Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ami sl^vej in d;i? province, *' l>a-?>cd on the tenth d*y of May, in the y^ar ^ our .Lord ouc ihou^aid seven hundred aim forty. I' but when any person thall be felorn <r? i^ly struck., wouuded poisoned or other-* wise injure i in this states an<l die ihercoi iu another state or territory, tlie person or persons ^uiity of such striking wounding, poisoning, or other injury, and every ac cessary thereto eit her before or alter the act, shall be tried by and before the eoui t of the district where su- ? stroke, - wound, poison or pther injury was had, given or in flicted, and (if convicted) punished in the 4 same mode, manner and form, as if the d*> * ceased so stricken, wounded, poisoned or otherwise injured, had diwd thereof in th<r district where such stroke, wound, poison or other injury happened or was inHicted. tfany person or pcrsortrshail iuveigte, fefeal or carry away any negro, or other I . shWe or slaves, or shall hire, aid or council an j person or persona to inveigle, steal or csjry away as aforesaid, any such slave or ^ slaves, phall be deprived of the use agrtben eiit of such slave or slaves, or shall Vl any. such slave in running away, or departing - from his mayte vV or employer's service, he, she or they, upon being thereof convict ed, shall be publicly whipped, and reccive not more than thirty-nine kKWos, nor less timn twenty lashes ; and shall irtoi'eoVer pay a fine, not exceeding two thousand dollars, nor less than one thoMban^ doiUu* ; and up on default or inability to pay such tine, shall i * be imprisoned not less than one year . not j tnote than two yesrs. All arid ever)' person-or persons who shall j txj Indicted Smd found guilty of Btealing ahy horse, mare, gelding, colt, s filly, ass* or mtlle, shall be privately whipt, and receive not less titan thirty -nine lashes, ami shall (>e Inlprisoncd not more than twelve months, nor loss than' sia months. And if such of fender or offenders shall at any time after toards commit or repeat the like oflcncc, he, the or they shall be publicly whipt, and re ceive not less than fifty lashes, pid shall be mor^o^i^ tJanrehedfiim thestate. 1 W hoe ve r shall fee convicted of perjury, h1to.11 pay such fine, and suffer such im ? prisonment, and receive as many lashes, as the court ihail, in discretion think lit j and if such offender shall at any tims after* wards co*i*tnit or repeat the like offence, he or she shall receive the like puniiKi?^ ishei from the state! And bo k further enacted, That th* fe? lonioils taking and carrying away tlif per sonal goods mid chattel! of another, shall ? in ail ui?c? be taken and ? adjudged, to ? bo laocenv without any regard to the distinc tion of grand and petty larceny, or to the specie* of the troodaand chattels go jtaken, except in such cases as are otherwise pro vidsd for by thisifct. A^dlfany person Or persons being indicted for larceny, shaft be found guilty thereof, , he, sh* or they, ?hall forfeit five t ifaes tfie value of tbic pro perty stolen, and shall be imprisoned not fesi titan three montliS, nor more than six ? month* ; and ujion default or inability t<? pay such fine or forfeiture, shall he pub* lickly whipped, with not less than tljirty nine, nor more than one hundred stripes, and if such offender or offenders shallf at any tinie afterwards commit, or be guilty 6ftho like crimc, He she or they shall be fned and tmpridbned in like manner, and be publicly whipped with not let* than fit ty, no>morethaiVonc hundred Atripca, and shall bo banished horn the stale. And bo it further enacted. That whoever , ahall buy any stofchrftfotodif or thaUels,know iug the . same to be stolen, shall incur the tame punishment, as by this act la ap* ; pointed for such as be guilty of larceny. y Every offender frho shall cheat or com mit any swlndliatfBson being indicted and found guilty tt|H cither by eommon law or by statute, ^tbsll be fined and impris oned* and receive such corporeal pun ishment, as the court shall in discretion think fit s and fwr the second pfToqc#f every such offender shaft fetefro not less than (it ?* ty nof more than one hundred lashiu, and, shall be banished from the state. I ne court before Whom any offender ihalt bo indicted and convicted of getting a bastard ehildf shall i In discretion, fix the sum to be paid for the maintenance of the Child* and on default ilk paying such sum, ^ Or giving security for the maintenance of A s\?o& child, such offender shall be whipped with not Wts than thirty -nine nor more than fifty stripes. Whoever shall ccnceal* entertain or kar oo* ant fugitive or runaway stfcve or slave % to the Jhjpry of the owner W Owners nfsuch slave or slaves^ upon convictiovr thereof ihall pay inch fine as the court shall in dis -4f*tion th Whoever ahall wantonly heat, Wound or ill treat fcny slave or Slaves, or shall puitiah v , any slave in a liarbaroua % manner, by rrfrr *inwrtbcetfcary subsistence, or ?