The Gazette of the state of South-Carolina — Charles-town [S.C.], 1784-02-19 00:00:00, page 2

frefo vigour to our credit—to turn your thoughts
upon the propriety O f contrasting a loan, ( now
offered to y, u,) and forming a Bank ; that so, we
7% the former accomflifo (which 1 awfare you aue
heaiiiy aifpofed to do,) the full and honourable
dijcharge of ail our debts—to retreoch^r needless
expences, incur no Others not absolutely receffary,
and hudy every prudential ceconomy, frugality, and
laving—to demand an exaft Rate of our (luppofed
nearly balanced) account with Congress,—and, to
consult our finances, and make a minute inquiry into
the date of the public, that we might know our
real fituaticn.
The official demand I have at a great expence
made, on the faith of the ! reaty of Peace, for the
reflitution of our property, public and.private, has
Been negatived; 1 hope the Treaty, on the part of
England, will not be found to have been infracted
and violated, (as was a sacred Capitulation not
Joon to he erased from our winds,) but that some of
her Servants have been faulty, rind who will, there
fore, meet with.juft, condign, and exemplary cen
sure.
It is with the mod exquisite pleasure that I inform
ycu the nunoll decorum and tranquility reign's
throughout the State; and your country is much
obliged to you for yowr good examples, and the
great pains you hav, taken at your Several homes,
to bring about the fame fa speedily and effectually ;
which has not a little contributed to render my ad
ministration hitherto the lightered more honorable
to me—and lam extremely h^ppy in having it in
my power to fay, that wrldve been exceeded bv
no State in the Union, in moderation, quiet, good
order, and prudence, flnee the recovery of our
country—Fut, when evils ever consequent on the
dilanding dfan army, were tube apprehended, how
de drably .[dealing to you mul; be the conduct of our
Soldiery, who, mllantly, contentedly, end indtff
trioufly, pe ferity conffeut with that persevering
virtue thy displayed throughout tle co.ur/e offer
vice, betook themfilves to honed labour ! —they
deserve every encouragement from their country.
What public dispatches 1 have received during
your recess, wdl now be laid before you.
The Definitive Treaty is not yet arrived from
Congress, but anvin daily expectation of receiving it.
The moll material tranfadions of the executive
authority, Since your last meeting,=-fuch particulars
as may be thought requifite,^and the Ids important
business, I will communicate by message.
A new election for four Members of the Privy
Council being mow, by our Cenditution, to take
place, I therefore in foflice to my Council, here
crave leave to bear testimony of their uhifcrmly
prtdual, chearful and faithful assistance in the exe
cutive departments at all tidies andon all occasions.
Nor can 1 ^ith-hoid the cong Mutant mention of
the genera , acknow edged abilities, and unbiaffed
uninfluenced, and upright deportment of our Judges ;
—miniferia unrighteous 'influence over Judges,
ofto their creatures and meer ficopbants, being
fill recent in in ft of our memories
Equally, do 1 conceive it to be my duty, to im
part to ycu my thoughts on what appears to be of
dangerous tendency in that far extended new insti
tution, The Society of the Cincinnati.
We seem, at present, to be Society mad—Of
the utility of Societies, I need not expatiate—it is
their numbers only, and improper part of this in
particu ar, I mean to guard you against.
If the fame good purposes will be answered, by
men throwing their might into, and becoming mem
bers of the many already established most excellent
Societies, and they will mot, but /erm neo ones; then,
it is natural to infer, that they have in view the
attainment cf certain concealed objects, and their
patriotism, charity, and piety, is only their osten
sible, whdf ldefign, ambition, vanity, and mifehief,
their latent and real reason.
Societies foretimes all at once start up from very
disingenuous, n ylte ious, artful, and linifter^motives
in thi.li promoters. Designing, ambitious men,
often dupe Societies, as by carrying majha' points
through them, and making them entirely subservient
to their wishes.•
I hope that virtuous American Citizens, and par
ticularly the'pilots that have conduced us clear of
Charybdis and Scylla, will never have their glory
sullied and namer alloyed and tarniffied with impu
tations Of this kind—and although I Sincerely Willi
cur Army all imaginable applauSe, gratitude, and
honour—yet I with they will recorder this their
seemingly alarming institution, and weigh well the
many very apposite remarks that have been or might
be advanced against its being adopted in toto.
