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n ip of busy lifi't
^ I Brtrai t of a letter from u gintlnnan in Co-
l lumbia, S. ('. to hit friend in the House of
♦ ! Representatives of the Legislature of Geo.
■ “I herewith send you the Governor's Mes-i
'saerc. The people are dreadfully excited!
GEORGIA LEOIHLATl'tlE.
IN SENATE.
Friday, November 28.
CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.
On motion for n reconsideration of the
I nation will he railed—If so, the law will he ^iHto lay oil’ the State into seven Congres-
t.-ldeelnred n nullity, and South Carolina !ln( j sional Districts—
tentiarj system ' .' ' ! tlm United State* will bo fairly at is»uc.‘’ Mr. BLAIR observed that lie was the in-
prcparatiou for the press. " c win eoin-
tnenec its publication ns
blc.
'mFliVkHCEVILLE, DKC. s. I l J IP subject of the Tariff the Legislature!
not ten so. I 9th jdrppst certain thaiaCon-
The debate on the abolition of the Peni-
be untlerstood, he said, to say that we were
rb sis prncticn-
1 Sooth Carolina.—AVe lay before our rea-
i ders so much of Gov. Taylor’s message ns
Penitentiary.—'The hill to abolish Pcni- relates to the all-absorbing topic—the Tariff.
tentiary confinement, has be n rejected, and | Eztractfrom th« Message of Governor Taylor to
tin Legislature of South Carolion.
It becomes now my painful duly, to roll your atlnn-
tinn tn tin- net of nonpros* of tho United Htotes, pa«.
•ierl nt i's last Session, usually Henominaied din Tarifl’
law, wliirh fins produr-cl suen prentexritcmenl and dis
1n.1v throughout the Southern Stales The Senate and
House of Representatives of this Htato, ham, more
than once, dec lured, that iho power toonacl sueh laws,
ductivc of the benefits that were anticipated, j wn * n«'«r given t° congress, by tho consiinuion. I
During the HlSL '“ n ^'"" 'J 1 ® hc the d',tv°wo ow^io Iho pe^pTe’"?’^^' possessed of sufficient talent and capacity,!
lie made, it is the duty of every citizen to! !«■ b«„u. by congreu. •• ndaUbtr-" ”“ b
, 1 1 , ate, palpable, and dangerous azetreise of other vow
speak Ins m ild. |.r« not granted by the compart.- Heform, and nut
Me have been always opposed to the sys-1 Revolution, being our object, how Rhall wo main
tom—we arc still so. Nothing that has f.ill-i ■hi' derlaration, 10 as to remove din evils of this
the Legislature are now anxiously engaged,
in devising plans of reform. We wish them
oil the success, the vast importance of the
subject merits. Vet we have our doubts,
about the result—We have always been op
posed to the whole system, from a belief, ho-
ncsth entertained, that it would never be pro
hopes of the passage of such a Will at pres
ent, but should vote lor 11.
Mr. CRAWFORD of Columbia, obscrv
ed, that this lull was mvi r thought of in tin
State of Georgia, till they were thrown into
that state of feeling and excitement winch
had prevailed through the Male. The peo
ple, he remarked, have hail a fairexperimcii!
of the districting sv-lein. They have thor
oughly tested it, and have disapproved of it.
troducer of that hill, and he would state his | U,. „ould a * k l|)e s tatc lvas MOl u |,|y rep-
reasons, uhv he thought it should pass. He j resented under the general ticket system!
viewed it, he said, ns a matter of conse- 1 if it iS) if wc havesucceded well so far, why
piener to the State, and ns a matter of right,. not n . t . lin that sv , t( ,,„, as ,he most prefern-
that it should pass. He believed that we 1 blc 1 One gentleman had stated, that the
v erc not fairly represented, 1.1 the State, un- population was receding farther west. AVhetli-
dertlic general ticket system. He would not, or receding or preceding, Mr. C. said, it was
matter of perfect indiHep'iice with him.
