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-?-y---_____??-. An Independent Family Journal?Devoted to Polities, literature and General Intelligence. VOL. 2. ANDERSON, S. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 1867. NO. 30. BY JAMES A. HOTT. TERMS: .TWO DOLLARS AND A HALF PER ANTTCTM, 1H UNITED STATES CCEBESCY. RATES OF ADVERTISING. Advertisements inserted at the rates of One Dol? lar per square of twelve lines for the first insertion and Fifty Cents for eaoh subsequent insertion. Liboral deductions made to those who advertise by the year. For announcing a candidate, Five Dollars in advance. Acts Passed by the Legislature. an act to authorize and regulate the the creation of private- corpora? tions within this state. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate qnd^IIousc of Representatives, now met and kitting in General Assembly, and by author? ity of the same, That a private corpora lion for any purposo whatever, excepting banking, insuranco, constructing rail? roads, canals, turnpikes, bridges, cause? ways and ferries, making and selling gas for light in and for any city, town or vil? lage, supplying the inhabitants of any city, town or visage with water, manu? facturing or distilling spirituous or intox? icating liquors, and, also excepting mili? tary, fire and lottery companies, may be created in this State, by complying with the following provisions: 1. A petition by the persons desiring a charter to the Court of Common Pleas, for the District where a majority of the corporators reside, or in which they may desire to transact business, or to a Judge or Chancellor at Chambers, setting forth the object of their association, tho amount of its capital stock, if any there be, the privileges they desire to exercise, and the name and style by which they desire to be.incorporated, (notice of such applica? tion having been first published once a weok for two months, in one or more public gazettes nearest to the point where such business is to be located.) 2. If upon hearing such petition, the said Court, or the said Judge or Chancel? lor at Chambers, shall be satisfied that the.application is legitimately within the purview and intention of this Act, and not inconsistent with the public welfare, the said Court, Judge or Chancellor, as die case may be, shall pass an order de? claring the said application granted, and the" petitioners and their successors incor? porated for and during a term not ex? ceeding fourteen years, with the privilege of renewal at the expiration of that time, according to the pi*ovisions above set forth, and the said petition and order shall be filed in the office oi the Clerk of the said Court for the District in which the business of the incorporation is to be transacted, and it 6ha.lL be the duty of the eaid Clerk to word the same in a book to bo procured by him for the pur? pose, at the expense of the funds in tho hands of the Commissioners of Public .Buildings for his District, and he shall also, forward a certified cooy thereof to the Secretary of State, to be filed in his office. A certified copy of said petition and order, under the seal of the said Court shall be evidence of such incorpo? ration in any Court in this State. o. The individual members of such cor? porations, whenever the object of the as? sociation is for the purpose of trading or transacting business for profit, shall be jointly and severally bound for the ulti? mate payment of all the contracts of said companies, incurred while they are mem? bers of the same. 4. The Clerk of the Court, for his ser? vices in each case shall receive tho sum " of two dollars. 5. Corporations thus created, shall have succession of officers and members, power and authority to make all by-lawB not repugnant to tho laws of the land, to have and use a common soal, and the same to alter at will, to sue and be sned, plead , and be imploaded in an}- Court of law or equity in this State, and may exercise all corporate powers necessary to the purpose of their organization, but shall make no contracts or purchase, or hold any property of any kind, except such as is necessary in legitimately car? rying into effect such purpose, or for se? curing debts due to the company. G. A private corporation for the pur? pose of carrying on agricultural, mechan? ical, mining or manufacturing business, except that of manufacturing or distil? ling spirituous or intoxicating liquors? may be created without tho stockholders incurring an individual liability for its indebtedness by complying with the fol? lowing provisions: 7. A declaration in writing by the ap? plicants, specifying the object of their as? sociation, and the particular business they propose to carry on, together with their name, and the amount of capital to be employed by them, and the time, not ex? ceeding thirty 3'ears, for which they de? sire to be incorporated; which declara? tion shall be signed by all the. stockhold? ers, and accompanied by tho affidavit of the President, taken before some person , authorized to administer oaths, of the amount of-capital in gold and silver, or current funds, or property, at its sworn valuation actually paid in, owned and employed by such corporation. 