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States, unless the Government choose j
to discard all bank agency.
And the main considerations against it
are?
1. That the Federal Government ought not
to be dependent on the legislation of ^
tho State Governments tor (he means ot
conducting the business of the Treasury, j
2. The perpetual liability of the State
banks to excess of issues, and to suspension
of specie payments.
3. The difficulty of giving a national j
i
Una/ Ol ticiiuu iu iiixiiaiiinia mum nic
essentially local in their nature and use*,
and in their currency.
1. The liability of the system to political
abuse.
The system of nn independent Treasury
is recommended?
1. Beca use of its independence of nil
agency not the Government's and especially i
because independent of banks
2. Because it holds the public funds fur the
pu blic use only.
3. Because, by the use of coin only in the
dealings of the Treasury, it tends to bring
back the country to the money standard of
th? Constitution.
.4nd it is opposed?
1. Because, by tiie oxclus-ve use of coin,
it rejects 'lie time-saving ami labor-saving
instrumentality of paper, which, so it bo of
specie value, is iu many respects preferable in
use to coin.
2. Bccagse it locks up the public, funds from
all employment, either directly or xz the bas_
is of paper issues.
2. Became, under if, the United Slates
Las no paper currency of national circulation.
4. Because it separates the Government
from the People, and disavows all incidental
duly towards the latter in the busiuess ol the
Treasury.
Which of these three systems is the cheapest
and safest, that is insohes the least expense
and loss to the Treasury, is no otherwise
iin|>orfaiit than as it may be* a question of
charge on the revenue; and which of them is
p* most convenient, in a fiscal point of vew, is a
matter of uo interest except to the Government
T?e Committee do not b?li< ve that t!ie wit
of man can devise anv scheme of finance
which will satisfy every mind, or which shall
combine the whole of the advantages and
shun the whole of the d sadvautaees of the
different plans, on winch, at successive periods,
the Government has hitherto acted. Ail
human institution is mixed of good and evd.
Jt is our duty, if we cannot do all the good we
would, to attempt at least to do ail we Can.
And the Commute are of opinion that ntauv
of the advantages of the different systems
heretofore adopted and successively rejected
by the Government are to be found, and many
ot the disadvantages are not found. :n the
plan of a Board of Exchequer recommended
by the President, and which, with sundry i
modification*, they report to rhe House.
In common with a U ink of the Unit d :
States, the Exchequer provides and secures?
1. A safe and convenient agency lor the
custody and management of the public funds.
A useful agent ct exchanges and collec. :
t otis.
3. A nation,*!?paper currency.
4. The regulation ri?iltc batik paper currrn.
cy of tlie Slates, by receiving it in payment ol I
public dues, and presenting it :ur redemption
at short intervals of time.
5. Toe utilisation of the public depositee
and of the specie funds of individuals, by ren- <
dering them the basis of a national paper cir- <
dilation.
IT. bestowinent inc.itl?*nlally to the business
of the Treasury, and wi hin the letter of the !
Cons'ittuiion, of benefits on the people of the
Uaited States.
In common with the independent Treasury
1 It does noi rn'rust the control of the
public funds or of the curremy to an
irresponsible private corporation.
1. It does not loan out the public money to |
individuals.
3. It makes and can make no excessive
t irsues, and cannot suspend cash payments.;
^ J-'orevpry pap^r eag ic on the wing, ti nas <?
gold eagie in hand.
4. It is independent of all hanks.
5. It conducts the business of the Treasury
without the necessity of recurring for aid to
the creatures of the legislation of the States.
6. By the use either of coin only, or of paper
always equivalent to coin, it follows the true
spirit of the Constitution in the maintenance
ctthe legal money standard.
7. It is at all tinree within the control of
Congress to repeal or amend it at pleasure.
The 1'resident of the United States, in
presetting this plan to Congress, has ohoy? d
the injunction of the Co s'ltuti.m. which
requires him to recommend to their consideration
such measures as he shall judge necessary
and expedient; l.e has fu ly redeemed the
engagements in tins respect which he had
previously made to Congress,' and thus he has
faithfully discharged his whole duly to the
.Constitution and the (Jn oh. The Committee,
u lule animated by the highest respect for his
views have yet deemed it due to him, to them*
selves, to the occasion, and to the country, to
give to those views a free and unbiased examination.
