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S? Um' B BSBEIP^'"1 HH^pf^rcR and ] H^^Pwrcgr McCaw. ?BTjain.. ?roin 9 anti HEudics was incessant, ai M^M^mSH ia thc lull was occupi BffSSera gallantly retigncd their seato fffit the fair lex, until theHeer attained 1 H.of ? gallery of pistares, and tho " air v BpFwlth son?is like tinkling cymbals.'' ^ f^^^^wtiiquarter to i o'lleek, the Senat? wai i ' aounce'd, eigen ila way tkeeugh the main afc and oe?upied daring the remainder of tko ct; meny that p?sition. At 1, preceded by the v eran doer-awepcr, who alternately sheuted " ene*," and committed asseoit and battery on t tarpot with his long xaaoe, the gabernator precession entered ia the fellewing order : High Sheriff Dent, ia his effcial drees, heart tho sword of State. .. Their Bxwlleneiee COT. Bonham, Oer. hi grath, and ut. Ger. MeGa*-, aeeoeipaaied 1 the Committae on Dsaigeratioa. Hit-Jixeclleney, Cor. Magrath, then being [ trodaooi by th? Speaker, addressed th? Legisl ture and audience ai follow*: -QSXTIJHXX or Tna Saaars AXD HOUSE < XapansnsTaTiTES : Called te th? high . and r sponaiblo posi ti-an. of the Chief .Magistrate of tl Stale, I approach th? discharge of ita duties wit an honest distrust of my ability and a confide: ? relianoo. upon that aid which your wisdom, e: p??ense and patriotism will alford. Ta support the Constitution ef the Confedera! .' State?, and the Constitution of the Stato of Sout Carolina-, is not only the highest political dut of the eitisea ; but in tko oath which I am abot to take,ia made one, and tho only one, of th duties of the Executive, specifically set forth, recoga?o ia this no inconsistency ; no conflict < opinion, or of oonduct. Tho Constitution of th Confederate States determines the powers whic haro bon ceded by the States; tho Constitute of th? States provide for the exorcise of all pon ers which hare not been ceded. The powers give to the common Governmont, and tho powers rs aesved by- the State's, comprise all tho pow.: which aro necessary for thc welfare of the poopU TThea"those whieb karo been ?dod to the Com mon Government are inadequate, to tho State belong the obligation, from that mass ef power they have reserved, te take care that the publi welfare is maintained. ' If any suppose that ia the carobil administra rion ef the (JoYernmeuU, Confeder?te :ad Stat? ia the conduct appropria.ro te each, tbero is weak ne/ss, it is an errear which, permitted te g-row, wil proda?? mischief. Ia these States ac separat? and distinct levereigstiea are thc seurcei.e stronjlh; ia the Government of these States an r*c utMi provided by which thsso sjurass wil ho developed. When se developed, they ara ad ministered by the eommen dowrnjusat fer ?1 th? parp?les which were intended te ba accent Bathed by th? formation of that Government flo syaMca of fto vorn.awt oan io kotier devises for the purposes of p?aee or war, to seeure thc happily** or safety of a peeple, than we haw formed; No system will da se with maro cer tainty, if it ic allowed lo operate wit* tkot har mony which is essen ti.ii to its success. The war whick ia now waging upen us, culls for ail our resources to stay its progre?? of deso lstion, tc its ultimata purpose of subjection. To develop these resources and to administer them successfully, is now the high and commanding piratfe of Governmont, both Slate nad Confede rate. In the actirc, efficient and perfect organ ization of the State GoYor'nmeat," the co RR-, on . G-iT-.rament ef tho Confederate States wiH leek for th? aid which will enable it to accomplish our d?liveraneo and freedom. On tho ono sido aro Statos confederated against States aonaolidated ; u league of independent sovereignties against a.ti unlimited despotism ; the people against a ty rant who seeks to conquer them. Jn those great springs of haman' conduct, which give impulse to a people, and curtain in them sn"i?ict>HqB?rnW? witt, irc haveTouEd, and will find while wc preserve them, the means by which the eourage of our armies is supported, and the endurance of our people maintained. At no timo, nor under any circumstances, should we loso sight of the great causes which prof oked this war; nor should tho onds we propose te se care appear te our people forgotten or abandoned. If it should be that, because of war, the groat principles of civil liberty are" given up, thtn are - lh-.se principles hut au empty sound.' Tho free dom which cannot Le? tolerated ia war has ne real existence in peat-:. With us\hese great principles -of civil liberty ff aro aet forth iu our Constitution. Ip that of thc Confederate Government they are taken from those great charters which, cont aries ago, defined the limits beyond which the pewor of Govern ment shoald net invade tue rights "of the citizen. They have como down to us with the touted centurie3 of experience have given tc tho wisdom which marks them-the necessity which always exists for their observance. W?fc us they are, for the purposes of our enjoyment, secured by laws, whieb sustain ear rights by preventing an invasion of them. Let these laws bo always in force; lot thom have free course, and befell by alb I? tho history of this war, no page will bc