Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

the Cauraster Cehpr. j52 PER ANNUM S5^^SSs&'3lS3'SSi.TS;?- IN ADVANCE 3 .Jaiiiily nail political Jiiuispaptt?Ffotuti) ;a lye Arts, ^citatts, litftotnrr, hnratian, igricnltnrf. Satrrual Oiiiprauruiruts. >'ortign uiyi Fcuirsiir i'ruis, nail tljt jiinrkrts. V 0 LU ME V I 1 1 . LANCASTER C. H, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY ,\10RN INC. DEC, 7, 1339. NUMBER 13 . fn r,?nni( r. n o XOK HIS EXCELLENCY WM. II. GIST, GOVERNOR OK SOUTH CAROLINA, TO Til K . Senate and House of Representatives, AT THE SE8SI0N OF 1859. .Gentlemen of the Senate anil House oj icepresenla lives : After :? year of unprecedented health, and the enjoyment of many blessings from the hand of h beneficent Creator, you, tlie chosen liepresentatives of llie people, have assembled to deliberate on lite affairs of the Commonwealth, and to enact such laws as you may think conducive to her welfare In discharging this important duly intrusted to you by I your constituents, you should invoke the aid and counsel of Uoe whose judgment is unerring, and who rules the destinies of Stales as well as individuals. No peo pie who disregard the divine commands cat lie prosperous and happy. An im ' pltcit conli lence in God alone can give you the wisdom to plan, and the ability to execute, and upon this must ever depend the successful administration of our puhhc sffars. There are certain cardinal principles which should, in my opinion, govern your legislative action, to wit : To collect no more taxes fiom the people than are ah solutelv necessary for an economical ad mimstrstion < f the government : to avoid as much as possible creating h new, and to provide for the extinguishment id* the j pi?sent public debt, so that our people I limy not he forced to ?miniate to avoid the burden* of taxation, and thus depop ulate llie S ale. A public debt in tin* country i* not regarded a* a public hlesai ing, anil to entail a heavy ore upon pos i ferity would be shrinking from the respon sihility of taking ourselves, and doing the greatest injustice to them Iho individ- 1 ual who would leave his estate to his ' chililre.i covered with bonds and moit gages, would not be regarded as a pru j deill and thrifty parent, and what would . he unwise in an individual, applies equal !v to aggiegation of individuals, called the Slate. Although our laa'aliou is not as heavy hh in many of the new States, it j must ho remembered that they have a virgin soti, and fr ml the ability to make better crops, are better aide t?? hear taxai I lion. Ami iii.11.v persons are kepi in our Stale who would emigrate, if with less I ability to pav, the burdens were as heavy , as elscwbeie. Although the crop of this I Stale is not a large one, and particularly ! the provision crop, yet by prudent man agement mi.J m ain<i economy, our people ; iiimv he mI. ?* to get along a i i In tut the mi potation of iiiiii'Ii grain, until the liarve*- | ling of tin* next crop. Tim great scarcity of corn in hoiiiq of the I ^|?|??-r l>i*trict*, I wu in part brought itlioui Ity the iminer ^ ?tut? dislilleiten mi operation, thus convert ; injr tlie met!'of life into h slow tmi sure | poison. Ami while our LcgiMalnre l,HR ! Iteen tenacious of the rights of '.he people in h pecuniary pmut of view, l.y refusing j to repeal the usury laws for fear of lenv , ing tliein ?? prey to speculators and usurer*, their health and 'ives have been un attended to. by allowing their haul to lie | oonveiteJ into ardent apirits, to encourage a depraved and vitiated appetite ? I lie ta* on stills sln.ol.l .. ..... bibilion of tbeir use, or at least high I enough to ihish an income sufficient to support the paupers they manufacture. KlSANCK? 1 lie Keporl ol tlie Cuiil|i troller v. ill exhibit tin* finaiu ial colli"Uion of the Stale in all its details, ami to it 1 refer you f?r information on that point.? 'I'lie Hanks, so far as I can learn, are in a sound and healthy condition, prepared to discbarge all their obligation*, ami fur iiihIi a Aound and stable currency for the .State. Witliout being disposed to quea lion the wisdom of the Act of the Legists- j ture in relation to keeping a certain atnou'l of specie in their v.tulla, I would respectfully suggest. that while it wouln fail to I remedy the evil of a suspension, (the Hanks frequently suspending with much less specie in their vaults tliau is now re1 quired,) it m an unnecessary tax upon tliutn, without any great public good growing out of it. The Hanks, however, should not he exempted from a strict ac count abilit y ; hut it seems to me the best plan would be to put them immediately ,r? 