Tliey have done so; "and in so
doing, they have aUo dfscharged their duty.
Tliey respect felly submit the result to t tie
House in the bill herewith reported. They
believe this measure to contain the elements
- r ??/.a *1 on/! qc c n/* 11
)I UMHUlllcra dim I'liUiir. iii'vu, own, no owv,
th^ recommendit tothe House. Bui they
f el no pride of opinion concerning it; and, if
in error, they are ready to fid ow the h-ad of
better lights, if belter there be, from other
quarters; being anxious only to minister to llie
welfare of the people whom they represent.
It remains now for Congress to act in the
matter; the country demands that in some way
we shall act; and the times appeal to us to
act with decision, with m ideration, with impartially,
with independence. ng enough,
the question of the national finances has been j
the sport of passion and the battle-cry of party.
Foremost of all things, the country, in order
to recover itself, needs repose and order for its
material interests, and a settled purpose in
that rcrpect (what it shall be is of less moment,
but at any rale some settled purpose) on the
Federal Government. If, careless of names
and solicitous only lor things, aiming beyond
all intermediate objects to the vis>b e mark ?>i
the practicable and attainable good?if (Jon
gress shall in its wisdom concur at length in
some equitable adjustment of the currency
nueriiimi. it cannot fail to deserve and secure
the lanling gratitude of the People ol the (Jin
ted Slates.
7'he bill reported by Mr. Cushiuj does not
differ materially from that reported by the
Secretary of the Treasury. It consists of 21
sections and provid >s 1. for the establishment of
a Board of Exchequer to be composed of the
Secretary of the Treasury* the Treasurer of
the U. States, and one Commissioner to be
appointed for four years by the {'rcsqieiit and
gSE?gjm~ J?T w-'&jmj i [ aawcafaai^
Senate. Neither the Treasureror Cotnmis-J ;
missioncr to be removcable but for physical j
inability, incompetency, or neglect or viola- j I
tion of duty, ar.d the reasons to be reported <
by tne President to the Senate: 2. For the |
establishment of ten agencies by the Board* <
? ' I
one at Boston, one at New Vork, one at Phil- 1
adelphia, one at Charleston, one at New Or- 1
leans, and the oiher five at such places as the 1
Board may clioos.', the location changeable ; 1
yearly if necessary: 3. For the appointment
of clerks; 4. For constituting the Board the
? i,
general agent of the Government to receive, '
disburse and remit its funds, receive loans, j
pay pensions, : 5. For receiving money j '
on deposit to the amount of *$10,001),000: 0- j (
For issuing to the creditors of the U. States
certificates of deposite, if they prefer such !
certificates to specie: 7. For issuing similar
certificates froin the mints for bullion : For j
redeeming all such certificates with specie i
when presented, and for limiting the amount ! ,
of such certificates to denominations from $3 1.
to 100 ; and for receiving any of them wherev. j ]
er issued, in-any part of the country for public : |
dues : 9. For selling drafts at premiums not |
exceeding two per cent, and for cash : 10. ,
For tiie purchase of domestic or foreign bills : .
ol exchange to pr.y the debts of the Govern- j |
rnent; I!. For paying the public creditors in 1 |
specie, or with their consent, in treasury notes,
or certificates of depositee, and Uie revenue
to be collected in the same mediums, or bank <
Lilis convertible at once into specie. Sec.
I'd provides that no agency in any state may <
receive money on deposite other than such as j 1
as receivable for revenue , nor sell drafts nor i
purchase bills, except when necessery in dis- j1
bursing the money of the Government any f
way contrary to any law of the Slate within i
which the agency is located. Sec. 13 pro- j
vidos for the regulation of the agencies by the (
Hoard, making reports to Congress, &c. Sec. j
14 and 15 provide for keeping books, paying
saiarie s, and for bringing suits on bills of e.\~ i
change. See, 1G provides for using ihc pre- J
sent buildings of the U. States for the Hoard i
I
ana agencies; and where this cannot be 1
. 1
done, for procuring oliers. Sec. 18 provides j
that the revenue shall be paid into tlie Trea- j
sury when collected without deduction for the i
fees or salaries of officers. That these fee8 J
and salaries shall be paid out of appropriations [
like other debts of the Government. Sec. 19 !
makes mal-practice in office felony, punish. j
able bv fine and imprisonment. Sec. 20 and j
21 provid-r for punishing counterfeit rs.