more distingnished-than that which tells kew, amid the din nf arms, the authority of tho law kept en its evan oourse, and preserved amid tho violence of revolution tho great eeenoay of our .system, in msintainisg order ond recuring right. Jf the oitlxen is recreant to his duty, let the law enforce it; if the citiscn is affected ic his rights, lat the law- defend him. It has the power te compel the performance of public dnty; it has the Uko power te vindicate thc sancity of private right. To those insulations' vtckich are fixeA-to that Governs-.ont whiek bas stability in its eper? tioni-will the affections and confidence of those - be given, who live indar the commands of the other. The strength whick is born of the fary of revolutionary rule-terrible as is the energy of its spasms-yields to'the steady in il uenoo of that pawer which is wielded by a Government to whieh tradition brings the authority of the es tablished oor.sont of those who are gorcrnod. And ao cirenmstanca has mere contributed to the success ef that mcvement, which is known es tho secession of these States, than that each State posseesed within itsoif an established And organ ised government, under the influeneo of which right was mnintained and wrong redressed. It was thu that one of the most retnatkablo in stances in all history, of a eh ange in the political government of a people, waa accomplished with out th? ilichteat disturbance of their social con dition, and without tb? slightest exhibition of ! ?canse or t-tndenoy to anaccky. Guided by the experience of tho past-sup-, ported in tho rosall of that expericsto by all the teaehingi which reveal tc us tho motives by which men are incited te great deed*, and that devotion to their couuiry, which so often bas haded the-powcr and defied tho hato of despotic authority attempting their subjeotion, I find tho patti of de ty plain when it requires me to sup port tho Constitution of the Stat? and that of the Confedera- e States. Te support ?he Cf nstt'??kn ^^s"0f the Confederate States, South Carolina is ?tasMpsp^y ta obligation no; inferior to th?; wh-ph BBLr" has appealed to thc honor .-.nd digni> ^terelgn State. To her.sifter States ??/withdrew from t'".o domini;? <j of BS^-'it of the United States, end with DOW Confederation, sho is bound; ^^^^'?r th'in any written oom* ?B?n2?h'iA|i^^Psidorftiio?i ?cc|Lv? not ^Slate is.conccrm HpPt^Br^'^^jSW^^^"0 ^an ono occafi' conspicuous in the zeal wita whieh'her sous Lu defended tho soil of Abis State as if it "?-re th 'own ; and it ever will bo lo tho oiiizen.ef Gc( ; jiu.the sante as hia own. For while Georgia I been second to no State of this.confoderatiou, South Catons, her attitude bas boen that eain&st syuaeatby^and co-operatien. lier ab ti in tho seizure of Pulaski KU the result of a c liberate, Tut not concerted, purpose to make co mon oause in war, if war would ensue, with Sou Carolina. -Her action in her Convention, wh she voluntarily renounced any advantages s might have secured, and prepared berso!* for ether fortuno than would befall this and ber s ter States, has given her a right to our afoot ic and eur reject, which should be cherished as ; honorable rceord of her magnanimity and eon age. Te what one of these Confederate States caa turn without finding the evidence, ir. ita fortitu and ondufance, of unsparing ? dovotion. to t CAUSO and uaj?werring fidelity to its sister Stat? All aro alike eonsjdcueu?; yet all unite in p&yii homage ir? tb? heroic martyrdom whieh, Virgin has .0 nobly illustrated. That brave old coi moawealth, bearinc proudly the traditions of tl past, and eclipsing, if that'wore possible, thc ii perishable boner they have secured for ber sos ia the sublim? oonstancy with whick rho has d Cod iht power wbleh ka? wasted kor soil and in moisted her children, but leaves her spirit ai JhbOued.' On ber bills ?till bl%*e the watofafir* cf tie Confederation; in ker valleys are still ri1 ers of the blood of thc bravest of, tho mea of thai States. Tho monads which tire scattered ov< her limits will ia all timo maka her tko spot < which, in after years, that pilgrimage will b mado by those who will visit tue graves of tbot gallapt spirits which wil'.bever over the spot, b their deeds ia life, mado forever memorable. And a:y I not, especially at this time, an with the circumstancca which surround her, as you to pauso aad consider this our own State The tide of war, cruel and. unrelenting) has rolle ro.und tho limits of the Confederation,.and is noi approaching eur State. The passion of the foe ?timulated Ly tho energy of hate, is now invoke? to its utmost limit,-ia tho attempt which wi 1 b made to invade our soil. Tho State bas sum acned her sans' to the field, aid they are hasten ing to tho scene of batt'o. Every man knowe thi prize for which he contends. We tight for uore far more, tban lifo. If wo woro ooatent to yiolc up our right., to surrender property, to harte: liberty, for the more priviiegc-of existing; if w? wore a? degraded that we could forget tho digni ty had 1uty of manhood, and calmly submit t( tho vilest serfdom the world has ever secs, then would be still ?no motive to our action, eue np peal to our honor, which wont* nerve ut to thi last measure of resistance-to death, te a wlllinj a>ath, in thc contest which is impcading. Thc women of our lund;' the mothers who boro us: tho wires who share with, us the dangers and thc earea of our condition; tue daughters who giro uc strength, wbilo they cliBg "o us for protcotion tbeso make to as an appeal which, if all else fails, will snake danger our duty. For them, thor? ii no beso bat in the eourage cf cur men; for shem, fiero is so safety but in the devetsion of'those to whom strength is given fer the def?ace of th? wwnk. Their kenor shall b? rafe wkilo there ie lifo in our people. 