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? VOLUME XVI. CAMDEN, SOUTH-CAROLINA, TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 4, 1855. * NUMBER 49. message of Oov. Winston, of Ala- |i bauta. Fedekal Relations.?The continued and I violent agitation of the question of slavery by the people of the r.on s'aveholding States, exhibits a settled purpose on their part, led on by the bigoted fanatic and scheming politicians to permit the enjoyment of no peace in 1 the Union, until aroused hv the spirt of free men we will have them to know we have borne with their a joressious until lonffer submission "3D' ^ o to wrong and insult is no longer endurable. The assailants of the South have continued their war upon us until the assumed light of interference in our affairs has become with them a religious sentiment. At no period of our his- j tory lias this question presented a more gloomy i aspect. At no time has there been less pros- ! pect of a cessation of the hostile policy adopt- j ed towards us. Their power in the States and , i in Congress, is greater aud more formidable I than ever before; and they seem now actuated I; by a spirit of mischief. The higlfest tribunal of a State lias shown in its decisions a ready ; subserviency to popular fanaticism; and a State j T.Pdisl it ui-e has violated the soirit of the con- |< " ; stitutional compact of the union, in ortler to prevent the execution of a law made to enforce the requirements of the Constitution. What , was once considered the mad efforts of crazy j enthusiasts, has now the control of the popular mind at the North, and has become a mighty j 1 power, only to be effectually resisted by a | united people in the defence of the Constitution and efforts to preserve a continuation of the Federal Union. It is the blindness of political madness to shut our eyes longer to the serious , nature of our position on this subject. The time has come when, as a people united in an emergency, rising above all party consiitera' tions, we should be prepared to assert and t<> maintain ?>ur constitutional and natural rights , no matter from what source the a-saults mav come, t:r the consequences which may follow. | The nature or man, in its best form, is aygres- i sive ? more so in communities and nations j All history teaches us that no people cvei maintained their natural or political lights !>v a course of temporising submission t<?. wrong. Acquiesce in one case but invi.es another. The compromises of the Constitution were the first, and should have been the last, the people of the South submitted to. Had the . aggressive course of the North been met with firmness at the commencement of this war on our rights, w e should long ago have had peace I and quiet, which we have been unable t<> attain l?v compromises, often at war with the terms 1 of our |>Witical compact, and replete witii in justice to us. When the calculating selfish | i n('111ewe a'/italinir. and permitting this I agitation, shall find the S<?urh agreed and niii* ! I ted as to the settlement of t!ii- matter, re shall have peace and not until then. When iliev are ; brought to see what they are about to Inn- ? the trade of the South ?by winch they are the ; chief beneficiaries ol the labor ol shires, the j shop-keepers and manufacturers will see the I wickedness of their conduct. '1 hey now verv j properly conclude Irom the course of some j Southern men, that we feel as if we would j cease to exist without i political connection ; with, and depeieience on, the lion s!av?-holiliiig States. They have reason to believe that we | are prepared for a continuation of tint political compact?known as the L nion?by a base and shameful acquiescence in whatever wrong they may choo>e to inflict. The union of these States is only to be pre- j served by a faithful observance ol the terms of the compact, as agreed u|k>ii in the Con*titu j tion; and the sooner the aggressor is made to understand such to be our aoiicIummii, the more likely is the Union to last. So long as the j Jinion is calculated to effect the great objects it was established to accomplish, it should he sustained. Hut when the government, under the control of a reckless majority, ceases to protect, and becomes an instrument of oppres sion, it will have failed in the purpose of its oiaatinii. and will no longer be a proper object of veneration. As a party to the great political events which seem fast coining tu a crisis, we lave no power , of avoiding the i->sues presented. We have no escape, unless, hy a firm and united course, we j show ourselves ready to maintain our rig/its under any circumstance*. We have nothing t'? hope ftoin the sense of justice in the minds of a great majority of those in power in the free States. The realization, of the fact that we had come to