not fairly represented in point of ability.—| Bltt does not that very circumstance defeat
He would impeach no member of Congress j ,|„. argument of the gentleman 1 Is this an
ir point of qualifications, or talent. In that objection, 1oo , made by the gentleman re-
rtspret, be believed that wo were ably repre- aiding i„ the western' part of the State;
vrnted. lie thought the present members in w | )ere in th(! cnilr , „ r o y , lmv w ,11
Congress were men of respectability, and | | lt . a |,| e t0 bear down all those living j„ the
ctss. But lie would usk every gentleman to
riflect on the unfortunate situation of our
country: the broils and contests that had ta- j
wo maimimi I |,eu place, lie would usk if we bad a fair
on from gentlemen in the late debate in onrj {'"'-bon,h.,,1 to pat dmvnthe uiurpntinn : I nniwer I npportunity to know wluit was transpiring
hv nvcr y rnp an «tFordc*«l uh by tho Constitutions mid hi Congic^s, and w briber the nitormation
Lnw * RuHme njjain tlmt thoio ln\v« ni subjects of importance, was sufficiently ■
'* yn " r , . n '!. dn ‘1 dilfusfd throughout llu* country so that every '
Legislature—nothing that we have seen of
the experiment that has been made here—
nothing that we have seen of the experiments
that have been made in other States—nothing
that we have read on the subject of proon
’.sciplino and its results in Europe, has had
the least tendency to shake our convictions,
that the whole rysteni is wrong:—wrong in
principle—wrong in practice—and injurious
in its results every where.—It is wrong in it.*
fundamental principle, and must of course he
so in everv thintf else :—for, its object being
reformation hv punishment of the offender,
it begins at the wrong end ot the thing alto
gether. Instead of devoting so much eare
and time and money to the detection and
punishment of crime, after vicious habits are
formed and cannot he controlled, the attei -
tioa of onr law-givers should he directed to
the prevention of crime, Ivy preventing the
formation of those habits that inevitably lead
to the commissioirof crime—-Our doctrines
arc all embraced in a few words.—-The fol
lowing brief extract from d//>s "Weight's pn-
liburato opinion, dint being unconstitutional, thev I , , . r * , J \ v *»*
bind not th* people of the State of South Csiolinn. n an cou,a have acc, ss ,0 ,hllt information, 1 known tlmt
( atnr these !)«•* liiriiiKum to bo published and go forth
with your .irtu of Asscnddy. Ttioso rupontod Decla
ration*. will not, it is hoiiowul,ho h worn of supororo-
gitiofi Mn^na C'hnrio wum confiimod moro than
twenty times tiy llio ParlinmootH of Knglund. Dih-
njvsion is pmvorful truth i« grout nml will prevail. ]
furthnr rooitonnond, t!»«t you also adopt siirli uiua.s
urns ns v\ dl bring iho discussion and trial of this mo
mtniioiis question boforn overv tnbiinnl hnowu to out
ConiMtutiono and Laws *-that you npproprintn nn
urnplo fund t«» moot thuexponsc, and invito tho othor
Stati s to d * I tin same.—Tim Tyrant ploa of “ solus
po/iiili ' iiyuihd C'linrlos tiio 1st. in hi.s arbitrary osao.>
imn ct ship money, bufuro tho corrupt judges of his
urt of oxrhoquor; hut how have years ami centuries
dondod tho qupatiovi. ; 'J'lio misnaming of theso urls
ol oongro8s by calling thorn arts for raining revenue,
w fieri tlioir onnctmontN intisi inovi'ahly destroy revenue,
ma) satisfy with n«juibble those who are interested to
sustain them; or even routroui tho honest opiuionsof
otlieiH, who yield n passive assuni to the technicalities
of the laws; but the discusnion whirb must and w ill bo
civ* i) to this groat quoHtion, by ilion oft lie best abilities
m the t Stales, tlminrroa^ing light of every hour as
it riHMop, ran haidly fad todissipatuthese mistsnf error
Another Hampden will ar
. . . i.i. ...n.-to broast tho storm, raised
per, covers the whole ground Unit we occupy. b v uii.nnl.wis.d power, aginst tho rights of IVoomcn.
,,n ,k# * urn no Courts of exrheqnor hereto steal nway
Tho i f
ifw d> cision of this momentous question from a jury
of 1 roemen; the Constitution, thank (Sod, guarnnteos
that right to every citizen. It is ihiougli the juiy, apt
ly, in law phi use, railed tho country, that tho spirit of
a free pcopln can and always will speak out—that the
honest opinions, tho strong reasoning, the hi loci «»r
common law of a community will bo heard. Tho Kn
glish f'oiHtituiion lias boon improved and even esinh
lisfio.l in some of the most essential rights of the suli*
jo t by tile derisions of hoi juries Tho Right, in tho
aggiievr f Suf mc t f to petition and remonstrate: and
tho nyhf , in a limited and legal (ioverninent, to deny
tin* obligation of obedience, in tho subject, to any act
of unauthorised power, was settled and established
by tho verdict of the jury who tried tho seven bishops
the reign oftho 2nd Juntos. And long since the
Short a* it is*, it is worth moro than till th»
speculative penal codes attd penitentiary re
ports that ever were published, or ever will
bo.
1'iom \hc New Ifurmany Cuzrtti .
*• If tho money w hirh is now expended to di tort and
to punish crime woro expended to prr.rrnt it, f.y the
establishment of National stimuli throughout tin
Union, we should not have such results as these. We
sutler the tree to grow to its strength, and then we seek
to niter its sturdy growth and bond ns knotted trunk tc
our wishes were it not easier and wiser to direct th«
tender shoots, and train the pliant growth of tho sap
ling?"
