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JAMES II. ADAMS.
Qjatlemzn of the Senate and
He use of Representatives
I appear before von to to take the oath and
assume the responsibilitiesof the office to which
^ you have elected me To be deemed by the
Representatives of South Carolina worthy to
occupy the elevated position of Chief Magistrate
of the State, and to have had conferred
on me so marked n manifestation of your confidence
and esteem, not only enhances the lienor
and responsibility attached to the position,
but excites within me mingled emotions of J
gratitude and pride, which I should in vain
attempt to express. Holding no service to be
so honorable as that of my native State, and
seeing within her confines ample scope for the
exercise of all my patriotism, I obey with cheerfulness
but unfeigned distrust, your summons j
to the Dost of honor and duty I know that I Jo
not possess the ability to illustrate tlie station,!
but I am sure that I bring to the service of the j
State a heart that has never felt a pulsation in-,
consistent with her best interest and her high-,
est honor. That interest and that honor you ;
are now about to commission me for a brief:
period to watch over and defend. It is a high j
and sacred tru<t. 1 feel to the fullest extent all 1
its responsibility. 1 can only promise you, j
that with the aid of Providence, I shall labor
most earnestly to discharge my duty without
"fear, favor or affection." None of us are exempt
from the frailties of humanity, and no
one feels more sensibly this truth than myself.
The errors I shall commit, I am sure your generosity
will incline to ascrtbc to their true
origin. I shall rely with confidence on your intelligence
and patriotism to sustain nie in all
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proper euons iu hjmiwiu mc uuuu>
Vance the prosperity of the Commonwealth
whose destiny lor the time living, has been
committed to our joint care and keeping.?
With these remarks were I to consult my own
inclination, I would here close, but the usage
of the occasion would seem to require something
more of me.
The powers with which the Constitution invests
the Executive are few in number, simple
in their character, and apparently not difiicult
of execution. In ordinary times, the most important
of these, that with which the well-being
of th3 Commonwealth is more deeply concerned
than with any other is the power to reprieve
and pardon. The impossibility of framing
laws to meet the endless varie/y of circumstances
under which crime may be committed,
suggested the necessity of lodging this
power somewhere. Its legitimate application!
f- : was only intended to reach those peculiar ca |
r ses, wherein the law, by reason of its utiiver-1
Sf. . sality, might operate harshly or cruelly. Unl
der this construction of the constitution, it;
? ;would be unwise to lay down any precise rule
by which I slnll be governed, i can only indicate
in general terms, the course I shall pursue.
Our criminal code was instituted lor the
Security of society and 1 believe, if faithfully
administered, and firmly executed, that it will
j? --V' be found to be fully adequate to that end. An '
inconsiderate exercise of the pardoning power
is, in my judgement, not only a mockery of
public justice, but a crime against society itself,
and would I fear, increase the number of those
in our State who are ready for the establishment!
of the Penitentiary system, t am tree to coiness
that I have more faith in the present sanctions
of our criminal code, and should deeply regret
to see them superseded by such a system.
I see nothing in the statistics of crime in the
States where this novel mode of punishment iias
been adopted, to commend the example to our1
imitation. No system, however severe in its !
. - penalties, and ri^id in enforcement, has yet I
been devised, equal to the legitimate end of
all punishment?the suppression of crime. In j
one section of the Union men stab and kill i
each other in hot blood, to revenge an insfllt
or an injury. In the other they lie in ambush
_ b!..l ? */? ?! *111/1/.|? ntwnp /if* IIM>'lit i
on uie uiguwiij-, vu .^iv.u uiiu.. .. p.... ,
into the peaceful domicil and murder f/r gain. !
Neither capital punishment nor incarceration i
has been able to suppress crime. So long,!
then, as the penitentiaries of our neighbors are i
crowded, and in some instances, demand enlargement,
and our own jails are comparatively
tenanlless, let us adhere to our existing code,
and faithfully execute its provisions. My own
observation authorizes the assertion, that juries
rarely,if ever, convict the innocent while the
guilty are too often permtted to escape the
punishment clue to their offences. 1 trust, for
the peace and good order of society, that during
my administration, the applications fur
Executive clemency may be few, for it will be
only under such circumstances as are demanded
by the public good, that I shall feel at liberty
to exercise it.
'I'l.z* nnntvnl ?nsl CIllinpiMvl.in f,f milihlfV fir.
M liC tVIUlUI ituu cuj-v io.v.. ? ? j ~. |
^ ganization of the state are especially confided j
to the Executive. Our present system is the I
result'of a well founded conviction of its iiu-j
portance and neccessity. I shall endeavor to j
foster and keep aiive that degree of military
pride and enthusiasm so essential to its preservation
and efficiency. If its practical operation
shall be found to bear hardly upon that
portion of our fellow citizens least able to sus
tain the burden, it wili be your duty to remedy
the defect. I fear, however, that much of j
aL... .. i'n"eru 1 .irr.iinvt tlm vi-vlnni I
tllC UlttHJVi ICtClHIJ luiwu tiijunK* v..*, . j.-vv..., ,
emanates from that class who owe most to the
Commonwealth, ntid should be the last to mur
mur at the sacrifice iuvolvcd. It is a bad
omen when the owners of slaves grudge to the
state the trouble and expenco incurred in a few
days devoted to training mid use of the musket.
