Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1850-12-03
THINGS IN TIE PALMETTO STATE.

Mr. L1ncdon Cheves has declined tic public dinner ten
dercd him by the members OF the South Carolina Legisa
| ture.
We have received and read Gov Seabrookss message
Az expected II is ultra as II can well be- ana runs
the same channel with Mr. Cheves speech Its conclusion
which we give below, will show its tone und temper ant
the extreme lengths into which the Governor would hurry
the State He goes for no such "nibblns measures ar
Cheyes word us non.inercoursc but recommends nsan
ssion The Governor II is is prudent enough t'
adhere TO hc remedy of joint STATE action, for redress
common grievances" but tho time he says that INC
conuncre Of events ought induce to abandon the
right Of deciding ultimately on our own destiny" MIR
Rhcts pledge lei Georgia take the lead and South Caro-
lima follow" is here plainly repuda,ed
Gov Seabrook says the public debt OF South Carolina
22 ST. and the only debt 10 be provided Tor at ar
early date that Of sl726 S. payable the st January
1882 The incDmc of the State is s6o0292 81, viz from
taxes 1913 3sl 65 from other sources s2s6,9ll p.
The South Carolina College is in very Aourishng cend
,ion with l95 sudensa tina, be conveniently accom-
modated In view of the crisis the Governor recommends
tho fostering Of the Military Academies go students
Charleston and 20 at Colunbu) and the training OF the
students the of by practical exercise In the field
also the establishment depots for military stores and in
s,rur,en,s of war; Anderson Court House. Sparanburg
Court House. and Marion Cour, Houseaso the purchase
of six brass FOUNDERS six six FOUNDERS and six four
poundcrs TO be placed in the Arsenas He also says tina
he has purchased largely Of uskets and rifles has caused
several thousand muskc accourements be manufactured
and with further view public safety, has erected ina
gaines fixed ammunition and depots for arms at George
town and Beaufort In this awully military connection, ne
makes strange proposition for State that is about TO SC
cede from the Union lie says that South Carolina has, fo
constitutional reasons steadily refused" to receive her dstr
bu,vc share of the andundbut rat present. seems ad
vsabe that the Comptroller be directed TO apply for III
due the Stale" With all her professions Of devotion
to the Constitution and contempt for the union her last &C
is to violate The and ask boon from the Federal Go
vcrninent In this respect Virginia will show more Roman
| frmness.
ain the present critical condition our federal relations
Governor Scabrook makes sundry
US of manufactures BY associated capita
the reduction Of the legal rate of ntereshc passage Of
law exempng the homestead, and one or two slaves from
final lin the teeth OF the Southern Presss pro
te the removal from the State of every free coore
person. who is the OF real estate slave property
Gov. Seabrook considers the compromise ultimately
adopted another triumph over the South by the fell spirit
aboitionism" He expaates this theme, contends tina
the sections of the Union cannot live together in peace
and harmony and that another decade will not have passed
before the General Government will enforce edics greater in
their results human liberty and the progress of potca
enlightenment than emanated from the worst forms Of
despotism Before that period arrives, the existence
South Carolina co-partner in great commonwealth
will have ceased Merged in the limits of contiguous pro-
vinces the truthful memorials of her history will lie scat
tered over the hills and valleys On the printed page the
tale Of her origin and progress may be found but the real
and of her political extinction will there
be He concludes as follows:
While rejoice In the conviction, that large number OF
individuals the North do entertain conservative opinions
the of slave property and whose voice OCCASION
ally heard in the VI the waters OF strife yet overlwed
BY the impetosity of the which perhaps destined
to overwhem the land they invountay shrink from the
task of attempting 10 stay It's progress The instances
rare which, where the effort hus been made deprivation
of office other mark OF dspeasure and ebuke did
quickly follow This of ITSELF IL proof needed pro-
claims the deepseatedness and apevading character Of the
disease which effects the body polite Of that extensive and
popuous region.
For about onehird Of her political existence South Car
DINA mas presented almost uninterrupted of du
etude ana excitement under the provocaton u conumee
and threats poured from thousand tongues ard in forms
Inc most Offensive During that period II may with truth
be affirmed that the public mind has fora year been free
the most painful olicitude Peace indeed has long
fled from our borders and discomfort aud alarm every
where present Better tar better il would have BEEN
the South TO engage IN deadly conflict with the North
than have endured the ortung anxiety OF an anomalous
struggle the consequences of which beyond the OF
human prescence An open is limited by
which produce it, but the further continuance of such war
political religious and socal-as has been waced by one
party against the other and in which strictly defensive at
uds has unwavengy been preserved the weaker would
falsely and dshonor the history of the Anglo Saxon
Whatever may be said by the demagosue aud thu fanatic
is pride and high privilege to declare the unexan,.
fected devotion TO the compae: Of 49, and the principles Of
constitutional iberty.