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Y -?- ? ^ ^ ^ BY UOB'T. A. THOMPSON. PICKENS COURT HOUSE, S. C. SATURDAY, DECEMBER I860. VOL. XII. NO. 19. PQUYQO&IL. TtfE GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE. Gentlemen of (lie Senate ami I/uusc of ltepretentutive* : Nothing ban transpired, nince your recent Extra Session, that requires ?uy special notice. Tlic piiHt yenr hiiH been remarkable for the unprecedented health with which our citizens have boon blessed; and, although the /.f .. VIV|', uvui vt I.WIIWII IIIIU IO il short one. yet with n wiso economy, very Utile if any, breadstuff* will have to be imported fi^m other StutC8, and the cotton crop will, in all probability, enable the planter to meet hix ordinary liabilities by bringing a fair and renumerating price. I'or these favors, . i?nd particularly for our good health, we nh'?,yld always bear iu mind the source from whenctt they come, and with grateful hearts and earnest voices, send up to the throne of grace our sincere thanks for such rich blest>ings, ho liberally bestowed upon us. And while nyc appoint days of humiliation and prayer, and invoke each other to observe them, let us not forget that we, too, should call upon (!od to sustain us in this crisis of our country's history, and give us the wisdom to plan and the energy to perfect our own, and contribute to the deliverance of the South. In providing fur the " Improvement of the Port of Charleston, and the dredging in the Ueaeh or Mntfit Channel," the Legislature made an appropriation of ?5)0,000, but for some reason, the renort naming Commissioner* to superintend the work, and agreed to 1 >v both Houses, was mislaid, and as it was evidently the intention of the Legislature to have the work etirriod on. having appropriated funds for the purpose, 1 took the responsibility of appointing Commissioners to superintend the work, and selected those that were named in the report of the Committee of the House of Representatives. Catawiia Indians.?In my last annual message, i recommended that a small appro priatiou be made to pay the traveling expenses of two or three of the head men of tlu Catawba*, who desired to p,o on a visit to ex amine the Choctaw country, and report to tin. tribe on their return, hoping that a favorabh report might induce them all to remove West In this expectation, I have not been disap pointed, The appropriation of live hundred dollars, in consequence of the cxcitemenl and pressure of business at the last session uot being placed in a condition to be drawi fVitin tl>/i ti-nuuniH* !.? 1.* * 1 ?/ >. uv.irm j itiiv; i nuiiiii 11 U13 couie necessary for inc to advancc (ho won cy out of the contingent fund of the Kxeeu live Department, and .Mr. I>. .1. ltiee, lndiai Agent, accompanied l?y Allan and .Tollit liar lis, two of tlio chiefs, started 011 tlie 10ll .July lust, to visit and examine the Choctaw country, and returned tin the 'JOth August.? Unfortunately, Alltn Harris died soon si it ei his arrival at his destination ; hut iiotwitli . tHiidinj. this great calamity, John Harris waf ?o pleased with the country, and the reeep tion he met with, that lie di?rnr:iiiiiml n. main, and lias written such a flattering lettei to his tribe, depicting tliogreat advantages ti be derived from a removal to that country, and this account has been so fully indorsed and continued by the Indian Agent, that forty-seven out of the fifty-five of the Indium living i.i the nation in this .State, hive . agreed to riKnove, and have signed a petition to Gov. 11. Leflore and the Choctaw Council, praying for admission into the Choctaw* nation. The Council met on the lsl Monday in October last, and although no information has been received by me of theii decision, yet from the opinion of the Indian Agent, derived fro.n frequent conversations with the leading men. thcro is no reasonable doubt but their application has been fivur.il.K received by the Council, and citizenship granted to them on favorable terms, consider' ' iu# the advantages tiiat will be enjoyed by the almost extinct Catawba tribe. Tlie Congress of the United States made an appropriation of five thousand dollars in the year 18to remove the Catawba Indians; but, as it wa.? not called for, it lapsed into the general treasury in July, 18.">7, and cannot be used Withollt. II Pf.lltiUhiiniM I... I* vj vyui.j;ium. ?"> recoiiiincndation at tlx; lust cession, tlint an application be made to Congress for a re-nppropriatiou, must be now withdrawn, anil wo must look to South Carolina alone to furnish the means for their removal. Willi this .statement of facts, the matter is left to your discretion, and you can best judge whether funds can be now spared to effect so desirable an object. Sr.YTK Okolooiht.?Oscar M. Liebor has, on the second of April last, tendered to ine .bis resignation as State (icologist. Although ait the last session of the Legislature the office -was continued for the current year, and Mr. 1 (innuliif.wl ?