The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1852-11-05
the face Of the bill the word psn,ises
is used instead OF pr0mise.
The LegsalaasKare.

The Legislature.
The Legislature convened yester-
day, at 10 m. The roll of the Senate
was called by t 9 Clerk, and, on mo
ton Of Mr.. DeTreyille, Hon. F. j.
Moses, Senator from Claremont, was
called to the Chair.
The Senator'S elect were then quail
fed, and the Senate then proceeded to
the election of President, when the
Hon. r. L. w. Allston was unani-
mously elected. A committee was ap-
pointed to conduct the President to
the Chair, and on taking his seat, he
addressed the Senate as follows:
accept, with lively sensibiiity, the
honor which you have conferred anew,
by appointing me to the Chair Of this
honorable body. will copstrue this
evidence Of your favorable regard into
an earnest of future support in the dis
charge Of tile duties ;dcvolviig upon
ME-,
1t shall be my constant aim and en-.
deayor to perform those duties faith
fully, impartially aud firmly, to the
best ofmy ability. If in doing SO |
fall short of your expectations, let the
failure be ascribed not to my will, but
rather to iniirInity inseparablc from
my nature.
You will adopt system of rules for
the government Of the Senate. Those
rules it will be my study to under
stand, in order to apply them rs it
will doubtless be the pleasure of every
member to become familiar with, and
to abide by them.
Let us not dispense with forms MS
useless. The observance of them is as
necessary to the prompt, accurate and
agreeable despatch of business as it is
to the grateful intercourse and gentle
courtesies of society.
Gentlemen, trust we meet with
minds willing to unite in counsel, and
harmonize in action for the common
veal; intent to develop more fully the
resources of the State; to promote the
education and training of her youth; to
secure the industry aud wealth of her
people; to cultivate all the elements OF
moral power and prosperous happi.
ness.
Let there be cherished amongst lis
no latent spark Of bitterness, which
may blaze up at some unpropitious
moment. and mar the promise of our
peaceful progress.
Two years ago the walls of this
chamber were clad in mourning for the
death Of our lamcntcd Calhoun. Re.
Gently both of his distinguished com.
peers have passed away, WHO constitu
ted, with him, SO remarkable trio in
the Federal council cil-individually great
in influence, in intellectual achieve.
ment, in intimate ASSOCIATION with the
history of their country.
From their school of politics, differ.
ing widely, as we do, yet The person.
al feelings which that difference may
have engcndcred we can lay down on
The graves whore they sleep, and du
reverence to their genius-rcndcring
the homage of our respect for those
eminent Characteristic abilities wl,ieI,
they possessed, md which have so Of
ten called forth, in conflict, the highest
powers of our own cherished states.
men.
We are about proceeding to the
business of the sessions. May that
Almighty power from whom ali good
counsels do proceed, watch over and
guide our deliberations, control and
mould our action, for the honor and
welfare of the State.
w. L. Martin, ESQ.,, was elected
Clerk, and j. I. Goodwyn Reading
Clerk. The other officers were re.
elected.
On motion Of Mr.. Adams, Mcssrs.
Johnston s. Cavis were elected prin.
tcrs to the Senate for the extra session.
On motion of Mr.. Carn, commit
tee was appointed to wait on his Ex.
ccllcncy the Governor, and inform
him that the Senate was organized,
and were ready to receive any com.
munication which he might think pro
per TO make to that body.
Shortly after, the following mcssarc
was read by Beaufort Il. Watts, EsI.,
ScCTctdIS
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Columbia, Nov. !, 1852.
Gentlemen Of the Senate and
House ot Representatives:
have deemed it my duty to call
you together on this occasion, to cna-
bic le State TO cast its vote for Elcc.
tors of President and Vice President of
the United States.
Some doubts have been entertained
and expressed as to the constitutional
power of the Governor to call the .e-
gIslatnre tngcther for the purpose allu-
dcd.to. Tho Constitution authorizes
the Governor to convene the Lcgis-
lature on extraordinary occasions. It
has been seriously mooted, whether
this IS an extraordinary occasion, as
the Legislature were aware of the con-
tingency that would happen, and ought
to have provided for it. This NAV be
the case, but it is evident that no pro.
vision was made, and that the State