The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1848-11-15
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South Carol LegislatIlre,

rum ol both i9uEcA ueff No rrQseisJ In theirs
ffespeiiy yei cIlan nl,erss ColsI$ E.ss Misses Of
IGlaremont, as call led ID, tho fchaiirof alie
l;Sennie, prepnT1iof 10 tina due orpariza.s
ItioRo that tshody the new femb being
iadly qualified md 3 The p roo clunintion Of
the ernoT eelly ysnihg the Legislature
khaylng been reall the Senate proceede led
ito the sleenaiipn off GERS: 81
Hon. Angiis Paiterson ,sns elected
lPfesiden
Es Martin, Cl lsfk
]. q: GoodWy ending Clerk.
M Gaillafsl Sr. nj essen.,e ss4si
Gai!lurtl Jf.l Door keeper. IN
Mr. Patterson nude his acknowledge
I ments in 81 short but neat and appropriate;
Eaddress ~ The Senate.
messagA syyns sent To- the House Of
tSRepre ativea, III forming them of the;
lorganizalfon of The Senate, and I'd Conn
miitee appointed to- wit upon His Excel
lency, GOV Johnson md inform him that.
theyssy we're read y 10 sreceiYcsany colnmun-
ication tie might wish to mnke. The
Committee soon q fter reported that the
/ Governor would send q 1municatioDs
forthwith. IS,
The Message will be found bclew.1
"a Committee was then appointed ont6e
partof; the Senate. TO ncl in Concert with
Committee Of the other House, 10 nornIii.
nate snitnb pc rsons for Electors Of Presi.
dent and Vice President Of the United
Stntes. Esss y; e; 8.
IS Afier notice Of contes,ing the sea,s OF.
one or Two Member tho Senate ,adjouri,s
ed. .s5lSs
in The House of r representatives., M rs
MemminEers was chilled Ito tl,e Chair, and:
after qualify Tho merbers and rcndingg
the Governors Proclanntion calling; them
together, nnumber fbullo,ings were had
rs many M six Wo ,,ink--fnr ,Spenknr
The candidates were Nj !. ..Garowtand Mr.
Sinons, Of Charleston, Elhj Henry of
Sparianbl,rsg, Gcns hdams, of & }ichlnnd,
mud Mr. Middleton, Of Georgeiown. A fier
the I'd balloling Mr. Simonsi wns wi,l,.i
drawn nfiGrtles 3rl, Nj /. Curew, innsinf.s
terithe 4tll, Gen. a dams. On lilo fifihf
lbalIot there wns tie, cach gciltlemai ii r..
ceiying SO votes. On the sixth Eb,nslot.
the; votes s'ood for Middleton G5; Henry.
54close yoling. # 10
motion syns made by M Memminger,
md adopted by the House, tlatthe Housei
proceed TO morrow at "a q ar vote for
Electors Of, President tsund Vice.Prcsitlant
OF the United Stntcs. S,5 .sj5
Mr. tMemminge $50 made d mo ion which
was adopted, that The Legislature adjourn
this day, si.s 81 s..S I; y III So
GOVERNORS MESA GE, Il Il
EXECUTIVE DEPA RTsrENT,
Columbia, Noy. 6.
To the Honorable Speaker ana s5S is
| Members Of lthe House 4f f Representative
Gentlemen: The promptness with which
you have assembled here out 81 The ordinary
term of yoIr regular Annual Session. gives
assurance that you will enter upon tho duty.
con;ided to you by your constituents ia n soir-
it suited to the impor tance and dignity of the
occasion. For the agency 4 have had in call
Ing you together do not feel callei On to
offer any apology, although it may haye sub
]ected many of you to incGnven.ence Moth.
ing but an imperative sense os duty could
haya impeiled me tosuch a measure
| The Constitution os the Unitcd States nu-
thorizes any Stnte inlshe Union to appoint in
such manner as the Legislature thereof may
direct, a number of Electors of President and
Vice President OF the United States equal TO
the whole number cf Senators and Reprcsen.
iatires to which such Stnte may be entitled
in the Congress OF ths United States: and
provides that the time Of choosing ths bE,lcc.
tors ard the day on which they ssh All give
ihcir votes, which shall be tho same tl,ron sj,-
ont the United States, shall be determined by
i Congress. 5glSs 50. :,
AS the Law stood prior td 18l the Esec-
tors To which this State was entitled. were
appointed by joint bal Hot of i REPRESENTATIVES
on the Tuesday preceding the ffst Ne,ines-
Day IN Deceml,er In every fourth ycarSssu
ceeding the last election Of President and
Vice President; and this manner Of 'nnpoi,,t.
ment has been used from the time of The Adj.
option OF the Federal Constitution down TO the
present day. But by an Act aof Congress.
| passed in January, one thousand eight huns
dred and 45, the 'fnesday next after tbs first
Monday i'll Novemher in 1the year in which
they are to be appointed, is imperniiyelys set
aparta rs the .,ay on which they nre to be an.
pointed, fo:r every State in tho Uniol 10.
morrow is that day, and to enable you to dis
charge that duty was the object of askiup
your attendance hero; and in this I pray
you may be directed by unerring wisdom. s
'sDAYIDJOHNSON
.ss From this mornings Mercury. 80
ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA.
\ he steamer America arrived at New
York yesterday, with seven days laterintcleli-
gence from Europe Our correspondents .has
Transmitted us the following abstract of sher
intelligence: 5I 5I fa
GREAT BRITAIN. N.3s ,y5. sg..s
Tho British Government have ,remittcd
the sentancs OF death on c, ,Brien,s Niea1her.
Mc-uanns, and O, Donoghue j, TO fransporta-
ton for life. Tho condition OF tile people Of
Ireland. is most deplorable from ths almost