'l<tl(l<l at !.. > ?? ? ? ' j jlllll I II" itllKIH-lllkl 'n <)l specie pRjrintnti, and compel tiiein to I close business until new chartei* are o'.?lallied, i'pt'11 l\> nil wild MIX V choOSO to I subscribe, aa ?b?n the Uan'ks were lir*t chartered. It this is deemed loo severe h , penalty for suspending, something milder inighl be substituted that would tend to prevent a suspension, except under lh9 most pressing necessity. Cenhuh ok nut ifhik Wiiitk INHABITANTS.?The Act of the last session re quiring a census of tho free white itliab ilanis of the State to l?e taken, and returns made on oatli iy\ '.be Secretary of State's Office in Columbia, by Hie lirsi ot August Innt, has been carried out with the exception of the Parishes of St. Tliotnas and St. Oenttis. Samuel K. Martin, the census taker for those Parishes, having failed to make a return, 1 appointed tieorge P. Ilarinin, who has nec essarily made a return after the time re quired by law, but in all other respects in conformity thereto. The Legislature | having omitted to provide for printing .1.. 1..-L-. ? t~- .k ? tuv nnv;^f?n i??c in^i wwifcun mst'n, I authorized llie State Printer to prepare litem. The return* are filed in the office of the Secretary of Stele, subject to your inspection and dbpmttion. KMOLfTION*- The several ll?*olutior ? r? quiring the it CI ion of the Governor, line been attended to A military cointni* I sion. consist tng of thirteen persons, has been appointed, and will report to you at iiie present session. A eonimisaion on | sisling of tliree persons lias been appoin ted for the purpose of investigating the healthful condition of Hull's Island, with especial reference to its suitableness as a t^iiarranline Station. The eonruiiaaion Consists of Hon. Charles Macbeth, Moll. Win. I. Hull ami 1 >r. John L Mawson, who will also report to you. Under the Resolution ''authorizing and empowering" the Governor to have the laws relative to the powers and duties of the Commissioners of tlie l'oor collected and printed, ifec., I appointed Kltnund Helluijer. Ksu . who has discharged the ?Iuty in h satis factory manner, and been paid out of the Contingent Kutid. M. K. Arthur, K?q , whs employed to record 11 I'Iia oirerjioti d<mcc Htid documents of the officers of the Palmetto U<*i?iinenl," and lite papers were put in his possession '.or that purpose ; hut it seems that he entertained some doubts of his powers, and the construction to be oi.en to lite resolution, lie says in u letter tr> mo : "All the papers *h ch I deemed of value have been re corded, but the volume will not lie hound or indexed until instructions are received from the Legislature." The accompanyin}; letter '*>H more fully explain the ddfi rulties, and 1 refer you to it for further information. Nkw Statu IIoiisk.? Ity tefcrence to the report of the Commissioner of the New Slate House, it will be seen t It a I the whole disbursements for the last fiscal year, for tint building, amounted (o the ruin of three I mi ;t-! r??. I ami fort v eight thousand, fortv four dollars ami twenty stocti cents, (348,044 ?7.) ami that hii appropriation of four humlretl thousand dollars will l.o necessary lor the present year. Whatever difference* of opinion may have existed as to the propriety of commencing the woik, no dotihl can now he tn'ertauied of llie necessity of its coin plclion. The work is evidently progress ing with as much rapidity as practicable, and li.e eautv, elegance ami durability of the structure, will commend itself to every one, ami I cannot hesitate to recommend the desired appropriation. Ity a resolution of the Legislature, the Com .miss'oiier was "ailtliorizd and directe 1" to have the records removed to the New Stale Liotise as soon as the temporary rIn Ives were completed; but in tbe ex ric te t.f a wise discretion, lie declined re moving them on account of the damp ne-s of the vaults, wltico would have se riotish inj tied them, and rendered them altrio-i :t useless as if destroyed 1?v fire. In order to protect the Stale li aise from lire I have eillldoved a oiiard at a c.kt of lliirlv seven and a halt Io'I.iih (H7 50) tier lllolllll, Mil.I shall CfllitltlUf III ill! Mi Quill I'm house in cover**! <tii I llitt records removed, unless otherwise diiecte J by the Legtslat ure. I >tk \ln.m v Ststkm. ? In reviewing h portion of tin* Militia the last summer, I found .? grea*. disinclination to tin \1 >Iiti? duly, and in some installces wliolo com ptnies refused to muster. Tim A* ij tit mil and !nspector < ieuera! was instructed t*? us* all ill* means in his power to pui.i.sli, by tines, litia 'lisobtalifr.ee of law, ami neglect of duty, but ilia disaffection in some places was so ireneal, iliat it will be dilliftill to oft m comt niMrtial organized to iry defaulters. Having appointed u Commission, according to a resolution of your bodv. to examine into and repoN to you tni the Mili'it system, I <i?i not *leem it necessary to make any recommend** lion in relation thereto, but something must he done soon, or a general disor gani/ation will take place. 'I'llK Lass.? In the discharge of the neiicate Mill responsible <lutv lilipo>ei| oil lite h?tecutive by tIt?* Constitution, "tosei (hit '.lit; laws are faithfully executed ill mercy," I have I I occasion, in some cases, 10 |> inbrn or coiiiiiiule ibe punish liier.t of criminals ; but I lutve l??