/? ttll !? *!"* ' ? ..r,,v..i?uu w mi ii>? nil! appropriation for his salary and expense* was stricken from f lio appropriation bill, and he had no alternative hut to resign, or nerve the State gratuitously. ITpon oonsultition with inc, 1 advised Mr. I<ivber not to resign until he had completed the la*t report, that it might, together with those previously published, embraced the statements concerning everything of importance which had been observed or ' effected during the four years of his service. Ho bus also prepared a glossary and index for the four rcporta, without which their value would bo greatly lessened. Three months has been neeessarv tonnrft'M tli? rr>rui?-t ! ? ^ , ' - -|'V. ?> ... N dex, &c., and I recommend that lie be p:iid for said services in proportion to liis salary. PlilKtrr Traok?There can bo no differonce of opiniun on tho {{rent importance of establishing dircct' trade between Charleston and Liverpool, or any other country with which we can exchange commoditca. In the Union, it wis important and ncocssnry to our comtncroiul prosperity to divert n pnrt of tho commoroe of the world from Now York nnd other Norfcfiwrn ?<? Jim PI??? ton, and thu* build up a groat commercial emporium, with ability to supply our own and the fncrohnnta of ^he neighboring SttttcH, with \ 0 ((heap and wolt filled umikot; from which in * v" i ! turn, llic-y could supply customers in thc ' interior towns und villages. | In view of thc secession of South Carolina : from the Union, it becomes doubly important, | and absolutely necessary, that we must have direct trade with Europe and the continent; nnd as a large amount of capital is necessary, ! and there will be seine risk in the beginning I of such an enterprise, 1 would recommend that the Legislature should to some extent fos tcr and encourage such enterprises by taking upon themselves a part of the losses that might follow the effort to establish direct trade. Some enterprising citizens of Charleston propose to establish a line of steam Propellent between Charleston and Liverpool, and ask the State to guarantee an interest of live per cent, per annum upon the capital invc: ted in the steamers, as long as they shall continue iu the service. This seems to me to be a very fair and reasonable proposition. It cannot possibly be a speculation on the pint of its projectors, because in no event will they re vvnu niuiv mini iivc jut cent-., and at litis time at a imicli liijjrlio*- rate of intercut. It the cntctprise should turn out to be profitable, the .State will have nothing to pay, and the certainty that the parties will realize five po cent, under any circumstances, will certainly not prevent them from using great exertions to make a larger dividend. The benefits arc not confined to the city of Charleston alone : everything that facilitates commerce and cheapens merchandise will benefit alike all parties of the State, and should meet with j general encouragemct t. It' it is feared tlial I these steamers may be continued in tlie ser i j vice after all hope of profit has censed, and ; i perpetual t;ix thus cntuikd upon the State I provision may be made for discontinuing then; in a given time, or some other safeguards maj in the wisdom of the Legislature be throwi around the enterprise, so as to prevent anj i uiinecessary ami useless expenditure of pub | t lie money. Tun Lunatic Asyi.lw?This Institution under the excellent niain'jjcnient of l)r. I'ar . ker and the Regents, has realized more thai eould have heen expected, or even hoped foi . l'rotn it.s founders; and the curative result? . of the present year surpass the success of for mer years, and compile favorably with the re ports of the best insane Hospitals in othei i i v.. : i - i i ! . jiuiva. iw uvi-iiiuiii iiiin wuui'ivu since youi I ! last meeting, and no ojiiclcuiio disease has, ti j any extent, visited the asylun. At the be | "inning tit' the year there were 15'4 patients 1 till have been received since, making the num , her under treatment 2(i:j j of tvlntm, .'57 hnv< ' been sent home cured, 8 removed, an<i^.2( 'died, leaving 1(52. Of tlioso who died, ) | large majority were marked in last year's Tab ular Statement, as inlirm in body, and hope lf>ssly insane. Many applications of males . for admission from other States, were made and had to be refused for want of room ; ami for the s line reasoiu male slaves from ourowi i Sl ito could not be received. 