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KKOWKK C O Ni l M ROB'T. A. THOMPSON, Editor. T Kit MS.?.$1.50 ppr nnimni. in advance. If ' payment be delayd nntil after the expiration of j tin'year. $2.0U For six months, 75 centtf, in advance. Advertisement* ifl*ovtc<l at the usual into*. PICKENS C. S. C.: Saturday Morning, December 18, 1858. Favors. Wo Ore indebted to our esteemed Senator, Mr. Sit arte, for various valuable legislative Uocuiuents, and to Dr. Anukkson for a copy of the Governor's Mossopo. Mr. Cnr.nuv will also accept our thanks for his valued favor. The Legislature. This body has just commenced the dispatch of the businoss before it in earnest. An adjimminent will probably take place on the 23d inst. ' The attempt to commit the Legislature, and thorcby tho State, to tho policy of re-opening the African slave trade has failed, as it do" nerved to do. There are many important measures before fho two houses, hut it would l>n * of timo to attempt to give thoir probable fato. Tho discussion on the Blue Itidge Railroad continues. Its friends are not sanguine of success, w hilst its opposers are throwing every obstaclo in its way. Ordinary prudonco adtn mishos us to withhold cmiuucnt until the result is announced. We have mado room for such of the proceedings as arc of interest The Exccutivo OfficeOn the fourth ballot, Col. WlM.lAM II. GlST, ol' Union, was eloeted Governor of the State of South^Carolina. The vote stood, for Gist, 81; Iruv, 73. Col. Gist was, for a number of years, a member of the Senate, aud is a gentlemau of high tone and unexceptionable character. His attainments and pleasing manners will, we donht not, ronder him a r.:ost popular Chief Magistrate. His Inaugural, which wo publish, sets forth briefly and distinctly guides for his future action. "Wo commend it to our readers. Wo are pleased to see that Col. Bealfout T. Watts receives from his Excellency the appointment of Secretary?an ofiico which he has most acceptably filloil for the last twenty live yoars. Tho Masquerade Ball. The Mauagors have prcseuted us with Tickets to the Masquerado hall, which is to conic oft' at Walhalla, on tho 31st Dogember. instant. As it is a season of festivity, it will doubtless ho well attended. Wc return our thanks for the remembrance. The Federal Court. This Court was in session in Columbia over two weoks, and several important eases I were disposed of. Those persons charged with piracy, Tor being engaged in the African Slavo Trade, were remanded to Charleston, where tlieir ease will go before another Grand Jury in April next. The case of B.vxos <fc Co. vs. Ai.ex. Brvck, former SIierifF of this I>istr!r.t vn? 'm favor of tho defendant. M~. Pkticjrl Drought tho notion, which was successfully defended by Gen. Harrison*, of Anderson. Tho Court passed sentence on several mail robbers, before its adjournment. For passing counterfeit coin, W. 1). Nei.son was sentenced to two years confinement in Spartanburg jail. For embezzling n letter with bank check, AV. II. Simpson* was sentenced to ten years imprisonment in tho jail of | nr n i ir aucrnuro . Sentence Commuted. Gov. Ai.j^sto.v lias commuted tlio punishment of Jonx C.vmpdki.1. and Thomas McGorv.vn*?convicted of tlio murder of Joun Smith. at tlio Tunnol. ami sontoneod to be hung thoroforon tlio 31st Decoinber, instant? to one years imprisonment, and tlio payment of a fine of $100 each. There woro many mitigating circumstances, wo learn, which induced his Excellency to change the death penalty to that of imprisonment. The President's Message. The Message of the 1'rcsidcnt of the United States is the longest document of the kind we rocollect ever to have seen. Like its pre* deeossor, it is able, pointed and patriotic.? Much of tho Messago is taken up with un. important matters, both domestic and foreign The most.importantis that portion relating to Mexico, which advises that, as that country is in a helpless condition ami without a responsible government, wo should take possession of one or more of her States, to be bold until sho is able and willing to make reparation for the repouted insults offered us, And for the paymout of theiaoii'y duo our Wo shall endeavor to give it at length next week. CharlestonCharleston, savrt the Keening Xew.v, ia oncc more full of animation. Hor population hus returned, and