the period in the history of our wrongs, when we will dare to assert our |iolitical equality in the government at any hazard, might cause them to pause. They might he aware of the delusion under which they lie in supposing the people of the slaveholding State so dependent upon a political connection with thein for prosperity or happiness. The slave j holding States, and those inovitably bound to us by locality and intere st, cover an extent of I country whose geniality of climate, and productivvness of soil, combine to inakeusa people ; more independent of other than any other part of the world. Producing all the necessaries, many of the luxuries ot life, and the great staples that command the commerce of the world, we are as independent, when we shall he driven to independence, of the product or man ufactories of those w ho feel such degradation in the alliance, as ifan impassable ocean rolled between us. With a people brave, intelligent, energetic, ' and, when aroused, as patiictic as any that j iiava ever liveJ, I see none of those causes of apprehension and alarm at the contemplation 1 of wrongs long continued, which will inevitably drive us to dissolve the political ties which , have heretofore existed between us and our assailants. i- 1 ?t,a MmmprcMil rnctrinlinns hv I r reru uum ???v v which we have been fettered for the benefit and protection of the capitalists of our assailant*, by 1 the operations of federal legislation, both the products and mechanical labor of the South would receive an impulse never yet enjoyed? The Northern Stute3, so much aggrieved by any connection with slavery, would soon, in bankruptcy and ruin, realize tbe only injur v that tluir madness will have provoked, ami in 1 sackcloth and poverty repent too late of the ! folly and madness which provoked such results i This question is not one of mere policy which I vou are called upon to inoetj it is a question of existence itself. Necessity knows no law but the law of self preservation, the first law of on nature. As such, it commands your most wli intense attention, which I earnestly recom- the iner.d it may receive in your deliberations. av< For myself, I have long been convinced that e.v the day for compromises and appeals to North- 50 em forbearance had passed and that our safety or depended on a stern and more manly course? 0? resolving, as heretofore, to ask for nothing but 00 what is right, and determined to submit to no Ri further wrong. 70 ?4?? l* The Hon. W. Elliot, Commissioner from this Slate at the World's Fair in Paris has returned ^ to this City. The Paris /Imerican ot the Gilt Jj,j ult., says: * 'Mr. Elliot as President of an Agricultural 11C Society and asa practical planter, has been well V qualified to represent the leading interest of his State, and his exertions to bring the staple articles of South Carolina to the notice of the , Imperial Commission, the International Jury 1 " and the public, deserves high commendation. 1 '"Mr. Elliot, favorably known in Carolina as 'j11 ?<i>>r11tinf/.r rn iIip Southern Review" as the ! . author of "Carolina Sports," and of various I ,,V pamphlets on agricultural, political and eco-j ^ noinical subjects, has further added to his repu-1 ^ tatiun by his Address delivered in French : ^ before the Imperial and Central Agricultural j Society of Fiance, in which, after describing ; . the processes oft be cultivation and preparation j ^ of Uotton, lie points out with great, clearness p' and force the immense advantages which Kurope ^ dei ives from the manufacture and use of this' great American staple, and the impoitance, which the Southern group of stars hold in the constellation of the United States. The facts I which lu; brought forward in this address were ' w( highly appreciated hv the nu mbers of lliat 1 8l, distinguished body and a medal has been j vvt unanimously voted to liim. ! SP( "A perfect knowledge of tie French Ian-! ^ gunge, plea-ing and en-v'manners, enabled Mr. ' Wi Flliot to frequent all circles of society; be was I t(, able to urge the claims of his fellow citizens. In( and to collect valuable information for bis ! ,]P country. iins ''Mr. Elliot filled the honorable situation conf.'rred upon liim with great credit, and his | ft,, colleagues may he justly proud of the manner i u j in which South Carolina has been represented, j ed We wish him a pleasant journey aeross the : co (treat Ocean, and a safe arrival among his ] c|t friends; may lie never feiget the hours spent | tin among his colleagues during the troubles of exciting times of the second World's Fair of i 1855." . ? n- v v 1}l 1 uk hvgi.an!) of i estekijay and the exit- j ^ i.ani> of To Hay.?Two years ?