>y any other ^odue severiw to su<? slave or slaves, upon V*ing indicted artl oAicted thereof, shallf beVfined in *uck l^fMN * Court shall M' dhfigion think fin mZ. B* if IbVthef enacted, tliat in all fattfe tp Wits for mailing spirituous iMpior* the infigrmer shall be. a .competent witness, to test to on th$ part of th* s?nCe. , ^ ^ -T be (mind guilty cfaaasarfl and ha\i*ry, k\M be fine^Sovl^pri ,on not more thsn two years, nor less than one month ? and all such fines shall be paid to' rhecosnmissVenersofthc roads of the par mft or district wherein such ofYbnce ftall have been committed. ^ And be it hereby enacted, Thct the ^ushmem of pillory, and burning- hi the' hand, be, and the same arc hereby abolish ed-rand that in tU- cases wherein the poo i^l.sxcnt of pillory and bumiiig in the haixJ, have been heretofore used by law, the < oim aliail, iu lieu thereof, order aiifl direct such fine oiid imprisonment, win their disci e Hoj> may be proper. ? - And be it* rtber enacted by the author ity aforcwaid, That if any offender or offen ders shall be convicted ofAW crime, w here by such offender W offenders slia.ll be liable to be banished from tL:s state, it shall be the duly of the judge bc(ore whom such q1 > tender or offenders shall be tried, to fix a eei tain -day for said offender or offender* to lcavethe sfcUe ; and to cause a descrip tion of such offender or offenders, together with the judgment of the court, to be puh li3hed tbrcc times in every newspaper fii . the state ; and if any offerer or offenders so banished shall return Into any part of - South Carolina, he^>r she so returning shall r be tiable to he punished as ahy person at taints of felony without benefit of dort^\ And if any offender or offenders so banish ed as aforesaid, be found within tliis state after the expiration of the time fixed for the 1 said offender or offenders to leave tlie stato as aforesaid, he or she thus found within the atate, shall be liable to all the pains and pen alties of having returned from banitJunetit, ; and shall suffer death accordingly. \ And be it further enacted, .That upon the arraignment and trial of any person for ' returning frora bamshmett, the ? clerk ot I general sessions of die district wherein such offender shall have been convicted and had judgement of banishment* shall, fct the request of the prosecutor, or of any other in the states' behalf, certify a trap j script briefly containing the effect of every indictment against* such person, and the ' certainty of tfie conviction And judgement, to the clerk of general sessions wherein such person shall be indicted, which certi ficate being produced -in cpurt, shall be sufficient proof that such person has been legally banished from the state. And be it further enacted by the author ity aforesaid, That if any person or per ' sons be indictcd of any offence, for which by virtue of any thing in this act contained, such person or persons are excluded frortL the benefit of clergy, if he, she or they be ' thereof convicted by verdict or , confession, such person or persons shall not be ad mitted td the benefit his, her or their will not answer directly to the felouy, or I persons rcturnSfto^be^ on the jury! ^ And be it furtlier enacted by the author ity aforesaid, That in th? casea herein be fore mentioned, tho punishments prescri bed tiy this act, and none other, be Inflicted ; and that all former acts, and parts of acts, so far only as the aame are contrary to the true intent and meaning of this act, be, and the same am hereby repealed. U.S. CONGRESS. HOUSE Of representatives; January 7. Contempt of tKf House,? Mr. ? Williams, of North -Carolina, w$e and addressed the house in the fol-? lowing words i j 1? Mr. Speaker : I lay before the ; house a. letter addressed to roc by i person called col. John" Anderson. That man has mistaken me mqch. \V here ver 1 am known* at place and in the, country from wnence t ?came, no attempt of the kind would have been made. 1 frtl it a?duty ; to (a) the letter with the statement thereon, auk* by myself, be (ore the1 houfre. My feelings are too much excited, nor would it be my dtity* to make ?ny remarks on the aub I jeet. U 14, for the hpuse to deters tnine what shall be done. * The papvrs handed By Mr. Wil liams to the clerk Wfcrc then read as follows i m ; WAfmiotoK, Jan. 6 13 Id* TTie Son s Lrrvi* William*. Honored Sir : I return you thanks for attention t received to my c^mi to pi?i bo toon. Lee WHr hund-jroti com* rhnips fiotn the Hivcr llaisitt, whi^h wHlpasa* through your boftorablt com Mc ; and I have ? wish that the coaduct ?