~C IlI^R A V/OA Z ETTE.
WEDNESDAY, March 2, 1812.
We are indebted to Col. CAMFBELL lor ;
.MUidry public documents.
The speech of Mr. Calhoun on the
Treasury Note hill we have laid aside for
irise: t ion as soon hs we can make room for
it. - ' ' '
The case of the hanks is now under
discussion before the court of appeals in
Charleston?
'Lacon" next Week.
In Congress nothing of special inter[
est has been done, unless the receiving
of the reports in both Houses on the
Hoard of Exchequer he considered excep!
I mas. In the Senate the debate on Mr.
| Clay's proposition to amend the constitution
l?y restricting the veto power, still
continues. A message was received from
the President, on the 21st embracing a
letter from the Secretary of State to Mr. I
Everett, Minister to Great Britain in relatjon
to the Creole affair. Roth Mr.
' Walker and Mr. Calhoutl expressed themI?I
<:?i.. C~I .u ?
j SCIVtJS tJilllMTIV S'l '.imjcu "till 1111/ ?iviu>ju
taken in (his document.
In the House, Mr. Barnard on the 23rd
offered n substitute for the Exchequer hill
reported hv Mr. Cusliing from the currency*
committee. It goes to author.
I
ize the emission of hills on the credit of}
specie in the Treasury, to the amount of j
three times the specie.
Mr. Ui'SHt r has published a long ar- 1
, ticle in reply to the charge of disunionism |
made against him by Mr. Butts. He !
j affirms that he was no disunionist hut
j only ? nullifier and that because he
| believed that nullification would save the
I Union. He is of opinion that either his;
arguments for nullification were misap.
! prehended at the time, or that the pur- '
; port of them is not now correctly rcmem- !
hcrcd hv those who undertake to report
j '**
It is stated that Mr. Clay has forward- .
(?d his resignation to the Legislature of!
i ; B-- --- j
Kentucky, to t;ike effect from the 1st of.
I April. Sir. Crittenden, it is supposed, !
will be elected in bis place.
A Mr. Bnssey has left h legacy to liar- ;
vard Universi y o' $350,000. One half j
for the support of nn Agricultural Seminary
to he under the control of the [Jni. j
I vnrsitv ; the other half t<? be divided l>c- ;
] twecn Divinity and Law departments.
? : ?. i
A hall lately given in New \ ork to the j
English novelist Mr. Dickkns cost about
i $$0,000.
A man convinced against his will
Is nt the same opinion si ill.
i 'I lie South Carolinian finds it harJ to j
I confess the error into which it had, hon- j
1 cstly no douht, fallen in regard to the proceedings
of the ::latc legislature relative
I to the distribution act. It copied last
; week the letter from the Charleston
Courier which we republished three weeks
I ago; and then asks, "How docs this al.
tcr the metier between lis and the (Ja
etmammgroiPmi
zctte?" We answer, It sulxstitules written
or printed testimony for parole, and
the written is, intrinsically, the stronger
of the two. But the Carolinian affirms
that we "chose to alter it, for the purpose
of giving effect to particular* passages,"
by putting these passages in italics and
capitals. It is doubtless annoying to our
? I.. IMS.
u*Mt;ui|MJ! ?i | y iu M't; IllCSt; "|mi itLuiui
?ages," and especially t? see them in
italics and capitals. It would ho equally
annoying to hear the letter read with suitaMe
emphases and pauses, for the purpose
of giving effect to these same "particular
passages " But "how does that alter the
case between us and the'' Carolinian??
"We hog" adds the Carolinion "to keep to j
the true issue." Exactly ri"ht : and the
O
prayer of lite petition was granted long
before it was presented.
What is the issue? It is, whether the
Legislature absolutely rejected the Slate's
share of the proceeds of the public lands,
?or intended in case the policy of distribution
should he persisted in, and distribution
should actually take place among
the othei states, that South Carolina
should in that case, receive her share
ilso? What was the understanding on
this point? This is the question. Now I
to the evidence.
The following resolution was before j
the House of Representatives for consideration
:
"Resolvld that the State of South Carolina
will not receive, and that tho Governor
be requested and enjoined not lo
appoint an agent, to receive such portion ,
of the proceeds of the public lands as mny j
be appropriated to this Stale under the j
late Act ef Congress."