>f contact with the heir of Napoleon have sufficed to destroy j ' f?.rever England's prestige rjlory dignity power md future Let ? verv EmilNlimaii icble and _ honest In-arted who reads thes?' lilies tlie truth of which lie can cfirm by the throbbing* ol hiheart and the blush noon his brow, l"t him tell r, . ... ... .. < < us, wdh his itunii upon iiis conscience, wu.-u ^ will become of his country it* lliis alliance la*ts ; two wars loiig'-r. 1*1 veil now if Queen, Par- i i- i i-i i - * i '"I hanvnt. an<I nation desiml peace, their w Mies . would be frnitles5. Yesterday a last reflux | 'J of the political inflncnce of England was ' still bright at Stamboul in the person of . Lord IBdcliffe. To-day tjiere as elsewhere, in Ttirkey as in the Ciimca at Yienna, at Paris, and eyrn at London the Napoleonic rattle | clutches in his talons the British leopard (qv lion?) To-day the Emperor Napoleon III., victorious, and in the sunshine of his glory is silently tip'-n- j ing the fruit of his vengeance on the millennial , tree of English power. To morrow he will shake ! the tree, the fruit will fall to the ground, soid ; ev Great Britain, isolated and without allies will j t!i regret too late her complaisant madness. But re the crime of St. Helena will have been expiated wl and the battle of Waterloo will receive an com- bj pensation. [Lo Nord.] tii Prepayment of Postage to ne Made bv l'' Stamps Oni.y.?It will be recollected that by the act of March 3, 1855, requiring the postage , on all letters not free sent by mail within the ! United States, and not from or to a foreign j ev country to be prepaid, it was also enacted that j * from and after January 1, 18f>0, "the Post mas j . ^ . V ?i ! su ter ijenerai may require |i"M.unco era iu piiiwpostage stamps upon all prepaid letters upon , w which such stamps may not have been placed i by the writers. We learn that the Postmaster General has jj( derided to require postmasters to comply with (j| and carry into effect, this provision of the law, i and if not already done to ?upply themselves ujwith postage-stamps accordingly hv sending iheir order for them to the Third Assistant C(| Postmaster General. Of course, it is not intend I p(J ed nor expected that this regulation shall throw a upon postmasters the labor of affixing postage ||t, stamps to letters where the writers might, with- .. | out inconvenience have done it for themselves. | .((J ?The main thing is for postmasters to keep W( themselves supplied with stamps that all persons having occasion to use may readily obtain Sq t)i em.? Washington Union. ? !\fn. Joiix Van Bi/rbn*?$50 Reward.? The last seen of this gentleman was on Tues- 1 day night, about 8 1-2 o'clock precisely, when he was observed making his exit from Tarn a many with the Soft Shell platform sticking out 1,1 of his pocket. If this should meet the eye of 'K any person who can tell of his whereabouts ho j would con for a favor by imparting flic informa tion to his distressed friends especially /lint iUI portion composing the fiO.OOO majority who j 00 have been so faithful to his interests. As Mr. s" Cochrane "does the heavy busines." it is possi b!e he may have him ''in his arms" in mistake f? for the President. Will somebody inquire? New York Democrat. A Strange Fish. ? A fish was taken vester th* dav in the mill pond at Pine Island, which is ' ? a stranger to all our fishermen. He is four " and a half feet long, about eight inches mi through and weighs upwards of thirty pounds, "hi He has no teeth' and his scales are about two ful inches in dimeter and of a very beautiful and ',c delicate texture. In genefal shape and appear Kp nnce he somewhat resembles a salmon. M Newhuryport Herald 3C)th. 'n I n e Sound Dues.?The Journal of Commerce this subject furnishes an explanation of lat Demark means by * the capitalization of ; Sound Dues. It appears that the annual :-rage receipts of Sound Dues of merchandize elusive of legitimate taxes amount to 1,103 0 rix dollars which capitalized at 5 per cent c< twenty years' purchase, would produce 42- 1,1 0,000 rix dollars or a little less than $30- w 0,000, United States currency. Of this sum h< issia :s expected to pay 29 per cent, or S3- P' 0,000 (ireat Britain, the same amount; C( ussia. 12 percent or ?3.00,000; France, 3 '1( r cent or $900,000; Norway. 1 per cent, or h; 00,000; Hamburg and Bremen about $250- t'1 0: the United States about $250,000, &e. 