report on the free j
school system.
Mr. Yancey from the committee 011 internal
improvements, to whom was referred
tho meinoiial of James Gadsden
and others to be illowed to construct a
railroad tract from South Carolina Rail
road to Charleston Harbor, reported a j
bill for that purpose.
Also, from tho same committee, to
whom was referred a bill authorizing the
construction of a plank road from Camden
to t he North Carolina line, rccom- ,
mend the bill do pass with some amend- ,
I m r>n I c
Mr. Adams from the military commit- |
ttce made reports.
Mr. .T. P. Reid offered a resolution appointing
Alexander Evans ngent of the
?tate to execute titles on certain condii
tons, to some lots in Anderson distiict.
Mr. Onrew nfFiMYwl n rr?u#>1nfir>n vnnni
?
ring superintendent of Lunatic Asylum
to my before the Ilsuse information on
certain points.
Mr. McAlily offered a resolution to
make the bill and resolutions on the annexation
of Charleston neck to the city,
the snecial order tif Mm flnv mnrmm
evening at half past six o'clock.
The committee employed to count the
votes for Trustees of South Carolina College,
reported the result of thojflpfetion.
A resolution was introduced requiring
the Clfirks of f.tlO Pniivlq fr? enliuinU f-->v
ii copy of the Gazettes published in their
respective districts.
The House proceeded to the general
orders, and shortly afterwards adjourned.
SENATE. |
Wednesday, Dec. 12.
Senate m^t pursuant to adjournment.
T l i* * i ?
| jouniuioi ycw?r??y o proccCUingS I'CilU.
Mr. Witnerspoon presented a petition
from sundry citizens of York; ordered
for consideration to-morrow.
A bill to amend the act to prevent the
nhsh'iiAtifm nf fiol\ im r
w..v?rMVV.W. V. ?.OH ll|l 1IV.II J) ICccived
its first reading, and wns referred
to the committee on the judiciary.
Mr. A/bses offered a resolution directing
the printer to publish, with the reports
of 1819. the renont of thn f!nmnlrnll?r
General for 1848; adopted.
The report of the solicitor of the Southern
Circuit was laid before the Senate by
the President, and by order of the Senate
rcforred to the committee on the judiciary.
Mr. Black presented the account of P.
M. Johnson, for binding, which was referred
to the committee on claims.
Mr. Ashe presented to ?ho Senate a
memorial from the President of the Hank
of the ?S'tate, Mr. F. II. Elmoro, in behalf
of himsell and the board of Directors,
asking leave to be heard on the charge of
ine nonomnie senator from Abbeville,
Mr. Marshall, contained in his report to
the Senate?said charges involving the
integrity and conduct of the hoard. The
memorialist prayed that Afr. Marshall reduce
to writing, for the use of the Senate,
said accusations; denied the truth of the
statements made by him, and asked that
me wnoie matter be reterrecl to a special
committee on the p-.rt of the Senate,
with full powers to examine witnesses and
cnll for any papers thnt may be necessary;
and, further, that he might be heard before
the bar of the Senate.
Mr. jVarshall said, from what ho had
heard the evening previous, he ox poo tea
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nuuu <% in*, iui.fi mi >YUU1U (JUIIlt! UUIOrC i~l Oil.
Senators this morning. IIo denied the
charge of secrecy set forth in the memorial:
lie said that h<; had access to the
books of the bank through one of its officers;
that ho was responsible for his assertions
and tho reports drawn from an
inspection of tho books. He was ready
nt any moment to prove the truth of all
his charges against the bank. Jfn was
willing that the memorialist should be
heard; he was ready to confront them
face to faeo, and desired the Senate to
grant tho prayer of the petitioner asking
fftr n. Am IT*\ 1?a??
-V. ?. vvioiiiivwV) UKVi 1KC nupou, HU ?T *
ever, tho fcJenate would extend the snnio
kindness to himself as well as to tho bank:
that he bo allowed also to send for papers
and books: //e said he wanted of'
fice copies, records, and from the reoords
lw. ..11- ?_ 1-- I
iiu nuuiu uc uu-D uj mtiKU uuu ? woreii
case for tho bank than ho had dene in his
argument.
The debate was further participated in
by Messrs. Mono*, Porter, Gist, and
others, after which the whole matter was
committed to a special committee of
three: consisting of A/essrs. J. D. Wilson,
K. F. W. Allston, and /*, P, Palmer,
who were empowered to send for persons
and papers.