8. Such declaration and affidavit shall be filed in the office of the Clerk of tho Court of Common Pleas for the District where the business is proposed to be transacted, to be by him recorded in a book to be procured by him for the pur? pose at the expense of the funds of the Commissioners of Public Buildings for his district, as hereinbefore provided, and shail also be published once a week for two months in one or more public ga? zettes nearest to the point where such business is located, the expense of such publication to be paid by the applicants. At the expiration of the said time, the Clerk of said Court shall issue a certified copy of said declaration and affidavit, adding the time and manner of publica ca'tion, which shall be hold and received j as evidence of the charter of said corpor ration, in any Court in this State. The said Clerk shall also forward to the Sec? retary of State, to bo filed in his office, a certified copy of said declaration and affidavit, and he shall receive for his ser? vices in each case the sum of two dollars. 9. If such corporation shall at anjv time'iiesire to increase their capital stock, '?? an affidavit, like to the above, shall be made, recorded and published as abovej and a new certificate issued. 10. If the affidavit taken by the Presi? dent, as hereinbefore provided, bo false as to the amount of capital, bona fide paid in, owned and employed by such corpo ration, each and every corporator shall, be jointly and severally liable for all dobts and contracts mado at any time by said corporation. 11. The whole amount of the indebt ncss of such corporation, not counting its capital stock, shall not, at anytime, ex? ceed the capital stock actually paid in. And in case of a violation of this provis? ion, the officers and agents by whom s<u:b excess shall be created, shall be jointly and severally liable to the extent of such excess, for all debts of the company then existing, and also for all debts contracted while they are in office, until the debts shall be reduced to the amount of the capital stock actually paid in. 12. If the officers or directors of Buch. corporation shall declare and pay any dividend when the company is insolvent, or any dividend, the payment of which would render it insolvent, or which would diminish the amount of its capital stock, they shall be jointly and severally liable for all the debis of the company then ex? isting, and for all that shall be thereafter contracted while they shall respectively continue in office; Provided, That if an}' of the officers or directors shall object to the declaring of such dividend, or to the payment of the same, and shall at any time before the time fixed for the pay? ment, file a certificate of their objection in writing with the Secretary of the com panj', and with the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for tho District in which the business of the corporation is trans? acted, they shall be exempt from said lia? bility. 13. Every such corporation shall annu? ally, within twenty days from the first day of Januar)', make a report, setting lorth the amount of its capital, the pro? portion thereof actually paid in, and tho amount of its existing debts; which re? port shall be signed by the President, verified by tho oath of the President or Secretary, and filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court for the Distinct where the business of the company shall be car? ried on ; and upon failure so to do, all tho officers and directors of the company shall be jointly and severally liablo for all the debts of the company then existing, aud for all that shall be contracted before such report shall be made. And if any certificate or report made in pursuance hereof shall be false on any material rep? resentation, all the officers who shall have 6i'gnod the same, knowing it to be false, shall be jointly and severally liablo for all the debts of the company contracted while they are stockholders or officers thereof. 14. The stockholders of such corpora? tion shall be jointly and severally indi? vidually liable for all debts that may be due and owing to all their laborers, ser? vants and apprentices, for services 2>er formed by such corporation. 15. Such corporation shall have power and capacity to purchase, take and hold, in fee simple or for years, such real and other property as may be necessary for the purpose of their organization, or such as they may take in settlement of any debt to due them, and may dispose of tho same, and shull have succession of offi? cers and members, power and authority to make all by-laws not repugnant to the laws of the land, to have and use a com? mon seal, and the same to alter at will, to sue and be sued, plead and be im plead? ed, in any Court of Law or Equity in this State, and shall have and enjoy all corporate powers necessary for the pur? pose of the corporation, not inconsistent with the laws of this State. 