3'ke oon?iut will ?orne, thc strife will bc stern; ?ul thc triaaph will h? joy ous. Hay God say? vcr SUte. ?fco wcrld iris SMS thone stem o*? fie ?ts in which lb? passion?) of Mts baye rained .the ooa duct of tboec who hare yielded to lr? sway", and humanity has grown sick iu tho c extern ?la tits af the oxeessca to which tho malice of our Vaco cay lend us. But co war fans cvsr doaol.At-ed the fair fae? of eur globo, which, ia its inception, has baca 1*5? justified; in Us progross, less menrifel; in its. leeomplisbraent by thoso who wage it, lose hor rible. * If there can ba foutd any who doubt tho temper with which thc war was soinmcsccd, th.y may well coufempfttto tho enirit with whioh it bes boen prosecuted, and thc ?nd, whioh is now avow ed, as that which is to W?acow?liidi?'l. . Of the wanton, cruel, merciless viulenoe which hus marked thu conduct of tba enemy; it dues not roquiro me now to spenk. Thc tala "is told in the destructiou of proporty. tkcrteleneo to person*, tfte-?nrregart or srx,?he torturo of thc helpless, the desecration evett of the temples we Lave rain ed for th,o worship of ?ur God. Their bat? is manifested in th*.t lerriblo profanation which ?a oxhibltcd in their insult to (but God, who is bur God, .-.a Ile ti their God. Beyond this the hate of man cannot go; than this, there eau be no more terrible manifestation of the truth, that neither iu-that humanity whioh is so essential an cle ment io our mor>l ccdi?r nor in the progrendve influejices of that civilization? which to recently in another henri-pkt-re has smoothed the grim as pect of war, and enforced thc noblo truth that thore should bo no violence beyond that which is necessary for'dufoncc; nor in the precepts of that Christianity which are eferywhece acknowledged, can we look for protection,'or appeal to them to stay the visitation-' of that wr?th, which bas bfren the falo of cur friends, whoa their foes oculd match thoh*power with their will. We havo ?ot sought that which they ever eh?m td to bo theirs. Desirous of tho sufeepsful ac complishment of the great ends of ear being, and to secure th? greatest amount cf hum-a ianid SOSi Ua??r that form ?r? . ~? ??rninoTit, whicli conies from tho content, s.ud is fo?nd?d in thc hfibotions of the poodle, who Lure given to it existence r.nd rendered to it obedience, wo have -proposed for ourselves, tho exorcise of that right, which was established in tho separation of thirteen distinct colonies fro** tho Government of Great Britain, and recognized by thatHorcmmont, when lt ac knowledged- the separate independence cf each. The right-to self-govern??nt, therigbt so plainly sot forth in the Constitution of this State, in its declaration, that "all power ja originally vested ia thc people, and all froc Governments are fouaS ai on their authority, and are instituted for their pearse, safety and happiness," is n?w fjuestioaed in tk? prosecution of rbis war, and will bo over thrown by thc sueccs* of our foes. What thoa would remain? Would ?bo rights of private properly be respoeted ? These, so far as lt could be dose by their legislation, bav?b??a already eztiagnishbd. Our proporty they claim te bo their property, and that fr?sa which tho owner ?B expollsd by tho fore? of their arms, is ;?na Tested in another by the-foree of their law-. The rights of person ore still les3 to be preeeetei tban tho rights of property, and the great safo gtsaris of peTSonal.s?Ourity which havoeomo down through so many centuries; secured at tho oesb of so muck blood and Butlering, and wrung from tko tenacious grasp of kingly rule; dejeotod, trampled and despised, will mark tho consumma tion of that Government, which was instituted to scsure " tko bleesing of liberty." If there will remain to us, neither tke right of privattrproporty, ncr poracnal security, egu thore bc in caso of tho success of tb* oncmy, oven that quiet, whioh is found in the weariness of the c? prico that belongs to power? 1>rot eves will thia poor and bitter boon bo" c?noe?ed. Regarding that domoitio institution, which bas been se long established among u?, that it has become tho cor nor?stone upon which eur sooi&l economy as well as our political condition depends, as tho oavso of thia war, it has been already doomed by onr foe?? and its extinction doorecd. ?he disruption of the tie? by which society bas boen held; the over- ? throw oftbc restraints by whioh Itsob m?r.tR havo been kept in harmonious operation; thc cessation of labor; tho contusion of oaste; developing tho worst pas? ona cf our race, would soon presoat that picture of anarchy, tho toora conception of ?hick reveis ls an extent "of hum.r.n misory which our utmo?t forti;ude cannot enable ns to.conteui plate> It is to r?espe this doom, to av.crt this cuffcrring/thaf our people aro in arms. And if ever there was an oppee.1 Loa pcoplo which would summon forth all their energy, demand all their power, malts willing cvsyy sacrifice, it is that vrhich .ie now mado to tho people of those Con federate States; to strongly nnd sternly mado to tbo'psopJa nf this Stats. To determine tho quts tliK)5 of war ur of re?.co ia givon to" tiic G??reru ^yjjjg^c Cojifedora^e StateJf that ii the cr?