Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-09-29
III 1-2 Cents Singled
South Carolina Society for the Pronsoei0x
Of Domestic Manu- fac iu5es.

10 wear and Introduce into their iemiIiSs
the Manufactures of cur own countr.g.
generally, and particularly those OF ous
own State, as som se practicable
ReSotDed-Tha a p emiun of 6ftvs Del.
lars, or gold Medal of nal v,lue be a.
warded to thar person resident in this
| State, who shall on or before, the FIRST day
| OF January next, produce the most clio a,
| not less than fifty yards of wsnl, or OF cot.
ton and wool combined and which sh All
be the exclusive produce Of his State, ana
manufacture of his or her own faraily, To
be adJudsed by the Committee OF Cores
pondence. as TO qusD.iJy and quality
Res0tOed-- That the Commute ofCor.
Irespondence be authorized u 10 n,pa.e an
Honorary Member m each pistri& OF
this State, for the purpose of asceriaining,
correctly, the safe and progress of ito
Manufactures, as we'll as TO advance the
objects of this Institution, and tha, the
committee do report at our next meet
Ing"
g. ResoiOed-That a correct lis, of ail.the
names of the Offers of this Sccisty. and
Members OF the Co n n ttee of CoiresDon.
dence, gether with the Resolut ,oIs of
THIS DAT, be published in allthe Gazetses
OF this City, and that the Printers through
out the y s. be requested to publish the
same for general inform ,tioa.''
Ertract from The Minutes.
ANDREW BAY, Secreta-v.
For the Information of the public tn.
following Ls of the officers of the IS South
Carolina Socie for the Pom )tion Of d
mestic Arts and ManutActu es." and of
ne Members of the Cofrrsp ndiGg Com
IN t &c of the sans is now jblsbcd.
Dr.. DAVID RAMSAY Presiden..
Col. WILLIAM ROUSE. Vice Presidens,
WILLIAM HAsELL IBBs, Treasurer
ANDREW BAY, Secresmy.
JOHN DARBY,
ALEXANDER THOMPSON o'eao"TaS'
coRRESpoHDINc COMMITTEE.
Barb lamew Carroll, L.algd n Cheves,
5 CogdeIi, DE-. Shecul, ho Gedde,,
George w. Cross, ]. W. Beanet Jun,
Myer Noses, Charles. ID, Simons, Cha les
!. y csdman, Tho mas Lee, Roo5ri How
ard Do. MossF, John HoI, Dr.. Mag
aoed.
.dn Extract Jrom tie National IateligenrET
Of 8O4.
p" 1t is with Lively satisfaction that we
presen. our readers with the following
view of the fiscal concerns OF Connect.
Gu.
This view exhibits a picture of politi-
C economy, which reAaGt> ne hignest
honor on the people of CJnnectc It. 1t
supplies argum nts In favour of republican
insuutions that outweigh volumes Of de-
traction. Lei it be recoilected tha, Con.
~ IL. 4 4
men, the moss republican stale in the u.
mon. Her population according 10 the last
census was Isl 900 - and may be al pre-
sent, estima ed at 2So,ooo--ih is large
population enjoys he blessing Of cove n
ment for tbs sum of 5000 dollars, of
which 26,553 IS derived from perm ,nent
funds, leaving a tax of but al 400 dollars.
which is no more than Is cents Tor each
person.
I" But the most admirable feature of Ibis
picture is The liberal allowance made for
The support of schools, wh,ch amounts 10
ths annual sum of7S,s55 dollars, and ex.
ceeds the wDoe amou,t IF he civil list
he sun Of above 10000 doia's, aud that
ofthe taxes raised the sum of 1900 dolls.
| his bright en6mpIe should be cOnslsn "
held tOrth as worthy OF the imitation of G.
very s, ale Ia The union. Nor should il be
forgoten hai h most 60 om cal stale
in the unio has he most b-ra ~ endow.
ed institutions for the educ lion of youth
and lhefebS established the ira h that e.
ven rigid economy is not incous,steut
with large expe daure on this interesf-
ing object. Lex the U hern 3, ates iook
20 this object TheiI s.sts Of society IL
rapidly changing, and unless they soon
pay greater attention to the eSucs ion Of
youth, we predict hat their relative weigh
IA the union will decline. republc cas-
only exist amo e an enligh eued people,,
aod such people will fJreysr be govern,
I'd by talen,."
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1 PAUL,