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_CHARLESTON DAILY NEWS....DECEMBER 9,1865. ODly a fair Held to Moan tho victory. Ilero tho human mlntl gooB forth unshackled in tho pursuit of science, - t o collect stores of knowledge and acquire an ever-in creasing mastery over tho forces of nature. Here the national domain Is offered and held in millions if sepa roto freeholds, so thut our fellow-eitizouc, beyond the occupant? of any other part of tho earth, constitute in roollty a people. Here exists the democratic form of government; and that form of government, by the con fession of European statesmen, "gives o powor of which no othor form Is capable, because it Incorporates every man with the State, and arouses every tblug that bc 1 ongs to tho soul." Whoro, in paBt history, does a parallel exist to tho public happiness which is within tho reach ox' tho pooplo of tho United States? Whore, in any ?part or tho globo, can institutions bo found bo euitod to th' ir habits or so entitled to their lovo aa their own freo Constitution? Every one of them, fhou, in whatever part of tho laud ho has his home, ? must, wish its porpotuity. Who of thorn will not now acknowledge in the words of Washington, that "ovory stop by which tho pooplc of tho United States havo advanced to ?.ho character of nn Inde pendent nation, seems to havo beou distinguished . by simio token of Providential agency?" Who will not loin with mo in tho prayer, that the invisi ble hand which has led us through tho clouds that gloomed around our path, will so guide us onward to a perfect restoration of fraternal affection, that wo of this day may be ablo to trnn.init our great . inheritance, of State Governments in all their rights, of the General Government in its whole constitutional vigor, lo our posterity, and they to theirs through countless goner at ions? ANDREW JOHNSON. Washington, December 4, 1803. ' _UHE STATE LEGISLATURE. [Fiioii our. ows conuKsrosnEtrr.] CoLUMitiA, December <J?1 sent you, to-day, a fcolographic summary of Message No. 1 of His Excellency the Governor. Tho Message is deserv ing of attentive perusal. It abounds in good senso and practical suggestions, and will convinco the most skeptical that tho man whom the citizens of the .Stato have chosen to guido them through the transition state in which they now are, is eminent ly worthy of tho position which ho is called upon to All, and that, though tho task is difficult, it will bo ably performed. Tho Message was read in the Ilouso by the Hon. W. H. TJIBSCOT, and is as follows : QOVEKNOIl'S MESSAGE. Executive Dei''t., South Gaiiolixa, i Decemher 5, 1805. J Gentlemen of the Senate and House of Represeitla lixe8 ' It is my duty to "recommend to your considera tion sucli measures aa I shall jurtgo necessary or ?expedient." The messages of tho Provisional Governor, at your special and regular sessions, havo brought to your attention many of tho sub jects meriting your consideration at the present time. Some, however, havo not been noticed, and othors, in my Judgment, aro of suflicicnt impor tance to bo reiterated. Tho people of the State arc not in a condition to ;pay the usual taxes heretofore collected, and heneo the necessity of omitting all appropriations which tho efficient administration of tlio Government docs not imperiously require. Tho annual appro priations for Free Schools and for the Military Academy should bo suspended for tho next year, and tho appropriations lor tho College, for Public Buildings, for Contingent Accounts and Claims, materially reduced. But, with all the economy that can lio prncticod to keep your State Govern ment in operation, it will require such a sum to moot necessary expenditures, as will bo oppressive on tho people to raiso. Tho Courts can not bo oponed if your Judges fail to receive their salaries. ' Tho functions of the Legislative aud Executive De partments of the Government can not bo perform ed it their pay is withheld. When you shall have determined the amount you intend to appropriate for the fiscal year, how can tho money be raised to moot it? It "must bo dono by taxation or loan. The anomalous situation in which we are placed .