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EGISLATURE OF S. CAROLINA
Nov. 25.-1u the House, Mr. Mem
ger offered a resolution, signifying thia t
was highly expedient, and a mailer of
public interest, to obiserve the variations
of the magnetic needle, in order to the cor
rect location of the lineffof former murveys;
and that the Governor be requested to s
tablish two points of observauon, . t
Charleston and the other jat Colfnbti,
He stated some facts, the results oi 6s6era
vations taken by men of science, showing
the variations of the needle within specified
periods, nod the necessity of allowing for
them in order to a right construction ofold
plate and charts. Two points of observa
tion were required, because the variations
were not the same in all parts of the
country.-The Professor at the Military
Academy in Charleston, and the Professor
of Mathematics and Natural History in the
South.Carolina College, might be charged
with tlii perfornauce of this duty, and the
expense would not exceed five or six hun
dred dollars,
The resolution was unanimously agreed
to, and the House adjourned to meet at 12
o'clock toy morrow.
Nov. 26.-In the Senate, Mr. Grillin
gave notice that he wiuld on Monday ask
leave to introduce a bill to amend the
charter ofthe Edgefield Rail Road, so as
toextend it to Greenville, C. [I., and to
some point on the Savannah river in Pen
dleton District.
Mr. yickling gave notico that he would
to-morrow ask leave to introduce a bill to
establish .a unilform day throughout the
State for the election of Clerks, SherilTs,
Ordinaries and Tax Collectors.
Res-lutions were offered by Mr..
directing the Cornptroller General oieopport
to the Senate all sums of mock& the'
dates, paid over to the Ba P_ tinktenf'
capital untler an act of 1 dict Igiee
tain moneys received i,, eour or4eacli
year, and remainin
be ,thus applie n
Coinptrollep5i tbtS
ate all mone
Governme mI
was rece' B
State for. IkC'i
otherwis , -
M1r. Bo
1W
.'iis
N oON
-Abbeville,a bill ii
the:Columbia and GO~~
Comrpany ; also sumit
:of the Greenville and Cohumbt~i~A
Comliany to procure subscriptions to tht
stock by the State.
The Resolutions submitted in -the House
by Me, Alemminger, in relation to the
Magnetic Needle, was concurred-in by the
Senate, and retttrned to the House.
On motion of Mr. Moses, the Commit tee
00 Privileges and Elections were discharg
ed from the further consideration of a bill
giving the election of Electors of Presidlent
and Vice Presidenit to the people, and the
saume was referred to the Committee of the
Whole, and made the special ot der of the
day for Thursday next, at o'clock.
Nov.29.-In the Senate, a message
wvas received from the Governor, relating
to the subject of Rail Roads, and in cot
nectiont therewith, a gMessage from the
llouse, itnforming the Senate of the ap
pointmnent, by that body, of a Spectial Coin
mittee to htave charge of t he considlerntioii
ofso much thereof as referred to R ail Roads
attd praying the appointment a similar otne
by the Senate, whiicht committee was ap
pointed, and consists of Mlessrs. Perri,n
B. F. l'erry, Rhett, Felder and Dargant.
The Governor's Message was ordered to
be printed.
Mr. Moses gave noticc that he would ask
leave to introdtuce a Bitt to provide for the
registry of births, deaths .antd tmarriages
;hroughout the State.
Mr. Dargan submitted the favourable
Reports of the Committee on the Jttdicia
ry, ton Bills-requiring all gifts of slatves toI
be ic writing-providing for the establish
ment of a fixed salary to be received by
the Attorney Geineral and Solicitors in lieu
of the costs on convictions, heretofore al
lowed.
In the [House, a Message was received
from the Governor, in which his E xcellen
cy treats at sotne length upotn the advanta'
ges of Rail Road communication, and
strongly recommends the Roads nmow pro
posed to be constructed, to the patronage
ojf the State.
M r. Torre, presented the pciition of J.
E. Blowers, and others, asking comnpentsa
tioui for services rendered to the P'almet to
Mr. WValace ictrodtuced Resoltttionms,
'havitng referenco t) atny course whtich.may
hereafter be pursued by the General Gov
ernent, p)rohibiting the introduction of
shavery into newly acquired territory, and
expressitng the approvatl of, or adoption bty
the Hotuse, of the Virgintia Resolutions,
sent to the Governtor by the Legislatule of
Virninia, and by him transmitted as docu'
meitts, accottpanyittg his M1essage No). 1.