If this resolution bad passed without!
change it would have been an absolute I
rejection of the State's share of the mon- j
ey. And on this very ground it was op- j
posed by Messrs. Pcrrv, Frost, Henry, i
Painter and Bellinger. It was advocated
by Messrs. Hunt and Rbett, hut their argumcnts
could not prevail with the
House. Those of their opponents, j
against the resolution in its original form,
(ltd prevail. And what were they? Mr.
Frost, "thought we ought not to take too
' o r*
high ground ; it was sufficient not to ap
point an agent to receive?Hn re were j
manv contingencies which we ought to i
. I
anticipate ; tor, if.some of the States refused
to accept and accumulated a fund, '
and the question came up to divide this !
surplus, how ought we to act ? Swell J
the proceeds to those States who are dis- j
posed to oppress us? He apprehended
not." Mr. Henry supported Mr. Frost;
he was not disposvd to commit the State."
'He would give no pledge that the State
would never receive the money." "He
was for postponing the action of the State, j
He was not for Cutting somersets1 Mr.
Bellinger "thought there whs no necessity
to decide the question of receiving the
money now 'He would not go farther
than declare nt present we ought not to
appoint a receiver, and he careful 01 what
language we use now?wait until ice find
the act cannot be repealed, and then say
what we shall do. If we can't do this,
WE WILL THEN RECEIVE IT; as
to refuse it will he playing jnlotho hands
of other States?If we refuse the $?(),000
the deficiency in the treasury will still j
have to he supplied." Mr. Bellinger after
these and other remarks of similar
imnnrf- in order to enrrv out his views.
r- > - ^ - |
inovod to amend the resolution by sub- J
stituiing "This Legislature will not np-'
point a.y agent to receive" in the
place of ??Thc State of South Carolina will
not receive"&c< and the amendment was I
adopted. Now observe that the leading,
reason assigned by Mr. Bellinger for t.is
motion was that lie wished to allow the
State to receive her share of the money
in case the distribution act should not he
repealed and the motion made for this
avowed purpose was immediately adopte 1
by the House* w ithout any different reason
being assigned for it. The Sena e
knowing these facts,?for the account
of the proceedings in the House had been
published before the Senate acted upon
the resolution?the Senate, we say knowing
the change which bad been made by
the House in the resolution, and the reason
for this change, took tip the resolution
nnd passed it just as it had passed the
House# and without even an attempt, so
far as we ever lenrnt, to restore it to its
original form, or to give it any other form
that would import a rejection of the
money.
On this evidence which has heen several
times published, and never controverted,
does it appear that the Legislature
definitively rejected the . State's
share of the proceeds from the public
lands? Not at all. On the contrary,
for the very purpose of preventing such
interpretation of its act, the resolution
was changed, and an amendment adopted
which had been proposed avowedly with a
view to (he State's ultimately receiving
its share of the money, provided the distrihution
act should not he repealed.
The design of those who drafted the
original resolution seems to have been the
rejection of the money. But the House,
not having the same design, changed the
resolution to suit its own intention;
which obviously was only to express decidedly
nndemphatically the State's disapprobation
of the distribution net, without
committing itself for the future. As
this was the attitude asttinted by the State
it is the attitude in which it ought to be
presented to the public, from regard both
to justice and to its character, should it
in future receive the money. There was
no disguise in the- Legislature. The ob
ject of the resolution, ns amended was
openly avowed in public debate by those
who opposed and defeated the original
resolution ; and the design of receiving
the money should distribution take place,
was also openly avowed by those v^bo j
were most active and most influential in
the proceedings which took place.
In the preceding columns will be found j
the able report of Mr. Cuahing in the
House of Representatives on the Exchu- ;
quer project of (ho President; together
with n synopsis of the bill which accoinpa- j
nicd the icport. Two minority reports ,
were also made bv members of the same '
committee ; one by Mr. Davis of Ken
tucky, and the other by Mr. Kennedy of!
Maryland, the latter accompanied by a
hill to establish a national hank, similar
to the first bill passed at the extra session.
