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proceed to at Elf the sub ch, for the good ol our State, m proper to bring to ymour r-Eiit Ine evr:,tly tol that 'u will jolil m11e in1 ri teartflt thaniks anld praikes it "od, f'or the nua1y aind utntosei-Nd mec e bedowed uponit 8 rt ecople duirhig the pa:1 year. SlIthttigi soeu~l)P portion of our' Staite is trembled henith the sco'r-e of he "Pestilence, w i valikE'th i darktiess AII \aseh bV. ynoondax,"yet we have -' CIuSC f10r tlttliiiniss that We .have.been permitted to enjTo, in] uthe-r - portions, more thain a u.sual daireti ot health; and alt luimg'h we have been called tipon to miurn the Eva% tion and ruin .which moarked the track of the late disastrous 'and in pr.ecedenited flood, yet whrever itt dr. i'tlting effects were not felt, a rich nad abundant ha vest will reward the Tabor of the husbandman. Terrible as has beci the blow to the pi-osperity of our State, by the destructii of crops and bridges on nur water-courses, and as deeply as we sympathize with those ()f out l. low-Citizenls who have suffe0reEd, vet vt are bound to bow stumistsivly- fc, the aillicting rod of our Heavenly Fa ther, and render to him the hotna-e of grateful hearts for whatever mercies He.has seen fit, in Illis wisdom Iand goodness, to vouch.a tf tot us, His dependent creatures. Itgives me pleasure to inf von that the same flourishing cIanditioni of, out different institutioins of L'arlig . noticd in my last Anual Message, till ,continues. The S. nnth-Carolina Colege, under tite judicious and en .gtio management of its able Pres a efficient Copj) Vroesstrs, hus been added durinugt past year the services of Di. ]'yinld' , whose high character, devated piety, n'ud elegant eruiditiomn, ampjly qutaliiy him f'or the exalted statIaitn tob whlie'h lhe has been called, and1 whichi he has - thus thr filled wvithi lhEonort to htimtself, anld usefiiuness to thet Itistitutiont. The Military Academies still give evidence of increasing usefultness, antd bid faiir to stanad as enidtrinig motn.. umrents ofd the wisdom anda i-mtificence't of the State, ini estali slhg SEo en lghrlt ened a plant ofelceemoisynary ede.:ati',-. pendedi during a partt of the past sion fler anid iallI, intCli-tl con etie oIf the prevanlence oIf ylo ver; buit ini ti tuire steps wvill he tken to preven'tt thle disbanding of' the Cotrps, by eneanu, ig m some he'althlv r'egilon, int case this epidemmE shio'uld aigaitn visit thle ct-y. Tiho adilItioni to) lie A rsenal, or dered by the laist Legislature, is cortt pleted; andE, with ithe f'ormer builIitn vw-be oft suflicient capacity to aIccomt date all the F~ourth Chais, ('muy frioti nusiety to one htudred.) The last Legislature authhotize< I thet Trustuosi of' the Southi Carolina Col. lege to build a Chapel, prouvid.ed tha..v did. nolt call upjonh it ,rl mm-'le thani * I0.00)0. Tlhuis bjuihii", so mm-h neetled, has been conitrateEt~ for by the Trnstees at *$22,000, math ~l wi be, of suflieient size. tot aeemamodau~lte ' 1,600 p~ersonsi.. Thie Truteute e-u hav e paid *4,000, (the litrst inistahnent,) out of' the lTuitionh Fmitl. an.1 have contracted tEo pay ~ $0,000 after thle aijurnmen oIf the L egish~iture', mal the balane whn the~ butildinig is completed. You will percu'eive f'rotm this stuatment that thle Le'gislaturte will be otnly called uponlt Ii,r tin u m which it athlorized thle lTrutsteces to use. As tio aptropriationlt u-a made fb r this purpo se, andl as thle TruteesO~, acting uinder the a iutit v given them by the Legislature, have contracted for the paymhent oi thi:it sum af'ter' your' adjournaent, I r'eCom you 01 iake ani approaprintioni to inmeet Sins caiii. Bieforo J leare the subljct of these your cheiiried instituttionis oft learn'hini -the otne which has given to ymur history someo of its brighutest natmes, and, the other, which, althoughth but iti its infhney, beogins to shoi'w its practical utility by giving to the State the s~ ervices of welleductated- genithemen, w ho, but for its mttnificence, mtigut ha-ve grovelled forever in obscuriity... pehrmit me earnestly to invoke for' them a Oeimtinuancee of your' catre ai liberality. 