Education—the formation ;i* un early ape
of correct moral habits, the cultivation ofl revolution in r.ngland, nr.d ilm many enactments in
proper fociiiI feel mgs, whether in National! , :* vnr "foml liberty produced by the spirit of those
Schools—it. Stilt.! School*—or in nriv.itc ' l ™"; | , ^° n “ r " i “ h enm-titu«ion..illrr,|Hir.dn«mr»iiu
c. i . i , i, , .. ' upr.ii tin; cjcrcisu r.t nsmnncd power in her Ministers;
Schools ; hut above all tinder the paternal ■ pmV ir t,y wliieb ilieir naUml ivarr.ut invaded the
roof—tint is the remedy tlmt is to ('tire nil nmrednerj oftho private dmmoil and bureau of the
our evils, the anvercien prevetitattve of eve- i 1 Thu jury of Middlcmx, in tho cietnplery
ry moral mtoelncf. Vet how lms this Joe- .t'S, n"7,„?* T0 « Wil . ko »' < l uel ' fl I ' 1
/• • t • , j • usurpation lorcvcr Since that day, no Minister
trine unpottniit iks it t>, been piactiaed ID. however popular or powerful, has dared to disregard
(icorgia ? Our Pemtentian lias been chcr-ltlu* fiat t.om tho jury box In Virginia, almost
itilied with anxious care. Our College, i»| our awn tinidt, a jary hnvo freed her people
3*-* “ •? •=■>"« ” pZV!SXitSS£3t£S&JSSi
the iurntcr, tuonet ate uunuiilly li>r iu.epp.irt put dime tbrever---a work cuuotud ion
cxpeiuleil. If tho Intter nshs for a pitnner low hour» undor iho ujopirntiuusnnd clnq-jonuo of that
tn enable it to inerc«M> its menus of ‘iseful- ofliberty, I’ntrick Henry And can you think
ness, it is turnedofi", comparatively speakiim, I ’ °,"' D "' n, ’ s l ;. no "flord nn eueh Julies? What
, | .... ,, .o ' , o'j one nminig ynq, nfter ha line Imre voted from tima
penny less ' |( 1 enitenti.irj is trented us j m time, that iheso taw. aro tmcon.tiiutional, could
ii it were the darling child, the first born, the i Ki' e u dilVorent m:o (nun tho jury box'
heir to nil the fame and glory and honor of! * nit"d ns ih" whole Southern States arn upun this
the State—the College, in comparison, ns if;! 'To",' 1 ': ? u P ,ion * " ra,i .* IBd . ,n intore "' " n ‘ 1 * u ‘p’ rin 8
, ,, ■ ,,, Willi Ilm whole ineienulilu interest of Iho U. Stales,
il wero a spurious scion—the lllegitimntooir-| and pariii-ipr.iing in miafhrtuno with our land locked
spring of a heartless parent—a bastard, ini brethren of Aiamu,New llamp.hiro,& all the seapnp
character, in fortune, and in prospects 1 iiovim f the Nor,h, by the operation of ihoiotmconsii
We trust the people will think of these things! '“I'T,x'llm.ri' 0, ' r ,!‘ pp " nls lv u lU "If ,hc
„ j | 1 ,( , ,, n jury box ttlono, they will no into the ballot box also—
-—and vie hope that they will feel less tttorll-j whet cannot b» donn by tho foreo of public fooling
iication in recurring to them than w e do. o«»cI a sense of jnsiico by tho energies of patriotism
■ and prineiplo ?
I I* true dint 1 rely much upon tho verdict of our
1'hc Hoard of Physieians closed its annu- j jtiri.'S toredre.a our grievances j but armed with truih
id session on the titli inst. There were in all I ““j justice, I would not leur to approach tho i'eder-
..I,plica.... fo, He..,,.,., .a,.-cai h j ^ssnrsgssriii
Vlllft- applied since our last notice. Out o! this power us a chock upon tho Exocutive and I.ogisla
number forty were licensed to practice Medi-I *‘ vp kn>nclir8 nfiho (.jovernment, with tho high oflico
eine-'-Twetifv of whom received license on * "^ u,T )P! r,, ?° between the Sovnr«ign States ttf which
.i . ? . , . tlio l nion ih composed: The Chief Justice h the
the presentation of diplomas,-and twenty, presiding officer when tho President is impeached:
inter presenting Iheses, und standing nn CM- and it wnuld bo humiliating tn siippoao Ihnt this groat
llmunition. power could enmn down to Iho rneio rogistoiing the
Some tncmlirrs of the Board, wl.o wore bebeat.o!thoco ordinnitobranchnaofthoGovornmoni,
i . . .i i ...i vvliethor const tulionul or not. In the nnnonl nroonn-
absent at tho beginning ot the tession, sent ud , functions „f tl„, important and XX,I
lti excuses, Winch were received. character will bu brought into action -the decision
Dr. John Walker, of Madisou, Morgan 1 w *d bo between tin* Government and twnlvo millions
countv, WHS elected u member to fill the vn-| nf ! P'». inhabiting iwoniy-f.iur Indapendont Sov-
• ’ .. ,, ,, , | , r .. . . , ereign sinti'i. A q iealmn nth
nun of Dr. 1 outell, who had forfeited his I i.reats, and involving results
seat according to a hye-luw of the Board-—
mid Dr. Ignatius P. Gun in, of Vugiistn,
was elected in place of Dr. Baber, resign
ed.