many visitors fill hor hotels. Hor streets teem with people, gay, active, busy. Produgo and goods pour upon and from her, and thoir transporta tion is a con slant din. I lor shops aro crowdod at nil hours and King street is again no avenue of fashion. God has nfHioted, but now deems to bless again the good old city. Tiie Voir.?In tho ^uhlialicd statomcnt of tho lir.it voto on the Bluo llidgo Kailroud, tho name of JIaj. ltub't Maxwell, ono of our Roproscntativos, did not appear. It indue him to sny howover, that ho not only voted fir tho bill removing tho restrictions on the <5! n<?rt r-t !vntwl. -.1 - tv- -< ^ V.r-?v,wy? VI W.ni? 119 IKkCII uy mo uy. but vrns engaged assiduously in tlic furtherance of this dctfirublo object. ; ? TFB^?Bn ? Anniversary AddressTlio author has favored us with a copy of >i his address, delivered before the literary so- i eielies of Krskino College, in August last, i I lis subjects?-"Tlio Great, the JJeautiful and the Good,"?are handled in a polished e and most eloquent manner. Hov. W. A. , McS>vain, an eminent divine of the S. C. Conference, is the author. It boars the iu <i.~ i...i ' ? ?> - 1'IIIIV V I IIIU JMMC'y/f MMC7K J / CM, UIIU UUt*.* j credit to its typographical skill. Catalogue. The catalogue of tho "Orcein Female ('ollo^o'' has bccu rceeis < number of studeuU iu uttoudance w?:-, dm , j iuj; the past vcar, one hundred and thirtv- ( f.uir. The institution is in a flourishing condition. Pcnnings and Clippings. c Census Takf.k.?Our private Columbia ad- 5 vices load us to the conclusion that Rev. W. CI. Mullinix will be selected by the I.egisla- ] ture to take the State census for this district, i Lieutenant Governor.?Col M K Cam 1 has boon elected Lieutenant Governor of this 1 .State, anil lias been qualified to discharge 1 tho duties pertaining to that office. Li nka.w,.?Tho collections for missionary J purpose^, iu the South Carolina Conference, iluring the past year, have amounted to tho handsome sum of $25,300. ScrrREssiNo Lotteries.?Without a dis- ' . jcnung voico, uio nouso 01 ncprcscntatives ( ^ of Georgia, has passed a bill repealing all laws which authorized lotteries in that State, and prescribing certain penalties for all ' schemes and sale of tickets after tho 1st of ' June, 18(30. Hktl unkd.?The Steamer Niagara return. ' 1 ed from Monrovia on tho 1 Itli, wlicro she lan iled two hundred Africans shipped from Charleston. Seventy-one died on the passage out. Laroe Ltivr.?An exceedingly largo lump of gold, vrorth $55,000, has hccn found in Australia. It woighod forty-scvou pounds ! Bi.oody Work.?The Darlington Vlay snys that Win. llhodos killed Siiuon Kelly, in that district, on Tuesday last. Win. Walters also mortally wounded Win. Bcasley a fow days before. _ A New Paper.?It is proposed to establish. in Columbia, r now tmiinr tn lm nn'l/wl llie ])Lvitiiioni.*f. There id certainly no necessity for another paper, of any kind, nt ' the Capitol. Politicians arc said to be nt the bottom of it. I)f.ai>.?The Philadelphia Evening Journal of theOth inst. announces the death of the Rev. A. W. Ouderdonk, formerly Bishop of that diocese. IIigiif..st and Lowest.?The highest, sala ry of a Governor of any State in the Union, is paid in California?$10,000?and tho lowest i# in Vermont?$7-">0. Ovkrooxk.?Twenty-fivo newspapers etar- ( ted in Kansas pinee its settlement in tho fall of 1851 have suspended, or gone under entirely. The .Murker of Rkjdox.?A private let ter from Baltimore in detailing the circum stances attending the murder of Officer Kig- 1 don by the Plug I'glies, says tho villains ' drew lots to see who should lire the fatal 1 shot. i iv.mmit Girowtii.?The population of Cin. ' cinnati is now estimated at two hundred and fifty thousand?four fold what it wasin the year 1810. jx. rtovrti ii>ka.?in view ot tlio large amounts of money which Circus companies ( realize at thoir exhibitions, a correspondent of the Wythcvillo (Vft.) Tiniri suggests I hut the Legislature should employ a Cii gany to make a tour through ! State, and tho proceeds to bo up|. ing off the debts of the Commonwc., Pol.lTK AI.. Hou. iv. lil.Ctt, ill a , letter to tho Charleston Courier, denies thnt lie embraces what ho calls tho " Hammond ( platform." The first intimation of tho fact that Mr. llhctt was a candidate for 1*. S. Senate i.s revealed in this publication, lie