The President laid before the Senate
the annual statement of the indebtedness I
of the President and Directors to the
mother bank; which was laid on the
clerk's table for tbe inspection of the Sen- j
ate.
Senate then proceeded to the special
order, being the bank question.
Mr. Hanna having the lloor, concluded
his remarks of yesterday.
Mr. Gist briefly addressed the Senate
hi ueience 01 me report oi i c special joint ,
committo of tho last session on tho Columbia
Branch. In entering upon the inve
.ligation of tho subject, as ordered by
the Senate, his intention was to state the
whole truth; and this he suposed he had
done. True, there wore some matters he [
hud not embodied in hi.s report, because j
he understood tlioy were such us were j
not regarded proper to bo wide public.
Since, however, a challenge had come
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IIUIII 4b U^llllClUUII UIl tllV CUIIllIUlirC 111 LUC ,
other /ibuso [3/r Preston] lie would do
so now; leeling at liberty to follow a lead
in this matter.
LOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
The IIousc met pursuant to adjourn- ,
meat.
The 74th rule having been suspended
on motion of Mr. J. Ji. Perry, sundry
private petitions, memorials, &c., were
presented.
Mr. .1 P. H.f.iil. from llirt mi
internal improvements, reported a bill to
alter and amend the charter of the Keowee
Company.
Mr. Priugle, from committee On incorporations,
reported a bill to extend the
corporate limits of the town of Winnsboro.'
M. B. V. Martin, from the committee
on incorporations, reported a bill to incoi!
porale the bank of Newberry.
The committee on public buildings,
I recommended an appropriation of $2000
for jail of Edgefield district.
Mr. Carew, (?n State House and ground
reported favorably on sundry bills from
the committee on claims.
My. ?1. II. Reed, from the committee
on agriculture; to whom was referred
that portion of the message relating to
such matters, recommended that the
Governor be requested to furnish a plan
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?ui <111 ?ui ii/uuui ai uuicuu.
Mr. Tupper having the floor on the
special order of the clay, addressed the
J fox ise in opposition to the bill providing
for the approaching expiration of the
charter of the Hank of the State.
From the South Carolinian.
STATIC REPRESENTATION.
A bill to apjxrrtion the representation of
the State of South Carolina.
Be it enacted by the Honorable Senate
ana iiousc or ncprcscniaitven, now met
and sttliug in General Assembly, and by
the authority "f the same, That each and
every of the Election Districts throughout
this State, at the next and all future eloctions,
until anew appoi .ionmont of the
representation he mode by a future Legislature,
respectively elect the following
number of Representatives, to wit:
Abbeville, five representatives; All
Saints, one representative; liarnwell, tour
representatives; Chester, three r?*presentatives;
Chesterfield, two representatives;
Christ Church, one representative; Claremont,
threa representatives; Edgefield,,
six representatives; Fairfield, three representatives;
Greenville, four representair
v. \
uvun, iiuny, i i tumii ui uiiu
representative; Kershaw, two representative;;
Lancaster, two representatives;
Laurens, four representatives; Lexington,
two representatives; Marion, three repre
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sunuuivus", iuiiriijuruufr, twu rcjjicauuuitives;
Newberry, three representatives;
Orange, two representatives; Pendleton,
seven representatives; Princo Williams,
two representatives; Prince George,
(YVinyaw,) three representatives; Richland,
four representatives; Spartanburg,
five ropiesontatives; St. Andrew's, one
representative; St. Bartholomew's, three
representatives; St. George, (Dorchester,)
one representative; St. James, (Srntee,)
one representative; St. John's (Berkley,)
one representative; St. John's, (Colleton)
two representatives; St. Helena, one rep
reseniative; ro. LitiKo?, ore representative;
St. A/atthe\/8, one representative;
St. Paul's, one representative; 8t. Peter's,
two representatives; 8t, Thomas and St.
Dennis, one renre^entative: Union, three
1
representatives; Williamsburg, two representatives;
York, four representatives;
St. Philip's, ana 8t. Michael's, eighteen
representatives; St. Stephens, one reprcanniativrv
Nrvkh Dkspair.?Naomi, tlio daughter
of Enoch, vim five hundred and eighty
years old when pho married.