In the Senale, Mr. Tuilmadgo also j
made a from the committee to,
which the same subject had been referred
|,v tingjyjjy, accompanied by a hill. The
folowing is a synopsis from the report
itself of the plan adopted by the commit- !
(ec :
PLAN*.
I. A hoard to ho established in the i
Treasury Department, at the Seat of i
t ?? T
Government, to he called the Exchequer t
of the United States. The board to he [
composed of three commissioners, to he :
appointed by trie President, with the ad- 1
vice and consent of the Senate, and to :
he removed from office only with the like j
concurrence of tlie .'Senate, and for phy?- j
ical inability, incompetency, neglect or i
violation of duty. The President to
communicate .to the Senate the partieu- j
la'r reasohs of the proposed removal. For I
like causes the President may suspend n ;
commissioner and appoint a temporary j
substitute, and within the first week of
j the ensuing session of the Senate lay he. j
fore that body the reasons of such sua- j
pension, and, if the Senate concur, the;
commissioner to he removed, it not, to bo j
restored.
11. 'I "he Board of Exchequer to ostab. '
l:sh agencies, as it inay deem necessary j
and expedient l??r the public service, !
limiting the number to as few as tiie cxi- j
gencies of the service will admit, and j
in no case to exceed two in any State or
Territory III.
The Secretary of the Treasury to j
appoint the inferior offiufer* of the hoard
and also the officers of the agencies, on |
the rec-onmendation of the hoard, and to
remove them for physical inability, incompetency,
neglect or violation of duty
on like recommendation.
IV. The Kxchequer and its.officers to
he the general agents of the Government
for rcceivinn, safe keeping and disbursing
the public moneys. The public moneys
from all sources received to he paid
into the Exchequer and its agencies.
V. The Exchequer and agencies to receive
on deposite gold or silver com, or
bullion, and to issue specie notes for trie
same, to be redeemed at the agency
where issued. Said notes to be prepared
i by the Secretary of the Treasury, signed
by the Treasurer, and countersigned by
the President of the Board of Exchequer,
and made payable to the order of principal
agent, and endorsed by hi in when issued
at such.agency.
VI. The Exchequer and agencies, on
the deposite of gold -. silver coin, or bidj
lion, to draw and accept bills of exchange
j and to receive a premium not exceeding
- ii i r.
The details of the above plan arc iuiiv
carried out in the bill which accompanies
this report.
The committee, then, propose a system
free from all risk, and of perfect safety ;
a system in which there is not the possU
i two pef centum. Also, lo collect uraus
I or bills, but to make no advance or pay!
ment till advised of the collection, and
i to charge a reasonable commission for
i collection and exchange.
VII. All specie notes issued, either in
payment of the public creditor, or on the
J deposites of individuals, never to exceed
! the actual amount of specie on hand for
' their redemption, dollar for dollar.
VIII. Dues' to the United States to he
I paid in gold or silver coin* in specie
' notes or in the notes of hanks itnmcI
dialelv convertible into specie at the place
where received. The Exchequer and
agencies to settle weekly, or oftcncr, the
balance with the banks.
IX. The Exchequer and agencies to
keep separate and distinct sets of hookas ;
: to enter and record in one set nil transactions
respecting the collection, keeping
and disbursing if the public revenue,
add transmitting "he public moneys from
place to place, for the service of the Gov
?* ? ? U I" onntknr nil I PJI11551 P.
cniiitijiii , unu in ...? ......
(ions and accounts arising from the operations
in exchange and other transactions
not on Government account.
X. The Exchequer may appoint ns
agent any specie-paying bank ; hut such
bank is not authorized to receive private
doposites, or to except or sell bills or
drafts on account ol the Exchequer.
XI. The Exchequer and agencies to
act ns commissioners of loans and pension
agents, and generally to render all farili.
t iesin trasnferring and disbursing funds.
Full and exact accounts of the board
agencies tob? furnised by the Secretary of
the Treasury, and he to report to Congress.
Necessary rooms and vaults to be
provided. Sureties to be tnkon.and pena
I ties prescribed, and strict examination
made.