'I; ic amount which would have to be paid by |)l 5 United Slates is very nearly the same as d< is actually offered by this Government some B ie ago, as a gross payment to Denmark, if J'( nerican vessels might henceforth be permit 1 to pass into tlie liultic tree irom toil. i?ut i Court of .Copenhagen replied to the effect 'a ited in the present circular that such an ariigement could not be carried out without bj e simultaneous concurrence of all the re spec- }'( c Powers. The formal and positive engage l'' nils which exist between Denmark and the tc ier Powers with regard to the Sound Dues, |): not allow of any speeial arraugemenis on 'b it subject between Denmark and any other l'i iwer." The proposal now made is probably sl ended to meet the wishes of the United te ;ites at the same time that it invites the other b( iwers to join in an arrangement which it j ;IC ?y conceive to he virtually the same as was 151 ce proposed by our Government. c> tli hi A Rich Scene.?Yesterday Constable Miller fo ut with a search warrant to look for some b( don fronds After some examination thev p* e? - # ^ ire found in tlie possession of a bouncing T rvanL giil. The pi operty consisted principal- s< of articles of dress among which was a tine s! >rked collar. This the uffi.-cr endeavored dt got in liis hand-, but the girl put it in her bt aittli and "shut down on it." The constable re terniinc-d not to be foiled in that way run r;i ? finger in the giri's mouth in crder to pull m t the collar when she opened, and taking his ti, ger between her teeth, crushed it almost to tli elly. The officer not liking that trap, jerk- b< out Ids finger, and the gill swallowed the w liar. This ended the search, as Mr. Miller con- h: ided the collar was then beyond his jurisdic- of hi. Healthy girl that and fond of delicacies, pi ? Tcrre Haute Express. w Dkatii of John Buyck, Esq ?Mr. John r,C vce, one of our most esteemed and useful fel- . . % st iv citizens depnitid this lite oil Saturday ,'lit last; we regret In chronicle, ami as will , seen on reference to the notice in another Inn n, will be interred in the burial ground ^ ached to the Washington street Methodist ... lurch, this morning, at 11 o'clock. Mr. Bryce was one of the early settlers of . duiubia, where by hi>uutirng industry, probi .j, and unwavering fidelity t j business he coma tided and received the respect ami adiration oftlie entire community. His Chris. ' .11 liberality was proverbial. Having .vcurnu I fit an almost princely fortune, unlike t lie | i>st of men lie was fouiuJ ever ready to assist . Ill use who had secured his confident: j and res j j ci and asked ins aid. lie Sias done much wards making Columbia what it is and has . ..." ill It behind hiin a community of friends who ill ever cherish his memory. Carolina Times 20 inst. Ci ()i:n Uaii.koau?Well, the long-looked for fi< cut has at length transpired ?the cars on ?i c Cheraw and Darlington Railroad having b< ached the Cheraw Depot, lioin whence the u liistle, or rather bugle's blast may bo heard V , every citizen of the town is We have no time to speculate upon the ten "I ousand benefits which the construction of s? is important road will confer upon the town it id surrounding country. These are already owjng theiiiselvs in the increase of travel, and i'1 e despatch of the products of our soil. An c< ent like this, we think, deserves some public .V inoiistratioii for its commemoration. We di jow not the exact age of the world, but no e: cli event ever occurred before and perhaps tl ill not soon again.? Cheraw Gazelle. ti hi nl Tip: Noutiika.stkkn Kaii.koad.?We men- di uicd some weeks ago, that the citizens of it liarlestoii seem determined to persecute this terpri.se to the bitter eie!-that the grand jury l.'hai lestoii had pronounced it a nuisance, vi d that a mandamus had been issued by the in ant, ordering the company to show cause, in (I rty dav why it should not be made to tear up portion of the ro:id. Well, thy,case has boon jj aril ami the court has ordered the road across ,n frog poml to be torn up . It seems the tad- til ile business is ol'more iinpoitance to the polly w jgs of the salt marshes, than a Railroad, u liays they are fond of music, and prefer the J< ueaking of the frogs to the roaring of the (l| ?nin engine.? lb. b( Mki.anciioi.v Dbatii.?We learn by the 'ark River Watchman that Mr. S. R. Nelson, p, respectable gentleman of Williamsburg Disct, and a merchant of the village of Kings. ju e, was found dead upon the counter in his ire on Saturday morning the IOth instant. 1,1 plual of laudanum was foind by his side, d it is supposed by some that lie may have mmitted suicide, but lie is mi <1 to have been bject to violent fits ofcholic t.ud it is thought n( those who knew liiin best that he had re tirso to the laudanum, with t! ehope of reliev- jj r himself of one of these attiicks. c; We learn from the Kansas correspondent of > New Yolk Times, that tin* pro slavery party |,fl that territory have petitioned Gov. Shannon PC reconvene, the legislature in order that steps St iy ho taken without deltiy to constituteapro 'lI1 ivery constitutional convctilion. The corres su ndetit adds: "It is said the petition will not an granted. The Governor is now laboring to C) t up for himself a lit/If antislavery reputation w alters are evidently fast approaching a crisis Kansas. * }'c GOVERNOR'S MESSAGEExecutive Department, Nov. 27, 1S55. 