16. It shall be tho dutj of the officers or managers of every corporation or company formed or created under this Act, to cause a book to bo kept by the treasurer or clerk thereof, containing the names of all persons, who shall within four years hav.e been stockholders of such company, and showing their places of residence, the number of shares of stock held by them respectively, and the time when they respectively became the own? ers thereof, which book shall be kept at the office or principal place of business of such company, in the district where its business operations shall be located, and shall be at all times, during tho business hours of the day, open for the inspection of stockholders and creditors of the com? pany, and their personal representatives. And any and every such stockholder, creditor or representative, shall have a right to make extracts from such book, and such book shall bo presumptive evi? dence of the fact therein stated in favor of the plantiff in any suit or proceeding against such company, or against one or more stockholders. And every officer or agent of such company who shall neglect to make any proper entry in such book, or shall rofuse or neglect to exhibit the same, or allow the same to bo inspected, and extracts taken therefrom as provided hereby, shall be deemed guilty of a mis? demeanor, and the company shall forfeit and pay to tho party injured a penalty of fifty dollars for every such neglect or re? fusal, and all the damages resulting there? from. 17. If any corporation formed or crea? ted under this Act shall not organize and commence transaction of its business within one year from the date of its in? corporation^ its corporate powers shall coaee. 17. For the encouragement of trado with foreign countries, and' the other States of tho United Statos, private cor? porations, having 6ueh trade for their ob? ject, may be formed by any number of tho citizens of this State, by complying ! with the provisioce of U*e foregoing eeo tion, incorporating companies for carry? ing on Agricultural, Mechanical, Mining or Manufacturing business, except that of manufacturing or distilling spirituous or intoxicating liquors. 18. The General Assembly may, at any time, alter, amend, or repeal this Act, or may alter, suspend) annul, or repeal any incorporation formed or created under this Act, at its discretion, but such amend? ment, repeal or dissolution, shall not take away or impair any remedy given against any such corporation, its stockholders or officers, for any liability which shall have been previously incurred. Ratified December 29, 1866. t an act to alter tue act entitled "an j act to amend the criminal law." j Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and Mouse of Representatives, now met and sitting in General Assembly, and by the au? thority of the same, That the Act entitled "An Act to amend tho Criminal Law," which was ratified on the nineteenth day of December, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, be and the same is hereby repealed in so far as it is not hereinafter reinacted. 2. An assault to commit a rape is here? by declared to be a felony without bene? fit of clergy. 3. "With respect to the crimes of bur? glary and arson, and to all criminal of fences which are constituted or aggrava? ted by being committed in a dwelling house, any house, out-house, apartment, building, erection, shed or box, in which there sleeps a proprietor, tenant, watch? man, clerk, laborer, or other persons who lodgos thore with a view to the protection of property, shall be deemed a dwelling house; and of such a dwelling house, or of any other dwelling house, all houses, out-houses, buildings, sheds and erections, which are within two hundred yards of it, and are appurtenant to it, or to the same establishment of which it is an ap? purtenance, shall be deemed parcels. 4. Stealing from tho field any grain or cotton not yet severed from the freehold is hereby made a felony with benefit of clergy. 5. For any person to put any obstruc? tion upon a railroad, or to removo or dis? arrange any part thereof, or to injure tho machinery or cai*s used thereon, or to mislead any person employod thereon by false statements or signals, or in any way to interfere with any part or appurte? nance thereof, or with any schedule, op? eration or use thereof, with wanton indif? ference to consequences, or with a mali? cious intent to do harm to person or property, or to plunder, or to delay a train for dishonest purpose, shall be a felony without benefit of clergy. 6. Any person committing a breach of trust with a fraudulent intention, shall bo held guilt}' of larceny; and so shall any person who shall hire or counsel any other person to commit a breach of trust with a fraudulent intention. 