-?;ii care fill to it to grant pnrdous capriciously, or without ilia most satisfactory reasons. In applications for pardon, argument arc fre quentlv used to show that the punish tnent is dispro|Mirtio:icd t?? the otteoce. and that tlie ends of justice would he ac coinpiisheJ hy a milder punishment.? Hut I car.not consent, in this sumiuHrv wev, to repeal the laws of the loud, and set up my judgment in their stead. It is the province of the Legislature to pass laws, and to amend them when they operate injurious!v, or unjust, atrl in the dis' charge of my duty, the responsibility shall he left where it belongs. For my part, I have few alterations or amendIIII'IlfA lif tin* fit riii?nlllliuin?i Isaatsaa&r illlliNt, as a whole, tlii*y are wise Hn<l salutary ; and |?r?l**rinif to limo hii occasional ease of hardship, rather than frequent changes, making it uncertain what tlie law i*. A |>ei?on gtrliy of a breach of i rust should, iu iuv opinion, ha pun lie?l with as uiucli or more severity than larceny ; lor the "quo animo" in hoth ca sea i* '.he name, ami the former, in r.ddilum to the wicked intention, violates thai confidence reposed in him, and deserves no favor at the hands of the law. The Cashier or Telltr who violate* confidence by appropriating the funds of the Hank to his own use, is iiu better than '.lie man that breaks in and supplies himself with money ; in (act, he is not so good, being destitute at least of the quality of boldness and determination. The substitution of a small tax in tU? place of dayV work on the road, so frequently recommended hy my predeceaa ors, would be the means of keeping the road* in much h?u?r order, and is, in all respects, preferable to the present avstem. The planter is required to send his hands in wnrK me ro:.n<?, frequently under inefficient ?>ver?ee*, who keep litem *?ver*l day* doing the work (key ought to do ia one, when, fur half the amount <>i the < worth of the work of the hand*, judicious* ; i Iv expended, the roads could he kepi in 1 i finer order all lite jear 1 j Some uniform rule for the trealinert and 1 management of prisoners nhould he adopt ! ed. I've heen informed that the treatment 1 t>f prisoners is regulated, in many instances, bv the regard in which tiiev are held ' i?V tin* sheriff or jailor, or bv their posilion in society. Some incarcerated fur safe keeping only, have been confined to , a single room, while others, convicted of ciiine, alnl the imprisonment in'ended as h punishment, have been allowed the ex ' | (inordinary piivilege of going from room to room, enjoying the company and com pituion*hip of their friends and actpiain- ! lances. There should be some distinction ; mi ?de between imprisonment for crime, ' ' and imprisonment for safe-keeping ; olli erwise ihe pnnishineiil for high crimes and inisderr.e "tors will be merely nouii nal, and the jailor may confine a witness (who, on account of bis being a stranger, ! cannot give bail for bis appearance to i testify in ihe trial of a criminal cam-), in the most uncomfortable room in the pris | on. 1 am aware of the difficulty ol pro- ! J perly regulating this matter, but some j | ni<|/iuvriiicill Lt'llHMIiy Hit II l>t? IH.'Ult}, IT the evil onnnot be entitelv remedied. As the lav* now elands, the owner f?l a | plantation willi less than fifteen hands, is 1 j not compelled lo reside oti his place for ! more than six months in the mar, and is i ' not required even to keep an overseer, or I | other white man thereon. It seems to i 1 me that as much damage might be done ( by leaving fifteen bands without a proper j j super vision, as a large number, and in I the present state of affairs, exposed as j I we are to secret emissaries inciting our i ; slaves to insubordination and insurrection, ; tlie law should lie altered so as to compel i every one that owns a farm, with anv | quantity of negroes, to reside thereon all , the year romel, or keep a white man , I constantly on the place. The alteration ' < of the law may produce some inconven < ietiee to lew individuals, but sacrifices must be made for the general welfare ; and without desiring to dictate to others in the management of their piopeitt, 1 am perfectly satisfied that the presence of < a while man will always ample com pen -. .IT* inn ifniirr iut any outlay ui money iiec?i>!iHry t?> keep one. A slort experience has shown that some modification of the law in relation t? the Normal School, for the instruction <?f female teachers, is Ji'siiiiMu. I lie | Scliool is completely organized, with a good corji'e of teachers, but there is a difficulty hi inducing pupils from the country t?