'The Batnk of the State-; accordintg to a Reoport made to me by its P'res4idett, Is in a hiigly pr'osper'ois (olelit an Th'Ele capital is $100,000 mote t hatn last year, T'he capital inu use may) bE' et dlown - - -13-5 ,0 -~y ssed. ances of irried in the I believe that inelit that has been s an over induigence to debtors. I have not 0 to learn, however, that :11)k has sustained any losses fro i cause. In so li 'nstllees a loneg indulgene has seenured tie final pay mnent of the debt, anld ait thle sanle inie cnabled tie ereditor to SecrelC a Conllopetei.nce to his f1inniily, WhenL tIhe sudblen calling in of tle delts would inite resulted inl heavy losses to tle 131unk, and brouglt 1etin anld banik. ruptey upon the debtor. It is mnuch inore creditable to the inainageniient o'this Iisti ot ilit that it shild laivet er red inl this.' piutieular, that it shioul have proved a relentl:ts cred it or, b y Ihreing'sle s~i of't' pprty at a Inlinus sacrifice. It any real almses do exist, they ought, most iner Many Ill he Peferned. The evtistiece of Ilien in a s.ystti is no proo' thIt theY Inr incidenit to it, or that the ss tei itself is a bad one. The Charters of many of the Private lian . reabout to eXjiire; and inl all probability application will be iinade to youl for a. renlewal of thenl:. What ever nay lie thought of the policy of 1 the Blanking Systenm, we, e the iestion of its inti-4letionl Iiing1t us filf tie first tiiie inade one thiing is certain, it is M) coinletth3 inlterwoven itselIi t') all our hal .i :s of bin-Aies.i that to ab:indon it IIow,% would greatly cinibar rasS, I lie comilllerecill illitc.an6d proba Illy briig riiill oil tile colliitry. It per ba-;i would lie wise to re charter them all; yet soine check oght to Ie laced ipion them. I know oi no better thaii a stroig 11au1k of the State. 'lier argiinnent, irn liivor of' its re echarter is the anooilt of taxes it saves to our citizens. .Duri.ng.the past. year. as 1 hve alread1y sta ted, its proits have anuounted to $27IQ725, whhli of i courl, has releived o'ir people of that ainiont ofl ) i taxation. 1lot above A otherl reasons why vyo so11ild renew its Clharter, the l et that. tie h ono of the State is pledgedl ti it snOhud have g4rea:ter inihlienee withl' you ha lin vay lthing else. Wilen tle Fire Il m Iow-s were neta t 'id in Eiiglaind by ' C) v * IL' . -, e*. . - llS it wotild ap pear tlat a re'iisal to re-hiarter this llanik, at leas't tuitI these Ilnds are Ii II;irlIated, would iIIvoIvi- a viio'.It';In df the > ledges, alle'et thle cired it, and tarni ih I honor iotf the State, whliebi everyv Caro inI i hloul reganid as .sa.ced aIs his mi~ W"~Iahou inain~ig a po-iltive rec'o iiiend-iiin on the subljt et, I sugge'st i le er' it woob noii t lie wise. iiinder cxisting 'irearnlistances, to inicease the capital of flue Ihnik ot'f the State. Thle great iin tcr'ese of aill kuils of hliiinies-4, ca-ed by our ll iOds, enhli her adlditioinal lh.inkinig Capital. Sonie of' thle la rge iiiuiiibrefting e'stablisiientfs whicb have heeii1 great Iv ciiiln iaaied i luiller the 'ast siininrer ir thei, want of' 1ianiI is very genieraI oni tIs subljet'f. Noi dlioubt this state iif thIingis wiil poi luie Ihank-. Now, as4 the leniikinig systenii it not bie wise to, appihrriatt at large paii iof it to lhlt Si atei, anid thlus ini a meas':urei re' toir peocple brun laa:aitiin. hlu a stiU s4trongert' reas~on ihr ain in ir'lal' is to. 'give it thei. j iwer ofI actting as a check up on t he lpri vat e I mks Th'ley are cer tainly :ineh to tie droniie. ouii, the~ ft'intation tio exiiandi their ticiunc, andI thu'siit incase thir pr'otits is aluist irrietsisftilet. S"'enl e'xp-m-i 5itiis causie all kindst of proper i ~to as-i 35 sOuie a fict itions valt, anid te whole i eiintry iois riot in the wvihiest spe'(i. laitioins'. Scenies of. g.reat d ist rcss a I. ways thllow lsuch li. h~siu hee moreli' ter'rib I e tsmhoeni calling in of' the dtlcs. andi tIhe tiiitraltii of thet it I eyn its vahlit', and1 a t'rifrae tiiii far belowv. Eveni fte price of .mar gr1eat.i' tap le cain bei allfeetei b y thle liiiksi' ribising' to lend imaner fretely, andl thus seiuily injurie the laniter*. 