says there is a wide difference bctweon tho 1 views of Senator Hammond and himself. I'kovitaiii.f. Ho ad.?The Superintendent j ' of tho Georgia State lload has pnid into tho , Stato Treasury the sum uf ?23,000, tho nott ; 1 ItnrnSnrra fur <)in nwintK r.f WiMianil.d. Dkcmxinq.?Col. L. M. Keitt declines a . re-election to Congress. C'ol. Owens ami ' t Gen. Ayor uro already in tlic field U) succeed i him, and it is thought others will take a ' chanco at the honorable position. Bocsi'g.?A number of bogus "gold" dollars have made their Appearance recently, ^ which are easily "shoved en " on the unwa- , ry. Look out for them. j A Characteristic Mexican* Hattj.e.? mi. ! . ? ?? Auun! is mi announcement in tne ^owUrleans < ? papers that Tobnsco had fallen in tho hands of the Liberal*, after fighting for seventeen f days; with seventeen men killod on both sides. \ j Lectlriko.? Louis Kossuth, who mado ' ^ himself notorious years ago in this country, ! ' in stirring up sympathy for Hungary, is now ! c lecturing in tho principal towns of Scotland. ' ! Fr.vAi.r. IIkroism.?Mary Smith was lined j t Af A tU T . *? * * $i>\i in or. jtouis, on aionnay, lor carrying | * conccalcd weapons, and Mis# Mary Bushy j t scut to jail for throwing an inkstand in open court, at tlio head of Judgo J/Cwis. Female j " horoism, it will tlius l>e seen, is at a discount. ! '! S1.0pkd.? Santa Anna's young wifo has ( "left him," and is now tho "reigningbelle" of Havana! For Mount Vkhnon.?St. John's Lodge, j /? n _i - iL- .1 J- * \f ? i* oi jxjfttoii, iiiu oldest ^japonic jiisuuuioii in H this country, ha* voted to contribute $100 t towards tlio Mouut Vornon Fund. j Loxa Journey.?A lady, eighty years of ige, inado tlio jourpey overland, from 1 lliiois to Culifornin, via Salt Lake, and roachid Sacramento in good health. A Team Drawn iiv J)ois.-?Tho latest sonlation in Lowell, .Mass., is a chiropodist who ides about the city in a team drawn by two . Vcwfoniullniid 'Iol'8. - t-r- ? . I 1.0 Another C.mii.k,?A new submarine cable ft| s still talked of in England. This is an age M >f enterprise, mid one fuiluro in a work of | _ ?oli magnitude should not intimidate. tl aiikikh a Fortunr.?Mr. Ohnrlos P. p iferro nnd 3li.it Caroline Fortune, of d Brownsville, Term., were united in marriage tl in the 21th of November. cs np.STRtCTivK Fikb.?A fire at Woodville, Miss., on llio 1st inst., destroyed nine large j a itores juul other proporty to the value of g ^100,000. Tho insurance was very small. ^ Monument to Gen. Quitman.?In the ^ Mississippi Seuate, on Monday, a resolution ,va? unanimously adopted appropriating :hirty thousand dollars to erocfc a monument to the Into Gen. Quitman, at Natchez. Tho resolution \r;\s rejeeieel hv tho House. The Charleston Market.?Cotton was [noted in Chnrlcston, on the L>th, at 11 1-4 It ;o 11 /-? conts per n?. v o GuiIKUN'ATOKIAI. IIONOKS. III tll'lH dtiy of tl oiitest for gubernatorial honors, the conun- S lrum following may bo consoling: In what 11 State ought every man to be a Governor ? ^ In the State of Matrimony ! /< Dkatii or a\ Ac.eo Man.?Mr. Rcublli j| ' ray, aged 07 years, died ut Brookyvilie, 0( Maine, last Tuesday. Ho was tho first male ti 1. i1.? i 1</?.. I .. viiiiu wv iii vm? ii it; a t;u i imu nil UI V ilH- < ' Lino, lie voted for Ocn. Washington ami ror every Democratic candidate for President up to the present tluv. A Weai.tiiv Statk.?There are said to l>e $7,000,000 worth of hogs in Ohio ; :jvr>,000,000 j worth of sheep; $121,000,000 worth of cat" tl tic ; ? 1S."?,000 worth of mule? and asscw, and s 7 >0.000 horsns. worth &l;i (m)o ofto tim (a. ' t'.vl annual vnlue of its agricultural products roaches- $13.'!,000,000. li Moiimonism in Xkiv Jersey.?Tho Mon- V mouth (X )) Jkinocritt unya, th*?? a man, cull- ' ing himself Brighani Young, jr, hiu) c.