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K) atluirt ?->. ? ^utv i%i. ' TM lW^i M^Tl llT V 11 "I "i ^*^*11^ ft | ^ At 12 o'clock to day, Tmtdwy, NdiH 3d, Hit Rxpr.lj.ency, Governor Noble, t runt i^lr- jjf* ^ c^r\?lr m^:,b? ^ ^jh^.wmr-ropt by him in botfi iJooft. wno mon7 cawiier.1 p; ?*folng v;r!u?g^ great tofcwt jn4 day, AXt*^ of my****' '**'k'jt 2, ^ ?Tre*etJ f*y the Tariff <jii?r ion. By ffa? CamurwnUc ,Wt ?i'lS*3, i was provided, fku ; . wductign ot'ihctofcMht* * afcptftfbo bfou^ht dn*r? to 2d per cent. m ?& *<N& wMd|> wi.': rl*n be il.tir cauthlbthcfd T- aJM^jw aiv-r?i. by U,v. iiuJ ?iio same nci ^to tl*i i rooomicel W Such VMM ^MB ktftjw (Im WHKb IM | b?.ialFovJgccJ into our F xJerS legislation, ) the adjustment ofthd Thrift) upon such mo? difioeUooe **' wii! coMttae to the peace. I Uftwonf* npd uUKgi Uy, of the Uuion, it sol. r? enmtp or well by the dictatus el 9 winders* e? of p<wriett?in. The port luato* % ^MjBrour ctfimry wiT k?Hoat i *32E? are tu be n*??i.ted?evils of a meal. ? crag eaperf. The pittiMipji State# wilt not e eK&i7erot?*>e thniea/^IVf w01 insist* I that duties sbeU be-laid urnc ucivtly for? *i. iieoo, end that no more revenue shell bo * raised* thtf> is required by the oconoawoal wants of il>c GovOromoiit The people of - Una aociuHt comaoUJur a uniform ad vaJo rt?0 daty upon *n importation*, upon a aeofe ? gfodoated with Mfvrvnco (6 duuUtMxJ gxr pvndlturcs, and the ecouomicsl demands of r :l?o .Gavein mr at ^ , From tl?o Comptroller's Report, tho folI lowing abstract is obtained, exhibiting the f Coudition of the Finances of the S ato, 00 i the 1 si October, 1639. The tarlrawn b dunces of ? # 'existing appropriations r ^ !amt>uut to $106,130 83 'The umsl and ritcessary > * appropriation fix* the I , your 1840, $288,420 00 r' ; . Muking. 0^330 85 r Top?? of . ? wT?kjU? wire is cii^h in the 't^n TrensurhM^,. i October I*t, 1839, 113,087 $8 , Aud flett amount of taxes k * to be collected in 1840, 890.600 00 . Making, $403,067 00 VVUjoh will leave only a balance of about / $13,000 in tha Treasury, on the lit Octoher nest, without the prespect of any reocpts until the faxes cUull be collected and i paid into the Treasury, in Mny and Juno 1811. ' , it is important to know the precise situ, atioo of t'? State, t|? nYitioo to the debts i duo by it, and ttie fates belonging le it* to f meet those debts. For tins purjioso, ( have i caused a statement to be prepared, civng i this information, and herewith rommunicai led. Front this document,* (lie following - ? _ i. i . r ^vii' at n aun ?? uw?w? u Aggregate amount of ,r i , ? .funds belonging lu ike State, $3,630,830 21 I Do of debts due by tha S.ut<\ 3,039,249 61 ' C I | Balance in (avor of tho I Stout $591,586 40 , But it is proper to {tote, titet in tbo t amount of debts, duo by tlio State, j* incluI ded Che D<po*he of 1,031.432 09 of Uw t Surplus revenue of tlio United States, fn > addition lo the above liabilities, the State is ? responsible (or the rebuilding of Charleston, . and tor the guarantee of tlio t*o millions loan, fof tho Louisviil.i, Cincinnati, and Onrlestnn Kw| ltond. * Tlie Bunk of Uie Stato of South Caroliv tin is in a sound con lition, and under the .prudent m >nngr>mcot of an efficient Direct. or}', and able nnd assiduous officers, it tncr. Sim i nlir pnnlinnml rnnfiilrnrfl Th? nrn/ily . of this institution, tho present year, are , $210,000, which sunt Iws been carried to the Sinking Fund, now amounting to $948,058 $0. #800,000 of ibis amount will be applied, on the 1st January next, to pay the holders of the 0 per cent. Stock of this S ale, created under an act of die Leg. miaturet passe i in 1820, and redeemable on , (lie above mentioned day. I herewith sub. m1t the Annual Statement of ilio Bank. | f The true condition of the. Banks of tha i S;a;e, is at aU times, a subject of deep inter. I est U> the people, but more especially . crisia like tlie one in which we ore now placed. For the purpose, of exhibiting to kite public their preeent situation, i applied to r thorn for etntemoais. allowing their reapec. JUve liabilities and assets. With a praise, worthy promptitude, each of thorn respond, cd JO 111? coif, by furnishing me with re., ports