% 'Hl-it if .",11 thc States. ?o devciop thu Bfajtlj-^culi Stute Eo that ney be ad HnmmmTi^ BUocofsfuTly, hooanse H|^K|^5 w?, is the nv ?adMtij^c Gov Sk> th'.dr BKfothc .to give'str?ngth tb ?ur canse, to saven?^eMsjj .is to maintain the Bi".tu Governments in all tba? efficiency whiob they were intended to- n ford. Their strength can only be diminl?hc their power's r/ill only bo relaxed, when the faith iii thc eirena sks.ll- ho weakened; and tb faith -will bc weakened when they neglect tl means by which the onds can be arcomplkbei and which they were provided lo fceuro. Tho necessities produced by the war, ia ll Inrge number of mon who bavo been called in the field, has mused tho authority of Govemmei to be interposed for the accumulation oPsupplie The exercise of this high powor, which in i grant is guarded by limitations upon its cr.fore mont, has been responded to by tho ebeerful ai quiescence of tho people. "While, howevor, tl neeessity wliick-csJla for the exercise of the pev or is conceded, and the obedience' nf -the poop! commended, it is the dictate of wisdom to pr? ride that it skell net be abusod. Without nndei taking now to say how far that legislation i proper which has boen adepted In same of th States, and has by special provision made OE who sots illegally in a caso of impressment put Unable fer?a misdemeanor, I feel great lateral in the adoption of some provision by which SOM other sanction shall he invoked fer tko crees tien of tko law than military authority. Td tah private property is among the powers whick th pecple of this State in convention hare jpvea t the Government cf tko Confederate States; bu when >.o taken, lt mast he for tho pabdto ute an with .lest eewponsalioa. Th? Congress of tk Confederate Government has exercised thia pon er hy the eusjetment ef a law, smdfer tho ??force mont cf all hews, tribunals are established, oem potent in all oases ta administer them as they ir written. The.great aeeesfTeies which were cen temprated sn the grast cf th3 pawer te Congrest have no applicatlcn, whon lt is suggested' 'ia the law is te be enforced, without chose safegnard Which ore tba right sf the eRisen", when disturb ed ia thc eajflymsnt of kia property.. The righ to elaina, the right te seme, because ? claim i made, and to enforce tko seizuro by tho force 0 arms, is a dangerous violation efthat great pria ciplo cf civil liberty whieh is asserted in Magni Charta end enforced in our Constitution by th? creation of the militia, ns tho power by which tk< laws aro to be enfereed, whon tke authority el our courts shall be insufficient for the executici of their docroes. It is a power which, in its ex orcise, is vol ves tho most important consequences. Without limitations cr contr?lait .Heels the whole productive interest of the State; and unless ex orcised with proper discretion, even, perhaps, mQro seri-ucly affects that large portion of the populatioa who consume, but cannot prodneo. In all of its relations, and in all of its consequences, it is among the m-.>st important of tlwte matfers whir h now engage tho attention of tho Confede rara or State Government. If the supplies fer o'ur armies anti sur popula tions be of thh> engrossing ckaractor, it moy wol! bo, because of the probable speedy termination of your session, that I should speak to you cf that portion cf the population who,, although of tender years, kare hastened to thc defence of their State. It is not essy to determine kow long their servie:-; will be pee aired ; it is not easy to say kow often thc exigencies may arise which will summon them te the field: But it seems to me to bo quite easy to determino what should be done in their behalf, if it can bo praotically ac complished. If their military service ccuid be sc directed that they should not hu by. it deprived of the benefits cf education; if tho training, At the same Ihne, of the*.- bodies and minds could be accomplished; if their organisation could be se adjusted that they would be soldiers, while they wer? schein?