1 would respectfully suggest tli.it human ity inti good policy ?l!ct;ito tliiit tho iiccom mod.iliotis .should bo further increased, uuti > ! room enough is prepared for at least all sexc* , ; aiyl colors in our own State. South Caroli | na, in view of the bright career of great new and glory that awaits Iter, uliould not be ini 1 different or insensible to the sufferings of tin : humblest of her children, but extend hci . 1 maternal hand to lcs-scn and alleviate theii ' sulleriiigs. TilK J<A\Vsj.?In looking forward to the Sl'IIIV'li. II-. .r y.u.tl. i: . , .. J' .... W.V/....I.1) VI IUUIII V/ii KJlllia, llKIUY eliiinjiv'.s will have to bo made in c.\i. ting laws, a part of which, you no doubt, will be dii reeled to do, nu ordnance uf the Convention i of the poople soon to assemble; but it may . not hu improper to bring to your notice tin ; importance uf a speedy postal nrrangmcnt, to t supply the one under the control of the Fed. j oral Government. 1 am authorized to say, ; | that the Postmaster at Charleston, lion. Ali j fred linger, than whom a purer patriot ncvot i lived, will, as soon as the State resumes her , j sovereignty by an ordinance of her Conveni j tion, sever his connection with the Federal j Government, and obey any call the State may j make upon him for his services. This move........I .1 iiiviiv, iw-min wim iiiu resummon ol all | other postmasters, will enable the State to ret without embarrassment, in establishing lor j herself postal arrangements. As a temj ora| ry expedient, in arrangement might be made with the Adams Express Company, to earry the mails, until a postal arrangement of a per' maneiit character could be established, the details of which, must, to some extent, depend upon the action of other Southern States. The duties of the Governor in future, will necessarily be arduous and responsible, iind he should at all times bo accessible to the people who may have otlieial business to transact with him. My experience satislien inn. thnt. i? will require nil the time of the Executive, with such help ii8 limy be given him by n secretary and clerk, to (Uncharge the responsible duties that will devolve on him in the new position, j as Chief of an independent State; and 1 ' therefor* recommend that the salary of the Governor be increased ; that he be furnished > with n house nt?d furniture, uud bo required to reside in the town of Columbia; also, that the salary of his private Secretary be increased, to enablo him to command the services, not only of n mere 6cribe, but of an intelligent, active, and educated ucntleman. who I will be cupublo of-conducting any correspondence, with tho mere revision ot" bis Chief. 1 lo should also havo a clerk or copyist to do the copying that may bo necessary, and such other duties as may bo required of him. There scents to bo no longer any reason why the State should have two Treasuries. It requires two sets of officers to do what ono could | readily and easily perforin ; and Columbia in now ho acceaaible from nil parts of tlio Hfatc, no inconvcnicnco could possibly arise from uniting tho Treasuries there. The y'r- nsurer should also be rcquirod to rcaide in Columbia, and not depend upon a Deputy to diaehargo the dutica of the offico. Tho practice now )a, to elect a Treasurer with a salary sufficient to cnablo him to employ a competent deputy, I I nnd still save money for himself. The re- \ sponsible duties of the ollice arc not performed by the one chosen by the Legislature on account of his fitness and qualifications, but 1 by a man chosen by the Treasurer, and resi ponsible to him alone; and although the I 'IVonsnrnr fur *ln? duties of his ollicc, yet the mischief done by the deputy may be irremediable, the State sullcr. and the officer be ruined. The law prohibiting masters from permitting negroes to hire tlieir own time, and make contracts, should be so amended, and such penalties attached to its violation, that no one would venture to disregard it. Without suggesting the particular penalty, I would recommend that both the owner of the slave and the party that hires him or her, should ! be punished by fine or imprisonment, aceorllillii (m tliO initi/mJin.# ??? j {S K? ..^..Hilling Ul> cuinMances that attend the case. Some inconvenience will no doubt arise from such an enactment, and it may bo necessary to make some exceptional eases ; for instance, the express or implied contract, with a black porter to carry your trunk or carpet bag, or go on an errand; but this may be done, and yet much g< od result from the general law on the suhjcct. i It not uufrcqucntly happens that slave ! m^flinnioQ ltirn u'lnh? ????.n /? . ....x/ M MliV 1 V? I. \\J MUl |\ unun : I their ducction, it nil for their benefit, and thus 1 | instead of exercising a control over that class I | of population, some arc placed under o'uligai tions to them. This state of things should . | not be permitted ; there must be a distine | tion between iho races, as marked as their i 1 different colors, it must be distinctly and , ; universally understood that the white is the i ; icovdrninir race, without an excontinn. ami . . < w ' t # r "7 ?