>f the British* in that country may Ua related in full on the fto^ erf ??mgre**> which jiarllt gtre you tomt trouble In making out the report* and unppbrting the tame. I have now to tsquest iktu spu will accept the small annv* of frve hundred dollar* an pnrt pay. tor exta trouble 1 give you ; I will p*r*?ttt it; (o you as soon as I tereiee soma frtfm mv emgMUti ThH ? coNimHtfAt* ihut only you and me may km*** any thing a* ' hoflt it* m in other wot^, t give it to t fob as a man and a t man on, and hop* t&ft you Mo^ to that society. 8ir, should it happen th;?t you #111 not acrept oTthis smuU suHk t re??t*?t that you wtlreacW me i If ysif a^pt I wish nn asmr I hop* ynuwiU me my vSewoBilA* suty.lt > , thot it Is for extra trouble. ^ I wifl m*k 4 out a statement, and present tho soma to the committee^ which uRII be' supported uy Gen*Tinrrts6?i, COfc JoH?*on, ; Mr. HubharfV. Mr. Meigs Post general, 0>veHu>r Cam's report a% m-i mfosionets and other*. ? Relying on yonr ? ImM in keeping this a- secret, and yoi.r 4 ? exertions in passing these claims u* ioi| possible. I need not inCorm you, tlmt ? e I I urt as ftof uufbriuiaiio wfphga chi Urc??, having no r.pre&ei.ialiye m mi grcbs? so mus: look on your honorable body as ^ uard lent. Pardon this liberty ,f?on> a Mrun^tr. 1 Mm, v?uh high orcein; your iuosi jbeUieui iod humble servaiuj joum anderson* MR. WTLLlAMb'a STATEMENT. Alier bic**?a*t ihi? morning, * servant, came into ilic Up ing room, and luUi nic? tUai a geuUeiuan w*j in my i^in, watting to Sec u?e. 1 Pepped inu> my room, at'O Col. Joun Anderson was ti etc* He hand ed me a leuer, tibservmg at Ihe slmt time, tliai lie had prepared ibat letter for me. aod that pel hup* it Would tenure some ex planauou. 1 read over Ihe letter with at tention ; and, having done so, observed to col. Anderson it was a very surprising l communication. 1 then started to Mr. VV*?on's room, immediately adjoinirf^ my own* VV hen in the act. of optDiug my bwn door* be begged 1 would not sliow the letter* f made no reply to this, but step ped into Mr. YYilsonS room, and asked tjiin to do rue the favor to walk into mv room* This Mt. Wilson did. f Hearing N on imniediatetjTbehind me* ? After wc had got inio my loom, in the presence ot col. Andersoo i handed the ktter to Mr. Wil son, observed Uiat it \f^s a very extraor dinary communication, reforested hint io read it* w iun Mr. Wiison had' tead, or was nearly done reading tbe letter, I ;ohl cul. Auderion thai I leaded with Indfgmt* tion and contempt the offer made to me in ihe4cuci ^ Col. A said he asked my paitioo ; that ii was designed oniy a? a small com* pctfsai.on fer the extra tioubie bicxraed to Kive the committee of cia<i*u in examin ation the claims from the Michigan terri tory, and exposing the eoi?dut of the Brit uh during ibc \?ai : timt it was foretm Jiom his intention to attempt any thin? like a bribe/ and nested me to liuro the letter, or grv? it to him. 1 toki him 1 should do neither > that his offence wee unpardonable, such as I could not forgive - and ordered hi vino leave the room instant* ly. Col. Anderson tuen begged pardon, and asked forgiveness with excessive earn ejtiiess. I told him 1 would listen u> nont of his apologies / that his offence #asna at tack upon the integrity of congress general. personaify j thaler one snwtiTd ever have my pardon or esftect mF *hou d^uppost me ca pable of such an inilucuce Us he attempted to practice ui>on me* Again I told coh Anderson to leave my room. He advance J to the door, where he stood some time endeavoring to ob ain my paTdon, aite said. 1 told him U was ii*; Vain to ask it a that as a member of congress and of the committee of claims it was my duty to .extmiu* his claims, and, ifmsu then, ; that his offer was iTaTi^^ bribe, y ; was attempt to tnaueuce my mind iu opposiUon to my day, *ih* e? ?uch could not he forgiven* He then de?ir. cd me either to burn the Uter or give it 10 ? him. I replied thai I should do neither *m1 ?g?in ordered IvIdi to 1^. my room' Wherrupon be tiid leuve my twtm. VVil. welter lathing upon the inUmt *fth. Jetftr lor some lune, suggested to ine ihe propnety of calling in Mr* YVm. p. Mac lay j biit, as M. Wm. j*. Mat- lay was not in, I a??Mn WitlUm M,cliy the rp^, m?te of Mr. Wm. t'. Mac lay, to comc to my ioomf^ He complied wjih my request : . M?Wm P^M. ','e *"iTCd ? room, Mr, Wm. P. M4CU7 ?!