'There shli b be liI ~ so~inim chieck uptin this ioiienise, tis fiearfuil pow~er. I lioow that g'riat tear's arc enfter iihed as t; ft' pliti cal piwer wichl a stroing Hailktif flhei Stte woibl wiel -bit these ar'e i''ther iinmgiinary thiani real, if'youi wvil refleet that it wvill bie entirely und et' ft'e itro i ofthle I egis lattire. Its 'llicrs are elec(tedl ainoal ly, and of cour se coul d lie reumoived if. tiuund exert in an' oy iinfliunce at vari Imelo withb t'he trote int e rest ofl t he 11eo pile. All the alrgonntsltii which gil ti) usta blish' onur fears thfat a ('orrupijt iing ill [ll'tince iiiighut, he exereiciIei poin thle Politics of the coun try, woiuld eqhial ly ipply to) priv~at~e l~iik s. I f there is my real danliger ofl such' iniauences't' fitomn noneylt'~ed mi on' plolie's, it is ihr better haot they shloiuld lie liinder the ciintrotl of' the Stat'e, th'an that t hey sho iihl coot roul tHank~ il'ennilacllipi r- en Ire. deem r-ease the State, so as 1g iinfluence, pru you should grant iy private Ilink with a cient size to give such inl No Bank Mhotild be wvith n capjital beyond a iniil i of dollar1s. -The Lunatic Asyluni, am1 cbaritable Ilstitition so creditable to the iulimianii ty of* the State, demands your special. care aid attention. .Iinstice retilpires that I shol again report to you not only the aid in ira ble order of its arrange. ment, but- the devoted attention of its oflicers to the delicate and laborious duties they are called upon to perform. A memorial from lie Directors of the Smth Carolina lust itute is here with transinitted, to which I ilvite your atteitioni. 'hiis liistitite establi'she I Cor th fie eneoirageliint of' all the ilndius trial pursuits of* the country, was in Corpora-ted by till aet (f the Legis1a tlre il 1850. was heldpre viouls to its inlcor-porationl, And two Since that time, which have given a most gratifying1 Cvidteice ofits u-eess in promotiIg the igreal oiject lmr Which it was established. Whien we reflect h1ow fer behintid our State has been in the great race ot the imnprove'inenit of the fnechtnio arts, the exhibition of i~ehaiail skill and ingenuitv, wliicl thefair.v of this Institute have devel Oped, must lie a1 source of pride anld sat isfrietionl to evry olie who has the real interests of his country at heart. ley have cel showl that there wls 11o wiait of talent or elerigy oil the part of our iineehalnics. but. that it oily re (lired some stinhulant of ihis kind to spring it ilto lit.. These e'x hibitions are comnivii to nil those States which have been most remarka ble for their inprovements in tile ite chanic arts, aid have reeyived the par tieular patroluage 4f their Legislatures. This hIstitut ion has been established by tile private elterprise of its iund ers. to etieet a great public ood; and while it relects credit tpon their piblie Spirit, deserves your patronage. Since it was tIbunded. the-, articles oflle.red, far exhibition have beent zo ninimeirous. th-t no hall canl be Cohind orsliflicient eapavi ty 1.i coiiin theni. The Iecessit y of buildiii- anot her has induced thei up emn you.lihir aid to coustruet it. By gir. ing this aid you adopt the most e'iiliglt ened'l pilan oif eniouiraging all tile iind us tri:.d pursiits of the couitry; but more particularly tle iicclianiic arts, which have heretolire beeti so iich neitleet vd. Encou-rage yomr ownu m echaic.1 lby briigitig tle results of, their taleit. a4n1 eliterprise iito noatice, anl it uaill he seeti that our. State will rival any oit her in usefuli ill provenielits. Veg lect themi and on wilhlfild that ther and award0':d. The Attirtey General, at tny re liest. ha l iraw u a1 report in the si ieart of- I ~risonsii iad ,lrisaonl Disei. pahie.. to whiebhe ha lus taddled ai report *in 'iie C.rbinail l La1w. As it conitains impor~ttui t sug~gest ionils. I hrwithivul trns init anal inivite you atnittenition to it. W\ithiaait prteintaltg tat enter Ibtlly upon01 the siubljectt, I will state a fl'w reaLm' illoi show~ tere outi.It ta lie ai chiinige ini the nitiingernien t of' I'ris ens, amid also ill the iann~iter ot exe TIhiere is no0 proisiion mlniae ir tile se'parattion (it lie aldieit classes of pirisonris. The youeth whoa fhr t he lirst tiune hias been'l coinvieda of some sitiall aaffence., ta dipo in~iam the have so1 slutary Zim etheet as to brinii abouidt his~ rlbrm~l'iain. if lef't alaile tea Ite~ workinlgs ofi hlis o wni' c'ulsit'nce, is eaniliniled wi thI the hi adetied lelon, amil, iif courste, suiec'te~d to his peict'1iouts iinflietnct. Thle dettor, whol is perhallily ierdled with the f'lon m aal tirihnerer. iioad tist, arevtlt ati his ic tateCI of thiiing . mannuler ofi l'xecut iioiti A Il pd/ie x eeltiluns lire dlaimoralizinr ti the com liuityt, andl tiil toI produhice ihe eft'h I A tiorid curlaisityv caillects