jtstlw aevorui jMjint* of enquiry, which j I now ley before you for your information. The couotry waa just recovering from the shock which the revulsion of 1837 hod produced, whon another crisis in our moos tary alFtirs, accompaoied by the ouspension of ipoo* payment* by so mo of the Bunks, imf again thrown the business and earn* mrreo of the community into confusion.? The frequency of these suspensions, domons'rates the existence of eemo inherent vice* io- the Banking system, or miwoso g' tnent by rhooe who control it* operation*, end admins*? it* ? flu in. It becomes your day^jio^he guardiaftk of tto rights and interest* of the people, to tabfreare that the Hrpuhbe recoivc no detriment. You in org. 4 by every consideration of sound seli* ?y, and u just rvgstd to the wuifum of the ; country, to probe the evil to the bottom, and, by the application of dp proper remedies, to brjng boek lliesc moneyed corpora* ' lions, to a healthv Mdoianw nC their functions. ludcmCthe Bunk* are as much JUlmmtd uk tha iuthminlHm and reform*. Iffopl ofthesd defucts, as the* community ; ]fw^ftlho?t nn erticiont remedy, the BunkJ ing ylfrm b-rminnio in convuhnQ^ MVIUHHS^ ^ CAHSBiy , bosiaMS ef society, ia ait its ramiAostkoi i empMiaai % toiiPoui dfcate of \Wm da ? jJfliiil n h8fc? aurvoocy. Thiawoota, >?npNM|MW?lf Altvi TlN?IM pmuti, by dm Ba*ha,iaa dopatwrofex the purpose* for which Ihcir charters war |iegmn and a plain violation ifliiMidaih which are enjoined upon them, h? th? term af them traction. 11m previous history o 6b country, io relation to chartered compa uiea, anfaroua the necesbity of placing net sahuguatds to prevent the evils which haw been felt. Ah charters, which confer cx dueivt prirflefaa on cortain persons. u> trench upon thebquai rights of tha rest o tltocomaitiniiy. It iaceMaio. they rcquin to btMahef hlihaM MMSientt; one regulations concerning them, within th< como?h?cy of the Legislature. It roigta ba mi and politic, to prevent future evil, lor the Logfcdatero to pass a general las upon the subject of all charters, aohsequtnt. ' IvtO be rrantel. wmiibi* the riartit m malr. such farther pnovtsionr, as may bo required to ktep them within the limits ofthoir ap. propriat? duties, and compel them to fulfil tho objects of their creation. In giving you M information of tho Condi: ion of Uie State," X should fool .hat I arai justly obnoxious to tho charge, ofneglocting one of the most Important branches of industry, were I to be silent on the subject o A griculf at*. This mtrsuit of the great mast of tho people, hes claims upon your fester, iog care and attcn/tfom It ia the source & our Wealth, and power, and famishes fht moans of our commercial exchanges. Y? ita importanoeneoma never to havo boer i realixsd hr the ?f?Ik State s for it ts a lamentable truth,' that while o>Hcr wtchet of industry have received an impulse, by whojaomo laws, the great in. Wrests ef Agriculture liave been passed by almost with silent contempt. It is now time for tho S'oto to dismiss from hor counsels tlus cold indifference, and to take such action on the subject, as will pomote its rupees*, lu exploring tho causes which hava retarded the progress of the S:atu in population, wealth, and importance, none is more prominent than tho utter negb*ct of this primary pursuit. It cannot bo doubted, tliat 8outh Carolina once possessed a soil of unsurpassed fonili'jr. But tlsis rich gift of a kind Providence, has been, in a great measure, Inst by a most pernicious course of husbandry. A largo portion of fab ] once ffou'risXitg region, bleeaodyioo, with a flranitiniLteliantr. lias him MMliiMtl tt% mh?r. ility. Yet, all hope of reclaiming and resHiring to wonted productiveness, our *1h ousted soil, is not in vain. It ia a neodi. cent provision of a food Providence, that beneath the surface of the earth, are to ba found substances of tha meat fertilising qualities. Their discovery, however, requires the application of science, and meant seldom possessed by individual*. It ia,*k such a case, that's wSa add potnoffb L^f isbture should extend its aid. But to subserve fully, the interests of Agriculture, the Legislature eliould not cotiftno its operations to a Geological Survey