New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-04-08

sarszis. Serre, St. Julian, and Trezevgat- These
lad ssvsraI stber Frsneh Pro,essants, Tor Hague
no,s,) repaired TO Carolina in Consequence of the
re~ocstion OF the cdic, OF Ssn,z aad generally q,
frss established themselves on Santee River; and
from them that pars Of the couatry In old maps
| WA called French .Sartse-f Ramsay
company Of co.onists {Congregzsionalists)
from aassachOse,ts, with their minister, the Rev.
Joseph Lord settled near the head OF Ashley Ris-
or, il 1896 after which the prov nee continued TO
! advance in population by the ARRIVAL OF many IN
! diydnA!s frer, various quarters. After The royal
purchase OF the province IN 1929, the British gov
ernm.nt offered such liberal farms settlers thai
rE1titudes e1nigrzted from the British Isles, ana
| froa Switzerland, Holland and Germany, particu-
| Isriy between The year. 1890 ard 1850. On the
suppression Of the rebellion, in Scotland in Il Is
| and l7I5 many of the vanquished highlanders
were transported TO, voluntarily sought an aay-
| INN in South Carolina In 1854, sddt,ional Sc,
,lers arrived frou, Germany and France, and about
the same time other, from. Eng land ana Scotland.
But of all other countries furnished the pro-
vince after The peace Of 1853 with SO many rbab-
| i,an,s e, IrelrAs. Scarce ship sailed from lis
men, women ard children The bounty allowed
| 70 rex settlers induced numbers OF these people
to resoT; 70 Carolina. The last groupes Of settlers
from foreign countries came from France and ST
Domingo, 10 consequence OF the troubles IN those
countries, ct the close of the 18th century
The population OF South Caroline was only 900
in l70l; in l749 i, had advanced TO 10000, and
in 1870 to 2i9, 900 including l07 600 slaves
SO much similarity prevails among the descend
anita Of the early emigraats from the Old World,
that strangers ascertain the original country
Of the ancestors OF the present race. . 10 the
Scotch, says Dr.. Ramsay, South Carolina is in
deb,ed for much OF its early literature. great
proportion OF its physicians. clergymen, LAWYERS,
and schoolmasters were from North Britain. The
Scotch had also the sddres. frequently 10 advance
themselves by marriage. The instances OF their
increasing the property thus acquired are many
Of their dissipatins it very few.
The Proprietary Government, during which
North and South Carolina considered as one
colony lasted forty-nine years, VIZ. from 1870 to
TO l7ls, when it was abolished by the people Gas
we have s,ated, } and temporary Republic estab
lished. There were % Governors under the Pro
prietors Of whom William Sayle was the FIRST and
Robert Johnssn the last. The Royal Government
continued Fifty six years namely from II 10 to 775
during which there were twelve appointments OF
Governors by The Crown. Francis Nicholson was
the first, and William Bull tho las, of the Royal
Governors.
The form of government conferred on Carolina
North and South when it became aroyalProvince
was modelled on the British Constitution 1t con-
sisted Of Governor and Council appointed BY the
Crown, and an Assembly elected BY the People
The same form OF government, wes continued after
the division Of the colony into two provinces. North
and South Carolina, in 1889.
The people of South Carolina displayed spirit
Of resistance TO tho acts Of the Brsish Govern
ment respecting The Colonies al en- early period
The Stamp Act Of 1855 was warmly opposed here,
even before consultation with the other Colonies !
and the 6rs, Provincial Congress met Mt Chat!rs-
ton in l775, pursuant TO the recomrne ndation OF
the Continents! Congress, Of l774. Soon etter-
ward the royal authority in the Province Yas sH'
singuished, and the powers OF government tans-
ferred to Provincial Congress, Council OF Safety
and subordinate Committeea. temporary Con-
s,i,u,ion wns formed, by Committee Of the Pro-
vincal Congress, in February, 1875, which was
adopted and this form Of government continued
until June, 1870, when the present Constitution
was formed by Convention called for that purpose
GEoRGIA.-The last Of the British Colonies in
North America, as to time Of settlement. was Geor.
gia The territory included in the present State
of that name was embraced in the patent granted
TO Carolina After the change of the latter from
q proprietary TO q regular Province. the British
Government formed the plan cf establishing an.
other Colony between Carolina and Florida To-
duoem were hold out to the poorer elsss Of
people to emgrate; and in 1882, King George Ii.
granted patent to Gen. James Edvsrd Ogle-
thorpe and twenty other gentlemen, as Trustees.
for establishing the Colony of Georgia 10 America
Lord Percival was appointed President Of the
Board of Trustees Gen. Ogle,horpe was clothed
with power to exercise the functions OF Governor
OF the Colony and came over with company oil
emsrants, arriving in Georgia early IN 1888, where
they settled Savannah The founder Of Georgia,
Osletho,pe bestowed his own time and labors 10
advance the interests of the Colony, which be lived
to see become an Independent, State. His death
took place in England in 1875. at the advanced
| age OF % Doctor Johnson urged OslethorPe, in
| l775. to give the world his life Il know no
! man. said ke hose life would be more inter
| e.,ing. If | were furnished with materials, l
should be very glad to write IT,
Ga the 6.s, settlement of Georgia, the Trustees
prohibited the introduction o! negroes AID spirit