Camden gazette. (Camden, S.C.) 1816-1818, December 05, 1816, Image 1
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We arc requested to state that
Mr. JOHN HA VIS is a candidate for the
office of Sheiiff of Kershaw District, at the
ensuing election* Dec. 5, 1816
We are also authorized to state
that Capt. WILLI AM DRAKKFoRD is
a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Ker
shaw District. Dfc. 5, 18)6.
It is also understood that Mr.
MATTHEW WIGGINS in a candidate
lor the office of Sheriff of Keibhaw Dis
tiict, at the ensuing election. ?
December 5, 1816.
\v e are authorised state,
that Mr THOS. S ALMONDS is Candi
date for the Cleik's Office, of Kershaw
District. Nov. 21, 1H16.
We are also, authorised to
State, that Mr. JOHN I'KOl'LLS, late
an Officer of the U. S. army ; is a Candi
date ibr-thc Clerk's i/ffietr, of this- Dis*
trret. - r -y? ? - Nuv ? 1 v 1 8 i 6. ?
We are requested to state,
date for Clerk of the Court for this Dis
trict at the ensuing election. Nov. 20
We are authorized to state
that Mr. DAVID EVANS is a candidate
for the office of Clerk of Kershaw District,
at the election to take place in January
next. November 1 4, 1816.
We are authorized to state
that SAMUEL BROWN, llsq. is a can
dfdate for the Office of Clerk of the Court
of Kershatof District. . October 34.
STOVES. ~
FOR SALE, one ten plate and one six
plate S rOVE? Knqnire of
W. BLANDINC.
November 21* 1 HI 6. 4-6
GIG.
A Second hand pannel GIG for sate ?
Enqulreof ? H. ft. COOK.
Nflycmtwat. 18*6. 4-6
Stateburg Jockey -Club Races
WILL commence on Wednesday the
1st January, 18 IT, and continue
three successive days.
1st. Day?- three mile heats; $400 purse
2d. ditto? two do. do. 300
3d. ditto? mile heats aOO
Free flfc* any Horse* Mare or Gelding
on the continent.
order of the Club .
Iwin & llamilright,
INFORM their friends and the Public
that they have purchased out Mr. Wil
liam Brasington, Saddler* of this place*
and intend carrying on t he
SADDLE W FMRMESS MAKLSG
BUSINESS,
In alt it* branches. Persons wishing to ob
tain a ftupply of any articles in ihtir line,
can be accommodated upon reasonable
terms, and on the shortest notice. They
hope, by their skill and industry to merit a
share of public patronage.
Camden, Nov. I 4? 1ft! f> 33tf
BLANKS l<OR LAWYERS, ~
MAGISTK AT RS, Sll K H l.r^S| &C.
por &alc at lh? Camden L?axtUe Office.
Legislature of S. Carolina.
(Jovenwr'iL Message.
On Tuesday, 26th Nov. the following
communication was made by his excellen
cy the Governor to both branches ot the
legislature : n
1 o he Senate and House of Re/i^cacntatives,
I el low-Citiz e ns? All the measures
which, by the proceedings of your last
session devolved on the Executive, have,
so fur as they depended on him, been ac
complished. Where the Legislative will
was expressed or clearly indicated, it has
been sti ictly obeyed ; and where the com
pliance with yoor wishes involved t he ex- ~
ercise of a discretion it has been used in a
manner that I tiust will prove satisfactory. ^
In this respect the papers numbered from
1 to 1 2 inclusive, and herewith transmitted} i
will place in your possesion all the inior- ,
mation that can be desired. J
J he papers numbered 1; 2, -and 3, shew 1
the terms of the convention negotiated aW
Washington with the chiefs of ihe Chero
kee Indians, and ot its final ratification by
the nation ; altho* the latter was encumber
ed with certain reservations in favor of' indi
viduals, which lessened in some measure,
the importance t,t the acquisition in a pe
cuniary point of view, yet these were not
con sid*;re<i.$QLin?Ue rial as H) prevent my ac
ceptance of the treaty, which hvs accord
ingly it-ceived my final sanction. A prompt
and effectual change in the state of things
in that Territory was essential to the good
order of society, and in this respect the
acnuistion of jurisdiction was considered
more inipurtatr ttrarrtfre compensation j;iv
When to this is added the fee-simple
of the soil, it is not doubted, that my pro
ceedings in relation to this business will
meet your approbation. The disposition
of the Ceneral ttwermmmtrm this sub;
ject, and the chearful assistance of the
late ?ecretary for the department of war,
have obtained for, ns a relinquishment of
liile, which it is believed could not other
wise have been accomplished, l*egal pro-4'
visions will become necessary to extend Uj
the territory thus acquired, our judicial
and militia systems* and to provide ibi the
various circujn stances which belong to iu
Among these, you will not omit regula
tions for disposing of the lands and advan
tageously investing the proceeds. Perhaps
no approprition of the latter will be more
beneficial to the state at large, than the
citation of a permanent fund for the main
tenance of the Iree schools. Such a coure
will be 110 less delightful to the mind of
the Philanthropic than consonant to the
liberal policy and enlightened views of the
Legislature. In thus securing to the poor,
the advantages of education, and putting
this their precious inheritance, beyond the
reach of temporary feelings or mutable
councils, the character of the state will be '
established, and the general welfare pro
moted.