alone. With this should be connected an Agricultural Survey. While tlte former would bring ui acqusintod w|;h ah the substances which enter into the composition of that portion ol the earth to which we can have accpss, the I nter will elicit a mass of information, in re. IsttdnCo every thing that concerns agriculture, which cannot fail to bo highly useful. In other countries, the utility of agricultural surveys haa been felly proved, by the valua. bio results. But, In carrying Into effect such surveys as havo been mentioned, the a s .1 a. seel _ a value 01 tnc result* wouia uepena upon tnc seloction of ah individual. possessing the highest qualifications, combining a profound knowledge of tbo subjects of investigation, a sound discriminating judgment, and an untiring sea) and industry. Tito expense of such a project, should not be weighed agaiust the incalculable importance or the end proposed. Being deeply impressed with the practical usefulness of such survey* I earnestly recommend that you provide for their accomphtliment. But while the development of the nhysica) resources of our country ahoukf claim so large a share of your serious attention, popular education ought to bold the firti place to your cs i mat ton. It ia knowledge, intellectual, moral, and religious, that constitutes the man. Witliout its possession, wealth would be a curse, instead of a blasting, B< -sides, the stability and pcrmn nonce ef our republican iosti utioua, liave thotr only guarantee, in an intelligent, moral, and retig. tout population. Hcncr, this important subject has commanded the wurmest re. gard, of those who have preceded us. The eetablisentcnt of tlie College, end the adop. tion of (lie Peer School system, are endur* ing monuments, to.the memory of tliose, by whose sagacious efforts lliey were brought into existence. Tim fofiner, from small be. ginning*, has risen to a proud eminence among the literary institutions of our gn*at Confederacy, at to ia annually tending forth a band of well educated youths, the future wda* aeneshwtml a# itujie - aaiimimi uxa C09J ?IIV VlimillVIII VI IWII WUIIIIJ p HIV ter, although baaed upon the aoundeat principles of A free government, hna not yielded efl these benefits which ita intrinsic exccBefic* so jesthr deeutvedt' At your last snssioe?, CowtwIwiaBufA wcfe Appointed, io ttrmry olnctiM dUtrint nf rial Stain, lontim. iHe end fee mo the Free Hchool ijrttem, and to wpeft lolbc H?IIdee ouch awwdinwiti, # alterations, ee they might deet* useful <>> of theae cnmieiaiineare^ with i very commandotto *mf ~e?id OMtiiy, hove die. ch rged the' important Arty assigned to while h?-? to male re, ports. In obedience to year resolution, I r4w#r^ee4^|he "wpor^t Which hare boon ' - ||MM no*, ProfoaSOTS ClUOTTII^ THOIN if M lobeesamiuod by them, and a ayeIs fcui jhn dining sod submitted to you, at A ** Their report, ao aoon b Mpfaamt shall be transmitted to you, r esfcb hp. reports of the district commit. E ^ pbfds tno onfbig nod pleasure, to an. n moo t to you, thai the College continue* b 10 pa ver the high expectations of the i. 8tatr , It is rspi'lly advancing in a career a efpc tperity and usefulness, which must mI* does to the lasting benefit of the country, a It s s jHy infttcaoes in numbers, although ? the sfindurd of admission is higher than for* U merlS I arden'ly recommend this Do bio s iosMpon to your paternal and fostering f caiel The S ate can only expect to main tain is wonted high character,by to ettlight. * ened population, well grounded in solid ? lenrgiing. and a lofty moral elevation. .la a free government, there exists a ju<t jednusy of standing armies. The history f o$*l| nations justifies this feeling. !:s re. s cotiWare replete with instances of their dun. I ger to liberty .Our anc**s'ors Imd a prao. i* lieal knowledge on urt? ?Hjoct, which led s thfm to guard, by constitutional restriction*, > Sgainsf their in.rodufction. Hence, the re. t liaace of the frnmert of our constitution, on tho Militfa, and tlie provision for organising, r <arming, and disciplining it. Hence, the . recognition of the great political truth, that i 1 wolf regulutcd Mdi is- is essential to the I safety ofa froe State ; and certainly our