Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-01-02

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Legislature of S2v,k Carolina.
In THE SEEArE, December 8.
Major Keith, from The com mittee a
The whole, to whom was referred the b;l
To prohibit the importation Or bringing in
to shis state, from Africa aud. other pIa
ces beyond the seas, negroes and otle,
persons of color, and for other purposes
therein mentioned. reported. that they
have had the same under consideration,
and disagreed thereto.
On motion,
Ordered, That the house do disagree
! 70 the report orthe committee andon the
question being taken, the yeas and nays
were required by Col, Taylor and Captain
tfibben, aud arc as follows, viz.
YEAS-Messrs. John BURKE, Rober;
BarnweIl, James Davis, Charles Goodwin,
james Hibben, Elias Lynch Horry, Ben.
iJamin Hart, Matthias Eu,eainson. John
Keith, John Kilgore, John MPheYso,i,
Robert narion, Thomas Taylor, RnbS~t
Thornly, John Ward, Henry yvells-l6.
NAYS-Mrssrs William Belinger, 10.
seph Cplhoun, Zachariah Cantey. Leo.
nard Dazier, Thomas Farrar. John Hamp-
ton, Thomas N'Faddep, Alexander NJ
intosh, Paul Michau, William b. Nit
cheli, James Porcher, Bepi. Rogers. Ar
shur Simkins, James Saxon, William
Smlih, Robert Stark, Samuel Warren
IL.
The question was determined in the ne
gative-
Ordered, -rhst the yeas and nays re-
qoired and takeI on.thc said bill be print
cd.
HOUSE or. R5sJ'RESE N7.f7YYES.
December 10.
Mr. Henry Dess moved the following.
resolution which was ordered to lie on the
table (:
Resolved, thatin opinion Of this house
It is inexpediept to permitthe importation
or introduction of slaves into this state,
and that a. corunlt,ee be appointed to
bring IN . bill for that pu, pose.
The lowing motion, made in the house
of REPRESENTATIVES, of lSou,h Carolina,
marks ihe growing attention paid IN tina,
state 10 the most Important Object of state
legis'atioF. The Triumph rf republican
principles will be complete If it issues in
the UNIVERSAL diffusion OF knowledge:
II was moved aud seconded, tina, it be
referred 10 the rrptroller-general to re-
port 70 this house whether, consistent with.
he present situation of the finances of the
state, the sum Of 50 600 dollars, or any o.
Their, and what sum can during the pre-
sent year, be approrr aied for the endcw-
msnt of schools Throughout, the state -
wh-reupon, Resolved, that the considers
zion of the said mo,ion be postponed until
thelreport of the comptroller general shah
be made.
CAESAR Rooney. Esq. member ofcor-
Rrees, isom he state OF Delaware. on the
application of The legislature of Pennsyl-
var''a, has agreed TO undertake to sup.
port the Impeachment Of the Judges Of
the supreme court, before the senate.
1.. Gdllatin's Rettorf.--In nothing have
the Federal editors appeared so perfectly
ildiculous, as in their attempts to depreci-
ate the merit or he secretary OF the trca.
sury. After having reiterated the re-
proach of being foreigner, I'LL folly itself
al their stupidity. and even pre-
Ialice was ashamed OF tbeir meanness,
they have attempted 20 find Some flaw or
deieetin each OF his official reports. In
every instance, have their misseprescnta-
tons been exposed; aud. thus, in every
instance, has new disgrace recoi.ed on
their beads. But, with respect 70 the re.
port, which appears in this paper, they
have nor been able to End even the sem
blance OF an incorrect statement, or a false
estimate. They have not, however, abat-
ed OF their rancor, or withheld their strjc-
lures. As usual hey have alternately
slermed and sneered, invciehed ana insi-
mated. The fair AMI simple s'ateIncns,
which pour'rays the prosperity Of our fis-
cal interests, and eyjnces the Intelligence
add integrity OF the administration, inll;tts
on their malignant minds he worst OF tor.
lure- And. their attacks have more vic.
ience, as they have less foundation.
sio an enlightened and sober people
however. the report ofthe secretary mus
be highly satisfactory aud pleasing. I
sxhibis an exa6 and lucid statement n
their fiscal affairs; anil enables their pub
&c officers TO pronounce a lust and ura as
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