Extreme Condon.?The London corespondent
of the. National Intelligencer
says:
"The apprehension of such an influx of
gold from California and elsewhere as
shall lead to a groat depreciation in the
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ruiuu \ji uinb 11ivi?i11 nua iuu tuu vtiuuuiin
government of Holland to avoid nil risk of
being left in tho lurch with chests full of
worthless gold. A law has been passed
abolishing for nil future limo tho use of
gold coins in 7/olland. In hiture a Dutchman's
faith is to be confined to silver and
copper. Belgium has also caught tho
alarm; and the chamber of commerce at
Antwerp mis iukcii ine preliminary step
to avoid the ruinous consequences of a
torrent of gold. King Leopold and bis
ministers have been petitioned not to
coin nny more twenty franc pieccs, and to
use the utmost caution in permitting any
longer the eii dilution of gold coins, wo
sunniKfi forninrn as wp.ll Rplrrinn. Per
" ri o~ ? - ? ? tf ,
Imps our Dutch and Belgian friends
ought to place as little faith in silver as
in gold; for it is said that the large (by
some person termed) inexhaustible quantities
of quicksilver discovered in California
will double if not quadruple the production
of silver in Mexico in two or three
years. In what then are Holland and
Belgium to find a metallic circulating
medium secure agains depreciation?"
A VlKGINIA DaWYEU IN THE FlEI.D.
.lolin K. Coxson. n lawver. tenders hi*
professional services to the citizens of Jefferson
county, Vn., in a published card,
of which (he following is an extract:
"tie will counsel on all matters touching
tbe laws of God or man, taking no
fees for the former, for its fruits of peaco
yield a sufficient reward; its summary is
1/urn no nr*rl awa
no man anything. liy strict obcdience
to this first code, most likely you never
will call on him for counsel on the second;
but if you desire to leave the quiet waters
of peace, and (o tempt the troubled
I seas of disdord and commotion, he will
stand your pilot through hells of strife,
and waft you so gently over yawning elements
of hungMpHiins, howling to swallow
wrecked estates that when you have
once more set ) our foot on terra firma,
1.1.. If I K '11 ' .
lino inoses unci .miron, you will rcjoice
over Korah, Nathan an Abirani, ov liko
Miriam over the host of Pharaoh, that
horses, chariots, and every thing pertaining
unto them, cxccpt what tlio law allows
the m, arc engulfed in the Red Sen."
THE WISE EMBASSADOR.
We remember reading in an old
{ French Mngrr/ino, accounts of an cmbac
| suaor irom mo court, 01 ine emperor
Charlemagne, to that of an eastern mon.
arch. Di.iing one day in company with
the barbarian king and the great men of
the court, and not knowing the regulations
and etiquette of the east, the cmba?
sauor, without dreaming ot harm, moved
with his hand a dish which had been
placed near him on the table. Now the
laws of the tyrant required th-.t if any
I guest touched a dish that was brought
forward, before the lung himself was served,
he should suffer the penalty of death.
Consenuentk' all eves were turned nnon
, 1 J ' J "I
the embassador of Charlemagne, and
there was an immediate outcry against
him; for the courtiers of the tyrant thot'
to gain his favor by upholding him in his
tyranny. The barbarian king feared to
displease so great an omporor as Charlemagne,
but he feared to transgress his
own laws more, and told the embassador
j that lie must suffer death for what he had
done.
"Great king," said the Frank, "I submit
to my fate. The laws of so powcrevr..i
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llll <l IIKJUUI Oil nllUlllvi Iiut 1/13 unmni wim
; impunity. I die without a murmur, but
; in the name of the great emperor whoso
i humble servant I am, I beg of your ma!
jesty one favor before I die."
I "Tlmii Bnr>!ilrr>?l. woll " runlifid fit a Iiqv_
. ?...
barian king. "It is not my will that thou
shouldst suffer death, but since the laws
require it, I give thee the promise of n
king whose word is fate, that whatever
thou askest shall be granted. I have spoken."
"Then I am satisfied!" replied theemb
ssador, proudly; and he glanced con
temptuousiy ai i.nc oosequious couruei>:
"All I ask is this! Give me the eyes of
every man who saw me commit the eiimo
against your majesty,"
The tyrant seemed confounded, r.nd
his flatterers tiu*ncd pale. For his word
had gone forth. Tho Frank's request
must be granted!
"It is well 1" Mid the king. "Their
eyo? ahnll be plucked out for thee."
' But when it wus nskcd who had seen
the embassador movo the dis>h, every
courtier was eager to deny that he had
seen the not. Tho servants nlso exclaim
cd that they had not witnossed it, m?H