ancestors were not deceived, in their esti* I mato of the dependence which might be reposed in its efficiency. For the purpose > ofdafensive warfare, it will net be hazardi ing too much, to nssert that Militia aru equal, \ if not superior, to mercenary troops. The noble?t and highest motive that can actuutc f the bosom of m m, impels the citizen soldier i to draw his sword, to repel tho invader of his soil, and to dcfeiid his altar and fireside, f It may bo conceded that, for purposes oT : Joreign conouest, regular troops nro mom I available. But, happy fo*> as that it is so ; i this great Confederacy of Republican ? fiRniea, It, from its character, pncific, und i hover can bo prono to tngnjfe in wars morei fy for winning glory, or acquiring foreign dom*nion. From these consideration*, we learn the vast importance of a well regulated Militia. To prepare them to fulfil the high destinies for which they uru intended, care should bo taken, to train and discipline them in times of pence ; but this duty upplios more especially to the offences. 1 am aware that freemen will not submit to thus* rigid rules; which nro applicable to the regular soldier: nor is tie* required. The idea is not entertained, that the private militia, man can ought to be, subjected to ih? same degree of rigorous discipline, as n soldier, in ; the regular ranks. Indeed, it is qucetiona i, ib!c, whether tne attempt to give tho prtvuic i mlltia-mau the automaton precision of the k soldier, should be made at all. It is not be. bcveij to bo essential to the perfection of our system, that any* such attempt should . be mude? But the case is wid? ly difTerent , with the militia officers ; they may bo int strutted, and brought to a high degree of i discipline in the military art. And if the ; bficers have attained to a r? spiTtsblo do. (mo 01 imowicage, it win not lie aimcuii lor I -them in a period of aciunl service, to truin i iheir men, in short lime, in all ilie duties . of tho soldier. South Carolina hns anted on the assumption of this iden : and ail her i militia laws look particularly tg n body of well trained and disciplined officers. And i perhaps to instrument has been moroTuseful I in accomplishing this end, than Brigade Kin r component*. It will bo readily admitted, i that .hese assemblages are attended with f tmich inoonvenience to the officers and ? ri geants. But liberty can only be maintained , at the expense of great sacrifices, and etcr* . ntd vigilance. Exemption Pom inconvenience, u ould bo an inadequate compensation, i for tha caso and activity of despotism, which would follow the introduction of standing r?r, roies, in tin; place of the Militia. Neverihei less, the Legislature should seek to render t the performance of ;liis duty as little oner. 1 ous as possib e, consistent with the great I object to be effected. Perhap* the system i bears with more oppressive weight on ttie sergeants, who am compelled by law to i ?crve a limited time, no matter what m'ny be I their means. To alleviate tho burden us i much aa possible, 1 would repeat tho recomI mendation of my predecessor that rations , should be issued to the officers and serge.? .e tl ? * or* - 1 ?nts, o! ongnuo ivncampmcntH. i herewith transmit tho Report of the Adjutant > and Jaspcrtor General, for tpe year 1839. ij Perhaps nothing exhibi's the progress of civilization more stukingly, than well-con* ' struded highways throughout a country ; , and surely nothing conduces more to the ease and comfort of the citizen. In a com* i munity like ours, where the articles transported by thoplanter to market, aru heavy and bulky, the necessity is doubly urgent, to construct such highways as w ill fncditutu the transportation. Thu repairs of the roads, by the existing laws, depend upon the labor of inhabitants, for not more than twelve duys ?n the year. The system operates unequally. While the lubor bestowed upon certain portions of the roads is suffi* cient to maintain them in good ord<*r, in otlK>r portions, the same labor would be wholly insufficient. From the face of thu country, its uncvcnness. and tho nntuto ot (he soil more labor will be required in some sections, than in others. A^ain, those portions of the