GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. ?
V
Fellow Citizens of the Scjiate.
and House of Representatives: s
I congratulate you upon your assembling to c
deliberate upon the affairs of the common wealth, 1
and to discharge the high and sacred duties 1
which devolve upon you.
Since your last meeting our State has been r
blessed with an unusual degree of health, and j *
although, in sonic portions of it, a scorching '
drought has blighted the hopes of the husband-'\
man^to a considerable degree, yet in others j!l
they have been rewarded with an abundant j 1
harvest; and whatever deficiency i.i breadstufls ;
may occur in one section, can be supplied from :
another. A new spirit of enterprise and iui- j **
provemcnt seems to animate our people, and *'
when the great railroad enterprises (now rapid i
lv progressing) are completed, wo may indulge j
the hope that a new era of prosperity will dawn ! =
upon us?new life and energy be infused into '
all our industrial pursuits. For these, as for ' -S
all His mercies, we are bound to render our : f
heartfelt thanks to Almighty tiod, our Heaven- 1
ly Father. j *
The financial condition of the .Stale may he i1
put down as follows:
Asset?, S3,113,4 I t 47
Liabilities, ... - 3,208,4:14, .30 '
i I
?1,1)04,089 91 i
The Bank of the State during the past year , a
lias paid a heavy interest oil its capital. Ac- f
cording to a report made to me by the Bresi- 1
dent, the capital in use may be put down at ,
three millions three hundred and fifty thousand '
dollars. I
$3,3.30,000 | |
Deduct fire loan bonds, - - 410,000 j|
$ -',910,000 1
The entire profits, after paying all expenses,
are .... $300, 00
Deduct interest on lire loan bonds - 28,090
i <$272,ouo:
t
It will be Seen by the above statement thai j
the Bank has realized a profit ol something over | t
nine per cent, on its capital. , <,
In conformity to a resolution passed at your t
last meeting, 1 appointed an agent to receive |
the shure of the proceeds of the public lands t
assigned to this State under the act of Congress ' t
cf the 4th of September, 1811. The amount; ;i
paid him was j }|
$18, .14 00 j t
Dbduct commissions paid agent, - 700 00 g
$17,514 90 ' L'
which sum is deposited in the Bank of the 1
State to the credit of the Governor. I await j c
yoqr further directions as to its disposal. j '
The South Carolina College, which has been s
so liberally endowed by your enlightened gen. i J1
erosity, and looked upon as the pride and or- j ;
nanientofour State, is in a most flourishing j11
Condition. Under the auspices of its accom- 1 c
plished president and able professors, its repu- : f
tation is daily extending, and studentsaredrawn , 1
to it from nearly all the Southern and Scut';- I 1
western States. Although the western wing of e
the North College was burnt down in April
last, yet it caused no suspension of the usual 1
routiue of duties either of professors or students. J
^Tliis injur}* to the building was promptly re- j |
^fcired and paid for out of the tuition fund. As 11
^Wis first admonishes us of the dangers to which i !:
so large an amount of public property is ex- | 11
posed, 1 beg leave to call your attention to the ' 1
propriety of having all the College buildings , !
insured.
The important science of geology and mine- 1
ralogy, which for years liasj been so entirely { j
?e MAii' t ? ii r rl i f ii'itli irrunt niiilifl* 1
m-jjitmu, j,..
The cabinet of minerals lias been considerably ! *'
increased, and although it is still comparatively 1
small, yet its elegance and propriety of arrange- j1
ment not only present a most attractive aspect 1
to the visitor, but reflects great credit upon the j
skill and industry of the able professor of that 1
department.