The rep .rt of the comtmittee on the Ju
dietary, on Resolutions of itqitiry in rela
the Penitenmtitary Systeim, was here
~~ that the commnit
-- otac
Itl ablish atiJtentiary System in this
State is not a new one, yet, it does :not ap
pear that the Legislature - vet . ished
with sufficient statistical in. mation to en
able them to act naderstandingly and er5
ientlv to the matter; and in consequence,
they deem it inexpedient to establish a
Penitentiary at this time.
They have, therefore, adopted the sug
gestioniscontaiued in the ResolutiOn, re
quiring t4em to i.,quire into the report upon
tI;:expediency of providing by law for
reqtiiriog the Sheriffs or the several Dis
tricts of the State to report annually to :he
General Assembly a correct schedule of all
prisoners in their custody during the pre.
ceding year, convicted of any oflence, with
the names, age and birth place of each
prisoner, the nature of the oflence, the time
of conviction, the sentence of the Court,
and how long the said prisoners have been
in confinement, and when discharged."
And with this view, the Committee
reported by Bill, to require the Sherif's of
the several Districts of the State to make
annual reports, according to the foregoing
provisions.
On the question of adoption by the House
of the above Report, sope objections were
made by Mr. TownesNmIo the policy of
reports to the Legislatute4by the Sherifs,
of all petty offences committed within the
Districts, when on niotion of Mr. Torre,
stating the abseence of Mr. Simons, th
original proposer of the Resolution, o1
which the bill is based, it was ordered..
lie on the table.
The Resolution proposed by Mr. Wrig
"That this General Assem lv be ad'
on Wednesday, the 15th Decem1 & _ *
sine die." was considered and or eiF
lie on the table.
Nov. 30.-In the Se51s Mr. B. F,
Perry. from the CommntJe on Federal
Relations, to whomhaTt1bei referred so
odch of the Governors41lssage as related
t.. e .IexicirWcar. nade a report, ap
ting of the support of the Admninistra
tI by Soutb-Carolina. in such measures
i e necessary to carry it out to a
it-, -1issuc, and concurring in the
It1 -3: pessed by the Governor in his
3l ,&o1.-Report mnale the Special
op.ro udaTy nexct-500 copies were
e riniled.
il *inurstiant to notice and by
let w ii'e, Mr. Metnminger in
1t make provision for the
esident and Vice
aYites." In doing
to take no
Pz6 mnent of
7 Q ~'~IDOw in
RA h
~~mne
coun ra5ted b m s d
U- 1.*~d
e election, of which his proclama
tion shall be desisive.
The Bill further provides that the Elec
tors thus elected, shall meet in Col-umbia
on the first Weduesday in December next,
and after taking an oath. to be tadminister
ed by the Govertnor, or to his absence, by
a Magistrate, cast their votes for President
and Vice President of the United States.
Should any vacancy occur in the number
of Electors, at their meeting, such vacancy
is to be sopplied by the joint vote of both
Houses of tlte Getneral Assetnbly.
RIGHT'S OF MARRItED WVOM EN.
Mr. Simons, of Charleston, at an early
dy of the sessio, presetnted the following
Bill, for' the passage of wvhich we believe
he has the good wishes of tho whole State.
We believe the people now demand this
change in the lawv, and good sense, cotn
mon prudence, and philanthropy, all do
mandl that this protection should be guar
anteed to females, whose legal existence
has heretofore been, and still is moerged
into that of the husband.
A BILL
To prevecnt the nuarrital rights of the flue
band fiom attaching upon thme estates of
Married Women.
Sec. I, Be it enacted, &c. That from
and after the first dlay of July next, upon
the tmarriage of any female who tnay then
be entitled to any real or personal property
whatsoever, whether the same be in pos
session, remainder. reversion, or expec
tany, or who shall thereafter hecomno en
titled to any resl ot personal property
whatsoever, whether the same shall be in
prossessiotn, retmainder, reversion, or ex
pectancy the same shall not be subject to
any ofthte.marital rights of the husband
now recognizied by law, but that the same,
ad every part and parcel thereof, shall by
the marriage (ipso 'acto) be settledt to and
Fr the joitit use oif the husband and wife,
'uring their joint lives, but free from the
ebts, cotntracts, or engagements of the
laushatd, and from and' imtmediately nf'er
the death of thte wife, if she shall die before
the husbantd, to and fur the use of the
person or persons to whom she may devise
mr bequeath 'the satme, but if she shall die
tintestate, then the same to be distributed
s now provided by law for the distribu
tion of intestate's estattes.