Country, which lie more contiguous to'he market towns, from the great* er amount of travelling over them with heavy wagons, and often from tho nuture of the soil, and irregularity of surface, re* quiro vastly mora work to put and keop titem in good ord<-rk than other portions, more remote, and morn favored, in the eir. cumstat ice j mentioned. Hence, one por. tion of tho inhabitants, is subjected to a greater degree of labor, than another, nnd not exclusively for their own benefit, but lor tho benefit of perhaps u rnoru numerous cluas, who h|ve expended no labor on th?so roads. To remedy this inequality, and injustice, presents a difficult question. If. however, tho twelve days' labor, most faith, v complained of would b*4be law ragrXtad. Out, from tht difficulties. already pointed out, thiu a mount .of work, however faitltfuHjr eaecutad, would, in many place* fe* flcient to of wet the object. Hence, H often luppvtti, that the planter hat to encounter such a wretcliod statu of highways, ee to cause great damage of vehicles ana horses, and much consumption of time; and, lu many instances, the bed conditio* of the reads presents an utter obstacle to IWrther progress. It is probable that the induce, mem which iho Legislature, by. a lato act, has held-out fur (lie formation of companies, to es'ablish turnpike roads, will M of its purpose, as own cannot be persuaded to vest money in any enterprise, without s fair prospect of n profitable return, in the sliapo of interest, or dividends. I trust your wisdom will bo able to deviss some remedy* for these groat evils. Before leaving the subject, I would recommend what has already boon pressed upon your considers* lion,- by one of my predecessors, that the Commissioner* ofjho Rondo, throughout thuSfate, should bo allowed to commute labor, for itioncy, in sfl esses altera the person tkiWs to roed duty, might prefer it i th? money thus rained, to constitute a fund, to lei out, in contracts, for repairing, sntf keeping >iu repair, certain portions of the ronds. Tito Lcgislntuniydl^^^^^^BRAct en. An of tire" to be by end. Charleston co in lurs, asd euro ' properly, unitfflB^^^^^^^^^H^Mrhich the 8uia might n Her ward 3 udttBMMfl jflBff tnort. gaged 10 tho'BlMMKpl^^^PWBMtfancc, the part of the iSMiMKjfeiMlpeontract, in priority and pn|||pNRMy otlior debt which the said uomf^My nigM then, or at any othor time, wtrn! Bui, nt the same lime, the company1 Waa allowed, in caso it should purchase tM*Re?lroad of the South* Curolinu Canul efcf-IUil Road Company, to mortgage tho Oi(M|inMui to tlto said South Carolina Canal awRaitroad Company,for any sum not e.iitvri|ng two-thirds of the purchnsomonoy, and givo to the South Carolina Camfppd Railroad Company, a lien thereon, tAprefefcnco to tho mortgage of the State, The Louisville, Cincfnnnti, and ClmrlWtiin Railroad Company did KirchsaP ffMp8buth Carolina Canal and ,ilro?ki^ targe balance, of about 89004MR^rtRp purdmsc-monoy, still remains RllPBw'which a lien upon tlic road exists. and for which the road is liable to bo ; sold, to raise the money in caso of the fail* uru of the Louisville, Cincinnati, nod Charleston Railroad Company to make pay* mint. Tins sum is duo the 1st of January ' next. As the South Carolina Canal and Rnilroud is the principal security which the Sin e possesses, for its guarantee of the two millions lonr., it may be highly important for iImi S:ut? to look to the suffiiciencv of its ' lien. It seems that the Louisville, 6incini nati, and Chaiieston Railroad Company cannot, in time, raise the necessary means, from its own stockholders, to meet their ' engagement. Hence, it becomae question, which deeply concerns the State, what course it ought to pursue, to secure an exI elusive lien, hy the rcmovul of this incumbrancer, which stands in its way. It was toy duty to give you the information ; it be. longs to your wisdom, to dceidfe oil the course you ought to take. ' ' The Judiciary system, since its kuit re. oigunizution, seems to perform its functions i in u manner answerable to tlie expectations . of the Legislature. Yet it seems to me, that ilto system would be more complete, by tlie creation of Inferior Courts. Tho former trial ami rejection