# r without regard" to disparity of intellect, merit i or acquirements. The general recognition by the citizens of -'South Carolina of their allegiance to the j State, and that obedience to the Federal , Ctoveruuicnt ceases as sunn a.s the State with draws from the Cnioii and asserts her sovi | ereigiity, satisfies me that she v ill have no traitors in her limits; but a wise precaution 5 | can result in no harm, and may be the means - of advertising our people that if any of them - ' should be so forgetful of their duty to their i . . r j sovereign, and so reckless of her displeasure r as to disregard her ordinances, or obey anv ) other commands than those of the constituted - ! authorities of the Stale tlu?v will 1... I t l?" "j" "' 1 ^ v I ?* , | with as traitors of the Stale, tlicy will be - dealt with as traitors and punished accord; ingly. in view, therefore, of such a coniin) | gency, sonic legislation may be necessary in I more particular deliying treason to tlie Static, - ; a'rtav'SlfliSTiV<? in'fe f1r'< "j Ve V" p u'l H !s Ii'inet[(" iWtise - i offence. South Carolina must insist upon , ' the implicit ubcdicnce of all her citizens, . both native and naturalized, and no one can I 1 be permitted to put his individual eonstruei | lion upon the relation he bears to the State J of his birth or adoption. The obligation of the citizen of South Carolina to obey the laws of the Federal (iovernnicnt was created I by the act of the State entering the Union > under the conmaet entrivil int.. Im? ?!>.? ...... I I't.w 1/jr lliv PU > ~ ereign parties to it, mid it follows that upon ! the withdrawal of tlie State, tlic obligation is no longer binding. The secession of a ' State cannot, in the proper use of the term, ' be called a revolutionary movement. It is ' true there will to some extent be a change of government, such as dissolving n compact ' between sovereigns in which it was stipulated that the citizens or subjects of each Statu or i nation should perforin certain duties, which, ; before the agreement of the hiirh contracting I parties, they were not requircU to perform, or abstain from the exercise of certain rights, which they have previously enjoyed; but this dissolution of a compact dues not imply rebellion, which, if successful, is revolutiou, ami which, if unsuccessful, subjects the citizens to punishment for committing treason. Why uie wo r.t thin monvnt citizens of the ' | United States. Because South Carolina in her sovereign capacity made us so, by a compact entered into with the other States, .1 which, when united, were called the United | States, ami it follows that when the power | that ordered us to obey the (iovcrmciit. of the United Statos, mul which alone had tlic right (o crcitto tliat relationship, releases us from that obligation by withdrawing frofn the league, our obcdicnce is no longer duo to that (Jovcruinent, and our allegiance to the State as our lawful sovereign is unquestionable and undivided. The introduction of slaves from other States, which may not become members of the Southern Confederacy, and particularly the border States, should bo prohibited by legislative enactment, and by this means they will be brought to sec that their safety depends upon a withdrawal from their enemies, and an union with their friends and natural allies. If they should continue their union with the lion slavchol.ling States, let them keep their slave property in their own bor dors, find the only alternative left them will be emancipation by their own net, or by the action of their confederates. We cannot consent to relieve them from their embarrassing situation, by permitting them to realize the money vohu for their slaves, by selling them to us, and thus prepare them, without any I loss of property, to accommodate themselves to the Northern froe soil idea. Hut should they unite their .destiny with us, and he conic stars in tlie Southern galaxy?members of n great Southern Confederation?we will rcceive them with open arms and an enthusiastic greeting. Should, then, danger he approaching their borders, or an enemy, open or disguised, make war upon them, there is not a doubt but a living rampart of freemen, from the Atlantic to the Oulf of Mexico, would lino their borders and beat baek the invadors. To dispense with the necessity, as much os may bo possible, of resorting to lynch law and uAiuuuuiiD, in pumsning oncraers Agninfcc the pcnco of society and the safety of our oitizens, I would suggest the enactment of a law, puDishiog bu'mnarily and severely, if \ * not*with death, any person that circulates incendiary documents, avows himself an aboli tionist. or in any way attempts to create insubordination or insurrection amongthc slaves. If some act of this kind is not passed, the peo Iwl I... .1... I".