> avail themselves of its ad van tage.t. llo, School being at 'he public I expense, a, <1 those who cotne from tbe ' country being itipiired to become teach ers, parents who have means stilli ient to edncatii their children, >eein unwilling to | send them, front false pride or some other motive; and those whose necessities would I induce them to put aside their pride, are j unable to Jmird .heir daughters while going to school. I would, therefore, sug ' gest that provision* he made for paying the hoard of a small number of girls from each l)ittricl. to he selected by the ' delegation, or hi any other way that may be satisfactory ; or if it is thought morn advisable, or bettor calculated to make tliein feel that lliev are not depending en lirelv on the Stale f'.,, their education, a portion ol :! nr hoard might tie provided for. and the balance paid l>y themselves. Thin arrangement would put the girls in j the country more on an coital footing with those in the city, and after h few J are educated and return home, others < ' who are ahle and willing to paV their own hoard may he induced to avail thein selves of the advantages of the **chool ; ' and thus distribute through the country female teachers to supptv all our wants, without being dependent upon the North, i i , Tiik Catawiia Imiiash.?The rcm'j nant of this trihe of Indians, within the j limits of tins Stale, merits your care and j ' guardianship. They were the friends of i 1 the colonists, and some of theiu look up 1 arms and rei dered good service during i the Revolutionary war. Imitating our example at the close of the war, they i j would not he governed any longer hv a u*:.. - i.... -i ?i i . . . ixii>u, imii ciei'irn ruiers witn Dirt LilU-ft of General, Colonel, Ac ; and they have al wave been < I oc i I *? and It armies*, there be- ' in^ no instance of m criminal prosecution ' I against one of them. It has been the police of the,State to remove them VVest to some iihk country where they could indulge their favorite sport* mih) pastimes; but, on a recent visit to their neighbor hood I found, from a conversation with one of their Chiefs, that they were tlivi de?* in opinion?h part only being willing to emigrate. I recommend that a small 'appropriation l?e made to pay the travel ing expenses of two or three of the head 1 men. who desire to go on a visit to exam ine the country, and report to the t'ibe { ou their return. I Ins report may induce 1 them all to g<>, and I have no doubt, up 1 on application to the ( moral Government, an appropriation would readily he made 1 Co tiieir removal. An appropriation of I five thousand dollars was made by Con- 1 grMsa iu the \e?r 1855, to remove the Catawba Indians, tmt lapsed into the general treasury in July, 1867, as it was i oot called for, and, therefore, cannot be ] used without a re appropriation by Con I gross. Information received from "The < I Superintendent of Indian affair* of the | Southern Superintendeucy," urn I thai the Choctaw* hava au abundance of i territory l>olli for theinselve* and the Cn- | tawhaa; hnt they expect coinpenaalion I for furnishing the Catawba* with land, i and allow them to come among them ? 1 I The money appropriated by Cougreaa < could only be u??-d for their removal ; liu'. shout five thousand dollars could l?e ob< lained for their lands in York district, and lit is, together with the balance due them by the State in extinguishing their title lo what is called the Indian Land; would in all probability, be sutlicifnt to effect the desired arrangement with the Choc taws. In the event m a failure to induce them to remove, it is evident wo should not compel them to go, but endeavor to make them useful citizens, extending to them the benefits of education and relig on. A plain building might be erected jti their land, which would answer the louble purpose of a school house ami ? house of worship; and :i leavlu r employ i'?l to educate tiieir children, allowing diem, ft I so, the privilege to invite a Minis ler, of whatever denomination tliev may jlioose, to preach to tliem on Sunday*, or tneli other days as may *uit his conven ence. Tlio Chief informed me that t'.iev Mould like to have preaching, and that there were about eighteen chi'dten, many >f whom, if not all, would be sent to >ch?>ol if they had an opportunity. 1 am aware that many persons, who know the Indians well, think their liabi's cannot be . limited bv education, and one instance ^ h it i veil of an educated Indian lapsing' into b>? former habits ; but the cost will he small, and the experiment is well worth a fair trial. Tint Lunatic Asylum.? It afford* me great satisfaction to say tli at tins I >>111n lion has exceeded in usefulness 111 * most sanguine expectations of iv* (nutuiers.? [Jur own State was among the Sirst in tue Republic to set the example <-f providing for that class of unfortunate beings d<*prived of the r reasoning faculties. Ami I it lias been followed all over tin) Continent. dispensing innumerable blessings broadcast over the land. From com par atively a small beginning, tiie number of patients lias increased to two hundred and lortv seven under treatment this vear? i t.e hundred ami twenty'Hvh males and one hundred am! twenty two females.? 11,e males occupy the new building con laining fifty ot.e available sleeping ap irlinents, and in some instances five patients have been made to occupy li e same room owing t6 the fact, that certain inmates, b\ the regulations of the House, are en titled to separata apartments. It will, therefore, be absolutely necessary 'o <lis miss residents front oth?