thou s:iunis tigtherci toi witnecss thlemt, iad whethe rim inaill is biroughit fhrthl ihr texecuion 1, thle natutral symlpathies of' lie cro(wtd (on1veil him into IiC)iia er or tma~rtyr. TIhuis, tmuich miore of' pity hani terror is inire i 'd byv the ex hiiio i n. )r where, lby frenetiet re ('rree.W they(~ beci finn ~iliaur, fr'omi somze strange pi~ervesity of fluilail In tu re, ai vuilgar iagst e is inlspiaretdf ir t hem, wahichi is revoltinag to whoiess. It is a fiiniliair filet, thait duintg thle hieign ot lierrml'ra nceinh ta, wahen t he srleests of I 'ar'ia wer'e floin g withI th loo lttd of' Innom cenI t iim s, thle piopulIace actuat~l iy chaiored fir mortie exceiut ions, when) each indaiviahi was not sure hut that his hlead~ woui lie the iiext to be biroiught to the guillotine. If' it. is intelided tao strike terror to thle heatC at' the muilt itudae, biy witnessing exeeu lions, the veiry putblicity of' themia letfeats this eda. A\lc morel' nf tar rair woibl bie inispaired liv the kinow!. Lxlge, that at the tolling 1f' ia bell. a'r somleI 0 oher' sigt nal, a huinan bin g. within the niarr'ow comipass of his Zel I, was laililetd in to t'etriity, on mistiaih iln his last dark momentcils liy hie symp iatlhie's of a sirrrounading maul Lititale. I t'the l'unishm en)t o f W\lhipin~g is o lie coiitiniie.l, that, too, wvere beiitter lone ini priiate. I daaiht, exceediingly, iwwevter, thle prophritty o f' this mio de of' tillishmet inne ani ity Ci rteilnstanlce. a'ef brmaitian iiofi the ciulpi it, (one of~ he ii nmortati ends o~llS(f on iuninij ) i p o teforinaton can 'be blilt, .9 let6 in his herit, it is enifrely extin. guishcd by the degradation of a pub. ie w, hipping. It he is already har dened in crime, and lost to all sense of Shiaie, no other effect - Is produced uipo him beyoid the physical pain in. flicted by the lash, 'I think that the general feeling of our people is de cidedly opposed to this modeof pun islment; so inedh so,'hat it is exceed ingly dillicult for the Exceutive to re sist the carnest appeals and powerful influences brought, to beAr upon him, either to remit or change it. By a joint resolution of' the last Gen eral AssenIbly, it .was requested to COrmni IIIlente with the Governor of Georgia on the subject of tile "ob. structions to commerce and inter. course between the two State's, and to take such other steps as would lead to a fill exposition and uniiderstiidin fif the rights of all parties concerned, and to a frank aid frieidly settlenent of' the whole matter." On the 6th of May, I addressed a letter to his Ex cellency (overnor Cobb, in necord IIIee with the spirit of the said joint r sollution, and recIuiested the A ttor y Genieral to look ito tle mitter, and) repurt to m1 what were th.w leg II rights ti' the parties concerned. I have received as yet no direct re. ply from Governor Coib.--My let ter to him, together with the 'corres poidenlce between the Attorney Gmn ('ral and the J-ecutive Secretary of' Georgia-the statemtiit of' the Atteir. ney General, andi e result of his le'gal Iivestigationis (f the caise, eini. bodied ill the ierIII of a leport, ie all herewith transmitied. I think it, however, proper to state, that the cliestion of the bomdaries between the two States is host much of its interest at present, sinieo an i ar. rangement Ia, heeni Made iy the I'residenlit of the 1uh-Carolina ail rload Compaiy with the city author. ities of Augusta, by whichI a free pas sage across the Sav'annah river is zceiired to the Conpany. It gives 1111D pleastire to infrim y-oi that the iRail Roads of our Stite are rapidly prgressing. The Columbiha- and Charlotic Riai Rload, aid tihe King's Mountiiain Road, are coimpleted Althoungh heavy damages were sustained by the Greci nille loadR from the late fre.hmet, they will sooni be repaired, and, mider the cnergetic mian ageieit of its i resident and Direct. 