-precludes the hope that any loan can- bo effected without ruinous loss. If this is true, then our only resource is taxation. Tho Treasury is empty, and taxes will not be paid . into it before the first of Juno. How is your Gov ernment to bo kept in operation until that timo? I recommend that the Treasurer be authorized to issue certificates of indebtedness, payable to bear er and receivable in payment of all State taxes. ' Those certificates will he taken by tho creditors of tho Stato, and will preserve their par valuo, if tho issue is limited to one-half of the. taxes to bo levied. By imposing this limitation, tho public is effectually protected against a redundancy in the issue., and its redemption is cortainly secured dur . ing the fiscal year. All tho direct tax due tho Government of tho United States has not yet been paid. The laws of Congress now prohibit tho l?tate from assuming tho tax; but I feel very confident that the samo privilege will bo accorded to South Carolina that has been enjoyed by most of tho States of tho Union. I, therefore, recommend that Congress bo . memorialized by tho Legislature, bo to modify the . existing law as will enable the Stato to assume the ?tax, and that the Secretary of the Treasury be re quested to suspend the collection of the same until Congress may have timo to consider the applica tion. You can provide by law, at your present ses sion, that in the cvont the privilege is granted the ' Stato, that tho Governor bo authorized to consum . mato the arrangement with the Treasury Depart ment at Washington. And, in this connection, I .may bring to your attention tho condition of tho Hands on and near the seaboard, where this di rect tax haa boon collected by Bales undor tho various Acts of Congress. Much of the land in that section has been sold at enormous sacrifices, .-and is inflnitoly moro valuable in amount than -the whole tax; and, if general statements are to be trusted, these sales have reahzed for the Gene ral Government nearly tho wholo of tho diroct tax apportioned to this State, and that, too, ?without taking into consideration tho valuo of tho lands purchased or roaorved by tho Government itself. Thcso facts should,?! think, be brought to -she attention of the Government by the action of the Legislature, and tho Exocutivo authorized, if possible, to effect with the General Government same amelioration of the enormous and ruinous sacrifice which haa thus boon imposed upon a por .tion of the citizens of tho State. The exhausted condition of the country, and the ?completo prostration of our finances, require that debtors should bo Btill further protected by par tially staying tho collection of dobts. It would be wise to recast tho existing Jaw upon tho subject, and provide that tho creditor should havo tho pri vilege of suing bis debtor to judgment, so that a lion upon his property may be secured; that tho -interest and a part of the principal should bo col lected annually; that tho whole aura may bo col lected when tho debtor attempts fraudulently or clandestinely to remove or disposo of hia proper* .ty; that tho law ahould not apply to debts con tracted after ite passage, nor ahould any indul gence bo given in casoa of trespass or for torts to porsona or property committed boforo or after tho passage of the act. Serioua inconvoniohcoa ofton result from the difficulty and delay in securing chartere for rail road, manufacturing, mining and other compa nies, intended to develop tho wealth and resources of tho State. Much timo is necessarily consumed in the consideration of each application, and tho . alatuto book is encumbered with those numerous acts of incorporation. To facilitate tho forma tion of all companies whore mon aro willing to venturo their means to dovclop tho industry, wealth, prosnority and resources of tho Stato, I recommend tho passage of a general act of incor poration, and whon its provisions are complied with, that tho subscribers to tho capital stool, bo declared a body politic By Act of the General Assembly in 1887, tho Stato lont its orodit to securo a loan for tho Lou isville, Cincinnati and Charleston Railroad Com pany, aud authorized tho Comptroller-General to ondorao tho bonds of tho Company, pledging "tho faith and funds of tho State to tlio faithful perfor mance of tho contract." The bonds, amounting to two millions of dollars, wore issued and en dorsed, and will fall duo tho first of January noxt. The Company cannot pay the bonds, and tho Stato is unable, at tho present timo, to make good tho endorsement. It is bolieved that the princi pal bond-holders are willing to extend the deb for twenty years longer, if the State will renow her guaranty. Tho Stato baa a statutory mort gage on tho road; and upon its renewal I recom mond that authority bo given tho Comptroller Genoral of tho Treasury to ronew the endorse ment of tho now bonds that may bo required to 'liquidate tho old bonds. Mo increased liability on tho part of the State will be incurred, and wo may reasonably nnticipato that, within tho next twenty years, tho company cau pay the bonds, fu'incipnl and interest, and'savo the State harm ess on its guaranty. I communicate, iierowilh, a resolution of tho Board of Trustees of tho South Carolina Colic?o, recommending thnt the Collogo bo converted iato an University. I hoartily concur in tho propriety of tho proposed change*. By adding to tho pre sent professorships, schools for tho study of law, medicino and modern languages, a thorough sci entific, classical and professional education may