Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-12-06

State. This would be preferable to having
an Armory, and would preclude the neces.
sity of burdening each State with an exten-
sive establishment, dependent upon it for
management by salaried officers, aud would
require no expenditure by the State until
its value would be received.
There seems to be nothing in the propo-
sition but what is fair and reasonable, and
if the State determines to keep up her sup
ply of arms, it cannot be better done than
by the plan proposed. Copies of letters
from the Governors Of Georgia and Ala
bama, to Maj. Ripley, were sent to me-
They approve of the proposition, and prom
Use to recommend to their Legislatures to
bind themselves to take annually fifty thou
sand dollars worth of arms, to be paid for
at the same price paid by the Federal Gov
ernment for arms of the same finish and
description; provided they are of the latest
and most approved military patterns, and
are manufactured in one of the States men
toned. 1 would therefore recommend that
South Caroline bind herself to take fifty
thousand dollars worth of arms annually,
for FIVE years, from Maj Ripley, upon the
conditions mentioned above, and that a
negotiation be opened between the three
States to settle on the site for the Armory.
New STATE CAp1roL.-This building
is progressing with much rapidity, consid.
ering the material of which it is composed,
and the labor necessary to complete such an
elegant and durable structure. 1t is gen
orally conceded tha' it will compare favor,
ably with any edi6ce of the kind in the
United States or Europe, and reflects great
credit upon the architect, the commissioner
and all concerned. The only regret is that
it may be necessary to suspend operations
and husband all our resources for the de-
fence of the State. No one regrets more
than do, that such necessity may arise
out We must make everything give way tc
the paramount consideration, and reconcile
ourselves as best we can to the delay. The
Legislature should not make any large ap
preparations, except for arms aud the ma
terial of war, until there is full recognition
of our rights out of the Union, and no Longer
any pressing necessity to arm. fthe work
be suspended, it may be necessary to have
some temporary covering, to protect it frou
rain and storms, and especially from being
disfgured, and it may be necessary to ap
propriate a small amount for that purpose
JOHN BRowN's PIKE-At the reques
of a distinguished Virginiap, Edmund Ruff
fin, Esq, herewith present to the Legis
lature one of the Pixies intended by Jobr
Brown to be used by the negroes of Virgin
ia upon the uuoffending and peaceable in
habitants of that State. He requests 'tha
this weapon may be placed in some conspic
uous position in the State House of South
Carolina, there to remain, and be preserved
as abiding and impressive evidence of the
fauatical hatred borne by the dominan
Northern party, to the institutions and peo
pie of the Southern States, and of the un
scrupulous and atrocious means resorted tc
for the expected attainment of the object:
in view;" and | respectfully recommend
that the thanks of the State be returned tt
Mr.. Rufin for this memento of Southern
wrongs. too long and too patiently borne
and that it be placed in the Hall of th'
House of Representatives.
FEDERAL RELATIoNs.-In obedience II
the Resolutions passed by the General As
sembly of this State at the last regular Ses
sion, expressing the opinion that the slave
holding States should immediately meet to
gether to concert measures for United ac
ton, and instructing the Governor to ap
point a Commissioner to Virginia, "to ex
press to the authorities of that State tn,
cordial sympathy of the people of South
Carolina with the people of Virginia, anc
their earnest desire to unite with them il
measures of common Defence" and also tt
transmit to all the Southern States an in
vitation to meet in Convention, to consul
and mature measures for the safety and Sc
curity of the South and their institutions
l Immediately appointed to that Office tht
Hon. q. G. Memminger, the mover of tht
Resolutions, gentleman not only of higt
character and literary attainments, but WHIT
was generally regarded as the exponent O
the opinions of the conservative portion O
the people of this State. 1t was thought
desirable to send C Commissioner who wouc
have the ability to explain our position
and place us in a proper light before the
Legislature and people of Virginia, but who
would by his antecedents convince then
that our great aim and object in asking fol
conference with our Southern sisters, was
not to plan dissolution of the Union, bu
to save it, if possible, by insisting on salts
factory guarantees from the North, that We
were in future to be unmolested in our per
sons and property, acknowledged as equals
in carrying our slaves to any territory be-
longing to the United States, and having
protection BY the Federal Government a
gainst any attempt to interfere in any way
with this property. Mr.. Memminger was
kindly received, Hospitality entertained,
and listened to with much attention, but
his masterly and unanswerable argument
before the Legislature and people of Vir.
ginia failed to con1 ince them of the necesi-
ty of concerted action on the part of the
Southern States in Convention. The State
of Virginia thought proper to decline the
proposed conference of the Southern States,
as will be seen BY the Resolutions Of her
General Assembly herewith tranmitted, and
only Mississippi and Alabama of all the
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