01rs, will cre ong. be completed -The Manehicster Ittnd is also progressinmg rapidlv. Already do we see the po tent etEteet of-thcse loads inl develop. ing the. resources of the State, and spiringing into life tle energies of the people. The prosperity which fbi lows in their track is longer proble matical. IXvingTzwitnesses of it are al1.ar1ound us. , tYet this graild Sys. teml, which is to brhiigi - - h-r "dii)-s Perity to< eergize into action b e mii . wd e~-w o nl ffcts, the mutist be '~~~~~~ it'i('Jnli'' f ti'( to . of the West is easily be f'ted, by puring a liberal anid enilighltenedts policy towards thiemi -a pobiey wvoi-th liof thme age ini whiiebi we live. The goldien . opporituniit y to comnininid this trade is wit hini ren.i 'hm:n-iters hamre been grantt ee b y the sevenal States through which it wvill pauss ifar thme Blu lo Ir''l, whi'h is toi criss thle Iliu Gap, ami extenid thriouighl Clayton anud Fransuklin to Cal ville ainlI l iton lilad. TJhrough'd knoxv'ile ai commuflnientioni ill be 'p~'ee with Iicinnaii iti. (as a ebarit cir lias beeni grantied byv 'I emilesseef' ir a l'4):unl to time 'entulc'-k line, and14 a C4on ianyv is faIrmd in Keintucik i to c'airr' it oni tol C.ininnaiti.) A roInI is now m0 pro~gress to) co imeeit C7alhioui with ICh Iatanool ga. Frioim C'hatanioopIg ito emiiplis~., ii 04t1nd liss ilj'einl ('Ilaiiee(ts5 it wuih NashivilleI. A ro ml is aso about11 to be iionde betweeni Nash. ThI ou wtill pereivye thiat if' thle lue fliidge moend i' built. como~ii(i'n-im at Aiiolersoni C'ourt flouse andi exleli. img to ('alhounm, (Cha~rlestoii will lie coni with C'ininniati. lint wvith \leiiiphis aniid 3l ississi pp i rier.aid at a dIi'tance t'i tim eaichi Itheir, equ al toi the ent irme 1breadthI of'P Tenneesee, iind inear'ly o ne-thlird of' K~entuicky. All the iiniinenise trade whiichi thle MIississipipi aind its tibut a r'ies biig to this iIlOotant pinit, to gether' withI that of' the f'ertile reignins Ii tiogh wvhih thlese roads amid thir I 11111neri' ius feeders'i' pals, inusf. find its outmmlet throuhgh Charlekston,. At. a single ghme(e youilii umst perceivye thle isiagnifi. sicidah poliicy in ourii Staute, not to se e'ure I his gigattic ' commitee now~t that it is wvit lini its r'eac'h. But ti securei' it, lhe ILegislatunre imust sublscrible li bei'al ly. So great a ire the adulvantages it presen('itMs, sgreaut thle prosp erityV whichlt it will lbring, the State e uld4 well af fordt alone to build this onily' link which < is n14 w wat'sin g ini this mnIghty' chai. H ut thr is14.1 no caill thri this. (CInuales. ton, I ams~ iintbrmi d1, will suibscilu halI' aLli i iniin, anid e've'n. ore, if iiecs iy Eogh hass aliready b eeii sub-i 'ib ed ini N oirth Caruolina to securie the t !iart'r of that St ate, aind Tlennecssee, by her general systemi of' Iiberality to lien roads, give's i8.000( pci' nile.. As I l..eply) intercestedi as all thIese States ire ini this grnd~ schemeilit, 11one arc so 1 'leep ly so as Soumthi Carol ina. I there. y lore recoonii iiend~ t hat, you sublscrible a m~il1on ofI dIollatrs to this road, ori eve I'l m ore, if it- he~ nec'essar'y to col ete it. Eveni if' thle btock niever' paid a dlollaIsr 6 If iliterest, it would lie a juiious ex. I 1)end1i tur ion ('thlie part of the ILegisla uire. Bait from the th't that it munstd i it ably bv the d s en : thio..o.. ... ave ntgtwdum d of the Ia'get StatotintI I pass,- toigether wth the lni amount of travel, Which from the post tion it will command, there cannot be a dobt, but that the stock- will pay n heavy interest,'and thus make the itn Vestment a profitable oine for the State. And if we add to this consideration tI.c ftet that it. will increase greatly the bUSiKness, and consequently the profits of the roads already built, in which the State has ai large amount of stock, you will soe a still further inducement for tfstering the enterprise. I trust that no sectional feeling will be broutght to bear on this questioi. It is a great State matter. It is true that the interest of Charleston will be more promoted than iny other section of outr State, but tile wealth which will be poured into her lap, will be radiated throughout its entire extent. There is also, I believe, a project oin toot to extend the Charlotte Road so as to comnand a portion of this trade. These two projects cannot interfere with each other, and therefore ought not to be considered antagonistic; but rather assisting each other in carrviia out a graind plan fit' improvenent. When applicatioii is made for assist Ance to extend this road, the saile lib) (1rality ought to be extended to it. The State cainiot expend too mitch mlioney in the construction of Rail Rloads, providing they arc judicious/y loci/ed and econiunica/ly built; ter eve ry dollar will be returned tiur-fild to the citizens by the advantnges they af 1ird. Nor will it he necessary to