bo obtained by tho young mon of tho State. Tlio increased number of students which it will attract will make the University nearly self-supporting: and with an appropriation of seven hundred and fifty dollars to each of nino professors, this vener able and much revered institution may bo contin ued. It would bo a reproach if such an inconukl crablo sum was refused, and tho alma mater of McDufllo, Harper, Preston, Legaro, O'Neill and Pntigru permitted to pass away and perish. I also recommend that tho Board of Visitors of tho Military Academy be authorized to change its organization, and, if possible, continue it a self supporting institution. The building in Charles ton is adapted to tho purpose, and cannot bo well appropriated to any other object. Its occupation would, to a great extent, preservo tbo property from waste and destruction. With a competent corps of instructors, a practical education could bo secured in less time and at less cost than in other collcgiato institutions, and tho military fea ture in its organization would secure tho habit of discipline so essential to success in all tho pursuits of alter lire. I am informed that there is a quantity of prop erty of various descriptions, belonging to the State, in different localities, which is wasting or being appropriated to tlioir own use by individ uals. In the general wreck as much should ho saved as possible; and such articles as may not hereafter DC needed by the ?Stato should bo col lected and sold, and tlio proceeds paid into tlio Treasury. An agent should bo appointed, with full authority to take possession of all such public iu'oporty, and sell the samo. Where property has leon appropriated by individuals, the agent should be authorized to compromiso with them; and if he cannot negotiate a just settlement, that he insti tute suit, in the naino of tbo State, against the trespasser?in which action no stay of execution on judgment should be allowed "tbo defendant. This agent should be compensated exclusively by commissions ou all amounts which may bo paid into the Treasury. You have been diligently employed, since your meeting, in maturing laws for tlio organization of the militia, and for the regulation of the rights and duties of frceilmcn; and I doubt not that you will perfect your legislation on theso subjects be fore your adjournment. Our policy toward tho frcbdinan should bo kind and humane. If his rights of person and proporly aro not fully and effectually secured by our local legislation, wc can not hopo" to bo relieved from tho presence of tho Military and Provost Courts. The authorities of the United States will not remove tlioir protecting hand from the negro, whom tbcv have manumit ted, and in whose freedom wc have acquiesced, until we provide by our laws to give him full pro tection in all his civil rights. His labor is n*c. aary for the successful prosecution of tho agricul ture of the State, and it will bo best commanded by making him cheerful and contented. *I commend to your favorable consideration ap propriations for tbo support of tho Lunatic Asy lum. It is a noble charity, and tbo energy aud self-sacrifice of tho Superintendent for tlio last nine months in maintaining, without any public contributions to its support the inmates, entitles him to the proud distinction of a benefactor of his race. It is high time that tho burthen should bo taken from his shoulders and placed upon the State. The destitute condition of district paupers, the dilapidation of public buildings, aud tho neglect and destruction of roads and bridges, require that all the District Boards should bo promptly and efficiently reorganized, and tho laws govern ing thorn rigidly enforced. JAMES L. OKR. Iu the House, to-day, a bill to regulate tho meet ings of the Court of Appeals was road for tho llrst time. If I beard tbo bill corroctly, it pr?vidos that there shall be two sittings of the Court, ono in April aud one In November, but no caso shall bo beard from any District during the sitting of Court-iu said District. Col. Cit.uiAM introduced resolutions to go into a voto for Chancellors immediately after tho elec tion of L-w Judges. Tho House agreed to this, but as the resolution to elect Judges was not agreed to in the Senate, the whole matter fell to the ground. Mr. Mu.moan gave notico of intention to in troduce a bill to incro.ise tho fees of constables in certain cases. Mr. Elliott gave notico of intention to in troduce a bill to change the place of meeting of the Court for Beaufort District temporarily. Mr. Russell offered a resolution, which was agreed to, to tho effect that it bo referred to the Judiciary Committee to inquire into tho liability of executors and guardians, and also as to liabili ty for tho purchase of slaves since I860?said com mitteo to report by bill or otherwise. Mr. Bussell said that he doubted whether there was any remedy, but still it was duo to the people that the Legislature should express an opinion. A bill to appoint Commissioners for tho Town of Eirkwood was read a second time. Mr. B.