of county courts in the State, is not a fuk test, by which now to condemn them. They wore then but purtiully used, and only in tho upper country. The litllo progress winch this portion of tlie S:nto had tlien made in intelligence, was calculated to cxposo them to contempt and ridicule. But now, a il flereni lute of thwge exists, nndtliese useful instu I lotions, which prevnil in every State of tho I Union, except this, would bo found valuable auxiliaries in the administration of justice, and in tlie management of tho police of the districts. If nriopted, the duties now parformed by the Ordinaries, might be advantngooudy transferred to these tribunals.? Tiiey should be vested with jurisdiction to a limited amount in cases of contracts, and misdemeanors. And a I the powers now ex< reined by tho Commissioners of the Itouds. the Poor und Public Buildings, should be vested ill Uicin. Tlie trial by jury, js justly esteemed amougst us, as one of tlie birth-rights of frt'Cincn. and is. bv nur rnn?iiniim,i iaaI oiwly guarded against invasion. It is n strong defence against usurpation or op- , pression in public prosecutions ; and in the ' decision of privato rights, usually affords o tribunal impartial and tit tlx* same time imbued with a useful portion of tho neighborhood feeling and inn-lligetico. But, in pro. porfon as ibo institution is valuable, and high in public favor, should be tho caro tnkon to render it perfect in-Is operations.? Its necessary tendency, is to deviations from that exnet uniformity of decision, which, in like circumstances, would render to every one the liko measure of justice ; mid as fur as practicable, without undue ro mints, these deviations should be cireum scribed. Whether this injurious tendency inuy not be increased by the various habits and tempers of various Judges, and how far, if at all, it would be wc-fl to control tho discretion of tiio Judges, in their summing* of facts to thu Jury, are questions loft to \nur wisdom to determine. So, also, is the question, whether it is expedient to attempt nny menns more effectual, than the practice in appeals, to correct the error, which, under even tho best iofluancos, juries i often commit, in matters of nlptd latr and fact; or, aMptimes, ?von in pure matw 1 ?f fhcts committed 10 them. Our provwierwt M to tho droning of-juries, seem well adopted If guard n gainst the partiality oi' ' summoning officers, artd to secure a panel above suspicion ; but k still sometimes*bap. pens, that a party is obliged, to submit bis case to Jurymen, from one or more of wbom, he has reasons for apprehending injustice, although ho can make no challenge, upon sufficient legal ground ; and b verdict is rendered, #lncb would huve been material|y altered, by the change .rff one, or at most, two jurymen, from wh'ch til! it lief, by ap? peal, is hopeless, Wlicthor, without any material ctionge in the practice of our courts, the right might not bo given to every party litigant, to striko without cause, one or more of the jurymen, from the list offered to him, I also protean as a question for your constdern: ion, with a belief oil my part, fiat such a right, might bo conferred with great ndvauiugc. ?. The public executions of capital off-it* dors,, is an exhibition, which is believed to exort an injurious influence upon the minds and morals of the |k.*opK Tho terror, with which such scenes should strike .the boholder, is ofton converted into sympathy for the supposed sufferer, whoso exit lias sometimes tho appearance oI-a sort ui'. triumph, utterly inconsistent with tho buiror, : which should l>e inspired by his crime... In i all cases, tliu imagination would invest tho dread sanction of the luw, with u horror, not fob in witnessing tho infliction. Tho I heart whioh would be hardened by the Right, might be svbduuJ by the conpidcrntion of tho fact, knowq to occuK but hidden and clothed in tho solemnity of darkness ' and | privacy ; and, instead of ihu wicked suggestions, and brutal excesses, which often attend and result from public spectacle* of , ' suffering, und public discussions uf tho suf. w (brers' misdeeds, good influences might at. tend ihwjjglm renOctmns which would fol. low ||aHHMribr*of the offenders' being cut off" tMflpbfly'mp.ithy or support. T(us is porhqVMfllKiully true, in thu case of a slave urro'fnJpUts be gc'nerally is, by-his fellow _l '* "-V ?: ?