Sec. 11. A nd be it fturther enacted, &c.
That it shall andi may be lawful to and
for the said husband and wife, or either of
them, in the presence of two witnesses, to
make a'id sigrn a schedule of the property
of the wife, real andt personal, whether the
same be in possin remaitnder, rever
sion, or expectanicy, which schedtule, if
recorded in the ntiiee of the Secretaryi of
State, anti in the office of Register and
which the said husband a .i reside,
withiu ihree months from. iine of the
said ~marriage. shall be, a initi. the
creditorgof, and purchasers the hus
band, evidence in any of the ts of this
State, ofth9 title of the wi uch pro
perty biefre marriage.
Sec. 111, That th eal and
personal, herein befo may at
any time during t e con
veyed and disposed o ner and
form now prescribed rring a
married woman of her and on
such conveyanceib)m d and
recorded, all h1)ts se
eured by this. A' the
purchaser, and th said
said sale, as often I If
made, shall be -rein
before declarg ibis
Act; and a:" in
which su. ade
signed an ithin
three m c in
vestntal ect as
prescri this
At
See.. &.
That if ihe
wife li ty,
real.' a i iIbe
in, ss iiy,
ane
from
f the
ted, &c.
s all prevent
e or a rriage, of
e sent, as %v allowed
GOVERNOR'S MESSA No 3.
EXECUTIVe DKPM IMENT,
November 29, "7,
To the TIonorable Present & Members
ofthe Senate.
You are not unawaro, pha'e public
mind has been, througb ih rsu'er.
and is sill, under considerlIe jcitemeni
on the subject of Railroads;,ri! at large
sums have leen subiscribed wards the
construedion of some that ha, been pro
jected. Nor can you be igno. .nt that the
public treasury is relied upon coitribuie
in some form or oiher, iowar the com.
pleiion of these enterprises ; ithat with
out it, some or all of them m fail; and it
will he for you to determine-, w eiher these
fair -rospects shall be blight whilst in
d or expand in full proportions under
tering hand.
iviljyns agree that IhVf sovereign
is bound tp .vide high
- bitantsf arittas for this
*a ht Af ' i at domain
rvedlhmaev -gr'ant of
y oir Coap yton with
I at just cOmp ory, qual
itution wit e reserva
usationsh) bo'award
- - properly
individual
upon the
ent. T
y a way to
tdividual; the, are the main
y ommuities and individuals
must'supply the branches.-The State
may delegate this poivor to individuals,
but they will never undertake the execu
cution of it, without the expectation of at
least reasonable remuneration ; and whetn
;hey will not, the qucstions, whetn antd
where, and at what expense of money and
labor, the State ought to do it; are con
stanitly addressing themselvis to your
judgment andl discretion. These questions
may be best examined by keepiug entirely
out of view the aid that may be calculated
on from individuals; and assuming that
the whole burden is to be borne by the
State at large, what necessity and what
principle is to govern in the selection of a
site fur the roadl, atnd the amount of money
or labor to be expended in its constrnction?
The solution may be drawn from the prac
iical concertns of every day life; a planter
living at a distance from a market road,
finds the way leading to it out of repair,
intersected, perhaps, by a creek or river
frequontly impassable from high water,
and he goes'about to estimate what it will
Cost in money or labor to repair thme road
and bmuildl bridges, and compares that wvith
the value of the labor, or the amount of
money it will cost to transport his produce
over it in its presens condition-and if in
the result it a ppears that. he will save hy
the improvement, the interest on the mon
ey, or value of labor to be expended about
them, he will, if wvise, not hesitate to make
them; and the State ought to he governted
by the same jirinciple; The only objection
to it is, that its benefits are partial, whilst
the burthien bears equally throughout the
State. Let us meet th.sobjection fairly.