-we mich* ind in tho hardy end vl?cr?Hs Intellect* developed andor sneh a system, some compensation .for the privations they cxp?rloaee and the sufieting Uaay euduro. Their cae* is for as a sacred dnty. Wo hare called upen thou for their live? as -the sacrifice their country may bo required to offer ; und if tho sacrifico shall not bc exacted, can we render high er service U> our ?tate than 'ia the ?ducation of those whoso instincts ere so iulL of dfcvstion to that State ? It may be that thc ciBcaltieg in the adoption of a^syetont will prevent you now from doin? all that you would desire, er all that may bo required? If so, until more opportunity can he had by you, I shall consider it a special duly -a trust, tho csecution of which will bc duar lu my heart-to do all that I can for their eare and improvement, until your moro matured experi ence will confer upon thom the protection and assistance they det-er??. For I know that there is not one of you, nar ono within Ute reach of my Toice, nvr one within the limits of tho State whose heart does not pal?ale quickly when ho thicks o? them, or whose eye does not moisten when ho beholds that band of youths, worthy of lb? host days of Grecian story, who now stand upon the limits of their Stale, and protoct its soil from the pollution of invasion. While thus I would stimulalo into activity all the resources we m.ay have, and prepare for thc maintenance of tboito rights lo whic? we are en titled, I have the utmost confidence that in*this Wo shall surely pave tho way Jo that peace, which wo all sb nsncq desire, and which our enemies ur.vo hitherto denied us. I have no hope ?11 their fcrbeftrar.ee, for I have no belief in their human ity. I havo no reliance in their moBeration, for I have no faith in their justice When their hope of success shoji fade away, t-urt that it will do when" they realise tb* unalterable purpose by which wc aro animated, then will they think cf peace. And that peate only will be lasting which rests apon tj?e conviction of our ?trsngth ; as that psa?e oui? cen behoaoraWe whleh b?c!t-ca t'a0 admission of our ?Su?pou?eho? Let not the ap prehension thtt we are exhausted, find place in our minds, or its poison sicken onr hearts. What people huvo over struggled for moro than with us. is the boon we seok to 6&c?ro? What poople even amid the proud list cf European dynasties could have sustaiced for four years suck a war as that waged upon ns : and at tho close of that period, have still maintained in Ike field an army ta numbers, in confidence, and In discipline equal fe that whieh rallies under our banners ? Other asKon?, for lefter purposes, havo striven lengor, endured more than wc have, and wen for them selves inperishable honer. Let ut' not hesitate in car parpo-e or fuller in its execute'oD. And for myself, whatever, poer abilities may be raine, these now in your presence, I solemnly devote tn the high trust you have committed to mc; add in the execution cf that trust will I endocvor to maintain the honor and independents of thin Stato, apd to accomplish the successful termina, tion of -that war, wkieh by ns ? maintained In defence of this great cause, which, in your pres ence, and In the presence of my Qod, I believe to, be tho cause of justice, of truth, and of right. Oh ascending the desk, his Escollen cy dor. EON HAW, ia a feeling manner, delivered tho fol lowing address : GENTLEMES OP rna SEJUTB ASD BOUSE "br RBPHESENTATIVKS :-After two yearr of anxious solicitude in tho conduct of tho ?flairs of thia State, I'appear now to-take leavo or you, and. to tam ov*r my trust to my distinguished successor. Tho ab?euoo of a permanent Stato force, and the conscription Acts of Congress, bavo left the B?eenUy? little control over tho miUtary opera tions of Ike country. But ether dolionto and va ried dut ios havo devolved upon him. To presorve tho honor and rights of tho State, while she was perfcrmjng hor duty to tko Confederacy, has bcon my aim. Her .unostentatious dischargo of that duty wiS command the approval of posterity; Without solicitation on my part, I was clothed with this trust. With a consoiousnoss of haying donemy duty-thoproudest recollection of official position-I now relinquish it without regret. The acts of my'aci?aihistration arG open to inspection. I iiivito tho fullest investigation. Four year? ago, to-mOrrow, South Carolina an nounced to thc world, that nbc then dissolved the tie which bound her to the Government of tho United State?. Faithfully lins she borno hor part . in a war such as has never befi.re been witu?s*ed. She hat heretofore folt that war, mainly.and heavily, too, in tho loss of her gallant sons. But tho fot now threatens to lay waste, too, her terri tory and thc habitations of her poople.. She has ^ont forth thro flower of her youth and manhood. They have illustrated every baltlc-neltl on whieh they have appeared, and aro- still -gallantly de feuding our o&uso nt a dixUnco from their loved ones and their bornes. Upon the'r fires, ihelr brothers and their sc>:2 is devolved tho duty of protecting t'.tGir bc:i}thtt<ines from Ibo desecra ting touch of tho tavfldor. As you revcro our snored cairo and hope for its ultimate triumph, leave nothing undonu which patriots should ?0 towards the achievement of our eutlre indepen dence. Ilaving planati at tho disposal of your Rfccujdvc tho uv a ll a Ldc fores of the State, 1 ask Hknordlnl support of his ottorb? for thc attain RB fc^?J= ?nd. Anything short of mat-ess. wl'in-^t ?vtc which tho Groat Ec ^k^ujMmds, intends not for u?, If 9L5ejAbLii?Btl*finflH&9$? the Govi . iJ APPRESS OP To thc Governor-SIR : public peril, the poop le of South < their Senators a*d lUpreisutativo?, you tho highest proof of th'uir confidence, by be