I regret to announce to you that the valuable ! ['
services of Dr. Thornwell, whose eminent piety '
and profound learning rendered him one of its '
brightest ornaments and strongest props, were :
lost to the College by his resignation, which n
was tendered to and accepted by the trustees at j1
their May meeting. It is also with painful p
emotions that I inform you of the heavy blow c
it is to sustain in the contemplated resignation e
of its venerable president, who, with zealous v
fidelity, has discharged the delicate and labori- 0
ous duties of bis office in such a manner as to ; j1
give an additional lustre to bis already extend- i )'
ed reputation, and to the brilliant fame he has
won for himself in other fields. It is most a
deeply to be deplored that continued ill health I1
forces him to take that step which will deprive u
tin rrcirior mnop;i(inn nf ruir nl the ex.'llll- .'I
pie of one whose commanding eloquence, j (|
whose pure morality, springing from a highly j t
cultivated mind a!id heart, was destined to ex- e
ercise such a happy influence over them. Ju-- ft
tice requires that 1 should mention, to the credit | h
of the other professors, that the deficiency re- h
culling from the inability of the 1'resident to v
complete his course of instruction to the class- t
es was promptly supplied by the assumption of a
additional labors by tlietn. , v
The experiment of our Military Academies | '
has succeeded beyond the most sanguine expectations
of their early friends. The Cadets f
now number at the Citadel 1(13 (one hundred
and three,) and at the Arsenal 27 (twenty-sov- 1
en1.) The increasing popularity of these Schools i
call for an extension in the buildings. At the ;i
last annual meeting of the Board of Visitors, at' s
least one hundred applications for admission I
were rejected, for the want of means of accoiii- <
modatiou. If the buildings were extended, and 1
the annual appropriation increased, the number > <
of Cadets might be doubled in the course of a 1 .
\ I1ir c:ivtf.niirlif mnlliMif intic Iimvi* t
...........
been made fur pay pupils alone, and this num. t
ber we may calculate will be greatly increased I \
by the next meeting of the Board. The Board,! .1
with the view of receiving a a larger number of 1
Cadets, ask for an appropriation of $10,00 (ten 1
tlrousand dollars.) for the purpose of enlarging i s
the buildings of the Arsenal in Columbia, so as j t
to accommodate the whole of the fourth class 'J
in that place. By doing this, two hundred Ca- 11
dets (200) can be received at the two schools, i
1 think that the funds of the State could not he 1
expended in a more prrftable manner than to
;rant the sum asked fur. I beg leave to call
our attention to another matter connected
villi this subject. The Professors in these In*
titutions, although their duties are exceedingly'
merous, and discharged with great fidelity by
hem, are more poorly paid than any officers ol
heir grade in the State. Their salaries are
earccly sufficient to support them, and 1 have
easun to believe that we cannot procure their
aiuablc services much longer at the same
ate. If the number of Cadets is increased
and the popular voice calhs for it) an addition>1
Professor must be employed. 1 therefore
ccommcud a further annual appropriation ol
hree thousand dollars to these Academies. 1
ot-1 less hesitation in re'coinoieniliog this, as the
I I i;..l_ il..?n Tii* IIiiuh
Hlllt.' 1I.IS, ;is \C:, IHHIf mile uriluiuiUp H'l niv>ii
is institutions of learning. Not a single dol
at' litis been atiiieil to tlie an una I appropriation
icyond what was given originally to hire ti
piard to protect the arms; and it seems to me
hat the Legislature cannot refuse to grant :i
>uin so small, to an institution which, undei
he fostering care of the State, bids fair to riva
11 usefulness any one of the kind in the Union
\.lready many young men, entirely destitute o
neans, who might have ever lingered in obscu
ity. have been sent forth from if, useful mem
iers ol society, exhibiting the practical utility
if that mode of education they were designee
o illustrate. Upon these Institutions, founder
n designs of benevolence to the poor, as wel,
s usefulness to all classes ol the community, I
eel sssurcd that ! can with success invoke youi
iberaliiv.
I visited during the summer the Cedar Spring:
Isytuui for the education of the Deaf auc
)umb. This benevolent Institution, founder
u lbl'J by the enterprise of .Mr. N. P. Walkei
or the education of some of his own connec
ii us, has grown into importance, and excite:
he deepest intere.-t in every philanthropist.?
Hie number ol' mutes is now twenty-seven
i'kere are many others too poor to pay ifieii
>wu expenses, who are now applying tor ad
nission, but cannot lie received because then
s no provision made tor them by the State I
liink that instead of appropriating a specific
urn to thispurpose, as is now the case, it wouh
in better to allow one hundred and thirty dot
nrs (SI30) for each indigent mute (native ol
he State) that is admitted, without regard ti
lie number of them; There should also lit
ippointed a Board of Visitors to regulate the
idmissions, and take a general supervisioi
iver the beneficiary pupils. This plan wuuk
nlliee fur the present to secure the means o
ducaliou to all the mutes in the State. As
his subject begins to excite great interest ii
itir community, 1 have no doubt hut that souk
ilnti will he soon proposed by which this In
titutiou will he put upon a permanent basis
,!i'l this unfortunate class, who have heretofore
k'uii cat oli' from all the enjoyments ot socia
utorcourse, will he so educated as to he put ii
omiumiicatioii with tlier.i, and thus not onl\
en lercd .happy, but he fitted to act their parti
11 the drama of life I'or the information o
he Legislature, I herewith transmit .Mr. Walk
r's letter on the subject.
