The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-12-20
HoUsE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Luualic Asylum, reported Il Bill providing tor
the admission of Negroes and persons OF Color
into the Lnnaic Asylum.
A Bill to provide for funding The debt due to
the Stale by the South Carolina KalI.hoad
COMPANY, was agreed to and sent to Senate.
Mr.. Huser, from Special Joint Committee,
made the following report:
The Joint Committee of the Sena.e and
House of Representatives upon Fedora! keia'
tions, to whom was referred SO much OF the
Governors Message as relates to the agitation
of Slavery, and sundry Resolutions on the same
subject, beg leave to report the following keso.
luton as expressing the undivided opinion OF
This Lcgis'a,ure upon The Wimnt Proviso and
all sircas violations of the great principle OF
eoualily , ;ch South. Carolina has so long and
so arden,ly maintained should govern the action
Of the States and the laws OF Congress upon
all matters affecting the rights and Interests OF
any member of this Urion.
Resolved, unanimously, That the time tor
discussion by the Slave. holding States as 10
their exclusion from the territory recently ac'
onircd from Mexico has passed, and that TINS
General Assembly. representing the feelings ot
the State Of South Carolina, is prepared TO CO.
ooerate with her sister States in resisting the
application Of the principles OF The "ilm"f
Proviso to such territory at any and every
hazard.
Resolved, unanimously, That the Governor
be requested to transmit copy OF this Report
10 the Governors of each of The States oil this
Union, and to our Senators and Representa-.
lives in the Congress of the United States.
This repor, was adopted unanimously, and
sent to the Senate.
II is necessary to say, however, that three
members, Messrs. Cunningham, Johnson, and
Kei,t, declared, that although, for the sake oi
harmony, they concurrcd in the adoption OF the
Resolutions, they yet did not precisely meet
their views Of the course proper to he taken,
they had hoped for stronger action, but acqn.
esced in The decision of the great majority.
The Resolutions were then agreed TO he
sent TO the Senate, where they will probably
no, he passed without some discussion.
The Report Of the Military Committee on
Adu,ant General being so amended as I" make
his salary $1,000, received second reading
and was sent to the Senate.
Mr.. Owens introduced Bill exempting oili-
GERS and privalcs of Palmetto Regiment from
regular militia duty.
The Bank debate was then resumed in
Committee of the whole-Mr. A. w. Thomp.
son replying al length to the argument OF Mr..
Memminger, after which the House adjourned,
Mr.. Yancy having the floor when The debate is
to he resumed.
The elections Of Governor and Lieutenant
Governor took place in the course OF the day
and resulted in the chnir" nf Hon. Whitcrnar''l
3, Scabrook for Governor, and Hon. w. II.
Gist for Lieut.. Governor.
For Governor there were two ballotings.
On the frs, ballot The vote stood
w. B. Seabrook, II
]. l.. Manning, 63
n. X. Eaves %
On the second
w. B. Seabropk, "a
J.. l.. Manning, 10
Scattering
Mr.. Gist was elected on the first ball0.ns
have received &c votes.
After the transaction of some unimportan
business, the House adjourned.