The benefits are in a degre-unequal. He
who lives on the road side ore fortu
nate thtan is neigh'bor it' es.iive mitles
dist ant, an~dhe in turn, rnate than
he who lieenmore r ,lwe for
this reason to h a pays at
all ? Will no -t nes- ten
miles from 'ho ii'reahzr at the roads.
over which he' traveli, wi tched as they
generally arc. wvero-made, and kept in re
pair by the labor of ot~hiorhgds than his
own ? Is ho not bound,-on the principle
of reciprocity, to contribu ri to the main
tenance of another portion of. he road on
which he never travels, c comoda
tin of his neighmbor ? ' etenants of
the sea-coast atnd the vali our navi
gable rivers and creeks fof toir arms andI
say to the inhabitants o 'iountains,
nature has supplied u ,~i ways to a
market, we are. content, id youJ must
provide for yourselves? A re we not chil
dreit of the same family, -and ought we
grudgingly to tmeasure out to each other
mrututal aid atnd assistance, by the selfish
rule of personal interest ?
The question, however, assumes a very
difermen;; aspect when you -are called upon
to lend your aid in support of individual
enierpritte in the prosecution of ani under
taking which, from its nattre, must be
protdnci're of great and important general
benefits. Rail R~oads have the advantage
over. all othe moes of trasponrtsation nd
intercommnicaton; at least in their '
certainty and despatch, operating as an f
immense saving of time, and, as our ex- i.
perience has proved, in the expense also. t
-Within my own recollection. the lime P
was (and it seems but yesterday.) when b
tobacco was almost the only article raised 11
for export in the interior of the State, and I
the transportation of it from the mountains
(where it was most profitably grown of- Is
the best quality,) by the means then in use, "
over narrow and unimproved roads, was fl
attended by an expense and labor almost '
equal to its value, and a lose of time eqnal, "
at least, to a voyage to Europe. The P
growth of cotton usurped its place, and P
untilwithin a few years, 'Charlestoo was P
the only".;Mnrt-and all must remember 8
th'etimecnsumed. and the labor and the P
moAnqy then expended in its transportation d
froni the interior. Now it finds a market e
in Cheraw, Camden, Columbia, and P
Hamburg ; nod there, too, are received in 6
exchauge, the articles wanted for domestic F
cousump.ion, not grown or manufactured b
in the State. . And why is thin ? Obviously
because of the improvements of the navi- il
gation of the water courses, imperfect as c
they are, opening a communication he- 0
tween these points and the great mart a
wholly at the common extense, and more b
recently b) the establishmentof the Char- a
leston and Hamburg nud the Columbia
Rail Roasis, at the joint expence of the -
State and individuals. There is, perhaps, t
no means.of ascertaining presisely what r
have been the saviniv, by these means, r
in the fransportation of produce to market; r
hut it cannot admit of a question, that P
something has been 3aved of every article
transported, and that every man in the r
State who deals in these markets, and
who has purchased a bushel of salt of a
pound of sugar. has profited by it.-Push !
these impprovenents further into the in
terior-spreal out their arms in such a
manner as to intercept the mountaineer in r
his way. to a market. anti corresponding
results must follow. These results point h
mainly to the agricultural, and commercial v
interests of the country. Bnt other inter
ests of equal importance are deeply involv- a
ad.
It is known that inexhaustible mines or i
iron, a mineral worth more than all the b
others that have ever been extracted from s
the bowels of the earth, is found in the I
region bordering on the mountains; and so,
too, of marble and lime, the one usefnl iit
the mechanic arts, and the 6her not only I
a necessary ingrediens. in architecture. but I
a powerful agent in the improvement -of
our soil, and there they must remnai for- Y
ever buried, or their benefits limited to a 0
small territorial circle, until the facilities of N
transportation shall enable those disposed C
to develope those great resources, to send
them abroad throughout the land. The
hum of the spindle and the fitful move. b
ments of the shuttle are beginning to be 1
seen and heard in various sections of the C
State, but they will be seen. and-ieard *o.
more unless the faciliti
such as will en
tations from Ifi rb
ofan! U
where they A
nearly or quite equa . i
-atnd that market is h~ ''
froma abroad. -
Quiet and secure from vat
as we now feel, the time may cbto~e'Win
we shall be obliged to b~uckle on our armor
to rep~el invasion or squiet domestic strife,
IHow important is it, that we should hare<
facilities, which Rail Roads only can fur-i
nish, of embttying our united strength a
within a dlay or two at the points where
dantger threatens.