If any people on earth are deeply interedted
in preserving a complete and thorough military
organization, it is the people of the Southern
States.
The Constitution imposes the further duty
the Executive to collect and lay before you
such information in relation to the condition
of the State as he may deem important. Upon
you it devolves the higher duty, with a
Jknowleilgo or tlie wants aim ueccssuus vi me
people, to | rovide the required legislation.?
i'ha leg islatiou of the State has heretofore been
imbued with the conservative character of our
people. Thus far South Carolin t litis been exempt
fronj the baleful effects of that wild spirit
of progressive democracy, which has run
riot over the North, ignoring all the lessons of
experience and setting at defiance the clearest
dictates of reason. It is the offspring of an
impatient, restless principle in the human hreast
? - which, if unrestrained and nm-nll-lite ir.l. i- at
fcv jvar with man s i?es>t interest , hot it in |, * ,mji
vidua I and social capacity. It li?*s at the l? >tton
f those vagaiios. which in these modem
days, seek to npioot the I nt/!i?:og? Ot v-icnty
And to blur and destroy all that is symmetrical
and useful in well organized govcrnient.
Rebuked by the words of inspiration, in madness
it mocks them to scorn; and "because ; (
there is a spot on the face of the sun, would j
strike it down from the heavens.This desire j?
forchange, this restless spirit of innovation is | 1
spreading over the country. In the Southern j '
portion of the Confederacy it has mainly dovel- ! '
oped itself in frequent calls of conventions to i
alter and remodel constitutions under the delu- ! f
sive idea that a change in government would ' 1
1.. . III.. ,1..., Ie " Our Sij.ro 1
| lUIIll'UJ Ult' imiimi aucu ?o ..v..
I has not as yet been materially injured l?y its I
| influence. Let us shut it out as we would litlie j 1
| pestilence that walketh in darkness," and "the : 1
destruction that wasteth at noonday." It is I 1
the Moloch which, asking a morsel at the out- ! '
set, will in the end demand the Constitution of: I
the State, that it may devour it also. It is a .
mistake to suppose, that to the extent yon arm I 1
man with unlrntmncled power, you contribute ] '
to his prosperity and happiness. The posses- j(
sion of unchecked power by the many is as oh- j 9
jectionahle and dangerous as its absorption in .
t ie hands of the few. Our ancestors were no .
bunglers in the matter of organizing govern-i J
tnenf. They drew their lessons of liberty and
constitutional law from a country of checks and ?
balances. Their devotion to popular rights ,
will hardly be quc>tioned, and it certainly was ^
subjected to a severer practical test than that j
of the lilutninati of the present day. They
thought the surest guarantee for popular rights e
was to be found in such a distribution and iini e
itation of the powers of government as would
rliooi-ix ill,. I".,,, rtf ftm nnu'oi' fn nnnress and at . .
V/. ...v. ,
the same lime curb the licentiousness of the j ^
many. The absolute rule of' the majority con- j ,
stituted no part of their political creed, and time '
has fully vindicated the faith that was in them.
They sought to secure for themselves and their .
posterity the blessing of well regulated liberty, 1
and our present system of internal policy is a
monument of their wisdom and sagacity. It
protected them and it protects us?protects us
in life, character and property. It has been
found equal to our past, and if honestly admin* j,
istercd will prove adequate to our future wants ^
as a people. Under its stable influence, we
have made sure and steady progress. None j
of our neighbors, however in advance of us in .
the march of progressive democracy, have out
stripped us in the race of true greatness and
solid prosperity. In proportion to our area, in
works of Public Improvement, we have accom- ?
plished as much for the development of our internal
resources as any one of our Southern sisters.
and this has been mainly done by the in
dividual energy and enterprise of the people.? *l
Public justice is no where more honestly or ^
more ably administered and as an organized
. 0
community, we exhibit the noble spectacle of a
law-loving and law-abiding people. Our efforts
in the cause of popular education, if not com- ,
mensurate with our wants, evince a deep seated
conviction of its vital importance, and it is to
be hoped, that in the fullness of time they may ^
be crowned with their legitimate fruits.
Oar living statesmen will not suffer by comparison
with those of our neighbors, and if you
unroll the scroll of the past, no State lias inscribed
on it sterner patriots, abler statesmen j/
or more gifted orators. Weak in numbers and j'
small in territory, we have always exerted a
(onimancling iiiliuence in the national councils.