-uKsn prcsontcd tho momorial of tho Sonth Carolina Railroad, which ho asked to bo referred to tho Committee of Ways and Moans. This me morial prays that the Company may, for tho prin cipal aud interest of the dobt now due, issue now five per cent, bonds, payable in London; and that tho State take a mortgage of the funds aud prop erty of tbo Road, aud pledgo tho faith and funds of the State for their payment, aa they are pledged for the bonds due La January, 1866. He also presoutod the petition of tho Palmetto Savings Institution, praying act of incorporation under another name; which was referred to the Committee on Incorporations. Mr. Dukyea. presentod the petition of the Charleston Dredging and Wharf Building Com pany for an act of incorporation; which was re ferred to tho same Committee. The report of the Judici ary Committee against admitting tho books of planters and formera in evidence, was laid on the tablo, and the bill takon up, when tho Special Order was called for. Under this call, tho bill to regulate tho collection of dobte was taken up for a second reading. After the reading of this bill, on the question of Bonding it to tho Senate, Mr. Riouardsok, of Suinter, callod attention to ' tho fact that tbo bill had boon un favorably roportod on. Mr. Talley thou moved tc lay tbo bill on tho tablo for tho purpose of taking up the bill to amend the Stay Law, which had been favorably reported on by the Committee ; which was done. Tho bill was then amondod, and ordered to bo printed and mado tbo special order for Friday. A stay law, apart from being unconstitutional? the romedy certainly being a part of tho contract? is subject to an objection whioh it would scorn would appoal to overy debtor. It aimply invito? tho foreign creditor to eue in the Courts of the United States. If thoso Courts were closed, it would bo a matter of worso than doubtful policy. No restriction ever has operated other than to the injury of thoso whom it was intondod to benefit. Justice to oacb has generally been found to bo meroy to both. The rights of the creditor should bo a? sacred as thoso of the debtor; but with tho United States Court open, it sooms worso than useless to attempt to protect against your own citizen what thereby certainly becomes the pro perty of a stranger. Tho Stato would, to-day, be far less indebted if her (Tourte had been open du ring tho ontiro war. This is frcoly admitted by many of thoso who now desire a similar law. Dooa not this fact provo that an expedient, not founded on wise general principle.*?, is apt to bo injurious ? If, however, u Stay Law of botoo kind must bo had, tho bill under consideration presents as few objections as any. It provides for taking judg ment and payment of part of dobt and interest after 18GC. Tho Emigration Bill of Colonel Wage*?_c was thon takou up awl read for a second: timo. On motion to striko out tbo 'eighth section-,. Colonel Waoeneu mado a powerful argument is> dofoncc- of tho echomo, bringing out many facts known to but few in this Stato. At tho close of hiB remarks the bill was mado tho special order for Fridny.. COL. WAOEN?n'!* SPEECH. Mr. Speaker: * * * * * Great necessities demand great oxcrtionsi and great difficulties extraordinary resolution. If there over was a period, since South Carolina has boon a State, that demanded eidightcned patriotism, in domitable euorgy and fearless liberality in her childreii.tliat period is now. Prostrated by a pro tracted and devastating war; plantations despoiled; cities in ruins; our former system of labor totally disorganized; bereft even of our stock and f'aiuii implements; nothing Bcems left us but an abiding faith in an over kind Providonce, and our own un fullering determination to strive and do manfully under every disadvantage unto tho end, till uncu moro tho smiles of fortuno and prosperity shall illumine our land. But we must go to work nu dcrstandingly. The root of every human polity is the industrial class. From it the Stato derives nourishment and strength. Well organized and fruitful labor is a ncvoi-fuiling source of wealth, and an orderly, frugal and industrious population is the Bolid corner-stone of capital and power. Tlio prosperity of all com nullities rests on tho labor winch extorts treasures from the soil or shapes thorn carofully afterwards. And its degree depends on tho intelligence ami willingness of the laboring class in doing its work. Have wo that fruitful labor and that indns.rous population ? Will tbo frecdmen work steadily and with a bright look to the future ? Will bo savo and lay by his earnings, and provide in timo for tho wants of his family, and or his old ago and weakness V Will be