Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-12-18
From Columbia,

The present week however will tel OF ACTS IN
stead of Bills.
Among the matters of iutcrcs; since our last
,re may chronicle the following:
4 bill to authorize the City Council OF Charles
ton TO issue und put into circulation notes recci'a-
bic in taxes or dues the city, received the Sec
ond rcarling, and upon the queston oil agreeing
TO The bill,
rb. yeas and navs were ordered to be taken,
and they arc US follows:
YEAs-Hon. ". D. Porter, President; MesSrs.
Barker, Bull, Cannon, DeLoach, Fick!ing, Hope,
Lc,csnc Mazyck, McAliley, Mckcwn, L. G Pal
mer, and Ware-li.
NArs.-Messrs. Arthur Beatty, Elakeney, Har-
rison, lrby, Manning, Moses, Rolrrds, Sessions,
and WAtson.-l0.
The bill was therefore agreed 10, and was or
dcret to be sent to the House Of Representatives,.
Mr.. BUST, of Charleston, introduced the follow
ing preamble and resolution in the House, which
was agreed to and subsequently, adopted in the
Senate:
Whereas since the last session of this General
Assembly it has pleased the Almighty Disposer
of Events to remove from his position OF earthly
usefulness and honor to the scenes Of another ex-
istrnce an able public functionary, IN the person
of Chancellor Francis Hugh War,ilaw, whose pro-
found knowledge of the luw, and high order OF
intellect attracted the admiration Of the just and
learned throughout the State.
Resolred, That the Legislature Of South Caro-
lima has received with the most profound emotions
Of sorrow the intelligence of the death of that
grcnt mnn and most learned judicial magistrate.
Mr.. VIZ. J. LAVAL has been reelected Treas
urcr of the Lower Division, and Mr.. McIrER So
licitor of the Eastern Circuit.
Mr. TnEynoLu, Of Charleston, introduced the
following resolution which was considered imme-
dintcly was agreed to, and was ordered to be sent
to the Senate for concurrence:
Resolrcd, That his EXcclcncy, the Governor
he, and he is hereby authorized to employ Spe-
cial Secretary, at salary Of fifteen hundred dol
lars per nunum and to allow compensation OF
fifteen hundred dollars for the past year to the
person whu performed tie duties Uf Special Sec
rctnry inr that period
The Senate concurrerl, and Mr.. u. Moses,
who has acted acceptably in that position during
the year. has received the appointment from the
governor in form.
The Committee on Confederate Relations, to
whom was referred the following papers, to wit :
The demand of Governor PickcuS on President
Buchanan for the possession Of Fort Sumter; the
statement uf Col. Hamilton as to the delivery ct
said demand the statement Of Mr.. VIM. Henry
Trcscott MS to the withdrawal Of the same: the
letter of President Buchanan to Governor Pickens,
accrcditing General Gushing as an agent OF the
United Safes the letter Of Mai"r Anderson to
Adiutant- General Thomas, protesting against
IL, OF L, Gu ,tnr tlta
official notice from President Lincoln Of his sinien-
ton 10 supply For: Sumter with provisions; beg
leave TO report: That they have cnrei;.lly consd-
cred the same. The Coiamittee are Of opinion
that these papers fYria valuable contribution to
the history Of the present revolution. They prove
the earnest desire Of South Carolina to avoid the
clfuson of blood and the calamity Of war, in ex-
crcising her constitutional right 10 secede from
the Gaion. they also show the deliberate ntcu-
ton of the Government at Washington to precpi-
tate tic country int, rcroirtion and rar, by de-
ming to sacrifice Fort Sumter and the small
number Of troops by which it was garrisoned.
The fall Of Fort Sumter, ard the forhcarancc of
OF our authorities, in allowing the exhausted and
hold with The honors of war, is the first page in
| the his;vrY of this senseess and wicked war. In
or lar to prrpetuate all the facts, and place i'll
strong contrast the generosity Of the Government
Of the Confederate States and the inplicity OF the
Government Of the United States, the Committee
recommend that the documents he printed in the
lourual Of tie House for this day.
Other papers of muc! interest, connected with
The carly days Of Glr secession, have been pub
lishcd by order Of the llcuse e-soine of Which we
will lay before the readers Of t'is paper next
week.
Mr.. BrIsr cgcred the following resolutions
which were considered Immediately, ind were
agreed to:
Resolrcd, That Tie sum Of one hundred and
| fifty thousand dollars be appropriated from the
military contingent, which nay 1T the present
session he placed ut the disposal of !:v Governor,
G,r the immediate construction @! an irnll-clad
yun boat and ram for the llarl'ur oi Charleston.
Ersplrrd, That the construction Of the said IRON
clad sun-5oat and ram, be in;rustc,l ~ 4 buard OF
three naval officers. who shall be appointed by
| his Excel!ercy the Governor.
| The Biil TO assume the ConIeucTRtc VI Ut LIN
was still pending and likely to pass. 1t is simply
this The money is to paidover;y the Bank of the
| State. or borrowed if thought best and paid over
to the Confederate States Government: ths samo
10 be replaced by collecting from the people
Books to he opened, hrst from 3n'h April to End
June: Payments then made to save five per cent ;
again to be opened from the l5tii OF August to
18th Sept, when np deduction will be made. In
this way some little relief will be Afforded the peo
pIc, but not very much, as the wh"c amount mus.
| be paid in within nine months. THO State a:su-
ming the payment. will also throw the business Of
collecting into the hands Of the present District
Tax Collectors, with Il compensation OF net more
than six hundred d"llars in any of the districts,
except as to St. Philips and ST. Michacls parishes,
where they will be allowed two thousand.
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The Old Resolve.
The States Rights sentiment ut tho head of this
paper is u: length baptized III Carssiua blood split
UPON Carolina >oil. 1T was in 1871 that GEORGE
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