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legislature of South Carolina.
AM ACT
iTo prohibit the importation ms slaves into
this st ; ue fout arts of the IJ ailed Sj$ f ee t ._
end other purposes therein mentioned
Bo it enacted by the honorable the
=sieftute and.h mse of rejfesepiat'Ves, now
arvA md sitting: in geiierat
■and by the authority thesame, That
from and after the pasfingmt this Act,
«o slave niir any negro, Indian, Moor,
mn\ »i s o, or mu bound to service"’
f 1 * life or V ter a of yefe;, shall be
brought mta *"n**: state, fro n any of the
United Sta'es, or any of tHe territories
bordering ihereon ; \n I if any slave* r
•r airy, nttgro, Infen. M> >r n iUttd-pr
must rest, hound so service for a term of
years, shall he imported or brought into
this stdte contrary to the tyuj intent
and meming of this act, .stun sLve or
•slaves, negro. Indbvi, Moor. iiiulgfto. or
imnsfiE >sh ill he, dee ne 1 and taken as
a sot fettmm to the ? stnte, an and one half
• oof whose value sh ill, b~ f> tid to the per *
*on pr.pershjs iojngffimg of such i Vpor
f*u(>ivor brio gitig in ; and the person
•t* persons importing or bringing in
«m h slave, tiegro, lorhail, Moor, m Mat
in nr mustizo so as ■ shall be
liable to be indicted therefor. Anti upon
conviction thereof, HhaU be fined fifty
cb-llars for every si <ve, negro, Indian,
Monr. mulatto or mu4izo so as afore
fc\ bv him or them i ported o» N brought
o this state. Provided that if any
p< rson shall be travelling into or through
t'*i: vate. wit i * out any intention to K-;
sd permanently therein with no more
t tan ♦wo s l av s itegroes Indians, Moots,”
ts u it toe* or mu -t zocs in his possession
t& • ‘rail within two days ifer etiler
h)g the slate go before someth >t ice of
Hit uyace or quorum, and render oefbre
Wf m w rif ug the names uTid dfescrlp
tio •ofsm h tw ■’ slaves. negroes, Indi- v
ans. Moors, Muia|t^eaf , or m\ts>i2:>es. and
make o&tn that he she or they wot n »L
Atlu or attempt to sell the same or any
of them, within this state, and that Ite
übr or they will not keep the .-same
within the state longer than twelve
months from the time of his having in
troduced them into the state, tueiv and
In hat case the person so acting sha.ll
»ot i< r bringing such two Slates, ne*
tv uuz >es f wi: iiiiv tl| s state, be sub**
Je» t to he penalties of this act, unless
h. sheer i ‘ey stall keep* 1 the said two
Bi. vi-s nfgres liul a is t vjLoois, mulatoes
or m; stifc*e.v, or a y one of them, with
in th s ‘ ate for af on - term than one
or unless he sne or they shall sell
■or iopierwise dispose of the same or one
of Uunti, in this state, in which case all
tiie pen dues i: this bet shall attach as
if the .a’d st.r c o : slaves, nogro or ne
f:«*oes,. ludiilns% Vfoo iiiuiattoes or
ntiu(MQA» rad oeeA origiuirty incrocucM
Into Um state lot\he ptupuse of sale
JP* vided ulao That this
act shaft n6t consu-ied to prevent
«my person or pet sobs irdia passing
Uvrough this state io any of tne si >ter
elates or temrito:ies# aim his her or
ti-.ir negroes, slave or slaves, Indian*.,
l.oors or who
Hc.aii have in h»s her or their possession
tb under the hand and seal ot
the clerk of toe court oi the county
fiom which he she or they * shad have
rti» oveti* wbicii certihcate shall contain
a well ihe number, cantes and cesci p«
itioo Os negroes %ave or slavos, i
***, M uor| mulatto jjiostbap, un&nucu
k • - s,”
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ATHENS, , THURST)AT JANUARY 9. 1817
hr hfmjier or them to. t be carried thro*
’fhiß state, as the place to which he she
or they intend removing and settling ;
and also that he she or they shall, before
entering this state with such negro,
dave or slaves, Indian, Moor, mulatto
rr.ustism, produce to some acting magis
trate of this state, and one of the clerks
ofrxhe courts of common pleas and ses
sions, the aforesaid certificate, and shall
declare on oa*h before the said magis
trate and clerk aforesaid, that it is not
his her or their intention to to sell with
in the limits of this state, and that he,
she or they will not sell, barter, ex
change, hire, or otherwise permit the
said negro slave or slaves, Indian,,
Moor, mulatto or mustizo, to remain
within the limits of the state, for a lpn»
j*er space of time than thirty days.