*r States, and till of them paying patients, or increase the accommodations by erecting another milium};. i lie turiner would he inhuman in the extreme, to say nodiieo of the da crease <-f revenue !iv substituting paupers l> r Iiioli |> i\ iii}? patients. I, tlierefnrn, respectt'ullv recommend an appropriation of fifty thousand dollars to complete the centra building represente 1 in tlm general plan. I lie West Asylum, appropriated exclusively to fern ties, is amply sufficient to meet every contingency which mav reasmiahlv ho expected for some time to come. Ilv an act of the I ?st Legislature, tin- amount allowed for the support of paupers was increased Irom ?100 to is 135 a year; hut from information received from the supcrintendant. obtained hv ac tual experience, as well as the average cost f.ir supporting an insane person in the other Asylum in the I nileil Stales, not !( > > than ?105 w !l meet the neecss.t rv ? x|; ami utiles* such an increase is made, the profit ?|t*r?v*-?I from paving pxlien's wtil have to 1>?- applied to meet the deficiency, instead of usino it for i: ? cessury repairs, improvements, amuse inents, ami ?:lier curative appliances.? Wlien it is remembered tliat our Asylum Iihh been a self sustaining Institution, not eallinrr upon tlie State for a dollar to that end, it seems to me tliat tin- State cannot he.sitnte to pay the full amount necessary to support its pauper>, as w.ll as ample building accommodations for its inmates. Mii.itauy Acadkmy.? I he wisdom of Cjjiiverliii^ the M.ijraz tie (?uard into a Military Academy, is now beyond ques lion, and the most sanguine expectations liave been mote than fulfilled, in turning out annually a cUs* of useful, scientific and military iner.; ami, at the same time furnishing ? reliable jp'ar I for the public arms. Younij men are sent out from these schools competent to train ll.o cit' iz-n soldiery whenever their services may be required, ami thus we have at command, at all times, the means of an etii cient organization to u.-et hiiv emeriM'iicv may arise. Much credit is due to the Hour i of Visitors, and purl culitrH its head, for the success and usefulness of the institution. I cheerfully recommend to the Legislature its continued support; ar.d feel satisfied that the money expended could not he appropriated to n purpose better calculated to prepare the fS'ate for her defence, and promote the honor and welfare of her cit Heirs. Since your ad. journment the lioard has heen deprived of the valuable services of one of us mem l>?rs. Hon Daniel Wallace, after fiiiirg for many years, with distinguished ability and devoted attachment to his State, various civil and military offices, departed this life at hi* residence in ITi?i??n District, on the fifteenth day of Mtjr last; and I have filled Ilia vacancy hy llie appoint! merit of Col. Henry 0. Younjf, of Lauren*. Til it Sovtii Cakoi.is a CoLi.roK.?This [na'.ilution, under tho administration of its able head, assisted by a body of competent Professors, is deservedly popular throughout the Stale. There are occaai unal cm?i dieaatisfaelion and complaint ; but upon examination it will he round, (hat the fault he* with the pupil rather than the Faculty. I'l*? *"d dm*i paled young men cano <t exjiect to he al lowed to remain in the College, setting an example of iuaurhordination, and preventing olhera from a faithful discharge A their dune*. The prompt and decided ? action of tbe Faculty in the Spring of 1858. in suspending a large number of students tor disobedience, lias lia<l a very wholesome influence in preserving order and decorum, and tliere seems to bo a tacit acknowledgement of 1 lie neees-ity of strict discipline, and an acquiescence iberein. Kvery dollar expended lor the College lias been repaid with compound interest, and tbu allumni of ibo Install lion w ill Compare favorably wilb llio.se of any oilier College. I locomuied a con tinllHiicn <it vniir in.1 r..?....... ... -I m - ' v.. |?iii mm ;i ni?erni appropriation for any purpose that mav ineiense its prosperity ami usi-fulio >s. lilKTIIS. DkaIIIS AM) M AUI.IAi.K.s -'15% reference l<> the Uctioit of the ir..r fur i lie present year, you will see thai the le'urns aie still incomplete, 1>iit far muic accural)! atiil complete than heretofore, and we may reasonably expect each s'i c?*e)Jiuj? \car H tiuclded improvement, It t?. tlierelore, an encouragement to 01: until we arijtiire a nri>s of itiloimaiioii in relation to three of the most. mVvi?*sl perim 8 of man's existence. 'I'lm trouble to individuals atinu.uiv to yi\e the disired ilitorilialion, is mote ban c.iunterh o meed by the yrent ^ood whi, It will ic?ii!t trori llm HCfiuisttion of such va'rtilVe inform tion, t)ol only to the physician, hut to the philanthropist. < i KOI.OCi to A I, AMI M lit \l I.CUOtl \ I. 'M It vt Y.? I lie term <t the appom" metit nt t Near M. I,iehcf, I'.sij , as *s; ?tI? < i. i I . _ for four years, will expire on the J J I I outlier next, having licett ordered at the "session ol 1855. Not one Int.I ot the State has hie II surveyed, ailhoujjli J>? i liajis hail of tiiC labor li.tvtt lieen per* fiirnii- 1 I'll.. >?. . ' l."