We owe it all to our high intelligence and mo- .
ral characteristics, and tbc>c have been preserved
and kept alive by the conservative clu C"'
nieiit at the foundation of our institutions. 1
appeal to you tin n, by the glorious reeollec
tioiis of the past, and the encouraging hopes \
of the future to stand to your ancient landmarks.
Begin not the work of pulling down
and patching up. The first step you take in
that direction may be fatal. The watch-word jj
will be reform?'be shout will be change, mi
til y< u hae pulle ! down over your heads the
be?.t letl uicetl system of government that the
world has vet looked upon. .
Upon tiie subject of our relations with the
general government, I have but little to say. I
have no new opinions to announecand no specific
remedy to propose to meet the dangers
which are before us. The signs of the times ^
are as open to your vision as they are to mine, .j
\\*c may interpret them differently, but to my
mind they indicate a settled purpose on the
part of the Northern States to assail and degrade,
or ruin the Southern States. IIow or J"j
when the South shall meet to redress the perils
ul her condition. I win not venture to anticipate.
Time will demonstrate whether our jinstitutions
tend to lift us up as a people,
promptly to protect our rights and perpetuate
our liberties, or whether they will sink us down
to the level of degraded and ruined provinces.
And now with fervent prayer that I'rovtdence
may guide your deliberations and bless ^
your efl'irts for the common good, I am ready
to take the oath prescribed by the constitution. ?
J. II. Adams. j
A hill is before the North Carolina Legisla .,
turc to incorporate the Charlotte and Wiluiing- j
ton Railroad Company, by which a connection
is to he formed between Wilmington and ;1
Charlotte, via Wadosboro, Lumherton, Rock. t
ingham, &?\ The capital of the company is to .,
l.o ii-l Jflll ndfl- .m?l vvlioii Imliviilii'ils slidll IlilVl!
subscribed ?800,000, one-third, the State is to r
endorse the bonds of the company for the remaining
l\vo-iliiids, retaining as security a ^
moitgago upon all the effects of the company.
The North Carolina railroad has just been fin- ;
ished from Goldaboro to Raleigh, and by Christmas
it is expected it will be completed to Our- j
hams,Orange county, 75 miles from Gnldsboro, |
and 20 from Raleigh, making in all 118 miles (
in operation, and leaving 100 miles to be con- }
strucled next year.
The Journal of Commerce says that during t
iIm last, few vears there have been annually t
built in England nbotit six Iiundred sailing and <
one hundred steam vessels, with a collective c
tonnage of one hundred and seventy thousand.
Her shipwrecks have exceeded this number of t
vessels; but notwithstanding the constant de- !
maud which exists for more ships, the American I
competition is such that the English shipbuilders
find it difficult to bear up against it, and f
they are now making a loud complaint against
the continued imposition of heavy duties upon
foreign timber suitable for their purposes. <
Nuw York, Dec. 13.?Cotton declined one '
i eighth ol a cent to day. Flour was firm, and 1
I iriiml Olnii u*?au wm fli iVnm o O". h?h I
I v???" "Vim *.'? 1'V/. ? */ II VI' |/V I
' blil. Spirits of Turpentine was wortli fVtmi (
17 a 17 1 2 cent* per gallon. Crude was hoa- '
\v Wilniiiitilun Rosin coiiitiiatidiMl 81.85 per 1
1.1.1. " 1
Tlir !; " 'H v'ii i* iioni Creyt.n\vi> stat s :
I i!nt tii" ' a i u< ioy im| idly i i.uilt. i
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SOUTH-CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
House of Representatives.?Monday, Dejember
11.?The following bills were returned
o the House from the Senate, viz : A bill to
imend the law relating to the duties of Ordinaies,
in taking administration bonds, which
eceived its first reading; also a Bill to punish
issanlts made bv concealed weapons.
Mr. McGowen, from the Military Committee,
eportcd unfavorably on a bill to exempt Minsters
of the Gospel arid other persons from parol
duty.
Mr. MeGowcn, from the same Committee,
nade fm tlicr reports on a bill to exempt cernin
persons from ordinary militia duty, and
ceommeiided its passage; also on certain bills
rnd memorials to exempt Ministers of the Gos)ol
from patrol duty.
The report deprecated the idea thai all Minsters
of the Gospel should be exempt from
?atrol dirty, and recommended all regular li
ctised Ministers, not owning more than fifteen
I'avcs, be exempted.
Mr. Mitchell, from the Committee on the
udiciary, reported on a hill to revise the crirnnal
code of the State, but did not recommend
he passage of so much of the hill as referred
o the establishment of a penitentiary; also, a
ill to separate the election District of Clarenlon
from the Judicial District of Sumter; and
leclare Clarendon to he a separate and distinct
udicial District. The bill provides for the
rcction of a Court House, Jail, &c., and the
lection of all usual District officers.
urns /hi I In/1 /tlio l.i'.l m
1 ilL* IIIUVI U(ia tiuuo ?w? , ^...v ...
reduced by Mr. Tucker, for the improvement
co., of the Common School System) :uul taken
p by the Mouse, in Committee of the Whole,
dr. MeGovven in the chair.