During the past summer, I visited officially
? . .1 mi
lie Lcmatic viuiii. mere are new om
luminal and fifty (150) patients in it. lift)
f>0) Iiave been adfiiitted this year nineteen (10
invo been caret!; seventeen (17) clismissei
intcli intproved, and ni to have died. Tin
i?i le apartments are now fall. Justice to tliosi
o whose management it lias been committee
efjuirts that ! slink! testify to die fidelity wit!
vliich they have discharged their duties.
The cleanliness anil good order ol'thees
ablislnnent reflects great credit upon its excel
cut Superintendent; and the complete cotitro
xercised over the patients, not only exhibit:
he skill of the attending Physician in the man
gemeiit of thorn, but his benevolence am
dullness to tliem. i was greatly struck wit!
lis kind, paternal manner towards them, am
heir almost filial devotion for and obedienci
0 him. This institution has been raised air.
lurturcd by the State with a munificence high
y creditable to it.
Although some alterations and improvement:
1 the buildings have suggested themselves t<
u>, yet I forbear to say anything on the sub
.'ct at piesent, as the Legislature at some mon
irospcrous period may deem it necessary oith
r to remove thein t ? some more favorable lo<
alion, or so to remodel tliem as to keep paci
ritb the improvements of the day. The report:
f Dr. Tiv/.evant and Dr. Parker, on this sub
...t ..p.. In.iv.ii'lf!i fi-moiiitti.il to which I ioviti
our particular attention.
'leu thousand dollars appropriated by you
t your last meclingfor I lit-purpose otstereotv
iiiiX and publishing the two manuscript works
if the late Hon. John C. Calhoun, comprising
, "Treatise on Government" and a "Discourse
11 the Constitution of the United S'ates.'
?ov. Seabrook very properly selected as tin
ditor of these works Mr. R. K. Cralle of \ ir
;inh, the intimate personal friend of Mr. Cal
Dun, and the gentleman to whom he hut
limself consigned his uiuuusciipts. The en tin
vork was executed in JSotith Carolina, exeep
he stereotyping, which was done in New \ ork
t the cost of about ?277 20. These twe
vorks are comprised in one volume, which i:
iow ready for distribution.
1 feel it my duty to call your attention to tin
act, that nothing has yet liecn done by tin
Mate towards creeling monuments to Mr. Cal
loan and Col. llutler. The Palmetto Regi
nent, actuated by a spirit worthy of so noble
liul gallant a corps, have determined not ti
idler such neglect to the memory of their be
oved commander, who proved himself wortla
it' t!if> *111r i('11.*11 i i)11 ol 4* 1 *;i! I n i* nl* \\'\< l^nnitnntH *
i.-ive taken steps to erect a monument at thcii
turn expense. This should not be allowed
Mtliomrli it is a most pleasing duty to them
id the State should certainly claim the righi
o pay this last tribute to the memory ol'oiu
vhosu conduct duiing the .Mexican war hai
idded the brightest page to be written in hei
listory. The stranger who visits their grave;
night well be struck with surprise, that nc
culptured marble marks the spot where sleej
he remains of two of her most cherished sons
I'lie one who illustrated her glory in the Cabi
let, the other on the tented field. For the ere
lit of the State, i trust that this seeming nog
ect be remedied at once.
The work of indexing, collecting and arran
ging the records of the State, relating to its Colonial
and Revolutionary History, has been pur1
sued with much energy and industry by Mr.
| John S. Green, who was selected by my predecessor
for this important purpose. Many valuable
documents, which'are almost entirely
:! obliterated, have been sufficiently restored by
: him to be copied. It will be seen by this report,
1 (which I send you,) that certain chasms occur
; in the records, from the loss of documents. If
I 1 it is at all desirable to preserve them, it is im1
portantthat they should he complete. I there-1
i j lore recommend that you authorize the GovernI"'
or to send an agent to England in order to supply
t!i deficiency.
i Since your last meeting, I have received,
i through Monsieur Alexandre Valternarc, a copy
of the great national publication, 'La Gallcrie
i .Vr*/ in mil dc Versailles,"containing several thoui
sand engravings, illustrative of the historical
I.' ?l. Jfl. t|,? \fmii.ii-i
V > V I I I o \J I tiiu i I L I J V I 1 11(11 lUII) \? 11U HIV i'l Vlllwl I
l ale de L. Artillaric, and other military works.