*>. tupped in r??M gentlemen, Mr. Wttton, Mv. Wil Jium Macl&)r, mul Mr. \W P, celled to Mr. V\ il?oo, wul wid ? geftile m?nw4?hetow w?Uit,g tq. ^e him. Mr. \\ il*on walked out 4 the room, and Wu* STh! WA "r**; he r?Cn?d? ?tilyeo* ol hH ktter to. me. The pt-eci** Moeeraatwo between Mr. VYil?on and col.' AiWferaoo can be related by the former with minuteness. - LEWIS WILLIAMS. ? . *? - - a t The papers having been , re4d through Mr. Wilson of Penn sylvania referred to in the above narrative handed in a statement of I the facts which' fell under hia ob servation, entirely^ corroborating, thote stated by Mr. .Williams as far as they came under- the. observa tion of the fornvTf'- . -j Mr.' Forsyth, of Georgia tttotred , that the House do come to |he fol lowing resolution %?'? ??? ? fhst tfcc Speaksr do fcfsue his wartant directed ? the [Sergeant at Arms Intending the | House toihrttynding him to uflie into Custody whefeter'to bfcfoMinl the body of John. Anderson sodrtfej same in his custody, to "keep) sub-' ject-so the further ?rder snd dl-'> ?etsiM) of Mr. Harrison of Ohio,- rose in consequence of hit ?*'tne Aaving - bren referred toin Col. AmJerson's letter. He had met with Coh An derson. he said, in the course of his military service andalways heard, r him regarded as a wjjf&f' b\c mail : and, well knowing h'* ? services an J ti;e sufferings of hii family, during the war he had fclc a warm interest in his favour. In rhe coufse of this tiffining CoLAn* derson Had stht for him and his friend Col. Johnson, ? out of the House, am!, with all the agitarion Jbclonging tntrrroi^*-co~eon8ciags guilt had informed rH?rh of his having done an act, which he fear ed Would be regarded,, as Mr> H. was sure it would by every mem ber, as cllltr,g for the severest ani mad version.' They had -informed hiny Mr. H. said ihac tfeey woukJ notjuatifV hi* conduct inor, 'were 'jt br6ught before the hodse* could they say any diiug in cxtcnuatibn tff Mr Johnson, of Kentucky cx* pressed iiia sincere regret on a;*; count of the occurrence which had jusc taken place, not on account c?t? the individual implicated- though, sufely he was to be pitied? btit ori account of the gentleman from N ohh Carolina, who on this 6cca- t sion had taken that course dictated by a just sense of his own honor afrd the dignity of Ms official station ,* anc) on account of thfc suffering in habitants of Detroit and Michigan generally, that they shouid .have misplaced their tojifidence in him whom* until Mr, J taid he had himself held in the highest estimation. % It muff have been itw famy of motive or the grossest' i^ ..ntnanee of the nature of the I^e- ? preventative character tha* $ould( have produced this J unwarrantable conduct. 1 ___ - ? Mfc Yerrv^ of ^dhnecSifut, cn* quired whethae According m pi?r forms of proceeding*, and to our cun stifutiuftai'prov isxioni, a gene ral warrint ai proposed could be is . sunj f Was it not opposed inks na tive, to the principles of civil liberty ? The Speaker observed^ that, in the practice of the house, happily, 4hstanccs-weTecjtu^a?e1y rare, whferc such a warrant bccame necessary j no such ease, hadoccurred within hib observation * But, there could be no (toubt0 when an offence was committed again*; the privileges or dignity oT the Hous?/tt was p4r fcedy in its power to its* a war rant jbo apprchendttbe perry offend ing.% % Mr. Forsyth turned to a case on record~rwhere dua |>roceeding bod . uk<;o pliwe .in the year 179S*' to which a bribe in laad had.' been of fered to one of more membefl. Mr. F. then conformed his notion to the forms of that precedent (a* above stated) from 'which it' had before a little varied. Mr Uvermore, of $ew Hamp shirc asked for information merely whether the (acts on which tW Wat- ! ratit was to be issued should npc finf be substantiated 'by oatl tHe **fct?et)t came, he kne*,f a most respect ?ble source ? : was not art dflKMCtssary to justify I he Speaker ftnrf ArtsWy not. jy. ***> m.)tion wji then iwicfli,' . the afiirmative, and o entered unammoutty. * J The warrant was> [ , y jj 'i j '* t v v i# Utte Speaker * territory, | that said territory may be a. I into the union uL a free and pendent ^?C?U of Co). John ^Anderson. The Speaker having stated to ' House duf, the Scrgaent hid returned off tlib warrant \ to bttnt yesterday, th* m had wr cuted the same orf the body ofjohh lAndfersott, the rem lurncd^jUul chit he now held him in 'h if' custody subject to the further order and di rection of the House. i-'/'Mri Forsyth c Sirred thfc follow ing resolution.-. 1 . i Kesolveq, 'I hat a committee of Privileges, rocoiuhcofeevcn mem* i bert, be appointed, a*i ! that the said V m ?