The independent press. (Abbeville C.H., S.C.) 1853-1860, 1858-12-10
GOVERNORS MEssAGE-No. l..
Feline cftisens IF Mc Senate:

Under the provision of Il wise and well
balanced constitution. til. c,v>,. OF Autumn
brings with 1t the season Of ,i.libera,iun for
The common veal. Assembled, therefore.
III council, greet YOU with grateful L.arl,
sensihy impressed hy the mcrcivs we have
experienced the past year, and with an ex
preston of my Willingness and desire to-
unite with you in all that c;.n contribute 70
the welfare oi ;lc State
1t is again my painful duty TO announce
vacancy in the Senate of the United
States. On The seventh Of Nav despa;cl,
from the seat of Government infrrme,! ne
ot tho very sudden termination OF judge
Evans useful life. at the close Of the day be-
torc--a Gay occupied as usual by his sena-
torial labors. -
Or the eleventh. rcccive,! official i,!cor
nation Of tlrc melancholy cva:t from tho
Nicc-l 'rc.i lent of the .Umitetl States. Full
Of years and full cf honorS, possessing IN
honest, good heart. aol Il mind sound. clear
and vigorous 10 The last, lis was the happi-
ness, ut The close O: Il we'll spent l;Ec, to rem
der uni" his Creator the Spirit whic! l.c
gave, ut Il moments warning, without re
srct, ali'l whilst at his post, engaged in t!ic
active duties of the high tlus: coaG,ictI { ,
him i'y the 5 ate. Att4chcd 10 the rcvo,.,.
honarv history OF Tic country, and .rca>ur.
ing III lis rrten;ivc memory much know,
edge of lis incidents, his i;,in;la,;sv with the
rules Of law, anh with lis judicial a,lmi,,is-
tra'ion, rendered his INDUSTRIOUS service. o,,
! tic Senat"s Committees exceedingly useful
TO thaI body and valuable TO the Govern
|
v!!ued Senator ware 20 be Inferred =. his
own homestead, ! instructed INV .ti,i-dc
camp to proceed 70 the northeastern bnr,Icr
"' tic State, and attend them thence 10 their
iina! resting place. In view OF the few re-
malnlm:; days o! the session, and rrrard;nr
1t unwlsc, under the circumstances then in
dira:ca, to transfer to the Senate one of our
''Alhiui representatives in The lower House
the incIi!a;iol: ot my mind was not TO fiji
;s'e vaca"cy by an appointment. But, on
learning that 1t was the dca.rc Of the Dele
CATION 10 have the seat filed, forthwith, an
Pointed Tie gallant Col. Arthur J.. Havne
10 rcl"''r promptly TO The Capital. Lii,
commission, dated tic 12,h Of May was 10
contInnc until the fourth Monday in Novem
Der (22l instantly | HOW submit to YOUR
wisdom and direction the election of :. sue.
ccsSor III the Senate, um'il the fourth of
March next, the uEexpircl term of the late
uon. josiah }. Evans.
The requests contained in tlc' resolutions
OF the last General Assembly lave been
complied. with as far rs practicable. In res
pcet to the work for deepening the chan.
! mel of the river, by the cityof Savannah, an,
| p!lcatlon was made 10 the PRESIDENT of the
Cnled States, who promptly responded
through the War Department, by sending
the-ln,c'gent officer in charge OF; the work
10 explain the plano the Scientific Board
who Projected it, His diagram was laid
before me (the' Attorney General and several
members OF the Ia,e Legislature being pres
ept, and his opinion seemed to Lc well
founded, that in ail human probability the
?prosccu;ion of the work to The limited OK.
tent described would produce no injury 10
the Carolina side, nor impede the navigation
OF the Savannall6ack River This opinion
was concurrrd in by General Tottcn. the
able Chief Of. the United States Corps of
: Engineers.
THE STATUE OF WASHINGTON,
to which my Message of las: November ul.
Iuded as having been proposed by the la.
! men:cd Senator Butler, was, completed soou
after. .AsccrtMning in:Mirchlhat the artist
was Obliged TO dispose Of his work, and be-
ipg certified tliat.ifT VAS valuable. took il
&. &, -" S:ak, ut ten thousand dollars, ad.
-. - :, two thousand from the Contingent
Fund. now ask an appropriation Of eight
thousand dollars TO complete the purchase,
and compensate fully the Ingenious artist.
The statue is Of bronze. 1t has been placed
in the Orphan House grounds in Charleston
under the caro- Of the city authorities, until
The new State House shall be sufficiently
tin'she, TO render 1t safe in the State grounds
here. is.s"-3 -,
THE DEQUEsr OF JACKSON.
At the request Of Col. E. C. w. Butler,
Of Louisiana, n fivoIite ward of Gen. Jack.
son, and by authority of Mr.. Andrew Jack
son, The heir and executor Of the testator,
bestowed, on the 4tll Of May last, his be-
quest TO the "palriot of South Carolina.
most valiant in defence Of Ills rountfy,s
I.rjghts." upon the President. Of the Palmetto:
Association, and his successors i'll ofiiceyin
trust for the last survivor of the South aCato.
lima Regiment Of Volunteers in tile war With
Mexieo, properly known as "tke Palnfsue
Regiment" ~; :; -
ibis was done by prociamatiof lwi,ilHis'
recprded in the Secretary of sStata' & 0Aftr;
pt Csluinbia,fsin hb6lss a. ilscsIl i6o,ls
itecesls, page go. on the seeands saniab bessry
sarySt tbs-t ciAtsoh, slstlisli IS, G6nipossd
tt,eeJhe snef tleIs ren1aini1g tlat devoted.