T he papers 4, 5,6, exhibit the corres
pondence concerning the arms due to this
state from the general government. The
quota of South-Carolina, according to the
api>ortionment made at the department of
war, has been received. This r* tronsider
ed fair, and as far as it goes satisfactory;
but the means provided by Congress on this
subject, fall greatly short of the wishes
ami expectations of the State. It is no
longer a speculative opinion, for experi
ence teaches us that our libertiesr and insti-"
tutions depend principally on the militia for
delence. Science in the art, and disci
pline in the practice of war, are useless
without arms, and even arms become
dangerous, unless a preponderating por
tion of them he in the hands of virtue and
patriotism ? the militia therefore are the
safe deposit for them.? But Awhile there
are no new armories erecting, and no ex
tended enterprise for their manufacture
commenced ; we shall look in vain for the
j accomplishment of our wishes, to those of
Springfield and Harpers ferry. The mere
ii appropriation of a sum of money, very
small compared with the object to be ef
fected, notwithstanding its inapplicability
to any other purpose, is better calculated
to betray our safety and to disappoint oar
hopes, than ? to arm the whole body of
militia." All the branches of the general
government, are so justly influenced by
public sentiment, that I cannot refrain from
recommending a continued expression of
our wishes (instruction to the state delega
tion in congress may be happily resorted
to) until it shall ptoduce measures cot res
ponding to the vita! importance and mag
nitude of this object.
The paper 7, is a copy of the instruc
tions prepared for George Blackburn llsq.
under the authouty of the ::ppi opriation
44 for procuring a map ol this \ '.?.tc.'' Your
proceedings on this subject, were considei -
ed as poin'jng to this ^cntleuiam as the
person to be emplo)ed, no. w.th^tanding
my discretion was, in form, not limited :
such an indication, however* was not ne
cessary to procure for him the appoint
ment his genius and acqircmeius war
ranted the choice ? his zeal and industry,
thus far, have justified our confidence.
; He ha-> been directed to attend at Colum
bia, during the two first weeks of your
j session, to ?tve sucfi^nformation and ex
I planations, as may be required, touching
the progress and pmbable accomp.ishmt nt
of the work. *Jis journal, also, if re
quired, shall be subjcct to yout examina
I tion.
The appropriation for military books, to
be furnished to the militia officers of tins
L state, has been more than sufficient for the
purpose ? they hjve been procured and dis
tributed. 1 his measure will not fail to
produce all the benefit anticipated Irom it.
Its effects were to be seen during the re
views of the present year, wherever the
distribution of the books had been made in
lime for the officers to study them. The
disposition manifested throughout the state,
and the emulation existing in almost every
regiment, afford the most gratifying proofs
of the correcctness of your measures
concerning the militia. A mild but steady
execution of the Jaws, will in a very few
years, elevate them at least, to the level of
the best in the Union.
? The American fire has proved more
deadly in buttle than any other ; ptobably,
because~*Nve have been from our earliest
years familiar with the use of fire arms.
The inducements." however, to such aiv
use, are, fast decreasing. The r-tptd pro
gress of agriculture, accelerated by the
uncommon rewards of labour, is by con
stant though almost imperceptible degiees,
impairing tke efficiency of our arms,
, by lessening the objects lor their use.
As the forests yields to the axe, the game
which they contained disappear and with
-them, much ofjhe excitement to a dcx^
Lious use ol arms. Whether* these have
so far dimmisoed, as to require other in
centives for the preservation of our skill
in gunnery, you best can determine ; but
surely, an honorable rewaid to such indi
viduals as may, fForn time to time, distin
guish themselves in the regiments, by the
precision of their fire, would be productive
of good, as it might assist to prolong the
accuracy, and of course, the efficiency of
our fire. The man who knows and feels
that he is superior to his enemy, is very
apt to meet him, as the militia met the Bri
tish near New-Orleans. This knowledge
always enables the soldier to perform won
ders. Our measures should be, at least,
as much addressed to the moral as the
physical energies of the people ? with all
armies equal reliance may be placed on the I
former as the latter? and with the militia
infinitely gi eater. I
The tenth section of the act of the 16th
of December last, requires 10 be alle red
or explained so as to operate alike on all
officers 8f uniform companies of Caval
ry, Artillery, Infantry and Riflemen ; as
well of those which were raised prior to
the passage of that law, as those subse
quent. However contrary it may be to
what is believed was the intention of the
Legislature, it is contended, that the sec
tion permits the former to hold their com
missions, while it deprives the latter of
theirs, when they shall fail to have in uni
form certain number of rank and file
This is too unjust a distinction, growing
out of the accidental wording of the sec
tion, to be permitted to remain.