strive, every day and every hour, liko the whito man, to make himself a homo of comfort, and will ho increa3o the solid resources of tho State ? Wc may not closo our oyes to tho mournful fact, that our unfortu nate revolution has resulted in tho total annihila tion of our industrial system, and that tho spring, from which formerly streamed our groat prosper ity, lias totally coascd to flow. Tho negro, that was onco onr laborer, and as such a producor, has assumed othor relations; ho is for tho moment mostly a consumer; ho was onco a source of pros perity, and ho bas now become a sourco of irrita tion, droad and calamity. It is true, there are yet hopes that the freedinau, under a judicious sys tem of municipal regulations, may become orico moro useful and valuable. I do not despair that eventually such may be the case. But I am nut sanguine of our present success; and thou, can we afford to wait for him, when cagor poverty ia ?taring us in tho facoV Should wc not rather arouso our dormant energies at once, and adopt forthwith tho measures, which experience and the example of other States point out to us, as the suro road to wealth, greatness and power ? It seems obvious that our upper and muidlo dis tricts will, in a fow years, bo deprived altogether of the sparse colored laboring population which tbo war has yot left them. Tho frccdman is pres sing down to the coast. Tho Sea Islands and tide regions will become his home; his aegira uniform ly points that way. Who shall tako his place ? Shall our uplands remain idle for tbo want of sufficient laborers? Do wo prefer to tako tbo chances of events, or will wo not rather ourselves shape our destiny ? I may not pretend to greater wisdom than others, but I cannot hesitate to warn my fellow-citizens when I think I seo thorn on tbo brink of a precipico. Lot us not flatter ouraelvos that tbo days of slave-labor may ever more return unto us. Not ono of us all understand tbo frccdman as ho now is. Whoever attempts to work him as formerly, aud trusts to realize prosperity from his services, will find, ero long, to bis bitter cost, that he is mistakeu; aud the golden opportunity will, porhaps, have passed away, when a buto founda tion of comfort and riches might have been laid. Capital, that may now, perhaps, be borrowed upon tbo strength of this unfortunate hope, will surely be sunk, and the lands that arc now held unto so tenaciously, will be takon to pay for the deplora ble mistako. How much wiser will it bo, and how much safer, to sell a portion of the land as Boon as possible, to tako tbo funds roalized in that man ner for investment in a smaller but safer and pleasantor business, and to build up, not only every individual prosperity, but the fortunes of the Stato at large I If we examino the statistics of tho United States, wo will find that tho extraordinary growth and prosperity of tho Northorn and Western States is owing, in a groat measure, to European immigra tion. Over five millions of Europeans have en tered tho United States, during the last forty yoars, to 1860. Add to these the children and descend ants that havo beou born to them during that term, aud wo can account for the astonishing in crease of tho population. In ono of the Westorn States the European population is fifty-nine per cent, of the whole. If we examine further, we shall find that it ia not the old and decropid who eini f;rate?nor tho very young, nor tho weak and siok y; but mostly a people in robust health, of useful and energetic ago, with will aud courage to do, and with habits to prosper. It is true, indeed, that there are oxcoptions, but gonerally tho abovo description will bo correct. I am not prepared to prove this, by figures, in reference to immigrants generally, but I nave had opportunity to collect, from time to time, facts in regard to the Gorman portion of them, of whioh I may mako mention. During tho last mouth, 10,687 Germans arrived in the city of New York, and those were all well-to-do people, with a few exceptions. It haa been proved, by official information of the German Emigration Commission of Berlin in Prussia, that the German emigrants, on an average, carry with them hi caBh about one hundred dollars each. In 1851, accord-: lug to the official returns of that Commission, 119,000 persons emigrated from the various States of Germany, taking along with them seventeen millions thalors in gold. In 1852, according to the same returns, 113,000 persons emigrated, with a capital of fifteen millions thalors in gold. Other yearly returns give us an approximate estimation, and provo conclusively that the immigrant does not gonerally come with an emptv hand. Besides, they . gonerally come with a knowledge of a trade or some useful business, already educated and prepared for an active and industrious life. Has any one over oaculated how much it costa to support aud , educate a person before ho becomes able to sus tain himself and bo useful to the Stato? Much of 1 this largo expense has been saved the American 1 communities for their immigrant population. 