The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1849-05-09
ARMS OF TIE STATE.

A correspondent of the Mercury gives the
following explanation Of the arm"ral bear
ings of the State from D:ayton's History of
South Carolina.
The device for the armorial achievements
and reverse of the Great Seal Of the State
of South Carolina, is as follows:
ARMs.--A Palmetto tree growing on the
sea shore erect ;at its base, torn up oak
tree, its branches topped off PROSTATE, both
proper. Just below the branches of tho
Palmetto. Two shields, pendant; one oflhem
m the dcxrter side. is inscribed March 2G;
the other, on the sinister side, July 4lh.--
Twelve spears. proper. are bound crosswisc
to the stem of The Palmetto, their points
raised, tho band uniting them together, bear.
ing the inscription Quis %parubh (who
shall separately Under the PROSTATE oak
is inscribed, Mel'orem Lapsa Locar't (root.
cd up: it is supplan,cd by bctter.) below
which appears IN large figures, l776. AT
The summit of the Excrguc are the words
Souru CAROLINA, and at the bottom of tho
same, Animis O phibusquc Pdra1.
REvERsE.--A woman walking on the sea
shore over swords and daggcrs; she holds
in her dexter hand laurel branch, and IN
her sinister, the folds of her robe she looks
towards the sun. just rIsIug above the sea
all proper. On the upper part. is the sky
azure. Al the summit Of the Exergue arc
the words Dunn Spiro Spcro, and within the
field, below the figure, is inscribed tho word
sDes. The seal is in the form OF circle,
four inches diameter aud four tcnlhs OF an
inch thick.
1t was no, designed. until after the Fort
of Sullvan's Island had defeated tho British
Fleet. as all its devices will prove. The
Fort was constructed Of the stems of the
Pamc,lo,tr which grow abundanlly on
our Sea lsauds.
The Arms were dcsi gncd by William
Henry DrayIon. The explanation OF this
side of the seal is the following: The Pal
mclto tree on the sea shore represents tho
Fort ON Suvalr's Island tho shields bear
iue March 2GM anil July 4M, aIludc, tho
one to the Cnns,iulion of Snulh Carolina,
ratified March Goth, l776 and The other to
the Declaration of the United States, made
bv the Conlinclal Congress July 4th, l776.
The twelve spears represent the twelve
States which first accedcd to The Unlon.--
The dead oak tree, alludcs to the British
Fleet, as being constructed of oak tmbcrs,
and it is PROSTATE under the Palmetto tree
because the Fort constructed of the latter
tree, defeated tho British Fleet; hence the
observation-disclosures Lnpsa Locauh is ap.
proprIatey placed underneath it. Under
this is 477G in large figures -aIIudIng TO The
year the Constitution for South Carolina
was passcd--,hc Declaration of lndcpcnd.
cncc made--and to the year when The seal
was ordered to be made.
The Reverse Of the Arms is said to have
been designed by Arthur Middleton, who was
father of the late Henry Middleton, Russian
Minister. The woman walking along the
sea shore strcwn with swords and daggers,
represent Hope overcoming dangers, which
the Sun, just rising, was about TO disclose,
in the occurrence of June 2Sth, l776; while
the lau,el she holds signifies the honors
Col. Moulrc, his officers and men, gained
on that auspicious day. The sun rising in
great bril- fancy above the Sea, indicates
that the 2slh juno was a fine day, it also
bespeaks good fortune.
ANOTHER SOUTHERN FACTORY.
A very bretty sample Of Cedar Pals was
shown TO us on Saturday las, by Mr.. John
@ T,,,o, t, ,,,bop, n was ecut with an IN.