- - 1v?f ^vuvivu iv luuiiico.'j uy mi; iri*i|nnil i\iteuij?t.s to disturb their quiet and destroy the.r property and lives, will not, under excitement, be very careful in measuring the punishment lliey inflict, and it is to be feared that the innocent may sudor with tho_guilty, and 5cenes ' of violence and blood-shed too frequently ocI cur. With the knowledge that there is a law to reach the cases, the legal tribunals of the State will be first appealed to, and in most cases their decision will be satisfactory to the people, made, as it will be, under oath and j with time for reflection and examination. xuviu iiiv; liiiiny unilT amendments to '.lie laws that suggest themselves to my mind; ' M,oh as requiring a white man to reside at all times oil any plantation, without regard to the number of hands?a change in the road laws, i imposing a tax in the place of days work ? | the repeal of the Usury Laws, &e.,&c. ; but these arc comparatively unimportant, in view | of the now certain action of the Convention ! soon to meet, which will devolve on you the I construction of a government suitable to the | new order of things, with all its ramifications. I l> ..." Ml I . " i' r.auiji- i iu.'is.? i no resolution 01 mo ut'lij oral Assembly, directing t!ie t.iovernor to comj niunicate to all the slaveholding States certain resolutions adopted unanimously, expressing the opinion they should iiuniediately meet to' gether to concert measures lor united action, was soon alter the adjournment re ted upon, ami copies of the resolutions sent to every j Southern State. Mississippi and Alabama J were the only States that agreed to meet South Carolina in Convention, and as no delegi*"s had been appointed by the Legislature, I >i d not fed authorized to mahc an appointment wuiioui mere nan uecn a ?joi?or; I agreement of the Southern States to uni t. Had such been tlie en so, I. would either have convened the Legislature to appoint delegates, or have taken the responsibility of appointing litem myself. The consequence was, no < 'onveulion met, and each State was left to act lor herself, am! upon her own responsibility. The resolution authorizing the Governor ' ' to have the documents and correspondence of the oificcrs of the Palmetto llcgiment, and the casualties of the Regiment, recorded in a suitable book and placed anions the arehives of the 'Executive department," has been tallied out, and the book is now in the Kxeeu, live oiiice, subject to the inspection of the Iiinenibcrs of the Legislature. I?. ! '. Arthur, I Kscj., of I nion, ws.s employed to do the work, "V^yl i am pleased to say, it lias been dune in .. i:,;>b!e. and satisfactory manner.? .1 \(lj t'.ni.*.. .. . * jt i .Much more labor was necessary tlfan 'lui: mere } recording" the correspondence. It required , the reading and re-reading of all the papers, and the exercise of a correct judgment in the urmn^iMuciit, not only eh>oiioloj>ieally, but with reference to the necosi ry connection of the whole volume. The bo?,!; has been neatly ami durably bound, ami will Col' years to come be a book of reference, not only for the descendants of those that dispelled the delusion of the North, that the chivalry of South Carolina would not light, but for the whole of our people, who claim a share of the glory they achieved lor their country, and wish to imi taio titeir example. 1 reconiu end tliat a liboral appropriation bo iuf.de to compensate the 1 compiler fur hi:; work. Another resolution which passed the (!encr! al Assembly unanimously, requesting the (!uvernor to procure a suitable sword and present it to Cupt. X. (!. F.vans, of the I nitcd States rmy, on behalf of this State, as a testimonial oi his gallant conduct at the battle of Waehita, and of the estimation in which he is held by the Slate, has bccnaticnded to.nml ihnvwm-il do.sillied for Cnpt. Kvans is now in the Executive of,ice, ready for |>rcsei?t;ition, and would have been forwarded to Itim, hut for the suggestion of his friends, that an soon as South Carolina severed her connection with the i Federal (Jovernment, he would resign his i commission and repair to her standard to ro| ceivc the sword in person, and wield it in de; r.v..? ft.:. I Itui'i; ui lll? IlilllVU i^latC. (.Jen. Williams, of Newberry, was employed by me to coiupilc the Militin and Patrol laws j of the State, under a resolution of the last Session, ami the work beinj.' done in a satisfactory manner, 1 recommend that he he paid for his services. ! The duty imposed < n thr (lovornor, under a resolution in relation to the surveys and estimates hy Maj. MeCalla, for the (ireenvillc : and French Hroad Railroad Company, have been complied with by the i>ppoiutment of J. 1 S. li'urrnu il... I .... y k/i?v> v^? mvi V.UI1UIIi.