Avd be it further sn&cted by the author
ity aforesaid^ '<■ That any person or per
sons offending against this act, upon
being convicted of a second offence,
shall be judicially .declared guilty of
felony without the benefit of clergy, and
punished as such. *
And be it further s enacted by trie au
thority aforesaid) That any person dr.’
persons who shall purchase any such
slave or slaves, negro Indian, Moor, ’nu
latto or mustizo, so as aforesaid impor
ted or brought into this 3tatfc contrary
to the true intent and meaning of this
act, knowing that such slave or slaves,
Indian Moor mulatto or mustizo was
imported or brought into this state so
as aforesaid shall be liable to be indict*
ed therefor and upon conviciion thereof i
shall be fined the sum of &ur hundred
dollars for every such slave, negro, In
dian Moor multto mustizo purchased by
Mpnl as aforesaid. •: > .
And be it further enacted by the author
ity aforesaid) 1 hat it bhall and
lawful tov any person or persons, either
with or without warrant, to sv;:ze an t
take into his her or their possession,
aiiy slave or slaves, negro, In'draffe
Moor, mulatto or mustizo, which shall
bg imported or be biought into this
state contrary to the Hue. in est and
raeaning.of |this act, and to lodge such
slave cr slaves, negro, Indian, Moor,
mulatto or mustizo, in any jail of this -
state; and for such purpose, auy jus
-lice of the peace, hereby authorised
and if required, to issue hi.s warrant ;
and upon application to any one of the
Judges of this state at chambers, or if
in term time m open court, for an or
der el sale,, of any such slave nogr >, In
dian, Moor, mulatto or mu tizo, so seiz
ed as aioresasd, by the p irty claiming
such slave or slaves, or other person or
persons so seized as aforesaid for leave
to give security for the safe delivery-pi£
uch siave or slaves or other person or
persons so seized as aioresaid, to abide
the final determination of the court, it
shall be at thej discretion of the said
judge, upon proper affidavit, eithfcr |o
grant such ordecor to deliver the said
slave or Slaves or other person or per
sons so seized as aforesaid, to the per
sin or persons charged with bringing
into this state the said slave or other
person or persons, so seized as afore
said, or to any other person claiming
property in the said slave,or other per*
son so seized as aioresaid, upon good
and proper security* is not less than
double the value of the said slave or
slaves* or other person or so
seized as aforeseid, condiHoned, that the
said slave or slaves or other person or
persons* so seized as aforesaid, shall |fie
forthcoming to abide the order pf the
court, beiore which suefi person or per
sons charged with having introduced
or brought into slave of
slaves, or other person or persons so
seized as aforesaid, or with hav.ng pur
chased such slave or slaves, or other
person or peraonsf seized a s atdieaaid,
; may be indicted, and the sheriff of thef
dis trict making such sale is hereby , di
rected to pay ovor the proceeds thereof
into the handset the clerk of the court
of session and common pleas there to
abide the further order oi said
And be it further enacted by the au
thority aforesaid, shat on the trial of
the case if the defendant or
shall not prove that he she or they pur
chased oi otherwise legally acquired .he
-.aid siave *or slaves negro or negroes
or other ox ye* ferns, seized as
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aforesaid withm this state, previous to
the passing of this act, or that the said
slave otf*Uves» or other person ©r per-
Sons so seized as aforesaid resided in
this state at the time and from the
time of the passing of this act, then he
she or they shall be taken and consider
ed guilty ofhaving brought or imp >r
ted the same into this state contrary to
the provisions of this act, *and one half
the money arising from said sale shall
be paid, by order of the court before
which such conviction shall*take place,
to the person or persous .who shall in
form of such importation or bringing
in, and the other half shallbe p aid into
the treasury pf the state ; and should
a verdict in said trial pass for the de
fendant or defendants, the amount of
said sales shall be paid over to such de
fendant or defendants, or the said slave
©r slaves or other person or so
seized, as aforesaid, if not sold* shall’
he delivered over to said defendant
defend,^.
