The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1860-12-04

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their quiet aid destroy their property aid
lives, will not, under excitement, be very care
taI in measuring the punishment they infict,
and it is TO he feared that the innocent may
suffer with the guilty, and scenes of violence
and blood.sled too frequently occur Mlth
the knowledge chat there is law to reach the
cases the cga! tribunals of the State will be
first appealed to, and in most cases their dce'-
sion will hc satisfactory to the people, made,
as it will be, under oath and with time torrc-
lection and examinations.
There y many other amendments to the
laws that suggest themselves to my mind; such
as requiring a white maii to reside ut III! times
on any plantation, without regard 10 the nuln-
her of hands-a change in the road laws mn
posing tax in the place Of days Tk--thc
repeal OF the Usurv Laws, &C., de- bnt these
arc comparatively unimporalt, IN view OF the
low certain action of the Convention soon to
meet, which vii! dcvolvc on yuu the conslruc-
ton of government suitable to the new order
of things, with all its ram!icatons.
REsOLrrIoHs.-The resolution OF the General
Assembly, directing the Governor 10 communl'
cate to all the SlavchoIdng States certain rcso,
utions adopted unauimorsIv Y, expressing the
opinion they should immediately meet toSet''
or to concert measures for united acton, Wd'
soon after the adjournment acted upon, al'c
roprs of tic resolutions sent t"crrry Southern
State. Mississippi and Alabama were the only
States that agreed to meet South Carolina II
Convention, aud as no Delegates had been ap
pointed Ly the Legislature, did not feel a''
thorizcd to make IN appointment without there
had been general agreement ofthc Southcrl
States to meet. Had such been the case,
would either have convened the Legislature t!
appoint delegates, or have taken the rcspol'sl
biii,v Of appointing them myself. The conse
ouence was, no Convention met, and eat
State WAS left to act for herself, aud upon ne
own responsibility
The resolution authorizing the Governor 1T
have the documents and correspondence oi TIA
officers of the Palmetto Regiment and til
casualties of the Regiment, recorded III SUIT
bIe book and placed among the archives OF til
Executive Department." has been carried on
and the book is now i'll the Executive ollie
subject to the inspection OF the members ol III
. LEGISLATURE Is. +. Arthur, Esq, OF m"
r was employed to do the work, anl II am p lease
, 70 say, it has tbccn done i'll Il very crcdlab
: ,rd satisfactory manner. Much more Ial''
was necessary than the mere ''rccorllng I'll
correspondence. 1t required the reading a
rr.rcadinr of all the papers, and the exercise
= q correct Judgment i'll the arrangement, II
= nulv chronolngica!lv, but with reference to u
i rrrrssary correction Of the Whole voIum'
! Tho book has ,ccn neatly and duraby boun
~ md will for vtlrs 10 come hc a book of rci'
: cncc, rot only or he descendants OF those III
n l;.nrIIrL the dcluson Of tic North, that 4
. cI,;y,Iry of Sonlh Carolina would not fight, h
i fr the whole Of our people, who claim sh'
# nf the glory they achieved for their counl
,mj wish 10 initiate their example. ] rrc"i
If ,ncnd that liberal appropriation he made
a ,.nmpcusatc tic compiler inr his work
# Another resolution VIII Gil passed the Gene
~ Assembly uuanimous V, requesting the Govern
N 81 procure suitable sword and mrscnt 1t
nt Can't y. G. Evans, Of the United States Arm
II ~ I,rhalf of this State, as a testimonial Of
l., ,,nIl,nt conduct at the battle of Wachita, a
nf I-rtLc estimation in Which he is held by
of STATE, las been attended TO, and the s"'
* dcs;rnc,l for Capt. Evans is now III the Exc
he five Office, ready for presentation, ana Wo
III have been forwarded to him, bur for the :
,,- ,,,s,;ou of his firndS, that as soon us 80
IN G.,r,liua severed her connection with the +
IN nr,l Government, he would resi- On his conn
tc r;on and repair 10 her standard /" receive
H., txo,L in pcrScn, and WELD it iii defence Of
he native State.
n,, Gen. Williams, of Ncwhcrry, WAS cmpio
g., coir,,il,. the MILITIA are, Patrol !