Mr. Middleton advocated ably the adoption
f the amendments ofi'ercd by him, when the
ill was last discussed.
Mr. Middleton also stated his objections to
overal sections contained in the original bill, as
t now stood.
Mr. Middleton's argument contained much
ound argument, and a practical knowledge of
he history ol the Free School system of this
State, which was very interesting.
Mr. McKnight replied, and with an unusual
egrec of earnestness, advocated the. bill, and
i conclusion, begged the Committee to pass
bis or some other bill by which the masses of
ur State might be educated.
Mr. Wilson, from York, followed Mr. Mcknight,
and in some eloquent remarks, advoated
the passage of the bill. lie showed the
xtrcmc necessity of the passage of the bill,
nd submitted estimates of the many adults
nd children now in the State, who could nei
icr write or read, estimates, too, which was,
r should be galling to every South Carolinian.
Mr. Sullivan obtained the fioor, and in his
sual pleasing si vie ami ability, objected to the
ill under consideration.
Mr. .Sullivan is Chairman of the Committee
a Education, and lias for years past, been
eeply interested in the education of the niasss
of South Carolina.
Mr. Thompson also objected to the bill, and
ilvocated the present system. The present
>-sttm had been called a failure; it was no
tilure, and two-thirds of those who now heard
is voice, received the first rudiments of their
ilucalion in the very schools pronounced to
e a failure. The present system was decidedthe
best one that could be adopted. The
[location given in these "free schools" was a
oiiinioii one, but it was of that kind which
ti.de tbio Rtniu what it now Is. Mr. Thompiii
was listened to with much marked aticuoil
Mr. Tucker replied, and mot with much canor
and spirit all the arguments urged against
if bill l fhe. ronlv of Mr. Tin ker will be pub
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shed.)
Mr. Tucker, in conclusion, moved that the
ammiltec do now rise, report the hill to the
lou>c, and recommend that the hill pass, with
ic following amendment, (the amendments
ere read) and were ruled to he out of order.
Mr. Middleton's amendment as well as the
meiidincnt of Mr. Tucker were afterwards vo?d
down, and on motion of Mr. Simmons, the
'ommiltcc rose and reported to the Mouse that
ic hill do not pass.
The inaugural ceremonies of the Governor
led will take place on Wednesday next at 1
. tm. and committees were appointed to make
lie necessary arrangements.
The House adjourned at a very late hour.
IIotse of Representatives ? Wednesday,
)cc. 13.?The Mouse met this morning at il
'clock, a. m. pursuant to adjournment.
The Senate returned to the House a hill to
Iter and amend tlio Constitution oft lie State,
i relation to the mode of electing of members
f the (General Assembly; which was read the
irst time and referred.
Mr. Head, from the Committee on Colored
'opulalion, made a report on so much of the
'resentment of the Grand Jury of Williamsburg
s referred to the opening of the Slave Trade,
ml begged leave to be discharged from the fnrher
consideration thereof.
Mr. Middleton, from the Commit tee of Ways
aid Means, reported on the petition to increase
he salaries of the Judges of Law and Lquity,
tnd recommended that the salary of any Judge,
vho shall hereafter lie elected, be 84000 per
iniiuin; ordered for consideration to-morrow.
A '-a M/xnA.drt.l n I??I! mien cnnnlioc fnr Hl/>
i\l5U It'JIUIlVU tt l/lll l" ruidv ?u|ri/(.vw aw. a..v
roar, commencing in October, 1851; also, a bill
0 make appropriations for the year commcncng
in October, 1851.
Mr. Cunningham, from the Committee 011
.Vivi legos and Election, made a favorable rejort
on the Senate Bill, to alter and amend the
^institution in regard to the election of iiiemicrs
of the Genera! Assembly.
Mr. Spain offered a resolution requiring the
mmmittee on Ways and Means, to enquire into
lie expediency of increasing the per divm of
lie members of the General Assembly; inlineiiatc
consideration was called for, and the resolution
agreed to.
Mr. Toomer, pursuant to notice, introduced
1 bill to disqualify all officers of banks from
lolding seats in the General Assembly; read
Llie first tune.
A joint resolution to adjourn sine die on the
21st inst. was adopted.
Senate?Dec. 12.?A hill to alter the Constitution
of the State so as to provide for the
ideetioii of members to tho General Assembly
nf the State, was next among the General Oilers.
This hill was iutrodneed by Mr. Allen
front l>am well, and provides for Init one day of
ideetion throughout the State. The hill designated
that the election he held on tiie 2d Moult
.V ..I' ( I ?*?! !1? ifieri therein. t)n mo
I inn of Mr. Marlins, I lie* \vt?r?l "Tnosday" was
(il>stilnlnl llioivfnr; tin* liil! mad l!>r? ntfli a
oroiid timo. and on tlio cjin-stinn of agmriii"
llu-iof ?, il lioinn a *?iiivliintinnal <|ii?*stinn, (In*
: - '1
, yeas and nays were taken and are yeas 35,
| nays 4?and ordered to the House of RepreI
sentatives.