1 Now, most of these are a farming or mechanical fiooplo, with health and strength and industrious labita. May we not, then, admit that they are a 1 Bourco of wealth and prosperity to any Stato that is fortunate enough to furnish them a refuge and [ a homo? During tho dcoade from 1850 to 1860, the eight groat Western States of Ohio, Indiana, ' Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa > and Missouri, gained, in the valuation of their - taxablo property, the immense amount of nearly , three billions of dollars! Into these extensive 1 territories the stream of European immigration ; has steadily flowed, increasing their population I from 5.403,595 to 8,957,690 in ton yoars; and tho . quantity of improved lands from 26,680,361 acres in 1850, to 51,826,895 acres iu 1860. Tboir cereal Sroduots have increased from 309,950,295 bushels 11850, to 558,160,323 bushols iu 1860; their swine from 8,536,182 in 1850, to 11,039,352 in 1860; aud their oattlo from 4,873,712 in 1850, to 7,204,810 in 1860. The effeots of this influx of population in in i creasing tho pecuniary wealth as well as tho agri cultural products of tho States in question aro, thoreforo, signally manifest. There was a time in the Ufe of our .Stato when our favorite institution was held to be endangered by the advent of the European immigrant. Bat that institution is now and forever gone, never to be rovived: and the very ruins of it admonish us that it is high timo to lay another foundation, if we would eujoy tho blessings of peace and plenty as heretofore. And even if it wore not so, Ido think that the late war has demonstrated to every upright and un biassed mind, that the immigrant of the South has been as true to her almost a? her native sons, and may be hailed in porfect confidence and trusty faith, aa a good neighbor, a worthy comrade and honest Southern citixen. This, I believe, I havo already proved on a former occasion and am able to prove again by public records. * * ? ? * The present most pressing noc-oasity of tin? ?St7ufh is an industrious laboring population, and indeed, nn accession of white men to balance the propon devaneo of the colored. Virginia has already taken sti'i?? iu this matter. Hor agents arc abroad and her bivitations in print. North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, ovon Florida, all nre alive to her example. A Northern friimd of our sonny land sends his greeting to us in ?ho following words: "Tho ?South in victorious to-day, and in lier pre sent victory ?luv secures such a lien on iho future as shu has never had buforo. With oil hor rights restored, nothing can retard her progress in a ca reer of prosp'crily such as tho world has never yet witnessed. Lei her people ir/vitn among them the right kind of itmnigration, to develop her re sources; lot them bowaroof Yankee propagandism, and they wi?ionco UWHO resumo their position as rulers of tho republic C Heretofore tho North has reaped nearly all tine advantages derivable- from this yearly ?n.lux of labor. It is now Cor. tho Broth to say whether sho will adhere ttr old customs and thereby retard the- recuperation of all her industrial interests, or become a competitor for tho skilled labor that i? daily landing on our ?liorcs. Sho his oities. towns, railroads,, mills and foundries ft? rebuild, nbuiidant mineral re sources to bo developed, fields to bo foncod and tilled, millions oC acres of improductivo land to bo reclaimed and made productive, machinery to bo constructed, conunoreu to bo invigorated, and a thousand other things to bo done before her rehabitation can bo made complete. She haB been forcibly, wantonly, unjustly despoiled of tho labor upon which her former prosperity was based, but that cannot now bo remedied. She. is at present powerless to right h?r wrongs; but the tuna is not fur distant when, by a win?;, judicious use of the means now available, sho will recover the material status demolished by tho events of the last four years. Her wealth was great while its basin re mained undisturbed. Shivo labor W.is that basis, and that system being uprooted bv tho will and power of tho North, tho prosperity that grew ft-ota it has perished. It ?snow a necessity with hot* to establish another system. Tho means to do this aro within her roach; it remains for her to aav whether or not they shall bo employed." Will South Carolina do it? Shall we follow tho example of the great, tho uoblo mother of Presidents and heroes, of Washington and Loo? Shall we follow tho example of our Southern sister States? Ajs I solemnly believe that wo can and must do it, fbronr salvation and well-being, I pray to my God withiny whole soul, that