There is another great if not egniallyv
impoiriant considleration. Men cannot 3
live on patrintistm alone, and however one a
may love his country for its sake, he will t
scek that in which he can obtain the crea- c
tore comforts at the least expense of lahor a
and money; and it is to be expected, in- a
deed we know from our own experience r
in the immense migration of our citizents
to the west and southwest some years ago, e
they will seek a domnicil in those places I
which atford greater facilities of commerce f
and traide. Georgia, indepenident of her e
facilities of water transportamtion, is pushing c
with a spirit antI zeal becominig her itelli- v
gence antd enterprise, Rail Roads into s
every portion of her State, and it is not v
even to be hoped that our citizens who ::
inhiabi'. the interior, the most beautiful and
richest portion of our State. will forego r
these advantages wvhen they can obtain a
them.by crossitng the Savannah River; mind il
unless we furnish thema, our State will be di
depoptlated. I ought not to speak of g
of Georgiat alone; mnost of the neighbouring b
States are a great way in advaince of us in g
these improvements,.t
TIhen social tadvantages resulting from v
fcilities of intercommunlicastion, though ri
less tangible, ought not to be overlooked. si
A common itnterest in the advancement of fi
literature aund scietnce, of religiont and inn- I
rality, pervades the whole State. There
ought, therefore, to be a communtity of ri
feeling and concert of action itn all plans tI
for their advancement-andI these are. d
better attatined by the frequeunt interchange a
of sentiment antd thought between the in- b
habitants of the dillerent portions of the rr
State, than by any other means. Rail a
Roads are wonderfully adapted to this Ii
end. Bly their agency, your neighbor at ri
Irty miles distant,, is birought withitn the si
distanice of a morning's walk-and a day sI
or two will carry yonm from one extremity e
of the State to the other. 11
I conclnde, therefore, that in an ngri. l~
cultural, commercial, political antI social sm
view. Roil Roads, when they can he maint- n
tane", are fraught with unmixed blessings 1
to the commnnity in wvhich they are-foundl it
andl the only remainting question is, wheth- a
er the State ought not to particip~ate with I
individnals, and to what extent, in the ex- ri
pense of their conastruction 1 v
I set out with the principle, that if the f;
saving to the commumnity by the construc- u
tion of a Rai Road was equal to the inte- o
rest of the stum which it costs, the expenidi- ri
....e would. be wie anmi justifiable, nd,
hen it is in aid of individual enterprise, I
el confident that the promptings of-self
iterest would be a'safeguard agaidsi an
nprovidebt investment or prodigal ex
enditure. If the actual benefit derived
y each individual could be ascertained,
tat would supply a rule by which to ap
ortion the amount of their counstribution.
'hat is impracticable, and the alternative
the adoption of some arbitrary rule by
,hich it may be approximated. Two
Ithsuf the entire sum seems to have been
enerally regarded as the proper ratio, and
-as at one time adopted by this State as a
rinciple; but other counsels have since
revailed, and each case is left to provide
>r itself. This ought not to he so.-The
)irit of improvement is abroad, and out
eople ought to know what aid they are tc
erive from the common stock in the pros.
cu tion of enterprises calculated mainly te
romote our common welfare. If two.
fths be thought too much, adopt the pro.
ortion ofone-third, or even less; but let it
e fixed and permanent.