Wednesday, Dec. 13.?Tlie Senate met at
12 o'clock.
A bill to improve the system of Free Schools
in this State, sent from the House of Represcn
tatives was read a first time and ordered for a
second reading to morrow.
A message from the Houso of Representa
tivcs, asuing me senate 10 a menu uieir nicesage
in reference to the adjournment of the
General Assembly, by substituting the words
"Thursday the 21st," for "Wednesday the
20th," which was concurred in.
IIousk of Rkprkskntatives? Thursday,
Dec. 14.?The House met at the usual hour.
The Senate returned to the House a bill to
exempt Ministers of the Gospel from ordinary
patrol duty; read the first time.
Leave of absence was granted to Mr. Cauthen,
for the remainder of the session, owing
to illness in his family.
Mr. Rice, from the Committee on Roads,
Bridges and Terries, made a report on the bill
to alter and amend the License Law of this
State.
Col. II. P. Ila vno, of Charleston, a di tingnished
and venerable veteran of the war of
1812, whose presence was noticed in the House,
' - ,i?!,..i ..ii ii.?
was, oy <1 resoiuuuo, iiuum ivu iu <m mc jmivi
leges of the floor.
Mr. Cunningham called for the special order;
a bill to alter the Constitution of the State, iu
regard to the manner of electing members of
the General Asscmnly, and, upon his motion,
the order was discharged and made the special
order for the second [Monday in December next.
A bill to repeal the laws now existing
against usury, was taken up for a second reading
and afterwards sent to the Senate.
Sknatb.? Mr. Chosnut, from the Committee
on Federal Relations, submitted a report on a
bill to provide for the election of electors for
President and Vice President of the United
States, which on his motion was postponed to
the first Wednesday after the fourth Monday
iu November next, and that it be made the
special order for that day, at 1 o'clock p. tn:
The Senate now took up the General Orders
of the day, and proceeded to give a second
reading to a bill to amend an act more elfectu
ally to prevent free negroes and oilier persons
of color from entering into this State, and for
ntlior nnrnnsps. This bill was onoosed bv Mr.
Mazyek and advocated by Mr. Chosmit, Chairman
of ihe Committee on Federal Relations,
to whom it had been referred. After some
time spent in debate, on the question of agreeing
to the bill, the yeas ar.d nays were called
for, and the bill agreed to, and ordered to the
House of Representatives by yeas 24 nays 14.
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The Tampa JJiroltl invites emigration to
South Florida?says there is no danger to be
apprehended front Indian hostilities, and closes
thus:
" We are anxious that our country should he
settled, and we know no reason why we should
not encourage all who desire to move to the
plcasantest climate, and healthiest country in
the world?where the uniformity and beauty
of our tropical clime makes the most affectionate
wives?the finest children?the black
est ncuroes?the fattest deer, turkeys, ducks
and other varmints?the greatest quantity and
variety of No. 1 fish?the most delicious ??\stor*
tlmt nny country can boast of. Tllell
come and find u settlement just to your liking
in Hillshoro' county.''
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IXutiNG UoiiRRitv.?As the Augusta papers
never visit tis now until they are nearly a week
old, we are indebted to the Columbia Times, of
yesterday, for the following information.
Col. .i. W. M. Jierrioii, of Koine, (hi., in
conipanv with a portion of his fainilv, savs the
? " /' : 1:... c. i> i t:.'. ?..i.
Aiigusui v.uifiMuii'Miiiii-i iv ji' i'iiuiiv, 11>i^1
?.- ? 1 iii u very singular liiiL adroit manner on
Friday last, oil board the cars between Canoe
ami Herzelia. lie bail a large ainuuut of money
about bis person. lie was seated on tbe back
seat, bis daughter and another young lady, a
relative, were on tbe seat in front, and bis son,
an intelligent lad of twelve years of age, and a
servant occupied tbe tbird sent. Hclweeii tbe
two points above design a toil, tbe lamp near tbe
eolutr.I was extinguished. JIH sou took notice
of it, but though it was done by tbe Conductor
or some <uie connected with the train. Shortly
a stranger took bis seat by Col. IJerrien, .ami after
some conversation, succeeded in admiuistring
to liiui chloroform until lie became insensible
lie then cut tbe buttons off bis overcoat and
extracted from bis side pocket a package of Hills
amounting to five thousands one hundred and
sixty dollars. Not content with this be took
from tbe pantaloon pocket the Colonel's wallet,
containing about ?1,000. Had be known that
in the other pocket of tbe pantaloons there was
a jiaeage containing ?2000, be might have taken
that. also. Tbe money stolen was mostly South
Carolina bills. In tbe large package there twenty
one hundred dollar bills anesoine fifties.
l"p to last evening, Col Herrii-n was laboring
under the ('fleets of the chloroform administered,
and was confined to bis bed all day. As soon
as be is able, he will publish a list of the bills
stolen, and request us to state that lie will pay
ii handsome reward lor the recovery of the money,
or detection of the bold robber.