tax the people thr this pturpiise. Borrow the moe(', .and the roads themselves will soon paY the inlterest, ald gradually li iuidate the debt. ii pursuian'e of Act ofthe last Legis. hiatuiv, the eState G. ventio imuet at the appo-inted tie. The proceedings of that. body, together with the expen. ses imeLtiurcl, are herewith transmitted to you in accordanice with its request. Perhaps there iever was a body as seibled iunder circumstinces ot so mu11ich emirntrassncit, and whihl called 1ihr an exercise of such prudence, s-I gacitv, id devoted patriotism on the part. of' its members. The saine cani scs of* complaint against the Federal Governmeni,'t which caled it into life, still existed in till Force. No evidence had been given that its onward pro gress towards a consolidated despotisn was staved, or- that ainy barrier had lien cre'ted against that tide of' fianati cisim, which, with fearful rapiditv, was still rolliig iward, 1 threateniuig the overthrow of the iistitutiinls t the Souit h. No security was afilrded us that we shouild not Ahrever remain in a state of vassalage to the Federal Gov ernmiient, lainiig far beyontd iiour just priportioni of its expeises, and receiv iig tetr ILss than oir share ot'lie bene' tit of its expenditure. Ntr-( I ie. licitlhat,-inf Eling'e has taken liee ir the feeligs and oiiioiis of the [eic plciof our State. Ai alimiost universal mog desire to) redress them, pre vailed. lint discord and party Attife, whichl have blasted the success of mnany a gloiou ens cause, had raised its head among ius, anid paralyzed our strength. O ne piarty' blieved that the time had1( come whleni every' consideration of pu iheyv and duty r''quired that the State shohi~e act, even thsoughl it shouild stand auline. Anlo ther' party believed the separate act ion of' t heState would lbe ruinous, and thait thle co-operatmion of th~e other Southern States, whose inter ests anid destiny were the same as oil's. coulds andis would be obhtajined. No loublt liut t hat bothIi part ies were lion e'st ini t heir con victions, that the poliev' recononilreiided iby each, woulmd i'edoud toi thle wiel bemef c ou' State. Th'le d is prod needs thle bitter('est parlty1 fecel ing.-. Aidi the ('onvu'llsive throes ot' this lierice stri te, t he qjuest io n of' our wrong" amid cceomisin danmgei's shioutld have uni tedh ini e.!seLst boinds, cotmpi~letelvlprros triated and p aalyzed, not, by athe force amid polwerm of the enmym, bhut by the'ir own inxte'rnal strifecs. It 'was too plainlv seen thaet anyv actioni uinder existiing c'ir c'tlm stance('s, cotuhl end in not.1hing else hut self-~destiructtiin. Alaniv a boild anud gall an t he'art, t hait hai ne'eir qutiiled be'thrie thle po we'r of the Federal Gzov. ermu'ent, grewv fhint at the proespeu't, od shruntik from thle thought of' civil striite'. Thie people hlad, byv a large mailjority, r'ssed theuirm verid'iet. aginst sceperate (Leces5,ioni, il theI election which hail been r''eent ly bid forItc leers to au Soth ern Conigress. Undel(r t hese ci r. -tustances, thhe Conven 1'ii n 11 net. Th'ie in 1y eonurse which wisdom and pat riot sm coul d suggest was piuirsuied, nanme. y, toi heal the wounds which haid late y b'en inficteid, and re-unlite the State. enni [but ciongraitultie you on lie hap. 'y r'esuilt. Tihe uiembers of' t hat Comm. 'en tion, actuated b'y a spiri t worthy > tihe pealmiest days of ou' Connon. sealthb, deterine iud to bumry all bitter 'eelinigs whi ch hail been geniei'ated by lie late conitest, and1( act withI an eyec iiigle to athe good of' thle State, under' lie ci remnustanaces which t hent exist ed. 'or' dci I thIinik, ini ('lectimng thids great ,b jeict, that aniy saicrillee (if pm'iniciple vas. inivoilved. Th'le principles which myve ever been held dIear amiongst us, vere niot oinly re-atliineid, hut set firth n theo solenI a ihrm of' an Ordinance. lint. sincerely as I feel the gratitica. in oi (f annllotneinig to you that the tate has bceii united, I must call up en you to remiemb er that our safet~y 11ns not yet bieen sectired. Thelx storm thiiebi, one day oi' ot her, is destined to emrst upeon us, is still brewing. TJhe reat tnatulre of' time Ctiompromuise,I diich induced our sister Southerni lautes to accept it, has been openly icolatedi. hii one oif time Nor'thern ~tates, the Fugitive Slave Law has eeni taillIified; anud in all thme tthers it lint a dead