-tsiuueiK, : whose duty it was, in concert with lour other J persons, appointed, its prescribed in the reso lotion, to inquire and report upon the accuracy of the surveys mid estimates made by H. 1 C. McCalla, for the Ireeuville and French Brond Railroad Company, of Nov. 15, JS~?I), I for the construction of a Railroad from Spar' tan burg C. If., S. C-, to Asheville, N. ('., &c., I and to have their report printed and placed ! upon the desks of the members of the two I louses. My the direction of the Legislature in the form of a Resolution, I have appointed two merchants and two wharf holders of Charleston, who with tlic President of the Chamber of Commerce, constitute a commission, who sire instructed to inquire and ascertain what are reasonable rates of wharfage, dockage, storage, weighing, kc., for the port of Char leston, and they arc directed to report to your bodied nt the present session. For a detailed nceount of the finances of the State, you are refolded to the llcports ef tlie C "nptroller CJoneral and tho President of tho I tank of the State. Tho condition and resources of tho South Carolina Banks, and of the whole South, hear a very favorable comparison with the Northern Hanks. A northern writor put? down the aggregate amount of specio iiv tho Northern Banks 847,670,759; Circulation, 81f)6,068,yttO j Deposits, 819Q,f?77,fW>0. In the South cm Banks, Specie, $35,923,778 ; Circulation* 851,033,047 ; Deposits. $57,224,179. Showing that while the circulation and deposits of, tlie Northern Banks arc seven times greater j than the specie in their vaults, the circulu- I j tiou aud deposits of the Southern Banks are J only three times as much as their specie, and ! I ii>ni> i....- ....i.. i .. i._ir i uivn N/uvuiuviuii uiunv; im11 y uiic iiiiil <i null i the amount of their speeie. All the banks in the State, judging from ' their reports, arc in a safe and aouud condii tion, and prepared to meet all their liabilities j promptly, unless some commercial erisis takes place, which may for a time cripple their reI sources and make it i.ilicult for them to meet all their engagements. It was proposed at the I'iXtra Session to raise four hundred thousand dollars, by issuing .State bonds, to arm the State and prepare for her defence, but for j want ot tunc, .10 decision was made on the proposition. In the mean time, however, and j with great promptness, the ]$auk of Charleston, through its President, telegraphed to me that it would take one hundred thousand dollars' worth of the bonds of the State at par; and since then a formal resolution of its hoard has been sent me to the same eft'ect. This act of patriotic duty, 011 the part of the Bank of Charleston, merits your highest commendation, and sets an axample of love to the ' State and devotion to her cause, worthy of I 'im... ......... << ?. ..1' ^ IIVKU i ill i in vi Vii* 4 in iiivm; Ili'MR-y UllilllU'cr " would calculate the value of tlio invest, uicntaiul prospect of j^ain ; but the patriot ' sees nothing but the necessities of liis State, and hastens to pour out his treasures to relieve them. i Maium: School ok Ciiari.kstox.?This ' school was inaugurated on the 10th May, 1850, and commenced operations with sixteen pupils, which has since increased to fortythree, with many more applicants than can be received and accommodated. The pupils i.rc not confined to (.'harlcston ; but come ! from Kdgclicld, Beaufort, Barnwell, Kit-bland, i lorry anu coiicion. ii c Jioarct of Trustees ! report that their health 1 15 been good, only one death having oceuncd, and that one shortly after coining on bond ; that the progress and conduct of the pi pils arc quite sat| isfuctory, and even now there i.re several on board capable of managing a vessel. Feeling a deep interest in the success of the cxper'uncnt, 1 visited the school, on board the Lodebar, stationed in Charleston harbor, near 11 the battery, last spring, and wr.s not only ; gratified, but delighted at the prospect of inu 1 KIMJ5 usciui citizens ami valuable sailors, to bo called into the service of the .