^tiih. c lishcd himself in Ocean county, and eallcd t4 hin place "Xcw I'tah." or " Littlo Suit T.nl-r> " 1! lie linn also induced three sillv women to ^ join him, as a starting point in his stock of |( wives. c Ooi.n is North Carolina.?A now and valuable gold mine is ?aid to have been re- |j cently discovered in Montgomery county, N h G, from which tho owner, at an expense of b securcd $30,000 worth of Gold in three H months. ft \1 Now What.?Senator Douglas has loft a New Orleans on the lilack Warrior for New t< York via Havana, on his way to Washington, fie was honored by an o? ort of citizens and nfticors, headed l>y H' . Mayor, and with a s parting salute of o;io hundred guns. The C whole of his visit was .in occasion of great )J! popular enthusiasm. (| More Thoi iii.e I'nriviNfi.?Tho stcanior Washington has boon hoarded by thenflieers |j af tho British ship i,eopard. The ship's pas- j, *cnger nst wcro examined. The Washing- s ton was supposed to he taking out filibuster- ,ic ing emigrants to Nicaragua. It matters ni not, however, what she was engaged in, the British ve?scl had no business to again injist 01. the "right of search," and outrage P the Hag of our country. ?' Litkrarv?Kx-Seuutor Jere Clemens, of ^ Alabama, is writing au interesting story for j,< the lluntsville Independent, entitled "The J Rivals ; a talo of the times of Aaron BUVr H und Alexander Hamilton," Ji Fukncii Sportswomen.*?The Empress Etiis known to be an accurate markswoiilo in hand. In the Department du jj S.ml, several of the loading lady fashionnbii'.s have taken out a shooting warrant, and jj till their rceticulca with red-logged par- ^ tridgoa. ] " Lo ! tiiF. Poor Ixdiak."?George Copway, the Indian, is giving entertainment*!? t( musical, oratorical, ?at Lowell, Mass. lSl.KCTION 11K8LT.T8. TllO .Journal of J L'oinjnercc figures up in a table an absolute :( mil relative gnin by the Deuiocrutic party n the late elections in the different States, j ioinpni'ed with thelast Presidential election; jveu in the free Stut"s the Democrats have i, . i .1: ?-- > ' ? * ;niii<u siiguiij upon Hit: ju.-puoncan, anil ipun the aggregate OppOHition vote imjiensely. It makes the total Opposition K( rote (liepuhlican and American) at the ^ I'residentiid election, in 1860, 1,457,610 j 0| otal Opposition vote at the reocnt elections, 1,251,040; total decreaso of Opposition rotes, 205,070; incrcnue of Democratic H. r,A<s< ..a 1A arm . i* * ? uwn, (ID UHUll.llUI, AV/ji/./V# y .isuillUCniMC (| relative gain wince 1850, 306, GOO. MoUILR, December 7.?The schooner tusun Harvey, Maury master, sailed on ,v Sunday without a Custom House clearance, md with one hundred and forty passengers, 15 eprcsenled as on a coasting voyage, lie- cl ore reaching Mobile l'oint, she was overln- *' cen by an armed boat from the U. S. Rev- ai ?nuO Cutter 11. 11. Me (Holland, unrWnniti.i to nnnd of ('apt. Moldeson and Lieut. Wliito. l l.o passengers on tlic schooner threatened ^ o resist all attempts tit boarding, nnd the Pl choorier nnd boat wero awaiting tnf>trueion? from tlic Treasury Depfhrtpcnt. J 8a The affair occasioned great indignation .iYiong tho " filibusters" nnd their friends; nd tiireats were loud and earnest concern ng tar and feathers for??Wilson, of )liio, who was believed to have acted as a ? ?i ?" yj 111 ivicnilll^ l/IK) IIUII.WJI. Washington, Dca. 12.?Tho Admin- rc stration regard tho boarding of the ntcniu- nr hip Washington nnan offensive renewal of he right of ncarch, Involving serious com- hi dicatious. aa Legislature of South CarolinaCurrcyomlciice of fhr Kcourc Courier. Coi.i'miua, J>oe, 13, 1838. Mr. KdUor: This being the ihiy for the icuiguratum of tho Governor and I^tout. j ovoruor elcct, the Sonnto with its officers, ' nil tIio Judges, together with a rcspootablo , lumber of citizcn*, assembled u short time ! rovious to the appointed hour iu tho hn.ll of ?o Hou.se of Representatives, to witness and articipnto in this imposing ceremony. Nor id tho fair (laughtore of Columbia, although ic wonthor was very gloomy, forget tho oeision, for tho gallery wr>s woll filled with ' icm, ami their bright eyes, smiling faces j nd gay dresses of course heightened, in a ; reat degree, tho interest of tlio eeono. At i ' n'eloek. (iovornor Alktnn wiMi ll.?i AV 1 ' [. (listami Hon. M. K. Cum, precedod hy ic Shorifr of Hiohland District and tho com- ^ littee of urVnngoinonUi, entcrod the hall, and sconded to the Speaker's desk, when Govrnor Ai.i.ston. in a few fooling words, sur- > sndcrcd the executive honors and duties of ( 10 proud little State of South Carolina. t The Governor elect then came forward and ofivered hia inaugural addre.su, which was ory woll heard. This over, tho oath of' f ffice was administered to him first, and I - len if) mo liiouvpnanc uovornor i>y ttic peaker, in that dignified and impressive 1 limner for which he i*so