We are met here with the objection that
is inexpedient and improvident to in
rease the public debt, and I agree that il
ugh t not to be done without some pressing
nd obvious public necessity. But it i
elieved that the fund generally designated
s the surplus revenue, now existing foi
ie most part in the form of Stocks in the
Lail Road Company and debts due h
'em, might be safely relied on for the
eans oa rai ' amount sufficient tc
weet the pri ' 0 e: ency, at least to g
easonabl z eit,wthoui increasing the
ublic degI'
It may ) - i . e difficulty may b(
yund in raising oney on the credit o
bese securities alone. But it, as I su ppose
be present investnient is secure, I an no
ble to see what risk the State will run, o
1 what the public debt will be increased
the State, as the.egnans of insuring t
eady market o: 'rities, were t(
uaranty their paimeut An individual
aving a sum of one curelv invested
rould no.t feel th ip re any risk in rais
oig money upon t-'0edt even to the fid
mount, Id for estment, and hav
og secnre i este that, ..here would bt
he objectia in an 'Codinimtl.view, n
orrowing a l mai rb intg. rea
unable proitig beAxpected, r it
lot I go fidifer-alf wots f this ra
r are iended, and ought to .be
ent; and exp rieo'e of the 'W
ha t ie' ' udi ,iail
lithfully - atd tn an<
lue are proesimve, and each ucceedinj
ear develop more and more the isdri
SIthe design. It i postert ijtheh hi
re to reap-theffull'fruitsandit sii(N lla
hey should Iotribute.at:Leati A p64tot a
hie expense oCering- i
rinciple berd istedhl-idid 'i 2*590
O safe and wisaev cute dsb
be construction of any waik, -%v
e savitag to thie communita
If 6e. anount'6t4
.it headdition
- kilger t ei
e Stae sh?,1I he made ir
to' to be adopted, )ind illow the
js inr etments of the sums subscribed by
dividuals in that ratio.
Large sums have been from time to time
ppropriated to improve the navigation o.
ur water courses, between a line extend
g frotm Cheraw to Hatmburg, and thte
ea- coast ; and I can only account for the
tier tneglect of the rivers above that litne,
y the entire failure of the attempt to im
rove the navigation of them sotne thirty
pars ago, by the construe:ion of canalh
round the rapids at an immense expense,
,hich have proved entirely useless,, with
ne solitary exception. We had gjot theni
ny experience in works of that descriptior
nd there is tao dloubt were greatly over
ached in the contracts for their construc
on, or that they might now he construct
d for one third of the amount expended.
hit thte true cause of their failure and
nal abandonment wrill 'be f.jmnd in the
ntire neglect of the improvement of the
avigation) of the intermediate spaces,
'hich might then have been made at a
nall expense, and at still less ntow. It
ra useless to keep the canals in a condi
on to pass even the smoall craft used in
ie transportaltionl of produce. when the
vers both above and below wvere impais
1ble, except when the waters wvere some
ing above their ordinary height. The
iiculties and uncertainties of thne navi
tion oblige the planters, even on the
anks of the' rivers, to employ their wa
ns anti teams to transport their produce
market, at an expense of at least double
hat it would cost if the navigration of the
vers was retnderedi safe and' certain. I
seak of these matters knowingly, and
om personal observation and experience.
Low is this to be remedied ?
The crafts now employed on these
vers are pole hoats of five tons, six being
te tmaxitmum hurthen, subject to the
lays and uncertainties before alluded to,
ad the advantages that would be gained
y so improving thetr navtgatton as to ad
lit boats of even double that tburthmen,
ill readily be perceived-and 1 hazard
mle in saying that sotme at least of these
vers might be rendered navigable for
eamboats of high bttrthen, by means of
ack water navigation, to atny desirable
tent, at a cost not exceeditig one-fifth of
a average cost per mile of any of the
ail Rads in the State ; andl for that rmn
n, Rail Roads ou.ght not, and I sunppose
iver will be constructed otn the margin
these rivers-and if Rail Roads shoultd
itersect thetn, theo rivers above will oper
e as feeders to them. There have been
vera-l reconnoisances of some of these
vers, particularly Broad River, wiith a
ie to ascertain the expense necessary to
cilitate the passage of ihe boats now in
t-hut these were tnade without the aid
science or experience, and cannot he
died on even for that purpose.. -, d-d
erefore, respectfully sub~~J?
,piopriely p, n; ait I e ex
or all of tbese, with a view t the ex
or impiovirmetits -necessiry to- the (ailties
or their -navigation by the clas ofbots
emprlayed (in them,of pole boatsofa lager
class, and steanbonte oralightdraft. .
DAVIDJOHNS
EDGEFIELD C..
WEDN4IErDAY, DEcEmBEa '8 n
ITThe following named gentlemen - :
Candidates for the Offices to ber filled nyh
Election to be held on the first Mondayiiaan
uary next
Foa CLvPau-THOS. G. BACON,
FOR SHZRIr-SIM EON CHRISUE,
WESLEY BObID r
Foa Onorixt.-JOHN HILL
W. G.*COLEMfAN.
E7 We lay before our re4der this'ieek
the Governor's Message No. - It Areas. on
the subject of rail roads. which at this-timedz.
cites to Po great an extent, the public mind3ir
South Carolina. Various rail road prjectiaw
now beforc the Legislature, all requiring.State
aid. It is difficult to say what action-wilkbe
taken by that body. His Excellencyi it--wililbe
seen, recommend that the surplus reyme
should be appropriated to assist'ihese great
i works of internal improvement. Weill.-fn
deavor to keep onr teaders advised ofp lmat.
ters relating to these rail road sehenies-;espe.
cially the Edgefield aid Aiken Rail Road..