stor/ing upuu you the highest office in their gift. Tho dangers that surround us are grout cud unu sual ; but ia proportion to their extent will be your merits ?nd clory, should you .succeed in averting or frustrating them. Great exigencies demand great qualities. Bo vigilant and faithful ; take care that the commonwealth receive no det riment, for you are the ohief 'guardian of tho life and liberties of a commonwealth whose hejitagi is freedom, and whloh counts no ,saorifiee short of her honor as too dear a pri?e to pay for the ?reservation pf her sovereignty and iadepeadsaee, ?ct net this priceless heritage he ingloriously cloven down in year person, cut, with tho bless ing of God, uphold lt to the end, and transmit it unimpaired to the many generations that shall eonte ofter yea. And se shall your lame be remembered by them with blessings. I have the hoaor to deliver to yeu your eera mlssiea as 6everner of the State of South Caro lina. \ To th* Lionimemt-Gowernor-Sm : Tho people of the State h'aTo oeaferrad upon you the seeond oC?e in their gift. It is a tributo to your virtues and public services. Tho past is a guarantee of the future. They karo se mach faith in your courage, integrity and patriotism, that tho*/ bv lieve .you will pr eve equal te any exigoneies in which yen Dtay.be placed, and have accordingly devolved upon you, ia pect? the -?are of their doarost interests. I have tho honor te deliver to yon your com mission as Lisatcnant-flovcTcor of the State. Meanwhile, the Sheriff proceeded, in tho old time mainer, to preelaim from tho baloony of thc State Ho use, that Hon. A. G. Magrath and Hon. R. G. McCaw had boon duly inaugurated Governor and-Lieutenant-Governor of the Stato of South Carolina. The two bodies then adjourned until evening, and.the vast procession of silks and lace? faded from view like the shadows of a magic lantern. From Mississippi, i MOBILE, December 14.-Davidson's raid ers disappeared in tho direction ot Mississip pi City, after-beingropulsed by McCullough's Missouri.and Texas troops. On the 10th, they evidently designed to tap-the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, but found all points too well guarded to venture an attack. Their track was marked by desolation and rab bery. All quiet about Mobile. ? .* Yankee Bald on Pollard, Ala. Rieuw'oxn, Dec. 23_An official telegram received this'morning says: On the lGth the enemy, 800 strowg, occu pied Pollard, Ala. After burling the Gov ernment and Railroad buildings they retired in the direction they came. They were pur sued 90 milee\ losing a portion of their trans postation, baggage aad (applies, and leav ing arney dead negro troops on the road. Our foreas were commanded by Gen. Lid dull, and aeted with spirit and gallantry. -. FROM WILKIXRTON.-The Yankee fleet vras reported on Thursday ac still being off Fort Fisher and East and North the p?jjit on which the Fort is baili. Twenty-one were off Fish er; thirteen off old Camp Wyatt, some six miles np the coast, and one off Masonb'oro sUll farther np the coast. Whole number, so far as known, thirty-five. It was talked around Wilmington that four or five steamers, had been run ashore, but whether blockaders or blockade runners no one seemed fo know. The " Journal does not credit the statement. f?OTQor. Vance, of North Carolina, hat ??sued a proclamation ordering all men liable to milita ry duty in that Stato, able to bear a musket, to rendezvous otT Wilmington at once. Hu makes a patriotic r.pposl also to those not liable to milita ry duty, and urges theta to resort ts tke lame placo. fi?i~General Dix bju issue! an order, in eon sequence of the discharge of the St. Albans' rai ders, directing military commanders on tho fron tier, in the erat of a similar raid, to pursue the marauder*, if necessary, into Canada, and if ar rested there, ticy ure, under no circumstance;, to bo surrendered, ?3T lhc Plats in Savannah Buecocdod in, rc raovdng their nsEcts and deposita tv. a place ?f EO eurity before the etty wa? evScnated. ByTelegraphic communication between Au gusta and Macon bas been resumed. > ? Day ton, T/u ?ted States Miaisler tn France, died in Paris on tbs 2d, of apaoploxy.. Flour Wanted for the Navy. TIB Honorable Seeretary if Navy, throigh Maj. Vf. V. HOWILL, Naval ?Agcnt, Au g?t>ta, <rt_, ?uthori-ss mo te purchase all tho ILO UK for sale in ttU District, for tho Navy Department, ?nd, for the present, to pay th? MARKET rRICE for the same. Therefore, ail persois bnviur; FLOUR to soil (from a sack to a hundred barr-|p,) are earnestly requested to de liver ii te me in Hamburg forthwith, as the de* m*?d for it is. very urgont. Cash paid on doliv ?ry. 8. H. BOWERS, Agent Navy Dopartmest. Hamburg, Deo ?1 tf 51 State of South Carolina. EDGEFIELD DISTRICT. IN ORDINARY. BT VT. F. DURISOli, Be-q., Ordinary of Edge fiojd District. Whoroas, Allison DeLoach and B. T. Jennings havo applied to mo for Letters of Administration, with Ibo will annexed, on all and singular tho goods and chattete, rights and credits of Nathan Trotter; lute of.thc Difil"ct aforesaid, dec??. These aro, thorel'ore, to cite and admonish all and singular, tho kindred and creditors of tho esjjd deceased, to Ve and appoar before mo, at our next Ordinary's Court for the said District, to be holden atEdgeil?ld 'C. H., on the Otu day of Jan. next, to show cause, if any, why the^aid administration ekould not be granted. Givea?nd?r my hand'and seal, this 26th day of Dee in.the year of our Lord one "thousand eight hundred and Sixty-four, and in tho eighty ninth ^ear of tho Independence of South Cara lina. W. P. DURI3?E, ?.E.D. Doo 27 5t 1 Stat? of South Carolina, ED GEPIELD DISTRICT, IN ORDINARY. BY W. F. DURISOE, Esq., Ordinary of Edge li cid District. . ' Whereas, Allison Dolonch and B. T. Jennings fis applied to mo for Letters of Adminisfration, on all and singular the goods and chattels, right! and credits of Mory Truttcr late of tho District aforesaid dce'd.