Ho will so bless, enlighten and guide us in our deliberations and counsels, that we may choose what is really good for our sorely stricken yet noble Palmetto lautL * * * * II wo find, then, that our colored population can not, for tho prosont, bo depended upon, for tho re cuperation of tho State; that our comfort, security and future prosperity mako it desirable to havo industrious whito immigrants come among us; that wo havo resources to develop, lands to culti vate, homesteads to occupy; that wo want labor ers, aorvanta, farmers, meclmnics, artizans, the grower of tho vine, and the man of capital and enterprise, to build mills and faetones?if wo agree that wo shall want all these, the question will be askod : How shall wo get them ? Will they come without invitation ? Wal they come without knowing the advantages wo can offer? Will they come without a fair prospect of prosperity ! May wo not answer all these questions, best anil truest, by asking ourselves how tee would choose? Now, Mr. Speaker, I refer gentlemen to tho bill be fore us. Let it bo examined carefully. It is an answer to those questions, as fully as answer can be given. This bill ia honestly intended for tho benefit of the State, and, at the same time, to establish the prosperity of tho immigrant. I will not protend to say that tho plan is perfect?for what work of mail is? It may be susceptible of great improvement. Thoro may be many minds in this Assembly bettor able than mino to coin Brchend and ahapo this very important legislation. lut, to do so, it ia necessary that an opportunity should bo afforded al, to fully examino what has been proposed. However, let us ace. first, is the 8tato at present ablo to carry out tho plan ? The bill will outail an oxponso for tho first year of about 10,000 dollars out of tho contingent fund, for which, according to my calculation, wo may per haps obtain 2000 immigrants. It is true people aro aoroly afraid of taxes; but would they refuse to pay about four conta nor head to carry out an important aud beneficial measure ? I think not. But, said a gontlemau iu committeo, there aro not provisions enough in tho Stato to food our own people, much less the immigrant. I ahould ho sorry to think bo. Thoro may bo groat destitu tion in some parta of tho State, but there certain ly will bo a Burpl?8 in other parts. However, if that roally bo bo, does not this very want prove, moro than anything I have said or could say, tho great neceasity of a ronowal of our working popu lation? Do wo expect to behold a crop spring from the earth spontaneoualy? Do we expect to reap when wo can't bow? Or do wo expect that the population, which has failed to mako a crop, or to realize or to save it thia year, will bo moro successful tho noxt ? Tho immigrant will mako provisions for himself, or will purchase thom either for cash or for an equivalent in labor. We' should not ontortain this objection. If our insti tution of slavery had boon in existence now, would any man havo refused to purchase handa, if ho waa in want of them and could havo obtained them choap, for foar of starvation ? Why ahould we re fuse, then a better, more available and cheaper labor for the samo roaaon, which, in truth, has no real foundation? Bosides, is there any pros pect that we will ever bo any better off under our present system? But I am not alarmed. It ia the duty of tho State to provide for all emergencies, and I am thoroughly satisfied that our State will bo fully competent to do so. Whenever South Carolina is restored to her position in tho Union, and her financial state ment fully and openly made, she will bo able, with out over taxing her citizens tbis year one dollar, to borrow, without discount or loas, on her own never-violated faith, any amount of money that she may need, not only for her poor and unfortu nate citizens, bnt for all her projoots of improvo monts and pubUc enterprise. Mr. Speaker, this State ia not poor. She owes less than almost any other State in the Union, and sho is immensely rich in hor untainted fidelity, her bold and honest uprightness, and her proud scorn of all and every repudiation! Oh, noble South Carolina! pure and unsullied in thy great distress! Let thy sona but take heart aud boldly breast the storm, and a bright beam of glory and greatneaa will illumine again thine own desolated fields! God bless theo evermore! Yes, Mr. Speaker, what South Carolina wants is not so much tho means, but the will, the strong and manly determination, tho all-pervading consciousnoss that tho past is irrevocably gone, ana a new world opening before na. When the pionoor strikes his aio into the first tree in tho western wilderness, to lay the foundation for hia log-cabin, there seems to bo endless labor and difficulty be fore him. But his courage duos not fail. And as tho monarch? of tho forest fall, tho bright sun