The Central Mtdieal Society closed its
meetings on the evening of tho 5th inst.—-
The most interesting comimiHicntimi read
before the Society was on Malaria, or Mias
ma—-its i xistence beitis altogether denied hv
I'eting such mighty in-
important, has navi
. ,— *1 hat section of the country he conceived,
ytl f.mu' hefora that tribunal Tlio hnppinoaa and was n very respixtnhle portion of the State
well bung of (Ins uninenso country, fur all lime lo Their tnrritnrr t..n Tl i
cnu.n, would bn slaked upon their judgment. If a 1 '“-‘f Urnlor y ts eMenslv e. 1 heir population
(fovt ro/iii’nt, stroii" in ri^ht principles Fit* wanted, a PH'sent thoui'h thin, was rajiidly au^ment-
«fcTi«ir*n, il in our favor, will mo youthful vigor to i tT, and il it continued to hens prosper-
happy people ; if „gams’, ifs, ,h.r?i. „» cXlaUn! Ti t E “! ter " und SoUtl ' C1:i « Ctiona
ihu uxient ner lhe L-ud c.f the calumiiy. 01 me State. I hey nave a tract ol country
•.would respectfully suggest thui nu plan be adopted extensive, and fertile, and prnhuhlv will he
wdiieli will snparniiMlin interusta ofthis stuto from tlioan the richest portion of the State, 'j’lte tide of
I tho I till r sill), ring States, tmr such as will l,n .• '■ , . 1
- V . j' tleahilctl ,n excuo the hostile ft'eliugs of ^nny^ other »<• H'«‘ West. People
the author, Dr. A. Jones, ol Lexington, which j tStato in iho [ nimi toward* us—Lot m*, in a spirit of; ar( ‘ luov,n ff irom the old counties’. They are
paw. 1 rise to a great deal of discussion, which j "ociliuiion, leave room for » fViouilly co-opt ration | concentrating their propertv in oilier section.**
was continued for two evenings, without 1 'i 1 **!!' R rPUl ;o! rCb:or ' n « din Administration of: of the country. Look at the reduction of
* ... j tho General Oovt-rnmnnl to it* original nurltv undpr L . .1* 11 7 . 1
bringing it to u close. 1 the Uensiltminn ..Tetifiband . xilejm. tl.o Swo ara Oaxutlon rn the old counties? L not tlmt u
The officers elected lor the Cleanup year, i boiirwd to be oppesod to ibis policy— Ncvoiihidts.-*, pkain indication that they are decreasing in
(tre tis follows • ' I under Ilm urgent nei ossity uf our cusb, aud upon a I population ? What is the reason of the (i;)-
l pr inn phi „f «, It pnmurvation nlnn?, it might ku will l position to the bill. M
soon be able to elect whom they please ; vet
gentlemen object to tilts power. Have we
not, said Air. Crawford, been in contest with
tho General Goverunit lit, under the ini
pression tlmt the General Government w.ts
invading our rights ? Does not tlmt evince
tlmt we should have an able und united dele
gation. Have we not felt the efi'ocls of |iur-
pirit, severely, in tins State? Is it not
, , ,, , wn that there was a party in this State,
winch was necessary to enlighten them upon who advocate,I the encroachment* of the
vital interests ofi General (invert incut? Look at tho.lounmls,
mder the nenernl I thoy Clln te * t the fact. When the treaty un
entered into, anil ratified did not the commit
tee nu the state of the Republic, pass a res
olution tlecl.tring it toitj. Did not the State
declare that she would not he satisfied with
any thing less, than the whole of her Terri
tory, and that the State should take posses
sion of it ! Did not tin Semite declare that
that treaty was not bind, ug, upon Iter citizens?
Was not that the fart ? He could mention,
too, he said, several instances, w here en
croachment had been supported, and sustain
ed oa this floor. Does not tIns argue that
we should have .a united delegation ? Il
Georgia is divided into Congressional Di*-
tnets, we shall Imve a divided delegation ;
one half pulling rine wily, the other Imlf the
other. This he conceived, would l.c the re
sult of having the State districted. Look at
the inequality of representation in the Le
gislature. Has the West not a large major
ity in her representation, according to the
population ? Her whole territory, he said,
was equal to the Empire of Russia, embra
cing one half of the Territory of the Stale,
lie thought the present, was not the proper
time for districting the State. When th.
population, he said, wits complete and full,
when party feeling had in u great measure
subsided, he, would have no objection. Rut
the population is sparse, at tin present
the M est, hut it was rapidlv uugmeutin^.
In three years, he said, it would he doiini
what it is at the present. It wall he time
enough hereafter to lay ofl - ihe State into
districts. A, present, it would produce confu-
sion and sectional feeling; a grasp for pow
er. He was very w illing to grant tin m all
the lights and privileges to which they w
fmrlv entitled. But he eonceiv. (I tin* wa
an improper time to lay ofl'tin State into
districts, and consequently should op| —. ,t.
Mr. SELLERS said, so far ns tin get,tie-i
man’s remarks applied to the words ree< de
tlio West, which he had made use of, In cor
ed not whether the gentleman from Colum-I
bin construed it recede or proceed so ho o:d
not construe it to concede, he (Mr. Sellers)
had before acknowledged he said to the
senate, that he was not conversant with gram
matical phraseology. When he came here
lie mate from lus plough. But he hoped the
gentleman from Columbia would contra—dis
tinguish ; and by nn means construe it, tn
concede. And he would say there w as as lit
tle apprehension of decrease of population
in his county as was miitnfistcd hv the gen
tleman front Columbia. With regard to that
county: tor he knew Henry county when a
large portion of Butts and’ DeKalh counties
were embraced within it, and scarcely popu
lation sufficient to form a venire of grand and
petit jurors ; hut such was not now the case:
mid so far as related to tho views and inter
ests of the people of the West, they are
said he your brethren who now inhabit a part
of your Territory so lately located ; men of
enterprising genius, w ho have foregone the
hardships and privations of settling a newly
acquired Territory.
The yens and nays were as follows—yeas
20—nays of).
So the motion for reconsideration was neg
ated.
Saturday, November 2‘J.
POOR SCHOOL IN EMANUEL.
Mr. S" AINE railed tip the lull, in rela
tion lo the Poor School fund of Emanuel
County.
Mr. ( RAM I'ORDof Columbia observed,
that he Imped that this hill would take the
course of all other lulls of the same descrip
tion, to lie on the table, ’till the committee
on Ene Schools and public Education,
should m ike their report. H ■ believed that
it was the understanding of the Senate, that
ill hills of a local nature, should lake ihal
course. It we legislate for particular coun
ties he rcnmrki d, we should throw eonfu-
tlic Union. He would ask under the general
ticket system, whether the people lit ing m the
remote parts of the State, mid on frontiers
could receive that intelligence upon important
subjects, so well as they could if the State
was laid ofl’ into Congressional Districts.—
He had no hesitancy in saying they could
not.