'cnlhmen of the Senate and House of Representatives : You have resumed the discharge of your institutional duties under the most cncouragg circumstances. The pecuniary pressure liieh, at the beginning of the year, bore so ;avily upon all classes of society, has hap. ly passed off without its anticipated disasters ornmerce continues to prosper ami widen ;r domain; Agriculture rejoices over full irvesls; and Lalior of every description feels e stimulus of remunerating prices. The year is been one of unexampled health; and our iople, in quiet and security, have successfully jvoted themselves to their various vocations, epresenting a Commonwealth thus blessed, >u will unite with me in offering to the Giver all Good the homage of grateful hearts, and jvoutly supplicating a continuance of His vor # In the discharge of the dufv impnseil on me f the Consilulion, I shall recomiQei.d to mr consideration various measures which I ink important to the public weal. Your in lligence will enable you to select, and your itriotisin will prompt you to adopt, such of em as will advance the interests and promote e general prosperity of our common coniluents. The public good especially comnnt (I to your keeping, cannot, in my judgment, more certainly attained than l.-y a steady Iherence to Uie long-settled policy of the ate. New enactments and modifications of listing laws are some times required to suit it* varying circumstances of our condition; it legislation which seeks to break down the rms and usages to which a peonle have lung >en accustomed should not he resorted to exqit under the exacting pressure of necessity he people of^otith Carolina have great rca hi to rest content with their Constitution as it ands. it is far better (list its immaterial .I'.-oiw cli.mlH !ip In imp tli.-m llmt up should 'gin I lie hazardous work of constitutional 'form. All of tire old Slates of the confedecv, except (>ur own, have at different times tide fundamental changes in their Coustitujns. These changes may have served for le inomenl to captivate the populace; hut 1 tve nut heen tihlc to discover that those for hose especial benefit they were introduced ive been distinguished by a higher elevation " sentiment, 01 heen rewarded with greater osperity than our own people, who still cling itli confidence to their old forms, and gatli hope lor the future from the encouraging 'collections uf the past. Continue, then by >ur example and policy, to leach your conitutents not to lean on (iovcriiment, hot to ly on their own energies to work out their rslitiy. A peo.de thus tiained will be more alous of their lights and when assailed will and up more manfully in their defence, than their minds a e hewildcrcd and their time asted in fruitless elliirts to better their cnmliDti by periodical changes in their organic lawhe proclivities :?f the age are to my mind, iniuous of any thing but good to the cause of ue progress. In certain sections ot the eouny docilities have been avowed and scenes en ti d which, in the better days of the Republic mild have consigned their authors to lasting famv and execration. The advocates of a -1 !..?? cif II litirlt nln/m friniif rnlfS IjjllVI Mil' ? O.i. ?.. iuiii|>li;iiit in tin* land of Hancock and Otis; ?d luolis and i iois are so common that the lisgnidcd masse.? arc last acquiring a taste for lood. In view (if hiJcous phases which Kadidism has elsewhere assumed, and the hitter uits uf its triumphs, Conservatism may conilently appeal to the patriotism of the. reforicisofa milder latitude to postpone their larirs to a more auspicious period. There is isdom and safety in the injunction of Holy frit: "I'rove all things; hold fast that which good." I commend to you the preservation four Constitution in all its integiity. It has ,'rved us and we owe it toourselvs to transmit intact to our posterity. First in .order and highest in importance, I ivitc your especial attention to the financial mditioii of the State. The right to tax to our constituents?the most responsible and L'lieate of all your trusts?cannot be wisely xcrcised wi'hout constantly keeping in view io amount of our obligations, and properly cs mating the resources with which they are to is met. How far it may be prudent to increase ur indebtedness, and in so doing create, at no > - - -- f ? ?? i ? islam any. ?'i necessity ior uierea&eu uia.uiwh, will lie At you to determine. Our people re patriotic, and I mil satisfied would make 3 heavy sacrifices as any people to preserve in iolate the puldic faith ; but it must In: borne i mind that they cultivate exhausted lands, and iey will form an exception to the rest of their untrymcn, if, with the prospect id' onerous ixntioii before