remarkable. The ceremony was now adjourhod to the. ' onate Chamber, where tho l'rosident )?o \ 'mpure of tho Sennlo. tlie IIon.F. .J. Moses, ? ie President being sick, delivered to the evernor and Lieutenant Governor their ( nmmissions, and finally to the eastern puree, when tin- Sheriff of Richland read his '' nmniisdinn and proelaimed Hon. W. 11. r risT Clovernor nnd Commander in Chief in I nd over tho State of South Carolina for two ! ' earn, nnd until another is elected. j t Tlio fate ot' tho, hill to remove the restrie- . inns upon the State gtfavanty of the 1$. It. Laihoad bonds is still in doubt. However, think its friends arc rather more hopeful ! han they wero a low days since, for it is ' aid that Home members who voted against L on Tuesday, are now disposed to look upon t with more f.ivor. It is a subjcct of regret j rilh the f. tends of the road generally, I be- , love, that it was brought to a voto so soon, )r thereby many who had not sufficiently , ansxiereu tito mniter, and whose minds 1 rcro still open to conviction, felt themselves < Unstrained to take a position unfavorable < jit, and from which, for obvious reasons, it I ? now exceedingly dilficult to drive thorn. . Iajor Perry made 11 strong appeal for it on aturday. and Mr. Mum.iks, of Marion, a >ng speech against it. At night, itwaadis- 1 nssed l>y Messrs. McGowan. Farrow, of ] jmrtanburg, Hudson and Tow n? f.nd, of 1 lar'borougli, and McFari.and, i f ('lies or i old. Tomorrow it is the special order for ] alf past twelve o'clock, when it will proha- , ly be advocated by Messrs. Kiciiardson j till Mk\I M I VO.ll H-linn f lm My bo closed ami tins vuto taken. 1 liopo 1 rhen I write again to bo nblo to give you ' nd the people of Pickens tlie agreeable in- ' jlligonco of its success. < Dr. Spratt's Slave Trade resolutions came ( p to-night. They were advocated l.y the , lover in a very handsome and elaborate pcech, and Opposed by Mr. O'C'ovnrr. of j harleston. whose effort was also charaeterieil by considerable ability. On motion of ( '. V. Simons, of Charleston, they were in- ( otinitely postponed. I Tho Senate is well up with its business, j ut tho House has a groat deal of work to do j lis vreek, and from tliia time forward will avc to draw largely upon tho night. The cnatc proposes the 17th as tho day of ad- * mrnnioiit, but I fear that the House will : Dt be al'le to get through before the early t art of next week. Pick ens. Id t.ho Senate, on the 9th, Mr. Slmrpo " resented the return ot' the Commissioners " F Public Buildings of l'iekens District, s <king an appropriation to enlarge the jail. ^ .lso, the return of the Commissioners of 1 ice Schools of Pickens'District for I8f>8. ; ,TUu,biH to afford aid to the North Kaptern I .Hilroad was discuwjed and passed. Yens, ) 0; nays, 10. A resolution for adjournment of the ({enrol Assembly, on Friday, the. 17th, was ;reed to and ordered to he aent to the lOUAO. In 'br> House. Mr. "Maxwell pre.soiit.od tho eturn of the Commi&doncrH of Free ehools of I'iekena District for the year Dr. It. W. fiibbes way, after a lonj* nnd 'dious discussion, electcd public printer. I j no mil 10 establish a now judicial (lis- 1 iot, from Barnwell and Kdgefield, anJ to ' c called Calhoun, was debated und re- } jcted. Yeas, 03; Nays, 43. in tho Senate, on the 10th, Mr. Porter 1 iseusscd the bill favorably for removing * lo restrictions imposed on the 81,000,000 f cretoforo subscribed to the Blue Riilgo ' ailroad. The Senate, by a unanimous voto, reilred, that in tho opinion of this General '' l_l .1 ? * ? - - ^KeuiuiT, me cigntn articic ot the Treaty f Washington onelt to be abrogated, ns " rovidod for in the 11th artielo of said * rcaty. Tins treaty relates to keeping a 1 juadron on the cyuht of Africa to prevent 1 ic slave trade. In the House, on motion of Mr. Boj'lon, the special order was taken up, which 1 as a bill to furnish additional facilities * >r the adminiBtrution of justice in this j tute. Thin bill provides for seven Judi- ' nl ( 1 ivmiifu o .Ih/1i#a Lr* -.a 11^.1 *1... / i:a ? I .. VV.IUJ y ? >/ UU^V) VU WW UailU'l LI1U \>ivy * iidge, to vc&ido in Charleston, at n sal- a y of $2,0u0 per annum, with tho ri^ht 1 rccoivc such nddltionnl salary us shall ) fixed by the City Council of Charleston. ho bill was fully discussed, and then N t?scd. 0 Tho honao refused toadjourn