To relieve the indigent widows and children of
the deceased officers,, and to educate youth in war
science, are adoptions that all must approve and
applause—but to assume the felf-made power of
creating Orders defcendible to the oldest male pos
terity, and of conferring honors, rewards and fa,
vours, as on honorary members for life, (fomewbat
fmiar to lifetime knighthood, more often con
ferred on base, venal, and corrupt tools, than cn
men of real worth and difingulfed merit) is in
conteltably big with alarm L°
11 this institution is countenanced in its present
form, the precedent will be dangerous and impolitic
to - '?,' '"" degree, in as much as the example may
be fallowed—ll this and that body of men can,
whenever they please, assume a power coeval will
that 01 Legillation, the Bulwark of a Commonwealth
and Palladium of Liberty, of what avril will be
6ui laws, and who can fay there is any Safety and
security to perlon or property ?—They will acknow
ledge no superior— the ties and bond of union of
the wiled lyilems thus would be quickly dissolved
and annihi aced, and civil rage, instead, prevail—
the horrible effects of which may God avert.
When men Separate themlelves by feif created
power from the mats of the people, their equals,
and presume superior rank, it has the complexion
of their holding all not eqilady exalted as their in
eriois, which (together with their Secluding our
Navy and Militia from participating of the Order,
and of having their names immortalized, who, are
I'kedefcrving of it, as having equally exerted
themlelves) will mod certainly be generative of
lufpfcion, jealousy, division, and domestic difeord—
if not ultimately open a vein, and deluge us in blood.
A few words more, and those coielly to the good
lenle of the votaries of this society, in its present
'°im, "'^ ' Shall difmrfs the fubjeCt—
-1 he Order is aifo devolvable on the collateral
branches Such Mem ers might turn out to be molt
unworthy charters, more deserving of halters
than honors, and of having that way rather their
names perpetuated -whom to dignity, will be to
reward intan+y with Virtue! For is it not notorious,
that some have been bate andcallous enough to ex
tenuate their fiult, aad found their pretensions to
remain in the land, for having played the Judas
with a people at the very time they were enjoying an
Ilyluih and protection to person and property thev
gave them and their falleft confidence ? -Are I raptors
meritorious of any other than one kind of exaltati
on r ()r are they definable members of any society,
dr community whatsoever?
To invite their fellow citizens to become hono
rary, balf-rate dignfed members, is to ask them
to lubmit to an'indeircacy and glaring insult to their
understanding, feelings, and-fpirk, arid to facrificb
freely at the Ihrine of teaknefs arid meanness - for
fenhble they muff be that th; . vitafion is tanta
mount to requeuing them to fubferibe to their in
feriority, and acknowledge and fan&ify an usurped
power. r
After having vanquished a foe, ft ft ^k'lly tod
humiliating in Officers ^ the.^//, far famed Ame
rican Army, to copy them in their 'e^trai agency,
luxury, voiuptuoufnefs, and effeminate, bind tivf
their paltry badges and dignities— whdt have &es
been the fotirce of all their country's evils, and what
ultimately will be the cable of its downfall.
V^"'' " were inc ° m P atib le with magnanimity,
modesty and sense and having rather an afped of
weakness and vanity, for an intrepid iduftrious band
or heroes AbemJrives to undertake to sing their owh
praises and perpetuate their merits and atchieve
™''?' s !— wbe an d great men always patiently and
^fhdently wait for the found of the trumpet of
fame, and the eulogium of the historic page a
Contrary conduC in this instance, will furnish pre
text to fay that vanity and a third after dignities,
gewgaws and bawbles were the objeCs of the late
contention, and not merely liberty, freedom and
pats iotifin
1 must confefs that much of your time has been
taken up with the exceptionable part of thisinftiti^
tion; but in my station I could not poffiblyjavoid it.
If we wili attend to our duty—what with the
b/d, to reform, regulate and perfeC, and the abfo
lately necessary new bafinefs, eJpecially on the
confirmation of oar glorious Era, we Shall have
enough to employ us without direding our views to
extraneous, unprofitable, and unnecessary objeCs.
You have as great and weighty matters to difeufs
as ever came before Legislators—^ reducing a
Chaos and Jumble, as it were, into Jyftem and
01 der and I truss you will prove adequate to the
talk - fully answer the great expeditions of your
Constituents and Fellow-Citizens— and acquit your
selves unto yourselves.
The gulphs of misery and happiness, for your
guidance, are well laid down by the State Voyagers
who have gone before us—with your prudence, Skill
and judgment, it is therefore left, to avail yourselves
of their charts, and to Shape tlie Ship's course accord
ingly.