7. Every entry on the enclosed or un? enclosed land of anothor, after notice from the owner or tenant prohibiting the same, shall be deemed a misdemeanor. 8. If any person shall, directly or in? directly, purchase an}' product of a farm from any person who is in tho employ? ment oi another engaged in husbandry, without sufficient evidence of his right to sell, the purchaser and seller shall each bo guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction of any such offence, shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, and to suffer imprisonment not exceeding twelve months, and shall be liable to a fine at least equal to twice the value of the product sold; and if that bo not immediately paid, shall suffer impris? onment in the penitentiary at the discre? tion of Court. 9. The punishment of felony with bene? fit of clergy, for the first offence, shall, at the discretion of the Court, be by one or more of the following modes, to wit: con? finement in a penitentiary, work-house or penal farm (when such institution shall exist,) for a period not less than three months nor more than ten years, with such imposition of hard labor and solitary confinement as may be directed ; confine? ment in tread-mill or stocks; solitary con? finement, hard labor, corporeal punish? ment; imprisonment not less than three months nor more than two years; fine not less than one hundred dollars, nor more than five thousand dollars. 10. Where no special punishment is provided for a misdemeanor, it shall, ac? cording to its nature and degree, be pun? ished, at the discretion of the Court, by ono or more of the modes prescribed in the section last preceding for a felony with benefit of clergy. 11. Upon view of a felony committed, or upon certain information that a felony has been committed, any person may ar? rest the felon and take him to a judge or magistrate, to bo dealt with according to law. 12. It shall bo lawful for any citizen to arrest any person in tho night time, by such efficient means as the darkness and tho probability of his escape render ne? cessary, even if his life should be thereby taken, in cases where he^has committed a felony, or has entered a dwelling house with evil intent, or has broken or is break? ing into an out-house, with a view to plunder, or has in his possession stolen property, or being under circumstances which raise just suspicion of his design to steal or commit some felony, flees when ho is hailed. 13. Whensoever hereafter any person shall migrate into the Stato, and reside here, or exhibit an intention so to reside, if his bad character or his inability to sup? port himself shall bo made to appear to tho Judge of the District Court, tho said Judge shall, by written warrant, require him to enter, within twenty days there? after, in a bond, payable to the State, with two freeholders as sureties, whoso sufficiency shall bo approved by the Clerk of the Court in a penalty of one thousand dollars, conditioned for his good behaviour, and for his continued support of himself and family. And in case such person shall fail to give the bond as so required, tho District Judge is hereby authorized and required, upon complaint and due proof thereof, to issue a warrant com? manding such person to leave the State within ten days thereafter. And if any such person so ordered to leave the State, shall not do so within the time prescribed in such warrant, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction there? of, be liable to fine, imprisonment, cor? poreal punishment and hard labor, at the discretion of tho Court. If the bond aforesaid should bo given, it shall be kept by the Clerk, and suit thoreon may be or? dered by the District Judge. In such suit, any fine imposed upon the principal obligor and not paid by him, and any sums expended for the support of himself or his family, under public authority, shall be assessed as damages, to bo collect? ed under the judgment for the penalty of tho bond, which shall bo recovered upon proof of any breach of the condition. If any person, who shall have been convict? ed of any infamous offence in any other State or country, shall come or be brought into this State, such person, on conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to transporta? tion beyond the limits of this State for life, or to hard labor, with occasional soli? tary confinement, for any period not ex? ceeding fifteen years. 