'i'he former was presented to the Governor and
I Legislature in the name of the Prefect of the
. Seine and municipal council of the city of Paris,
I" "as an additional token of the fraternal feeling
of France for South Carolina, and their desire
to see this enlightened and most useful inter
course permanently established between the
I 1 civilized nations of the earth." The latter
I ' were presented by Monsieur V; ttemare to the
I .Military Schools. These compliments to our
[ i State I acknowledged in suitable terms, and
have sent in return all of our State publications.
1 trust that this kind intercourse will he
5 j kept up on our part.
1 ! I received, a short time since, a petition,
I signed by the principal chiefs of the Catawba
r Indians, to grant them the means of emigra
ting to the West, with the view of settling near
? the Chiehnsaws. Aithmi<'!i I felt much disno
- sml to favor this scheme, lor the good of the
. Indians, yet I felt that I had no authority to
r act in the premises. This, as you are aware,
j is now hut the small remnant of a once pow>
erful and numerous tribe, reduced to penury by
1 their roving and dissipated habits 1 am informed
that the whole tribe will not make more
1 than one hundred bushels of corn Miis year, and
j there is no reason to hope tba it will ever be
better with them, while, with their slovenly hah'
its of ti.lage, they are forced to re"" hi and cul;
tivate poor lands. It is the opinion of .Mr.
! White, the Indian Agent, that nothing short of
i ' emigration to the State more genial to their
l'ii* i
1 habits, will save them from utter annihilation,
f I am sure that he is correct in this opinion, for
3' the reason set forth more fully in his report,
i which 1 send you. I thereforereconicndcd that
' means he given to all, or as many as wish to
enigrate, to enable them to do so.
, By a resolution of the General Assembly I
- was instructed to cause the Magazines to he
1 removed from their present location to the Cit'
' adel Square. The City council petitioned me
' I to postpone the matter until they could have
' an opportunity to lav before you the dangers
t to the cifv from having so Large an amount of
powder kept within its limits. As I found the
apprehension on this subject very general in
, Charleston, and some portions of its citizens
painfully exc^itedf about it, I determined to delay
' the work until the present session, on condi)
tion that the city authorities would become rcI
' sponsible for the safe keeping of the powder
! during that period. I thought t'nis course just
' and proper, particularly as the State could sufI
for no detriment by i?. A more thorough exi
i. .?!" tl..i ext.I t Iwi
? 4 I I I I ! ? 4 t (I'll W* l?IL iTU.IJI '. I LOU llll VM U?* lll.it lilt
; necessity of removing the .Magazines was not
as great as was supposed, but that a small at|.
ditional appropriaiion for building a wall
' around tlieru would malic them sale. For lull
information on this matter, 1 refer 3 011 to the
report of .Maj. Trapier, which I send you: 1
1 await your further ins ructions on the subject.
' By an act of the (ieneral Assembly, Brigade
1 F.iicampments were re-established. According
j to your instructions, 1 encamped the ten BrigI
' ades of h fantry and live <d" Cavalry in the
I .State. The officers, generally speaking, exhibited
great enthusiasm, ami conducted them,
, selves as soldiers and gentlemen. A high-toned
i ' spirit and patriotism seemed to animate them,
1 which convinced me they would ever be ready
at their country's call to " stand to their arms."
j Uthough encampments must be admitted bv
. i all to be excellent schools for the training ol
j soldiers, and although the good which lias
i been done by them is already manifest, yet 1
am not prepared to recommend their continuance
under present circumstances. \Vhere the
i immediate necessity for them is not great, 1 do
1 not think the Estate ought to be subjected to
: the heavy expense, nor the oflicers to the ineou;
! veniettce incident to theni. W'liero the Brie
r ' ades arc foiiipact, little inconvenience attends
i litem ; but where the country is sparsely pop'
i ulnted, and the Brigades are stretched over a
; ! large extent ot country, the duly of attending
them is exceedingly onerous to all the otlicers,
. j and almost ruinous to those of them who are
i poor. I. nder these circumstances, I recommend
. that they be abolished.