^tate in her commercial mariner, or in manning and coin, muml'm^r her vessjJfc^jJ' war. Southern j?cai men :fre amis.Vt. ' 7^ L...L . li|<i)'irL' l . ^ 1. .'J* ine ;^reat wSTTiis or xlie boiitii, i .nil t i(f oritical time, trained us uie.se youths are, not only in manly nautical pursuits, but in the use of cannon and arms | ?the State may with confidence look to mem ior am in her hour of danger. At the last session of tlie Legislature, the ' sum of live thousand dollars v s appropria' ted towards the support of tin iaval school, , and as events crowded upon u making it ' more important every day that we should have a nursery to prepare steady and capable enp' tains, not only for our mercantile marine, but for our coasting trade and \c.ssels of war, l 1 commend this valuable school to the fostering care of the State, and recommend a liberal appropriation for its benefit. \ v. \mm ? i ? j. liu separation ot uie ; Southern States from the North, will leave j the Southern States, to a great extent, without the facilities of manufacturing arms, for the want of Armories; anil it will therefore, bo important for each individual State to establish an Armory, or that two, three or four States should unite for that purpose. We should not be dependent upon the North, or a ! foreign country, for our weapons of defence, lest in the hour of need the supply may be withheld from us. Maj. 1'. S. Kipley, a citizen of South Carolina, proposes to establish an Armory for the South, in (Jeorgia, Alabama or South Carolina, according &3 may be agreed on by those States. All he asks is, that each of the three States named should contract with him for fifty thousand dollars' worth of arms annually, for five years, and extend their patronage for a short period thereafter; the arms furnished to be un to a standard mode), to bo determined upon and delivered at prices lixed by competent auJ thority, and to be subject to the proper milI itary inspection, in parts, by State officers, iliosc of each State to inspect tbe arms for I that State. This would be preferable to having an Armory, and would preclude the necessity of burdening each State with an i extensive' establishment, dependent upon it j for management by salaried officers, and would j require no expenditure by the State until its value would be received. 1 There seems to be nothing in the propoI sition but what is fair and reasonoble, and if the State determines to keep up her supply 1 of arms, it cannot be better done than by tho plan proposed. Copies of letters from ! the Governors ot' Georgia and Alabama to ; Maj. Hi ploy, were sent to me. They up| prove of the proposition, and promise to recommend to their Legislatures to bind them! selves to take annually fifty thousand dollars' 1 worth of arms, to be paid for at the same ! price paid by the Federal Government for ' arms of the same finish and description ; provided they are. of the latest and most approved military patterns, and arc manufactured iu one of the States mentioned. 1 .rould therefore recommend that South Carolina bind herself to take fifty thousand dollars' ?l ..V ? -- ? wuiui <>i uruiM muiuauy, ior nvc years, troin Maj. lliph-y, upon the conditions mentioned ubove, and that a negotiation be opened between the three States to settle on the site for the Armory. Nkw Statu Caimtc/..?This building is progressing with much rapidity, considering the material of which it is composed, and the labor necessary to complete such an elegant and durublo structure. It is generally conceded that it will -compare favorably with I any edifice of tho kind in the United States or ISuropc, and reflects great crcdit upon the architect, the commissioner, and all concerned. The only rei^rjjt is that it may be neees8"r to suspend operations, and husband all o"v resources tor the defence of the State.? No one regrets more than 1 do, that such necessity may anise; but we must make evprvfliimr ir 1 v*<? WW *I !**? . v- >nij IU u<\> jMiiuuivum cunniuoration, and reconcile ourselves as best wo can to the delay. The Legislature should not make any large appropriations, except for arms and material of war, until there is a full recognition of our rights out of the Union, and no longer any pressing necessity to nrm. If the work bo suspeudod, it may bo necessary to have some temporary covering, to protect it from rain and storms, and especially from being disfigured, and it may be necessary to appropriate a small amount for that purpose. John Hhown's Puck.?At the request of a distinguished Virginian, Edmund Kuifito, Esq., 1 herewith present to the Legislature min lif tlu> 1 Ji L'lW inliMuloil 1-vtr I *' v. v..v ..kvu ...%vkvivvi XJ Willi : 1 iy bo used by the negroes of Virginia upon the unoffending and peaceable inhabitants of that State. lie requests "that this weapon may be placed in some conspieious position in the State House of South Carolina, thereto re- ""Jfl main, and be preserved as abiding and impressivc evidence of the fanatical hatred borne by the dominant Northern party, to the institutions and people of the. Southern 1 ..C .1-- I i . oiuti-o, iiuu ui tnu uiiMjrujmiuus ana atrocious means resorted to for the expected attainment of the objects in view;" and 1 respectfully ; recommend that the thanks of the .State be returned to Mr. Kutlin for this mcmerto of .Southern wrongs, too iong and too patiently borne, and that it be placed in tho House of Representatives. 