Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1860-12-07

the safety "f oar citizens, | would sugrrst
Shn enrichment Of law, furnishing sunmn
lily and Severely, if not with death, My
person that circuln.Ps incendiarv doru
tnents, av"ws himself All abolitiouist, or in
anyway attempts |" crest insuborLina,ion
orsinsurrrr,i"n among the slaves. If some
act OF this kind is not passed, the people.
g"s'!r'i TO madness ''y the frequent a,lr.n pts
to disturb their quiet and destroy their prop.
crtr and lives. w:ll not utiIrr excitement,
be very careful in measuring the punish
mrrt they i,hct, and i, is tn he feared that
the innocnLt may suffer with the guilty,
and scenes of Violence and llooi shed too
frequently oc"ur With the knowledge
that there is law to reach the cases, the
legal tribunals Of the State will he first
Appealed to. AMI in most cases their lie
c!sinn will he satisfactory to the people.
made. as it will hr, uudrr cath and with
lime for reflection and organization.
There are mHny other amendments to the
laws that suggest themselves to my mind;
such rs requiring white man to reside AT
all t,mcs on any plantation, without regard
to the uurnher Of hands-a change in the
road laws. imposing Il tax in the plnce of
days wo'k-tlc repeal Of the USurv Laws,
DC. DC: Int ,ln.c are comparatively un
important, in view Of the now certain nc
ton of the Cnnventnu soon TO meet, which
;levulvc will on y..n the construction Of a
government suitable to the new order of
things. with nil its'r"ui:lic#liors.
REsoLrTloNs.-Il" rcst' n of tn.
General Assembly, directing the Governor
10 Communicate to all the saveholding
STATES certain res ,ions adopted unani
m"n>lr, expr s>'ng the opinion they should
Immediately meet together to concert meas
urrs for united action. was soun after the
adjournment acted up'.n. and copies Of The
resolutions sent 10 every Southern State.
Mississippi aud Alabama we're the only
States that agreed to meet S 'u,h Carolina
III Convention, and as 40 delegates had
been appointed by the Legislature. | did
not feel authorized to make All n, point
mcut without there hal been "a general
a":eenrni Of the Southern States 20 meet
iIaI such ievn the case, would either
hav" ronvenr'i the Legislature to appoint
delegates. or have taken the responsibility
of appointing them myself. The runse
1uenres was, no Convention met, and eacI,
State WAS left To ar, for herself and upon
her own responsibility.
The resolution authorizing the Governor
: 10 have the documents and co,,espon
'i.nre IF the ,iEi..,.rs of the Palmetto Reyi
m-nr, and the casuailirs of the Regiment,
recorded in II suitable book and placed
among the archives of the Executive de-
partm"nt, ha. Teen carried ont. and the
took i, now i'll the Executive office. subject
I" the inspection OF he n,e;nlsrs Of the
Legislature. E.sF. <Arlhur, Esq. of Un
r.n, WAS employed to d., the work, and
AN pleased to say. it has been done in
very cretlilahe and satisfactory manner
Much more iabo, WAS necessary than the
mere recording the correspondence. 1t
repaired the reading and re reading of all
the papers, and the exercise Of cnrrpcl
Judgment in the arrangement, not only
chron"logicaIly, but will, reference 10 the
necessary connection Of the whole volume.
rh. book has been neatly and durably,
hound, AM will for years to he bnok of
reference. not. only for the descendants Of
those that dispcll.d the dclusi"n Of the
North, that the chivalry of South Car.
olina would nol fight, but for the whale of
our people, who claim share Of the glory
they sac'eived for their country, and wish
to initiate their example. recornrnend
that liberal appropriation be made to
com: ensate the compiler for his work.
Another resolution which passed Gener
al Assembly unanimously, requesting the
Governor to procure n suitable sword and
present it to Capt. N. G. Evans, of the
United States Amy, on behalf Of this State,
as a testimonial Of his gallant conduct at
The batll. Of Wachita. and Of the sestima
iion IN which he is held By the State, has
been attended to, and the sword designed
for Capt. Evans is now in the Executive
"ffice, readYgfor presentation, aud would
have been forwarded to him, bnt for the
suggestion of his friends. that az soon as
South Carolina severed her connection with
| with the Fedefsl Governmer t. he would
resign his commission and repair 10 her
standard to receive the sword in person,
and WELD it in defence Of his native State.
Gen, Williams, Of Ncwberry. was EN-,
ployed by me to compile the Militia and
Patrol laws Of the State. under 'resolu
lion Of the last Session, and The work being
d"no in a satisfactory manner. recon
mend that hc be paid foEJffs services.
! The duty imposed OH the Governor, m
der resolution in relation to the surveys
, aud esti6,ntes Ivy Maj. MrCslIa, Tor the
GreenyiIle aud French Broad R-iroa,I
Company, have lecn Complied with byshe
appoiutmenEof J. S. Farrow, Esq, one Of
the Commissioners whose. duty ii was. ip
eoneer, with four other persons, appointed
as prescribed ih ,lhe resolution. 10 inquire
and report upon the accuracy Of the sur.
vrys and essimalessmaJe by r. Q. MrCalla
for the, Grceny,lte. aud French Bread Rail
rpsd Comnany, ofsNov. Is, 1859, for che
cobstrnc,iotf Of, a Railraad from Spartan.
bhtg C. H., S. g.. TO Asisilfs MIC, DC.
Eaiid tn havs their sel l,eri pfisted and placed
upon ,liessdesks Of The nsmbers Of the twc
Houses re ~ ~ 80
/ Bysthe DIRECTION Of The Legislature in The
form Of Restitution, l'svstwo mereIsna
and two wharf holders of Cl,arltston, wl,c
with the President Of the Chamber o.