on the 17th, i i denired by the Scnnto. A bill to ineorj>orato tlio Chftugn Lime ' nhufadturing Company received a aecpnd * aumg, ana was ordered to bo sent to the 1 snutc. Tn tho Senate, on tho 11th,.the following- ' 111, having received a second reading in ? ic IIotiCH, vrofe token nj> for a lirnt nding in the Senate \ a hill to ftrttend 1 id declare the laws in relation to fi inecot- c Is carrying on business sciXirute f0ni their n( isbruiua. A hill to urovido for oonn>on-1 tiou in damage to the fuuiilu** pf pcruum* # villfcd by tho fault of others. A bill to in- ? sorporato tho (Jhaugn Liuie nnd Munut'no- I Airing Company. i Tho general orders were then taken up : i i )n a bill to afford aid to the Cheraw nnd i Darlington ltuilrond ('oniptffiy. The bill I van road the second time, and on tho mo- 1 ion to tho atrreeiuent of tho bill, tho vcus i 1 ml liHye were called for; yeas, 10; nays JO. The motion was lost. A message was received from the House n relation to the appointment of a Commit;ee to investigate the condition of the State liauk and its Branches, and announcing ho Committee on the part of the 1 louse. On motion of Mr. .Moses, a message of . (incurrence was sent to the llou.se, and the ['resident announced the following gentlenen as composing the committee on the )art of the .Senate : for Charleston, Messrs. llhett audIjC803UC; for Columbia, Messrs. Moses and Sharpe; fur Camden, Messrs. Dant/.lcr and Montgomery. The hill granting aid to the Blue Kidge Ibiilrond was then taken up and discussed ivith ability by (Jen. Harrison, of Anderson. The Senate laid upon the table Mr. Maiyclc's resolutions for re-opening the Afri:au slave trade by a vote of 21 yeas, to 1f> lays. Jn the House, Messrs. Perry, Hudson, McGowan and Maefarlan made speeches in avor of tho Blue llidge Railroad, and Messrs. Mullins, Townsend, and Furrow igainst it. A bill to authorize tlio issuing of bonds < or (ho completion of llic i * \V State Capitol, ( vas road a second time and ordered to be i cut to the Senate for its concurrence. i In the House, on the ll)th, Mr. Mem- i ningcr reported the bills making appropri- i itions, and for raising supplies for the cur- ] cut year. In his report on the latter, Mr. i VIeinminger snvs the taxes must he raised 1 >o por cent, to meet the engagements <?(" i ;|lu State government, and to continue the ( jublie works now in euircc of construction, i The ceremony of inauguration was here j *one through with, and we present (!ov. i list's inaugural address : 1 Gk.nti.kmkn of tiik Sknatb and i I lor-to: ok Kkphkskntati vks : In prepar- i ng to enter upon the duties of theoH'ne t?? I which I have been called by the kindness i if friends, rather than any merit or pecu- i liar qualification of my own, ami for the i confidence tlnis reposed in me by thechod- i jii rcprcsonUitivca of tin; people, allow mo i to tender you my grateful acknowledgments i tnd .sincere thanks. < 111 examining the long list of illustrious ; predecessors, I instinctively shrink from ; :he comparison, and hope only to rival them 11 purity of purpose and devoted attach- j nent to tlic State and her institutions.? < [3orn and educated in South Carolina, with I no aspirations beyond her borders?with no I ntcntion of over leaving her, uotwithstand- I n?' tho tempting allurements of a virgin i lOti of surpassing fertility elsewhere? i n weal or in woe, my last resting-place J iu earth shall be in her bosom. If hose are not sufficient hostages for nsy filelity to the State, 1 offer tho graves of my in rents, the life-blood that gushes from my ( icart, my wife and childreii, whom the sol- j ;mu promise at the altar admonishes inc to , dicrish, and the very instincts of nature , :eaeh me to love, lionor and adore. Thus t dontiiicd with the State in interest, in feci- ( ng, anil in all that pertains to her honor md glory, 1 should indeed be a recreant j ion of'a noble mother not to battle for her \ igainst any enemy, no matter what may be lie odds or the result of the conflict. t n is to uo Hoped time no occasion will ( iri.se, requiring the Stato to call upon her | ions for tlie defence of her righto and in- . titutions; that our enemies at the North vi 11 learn wisdom fro:n the past, and permit is quietly to manage our own affairs in our vay, that our friends at the North, by the < unver of argument and the force of truth, > vill l)e able fif not to convince the ib-bnlcrl t hnntie) to satisfy tlio minds of th? intolli- < ^cnt and patriotic of the justice of our < :auHc nnd the honesty of our ends, and thus 1 iverfc tlie dangers with which wo arc threat- ' :nod. Lest, however, these hopes should ' >rove fallacious, and I believe they will, let ' is endeavor to harmonize among ourselves ? IV fiuOr.'lf iUfr /littni'^nnna nninian u^.