11 The General Assembly, at its last meeting,
? j put a disposal of the Board of Ordnance, in
; connection with the Governor, three hundred
? and (ifty thousand dollars (83f>0,000) for the
j purpose of arming the State and putting it in a
, , condition of defence. M hat progress has been
? made in the matter will be seen set fortb in the
- report of the Major of Ordi nice, which is
- herewith transmitted.
' I Resolutions, passed by the Legislature and
?j Convention of New Hampshire, also by the
' Convention of Maryland and the General As
' j sembly of Illinois, on the subject of the coin'
| promise, together with resolutions passed by
i' i the Legislature of Florida and Xuw Hampshire,
on the snliject of the establishment of an Agri,
| cultural Bureau in the Department of the Intot
rior at Washington, are herewith transmitted,
t ! On the subject of our Federal relations, I
i have but little to say. Yon are fully aware of
i our wrongs, ami know that th>? Federal (iovi
eminent, which was instituted for our protec:
tion and welfare, as well as that of the other
j States, lias directed all its energies to the de!
struction of that institution which our very vi
I I aliiy depends. You know that we have been
I deprived of every inch of that territory which
i was won, in part, hv our blood and treasure;
| that we have been robbed by a tyrannical and
" unjust government of the very graves of our
galhuit countrymen who sacrificed their lives
that the "Star-spangled Banner" might float
in triumph on the bloody fields over which it
waved. You know that our equality in the
Union has been denied, by the very act which
excludes us from this territory. You know that
the tide of Northern Fanaticism must sweep
over us, depriving us of our property, and desolating
our homes, unless it is stayed by the
bold efforts of freemen, worthy to be free. The
noble attitude of resistance which I supposed
the State was about to assume, and which I
have directed all my energies to place her in,
seems to have been delayed or abandoned by
the popular voice as indicated by the result of
the late elections. I cannot believe that this
result lias been founded in a willingness tamely
to submit to our wrongs, but in difference of
opinion as to the best mode of redressing them.
I L'lttMtr t\i* 11ri nfltiti* innrln (a ronnmnintirl
m. iniv ?i w. i?v "hivi li'vviv iu ivuuiuiljuilu UiUII
! that which I have heretofore so earnestly advocated,
viz: That, as our equality is not ac[
knowledged in the Union, " we should assert
I our independence of it." This course I think our
' pride, honor, our safely alike demand. Others
I whose opinions are entitled to respect, think
differently'?mid it seeins the popular voice has
' sustained them in their opinions. It remains
; now for those who have defeated the proposed
| mode of action, and who have proclaimed their
! unalterable purpose not to submit to our
' wrongs and degradation, to point out a better
course. I, myself, have none to suggest.
! Whatever is the action of the State through
! her constituted authorities, it is my duty to
| obey. But I solemnly call upon you, as the
1 representatives of the people, and as guardians
; of their rights, to remember that since you re~..i
I 1 __.i i ?t..
i d?n>i;u u|iiiii iuaiaitiiiut | auu uruvivu iiiu oiiitc
j to bo armed lor defence, no single wrong of
' which you then complained has been redressed.;
no indemnity has been offered for the past, no
security for the future. That, under the vaunt
ed fugitive slave law, it has cost, in some instances,
the owner four times the value ol the
slave to recover him, and in others his life.
! But, above all, I call upon you to remember
that the soldiers of the Federal Government are
! now stationed on your coast; either to overawe
or to coerce you. That the guns of Castle
Pinckney, and even of Fort Moultrie, (which
your fathers so gallantly defended,) and which
were C3ded to the General Government for your
protection, are now frowning upon Charleston.
! Surely this monstrous insult, added to our injuries,
will rouse the pride and patriotism of
our people. The dangers which threaten our
country call upon us to bury the party feelings
which have so unfortunately divided and distracted
us, and to unite all our energies against
the common enemy of our institutions. The
taunts, the insults, the abuse that is heaped up!
on o'?r State, should cause every true son of
I Carolina to cling to her with an allegiance still
more unfaultering. Gentlemen, the honor and
safety of our beloved State .arc in your keeping.
May God direct you in vour deliberations.
JOHN. II. MEANS.
K.cgislat i ve Proceedi ags.
Columbia, Nov. 24.