14. Any simple larceny of any article of good choses in action, bank bills, bills receivable, chattels or any articles of per? sonality, of which now by law larceny may bo committed; of all domesticated animals and animals ferce natures, which have, in any degree, been subjected to the control of an owner; of all growing crops, or parts thereof; of all annual products of tho soil, and of all such fixtures and parts of the soil as were severed from the soil by an unlawful act, below tho value of twenty dollars, shall be a misdemeanor, and be considered a petit larceny. December 21,18?G. an act for tiie encouraoement and pro? tection op european immigration. Section 1. That for the purpose of en? couraging, promoting and protecting Eu? ropean immigration to and in this State, the sum of ten thousand dollars bo appro? priated from tho contingent fund, to be expended under the direction of tho Gov- ' ernor, for the purposo hereinafter provi? ded. 2. The Goyernor, by and with the ad? vice and consent of the Senate, shall ap? point a Commissioner of Immigration, who shall open an offico in the Fire Proof Building in Charleston, to perform such duties as may appertain to his office, and shall bo paia for his services tho salary of fifteen hundred dollars per annum out of the fund aforesaid, in quarterly payments. 3. It shall be the duty of said Commis? sioner of Immigration to advertise in all tho gazettes of tho State for lands for sale, to causo such lands, after having been duly laid off, platted and described at tho expense of the owner or owners, to be appraised by three disinterested persons, and their titles to be examined by the Attorney-General or Solicitors of the State, and endorsed by them, to open a book or books for tho registry of the same, together with tho price demanded and the conditions of payment. And in case such lands bo selected by any immi? grant, to superintend the transfer of title and other necessary instruments and pro? ceeding of conveyance. 4. The said Commissioner shall peri? odically publish, and causo to be distribu? ted in the Northern and European ports and States, descriptive lists of such lands as have been registered and offered for sah, together with this Act, and a state? ment of such advantages as this State of? fers in soil, climate, productions, social improvements, etc., to tho industrious, orderly and frugal European immigrant. 5. The said Commissioner shall be spe? cially charged with the protection of the immigrant, in theproper selection of their lands; in the procurement of their trans? portation, in the guarding of them against fraud, chicanery and speculation; in their temporary location in proper and reasona? ble places of board and lodging on their arrival, and in making all such regula? tions and provisions as may be in any manner necessary or conductive to their welfare. And all officers of tho Stato are hereby required and commanded to aid and assist him in the objects aforesaid, whenever requested. 6. The Commissioner shall keep a sep? arate book, wherein he shall register all applications from citizens free of charge, for immigrant artizans, mechanics, or malo or female help of any kind, together with the kind of service demanded and tho compensation offered; and another book, wherein he shall record the names, crafts and qualifications of immigrants that are looking for employment; and he shall make memoranda of such contracts as shall bo made in conscquenco hereof. an act to provide an expeditiou8 mode of ejecting tresspas8ers. That if any person shall have gone into or shall hereafter go into possession of any lands or tenements of another, with? out his consent, or without warrant of law, it shall be lawful for tho owner of tho land so trespassed upon to apply to any magistrate to serve a notiee on such trespasser to quit tho premises; and if, after the expiration of fivo days from per? sonal service of such notice, such trespass? er refuses or neglects to quit, it shall then be the duty of such magistrate to issue his warrant to any sheriff or constable, requiring him forthwith to eject such trespasser, using such force as may be ne? cessary j provided^ however^ that if the person in possession, before the expiration of the said five days, appears before such magistrate and satisfies him that he has a color of claim to the possession of such premises, and "Unters into bond to the per? son claiming the land with good and suf? ficient security, to bo approved by the magistrate, conditioned for the payment of all such costs and expenses as the per? son claiming to be the owner of the land may incur in the successful establishment of his claim by any of the modes of pro? ceeding now provided by law, the said magistrate shall not issue his warrants as aforesaid. That the magistrate shall be entitled to demand and receive from the person applying for such warrant a fee of five dollars before issuing the same; and the sheriff or constable shall; in like man? ner, bo entitled to demand and receive a fee of five dollars and mileage before exe? cuting such warrant, from the person ap? plying for the same. an act to provide artificial xe08 for all citizens of the "state who have lost their legs during the recent war. The Governor is hereby authorized to furnish all citizens of this State who have lost their legs during tho recent war, in the sorvice of the country, with artificial legs; and the sum of twenty thousand dollars, if so much ia necessary to pay for the eamo, is hereby appropriated for that purpose, and all other purposes necessary to carry out the provisions of this Act, and that all railroad companies in this State be requested to transport to and from Columbia, or any other place that may be designated by the Governor, free of charge, all citizens of this State enti? tled to artificial legs under the foregoing section of this Act. -?