** These RTO,utbercfyro, to cito and admonish nil and singular, tba kindred and creditors of tho ijM docoased, to bo and apptVT boforo me, at our nea Ordinary's Court for tho said District, to bo holder at Bdgefleld C. H., on the 9th day of .Toa.-p^t to show oanso, if any, why the said " should not bo granted. . Glvon under my hand/J*^. Doo. in the year of W?Qv ' hundred and efef^ the Iudepondon vi Fr? Bra? " Music, including \ Contingent Ftc, Lourd, including Fuel and Lights, $12 |Jer' month, to be paid in provisions at old ratee.* As there is no market hore, we are compelled to require provisions in j ny men? of Board from all who enter as Boarders during the next year. Parents and Guardians who wish to hoard their children and wards with the Principal should speak'ia tims, as he can ac???ruodat? only eight more with room. >-?r_ V. - . Boarders must furnish their own te'wels,*skeeti, pillow oases, klaakots er stmferts, coverlets, hand soap and drinking cups. All tho 'pupils are rc-' ?nested to bring their Scheel bock, with them", aymonts for cash Session wal be required in advance. Bar. S. W. SAMS, Pataerran. 3 The eltizcBs ero unwilling te Beard tke pupils for len than $168 per nymrh. . Doo. 21 ?: ? . it 52 Ridgeway Academy. THE Bxereises of tttls Institution will be re camad oa the 2nd Monday In Fobraary I860. Terms, $50.60 por Session of 20 weeks, paya ble strictly In advance. R. W. CANNON, Principal. Barter! Barter! THE GRAFITEVILLE MANUFACTURING Company will BARTER for Country Pro duce delivered en tho spot on the following terms, vis : They will sell . 4-4 Sheolng, Drills or Osnaborgs, 124 otc.pr. yd. 7- 8 Shirting, 10 8- 4 do, 8i And will allow for "ora, 50c. per bush Fodder, - 50o. " cwt. Flour in bag? or barrels, $7,C0 " bbl. .Bacon, hog round, and Lard, 12} " lb. Syrup, without barrels, 25c. " gal. jH?T-Wo no longer Rartor fer Cotton. . All packages mu;t be plainly directed to the .Jraniteville Manufacturing Company, and mark ed with the shipper's samo cn the packages. WM. G13Q8, Pres't, Gr?n. M'f'g. Co. Or-nttcville, Deel? tl . 52 For Tefx Colleetar. Tan rosny Friends of Catt. JAMES MITCH ELL rot^wVully nsminato kim as a Candidate for TAX COLLECTOR at rho next eloction. SALUDA. Dec 6 te* M Ter Tax Collector. . The Many Friends of D. A. J. LULL, Bsq.,' respectfully nt rr.'masc bim ca a Candidate fer Tax Cellector at trna next election. OotlS te 43 A SCHOOL WANTED FCR 18M ! ADDRESS MISS VA., Dom's ?cid Minos, Ab beville District, S. C. .'f r Dec 13 3t* 51 .Tax in Kind. IT becomes my duty again to urgo upen Pro ducers tho n*eo6Mty of promptly delivering ?Heir Tithe cf CORN, Yt SKAT, OATS and MOLASSES, ns our Army is muoh in noed of supplies. A. MILES, Agent Tax in Kind. * Grauitovilla, S. C., Dec 10 2? 62 Lost, SOMEWHERE about the Village, on Friday IneVn pair of GOLD SPECTACLES. A reward af Thirty Dollars will be paid for ?ba anding of thc same, and their delivery at this 02Uo. Dca 21. If 52 Stolen . OUT cf my Stable en tke night of tho 13th Dec, adark SORREL HORSE-one hind foot I white, and a small white mark in the fp?a. A libe ral roward will be paid for hi? Recovery, and in formatiCn coneoxnleg fm gratefully rc cai v cd. MBS. S. J. APEL. 2, Bl., Doc 10 tf52 5d|ejUd?y^ Notice. LL persons indebted to the Estate of Lewis L Baree, deo'd., previous to his death, are re quited to. maka immsdiate payment; and all thos9 liavinz elsims against said Estate will pr? sent them, duly attested, withunt dolay, to the uudereigned. L. L. HALL, Ad'or. Nov 15 t? 47 Notic?. ALL perseas indebted ie the Estate of Robert J. Dolph, late of'Edgcfleld'Distclet deceased, are requested to -oomo derward and make ppy Knat ; and those haring demands against said Fetale will present them ia due time, and proper ly authenticated. A. J. PBLLBTIBB, Adm'r. .et 18_._ly 42 Notice, TTTll Bridge across Big Stev?us*Crcek, at Maj. R. Merri wether's and lr. ii. A. Skaw'B Mill, will be let to the lowest Bidder, to he Repaired," on the 2tth d*y of Dee. 188.4. . S. W. GARDNER, \ T. B. REESE) J . Nov. 19tk 1864, 3t 4?. Com's. A Fine Lot of Dry Salt Flit'SALE &R BARTER, IHAVE on band a let cf superior PALT which I will Barter fer Corn, 'K'b'o?t, Flour, Bacon, Butter, Eggs, Chickens, ?c., ut'tb* m&rkot price, or will sell for Cash at. or below the Augusta prices. . ? JOHN CCLGAN* Juno $1 if 28 Smoking Tobacco. PO?NB8 SMe)XIN? TOBACCO, pu* OtH-r un ir. 5 lb. packages, wurrantod pure, ar