them, they do not emigrate to iore favored regions, where," if they have high ixes to pay, they will have rich harvests on liich the contributiuu would be levied. The following statement exhibits the public >bt of the State, as it appears on the books * the Loan OiKcc, on the .'10th day Soptemir, 1855: When Am. mil-| When clue. Knle of Ain't nf i?oniM- Hiainliiis- in'i. I nu. iu't. IT. 1791 *103,67431 \i will ?f8inie.j3 per rt 83.110 23 J83S 30.173 13 Jnimarv. IM">9 5peret| 1,82307 1H3'J 1.011 11 Jnnuarv, 1862 |fipere|| 60 66 ne, 1833 I 7GS/>1<.).r>G INfiii l8GO.'7?IG|)Jrcil1G,093 17 1S33 927.777 79 185S and I8G8 5 |wrcH6.338 88 ec. 1853 250,00000 January, 187! G per rt 15,000 (X) 18T| 1 2C 1.00000 1875 - Gperrt 12,000 00 2,287,156.23 121.47G.GI To the above sum of $2,287,150.23 must be Ided $800,000, the amount of State subset ip:>n yet to be called for to the Illue lvidge ailroad Company. This will give us, in prinpal, $3,087.150,25, and an annual interest of 172,470.01. If to this is added"tho sum of .000,000, the amount of bonds of said Com .ny to be endorsed by the State, bearing veil per cent, interest, the entire debt of the ale inav tie set clown at 01,087, 150,'211, with i annual interest of ?242,170.01. When this m is increased, as it most probably will be, by iothcr million for he completion of the State ipitol, the whole debt will be $5,087,150,23, ith nn annual interest o{ $302,47G.01. As the gross profits of the Hank for tho last I >ar were only 8273.050.02, it is apparent | that unless these are largely increased for the future, a large portion of this interest must fall on the State Treasury, and be met by an inJ crease of our annual taxes. In view of this exhibit, I think' it must be admitted that we have made suflicient progress in the way of getting In to debt to justify at least a temporary pause. You will certainly not offend the tax-paying portion of tour constituents by declining to embark in any new projects requiring new loans to any considerable amount. In enumerating the items of the public debt, I have omitted $1,051,420,09, the amount of surplus fond deposited by act of Congress, because 1 have no apprehension that the State will ever he called upon to pay it. The public debt, so fiir iis it respects the payment ot tne interest, is divided into three classes: 1. That, the interest of which is chargeable upon the Bank. This consists of the 5 and G per cents of 18:58. 2. That'portion of the debt the interest of which is chargeable on the sinking fund. It consists of 3 per cents of 1794, and 5 per cents of 1838, redeemable in 1859. 3. The new tfebt, the interest on which is payable out of the current funds of the Tre.-ii sury, viz: tho bonds issue to provide for the I erection of the new State Capitol. The amount issued is 8250,000; interest 815,000. The bonds j issued to proviJe for ihe payment of the State I <iilic/M-iiOinii tn tlm P,lnu Hirl<Ti> Itnilrnnil t!iim 'V ...v. ~.... - pany. Bo.ds to the amount of ?200,000 have already been issued the interest on which will he 812,000. There must he dming the ensuing} ear a further issue of bonds to provide the means lor carrying on both these works. The resources of the State to meet the public debt consist of stock in her various Railroad, and the surplus assets of the Bank. The nominal value of these stocks is 81,542,300; their present value in market is 8771,150. The surplus means of the State in the Bank, over its liabilities, is 83,922,320.04. On reference to the Report of the Coinp trailer General, it appears that the payments for the year 1855 were ?651,692,93, and the receipts at the Treasury were 8440,142.^9. My predecessor called your attention to the claim of Mr. Anthony Hyde for commissions as agent of the State lor claims on account of losses in the Florida war; but on reference to your journals, I find that no action was had on the subject. Shortly after your adj -urnment, Mr. Ilyde urged on me the payment of his claim Upon examining the papers in my department, 1 found that the late Governor Seabrook had appointed Mr. Ilvde agent of the State, with a stipulation on the face of the power of attorney, that Mr. Ilvde was to receive as his compensa tion five per cent, on all sums collected. Out oftlie $1,583 to the credit of the State at the United States Treasury,.! have paid him his compensation at the rate of five per cent., and a small charge for copying, in all $978.45, Mr. Hyde thinks he is entitled to five per c*ut. more for his services. IIow much equity there j is in his claiinyou will be enabled to determine by an examination of the papers and corespondence, which are herewith transmitted. The balance,after deducting brokerage, amounting to $000.59, together with Si7,780,05 previously received, I have deposited with the Trea-nrer of the