Washington* Dee. 11.?In the United States
Senate, today, Mr. Stephen Adams, of Mississippi,
introduced a bill to change the naturalization
laws, fixing the period ut twenty-one years,
to take effect on those who arrive in this country
after the passage of the act. lie avowed
himself a Know Knothiug as far as he understood
the doctrine, but said that lie was not a
member of any secret order, lie thought fur
eigucrs dangerous, as allies, and that abolition
immigration should be discouraged. The Bill
was read and referred.
In the House, Mr. Clinginan asked leave to
introduce a bill empowering the President to
' otter a mediation uonvcen nussia aim me .Allies,
which was refused.
Mr. (Jiddings opposed the reference of different
parts of the President's message.
Washixerox, Dee. 13.?in the Li. S. Senate
to day a hill was introduced in extend three
years for the payment of duties on Kailraad
Iron imported by Companies.
In the House of Representatives, Mr. Mace
' introduced a bill to prohibit slavery in NoI
brasha and Kan/as, gave rise to an exceedingly
hot debate.
The Intondant of Columbia lias nth-red a re
ward ofsr.OO ('... the di.-rourv and pioot'to
'conviction of the jier-ou or persons who >el
file to the building on Ilii-haid-nii -'n el. "ii the
right 'o l.i--!
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Cljf (Cmitkn lUcehly Jonrmil.
TiioMluy, December 19, 1N34.
THO. J. WARREN, Editor.
-A iu:- r\?E^?
Wanted at cms uiutc,
A JOURNEYMAN PRINTER. One who understands
Job and Press work, will receive a permanent
situation from the 1st of January next.
Christmas.
To afford the workmen of our office an opportunity
to enjoy the festivities of thescason, our next paper
will be issued on Saturday the 22d inst. instead of
Tuesday the 20th.
Advertisers will please hand in their favors as early
as practicable on Friday.
Our Governor.
On the 12th inst Gen. James II. Adams, of Rich;
land was elected Governor, and R. DeI'reville, Of
Beaufort, Lieut. Governor of this State for the ensuing
two years. On Wednesday, Governor Adams was inaugurated
in the presence of a large assembly. His
address on the occasion will be found in our columns
to-day.
U. S. Senator.
The Legislature lias re-elected the Hon. A. P. Put.
Icr U. S. Senator, for six years, from the -4th of March
next. Ifc received 180 votes.
Editorial Correspondence.
fjoI.UJtniA, Dec. 15, 1854.
The Legislature, in admirable good taste, have disposed
of two important and perplexing questions, and
at least for the present, we shall hear but little upon
some of the popular reforms of the day. The Klcctoral
Question will bo discussed at the next session, and
by that time it is hoped some may bo able to discover
the error of their way, and be content to let our ancient
and venerable landmarks remain in statu quo. The
friends of the Common School System have cause for
considerable exultation at the conclusions to which
our Legislature have arrived. Mr. Tucker introduced
a bill which was amended and altered, with the excep.
tion of a single clause authorizing the employment of
a general supcrintendnnt. As this is a very important
matter we subjoin briefly the gcucral features of this
bill as we see it reported. The amendments wero offered
mostly by Mr. Middleton and supported with
much ability by that gentleman and Mr. Kershaw.
The Militia System will not be seriously disturbed
for some time to come, and the Chairman of the Military
Committee, Gen. McGowan, in his report, recom.
mends that the whole matter be referred for future
consideration to a committee appointed with special
reference to this subject.
The inauguration of Governor Adams took place on
Wednesday last. The House was densely crowded,
and the ceremonies were of a highly interesting character.
We were pleased with the Governor's speech,
and heartily subscribed to nearly all he said. We
think however, with due deference to the opinion of
his Excellency, that a Penitentiary is demanded by the
exigencies of the times, and that many a guilty violator
of the law escapes with impunity under our present
severe regulations. Laws ought always to be of a
reasonable character, and so constituted as to insure
their justand perfect administration. Under our present
system it is impossible to execute the laws wi h
that degree of fidelity which is always desirable.
We are gratified to learn that our friends of the Carolinian
are making all necessary arrangements for an
early publication of their excellent paper. We sympathise
most earnestly with them in their heavy loss,
and trust that their late disaster may stimulate their
patron^ to renewed exertions on their behalf.
Our friends of the Carolina Times, with commendable
liberality have extended promptly the right hand
o( the craft; a half sheet is issued daily at that oflicc
Ibr the Ctifulinian, such evidence of friendship are peculiarly
gratifying and speak volumes in favor of the
high tone and character, of the Carolina I'rcss. May
such a state of feeling ever exist.