Both Houses assembled yesterday at 12 o'clock.
The Senators elect from Richland, All Saints
Orange, and Williamsburg appeared, and were'
I nnaiilieil*
In ihe Senate Mr. Quattlebauin announced, in
! some vitv feeling remarks, Hip death of Mr. Pel.
: tier, late Senator Iroin Orange, and oft.'red thejr.us.
toinary r solutions ; after which the Senate ad
journcd.
In the House, after being organized, members
elect from Abbeville, Edgefield, and Pendleton appeared
and were qualified,
i Mr. Preston presented a petition praying for a
S rccharter of the Commercial Hank of Columbia
i and gave notice that lie would ask leave to intro!
(luce a bill for that purpose.
Mr. Ahney gave notice that he would ask leave
| to introduce a bill to prevent the introduction of
; slaves into this State.
i Mr. Poppenheiin gave notice that.on Thursday
J next he would introduce a bill to prevent the citii
zens of at,y State, where the execution of the fu|
gitive slave law was obstructed, from using the
courts of this State for the collection of debts^or
the enforcement of any contract.
Sundry petitions and pre "entments and notices
of hills were offered.
The reporters of the South Carol nian, Edge!
field Advertiser, and Charleston Courier were :tl|
lowed sc its on the floor of the House.
i In both Houses the usual committees wete ap?
j pointed to wait upon his Excellency the Governor,
[ and reported that tie would communicate with
I both to-day at one o'clock.
~~
(NOVEMBER 23.
Nothing of interest was done yestciday in either
branch of the Legislature. 'J'he Governor's Message
was read in both Houses, and made the special
order for to-day.
In the House Mr. Poppenlicim presented the
; petition of citizens of Charleston against the reiiii
iv:i I nf mimZi 110. wli'cli w is re.'urrpil In r, snn.
rial committee, composed of the Charleston dele ration.
The same gentleman introduced a bill
to incorporate llie Charleston Plank Road Companv.
Mr. I'rcston, in pursuance of notice, introduced
a bill to renew the charter of the Commercial
Hank" Mi. Robertson gave notice that he would
j ask leave to introduce a bill to charter a hank in
i ll'iunsbnro.
I Alter the reading of the message, both houses
1 adjourned until to-day at I'd o'clock,
November do, 1651.
In the House, the morning hour was occupied
I in the presentation ol petitions, presentments of
! grand juries, &.c. Alter which, on motion of Mr.
I Robertson, the special order of the day, the Coventor's
Message, was taken up; and, on motion
of Mr Lylcs, was relerred to appropriate Committees.
lit pursuance of notice, Mr. Nobertson introduced
a bill to incorporate a b uk in Winnsboro ;
which was read the lirst time and referred.
| .Mr. I'ltilipsgave notice that he would ask leave
j to introduce a hill to amend the tenth section of
| tue first article of the constitution ol South Carolina.
; Mr. Lylcs gave notice that he would ask leave
1 to introduce a bill to prohibit the introduction into
I litis State of slaves, or of free persons of color,
from any State north or northwest oi South Carolina.
Mr. Dargtn offered a resolution to the effect
that a joint committee, to consist of one member
from each judicial district, he appointed, to which
should he referred the whole suhieel of incornora
j ting Hanks.
.Mr. Tnrrc ^avc notice that lie would ask leave
i to introduce a bill for the temporary re-chartcr ot
, ccr'ain Banks.
'
Mr. Tupper, in pursuance of notice, introduced
bills to extend the jurisdiction of magistrates ; to'
increase the amount of property exempt from levy
and sale, and to incorporate the Woffbrd College.'
Read the first time and r- ferred. j
Mr. Hunt gave notice tkat he wonld ask leave V
to introduce a bill to re-charter the Bank of the 1
Stale ; also a bill for the better security of funds *
in the hands of Masters in Equity.
On motion of Mr. Smith, the House adjourned
to 12 o'clock to-morrow.
In the Senate, Mr. Mazyck, from the special
committee of the last session oh the communica- |
tions of the British Consul on the subject ot the
laws of this State in reference to colored seamen, .
made a report; which was ordered for consider*- I
tion on Monday next.?South Carolinian.
CAMDEN,
FRIDAY EVENING, NOVEMBER 28, 1851.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
1'he absence of the editor will account for
the barrenness of his columns, and for other mat,
ters remaining unattended to,
Onr Market.