* - ' - I (IUVC9. T nnTviuru Huggest 1 lie propriety I of ail executions being conducted in. some private place, ur?d in the proiwiicc .of such poisons only u* tlio law shall designate. I herewith transmit the Ouatu of the free white inliubitants of this Mto, taken in pursuance of the net paasotflnthe lasr strssioh of the Legislature. The whole number is acerininod to be, 257,117. 'iu obedience to your .'solution of last session, requiring me to corre^riM with the Executive of Georgia, for tltt^mrpose of obtaining information on the subject of the controversy between that State and the State of Maine, in relation to an alleg'tl infraction, on the part of the latter, of that part of (hu Constitution ol'tlic Uni ed Stn'es which relates to fugitives from justice, I beg leave to inform you that 1 have perform, ud thatduty, and herewith transmit the documents, shewing the prosctil state of the controvej-Ky." " *** ? I trnnsniit to you the proceedings of the . Legislatures of several States, on various subjects of supposed common concern' to all the Stntos, wli ch are laid battue yon ut flinir N'miitui ??* r*t*""*v 1 also invite yonr attention to the copy of an act, passed by tho Legislature of the State of New York, "to authorial the arrest and detention of fugitive* from jus ice, from other States nud Territories of ihn Uuitod Stales," transmitted to ino lor the purpose of being laid before you, with u view of procuri ig tho passage of a similar taw by nl! the States. ^ It bits been suggested to nie, by u com- n munication from Daniel hrtitif, Kiq., Unt-' ed States Consul nt the city ot Paris, in the Kingdom of Franco, that great difficulty and embarrass man t nr? constantly expor*. enced, by citizans of tiff United States, and oilier 'persons abroad, from the w^nt of oomot uniform. and .simplo mode of acknowledgement, of deeds ql convpynt.ee of 'real estate, and other property, *i U"e in the ( everal States of this Union, gn<l executed without the limits of tho United States.? This mutter nppoara to bo entitled to your consideration, f therefore, in accordance with the r<-quest of Mr. Brcn', lay hi?bom> tnuhicution before you, containing the project of a law, to remove tlw> difficulty tui j emburr.issment complained?of. It will afford me sincere pleasure, to co. operate with you in nil measure*, c;t culutt'd to advance tho happiness und prosperity < ? our common country : unci 1 supplicate thu Supreme tyLuler of the lio'yerse, su to d.rect your deliberations, that you'.* ! ihuru may conduce to ibis benefh-ient result. PATRICK NOHL15:P 18 TUB YELU)W FEVER INFECTIOUS ! Extract or a loiter from St. Augusltrio 'published in the Cli irleston Courier In conanjucnce of the occurrence of more than one frost, I think it nun be arid llmt the sickness of ibis place is at un end Lieut. Smith, of th'^U. S. service, died the dny before yesterday. It would seem from all that 1 catsk'urn, thut u diversity of opinion pievuils, nj; to the causes of disease.-8or e considering them to be local, hut a vast majority of the people believe mat the Fever was imported froin Charleston. I have not, as yet, made up my mind on. the sudjcci ; out nm engaged in uiu cuiitcron ut evidence on both sides, and from the pnrfizana of either doctrine. Tl?o more I reflect upon thy subject, I Ik; & more seriously am I convinced of the trans, musibi/ity of Yellow Fever, from one place to another, and. tiie extension oi* the disease; provided, the condition of the ii'mosphere bo favorable to its propagation, Anil yet, I do not h?'lievo the disease to be contugcous, in the s rict nignifteniion ot that word; nor is it exeliuively of foreign origin. For in particular treason*, where local onuses arc present, and the atmospliece of. Charleston, is approximated by host and other circumstances, to thnt of the West Indies, I can V4 readily conceive that like oAbet a would flow MA from !:kc causes, and that u nortltern man, /5 coming under auch circumstances, into the H City, would be liable to ?f? nt'uok." W '' h u I