The election of Pank Directors for the Dank of the
State will take place on Monday next, and will cause
considerable disappointment to some of the candidntcs|
as there are many aspirants for the same.
The nomination made, will in all probability be
elected with one or two exceptions.
The new State House will, if ever linislied, occupy
a different site from that upon which the present one
stood, extending immediately across Richardson street,
the hTi wing where the present cnpitol formerly stood,
and the right wing across Russell's Garden, or upon
the ground where the Palmetto House stood. It is
sad to look at the wreck caused by the tearing down
and uprooting of the new edifice commenced. It will
be, in all probability, live or six years, if not more, before
the Capitol is finally completed.
To-day Judge Butler was re-elected United States
Senator for the next term.
The crowd in Columbia is not so large as it was a
week ago, or during Commencement; such is generally
the ease towards the closing up of the session, and
the Legislature are meeting one hour sooner and hold
ing evening sessions.
The discussion on the Itabun Gap or Blue Ridge
Railroad bill came up on Thursday and was continued
on Friday. Quite an animated and interesting debate
arose upon the proposition to allow additional State
aid to the enterprise, and the matter was finally disposed
ofin favor of granting the aid asked for.
A resolution has passed both Houses fixing Thursday.
21st, as the day of Adjournment, consequently
there is but little tunc left for the ballance of the business
which must necessarily coinc up before the final
adjournment.
We see that pickpockets have been at work in this
place, and we learn that a gentleman was relieved of
! his port monia in which lie had some $25 besides notes,
| Ac.; this occurred in the House of Representatives, or
in the gallary during the ceremonies of Inaugurating
the Governor on Wednesday last.
Mr Werner, of Charleston, has recently erected his
iron Pulinotto tree, in front of the Stalo House. Wo
understand lie places a high cstirnaro upon its voluo)
and his object is evidently to induce tho State to make
nn appropriation for tlio same. The State lias its
hands already quite full, and there is no more room for
ornamental arrangements which must draw heavily
upon the State for material aid.
[ William C. Morngtic, esq., is nominated for tho office
of Superintcndant of Common Schools in tho State.
The office will bo a laboriousone if the Superintcndant
discharges his duty properly?the salary is lixed at
$'.1,1)00. The nomination is made through the columns
of the Carolina Times, and strongly advocated by that
tinner. We have heard the names of Col. Lelnnd. ol
r**f - - ,
Charleston, and Major MeCnlly, of Chester, suggested
in connection with this office. Wc expect there will
be many candidates for llie office, as the custom nowa-days
is to have any number of candidates for every
office worth having. It is hard to loll who will be
elected.
Mr. Ih'iiion. in a recent lecture at Baltimore before
the Maryland Institute, staled that between Missouri
atnl California, there was territory enocgh for the
formation of live Mates well udaptodt'isctilcmeniaiid
euliivati.
.v.
More New States.
.According to information said to liavo been derived
J from the delegates of tho Western Territories to Con!
gress, there will soon be eight or ten applications from
suia Territories tor admission as sovereign States into
tho Union. In addition to these, we are likely to have
an immediate application of the same sort from the
Sandwich Islands.
Tho Cherokccs, who own a large body of land in
Kansas, have offered, throu igh a nephev r of John Ross,
who is now in Washington, the wholo o^h^ir lands,
u, uuuj ui eigut iiuuuicu uiuusauu, auiV9|;iy^?K?iv-|iv *??v
government.
Centennial Anniversary of the Grand Ito4f0k~ %
of 8. O.
The Centennial Anniversary, says the ^Charleston*
Mercury, of the organisation of the Provincial tjfand .
Lodge of South-Carolina,. willVbe celebrated in thai:'."? a
city, December 27th, with impodng ceremanieSk
spacious and beautiful hall of the Soutb^^!^iha> In>"r
stitutc, will be appropriately inaugurated ft^the'it^. v ;
vice of the public on that occasion, by the^d^wwd^
the Address by Professor 8. HBXRrDiCKSCjif,
we may anticipate, will be every way worthy oftbe occasion.
In the evening there will be- a bancjuofc at
the Masonic IlalL For the information of the fraternity
at a distance, wo would stato that the Hailroad
and Steamboat Companies of this and udjca&iiyt
States, will charge but one fare for coming to. nod-' re- * c
turning lrom the city on this occasion.
? ?
Montgomery, Dec. 8.?'fie'Convention of
the Directors of the Southern Pacific RuilrCfad
is now In session in our city, ha ving been de- ' [,
layed from the non-arrival u n t i I. y es terdny_ of * $K
some of the members of their body.*^inWng '
those-arrived we bplieveare Messrp. Rlis^'Wig- ,,
fall, jind others of Texas, Hon, Butter Kiny,
Ex-Senator Walker, and distinguished gentlemen
from Louisianna, Mississippi, Georgia and
other Slates of the Union.