Upper Division. A Report from the Commisioners of the New Slate Capitol will he found among the documents accompanying this message In accordance with your instructions, they have changed the site of the building, and modified i their plans so as to remedy the defects in their ! former structure. The walls for the foundation have risen above the surface oftlie ground and, as more than one hu%dred and forty laborers ar employed on the work, its further progress will he rapid aud gratifying. It appears to me, though pretending to no skill in such matters, that the new masonry is very much superior ;o the old. The large regular hammered stone, arranged in horizontal layers of equal thickness, gives it a solid and substantial appearance, which forbids any fear of a catastrophe such as befei the former structure. . The bonds of the State issued' for this 1 building have all been disposed of, and ol their proceeds only enough remainn on hand to meet the wants of the present year. Although the finances of the State demand the strictest econ oniv and the most careful husbandry of our resource, as the Capitol has been begun by your authority and is much needed by the State, I would suggest liberal nppropiations for its progress and completion. There is no propriety in protracting the work for six or eigiit years, when it may be finished in three or four. 'J be longer the time of building this structure, the greater will be the expense t?> the Stale, so that true economy will recommend its speedy completion. Tho South Carolina College is in a more flourishing condition than it has ever been since its establishment, lis administration is able and faithful, and 1 am assured that the spirit of study has never been more general, nor the bearing of the students more manly. It is objected by some to institution that its advantages are confined ton particular class, and calculations have been m ade to show at what cost to the State tho these advantages have been enjoyed. I respectfully submit that its benefits are not to be estimated by the standard of dollars and cents. If its founders had made it a question of arithmetic, it would never have been established. And if it is to bo judged by that standard, thou pcihapsit may be said to have failed. Hut if the spread I of knowledge and a thirst for its acquisition ? if the development and expansion of intellect ?if pure morality, manly sentiment, refined taste, and elevated thought,?if these are riches to a people, then has the Institution been a mine of wealth to the State?thus fully justifying the liberal policy which has always mis It is greatly to be regretted that President | Tlioriiwell's determination to withdraw from i its government remains unchanged. I regard j his retirement a public loss, lie lias discharged ; the arduous trust with unequalled ability ami success, and in thus oflieiully noticing his resignation, I feel that I pav but a merited tribute to uncommon worth and rare endowment. On the 20th of January, that portion of the College buildings known as the Fast ; Wing and Centre Jhiilding of Putlcdge i College, was totally destroyed bv fire. 'lite West W ing was saved, but in such a damag-" j ed condition as to render its continued nccii! pancy extremlv uncomfortable if not positively ! dangerous. The inconveniences to which the i College was jtuhjpcled by this disaster were sd j great, and the demand for the reconstruction of the buildings so urgent that, a sjtecial meeting of the Soard of Trustees was called, in the hope that some scheme might be sug- * gested, by which the buildings could be replaced without waiting for a sjiecial appropria tion from the Legislature. The evils (o be apprehended from delay were numerous and grave. It would have kept the College for two full seasons in a condition altogether unfit for the accommodation of students; applicants would have been deterred from entering, or if they had been disposed to come could not have been received. The students now irf attendance would hive been crowded together for a year longer, exposed to the temptations ! i-ii T i .i: : : ie juienubs anu iioMj/tiuuii umtn omuii o oiaio of things naturally engenders. The College at the time of the tire was in a condition of growing prosperity and if it had been allowed to receive a shock, which would have been j the case had no interest been manifested in its reparation, the consequences might have been permanently disastrous. The Hoard was so' sensible of those evils, that it resolved to rebuild at once and to pledge as far as it was competent to do so the faith of the Legislature. The case seemed too plain to admit of doubt. The Legislature could not suffer the College to lie in ruins. Besides,their was some apparent claim upon the State. By an Act of 1811/ the Comptroller