Look nt the votes given through the State
Is there any thing like a majority I What i
the cause of it ! flan it not he traced to tIn
general ticket system. He snid it was iin
possible for a man, let his influence he what
it may, to prevail upon a great portion of
the eiti/.eus, to vote for members of Con
gress. What is the reason ? They are not
acquainted with the candidates. They have
never been acquainted with them, nor re
ceived much information respecting them,
and they do not know what their qualifica
tions arc. 'Tis true, lie himself was acquainted
w ith most of them, nud those who live near
them are also ; but a great portion of the
citizens, perhaps, have never heard of them
before ; hence they arc not prepared to vote
understiindingly. Have we uotsuflicirnt ev
idence of this? Is it riot clearly and plainly
indicated by the number of votes given in
when our elections take place! Arc wo
formed by our members in Congress what is
doing there? Are most of the individuals
in the State apprised of w hat measures arc
adopted? lie answered they arc not; onl)
that portion of the citizens who live near
the residence of that member when at home,
who may perhaps obtain some information
hv the letters received from them. But those
who live on the frontiers have no access to
information of this kind. Gentlemen may
reply, that wc receive the newspapers. That
is true, but he would ask if they were correct
vehicles of intelligence ? Can we give cre
dence to the newspapers ? Arc there not al
ways two sides ton question? And are not the
statements ia tho newspapers cxngerated?
Aro there not calumnies and fabrications of
all kinds, circulating through the newspa
pers? He thought we were not fairly repre
sented in that respect. lie would say that
the irprcscntntion was very unequal! Wc
ought to receive information from our public
servants ; tLint is the only correct source of
intelligence. But we do not receive that in
formation under the general ticket system;
we are left in the dark as to subjects of vi
tal importance. Wc tire left to judge for our
selves in relation to subjects touching the
honor and interest of tho country, and the
general welfare of our citizens. We are
left to tho guidance of our own judgment
without any means of intelligence. How
can wc decide whether a member is right or
wrong, when the statements are so contra
dictory! One man affirms u measure is cor
rect, another that it is wrong; how are we
to judge without w c receive information res
pecting it, more correct than that wo receive
from live newspapers ! How can wo know
when the rights of the citizens or of the
Stale are infringed? He would ask if gen
tlemen were prepared to vote against the bill,
when that is the situation of our country ?
Have they any members on the West side of
the Octn tlgeo! No, they never had.—
Dr. Henry Branham, 1’rcsidcnt.
Dr. Thomas Hamilton, IstV. President.
Dr. Benj. A. White, 2.1 do.
Dr. John Walker, Con. Secretary.
Dr. A. Joins, Record. dn.
Dr. Tl turns, Treasurer.
l)r. Gorman, of Milledgcville, Orator.
" f | P MiHeI Unt nUd V ' Ce PresiJcnt of the l
\ bill to authorise certain Comm; ■
: " lvm '"‘mod, to raise by Lottery .if 0 ' 1 '
"( tc " thousand dollars, for the benefit* ?
hayette county Academy. nt# ‘tl
' hill to authorise a Lottery f or
pose of raising within a certain time ,u P*
ol twenty five thousand dollars, for'tl 1,1
poseof erecting u Masonic Hall in.k*
of M.lledgeville. na,1 »‘the
The Senate resolved itself j, lto „
teeof the whole, on the hill , 0 pro
the payment ot such person or per* C
may be employed by the superinteiijj" ‘
the election of Electors for P r ‘ ? dent '
Vice President of the United (ShiX
Governor of this Slate to take the ret^’ an
said elections to the Sent of Govei-nX"* 0
Mr. BROWN of Camden fn Jhe Ck
The President resumed the Chair an j !!
Brown reported progress, and obtained U
to sit again. UTl
The Senate in committee, to autlion»u
Justices of the Inferior Court of H nn "
county, to proceed and establish an Asvl,
tor the invalid poor of said county 'U
Llair the Clmii—the President resum
the Chair, nud the hill was reported
amendment, the Senate took up and am,
to the report, the caption being amende,I
correspond with the body of bill. The I
was passed under the title of a bill.to authi
‘7.c the Justices o! tho Inferior Court of IR
iaick, Elbert, Richmond, Burke, to proeei
I hen repaired to the Representative Hi
to proceed wilh.thr-elections.
The Senate after reassembling, adjourn
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
Thursday, December.
A fie i readme the Jeninal «f yesterday, the p
'•■"’I* ,, P ,h * aiifiuialieil laisinesa nfTuesilav Iasi
'".I 1 ?,*!?•".J" ”P.'iiiicniiury rentlbomi nt
■ Ir IIOU A HD of Baldwin, delivered tin,
"" "I* a’ lenpili in finer uftlm |,i||.