We learn that Messrs King/, WalkerVftSd- other
gentlemen of the Convention wilfjicjdress ' v
a public meeting of the citizens this day or tfl<morrow
on important subjects connected with
the enterprise. Tho time and place of-widely
will he announced in a bill as soon as arranged^
Journal.
The city of Columbus Ga., has maderA
ther subscription of ?150,000 t<^ the'
and Giiaid Railioatl, and of ?50,000 to
Montgomery and West Point Railroad, , 'y
m
Firm.?\ esterday, at 1 o'clock, we werestartled
by tho alarm of fire, and folio
crowd, we soon ascertained that: the ^
Branch Mint was in a blaze. The fire "was dfe- .
covered before it had made much progress, and
. . . ? . r - .
by the active exertions ot those who W.ef^earW.-,
at the place ,wns extinguished before ft bad $>
done any serious damage. The Ore is suppos- *
ed to have originated hv a spark from the?hiO|^..-7i?
ney falling iipun the shingles?Avhicfi" ft re
and very dry.? Charlotte Lemocfat.<'-.-A
The Philadelphia Ledger remarks thai it^is
a curious fact that the blockade o'PtTie Rdashw^^
harbors, so far from reducing the exports -CHfijtej
Russia, has only diminished the capacity dfii?
England to pav for those'exportJ'otherwis^^?
than in gold. This extraordinary resrrft?
been brought about by the Russians.fibifVpiug.
their hemp, hides, tallow, &o;, frphy-I^t58laif '"k^
ports, while they have not received in.exchange, &
as formerly, their raw cotton/coffee andsfifiSp^fi
from tlie Loudon merchants. l*hus while^Engv
land has received thirty five million. .dollarsworili
of Russian produce since the <comthehcement
of the war, she lias given Russia hut sifc J5
millions worth of goods in return. For all
these-articles from Russia England has b?en v,
hliged, of course, to pay double prices, so that
besides being unable to barter off her own or- /'"*<
dinary share of tropical products for the pro?
duel ions of her enemy, she is compelled to con- e*
tract nearly twice as great a debt as usual in^ <n
order to obtain the quantity of Russian articles
she requires. She is therefore obliged to idisl.ni'v'/i
trill.I t r* 'ill ItlHAroooflonto/) nmAi*t*4 ??/J
"UM'V i'/ H"|?-vvw?.vmvu aniuuui) ail"
ilius furnishes I lie Czar with those very sinewy
nf war in which lie is most deficient. The o
Ledger says: cw=~.,
"This condition of affairs is attracting the ?t? *
tention of the British press. Many journals
are even calling for a return of the old practice
of seizing enemies' goods in neutral bottoms.
The large quantities of lead shipped to Prussian
poits, and thence carried ir.to Russia to be
manufactured into musket bulls, has particularly
exasperated the British press. Yet. what is
to be done? It will scarcely do for England
to retract from her late decision, with respect
to free ships making free goods, especially as
the treaty between the United States and Russia
pledges this country, in a measure, to enforce
that doctrine in regard to our own marine.
It will answer but little better to make
war with Prussia, for other avenues for Russian
hemp and tallow will open. 'Ihe truth is that
England is in what is technically called "a fix,"
in reference to this matter, and will probably
have to pay Russia, as long as the war lasts,
from twenty to twenty.five millions of dollars
iri specie, for necessary tallow, wheat and hemp, ?
In other words, the Czar will get out of her
every year enough to keep a small army in the
field. Such arc some of the odd results of war
when waged between a military and commercial
power." %*96(L
Ancient Inhabitants of Nebraska.?On
the Upper Missouri there exists a tract of country
known by the name of Mauvaises Terre^
or bad lands: at one time, probably, the bottom
l* l l-j j
ui an iiniiiciiac iwuu, in which jjensucu iuuuhiius
of animals having now no representatives on
eartl). It appears thntthe waters of thisimmense
pond were removed by some convulsion of-na~
turc or other; and the sediment at the bottom
became indurated.
The portion of the valley thus excavated
forms a surface of ninety miles in length and
thirty in breadth. The remains of animals
which have lived and breathed long before the
advent of man on earth are here Found in such
abundance as to form of this tract an immense
cemetery of vertehrata. The bones ere said"** *
to be completely petrified, and their cavities
filled with silicious matter. They are preserved
in various degrees of integrity, some most
beautifully peifeet; and others broken.
Two remarkable species of rhinoceros?ibo
first ever found in America?wcro discovered
here, and also a sort of panther, smaller than
the present variety, and likewsse u number of
strange animals with long names; unlike any. ,
tiling which man ever saw alive. We know.
ihcn, that thero^wero once inrlividnnU hi NeI
l>rn>ka as curious ami as strurgcly shaped, find
a< |iu<;iiaciiius as anv squatter whom the pftii i
t it-cat rush < !'iinin?;iratiun will carry thither