Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-05-17
PROCLAMATION.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
BY His Erceiiency PIERCE NJ. BUTLER,
Esquire, Governor ana COMMANDMENTS
Chief in and orer the State.
TNllE recent Fire in Charleston, has laid
Il waste las acres of the most popnlous
part OF The Cily-has DESTROYED buildings
and their contents, valued between three
and four millions Of dollars-has deprived
great numbers of industrious men of the
means Of re-instating their property pros
trated IN the common devastation. 1t has
greatly injured all the Insurance Offices,
and rendered bankrupt others in the State,
1.-THE amount of property insured elsewhere
being comparatively snall.) 1t has de-
prved the bank debtors not only of The
means Of paying their present debts but of
procuring future loans and facilities, now
more than ever, greatly needed, and in
many eases absolutely Indispensable to save
The unfortunate debtor from utter deslruc-
ton. 1t has put to hazard the Ultimate
success ot our great national improvement
the wCstcrn raj roud, and tho dum.siic i'm
porting company; and with these, il threat,
ems 10 jeopardise the future prosperity and
the high character and standing oi'the State
which has SO nOblv patrouiscd these wise
and extensive schemes of public improve
meat.
under these circumstances. the late mis-
fortune assumes decidedly not Il partial and
local. but general national aspect In
varUuS WAYS it will be felt, and severely
felt. throughout the whole State; for the he
nellclal influence of Charleston is a. ought
to be iclt III every part of South Carolina,
and The partial prostrarion of our mciropo-
lis Is the partial prostration oi our wloic
country. affecting in some way or other all
its commercial and agricultural pursuits
have personally and by letter anxiously
consulted ii great number Of our intelligent
citizens Ill every part Of the STATE. on the
propricly OF convenlng an extra session Of
the Legislature. to consider Of the steps
necessary 10 he taken in the present cmcr-
gcncy, il any interference ON Tie part of the
State should be deemed necessary; Il uucs-
uon, winch III my opinion, the Legislature
alone ought finally To determine. OF the
Citizens consulted on the present occaSiuu
many wise and worthy men deem an cx,r,
session of the Leg Sislalurc un;n!visab!c: but
the great wei ht of opinion transmitted TO
me, Is IN favor of the measure. 1t i, to our
Legislature. that our people look ON all oc-
chsIons oi difficulty for advice and relief
We are accustomed 10 rely Implicitly ON
The wisdom and sympathy of that respected,
bodyof men. Leaving all questions of con-
stitutional jurisdiction. and all cun>idcra-
tons Of public cXpcdency. tn he decided as
'hcV ought 10 he by the representatives OF
lie people, together with all questions as To
the proprlety and extent of relief think ii
my boundcn duty on the present occasion,
10 call Al meeting OF the Legislature OF Sou,:l
Carolina. at Columbia, to deliberate OH and
to determine such questions as the cnlcr-
Gcncy may require.
Now, know ye, that !, PIERCE NJ.
BUTLER, Governor and Commander IN
Chief III and over The State aforesaid. deem
ing it "A duty imposed ON the Executive by
the Constitution in such case to convene
the Legislature of the Stale, do hereby con
vene the General Assembly of the State of
South Carolina, and summon the mem
hers of The Senate and House of Repre-
sentativcs to moct in their respective Halls,
at Columbia, ON Monday, the 2olh Nav
instant, 10 consider of such matters as NAV
then anl there be submitted to them. and
afford such relief us in their wisdom NAV be
Conducive to the interest and welfare OF the
State.
In testimony whereof, have hcreunto
set my hand and caused the Seal oi
the State to he affixed. this eleventh
day of Nav, in the wear of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and thir
rv-cighl. and IN the sixty second
year of the Independence Of the l..
States OF America,
L. NJ. BUTLER.
l.. S. By order.
Is. IL. SAXON,
Secretary OF State.
May II. 1888 b Is