The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1847-12-22
from the COiumbia Cam. Herald.
COLU M3iA, DEC. I3.
SENATE.

'ion from Alessrs. "A. L. Burnley, Johnson
u Co., of New-Orlcans, asking to be retun-
ded the sum of ST. 7.949 ,33, furnished the
Palmetto Reg imcnt, as an outfit ON their
way to Mexico.
MrSSrs. Manning, Buchanan and liam
nn, We're appointed il Committee on the part
"l the Senate, to join similar Committee
to be appointed on the part Of tho House to
investigate and report Of the same.
The following bill were read the second
time to tn" ivuse:
\ bI to conirm j. S Bird, naturaizcd
citizen: il title To accrain lot of land in tho
city Of Charleston.
"A bill to alter the law in relation to Ma
gtslrate's Executions. and the duty ofShcr-
Ills as to Executions in their Offices.
a Bll to amend tLe charter OF the CharI-
cston Insurance and Trust Company, and
also to amend an Act entitled Han Act to re.
duce the capital Of the Charleston Insur-
ance and Trust Company" passel 10Th day
ot December lS43.
bill to establish uniform day through
out the State for the election of Clerk. She.
riff, Ordinary, and Tax Collector.
Bill to incrcrsc The powers OF the Com
m'ssioners OF Cross Roads for Charleston
Neck
\ Bill to divide Beat Company No 3 Up.
per Battalion, 18th Regiment South e.. Mi
ii,ia
A Bill to authorise the U. S. to purchase
piece of land in this State for the erection
OF Light House.
A Bill 10 incorporate the Charleston Su-
gar Refining Company.
A Bill to provide for the election of Elect
ors Of President and Vice President of the
U. s., was read the 2I time and rejected
Yeas 10, Nays 10.
The following Bills were also taken up
for the I'd reading and rejected:
a Bill to amend the sixth Section Of an
Act entitled and Act for the better rcpula-
t'en and government of free nrgrors and
persons OF color, and for other purposes, ra,i.
fed gid Dec. 1922
Bill to require the SherifIs of the seve-
raj districts OF this State to make annual re-
ports OF certain prisoners in their custody.
A Bill TO provide for The registry of Mar
rlages, Births and deaths throughout the
State.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
The following Resolutions were submit
ted by MIR. DsSaussure, from the Commit
tee on Foreign Resolutions:
l. BE IL Rrsolcnlby The Senate nnd House
Of Representatives Of the Slute of South Caro-
ln@, non met 0nd sitting IN General assem-
ofy, That the Government OF the u. States
mas no control, directly or indirectly, meGi-
atctly or lmmcdiatcl J., over the control, it
tranScends the limits its legitimate ti,nct.
IONS by destroying lhn Internal organization
OF the sovcreignties who created it.
z. Resoired, That all territory which NAV
be acquired by the arms of,hc United States
or yielded by treaty with any foreign power
belonging TO the several states of The Union
as their Joint and common property: in
which each and all have equal hts and
that the enactmenis by the Federal Govern
nent OF any law, which should directly. or
ny ITS effects, prevent the citizens of any
State from en,grating with their property
of whatever description into such terrific ",
would make discrimination unwarrantcd
by and in violation Of the Constitution. and
the rights Of the State, from which such ci-
tIzrns emf grated, and in deroyation of that
perfect equality that belongs to the several
States as members of this Union, and would
tend directly to snbvcrt the Union itself.
3. Resolrea, That if in disregard alike Of
the spirit and principle of the Act of Con
gress, on The admission of the State of Mis-
souri, Compromise, and of every considera-
ton ofjnsticc, of constitutional right and of
iraternal feeling, the fearful, issue shall be
forced upon the country, which mus. result
from the adoption and attempted enforce
mcnt OF the proviso aforesaid, as an Act of
the General Government, the people OF S.
Carolina can have no difficulty in choosing
between the only alternative that will then
remain, OF abjec, submission to aggression
and outrage on the one hand; or determined
resistance on the other, at all hazards, and
10 the last extremity.
D. Resolced, That this General Assembly
holds it to be the duty ofevery man, in eve
ry section of the Conederacy, ifthe Union
IS dear to him, to oppose the passage of any
law, for whatever purpose, by which terri
tory to be acquired may be subject to re.
slriction.
S. Resolced, That the passage of the a.