? ? i- 1 [ it wotihl be iineis,. i,?,l to oo ..n t . tis Colli [ili'tioll Iltlil al.bolloll iii le'i tiiim 11as been spent, tins iiiiporiatn < of a llior oiil?lily at curate sttr\e\, rather lli-iii i hasty ami lipj*cilev! one, witi at oiien be apparent. 1 wouKl therefore, resp i ly r> com tut. till a c "iliiri i'i." < I t! s .rvey tor another term, in which t in** it can be fully and accurately *. ?>:i j-l?-t !. I wool.I also mijrjjcst that tin* ti)l.l duties of l lie 11 eulogist will not permit loin to devote siiflKteut Intro an 1 attention to analyzing una, soils, manures, it and tloit if a small appropriation was mile to employ aoine diemis'. Aim It i I i Arilfilltiislicil lalioratoiv to him \ /. 'he toitc, it woiilil not oi.lv l>eM.-r etia1- < tin* oi-oloajst to ili-voti' 1. * a lo Id il*i.ii< n to |iits iiiiliculai blanch, lull sa\v llu* ? X in-ii-e of preparing a laboratory, avj, in ; tin) einl, i*o? I tin* ."-lata Irs-. I'or n.ore i detailed information, I refer you t > tlie I report of Mr. Oscar M. Lolbei, which is herewith transmitted. MaKI.VK SrilDOl. OK CllAKt.l.SION. ? It is with pleasure J r>*fer to this Institut :i, which is now in its infancy. Tim want , of suclt a one lias been h-lt lor .t loiio lime us an rp'jun t to the Common Scln">i system. 1 in) lovo of a sea taring life, with some boy", is innate; an.I v.hen _..I.i .... i ? i n111* *umi uiMirr iiisirui iioii, ih <>! rreut importance to even an agrivn'lura! pei iplo Cmniuetce is tho hundinui 1 <>f a^iicul tare, an<l ilia connection between llient intimate. i I o one is nl a ay-. ?] -1 > v.-11 1 >* 111 Oil tllfi <'tller, all'J bolll sllnll.il be lostered ami encouraged bv the Sta'e. I'li i-? Seliool was iiiatiwiiraled ?.ii tlie 1 ti ii of M iv last, uioler the sujiervis' in nf a I' -it ! of Trustees, appointed liv I lie Cbai !<-ton 1'nll Society. I Ih'T tts.m-l, cul.r I 111 I.o debar, w'is bullied into the stream, and Sixteen pupils Ci>Ullllclli'i'd the r lialllleai life. Since that period tbe number has been increased to thirty la-ys, fioin lite aoe o| twelve to eiybleed \eats. 1 lie v.-s si'l and all Imr eniiipniehts have paid fur together with the victualling and < .?itfiiiii? of her toothful t'rew, and t! ?* education < ( them |i:i? been inovf<>r i>v liberal subscriptions tloUl the merchants of Cilmr ; lesion, iihI oilier Iwiirvoieiit persons, and ,ilvi a liberal iuWri|i'jnii ot tw. linn <)r?-<l dollars has been mad* In tin* *'nj Council. 'I'll*; miiii contiibu'e I hv a I amount to xbnlll nine thousand doli.'lis. I mler the present aspect of our public alluirs, it bi c<iiiic> our duty to eoc ursee every onterprize which will render ? > in dependent of our Northern neioi.b i? \\ l.i e we are piovidioif foi our I'oil. and Military Institution-, let us not I ? iiii ii>im11iiI of our commerce and protection of our con:>ta. My providing for this purser\ for the navy anil mercanti'e inn rine, we may be furnishing a myuber of Steady ami capable capla lis for our coast* ilig trade and vessels id war. The course of insliucliou is a plain Kjiglish education, and accompanied with nautical science. The School i* now in successful operation, and hi ^uder to in crease its numbers and usefulness, I re spectfully recommend an Hppropii itioti of live thousand dollars towards its sappot t. l*TKKNA1ION AL K.X< IIA NO KM.? 1 ! ere with transmit a communication It mi A exauder V'at ten ma re, K>q, accunpan'. ing a list of works on useful knowledge, Scl dices, arts, agriculture, A; -., Iron the governments of Kranco, Holland an I Helgnim, for the use of the Mate, ami in return tor inn oo<>kh pr?s< tite.i ( > 11,em. Mhiiv of these work* are from the plivato library of tlie Kmperor of France, being both rare mid valuable; and I cannot impress upon you, with toj much earnest ness, ibe importAncc of continuing these international exchanges. Among the valuable works received last vear, wm tbn Tbeatrum Anatoinienm, oblaine I froin tbe (iovernlnenl of Holland, at tbe suggestion of I'rofe?*or IIolbrook, who denired (he use of it for the Medical Col lege at Charleston, and Mr. Valtcninare dot re* that it should be *0 die |> sel of, to be preserved in their Library, which could be done, without losing il? chvr c ter a* State property. Mr. Vatteninare i!m> reijueHe"i MM; to i \press his grateful feelings towards the people and the Legislature t?<r the uninterrupted patronage wi:li which lhoy have supported the n< bio cause of the intellectual union of nations. For further information in rela tion to his views and wisl.es, I refer you t > the con inunicaiion alluded to. Fkukuai. Ri.i.a i ions.?Admonished by the action of the Legislature in rela- j Hon to certain Resolutions which were returned without comment to the Stale j from whence they came, bv one of my | predecessors. I herewith trmt-in t certain R solutions from the S ato d" Vermont, itlliriir.ii^ tin* nnlitof Ciiii^rH-s lo t-xi.ludi1. ' slavoiy 11<>t11 tK? Territories of tlio United j Siatei*, and ?xpr?'SMiit? the opinion tiiat ii I is tt:o <!u y ol C'-n^MRs to exercise :lii> i-i;r|ii ; hihI iIihI Yeimont \mI! continue to li'si-t til.