ne snk. S. E. BOWERS, Agant. Hamhnrg, Oct til ti ?3 Soldier!' . Claims. E hare on hand a few quires of Blanks, for obtaining doccoccd Soldiers' Claims against thc Government. ADVERTISER OFFICE. July 20 tt ? - ' 30 Notice, IFOREWARN all persons from trading for a 'Note given by rae to the Estate of R. E. Mc Daniel, nee'd.; for $1110, signed hy myself, Wm. Strota and John Reynolds, as the Adm're.'prom ised to toko tho monoy whon duo, and now refuse to do so. I mort positively will not pay said NM?; unless tho holder will biko Coufodorato ntonoy. J. H. STROM. Deo 17_2t 8_52 Visiting Card? ! Execut? IN pureuanoe of th? prov i? SHIRLEY B. WHATLEY, virtus of ML Order fren Ti. ?. Da rile? dinary of Bdgtfield lJlstrlet, Z will' late reildeaee 6f SH IR LEV B. W; dee'd., on THURSDAY, tho 12th JaDaary : all the real ?hd penontl estate of enid deceased, consisting of Fonrteen Likely Negroes? TURBE MULES, ONE MARE, TWO COLTS, YAT AND STOCK HOGS, CATTLE AND SHEEP, CORN, FODDER, SHUCKS, CA EE IA SE AND HARNESS, TWO WAGONS, Plantation Tools; Household and Kitchen Fur nature. . I will also eell the LANDS of the aai?Sdeeeastd at the iii30 and placo mentioned, consisting of ONE TRACT OF LAND, adjoiang lands of .John P. Liam?, Joh? Ch a*thain and ethers, and containing Throe Hundred, Aoree, mere or loss. TERMS.-The above prepeity will be sold on a credit cf twelvo months with interestfrom day of rale. W. W. ADAMS, Ex'or. Dee 21 St 52 State of South Carolina. EDGEF1ELD DISTRICT, INEQUITY. W^ontford Boyd, ") - r? > Partition. Tho?. B. Reose, Adm'or et al. j .T) Y Virtue of an ordor of tho Court io thia JJ case I will toll at Edgoflcld 0. H.. OB Mon day, the 2d January next, THE REAL ESTATE of James Boyd, dec'd., to wit : ' ONE TRACT OF. LAND containing Throe Hundred Sad Seventy-five acres, more ar less, adjoining lands of John F. Barns, S. 6. Strom, J. B. Grims, et eL Sold on a credit of twelve mouthe with iaiereit from day of sala, except costs and espouses of ?ole whieh mast be paid in each. Titles extra. Z. VT. CAR WILE, C. E. E. D. Doo 3, ' . 4te 61 * Headquarter';?, * DEPARTM'T OF S. C."GA. AND PLA., CBaRuat??, 8. C., Dee. 1,1864. SPECIAL ORDERS NO. 291-Extract. MUNTIL further orders, military noces si ty . requiros that tho Enrolling Offlocrt should not molest Ibo employees of tho several Railroad Companies of South Carolina. t o . * * By oom maud of Lieut. Gen. HARDES. H. W. FXILBXN, A. A. G. Dee.21 it . 62 Enrolling Office, EDGEFIELD, S. C., Dec. 19th, 1864. LALL RETIRED OFFICERS and Soldiers in this District are hereby ordered to report, 10 perron, at this Once, on tho 28th day of this month. F. J. MOSES, Jr., Lieut, A Enrolling OfBoer. Deo 21 2t ?2 Enrolling Offiee, l EDGEFIELD, S. C., De?. I7th, 18?, LALL P05T MASTERS in this Disfriot ara hereby informed that the andeiaigaed will not pay, and will ?no? bo responsible fer, tba postage on any Utters that may bl seat through their Offices to hun, no chatter. bow marked, or by whom posted. P. J. H06M, fa., . ; . Lieut. A Eordiifcjg ?ffieer. Dfl* 21_ii S3 Enrolling Office, . EDGETIEXD, S. C., Dee. 16tb, 1864. ? IN nceordauce with order* hereof or? pub- . le, Kaloe! notiee ia agal? given that no GerUff eates from any PUs/sieian as to thopbyslcal disa bility of any man-soldier or oonteript-will bo considered nt this Ornoo, unless the said Certifi cates are properly sworn to and subscribed before a Magistrate. P. J. MOSES, Jr., Lient, ? Enrolling Q8?c*, , Dec 2.1 _2t *T y Enrolliag Office, IDGEFISLDf 8. C., Dee. Iftrt, 135*. IALL Soldiers from the Araaj,,. ea. (5?to.il ? shi* District, in oonneetloa with thil Ornee? aro hereby thistly erdei^od te report ptrtani at this Outee OB the-29th day of December 186?Y for the purpose of signing pay rolla, ?e. ?. J. MOSES, Jr., LUbt. Jt Scrolling Officer. ' Dee 21 ' ?. . ' *2 Supporting Force,. THE Supporting Fore? of EdgeSold BdKrfet are hereby crdsrod to raeot ma, arajod and equipped, prepared for immediate duty, at Edge? Held C. H., on Monday, the 2d January Waat, at 11 o'olock, A. M. Tho? who fail to repet? wilt bo dropped from the CQIL * . .? A. "p. 'WEST, oapt*i? . Supportlag Fore? ?fth Cong. Die*. DeeSl . K?- *2 R $500 Reward. ANAWAY flem the Subeeriher abbat oig?t months' ago, his Negro mao JAKE. Saldi Jake is about ?2 years- cf age* brs?k complexion, thick heavy ?cb ead weighs about 146 pounds;. Ho has a wits at Mr. Manion-' Padgett's*- en thc? Ridge, and ho may be lari 1:g in ?bat vicinity. I will- give a reward; af fcjnr Hundred Dollars for tho apprehension and (iel?very of ?aid Jake nt tb? Ed?;eBcld Jail? or I will pay Fire Hun dred Dollars for bia dclivory at tho Auguata Jail. WILLIAM BLEVINS. Dec-IS - - 6t? 51 $100 Steward! " STOLEN from my pastare, es Thursday, tho 15tb inst., a iarge GREY HORSE, about 16 hinds high, 12 yeara old. I will pay a reward of Ono Hundred Dollars for tho delivery of said boree to mo. Any information concerning laid norse thankfully received. J. A. LANIER. Cold Springs, Dec 21 4t 52 Brought to the Jail * OF thia District, on tho 2ftih Nov., a negro mah who toys big na ino is JACK, and that he belongs to Mr. "Bolla P_r cs scott, .sow living somewhere in Georgia, himself to: feet 9 inch weighs boon