letter. A brtutal muir er (if a slav'e-haolder has bmemn the re nlt, of' ant attempt. to reclaim a slave t , 0ens ess ae~lviify verg lieolxit which can be ii'd to update on putblic opiilon is put in actioli agiitt our istitiltioshft. Even that powerffil weapon, the literature of the country. is employed to direct its polished lnt poisoned shafl against them. It is true tL.at notlihig has bei done by Congress, sice your iast Session, lgailt which we cani complain. Judging, however, from the elements which are ut wik, and I'rom he histo. ry of the past, we camnot hope that this cesseantion from - hostile acts against our Iistitutions will bit of long duration. Airmid all our prolperity, and the still -greater prosperity whi-h We would enjoy If left alone, the heart siekens att the contemplition of that fierce fiaiticism which is tt work, mid which Ii.ngs like a pall upon our fiu tiore. Ilowever strong may be my coi victi6ns as to the propriety of an ti. tempt. to stay the comig storm by the separate action of the State; am.d however deeply I may deplore the de cision to which our peop!e have come upon this sulject, God forbid that I should fim inlto a flaime the expiring embers ,t' party strife, hy now recom ieiding it to you. Our destiiiy, fbr weil or thr woe, is connected with the W ale o outh. Further aggressions (Which wIll surely Come) will convince omui* sister So:thern States thut the institutioni Igoi which not oifly the prosperily of tle South, but Republi cnnisn itseif iepends, is no oloner safe i) the linion,. Then we 1a111y hopC t hat they will rise in time nmajes ty ot their streingth and spirit, nd, ins con1jilnctiol with us, either ihrce our rights to lie respected in the Uinion, or take our plate as a Southermi Confd. erney amongst the niations (f tle earth. in th111 miie:.timeil, let us unite, heart and liand, in carrying mit those great schmes of internal imiprovement. by which t lie wealth and resources of onur State will be dveloped, anid thus give it. all tlie power and strength of which iL is enpiable. JOHN H. MEANS. THE' S lT11li H NINER1. Sumterville, So. Ca. JOHN T. GREEN, EITOR. TUDSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1852. r The Govermor's Me.-sage which we publish this week, is of such lengith as preclude our usual variety. We have no space even to offer a comment ipol it. _ia Ou r Legisl1ature is at work buit as vet theilj roceedings -are -dernid of interest. In our next we will give a full summary of their doin Charleston Marn'ket. CuiA HLF.sOn, Nov. 27ti, 1852. Coros.-We give the following quolttations as the, current rates at the cl -se of the markemt yesterday: In. ferior ti Goo Ordinnrv8 as8 ; Mid diling to Goond Middllinlg 9 a 9 1.4; Mfiddlinig F'air 9 1-2 Fair a Fully Fair 9 5-8 a 9 31.4. Alarsas. of Fire. Oil Moniday mlorninig last abiout eight o'clock uri citizens were alarm. ed byv the cry of fire, which wasi found toi spea i-om a buiilding in Washinig toni street oeenipied( by Mrs. Dovm. There was a rushi to the spot, and1 lie fire which was confinied to the fur niture of' a baed-steadI was promiiptly extiinguiishied. 11114 it been allowed to progrecss one half our village would have been laid in ai-hes in a few lhou.s. Stens.. MMil Blowvas Up. ( n Monday 22nds instant the b)oilers of the Steam 'Saw Mill belonging to T. J1. Coomi.As, near our village, ex plod~led teairinig the buiildinig to pieces mid inistantly killing one negro and~ wouninig two others so severely that they died in the course of a few hours. There were two or thiree white meni presenit whlo escape I withI broken limbs aind sever-e bruises. We seemi to haive thllen witin the past week iinto a chap ter of acicits thec end of which we have not vet ieatched. Terrible Casuenfty. As the passenger train from Charles 11)n was paussiing over the road a short distance beyond the WVateree oni Fri. day eveninlg last the trestle work ever i inarrow creek gave wvay and1 a scenle [if wreck and ruin took lace such as we have never hitherto been enlled up. in to describe. Theo tender was thrown froim the embankment aind comn. iletely upset, and the remainder of the rain ruishintg into the chlasmi, several >f the ears were dashed ini pieces againlst lie tiimbers of the trestle-work. The >asse-nger car, which wvas filled with assenigers, aiid among them many ha. lies, thouigh imucht shattered, was stilj n a