All experience teaches us to lose no day in failing,
and that procrastination is the thief of time.
v In other words, our political life and death are
in your bands. 4—
In Short, upon the present Sessions entirely depends
that serious question, whether, cue are to be, or not
to he ?
BEN. GUERARD.
^harlefion, Feb. 2, iff .
The ADDRESS of the SENATE'
To His Excellency the Governor.
S I R,
THE federal matters that your Excellency hath
been pleased to recommend to our Serious consider
ation, in your Speech to both Houses of Assembly;
aie proofs of your zeal for the credit, intefeft and
security of this State, and we return you our thanks
for the fame.
The Desi titive Treaty of Peace being now rati
fied, we are penetrated with the warmelt gratitude
to the Almighty for this additional blessing he has
been graciously pleased to confer on the justice of
our came, in the term^t on of a long and oppressive
war, on a basis sacred to freedom and independence
and which demands our clofelt attention to those
duties that may best promote the good order of
society, and Secure our domestic happiness.
We Shall proceed to. deliberate on the Several
matters your Excellency has recommended with
all the diSpatch their importance requires; and we
flatter ourlelves that the business will be conducted
with that temper and unanimity as will Serve to Shew
our willies to concur in every measure that will help
to Strengthen the bands of our federal union,"to
promote the real iotereft of our constituents, give
credit and reputation to our State, and do ample
Judice to all thole brave patriotic men who Stood
^rward, or have, fallen in the glorious defence of
Lie juit rights of freemen, and of the privileges of
tneir country.' °
In the Senate, Feb. ;, 1784
JOHN LLOYD," Preffot.
His EXCELLENCY'S RF^LY.
Honourable Gentlemen,
I TH 'NK you for your Address. You maybe
nffured that I fnal| manifest my attachrrferit to this
State as well by anions as woMs. Legislative bufi
nels conducted with temper and unnammity must
ensure to your country the most fofd and lalling
advantages.
, 'BEN. GUERARD.
Feb. 5, 1784.
In the SENATE, Feb. 6,
Ordered, ' 4
THAI His Excellency the Governor's Speech
to both Houses of Assembly, (he Address of the
Senate in answer thereto' and his Excellmy- sße
ply, be printed.
Exfrac?from the journal,
JAMEd SHARP, C. S.
The ADDRESS of the HOUSE of REPRF
VERNO^ IVES ""' E^e^ency the GO,
WE the Reprefe natives of th people, return
Excehency our thanks for your Speech deli~
Vered at this fitting of the General Assembly.
We have a deep sense of the many obligations we
,e under to the Supreme Being, for the repeated
instances of -is favor and goodness so remarkably
displayed through the various Stages of the late un
provoked and vindidh? war, and sincerely hope
with yoer Excellency, that it will produce in the
minds of every true American the warmell emotions
of gratitude, and prove a lasting incentive to piety
hnd virtue. ' '
We rejoice with your Excellency, and return you
bur Sincerest congratulations upon finding that the
negociations in Europe have terminated in a Defini
tive Treaty pf Peace, an event that opens to us the
profpeA of every blessing of Which civil society is
capable; and we humbly trust in that Being who ra
the author of all good, that our efforts to restore and
perpetuate the peace, liberty and prosperity of our
country, will not be unavailing.
The great variety and importance of the Several
matters recommended in your Evcellency's Speech,
merit in the higheftdegree our earliest and elofeft
attention; and we allure your Excellency, that we
will without delay, make every possible exertion to
form arid ptr:ect such establishments, both with re
gard to our federal and separate interests, as Shall
appear on the molt impartial and uninfluenced en
quiries, and zeal for truth, to be founded in wildom;
and altho limited knowledge and imperfection arc
inseparable from human nature, yet our utmost en
deavours shall not be wanting to secure p? r p,tif{l
union with Our Sifter States, give vigour and liabili
ty to our civil governments, preserve our public
credit at home and abroad from violation or distrust,
ensure an advantageous commerce, improve our in
ternal police, perfect as far as possible our municipal
arrangements, promote arts and Sciences, and trans
mit the blelangs of law and liberty to our posterity
HUGH RUTLEDGE, Speaker.
His Excellency's Reply.
Mr. Speaker and Gentlemen,
IN behalf of your country I thank you for this
Address.
Your words carried into actions cannot foil of f%
euring to her the greatest of blessings, and of gaining
to yourselves a deserved high character. *
BEN. GUERARD.
Charlefon, Feb. 5, 1784.