And be further enacted by the <xat ho~-
tty aforesaid, , Tha 4 each and every tax
collector shall require every persoa or
persons making their tax returns to
take the|foriowing oath : I. A. B 4 d<|
solemnly swear, or affirm (as the case
may be) that ldo not own, her have f
herewith return and» to Itne best of my
knowledge or belitf, any slavt of slaves
brought into or sold in this state against
the provisions of an act enured *; aoi
act to prohibit introduction of *l>tV
into this state, from any of the United
Si tes and, for other purposes ..therein
meitt’oned, passed in pe ember «8.16
Provided ntvevtrie'ess, That*, noth Hag
contained i?vthis act shall extend t- a
ny citizen or ct-zms of this . state .Ww
miv r>a cha.ed any slave or • sl-‘.V<j/
wo. iiout the, lim ts of this State ore - r
to the pass ing of this act and shall bi
into ..the. said state such si*ve or
so purchased, previous! to the pcs r, -g‘
of this act, and previous to the fifth day
o! J iiUary next. A; : .
In senate house the nineteenth day of
;7- : . December, m the year,, of our Lord
one ihousaud eight hundred and six
teen, and in the forty first ye.at of the
independence of the United State^fg
America. L |R on
v JAMES R.PRINdL^
>i. ’*4. • President of the then
■THOMAS tENNIiTV.
Speaker of the house of representatives.
Washington,
We rejoice to find that the subject
of internal Improvement, has been iffe
troduced ; into the House of representa
tives by Mf* Calhoun in a shape promis
ing to lead tp some practical result.—
If his proposition succeeds, which we*
cannot but hope it will, the annual su|p
of three hundre i thousand dollars, w ill
be permanently appropriated to this ob
ject ; a sum sufficient to accomplish
much it well applied, aid as large the
Treasury,looking to diminution of qur
revenue from commerce will at p-esent,
afford. Such an appropriation, would
at least form the entering wedge of a
system of improvement, whicn Che. go
vernment has hitherto been slow to en
gage in.r— Eat. Int. p .
Mr. Calhoun’s motion alluded to a
bove, is in the following words : That
a ‘Committee be appointee to enquire
into .he expediency of setting apart the
bonus, and the net annual proceeds of
the National bank, as a permanent fund
for internal improvement.”—Vho mo
tion was agreed to nem coti •
vV • Philadelphia, December 17.
Among tne good effects resulting
from the present system ot Patroliing
our stress, we have the pleaqre to sflte
that on Sunday nightr the patrol oi nigh
street Ward >v detecied and apprehended
a gang of cuunterMter* together With
ail tneir implements.* They jwere. *dis
cgvered* busy at their inlamous occupy
tio ii at midnight ; and, after an exam*
inaiio.M be lor» the Mayor on Mosfaay
morning were fuiiy committed*
•The New-York Columbian infqpSs
that a Mr. M’Donald oi thai*£fty jias
invented and pei q*w and Vaiua
% Me improvenidfit inste ‘construction ot
clocks and Wolfes’, i’iie expense i$
aaid to he oiiiy a unta part of those oi
‘'-•'AW * **■ ,"*4L ■ **” &
uw *V-V - **?. * * ‘ ’ * •* * vfo
s he old construction ,* they keen f»mo
more exactly and want fewer ren
•f?e has ‘treeted a clock* which is much,
vnprpved* in Dr. Rowan’s mooting house
n Greenwich street—it is r impose l of
vhree wheels, r lever and a
costs only 25 dollars rand will run six
months with only once winding u s ).