* admission mC |.r,\V slrivi* Stall'* 111?? 111Union, and will -U tin) At m.it'on of slavery at tXa'nn.Y (' ip ?>|. Also n-MTlin^ llllit lln' deeihinU o| liirt S'ipieiiio Couit, in tin' 1 >n'd S.-oll i:;isp, li>t> n?> warraul in t!.o Constitution, ntul i> not I'iiniinc; upon Vermont, or tlm peo* pin of ili? United States. '|l I'M* Iv* sinu tiou< not only etidnnlv ll;n in! i.s of Vermont, but ? ( a 11. in :. -i..v '...| !'ti,? Stat. s ; ?11.1 i!i-',| i|... t"11. - . .ii iv il.i'ii a to VII 111 ||| :> I; ,1 ! . de.s'.ihit > of tin- Si tn!i. i . v. .1 in. iin* ii-imi.i- i a i liolii* li.it I I .os ' \\ t. I .1.1 V 11 i in ? ili'i ! v -i :?lid tl..' poi'.s t ?ifi li xv a ..I ..M. .S A .s'i . ; ? tv ., N at ti-s*. Ul.'v a ! , i. . . n. t 1 _ ^ mtiv | ronoilion- : :i !. \v:i!i v ty lV\v ?-.\xi ptii iis, tin* iMitii.* N- rtl.i'in i ? p!o are .itriyed H ooi -I ll , ami p'ed i to Mir .!?--iriH i? i. Not ".itl-ti-'.i \\!.:i lilt* slow Pill .fail! III. :i-ii?is i:i : r.. i --s rc. lilt I? It * \\ III >' I;' I; \ :tl.v !' ? i :l _r V. I !??.: v s- in! the i 'u'v'i i'v lit- ? ;ii !t-i "(. r t1 i.i) l.-iyri tin < railroads to ashisl our i..-t.roe? Id tuCHhd from our fcerviot?1?\ prohibi 'in _? iii friii i) earning our slave* int" the o'liniH.n ? iliinfis, nr..I l.v ?vcrv oil i-r I'Mln'i !\ ill I- in< l>, tll"V Ii III' 111 in I i!' ,Ti >-?"d ill" It'll 11111 . 1 I." ill -1 i.1c otir slms 1" ir-iitiivi "li. and fur ii -iif? thrill vi ii tin .. to n.,.i-vr .. ? i.) Sunt' rin soil. lliij.i* I ri \ .> tin* Mini.SiiI illustration el liist jivi in I'.e liainu t-> I i* |m-if< 11:io? 1 oil :t Sii iliicrn theatre, .III I if ill" South li >1 I i.t lluvv unto lor !i?'r d"fenco, we will desei v } l lie \ii-ijtion of tinNWritv. r.m! tin* blond that lias iii-oit sin-I will In-'ir :t ilif'^mcs fill i-: t humiliating recur. 1 ttgatUsi. lis.-? I i.c nitri.iiiiii ul tii" Num'ii ia as clear!) * v11??-.-< 1 !.\ lh" lion of the few, and more ??1."? a \ wlo-n ih.it action is rat li"! n.i .j.j.r v< ! |?y tin* jress ar.il peoI ul lb' n -n -hive hoi-ling Stab s, a? if 'I.i-v lia-1 sent forth their multitudes in the 11 .~ 'ii .h'e :u .1 iin endi wy attack up* on the Js.iutl . t.'an we, then, any longer talk ah.iu' mot!.-ration and conservatism, anil still hu>? (ii*9 delusive phantom to >>ur luen-tH thai 'til is well, and that the |)cmocraiic partv, upon whom we have to t cm.li h-ntlv relied, will work <>ut mir sa vat n \ |>1 -ttirirtriH and resolutions ? As well might we tviv njion a p tste hoaid hamue to protect ij, iVoiti ocean storms. S.>111it ( tro.iii i should lie careful not to commit ilirectiv or indirectly, to oiv I *i1.1> Jul aspirant, and l.e forced by party irainutels to support a party nominee. An open and undisguised en:i?v is mliiii.eh pre'eralile to a ptelei'.m'l ! friend, and we should scorn the alternative of a choice of evils, as being hut the Itoor i>r \ t!? ?? of a slave to choose a master. \\ e li ive still!, verv low, indeed, if out liberties are to depend upon the forlunate .-election of a candidate for the IVsidetiev. wli ', on i count ot his popularity, or Ids mysterious manner of expressing his np li!o|is, makes IIIIIiself ?C e> ptable t-> in it li u*i tin* or is what is generally termed available. It is md-e Coining a fiee people to s'ake their libertics upon the successful juggle*) f party politicians and interested oflhaj seekers, rather than a h?>ld and tbuprmin d re., lut'oti to maintain them at every Iwrd. In tli clo'jucnl language of otir own V Ihil'ie, '.? whom were u.iiver*a!!v accord e l h'-ueslv, palriott-m and di-'n'r o e l . . i . ' i i ; tin Hi ? :. : .vi |"? > * \ c :iic reputation ? f. Ii.?\e nol-'v <| i (( ?:, hs :|i? Koruanf. did tln-ir \ -1.?1 lire. Let no ^talesman of Sooth t'.uolii.i in isli iter itiiiriou* e*eiilcli< <?n, |iy enl *' m? a* a parfxari tiiiiltT this hauimr i i i?ii? ./ llmse political chi?*f>, w!io a .-ft eraot o v t! i I'ivsi lciiliii! aeeptro. ii < j?> t'l-al priii cipli'A nit! liar iiiMitmi na of il u St'?'.? may bo m? ! aiiil u rilieed I lit fl .i'> ir(-li> lliev i in v r t?? i \ ! I nwli <J> _ i I .* ; >!i?t?. a nil til! > | -,tii1 -tiiii* ii?, tnnxl in>f tin' hi ' . I'retiifi nls; br.: ; i . ill I mi ! |?r.iu'i|ili'? for tliu iMtur'lt ?f !; i i^IiIh Mini ii'i.i'u'io . >. I'll* \ i -i -i f . ........x .v ?l ' 1?* iU '"cMiriu (ii<iro rights hi d i,?-in.u::< r , ..i,d whoever liiuy everciso t!. - power-- of the Chief Mni?i?trncv, tin \ wid lv *-\ *r?-iet'.l in obedience to ll.o will of ih'j Jvtrse majority." ? \\ h?', then, it m iy 1 e ash J, should South Carolina do in liie view of liie ?risi* now approaching, (and, in my opinion, fearfully near.) to save her institutions from destruction, and n third safety and security to litr j?eop!e? Would to <i<x) I were ahie to give n satisfactory answer to lids momentous question, and thus be the hnmUo internment to avert the hn pending danger^1 hut I must cnnfo*? my utter inability to point otu tho path ?.f honor and safety. in iIm o.a . .r tic til tie* i Wk ?tirro?tid n*. With h tifdt^d South our ?w.r!