Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-04

ing political events, we suDloih extracts ion'
the Messages of the Governors of South Ca
-rolina. Mississippi and North Carolina, to
their respective Legislatures in respect TO
the extraordinary political condition of our
national affairs
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Legislature having convened in regu-
lar session ON the 26th ult-, Gov. GIsT sent
in lengthy message, from which we extract
the following:
a.In looking forward to the separate ma
tionality of South Carolina. many changes
will have to be made in existing laws part
of which you, no doubt. will be directed to
do, by an Ordinance of the Convention of
the people soon to assemble; but it may not
be improper to bring to your notice the i'm
portance of a speedy postal arrangement to
supply the one under the control Of the Fed
eral Government. l am authorized to say
that the Postmaster at Charleston, Hon. AL
fred Huger, than whom purer patriot never
lived. will, as soon the State r, sumeS her
sovereignty by an Ordinance of her COuven-
ton, sever his connection with the Federal
Government, and obey any call the State
may make upon him for his services. This
movement, together with the resignation OF
all the other pOstmasters, viii enable the
State 10 act without embarrassment in es-
tablisbing for herself postal arrangements.
As temporary expedient, an arrangement
might be made with the Adams Express
Company to carry the mails until postal
arrangement of a permanent character could
be establi- he'd, the details of which must. to
some extent, depend upon the action of other
Southern States.
The duti of The Governor in future. will
necessarily b. aTdUOus and responsible. aud
he should at all tim be accessible TO tie
people who may have official busin. s. g.
transact with him. Nv experience si,,i-fi =
me, that it will require all the time of the
Executive. with such help as may b. given
him BIZ Secretary and Clerk, iu dis hargs-
the responsible duties that will d, volvr on
him in the new petition as Chief If an ind. =
pendent State, aud / therefore recommend
that the salary OF he Governor b. Increased:
that be be furnished with "a house I'd iur.I-
ture. and be required To side in The town
of Columbia: alsJ. that th.- salary o his r.
yate Secretary BE- incl e.iS, d, 10 enable Linn
command the services. not only # a mt
scrib-, but of an ntligenT, acrivr. Il 4 ,,Iu
Gated gentleman. who Will be Capable of c o.
Quoting any correspond nee with he IN p
revi>iOu OF his Chi-I. He ,h"uId 'l-', v
clerk or coPyist To do in- copyi tb.,. m
be necessary, and such other duti. al m.-s
be required OF hin.
'-The general recognition bv The ciiiz us
of South Carolina of IhriT ali. sirHce Ihr
State. and that obedience to the. + DEAL Gov
eminent ceases as SION as tin Stat will
draws from the Union and asserts her sOver-
eighty, satisfies me that she will hav. no
traitors in her limits; bus wise pa. caution
can result in no hahn, and NAV h.. tie. III sB~
of advertising our people that If any OF them
should be- 30 fOrgetUl IF thtir duty To- thin
sovereign, and so Teckl s. OF bis displeasur,.
as 10 disregard h~r Ordinances. ct ID any
other commands than those OF the Cuu~tituI-
ed authorities of he State. they will lac AL
with as traitors, and punt he'd accordingly
In view. therefore, OF such contingency
some legislation may he necessary in more
particularly drfining treason 10 the State.
aud afixing the proper punishment for The
offence. South Carolina must insist upon the
implicit obedience OF all her citiz-ns both
native and naturaliZed. and no one can be
permitted to put his indy idIal construction
upon the relation he hears to the STATE Of BIZ
birth or adoption. The obligation of the
citizens of South Carolina 10 obey the laws
of the Federal Government was created by
the act of the State entering the Union IN
der the compact entered into by the suver-
eign parties 10 it, aud il follows that upon
the withdrawal of the State, the obligation Is
no longer binding.
THE Introduction of slaves from other
States, which may not become members OF
the Southern Cunfederacv. and particularly
the border States, shOHld be prohibited by
legislative enactment, and by this means
they will be brought TO see that their safety
depends on "A withdrawal from their enemies.
and an union with their fIieud. and natural
allies. If they should continue their union
with the non-sIavehOlding States, let hem
keep their slave property il their own borders
and the only alternative left them will be
emancipation by their own act, or bv the &C
ton of their cOnfederates. We cannot COZ
sent to relieve them from their embarrassing
situation, by permitting them TO realize the
money value for their slaves, by selling them
to US, and thus prepare them, without any
loss OF property, To accommodate themselves
to the Northern free soil idea But should
they unite their destiny with US. and become
stars in the Southern galaxy-mem5ers Of a
great Southern CoHfederaIion-we will Re
ceiye them with open arms and an enthusi-
astic greeting. Should, then danger aD-
proach their borders, or an enemy. open or
disguised, make war upon them, there is not
q doubt but a living rampant of ireemen
from the Atlantic TO the Gulf of Mexico
would line their borders and beat buck the J
invaders.
To dispense with the necessity. as much as
may be possible. of resOrling TO lyn.h law :
ere against the peace of sucieiy and The |
safety OF our citizens, L would suggest the |
enactment OF a law Furnishing summary /
and severely, if not with death. any person (
that circulatrs lnceDdiaFy documents. avOws |
himself an AbOliliOnist. or In any way at !
tempts to create INSTRUMENTATION or in~urrsc-
ton among the slaves If some act Of tins
kind is not passed, the people, g5adcd Co.
madness by the frequent attempts TO urh |
hof, III Il Il
lives, will not, under excitement. be yea |
careful in measuring the punishment they So
fict, and ii Is 10 be feared that the i'm ceu
may snffer with the guilty. and Scenes ,-. |
violence and blOOdshed too frequently occur
With the knowledge that Their l. :, Law
reach the cas-s. the legal tribunals uI % |
State will be first appeai.d 10, aud III me-
cases their decision Wili TIE satisfactory
the people. made. "a it Will be. und al
AMI with time tor pf1 elton and examiuatiul.
There are many other amendments tr 60,
laws that suggest thems Ives {" my mint
such as requiring white m,u 10 rid :.
all times Oh any planta ion without ~ .l
10 the numbrr OF haBd>--a Chang
road laws, imposing "A lax in fh,- III c
days work-the repeal nf Tie u url l. -
&c, &C., but ihe>t. arr CON paf iyril stuiHi
1ortant, in view of the now cert ala action # |
the Convention soon to meet. which AiII q,
Eolve on you the construction of a ,yvru-
nent suitable to I he new order of things win
Ill lis ramIlications
the separation of the S Jnthern Stat, 5
rom the North will leave The S.utherI
States, 10 a great xtent. wii hnuj the iacili
ties OF manufacturing arms for th- want nl
armories aud 1t will, therefore, b. impl-
tant for each individual Stale to- Is abll-h an
armOTy, or that two. three or four State
should unite for that parpo>e We should
not be dependant on thu Nnrlh. or IA foreign
for our weapons of defence. lest IN
inc hour OF need thesuppy may be withheld
rom US. Major L. 5. X pley, a eitiz n ui
south Carolina, proposes TO establish IN ar
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