Retu u., teers.-It gives us pleasureto
state, tha 'orporal T. J., Whitaker, andprivates
A. Delorea and Francis Pohj, of the "96
Boys," discharged upon account ofg7'opjde,
rec ed4 e but les r the city of Mexico,
ret 'n this District.
e en d certnaly
'I to
'ass$$e-sc i t ie
Weater.-Dunt ek, we
had several days of ve er On
W nesday and -This was aconsi
erable Aal ofrain n ards.zhe'therWy
terstoodat fe nt.
i-the Ct uof iiAT c WiQ it
, ~t the remoant ofthdivis6:%5n.
itybfMexico, halifenlbr
*neral o lii
mnd-~e
K.
retrnede this' morning
tha~de.remainissof yrursla
. on'Wh tGeld, esme down with .the
last ttrin, bat with the body ofyon' ~ Moragne,
ivere left at Vera Cruz. Lient. Mogne of
the Ed~gefield Company, is at New Orleans; ie,
sent word by C'oarles to Mr. Walker to letahis
fatther know that he was there, but it wassaery
nncertain wvhethser he would ever get home, s
h~e was very siek ; your servant was with him,
attending on him. I write '.0 give you this in
Iormnatioan, fearing that Lieut. Moragne might be
too .ick to write you. Col. Butler's servant
died before Charles left."
" When thre Regiment and the army were on
the march from Pitebla to the city of 5Mexieo,
the extreme rear guard, which was commaded
by Corporal WV. B. Brooks, was attacked by a
boady of lancers, or gnerillas; and one of their
number was killed. Cl i'les'; at the time, was
nearer tihe regiment than- he was to the rear
guard, but knowing that one ofhis mess wss in
-danger, (your son) and probably thinking he
would he killed. he snatched uap a musket and
ran anid fornght lay his side, until the reghi'ent
wvent to their relief."
We think it proper to state. that the incident -
ralatiog to the servant Charles, belonging to
Mr. Adams, is given on the authority of Lietut.
A buey.
Extracts from Letters acritten ly Voluntaers ins
MtIexico.-We have seen several letters written 'q
by volunteers. and make thae extracts which
will be found below. The following waswuit
ten bay WV. B. B. to a relation, hearing date
Puebta. Jnly 10th, 1847. Speakinag of the
mortality orouar regiment, the wvriter says:
" Poor Bolivar Jones, was the last of .sur
Company who died. It was my melancholy
task to close his eyes, and to assist 'inplaning
his corpse in the coffin. This was the-first time
I ever assisted in burying any one, and, this
happening to be an old schoolmate, who had
endeared himself to me, and the company, by
h is gentlemanly and anobti-usive manrner( af
fected me much."
Lient. J. Rt. Davis, of the Fairfield Company,
in a letter written after the battle of Chazruhus
co, thus speaks of W. B. Brooks, one of the
96 Boys. "'I rejoice to say, that his'whole
course of demneanaor throughout our campatgn.
most especially on the battle field, hes been
none other than that of which a parent aight
wvell feel prtoud."
The I ollowing extracts from a letter were xe
ceived by a gentleman of this village fromt W.
B. Blocker, a few days previous to his death-.
" We had abotut three hundred men- of our
regiment engaged in the fight, -and they did
fight like men, abouthalf were,kadied and woun
ded; it would make you feel awfnl to-see it
now. Col. B. wvas killed dead on the field.
Lient. Adams, and Thos. Tillman. Lieu tenant.
Adamis was killed on my right side~he bearing
thne flag of thne company. He was agallatfel
low .
'Tell Mr. Tillman, that his atndied like a
man, that he did hmnor to hifailY' adeomn
try, lhe was very mnech beloved by thie whole
compa ,-he wasalw dobjisuty.,i f
. 'n ght bhutt