? r I!..
bility of hazard to the community, and
none to the Government except in the r
keeping of the public money. Tl?i=? w a (
Visk which must always be incurred 011 j
the part of the Government. It isinsep- ?
arable from any system which can be f
proposed or adopted. If it be supfwsed, j
as it has been by many, that the public (
money would be safer in a Bank of the ,
fT ". a/1 Ct.t/vn h.i/4a. (ho Qlalo U^lllv
KJ Iliiuu Uiau.O) UI UIIUUI niw c
deposite system, the committee have al- j |
ready shown that I>oth those modes of {
keeping it are utterly out of the question, j
They therefore adopt, at tha principal a- ! ^
gencies, the only one left, namely, the j
custody of individuals appointed for the.
express purpose by the Government, with j
as ample sureties and under such jrenuli- !
ties as'the law is cupuble of providing.
This system is designed for the collec- > I
tion, safekeeping, and disbursement of j f
the public revenues, and, through is oper- . i
ations, to furnish a uniform currency and /
to equalize exchargcs.
ilESSAGE OF THE GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK. j
Executive Chamber I
Albany, February 11, 184'^. \
In my annual Message,'! informed the Leg* < x
islature thai the Slate of Virginia had adopted
a law calculated to embarrass our commerce,
and which would go into elfect on
the first of M&y next, unless this State should
see fit to comply wi'li certaiu requirements
made bv our sister State,
It hi now my duty to announce that the j J
General Assembly of South Carolina, on the i
seventh day of December, ??;e thousand eight j j
hundred and forty-one, enacted a law, dec or
trig that it shall not be lawful for ary vessel,
of any size or description, owned in whole or
in part, or commanded or navigated, by any.
other person than anv citizen or resident ot
the State of New Vork, on any such ve>se ;
owned in whole or in part, by an actual ii.? '
habitant and resident ofSouth Carolina, and i
departing from any port in that Common' |
wealth, to any port of New Vnfk to leave the 1
waters ot ifnuth Carolina until the command- s
ant of such vessel shall have submitted to j
search ami have complied with restrictions)
similar to those attempted to be imposed upon I J
our vessels found in Virg.nia by the law ol
that State. j j
I submit a copy of the act of South Caro- I
lina by which it will be seen that the law'
will take effect c.rjthe first nfjMay next, hut j
that the Governor is authorized to suspend its j
1 operation on being officiary informed that the j
Executive of New-York has consented to !
comply with the demand of the State ol Vir- ;
ginia, hitherto dissalluwcd, for a surrendei of J
certain persons as fugitives from justic, and j
that the Legislature of this State has repealed I (
fliA ont *?f |?*in avMon/lin#* I Kn PlfvUt l\? Irtltl ' V .
uic av,i ui inn, c.\tciiuing im. ...... , j
jury.
VVe are indebted to the courtesy of 'he j j
| General .Assembly of South Carolina, lor a re !
j port and resolutions soiling forih the grounds
i of liioir very extraordinary proceeding, S nee
[ that proceeding contemplates certain specified
action by the Executive as well by the L"gisj
latureofthis State, as aoondition upon which
| the citizens of this State shall hereafter cnI
joy unmolested in Souili Carolina, rights and
! immunities guaranteed toihein by the Coh<fi.
j ttrion of (lie United States. J have toSjiectfw ly j
communicated to the Gove, nor of South Car j
olina my decision, upon the proposition thus
submitted to me. That decision la in main- j
tcnance of the grounds heretofore assumed in ;
my correspondence with the authorities of
the State of Virginia^ I
The Gener.il Assembly ?f South Carolina (
pronounces our law extending the right oftriai (
by jury, an act which is the most alarming (
ahd dangerous form in which fanaticism or- I
folly has made its assaults on an ancient do- !
mestic institution, cherished in'the hearts of '
the People of the Sou.h, and they very c'eai- (
iiy and fully set forth the reasons for this op j
I mon. I submit them in full confidence that "
j thev will feceivit that early and deliberate j
| consideration which is due to thi m not only
! from the magnitude of the subject and the (
| shortness of the period which is to ciapse^bo. j
fore tlie rigorous measures of Virginia and I |
i South Carolina wilt take effect, but also the) |
| respect toward South Carolina, which, I am J |
| sure, is entertained by the People of this State.
\ JJy own views of the law in question, differing 1
j essentially from those presented in the pa- i '
persncrv 8ubmitte:l, nave aireauy ueen inauv
known to the legislature.
WILLIAM U.SEWARD.