>H would he rl?"?r. i?nd ?<ir fulura glonc*; wt> could enforce e<ju*liiy | in the Union, or maintain our independence out of it. If, as I solemnly believe, j we can no longer live in peace and liarI mony in the Union?notwithstanding the a-sociationa of the past, and the retnetu| htatice of our common triumphs, (being treated as enemies and aliens, rather than | brethren of tho same family, and heirs of , the same inheritance by the North,) wo can form a Confederacy with ability to ! protect itself against any enemy, and com matm iiio rvftpocl and admiration of tbo world. 1 bis jiri.iul position is oii'v to bo obtained by a uric", adherence to .aw and duty ; and wlnle South Carolina insist? on llm other S.alei tarrying out 'heir constitutional obligation.), she >b. n.d be cartful to do liei whole du v, ' tarry out in good lah'i all lier oh.i_? i 'o 11or sister t-taio.s and t' o 1 . b-'i! '* veinllli lit, IIV dlSV<"i'". S ,.) ev ido lav.:, ! r , v M *' t . -.. r. \Vli;!.s : ... -.' J imply w i'.h .1 . :' -." til j they ar.; ?.io;?. 'ii ;. i * a! ' .* t ie Supremo t ..cui, .r . ... ( . ,!...< n:.j r ie i ??<i fV..ai - I in'iine ' - ^-1 by the < ?? 'tu'ed a /.! t>r:i'.?< ('i. . . ' t. ; i a 11 ; it . I n. : \ . * ' i'*' ' 4 IW m 4 ! : i , i ? 'i~ ' ) it. i ; . t VK'il I * III"! . I. l;|f ' < ' .1 ir-y iU'i-IM | ;"j cr ami M . t !> i t! < ? *> t < r.i'..'>n if .* .>{'. :? St Its in Pon ??*.* , .! ? !' <-!ir liS't. '.i'.i' i!', .!* ; . .! i!. y i:t i !> jm.i in j j' i !v, h'l ii "(lx ?. ;vert . M.! \> . :.. ? '.H-U ciir < ? i im oUvtioti i I .i !?'.* k i?< . st .:. i -vm leUt " Itlu the <|iit h'l. i "*U s.iioiv n the i. ; uihI altliiMi^ii tiie' firms of th? ' i.ititutioii ii i\ !"> "'OU'j . i il with it? it. I ii>ici|'.u v.i. i . i. ' > !, am! the > > u!i i:i OMistiit loo cupy .\ti 1111? . :?.>r :.a 1 t-<j t-ositiiui, tr t-v'n t.uw . ?;?!? <,uhiiIs for Ii.t future .-oeuri t\. l."L South Carolina cxItMtil every me.ill* t<> get li.o c.. 11 tbo Southern Stales in i!?:s /it'll an 1 impor t u t inoVimcr.t, yielding cwrj 1Lilijj but f/rinciji/< tor that purpose, prepared to I'ollow any i?v?d in rcsiaU'itre, but she should i.evi i forget litmI slu; i.- a sovereign and an equal? that b% her so\. reign act sou clvntru tin1 relationship ?'t the- h i alt) thai now exists in the U.-dcral Union, n i! litmr she lias a clear and unmiesiinii able right to resume lier position as a sovereign in the family ol nations. Relying confidently upon a just God, who lias bitlierto dealt so kindly with us as a State, to sustain us in tbo trying emergency we may be called to pass through, let us in ail sincerity invoke a continuance of His favor and support. WM. 11. GIST. Gov. Wise Captured. I lie I'etfeisburg A's/irtxii furnishes tbo annexed account of the capture of His r.xcoiiency, Gov. ",\ isk, of Virginia, by one ?>f those wide awake fellows who had bet*it placed as a Sentinel for tie protection ot Charlestown. One of the soldiers who yesterday returned from Harper's Kerry, (says the Ar/rrvs,) tells us an amusing incident winch occurred at Charlestown on Moatiav night, in v Intli Governor Wibk hc ted a conspicuous though ijuite an unexpected part, l'lie Governor, with charnc teiislic w.de awakcdness, desiring to d.sCov.-r if the gill of vigilance was as fully developed in the guardians of the placo as he should like it, bethought himself to try ti n o.d ?li.?teg'<; idea of saunteiing l?y the sentinel-, incoi/nito. Washington, >t is true, and many <?euerals of ,t ater d-tv ha;! n< jld rutc, nri'l '!:o ><> cf t!.o q:iHtd? ,lu'v liMitf* -;?tl >1 !-y treir j.rninj?tif'l", ..i! 'If t ! i.:*il to <|i> v. h-? to ti ()!'. k:i< svn. or ^ v?? } <: . ! r . v .. Mill the <# vi*r? < r !P !::< r : .mUV"*, ! >r :? l? J . . T.i * "< 1 < jt' f . i? .! ' li.'l Tli ; io tin trots'*. . >' im ' i t qu , / i i<<r ah h!l;.ir i.i u.c Is : 1. M li *?VT* . ui?''ou?.\ ni?i i (,? i.. . ttiinp, inr it >" il l.1', .'Ini I'llit :?.??.f .flirii W ' t' 'I itwiis, S;. : . J ti.f i\? ' I.. ' : : ! 't- hvcI 'i > .?! > \ i n !... 1 ). - I j . t,i. i. V ' ,'t fi ' 'A ' 1 " ' ' i o I i,\ ( t ?i; - i,,- ' i j !; ' ( , nil r.1 , t' " sr .? :i |. til t I tin '<| m i i i * itit a tint tit lit .'t. ai ,i t i - r. i t"!i it. momentarily hi. <f thunder coining down on i r.? If.; at length replied?'I cm i! ' vertmr of the Suifl of V. >. iii i lit v A. i-srt 'I'trliap- on nre,' i. i the s utiliel, wlni w :ts vci v confident li.?t ht had caught a ping Abolitionist. 'I tit ton are my prison* r," nr. I so ?m mg hi ^.iii red the (iovoriior to march with lnm lo tho guard house, romewhal arc If ir.pr hi* compliance and ('.*mrn<ng uph.r- <>1 Jodie ns by a signilicf.nl movement of his 1 njoret. The Governor wont along, some*lint chigriuel at first, hut finally became ijor I humored, and bore his impriron merit like a soldier. lie immediately soot for cm* of the cominandif g officers, to whom ho was taown, had a hearty laugh with him over his Adventure, and Was discharged from custody.