-, From Washington. Washington. January 1. The day is delightful and devoted to receptions and festivities. The ceremonies at the White House are said by old citizens to be of an un? precedented brilliancy. The reception at the President's to-day was attended by all tho members of the Diplomatic Corps, members of the Cabi? net, the Judges of the Supreme Court, Senators and Representatives and other officials present in tho city. Many of the ladies were most elegantly attired. Con? spicuous among them was the wife of the Chilian Cliarge de Affaires, who wore a splendid blue velvet, with long trail borne by a small page in livery. The ladies of tho household, Mrs. Stover and Mrs. Pat? terson, were plainly dressed, but in ex? quisite taste. The scone in the blue room, when the official reception was at its height, was peculiarly striking?the ming? ling of epaulottes, decorations, foreign ordors and gay drosses, forming a most beautiful coup d'adl. Owing to the immense number of fraud? ulent claims, presented at the Quarter? master-General's office, Gen. Meigs will recommend to Congress an act, providing thrco commissioners for each Stato, to hold sessions within the State, and re? quire claimants to appear in person and establish their claims by oral testimony. But one negro, a bright mulatto, un? known here, presented himself at the President's levee to-day. He was quietly received and hurried himself away. January 2. There is good authority for saying that the Bill impeaching the President will be introduced into the House on Monday next, by Ashley, of Ohio, with every prospect of success. The President was notified to-day of the fact, and expresses himself ready for trial. The statement of the public debt will not be ready for publication until the 5th or 6th of January. It is understood that over 81,000,000 were paid last month to Southern claimants for cotton captured and confiscated during the war, and claimed as having been illegally taken. January 3. The Sonate met at 12 o'clock. The Chair laid before that body a communi? cation from tho Secretary of tho Treasu? ry. Mr. Chandler presented a protest against tho curtailment of the national currency; also a petition for the increase of the national currency. Mr, Sumner introduced a resolution, directing the Judiciary Committee to in? quire if legislation on the constitutional amendment is necessary to prevent the snle of persons into slavery for a term of years, as a punishment for crime. The House met at noon. The Speaker, presented a communication from the Sec? retary of the Treasury, transmitting a re? port from David A. Wells, Special Com? missioner of the Eovenue, with the tariff bill prepared by him as a substitute for the custom laws now in force, stating that the opinions and conclusions of Wells met his approval, and commending the report and bill to* the consideration of Congress; referred to the Committee of Ways and Means. Mr. Wentworth asked leave to offer the following: Resolved, That tho Committee on the Judiciary be instructed to inquire what measuros, if any, can be taken to prevent the Supreme Court from releasing and discharging the assassins of Mr. Lincoln and the conspirators to release the rebel prisoners at Camp Douglas, in Chicago, under cover and sentence of the law of 1863 ; and also to inquire into the expe? diency of repealing such laws. Thad. Stevens called up his bill for re? cognizing the South. He says the late decision of tho Supremo Court, ho would not say was infamous, but more danger? ous than the Dred Scott decision, and that Congress must do something to pro? tect loyal citizens against the barbarians of the South,.. He denounced Watson, of Va~ as &Q ia&clous murdexej, The Intelligencer Job Officer Having recently mado considerable additions t? this department, wo are prepared to execute m$ wdDisis udip msm& In the neatest stjle and on the most reasonable terms. Legal Blanks,(Bill nends, Posters, Cards, Handbills. Pamphlets, Labels, and in fact every style of work usually done in a country Printing Office. In all cases, the money will be required upon delivery of the work. Orders, accompanied with the cash, will receive prompt attention. Hollywood Memorial Association. The annexed appeal is copied from the Columbia Phoenix of last Thursday: The ladies of tne Hollywood Memorial Association propose holding a bazaar, irt Eichmond, Va., in February next, for the purpose of raising funds to enable them to carry out