Executive Department, >
Albany, Feb. 10, 184*2. J
Sir?1 have hud the honor tor reefcivp
your communication of December last,
transmitting to me a copy of a la.<v, pas|
sed by the General Assembly of Sv>ulh
I Carolina, entitled, *' An .net to prevent
, the citizens of New York from carrying
I slaves or persons held to service out of
! this Slnte, and to prevent the escape of
: persons chargod with the commission of
i any crime." The communicatio. is
' accompanied bv a pertinent report and !
j by resolutions of the General Assembly !
I explaining the reasons of the enactment.
I The act declares that it shall t:.ke!
j effect from and after the first day of May
} next, and that the Governor is authorised
1 to suspend its operations, upon being
j officially informed that the Executive oj
J New York has bona fide consented to :
j comply with a demand heretofore made j
, by the authorities of Virginia, for the swr- j
I render of Peter Johnson, Edward Smith I
' and Isaac Gansey, as fugitives from jus- i
ticc: and that the Legislature of this |
State has repealed a law passed in 1840,
extending the right of trial by jury, to
| persons claimed as owing service in other
; States, under proceedings before the offii
ccrs and magistrates of this State,
i It seems my duty, therefore, with the
j frankness of communication, which ought j
j to prevail between the several States of?
j the Union, to make known to your Rx? |
cellency as 1 have uniformly, nnd on all
proper occasions informed the State or !
Virginia, that the Executive of thir State j
declined to comply with the leouisition
of the Executive of ^ irgin.^i, referred !
to in cho act of South Carolina, upon the
grounds that the process was deemed to
bo without warrant or authority in (ho
Cdhstituiion of the United States, or in
the laws and customs of this Stale, and |
that nothing has occured since' the de- '
j cision was made to change the conviction j
j then entertained.
Whether the law of this State extend- i
<.? __!
ing the trial oy jury oa uneonsuiuuonni m i
injurious to the State of South?|lijaroiina, 1
or to any other State, is a question. v? hich 1
>roper!v belongs to the LegislatfVerlicp* j
esen to lives of the People, and has hifirlf j
:oinmended to their respectful consider*. *|mH
;on. It dlso belongs to thoni to consider j
Lt least in the first instance, whether the > j
neasure which the State of South Caro- :]
tan has adopted calls for anv action on- - ^
he part of this State. I have, therefore, ^
rcry cheerfully complied with vour Ex- m
'ellency a request by submitting to tho
Legislature the papers you juvolrtmmit*' '.j|3
1 remaia with very high conaider*ii$tv -M
our most obedient servant,
William f!. Sfwapdv j
His Excellency, John P. Richardson^
Gov*^nor of South Carolina.
A little hoy one day, looking up into*
lis mother's face with an air of deep reflection.
asked her why she, instead of ;
Harrying his father, had not waited until:
is grew u;>, and thon married him?
Ticket* tut tided in for town council.
Far Intend ant.
j. a. Ixolis.
Fo/ Wardens, 1
A. r.LUX, ,r
d. s. harllrs,
j. c. VVawwokihi
A. P. JLaCostx.
A voter.
For Intmlant.
I. K. Inous.
rur Wardens.
d. s. IIarlt.k*,
Jv C. VVAnswonrH,
; Gf.q. h. Duxlap,
many Voters.
For tho G-?7.olte.
Ticket proposed for the Town Council*
it the approaching election by
iVANY voters.
For Intendant.
Ma. John A. Inolii.
Far Wardens.
Dt'ncan McNaIX.
Geo. Goodrich.
Franklin Tpinkiu
1 HOit. A. DKtA.i.
Mr. Kuitor.?The followiot ticket tril b
?n at I!i?? uppiuac.ui.g triectioj lof 'lu<iu t.ffl
:crs, Viz:
Fur fitter;J>iht
B Brtax.
Fir Wdi JcJl*
J. A. iNtiLltf.
A BLUR. ,
F. TURMCB. "\.
C. UuoDiilC U. ' #
BY MA*Y YOTRftSL
cueraw price current.
March 1, 1842.
\iiTicr.ks; ; pk? j $ C. | $ ..I
14-el'in market, lb U 3 t>
tticon from lb 5 * J
? ?4'jy retail, . lb* V ? 9
iutt?ir lb 12^ * H
iocsivax lb vS
in tr.ri 11 ir Vlird li
Jufe liopo lb ^'10 a I
*oflbe lb 12^ a n
Cotton, r lb la
yorn, busb ftii ?