^n j _ n ....v,.. jo <jucatiun of principle is involved, en- < jouraging those in the rear to quicken their i lace, by pointing out to thoin the dangers J hut throatcu us, and urging them to come < o the rescue. And if some of our people, 1 villi patriotic zeal and love of country, and ' ndigiinnt at the wrongs inflicted without < )rovocation on their own sunny lands, < ihould venture beyond the bouudK of a cold, 1 saloulnting policy, wo should pardon .some- ' hing to the spirit ofliberty. f ]}y pursuing thiw coume, our State will iCfinmo llllifftfl. mwl lii> nrnnnroil ?. iir.>oni.t , ? t?1 in undivided front to the common caemy. \Vc are all embarked in the name vessel, md .ship-wreck would be equally disastrous o us all. By prudent counsels and an unied crow, the snip of Ntate may weathor the storm and escape tho breakers; but if we ihould bo divided into petty factions nt lomo, with men, and not measures for our notto, the true State# Rights party?in t vhieh I mean to include all those who con- f end for nnd will he satiatied with nothing ' ctw than "equality in the Union or indc- ' tendonco ont of it"'?will cease to exist, ' ind federal oftioc-seekurs nnd corrupt poli ieion* will rule and ruin the Stufe. Wc should not oidy endeavor to unite 1 ho State, but tho entire South. So that 1 ' "vm ??v> iaiii iiu iuii^di uvvi wiauvo nn f Kjnnls in tho confederacy; we will be pro- I wired to form a inoro perfect Union under 1 he stylo nnd.title of, the United State*? < South. There are very few of us who do- i ire the dissolution of a Constitutional I'.n- < oh. For niy own nnrt, it wjis my pride 1 nd pleasure in corjy boyhood to read and icnr reeonntedlho constancy and courage < f nil parts of tho confederacy in the Jtevo- ' utionaty war, in renting the nttompt of ' he mother country to tax u? without our f onatfnt, nnd to keen us in colonial vnwal- >v >e. When I rend again tlmt, in 18T2, ' Cnicrifca rofufted t<) yield the pnlm to Kng- " nud.on her owu WVorito clement aud chys- i mi theatre of war, the ocean, I claimed my full share 113 u legatee of the glorious iiilicrtanco, and would have been proud to say, it homo or abroad, J mu an Aiucricau citizen. So of the late war with Mexico, in which our own gallant Regiment, rallying around [hat Palmetto banner, which has been L l.i t 1. .... _ . !l - J 1 i urou^ni norm; 10 us souru, iinu turn nuu blood-stained, but not dishonored, contributed so largely to the final triumph of our irmsin conqueringn peace with tlie Republic of .Mexico. But if we are required to diarc only in the toils and sufferings, without reaping any of the advantages or sharing in amy of tho glory, and be treated as mtside barbarians, not worthy even of a Christian name, \vc must sever the connccfiu'i peacefully, if wo may?forcibly, if wo must. This is all 1 deem it necessary to my on this occasion in regard to our federal relations. . , The most important potver conferred up?n tin; Ivxe? :v(', is, in tlic language of :lic Const'tnti 'to grant reprieves and imrdons," ami ii .nay bo as well now to inlicnte the course 1 shall pursue in the exjroise of this power. No petition for a parlon will b> considered unless it is accompanied wi h the report of the case by tho trosiding Judge J nndjin examining all tho jirenmstances, they must be of Ruehachnricter as to satisfy my mind, that the ends if justice will be better earned out bv Kx soutivo interposition, tlmn by tho verdict f tlio jury. J( is trno, tint the C'onstituiou directs tint the Kxeeutive sliali take jure that tlie laws bo faithfully executed in ncrcy, but lie should remember that in bent: merciful to one. lie may be cruel to mnly. The severity of a law, or its disproportion to the crime, is not :i valid argument n favor of Executive clemency. ft is (ho >rovineo of tho Legislature to make laws, 111?t to alter ami :iiiicixi tliein when they arc ruel or defective, and