General was required annually to insure the College Buildings against fite. With the exception of two or three years, this K a 1 ..J i!l lof I ...I net was reguiuny cxecuieu uimi i?i. wneit the Legislature declined making the usual appropriation, on the ground, it was understood, that the State ought to be its own insurer. As then the Legislature had'assumed in some sort the responsibility of an insurer, it was hoped that this would he an additional inducement for repairing the losses occasioned by an accidental lire. Confidently anticipating the; friendly interposition of the State, the Board appointed a committee to make a contract upon the faith of an appropriation trom the present Legislature. But the Committee found it impossible to execute their trust. No mechanic would undertake the work. With the deliberate opinion of such a body as the Board of Trustees before me I did not scruple to regard this as an emergency in which the public interest demanded whatever appropriation could he made from the contingent fund, without prejudice to the customarydrafts'upon it. The assistance which 1 was able to render, enabled the Committee to make a contract upon very favorable terms, and the work has been completed within a shorter period than was thought possible. The College appears in renovated beauty, and the tide of its prosperity has had no ebb. The entire cost of the new building is $2#602.00. Of litis sum I have advanced out of the contingent fund $15,000 An appropriation of ?7,8U2 will be necessary to fulfil the oblL gation of the Board with the contractor, Mr. Cownover, I have paid for ordinary draft on the contingent fund. $1,020.54. There are certain rewards otl'ered lor the apprehension of fugitives fron justice, by myself and predecessors which may hereafter constitute a claim on this fund. A aa/l.ioM/ic ova mncf otiAncaA' 1 UU iUllUUI J i&VUUV.IIIIVO Ulb UJUiii. oui/goov fully conducted, nr.d continue steadily to grow in public estimation. Though but of a few years' standing, their fruits are already felt ro every district of the State ; and under your fostering care, the harvest in time will be rich and abundant. They will be found to b? stronger safeguards than lurts and fortifications. The indigent young man finds himself thus generously trained by his State for the duties of life, can never forget that lie has a State to live for?he will always feel that she has a claim upon him, and, in the hour of her trial, will regard no sacrifice too dear in defence of her institutions. Wise policy dictates ' that their capacity -fur goud should be enlarged to the extent of our means. -Too much praise cannot be awarded to Gen. James Jones, Chairman of the Hoard of Visitors, for the unselfish devotion with which he watches over am] guards their interests. He has just reason to be proud of the success which has 'crowned his efforts, and the State may congratulate herself that the experiment was intrusted to the guidance of one so highly qualified for the task. Willi but a few exceptions, I have reviewed the regiments of the first and fifth military divisions of the State, and the regiments of Charleston and Laurens Distr icts. I was gratified with the military spirit evinced, and the knowledge of tactics which has been generally acquired. The Adjutant and inspector General 1 found at his post, and it affords me pleasure to testify to his zeal and efficiency in the discharge of his duty. It is not necessary that 1 should urge upon you the importance of keeping up our present militia system. Our peculiar coudilion, and the dangers to which we are ex. posed both from within and without, should preclude the thought of abandoning it. * It re not desirable, nor is it practicable to make regular soldiers of our citizens; but it is important to teach them at least the ludiments of that science upon which every people must rely, for security and defence The muster field, like the school house, has its lessons. It in* culcates the duty of obedience, the virtue of courage, and the sentiment of patriotism?and1 without these elements, the standard of character can never lie high. The Free School system will receive at your hands that consideration which its importance demands. Its resuljs lmvo fallen so far shoit of its object that it may be pronounced a failure lis defects have been long felt, and yet nothing has been done except to double the sum of money to be wasted under a bad system. It requires thorough and entire reformation. It i? unfortunate that the end which \va9 evidently contemplated by the act of 1811 has been ab.indoncd and that what was intended to intri * duce gradually a general system of common schools has been prevcrted to the exclusive education of paupers. In my judgetusnt wo should return to the policy ot 1811, and seek