M> W M.KI'.li fillmved Mr Howard, ami open
lhe pus am-of the bill , p
Mr cmvADT 1 " 1 "', "Poke on dieaamo aide.
il.ehii KUARl 8|,olie fu ' ,,r «»' th« paiMge
Mr FIII.I.MAN of Franklin, also advocated
pan-aiir ni II .- |t||]
Mr CI.I.V hi,AND, win alau rm advocate of i
passage ni Urn bill
Alin, Mi C bail concluded bis remarks, the n,„
i m " is uk a. on the imiomjh ol’itm bill, and dccid,
• n the nt*i;u!ivu—\ cas 50, Nays CO, viz :
ii.tilrv of Butts
It'trkcbdulr
Unit's
llowen
K.t l«y
Urliols
Kl«*w rllcn
fountain
!r rp >' Haw!*
Ctreeiiu Ibili.oi)
P, 10M SuffuM
,!:'W Sniubrg
jlicKliii Scrinoni,
jbmiiidol Bnlmr sn «,, rt
Howard ol Haiti win Sturgcb*
Surrmfy
Towles
,M Lu}lar
"? «• , • Warner
>1 Wiiebinstun Whrlcbcl
' While
Wilcox
Will In ms of JJouv
Hull
■nnan of Franklin Park
Martin
Mnvs
Mrfcuc
N'-rih
X'ortJipm
Baker
llarnaril
llnyluy o|
Billups
lilarKwell
Bunn
Burnett
Bv ne
Carter
Carl lodge
NAVs
Burke
Cowart
Frit'v lord of To!. U um
C.'raw lord of Jasper Jon»
Curry ol Oe.-atur Kelluni
Cu.r, ni Lincelu K„lh
v is ni Morgan Ijtmur
Dcveritix Igonkin
Hougheriyof Troup l.,wi of
Herrini:
It, times
Holt of Clarke
Holt of rutnam
Ivernm
Jackson
•Jones of i.iberty
urn mer the Poor School Fund. He was
:. , , , - n ...... it not the result o*’! ' lSHlri ’ tl ' h*’observed, that when the comimt-
1 mdcv th.'-v';^.X'M'onYv'Tr 0 '!' 1 " Ur ""T"' tl,e j sectional feeling Ac. ‘; ,tl ; *!••• Senate would per- |
ptiucy wd) liu\o alrcndv etloptuU ton ureat extent,j l t ipiipi’pss tv «!,..• .. i -n *p t i , 1
; ofliviim ns much oa poHstblo upon iho supplies fuuiiBli 3Ir. SELLERsS s*iici he x\ in T* V nr ni 1 ! t , III * ‘ ’ ’ u , 1 d:,scn P" |
V 1 hy , !" !i,own . industry and skill—to vi iarthoir own I Q f vup i. .. ...... nl , , ., U, .‘' 01 nl . l,m *»e would venture to say,
Uumostic ir.anuluciures—todiveisify thoirsgricu tural ’ 01 V „ , ’ " n ,“ pnneiph s lirom the accounts that had been examine''
‘pursuit* wiih s view tn supplying themsovps will, q* i °* '* ' ,lu '" el ' 11 discussed hv the gentle- that a vast amount of money nnoronrined
lu„. lu-ir i„. W Jif'- —
MZ . Drx. Looptr,u( Colunihin, La mat, ol f —Foil the cupidity of tho monopolist, nml yen rriuuve ,or( ‘ st m p.issauo t ,i t!tc hill mivocutcd ;
Alaonii, Jot I I>rar,haw % of Putnam, iloswt ll,' ilio motive ui his poraoveruncu. * hi* would onlv s?*v that hi* hcliovrc] tho dav
ct Efitnnton, Jones anil 11 jdJtl, ol 31udison,J Whether tii*? runedioa proposed, or «u< 1* others of aj d:\Wli, not far (li^tti)il when those* people now
title! !l aritig, of Savannah. J lik« chuiacter as y»*ur wisdom may devise, urn '* • • • • *•
A code of Medical Ethics, reeominetided P^‘“ l u» r.-’meve the K novni,cc 8 of which we
for the Government of the profession through- P 1 "'" ■ ' " S <,uoslm " l,:,s arr,ve * 1 »' s,u
out the State, was reported l>v Dr. Walk
Chairman of a Committee, appointed lust
V Inch it becomes lino of " those great and extra
ordinary eases in which nil the forms of the constitu
tion mailpruce itujfcctvutagainst infractions danger.
winter—It was amended, adopted, and er- e»s »« Ihetstentml rtghts of the Parties toil"--und
bethel tho ciisis has yi-i arrived when ilia Sovereign
j power uf die people of the Stale uf Suuth Carolina is
motion, was; culled upon to judge In the but resort, il'ihe “ bargain
’unde in ihe formation of th- Constitution, hus been
I pursued or disregarded," me queailuus which will, no
dentil, lercive limn you lliul profiiund mid deliberate
i i v : ciiiiaidi ratiun due lo their inagniiude end iniportaiioo
•mien oetorc tiic >Octety,on luesday I .veil- j I’lie rights and prosperity oftha slate, and porhiin.
'•ng, 2d iiiat. and that a copy lie requested fori d** durability of all our Institutions are involved in
publi C’.Uion. , your del.brralion*—any int*.i*urB iliat shall endanger
A communication from Di. If. //«??,«... : i" Bread.’ to be deprecated; while un ihe uil.er
dered for puldiciitiou.
The following resolution, ot
adopted.