measure preserved from the ieneral wreek, but the car which' im nediately preceded it, was hurled vio ently against the embank ment upon he opp~osite sideo of the creek, and the 'w passengers who were within it reroeoverwhelmned by the lumber. >oxes, iron, and trutnks, which were riven uipoin thiemi as the car phmnged ini .n almost per''ndi~tar position into t e of~ tas r~re ate comupatilfars n -ie~ among theWWorge CHAULEIS MAYrmAwNr, 8'A*" LY and IzxrY B. D Distriet, were, tihe t ly and the latter slightly IICIAaD SINLETON . was scarcely breathing r:d exp d seconds. A grandson il him had already been eniv - Several others were mer jured, but we are happyt r all the wounded are doing wel No blame can attach toim tor in charge of the train as t work had been passed over -ut hours before, in perfect heavily loaded traii. We are fearful that oterl -- fate is yet unknown, have peii4ia i the wreck. We are informed by of the passengers that there wre foreigners on board the car whom 44t. saw no more after the accident occure They were probably in that portio the car which was utterly deinoish and no doubt their bodies sunk n the creek where the aceident occurred and were swept away. Ole Carry wne Back. Our rea kers probably remember that m6111e two or three years sincesun IZr ; tempt was made to arrest a couyle bfii, nIgiroes Ellen and David Crafts,1be longing to Dr. CO.LuSs of Macon,G wih had taken refige in Boston. Sub sequently Ellen Crafts the heroinei .4 the story, was run off into Canada ant "*a) finally made her escape into Englaht where she played quite a distinguish part in the World's Fair under the e cort of the Chairman of the executi coT"mittee, who abandoned sofU the loveliest of his own countryIwded to net as cieerone and gallant to an capled slave. - Since that period however Elct admirers have grown weary-of ti at tentions5, and she of her liberty, aim 1 the conclusion of the whole ma t t hat she has piaced herself, volunt ar in the service of an Aimerican geintl man and lady travelling in E on condiion that they will r * to her owner. Here's a nut for the Abolitcrni crack ! We recommend to ntIET lBFrIIF.R STowS a romanr - ed pot f Aet," cOntilaling t67"1: tures of Ellen Cnift'n'iidlhordi untary returs so slavery.; m. wo a suffetient commentary upn fp I Iligler Law plnlosoihy and bthei' p~hi lanthropy of the nineteensth The War uposa lea Both in Austria and Spal l'owers that be " arA out inop against4 the wearing of beard ''ur own country, as we learnrl ho st i demI~onstrations have been nime certain stump orators against he e 1 vation of goatees, .imnperials, an rican ornaments. The Queen of Spain has reduced her fuull bearded sibjets " from ro', ed consort down to the mean'd e'st muleteer, to whiskers of theoimal lest dimensions, and an imperil d.d - cree, issued from Vienna, has left th 4I subljects o.f the Austrian Emperor with snmroth famcs. We muszt confessj a slight .pencienat tor a fu'll and flowig beard iUnless t ~ quality of Birmingham cutlery (so~cl-k ed) should meet with a decided W provement. "Sharp razors or' o h~eardls "~ such is our motto. 1Ye.n~s: ' confess we feel our beard -and ourh both curling when we hear some bray-:~ ing incomipoop, whose inforrration does: not extend to the customs and coay tumes of the times of his~ the,' - ' launching out in ignoran nf~e~)~~s ~ ridicule of the long and gy a~d~ of oriental origin that b pear among us. Their el@~j 4it i ' and sarcashm arc truly lau i~1ble.A > cut of the beard which has exist nearly six thaousamnd years, andbe handed down by an illustrious line' ) Patriarchs, Sages, Philosophers, Poets,;~ Warriors and Kings can scar-cely b& " - rendlered ridicnlous by the sarcasm~ - a brainless witling or the bufbouodr a blockhead. We will stick "to heard as long as it adheres to usa shall always suspect the individual o being influenced by the perquisites Z ' a barber's-shop who mnakcs witty waY~ aginst a time honored beard. antiguity is on the side of theogoateo.e- ~ vulgarly so cal led--royaltyseema td j go against it. Democratic and~kn~lj~ institutions are certainly at varianeof The " gudeo man " of the Quecnh oa Spain will get-we don't knowwi if he don't get shaved.:aecording t" ~ the royal decree of his better half, bu~ on our s1ie of the water don't on~ wives blow off steaum when we France.' The Judges and Pecst" thec diff.rent dejpaimencmts ar