The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-11-15


purpose, the people ought to have and must have
the privilege of voting directly for presidential
electors, When the Legislature was organized
and the fact made known to the Governor, The fol-
lowing Message was received from that officer
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Columbia, 9th Nov. ls43.
To the Honorable The Speaker and
Members of the House of Representatives..
you have assembled here out of the ordinary
term Of your regular Annual Session, gives as
srrance that you will enter upon the duty con.
fidrd to you by your constituents in spirit
suited to the importance and dignity of the oc.
casion. For The agency have had in calling
YOU together, do mol feel called on to offer any
apology, although t may have subjected many
of you to Inconvenience. Nothing but an i'm.
perative sense Of duty could have impelled me
To such measure"
The Constitution of the United States author.
ICES any Stale in the Union to appoint in such
manner as The Legislature thereof, may direct
number Of Electors of President and Vice
President of the United States equal to the
whole number of Senators and Representatives
10 which such State may ne entitled in the
Congress OF the United States; and provides
that tie time of choosing the Electors and the
day on which they shall give their votes which
shall be the same throughout The United States,
shall be determined by Congress.
As the Law stood prior to 1S45, the Electors
to which this State was entitled were appointed
by Joint ballot Of Senate and House Of Repre-.
senIa,ives on the Tuesday preceding the first
Wednesday in December in every fourth year
succeeding the last election Of President and
Vice President; and this manner of appoint
menl has been used from the time Of the adop.
ton of The Federal Constitution down to the
present day. But by an act Of Congress,
passed in January, one thousand eight hundred
and forty five, the Tuesday mex; after the first
Monday in the year in which they are to he
appointed is impcra,ively set apart as the day
on which they are 10 he appointed, for every
State in the Union. Tomorrow is that day,
and 10 enable you TO discharge that duty was
the object of asking your attendance here and
in this pray you may be directed hy unerrIng
wisdom. DAVID JOHNSON
After the reading of the Message, and the usual
order for printing havingbee agreed TO. Mr.. Men,
mngcr offered the following resolutions
Resolred, That the appointment of Electors
Of Prcsiden, and Vice President of the United
States, for the term to commence on the fourth
day of March next, be made by ballot Of the
Legislature Of this Stale, in the Hall of the
House of Representatives. at IL o'clock, Meri.
dian, tomorrow, the 7h instant; being the
day appointed for that purpose hy The Act Of
Congress, approved the 23d of January. ls45.
Resolped, Tha, Message be sent to the
Senate asking their concurrence in the fore.
going Resolution.
The Resolution and Message were accord
noly sent to the Senate, asking their concur
renee.
The following Resolution, submitted by Mr..
MEMM1ScER, was considered and agreed to,
and ordered to be sent to the Senate for con.
currence:
Resolved, That the present Session Of tho
Legislature, be adjourned on Tuesday the 7th
instant.
Mr.. ]. P. Reed offered the following Resolution,
which lie stated was offered on behalf of the Pen
dleton delegation, and embodied their views. The
resolution was oIueIeu ~ TIC U" He eo"te'
Resolved, That South Carolina cannot, con:
sis,ently with her long cherished principles ard
due regard 10 her dearest rights, vote for
either Gen. Cass or Gen. Taylor, for President
of the United States; and that it is expcdHnt
that her electoral vote he cast for some third
person of sound Southern Democratic Princi.
pies and incorruplble integrity.
On Tuesday the Senate attended and joined the
House in ballot for Electors, which resulted as
follows:
For Cass and Butler l29 votes, cast for the
following Electors:
For the State al large.
Col. B. F. Perry,
For Congressional Districts.
/. Hon. N. r. Eares.
Q. Hon. Alexander Evins,
8. Hon. John L. Manning,
4. Hon. w. J. Hanna,
5. Hon. Patrick Calhoun Caldwell,
6. James D. Campbell, Esq,
7. Hon. Benjamin G. AIlston.
For Taylor and Butler 81 votes, cast for the
following gentlemen
Henry A. DeSaussure,
Henry w. Conner,
F. N. Garvin,
VIM. Woodberry,
Philip Tidyman.
VIM. Gilmore Simms,
Andrew r. Lewis,
J. Harles'on Read, Sr.,
Janes E. David.
For Blank, 8 votes.
Both Houses adjourned after having thus harmo-
niousy and almost unanimously, given the vote Of
the State for Cass and Butler.
THE PRESENT POSITION OF THE COUNTRY
On Monday last, the Court not having business