amilea upon his path, and behold, in a few years, hia homo is aurrounded with tho blessings of heaven, and comfort and plenty reward his toil and determination. Thus let South Carolina atriko tho axe of progress into her old prejudices; lot hor strike boldly and with a will for a new existence She haB immense resources; let her but will their development. Lot her not hesi tate for a moment longor, for now is the day, noto is the hour I The darkest minutes precedo tho glorious morn. Whoever truly loves tho Slate, let him ahow it now. Besides, is not every individual's prosperity increased by tho success of this meaaure ? There are plenty land-owners in this State of ten, evon twenty thousand aoroa. What do thoy want with it all? Why not sell a portion of it to tho immi grant, lot him cultivate it, help to increase our products aud to pay our taxes ? Are 20,000 acres of wilderness worth aa much aa 1000 acres in small farms and high cultivation ? It is human settle ment that gives value to the soil. Double the population, and wo double tho valuo of our lands and the resources of the State. Double our white population, and we have double strength and secu rity in every omergenoy. Mr. Speaker: I will not tax tho patience of the Houao any longer. I have done. If I have erred in any of the premisos, I havo the consciousness, nevertheless, that I truly meant it for tho beat of all. I belieyo I can confidently point to my past efforts as evidence that I sincerely love South Carolina, and so I shall continue to love her and atand by her in weal and in woe, until I find my last resting-place in her sacred bosom. The House, on motion of Mr. ?-L?nckki-, ad journed to meet on Friday. ' - ??? . Tho grave announcemont that the Prlnco Imperial will hereafter dine with bis mother, and not in tbe nur sery, occupies a prominent place m the French Court journal. *" JR. _3. M O V _A_ L OF P. EPSTIN FROM 373 to 268 CORSER KM AND WENTWORTH-STS. Hha7.no beest a ci-vizirs op Charleston, S. 0., for tho Uist fou: t??*n raarx, and oxtcnslvaly ingagcd il tho mercantil?? line, l n?.w take this oppor tunity of roturnliiR n?T tlinnlcs So tlir? jiiibli,. for tho PATUONAOB WHICrtTIUCY H.WK EXTENDED, -vittv topes for ycontlnuauca of Hi" sum?. REOPENING OF P. EPSTIN, lT THE WELL KNOWN STAND UNDER TUE MASONIC HALL, KNOWN AS THE OLD BAZAAR, 268, Corner of-King and Wentworth-Sts. I-3P0RTER AND JOBBER OF FOREIGN, DOMESTIC AND FANCY DRY GOODS, imo HAS ON HAND AND 18 NOW RECEIVING BY EVEBY STEAMER. AT THE ABOVE STAND, i SPLENDID FALL STOCK, CONSISTING OF ; OASSIMERES, CLOTHS, BLANKETS* SHAWLS, FLANNELS, DELAINES, PRINTS, HOSIERY, 3LOVES, HANDKERCIE?EFS, HATS, UTTU YANKEE NOTIONS. OF EVERY DESCRIPTION, ?nd would invite Country and City Merchants to? all and examino my. Stock liefere purchasing elso rhero, aa I will eell them at the LOWEST WHOLESALE AND-RETAIL PRICES. P. EPSTIN. November M lmo CHEAP GO0_S!JIIEAP GOODS! CLOTHING, HATS, SHOES, AT P. EPSTIN'8, No. 37a King-street.. MERCHANTS OF CHARLESTON AND DEALERS GENERALLY?I would rospcctftilly call you. at e&tlou to my Stock of the abovo liamod -roods, CLOTHING, SHOES, HATS, which aro adapted to all sections of tho country, aud which I will uell AT THE LOWEST WHOLESALE AND RETAIL PRICES. AU aro respectfully Invited to call and o^omlue my Good?, both at No. U72, TWO DOORS ABOVE GEOHUE 3THEET, and No. 2?8, CORNER OF KING AND WENT WORTH STREETS. P. EPSTIN. November 22 lmo B. POLEY, WHOLESALE LIQUOR HOUSE, FOR THE PRESENT AT FARMERS' AND EXCHANGE BANK, INFORMS HI8 FRIENDS AND THE PUBLIC THAT he has returned from the North, and wo old call tho attention of his customers to tho following celebrated brands of Ales, Whiskies and Gin JOHN TAYLOR & SONS' ALBANY IMPERIAL CREAM ALE Pale and _A_iTibe?" _Aie ALSO, THEIR CELEBRATED BRAND OF A8TOE P_A._C__E XX For Family and Medical uso, in butts, casks, and half casks, for Bottling and Shipping MASSEY, COLLINS & CO.'S PHILADELPHIA ALE (AND THE 80LE AGENT FOB CHARLESTON) Which will always bo supplied fresh. Also, tho following LIQUORS : OLD NEOTAR WHISKEY?1810 OLD RYE WHISKY?18.0 OLD BOURBON?X?XX?XXX HOLLAND OIN?fine quality. All of which will be sold at small advance on former prices. Call and seo at tho house of tho FARMERS' AND EXCHANGE BANK, EAST BAY. November 30 ?33. POLEY, No. 85 Market-street, CLOTHING, SHOE AND HAT STOBE, WOULD CALL THE ATTENTION OF OLD AND new friends to his One Stock of OVERCOATS JBOCK AND DRES8 COATS VE8T8 AND PANTALOONS SHntTS AND UNDER-8HLRTS DRAWERS AND BOOKS BOOTS AND SHOES HATS AND CAPS TRUNKS, CARPET BAGS VALISE8, Ac, Ac. AU of which will bo sold at the SMALLEST POSSIBLE PROFIT8. Call and see._ Novembor 80 PUTTY UP! PUTTY UP! N.M. GILBKETH, No. 101 Market-street, HOUSE, SIGN, AND SHIP VRTIST, KESPECTFULLY SOLICITS ORDERS tfBOM HIS old and new customer-. GLAZING promptly attended to, PUTT-" for sals. HoYomber 13