Much inconvenience results from the
regiments having no permanent places of
rendezvous. I recommend that an appro
priation be made for each, to be expended
at the discretion of the Major General,
Brigadier General, and for each regiment
its particular commandant, as commission
er*, to provide a muster field for each.
If colonels were authorised to appoint sut
lers, who, on the days of general musters,
should be protected in the exclusive right
to suttle at Slich places, it would in many,
if not in every instance, procure the mus
ter field wanted, without the expenditure
of the sum appropriated. Should an in
crease of population, induce an increase
of the number of regiments, and therefore
a change of the places of rendezvous, it
is believed, the appreciation in the value
of land will be such, as to prevent any
loss in the purchase ? at all events, the
inconvenient iev from a variety of causes,
ha\e become ^>ueh as to require the inter
ference of thVTegislatureT^vfu<:h is called
fur, not more bv tr.e good it may produce,
than the improv.nr: s ale of those for whom
it is inte ?ded to provide.
The au horny g ven to sell such public
arms as should he luund expedient to re
pair, ha- been exercised but in a very
small degree, because there was no de
mand for i hem. -It was consideted pro
per to suffer tl.em to remain where they
were, costing the state nothing, until sahs
mi.uht be elTected to more advantage than
at present. Ail the other arms aie in per
fect order and fit toi instant u*t.
Vour attention is recotnmetuied to a re
view of th . irscal laws of the slate, at least,
so far as to provide against an evil which
may arise and which will be suggested.
Appropriations < f money remain as credits
in the treasury. paYabbie on uccount of
the specific object for which they were'
gi anted) until expiessly it pealed by law.
Although our financial sybtem b^s beelV
materially changed s?nce the establish
ment of the Bank of the State, and al
though ail balances in the treasury on th<j
2d of April in each year, are directed to
be paid over 10 the bank, on account of
capital ,? yet the bank being bound by its
charter, to honor the drafts made upon it
for appropriations, all unexpended balances,
not repealed by the legislature, may be -
celled for at any time. It may be very
proper to grant money for specific objects
tins year, which the legislature might fintl
it expedient to refuse a tew years hence.
If no injury has been suffered by the state
under such a system, it argues much more
in favor of us public agents than of the
system itself. There are now subject to
the governor's draft, large balances of ap
propriation* made during the iate war, lor
military purposes ; also, more than twelve
thousand dollars of the contingent fund re
main unexpended. _
The resignation of John Taylor, Elq.
late a Senator in Congress, herewith sub
mitted, and marked a, induces the neces
sity of electing; a person to represent
state, in the benate of the States^
until the expiration of the term for which
he was elected ; as also some one to suc
ceed to that seat on the 4th of March next.
Electors of President and Vice-President
of the United States, are also to be chosen,
during your present session.
Tim: paper 9, contains the general re
gulations for the government of the atafT
of the state, prepared and submitted, in
obedience to ihe act of the 13th of De
cember lust. Those from the Department
of War, to which these refer, would have
been printed and distributed among the
officers, but for the alieiutions, it is possi
ble you may find expedient to make in
them.
The Letter from Judge Desaussure,
marked 10, will satisfactorily shew, that
the Court-House heretofore us<d in the
Kquity district of Che raw, is no longer
suitable for the purples intended ; indeed
drat and the Jail near it, are in a state of
entire ruin.
The paper 11 , is a copy of a law of th?
state of Georgia, received from the execu
tive of that state, since your last meeting.
Whether the measure which has been so
long adopted by this state, in anticipation
of sin h a law on the part ol Georgia, be
now the most proper to be pursued, you
have an opportunity to decide ; as also, to
consider maturely the expediency of com
mencing on a large scale, works of internal
improvement. Perhaps the topography of
no state presents more inviting opportuni
ties for improving inland navigation than
our own ; none have stronger inducements
and yet few have done less. The state is
possessed of most ample materials ; pub
lic spirit, enterprize, perseverance are not
wanting, and nothing is required for the
accomplishment of every desired object in
thin respect but the patronage of the legis
lature. Whether this shall be afforded by
grant* or loans of money, by becoming
paiticipators in works of public utility, or
hv beginning them wholly on state account,
is within the reach of your wisdom to de
termine.
Permanent regulations fo. an exchange
of the laws of this state, for those of
other states and of the United States, are
very desirable. The convenience and uti
lity of such an arrangement, have been