Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-12-06
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GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Gentlemen of the Senate and


House Of Representatives.:
Nothing has transpired, since your recent
Extra Session, that requires any special no
tice. The East year has been remarkable
for the unprecedented health with which
our citizens have been blessed; and, al,
though. the crop, both of cotton and grain,
ia again short one, yet with wise econ
omy, very little, if any, breadstuffs will
have to be imported from other States, and
the cotton crop will, in all probability, en-
able the planter to meet his ordinary liabil'
tiles by bringing fair and remunerating
price. For all these favors, and particular
ly for our good health, we should always
bear in mind the Source from whence they
come, and, with grcatful hearts and earnest
voices, send up to the throne of grace our
sincere thanks for such rich blessings, SC
literally bestowed upon us. Aud while we
appoint days of humiliation and prayer, and
invoke eachother to observe them, let rs
not forget that we, too, should call upon
God to sustain US in this crisis of our coun'
try's history, and give US the wisdom tc
plan, and the energy to perfect our own,
and contribute to the deliveraDce of the
South.
CATAwBA INDIANs.-In my last annual
messaoe T recommended that small ap.
preparation be made to pay the travelling
expenses of two or three of the head men
of the Catawbas, who desired to 90 on a
visit to the Choctaw country, and report to
the tribe on their return, hoping that ia
vorable report might induce them all to re,
move West. In this expectation have
not been disappointed. The appropriation
of FIVE hundred dollars, in consequence Of
the excitement and pressure of business at
the last session, not being placed in a con-
dition to be drawn from the treasury by the
Indian Agent, it became necessary for me
to advance the money out of the contingent
fund of the Executive Department, and
Mr.. D. j. Rice, Indian Agent, accompa,
MED by Allan and John Harris, two of the
chiefs, started on the 10th July last, to
visit and examine the Choctaw country, aud
returned on the 29th August. Unfortu'
nately, Allan Harris died soon after his ar
rival at their destination but notwithstand-
ing this great calamity, John Harris was so
pleased with the country, and the reception
he met with, that he determined to remain,
and has written such Aattering letter to
his tribe, depicting the great advantages to
be derived from removal to that country,
and this account has been so fully indorsed
and confirmed by the Indian Agent, that
forty-seven out of the ffty-6ve Indians
living in the nation in this State, have a
greed to remove, and have signed petition
to Gov. Lehore and the Choctaw Council
praying for admission into the Choctaw ma
tion. The Council met on the lst Monday
in October last, and although no informa
ton has been received by me of their decl
sion, yet from the opinion of the Indian
Agent, derived from frequent conversation
with the leading men, there is no reasona
Bile doubt but their application has beer
favorably received by the Council, and cit
izenship granted to them on favorable terms
considering the advantages that will be en-
joyed by the almost extinct Catawba tribe
The Congress of the United States mad
an appropriation of five thousand dollars II
the year 1855, to remove the Catawba In
dans; but, as it was not called for, it lapset
into the general treasury in July, 1857
and cannot be used without re-appropria
ton by Congress. My recommendation a
the last session, that an application be made
to Congress for re.appropriation, must b.
now withdrawn, and we must look to Soutt
Carolina alone to furnish the means 70
their removal. With this staten ent of facts
the matter is left to your discretion, ant
you can best judge whether funds can b.
now spared to effect so desirable an object
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DIRECT TRADE.-There can be no diff
ference of opinion on the great importance
of establishing direct trade between Charles
ton and Liverpool, or any other countr!
with which we can exchange commodities
In the Union, it was important and neces
sary to our commercial prosperity to diver
a part cf the commerce of the world from
New York and other Northern Cities to tn
CITY of Charleston, and thus build up
great commercial emporium, with ability t.
supply our own and the merchants of tn
neighboring States, with cheap and vel
filed market; from which in turn, the
could supply their customers in the lnterlo
towns and villages.
In view of the secession of South Caro-
lima from the Union, it becomes doubly im
portant, and absolutely necessary, that W
must have direct trade with Europe aud tn
continent; and as large amount of capl
tai is necessary, and there will be some rls
in the beginning of such an enterprise,
would recommend that the Legislator
should to some extent foster and encourag
such enterprises Ly taking upon themselve
part of the losses that might follow tn
effort to establish direct trade. Some en-
terprising citizens of Charleston propose
establish line of Steam Propellers bet"ee
Charleston and Liverpool, and ask the Stat
to guarantee an interest of FIVE per cent
per annum, upon the capital invested IN tn
Steamers, as long as they shall continue II
the service. This seems to me to be a yer.
fair and reasonable proposition. 1t canno
possibly be speculation on the part of it
projectors, because in no event will the.
receive more than FIVE per cent on thei