1''kdkhai< Hklations.?In obedience to the resolutions passed by the General Assembly of this State at the last regular session, expressing the opinion that the slaveholdiug States should imuirdintr.lv nw>. !.? i -J ill' . iU concert measures lor united action, and instructing the (lovcrnor to appoint a Commissioner to Virginia, " to express to the authorities of that State the cordial sympathy of the people of South Carolina with the people of Virginia, and their earnest desire to unite with them in measures oi" common defence," and also to transmit to all the Southern States an invitation (o meet in Convention, to consult and mature measures for the m.<l security of tlio South and their institutions. I immediately appointed to th: t oflice the lion. C. << Mcimningor, the movci of tho 11 I resolutions, a jrentliiiiau not only of high character and literary attainments, but who ol superior f'owdcr, vV/. & tins m-miiy , /nr^T', ..o c.N] oiiciit ot t!io M opinions of the cuii$?...!.,flvc portion of the peoI plo of tliis State. It was thought desirable to * ;ud ;i Commissioner who would nut only have the ability to explain our position, and place | us in a proper light before the Legislature and people of Virginia, but who would by his antecedents convince tliein that our great aim j and object in asking fur a conference with our I Southern sisters was not to plan a dissolution of the Union, but to save it, if possible, by insisting on satisfactory guarantees ^jrom the North, that we were in future to be unnioicstI ed in our persons and property, acknowledged ' ! as equals in carrying our slaves to any tcrriritory belonging to the l.'nitcd States, and ; navmg protection l>v the Inderal Government against any attempt to interfere i 1 any wav with this property. Mr. Mcmininger was B kindly received, hospitably entertained, and -^B listened to with much attention, but bis mas- JH | tcrly and unanswerable argument before the ' Legislature and people of Virginia failed to ! convince them of the nccossity of ccncorted | notion on the part of the Southern States in Convention The State of Virginia thought i proper to decline the proposed conference of ^ the Southern Siat<s., as will be seen by the iv^muuumo \jl iivt uuminii j\bsuiiiuiy ncrewMtli transmitted, and only Mississippi and Ala bam a, of all the h'uveliolding States, acceded to the proposal. No snch meeting of the States has t;il<en place, as it was thought the number agreeing 1 to meet was too small to cfleet the desired object, by producing that moral effect which would unquestionably have resulted froiu a general meeting of the States intcrestefl. Ouo | of the resolutions adopted by Virginia in response to the invitation of .South Carolina and Mississippi to meet in conference, expresses me opinion, mat " \ irginia does not yet distrust tho capacity of the Southern States, by a wise and tirni exercise of their reserved powers, to protect tho rights and liberties of tho people, and to preserve the Federal I'nion," and for this purpose she desires the uco)tcurroxt action" of the Southern States; but she adds ' that clheient co operation will be movo safely obtained by such direct Legislative action of the gc. cral States as may be necessary ntid proper, than through tho agency of an assemblage which can exercise no legitimise power except to debate and advise." Thus we sec that although Virginia had strong hopes at that time of preserving the. Federal l uion, she was unwilling to resort to ' . iv other wav of eft'eetiiif tln> <.1 !<>/ ?li?? ! >.. - ^ . ' ; - ' "J the separate action ot each Slate, wbien would have the effect of producini: the concurrent netiotl of all the States interested.? If therefore Virginia i.< right, as to the best mode of redressing wrongs and obtaining tho concurrent action of < ther States, it follows that the separate action of each is the best method of getting co-operation or concerted action of the other States in any movement, and it would therefore lie wife in South Carolina, in imitation of Virginia, to a representation in " any assemblage which ran exercise no legitimate power except to debate and advise," and in no assombbge whatever, until by the ordinance of her Convention sho has seceded from a Union which shi. ' once acceded to, and which has proved u cum i instead of a blessing. ! The effort of South Carolina to npsemblo the Southern States, in the hope t!iut tho North might bo induced to pftuio Hiid rctraco A their steps, by an onrncst anl unanimous pro