The activity which we noticed as prevailing
in the cotton market at our last report continues,
with a further advance in prices, and an increase
in the quantity offered. Quotations, 7 to 8 3-8.
Corn 75 to 80; Flour 5 to 5J; Pork 8; Beef 4
to 6; Butter 18 to 25; other articles of provisions
high and in great demand.
o~ ^
Governor Means' Message.
To-day we publish the able message of his exj
cellency Gov. Means. It is a brief, but full and
concise document, and allows the precise state of
the affairs of the Commonwealth. The financial
condition of the State is given, embracing to some
extent, the affairs of the Bank of the State, which
appears to be in a prosperous condition, and pays
something over nine per cent, on its capital. The
South Carolina College and the cause of Educa- I
tion generally, in the State, receives his attfention$
and his various recommendations are entitled to
and will no doubt receive the attention which
their importance demands. The suggestions of
his excellency relative to increased means being
provided for the Military Schools, for the accom
muuuuun ui a idigci iiuiuuei ui biiiuunis, 11 la
earnestly hoped will be acted upon without delay.
He recommends the abolition of Brigade
Encampments, and it appears to us, his reasons
therefor are so forcible as to convince all that the
disadvantages overbalance the advantages of the
system. All the recommendations and suggestions
of his excellency are so reasonable and proper,
that they may be embraced in one category,
and be provided for, as many of them no doubt
will be to the satisfaction and advantage of the
State. On the subject of our Federal Relations,
we think his excellency has shown good taste,
and as the Message is quite short, and this latter
clause as it should be, we hope all our readers
will read for themselves, and do away with the
necessity of any thither remarks on our part to- V
day. |
The Mississippi Convention.
We learn from the Mississippi papers that this
body met in Jackson on the 10th inst. Nearly
every member was in his seat^ Hon. C. Camack
j was elected i'reridunt, and a committee of thir
| appointed to whom oil matters were refer*
red, who reported through their Chairman, the
j following resolutions, which at our latest accounts
had not been acted upon :
Ilr.sn1rr.fl, 1st. That in the opinion of this
Convention, the people of Mississippi, in a spir^
it ot conciliation and compromise, have maturely
considered the action of Congress, embracing
a series of measures for the admission of
California as a State into the Union, the organization
of territorial governments for Utah and
New Mexico, the establishment of the boundary
between the latter and the State of Texas, the
suppression of the slave trade in the District of
Columbia, and the extradition of fugitive slaves,
and connected with them, the rejection of tho
proposition to exclude slavery from the territories
of the United States and to abolish it in
. the District of Columbia, and whilst they do
not entirely approve, will abide by it as a per'
manent adjustment of this sectional controverj
sy.
Resolved, 2d. That we perceive nothing in
J the above recited legislation of the Congress
; of the United States, which should be permitted
to disturb the friendly and peaceful "exist- *
ing relations between the Government of the
j United States and the Government and people
| of the State of Mississippi,
i Therefore resolved, 3d. That, in the opinion
i of this Convention, the people of the State of
i Mississippi will abide by the Uuion as it is, and
by the Constitution of the United States with'
out amendments.
Resolved, further, 4th. That in the opinion
of this Convention, the asserted rights of secession
from the Union, 011 the part of the State
I or States, is utterly unsanctioned by the federI
al constitution, which was framed to "establish"
I and not to destroy the union of the States, and
1 that 110 secession can in fact take place, with'
out a subversion of the Union established, and
which will not virtually amount in its effects
and consequences to a civil revolution.
Resolved, further, 5lh. That, whilst, in the
1 opinion of this Convention, such are the sentiI
meats and opinions of the people ol the State
i m:???;!! vmlntions of the rights of
U1 .vi iaMa^i|r|'i, oiiti, ? w
the people ol' the State may occur, which would
amount to intolerable oppression, and would
justify a resort to measures of resistance, aj
mongst which, in the opinion of the Conven- M
tion, the people of the State have designated the
following :
1st. The interference by congressional legislation
with the institution of slavery in tho * ,
States.
2d. Interference with tho trade in slaves in
the States.
J 3d. Any action of Congress on the subject
of slavery in the District of Columbia, or in the a^k
places subject to the juridiction of Congress,
incompatible with the safety and domestic tran- JjEa
qtiility?the rights and honor of the slavehold^HSS[
ing States. j^k