KT* Gen. TixjMas. of this place* ha*
requested t)» to make known, thntjfie
vv ‘dl nrjvecwp i h')U*an'i T )<s ! *irs % «ivl !>. y
all requisite expenc.es* to 4Jiy prrioo
who w*>! cure a in nr \* -v
Printers thronhout thr Umon, by and ffW
’»S ibis information, may perh os pro*
long the life of a valuable citizen.
, ■i‘ -1 ‘ Journal*
vit is stated in the late Petersburg pa*
that Gen. Scott was offered ‘ ‘ho
Department of \Var, which he d ec l and.
We are certain that this i,utlmatron f i*
incorrect, jf we tied ho other re ason f>P
believing dThan tfiat we ar* sur** ouf
government w juH not desiy* * > s,e the
a**nay deprived of an oßc e - of General
Scott’* merit and active charactetv
Nat< ffi. .
s' y A lettt* from an offi? :*r on board the
‘United States* brig O uar'o to his lbth*
er in this city, dated . at Palermo* iith
September savs-*-‘‘ O-i Bur wiy f om
Maples, we lost one of the finest r»
fhp service, lieutenant Wm. Edi >t:
he after an illness of seven dr *
onthe ? 3lst August .*• T fear Captai v,
Ghas* Cordon of the Constrljatiwi* tal)-
oot hold out much longer.**— -Ibid*
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• discoov.y in
*.drs, A guess .Ibbetsbju.a*! Enghbi : lv
i*. well known for hev.bptanicai rfcsc-iN
ches, has made a discovery in ivgatd to
the formation of the ste-ds of nbtuu,
may be esteemed one of t nut*
greatest inophytol:og>.. Th<*
discovery which she HOMoimV.'ed to
the world* is - the foriuaudh ftftSevh ip
t|ie root ; for she affirms* from the w oe it
tb the from the moss to the tar*
ff es t forest tree, all plants form the h
seeds in the rootonly. Hy the s- ei, ois
means that essential whico
.vital string, and forms -trie essence of
the seed and afterwards composes iho*
chief part of the cercotumC
■ »4 (Petersburg Intel )
/- FROM THE CONNECTICUT CuUK ANT.
Short Chapters of Hints and Aivisemthfip
on the subject of Hard times — Bj one,
of the People,
% ihc How and the fTAy.—How come
by these (hard times, by this extreme*
dearth of money, by this sore and gene
ral embarrassment of debt ? How comes
it the farmers and mechanics, as vtfell as
the mercantile class, instead of h .ving,
each a little money on hand, are deep**
ly in debt, and know not how to pa)g£
Assuredly it cometh not from above*
Qijr country has not been desolated by
earthquakes or inundations, nor has tno
earth failed to yield her Fop
a considerable number of years, we had
been constantly biest in no ordinary
measure, with rain from HeaVfen, and
fruitful seasons ; and for a considerable
numuer ot years wealth seemed tQ flow
in upon us in a threefold greater abun*
dance than ever was witnessed before*
How then does it happen that we
now sbiean and meagre ? That, instead*
of geting out ot debt and in a thriving
way, we cant pay what we owe ? Tiiafj ’
instead of having each a little store of
cash in his locker, we are witjh
duns and haunted with baliffs 1
l 11 tell you good, folks, how it hap*,
pens# Hark I and be mot offended, hear
the truth and quarrel neither With it nur
with him that tells it Nofr the plain
truth is, ye have gone out of the v w-uy,
aflu sadly too. Within the perifid of
twenty years how changed are
and and the people gcnepaU
ly , how chauged in customs and habits
in their appurej, In the furniture of iheir
houses, in the provisions of their table,
attain tlieir whole appearance at home
and abroad 1 The simple frugality of
former times is seen only here and there
is seen oifiy to be laughed at. Hence
ythe present straits ,-*hence the distress
ing want of money and means j hence
the general ornery. “ The creditor ft
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