Resolved, That the thank- of the Soviet'
he tendered to Dr. Joins, tor his Oration, de-
resulent in the middle and eastern parts of views nnd HilD rent ohj. cts were entert iine.1
fetate, who now oppose the passage of such in relation to the IW School Fund • some
a law will he its warmest advocates. The are desirous we perceive tn consolidate the
population was daily receding from thecas- Academy and Poor School Funds ' Th, v
era to the western parts of the State ; it had | wish to iet rid of the responsibility oerhaus
been heretofore their nnsfo.tune, that they'of reporting to the Senatus VJademu ‘
had no Representative West ot the Ocniul-
gee River ; that during the present session,
a Senator to represent the State was elected,
whoresided in the Mr-t. and he hoped the
official discharge of duty of that individual;
would convince the people who reside in that
section of country of the necessity of claimin'*
a part iu the Slate representation; so far if
v,-.«i I,. Y, V 118 j hnml, i ii" t,mission to do that which will prnanve respected the local residence, lie concurred
.“‘I I'ctore tiic Society, on an Endemic Juan- il,..u - “ * 1 • ■
dice, which lately pri vaihtl in Alliens
1 lie Society then adjnurnyd ’till the
fihiruhi, in Diis n : • r, v 7 <.*.1,.< 1 f’
will im iir eijual respinisibiliiv—ami nmv tho j the opinion of the gentleman from Ilnbcr-
l > 7 ,rl ' ?**V*; »l»aui, that nil parts of the State should h,
I'.utu |r,s.n,.il,e I,-Its, die iiiitiosis, and 1 t -; l l ,, i>I , j represented ; nml believed that in 11
'• I'vi'l | ol'uai l'. IImvCiii/cnr lew years the western population would out
JOHN TAVI C>K • ntnuher tlmt of tire cast: h- I ad verv li'tl,.
. . ---Jidemicus,
Wiiieh makes it tlu- duty of the Senators, to
guard the fund, and render it strict account of
the amount expended, and the application
of it.
Mr. C. was here interrupted by Mr. Straint
who observed, tlmt there wus no Academy
in the county he represented, that the money
appropriated for the Poor School Fund had
been drawn, and the Stockholders had loan
ed out the money, tlmt the Uomnnssniners
had gone, und he was desirous the money
should be collected, that lie was not author'-,
ized to collect it ; that it had hern collected I
'< am, nml loaned out again, and
fund was continually augmenting, from the
interest accruing from it.
Mr. UR AM FURL) continued his remark
and observed, that tae very reason which tin
gentleman Imd assigned for the passugi in
the local law, was a strong reason why ilm-
local law should not he passed. He states
that a local law varies from a general law,
tlmt the money had been loaned out, and
that interest accrued from it. He would ask
what law existed, to permit individuals to
loan out that money and derive interest ?
lie thought the Academy fund had been di-
I verted from the course the legislature inten
ded, und that 1 general law should pass reg
ulating those funds.
Mr. GAMBLE observed, that the Senate
Ii id waited with some anxiety to Imve a
general bill framed, that would meet the ex
igencies of every county, anil it had as yet
looked in vain for it. He said the session
was rnpidlv tending to 11 close, nnd he would
ask where tliat promised bill was, that was
! to lie so general in its provisions, as to em
brace every county. He thought it improper
■ to postpone it to so late a period, as il was
with difficulty, that hills of tlmt description,
could lie passed tow ards the close of the ses
sion. lb- believed that it was proper to leg
islate for the counties severally, if the gen
eral If. II was not before us. Ih was 111 favor of
the appropriations, made for the Poor School
Fond, being applied in sueh it manner, as
would most redound to the benefit of those
lor whose education these funds were set
apart, and in such a manner as wdl carry the
intention of the Legislature completely into
elb ct. Il the funds appropriated, had hern
heretofore improperly applied ; if trustees
appointed for that specific purpose, have
acted incorrectly, and not in accordance with
the luteiilinii ol the legislature ; why, he
would ask, should wc further del.iv ? He
thought the Senate should legislate now, if
the general hill was not yet framed, and pass
local laws, so us to place these funds in a
train that should he most beneficial 10 the
poor children, for whose education they wen
devoted. Il trustees have acted improperly,
lei others he appointed, who will more faith
fully discharge their duties. Let us bring
those trustees, who have improperly man
aged those 111; 11 Is to a strict accouiitabdity ;
draw the money from lliem, and place it m
lhe hands ol those w ho will apply it in sueh
a manner, as to he useful to the county. He
observed that the npplicai.oit had been made
by the gentleman from Emanuel, to have the
Academy und Fo 1 School funds consolida
ted, as they had no Aendi my in that county.
It it was found to he most advantageous to
the poor children ol that county, that the
funds should he consolidated, let it he done,
il they w.-re liable to he squandered away,
and il bv eoiisohd ,tmg them, they would lie
more beneficial, he thought it should he done.
I la object was to establish school ihsiriets,
and lo apply the funds npnrnprmted in such a
manner that the poor children of the conn-
lv, might he henefilted bv 1 . It* the money
ha* been loaned out, its has been stated, it
should he drawn from tile hands of those iu-
'n id mils who have it iu tleir possession, and
placed in sueh a train tint it could be pro
perly applied.
.Mr. SELLERS made a few remarks, in
support .f Mr. Gamble’s opinion.
Mr. C'R VAVFORDof Golumhia, and Mr.
o AMPLE, spoke again, it, supuort of their
positions—and
Mi. I’OJ* ! '.I m idea lew remarks, when
lie ' e.ls .11,(1 N .v; "ere required, on the
passage of the bill, a d were Yen.-39—Nays
Wednesday December 3.
The Senate took up the several Messages
of the House of Representatives and the lulls
tin rein contained were read the first time. , , - v,. s .,„ TO u
Ihe President laid before the Senate n ' Sf> ' t,ld 'eh were rend nnd passed,
e unmu'iientiou from George R. Clayton, Esq.' COMPENSATION OF ELECTOf
that was read and referred to the committee: A message was received from the Be
on Finance. j covering n resolution allowing Atj per d
Several hills were then rend the 2d time. ,ll(- Electors of President and Vice Pres
Tin following lulls were passed. | mid iSO for every twenty miles going to,
^ lo extend the time for the commissioners I fctuming from the sent of Government
of the town of Brunsw ick mid Frederica to j i ^ r - R ATES moved to strike out $fi.
prepare a plan of the town of Kruuswirk
and send the same to the Surv. yor Generals
office for record. A hill to authorize tlio
Clerk of the Superior court of Lowndes coun
ty to transcribe the records of said con 11 nnd
to legalise the same.