their plans in care of the Confederate dead. It is their wish that each of the late Confederate States, with Maryland, should be represented in this bazaar, as the Association is interested equally in all the deceased soldiers of the Southj from whatever Stato. thoy may have come, who are buried at Hollywood. An agent or agents will be appointed in each State, who will notify the public of that State of their readiness to receive contributions of money, or of articles that may be disposed of at the bazaar, j It is hoped that in this undertaking, I which appeals so touchingly to the ladies, of the South, and those who sympathize with them, there will be manifested a be* coming enthusiasm, and that the bazaar will illustrate how nobly these States oan emulato each other in love and good works on this occasion of so much intair? est to all. All money and articles of value from Virginia should be transmitted to the com? mittee; contributions from other States should be reported to the State agent* for their directions. An efficient committee of gentlemen will act in concert with the ladies in the care fa] management of the funds. It is surely unnecessary to add one word to the above circular. It is well known that on the sacrod soil which these women of Virginia are endeavoring to preserve as hallowed ground, rests the dust of our brothers from every State in the South. The graves of over 1,500 Carolinians eall to us not to neglect the last resting place of those who have toiled, fought and died for us, and wo cannot be? lieve that anything nioro than the an? nouncement that tho ladies of the bazaar ask assistance from South Carolina is needed to elicit a liberal response from our people. All articles sent from South Carolina will be appropriated to tho "South Carolina Table." Contributions ; in money, fancy articles or refreshments will be received up to tho 1st of Febru? ary, directed to tho Agent of the Holly? wood Memorial Bazaar, care of Be v. Wm. Martin, Columbia, S. C. Papers in the Stato favorable to the enterprise will pleaso copy. ?-^ Moral Cowardice* Tho following sensible views are ex? pressed in an editorial of the Charleston Mtrcury, and we commend their perusal to thoso contemplating a removal from this section ; If a man has to contend with difficulties' here, where he is sustained by His own people, he will have greater difficulties to overcome in going to a new country. In breaking up his home, in disposing of his; property, small though it may be, ho ? must inevitably lose greatly; and it may be fairly assumed, that the same harei work, energy and pcreeveraneo which will onsure success abroad will also com* mand success at home. The emigrant leaves a soil, the cultivation of which he thoroughly understands; he forsakes a people whom he knows and loves; he in? curs a vast expense in moving his family j he loses largely in realizing the ready money which he requires, and for what? Simply, that he may have the privilege of doing in a strange land that which he can better do in his own State. More than this, there is a moral cow* ardice in the very idea of deserting your people in the hour of their greatest need. This State requires tho support and tho labor of every one of her children. She requires them in the rice field; on tho cotton plantation; in the midst of the wheat and corn. She requires them in her towns, in the stores, on the wharves, and in every department of her trade.? Now that she is poor and well-nigh ruined, South Carolina feels that she has a claim upon each one of her sons that! no other claim can set aside; and, by the love that she has ever borne them, she calls upon them uot to desert her in the hour of her great distress. It is not the part of a brave man to flee the dangers that threaten to overcome him. Increased difficulties should bring increased determination; additional trou? ble should only bring additional fortitude and manly patience. No Southerner has ' the right to leave his State and seek a livelihood elsewhere, so long as he can support himself at home. Those men who were heroes during four years, of war cannot be recreant now. The fatura of their State and of their country rest* in their hands, and each one who leaves, each ono who willingb forsakes his State, is making it more diincult fbr her to re? cover her former strength and prosperity. This Stato cannot succeed if she is do sertod by her own people; she cannot succeed unless she meets with the hearty good will and affectionuto earnestness of those from whom she has the right to ex? pect support. Upon the courage, tho manliness, the fortitudo, tho pationce cf her people, South Carolina now relies; confident oven that she will not call in vain on those bravo and steadfast men who have never yet beeD deaf to hor ap? peals. ? A lady having remarked that she thought there should be a tax on the sin? gle state, an old bachelor replied: aYe?r jBadttXD? as on other luxuries.''