'lour, Country, brl a If
'eathers fin wag. none lb a?i a 4i
odder, ludtbs 7 5 a )0'J
ilass, window Rx 10, 5<)fl 3 25 a 3 374
, - 10x12, fiOft 3 50 ? 3 75
iijcs, green lb 5 a
dry lb 10 a
run iOOlbe 5 50 a 6 50
Indigo lb I a 2 54
Uiiio cask 4 1 a 4 5?? ' fcUard
scare* lb 7 a 9
Loathe;, sOie lb ' 22 a 8?.
Load, bar ib 10 a, ,
fjogwood lb IU a ' IJr *
Vlolasscs *7 O. gal 40 a & 59 ?
" gal 35 a 37.
Vails, cut, **snrt?d lb ?| a. , H
, wroughl lb 10 a<. 10
-Jala bush 37 a 46
>il, curriers raj 75 a?
Mk. Edituk* You will please announce
UohV C- D.ivy as a Candidate for th*1 nfifk e
r?r Tax Co lector at the approaching Election .
in October next.
MANY* VOTE Its.
-,~y . . f "'"VS3^H
'ITWc are authorize 1 to *?miuim Mu!c<5?' *? ' *$T
Ii. McCaskill nn a candidate for the office of *
Tax Collector of Inis dJislrtct ul Lite cu<m:ng
election in Oc'oocr next.
January SlsU 1S12.
SJITM CAmttl,. >
Ctir.8 TERFIEI.TI l)l?TKUT.
In the Court o f Ordinary. i J
ELIJAH ARANT, having given "noticA-to**
ute. Turner Br)uii .Ordinary of lito Ihe.
fi cc aforesaid, that fie require* the wi I of IVter
Aranl bee'd. late of the aforesaid District.tb l*v
proved in dut form of Lute. Anil it appearing
to my satisfaction Hail the ffoiie ai.Um or other
log 11 rc}>r?N< utativai of Amom Armt, wtm.
would hnvR L eu entjtind {amongst otiieis) to % '
distribution of lite EstJieot tirttfaiil F-trr Ai<nt .
if In* had dim! iru<i?;.:le, re>irf?*? without (uo
limits of this Sta'.o^?Xotioa i* hereby givj^i trt-?
the said Heirs alifti#ortfht r le?a! reprenorini-'
lives of tie? said Aaron AranL t)<c'd tb'y-#w *
li.-rehy oitvd to ir h??fora mc Turp^t rfiyvn-.
Ordina y ?s afor< sui'd; at a Court oy i>r<Tt<i?iy 10,
f?e holJcu at Clwlsrfi'iM Co*';ri Ho????r. ot*?
Friday, t ho third day of Juno usxt on which ?i?w fcfe*"-.
1 will hear the cxamiua'it0u of uttae*r?* and* \
decide on the validly r' id will.
Given under myhjhud and ?eal cfoffice at C*p*. 5$
teifi ld Co?*.ri fioutc, ifco*$!yt das j#f Feb.
2.
T. CRXAfT.
Or C-. I).
March 2,1S42. 16 fctottfm:.GROVE
AtADEIV.
I E Ulb j ruRiwB oi oaring VJnsvo mtuwJtMBu
5L take'p'easure 111 announcing to tffe public- ' ?
that they have agiin einployod Miff S*.*au M <i '
Alpin t<> take c'largo of aai<l Institution
McA pin ha< taught in eaid Academy three y*iir?k. gfc
and give univors I aati--faction. Said Academy;
ij filoaled near Cedar Hill, N- C, 13 iwhC6vfror%
Wadssboro, ir? one of the most healthy and a.oi'*? * .
uoighborhorjn in '.hi Stat?. * ^
Price of Tuition Per Quarter*
SpJIing, Reading and Writing, $2 50
I'iu^uborc with English Grantmar,
Geography and Phho?opby,
4 00
PiUi.ti'ig ?lv N?edl?? Wotfr 50 eta.
Exetci^eb viUi co.mueaca ua the let Monday ;
in Ahrcb. * 5
Paafdean be hod itx r**oerutble famiUee^at
!- .: i y> to bdollire per month.
. \!'S US'J. J,f p