upon thcui rests tlio responsibility of bail laws, nnd the. courts, jury nor executive have any discretion iu lie mutter. To adopt any other principle) would destroy all land marks, and tho jurio.s >f tlie country would be virtually our lawmakers, to bavc tUeir laws in turn set aside by tlio Governor. Witlcfiut detaining you :iny lonjier with details, it is sufficient to $ ?ay that all the varied interests of the State jhall roccivo niv undivided attention. On ..ii ..r ki:~ : - r nil I IMlll VI 0 til 111^11 JM1 Ul U; 1 il I | *\ ? I I H IH'f . I. duill fortify my opinion and action by t|ic idvice of older and wiser men, And *hull Biideavor to remedy by diligenco, industry ?nd /.eal, my defect' of judgment, ability *nd experience. And in conclusion, allow me to express my ardent desire, that in our trcncrous rivalry, dining the present Helton \>\ il'tlie Legislature, no pvivato friendships liave been disturbed j no alienation of ' friends has taken place ; but that like a jand of brothers, we shall nil unite ill adii,? ?i._ ._~ir.? t I villi Iiuuicrfc, |M 1MI1UI I IIJ- I**1* WVIliirV, ind defending the honor of our beloved South Carolina. 11 i.i lOxcellcnov whs frequently interrupt ted with exhibitions of npplflUBC. The ecromony having ended, the IIouso jonsidercd tlie propriety of linking nit opiriiition of $<>,000 to aid in crectinga inonuneiit, in Philadelphia square, IVnnsylvnii:i, to the memory of the signers of the 'Declaration of Independence;" which, nf;or n long dhcussion, was not agreed to. The hills to chatmo the fiystom ot' public iifttruetion in this State, ami the JJhio >. Hidgo llailroad was debated at length. During the evening session, the slnvo rado resolution* of Mr. Sprntt were dtseu.sfs>d by hitusolf mid Mr. O'Connor, :tndthon aid mi the table, by a vote of t;:$ yeas, to 17 nays. The Next Democratic Convention. A point is sought to bo raised in South 'arolinn in regard to the State's being rep escntcd in the next Deinocratio Conven i.i -i- ? IL ion. i'umiu iiuiiiu uu iiu muru 111.111 iiiruw old water upon tlic supported propriety of )ur taking tliut step, while others arc ma ling their opposition to it a plea for the advancement of their obiniH to office, i^tato md Federal. Let us fur a single moment ry the wisdom of this opposition by tluy .oiu'li-siuiiu of common sense. What will the State; forfeit bygoiug b>to* :hat convention ? Not an iota of Jicr ehcr?M* shed principles j for her delegates- would^\JS '' 40 witii all tlie.?e cmMuxonecHupon their. rcdcntials, tuwh charged to defend tliem igainut n!*a?*k ov modification. Neitherivill she saoi rfice a particle of her indepen-lenee; for she will not,bto bound by tho Convention's action if it.does nt)t.nree| ln-r ipprobation. Nor would she snfl'ci^ tfjo east diminution of her dignity ; 'or there will be Virginia, ami t)tiuijrtU, nnd{ I'exas, and Alabama, and all (1$ wifcof tlio ilave Htntoa, to warrant by thoir prtacpeo he worthiness of her ooursc. And t$ to my risk of her influence as a 8tuto, it vould 1 surely be increased at tbc South by# tin's.. norc cIoko afiiliution with tho represents* ,ive/? of Southern Kontiment; niul itisonlt |s< it tho Knuth and for tho South thVtf s!i^ iceks to guard that influence from j& lhit would she lose nothing by ftifusing . o enter into that Convention '( SU; vfrvuld it least lose the prewent pr ivi 1 egong, by her ndvioo. in giving dm^lfeir "to ,ho great current of opinion up<AHmich icr destinies are floating, rtVfd niustVpntinno ojowt', ooo nnd iiiKOparable, withfthe weal faroo of the sluvoholding South. Hut ro iu danger that ?ho would lofoyct more han tliiB. hook at tlio peculiar relative Kwttiorfs of tho Democracy auj of tho South. l<ook indeed at the tmth, that low tho Democracy in the South Connidjr that the States of the South, kn mattorH low stuud, inu.tt in tlio next Presidentiat jontcst guiile nnd control the mtion of tho Demno.ratln .'MJrt.v WliAn ih*?t nmiln n??n>* together In fc^nvention, (hey'will expect >vcry SoiithOttt J^tsito to Be pjjtnwPt nt tho 'oll-cal!} becnuao that roll-cnf will" Bo 1>ho mistering of the Houtlicru hgft fur a grout md <lcci?iv*> bftttlo. Tho btnttmfo of tho v>uth will vxiYiiO. r.romllv titi.Si tlm f/ntl?f?r nj?. Tlirwn of r??ir fniriituj Mends in f.li? STorth will nl#o be seen fluttering in tlie fyutUQVu brccao, tboujj^.. ufct.