A hill to incorporate the Smitjivdlr* Acad
emy of Early county, and to appoint Trus
tees for the same and to make valid the acts
of the commissioners of said Academy.
A lull to establish three Election Dis
tricts in the county of Merriwether und to
punish those that attempt to defeat the same.
A bib to repeal nn act entitled nn net to
amend the load laws of this State so far as
it n speets Burke and Laurens counties.
A hill to compel the Clerks of the Superior
and Inferior courts of Dooly county to keep
the r offices within one mile of the court
house of sa d county.
A lull to change the time of holding the
Inferior court of Monroe county.
A hill to make permanent the public site
for Appling enmity, and to name the same.
A hill to change the tune of holding the
Inferior courts in the county of Montgomery.
A lull to nine 111! an act passed the 24th of
December H25 establishing Battalion Dis
trict Elections in the county of Burke.
A bill to alter the time of holding the In
ferior court in the county of Columbia.
A hill to repeal the 3d and 4th sections of
an net entitled an act to alter the road laws
so far respects the county of Rabun passed
thu of December IS*^7.
A hill to change the time of holding the
Interior court of Irwin county so far as re
late- :» the .lai'ii iry term of said court.
A lull to require the Slieriil’ of the county
ot Gwinnett, orhis Deputy Sheriff to reside
at or wttlnn one mile of the court house in
said county, and in ivqure said Sheriff to
keep Ins office nt or within one mile of snid
court house*
A lull in establish nnd regulate election
districts, in the county of Lowndes.
A hill t„ incorporate Bethlehem Academy,
in Oglethorpe county, and to appoint Trus
tees of the same.
A lull to add a certain number of Trustees
to the AAnshington Academy in the county
ot (1 win nett. ‘
A hill to amend the first section of nn net, uua wns saiisnrrl mat tnc propm
" regulate t he general elections in this State, j would not have been sufficient under
a n to appoint the time of the meeting of'mer laws. But at present our Solici
(r " “Tr ' ssi '"d)ly, so fur ns requires all j limited in their powers, as they are 1
!.' in ial elections to he held at the places of to pay over immediately the money *
Holding the Superior Courts, and to alter the — :• ** *
manner of holding the elections of Franklin
■ tid^ Habersham, passed December 24th,
l > -o. so far as to include iiisuiri first section,
Fri’cm.i
IsUCHb
Meroncy
Wlll't
Woflbrtl
Worsham
Phillips
Hun
Hhtidus
Huss’WI
8 haw
NiinnmasofWffli
Mmiih
Htaplrton
Thomas
Thompson
WnUlhauer
" alkor
Warren
Williams ol Mar
Wilson
I’t idai/, December
►Some debate arose this morning ou
hill 10 gr tut indulgence to fraction purchn
between Messrs. Wofford, Sturges, J01
Hairs and Oliver, after which the hill
made the order oftho day for Wcdni
next.
The House then passed to engrossed
thought the Electors were entitled to tlie 1
compensation, members of the Legislt
received. He was perfectly willin'* to tt
them that.
Mr. S Af-1' OLD hoped the motion w
be withdrawn. The Electors were old 1
and were required to make a hasty tr
the seat of government ; and they were
qitired to remain here hut a very short t
Under these circumstances travelling
rather hard with them, nnd the computst
propnsi d to lie allowed them was little eno
Mr. HO ' ARD remarked that nt the
election they had received the same ptr
members of Congress.
Mr. RATES withdrew his motion.
Ihe House then, 011 motion, concu
w tli the Senate.
SOLICITORS BONDS.
The bill to compel the Attorney and
lieitors General to give bond and sect
was taken up in committee of the tv I
I'lie amount of the bond was propose!
he fixed at ,S.>000 some one prop
810,000.
Mr. SAFFOLD said that this nten
seemed to he hemming up what could tie
hemmed up. Here we propose to bind
our Solicitors, 111 u heavy sum for the
tornmiice of their duties, and perhaps tl
fourths of them will never have in their In
one cent of the public money. And perl
.1 single m- e may receive as much as 830.
in one year. A bond of 85000, in this
ter case would he no security. You in
com pi I them to give bond in 50, or 100 tl
sand dollars luit that would he coiisid'
oppressive. Five thousand dollars
seem ti, lie about a fair sum : hut suppos
Solicitor shall Imve the bonds of the tax
lector of Chatham county for 2 or 3 y
to collect amounting to 30 or 40 tlioti-
dollurs perhaps. The bond would he ol
avail here, for if would not reach the ol
it, view. He therefore moved to strike
the section.
Mr. HOLT of Putnam, said he held
doctrine that when public agents had eh:
of public funds, they should he held stn
accountable for them, and the State si' 1
have a resort on somebody else if these up
failed. He had reflected on this fU ''J
und wns satisfied that the proposed 1
.1 1 1 111 "“"'i siciiwu, 1,111 iiis siiiii me 1,111 ouzo'
111 |, -' s 'fie Inferior Court, and elections I because it will not reach the objer
lect, or pay 20 per cent oil it. It " if
occur tlmt they will get into their ha
any one time more than 8501)0, and n
Rut it is said the bill ouebt not t<
t ill 1