The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1901-09-04


Iucnt history makes one Of the most
interesting chapters in the annals of
South Carolina. The question Of
moving the seat Of government from
Charleston was first taken III, in the
General Assembly in 1853, and a com
mittcc was appointed loIccommcnd to
the Legislature at lis next session the
most convenient place
The next step in the matter was Il
report made AT the annual session Of
Il committee appointed To consider the
various petition, complaining Of pub
lie grievances. The first clause Of the
report recommended lha. convention
be called to revise the Constitution Of
the State. This clause was immcdi-
atcly agreed to when the report was
taken up in the House on Wednesday,
February 2lst The second clause re-
commended that the next General
Assembly be held at a point as near
the centre Of the State as convenience
would admit Of Mr.. Patrick Calhoun
and Gen. Sumter thought the commit
tee appointed at the last session should
be allowed to report before action was
taken, and Gen. Pinckncy said the
committee was not ready to report.
Gen. Winn said he did not sec why
the House should wait on that COM
mittcc, and so the second clause of the
report was agreed to.
On Thursday, February 23d, the
Senate took up message from the
House, that in their opinion future
meetings Of the Legislature should be
held in the most central and convcn-
lent part Of the State. Senator Ar
noldus Wander Horst, intendant Of
Charleston, hoped that consideration
of the message would be postponed
"sinc die Gen. I}arnwell said he
had examined a map for the centre of
the State and found that it was at the
old boundary line amongst the In
dians. He thought Charleston the
best place for the capital. Col. Hill
disagreed with Senators Wander Horst
and Barnwcll, and it was agreed to
take up the message the following
Tuesday.
Tho House on Wednesday, March
1st, took up the report of the commit
tee appointed at the last session to
report at the next session on the most
convenient place. The committee re-
commended Camden as the most con-
venient place for holding the meetings
of the Legislature after the next gen
eral election. The report was rejected
by vote of 68 to 81.
Or March 9Th Senator John Lewis
Gervais, Of Ninety-Six district, intro.
duced in the Senate ga bill for re-
moving the seat Of government from
Charleston, and for other purposes
therein mentioned. The bill re.
ceived its first reading and was ordered
printed in ali the gazettes. 1t pro-
vided for the election by the Legisla.
ture Of Commissioners who were au-
thorized to lay OFF six hundred and
fifty acres Of land near Fridays Ferry,
on the Congaree River, Oh the plain
Of the hill whereon James and Thomas
Taylor resided, into lots of half an
acre each with such shape and form,
and with convenient streets Of such
dimensions as they shall think just
and necessary for the establishment of
o town. Four acres were to be re-
served for public buildings, and as
soon as the money arising from the
sale of one-fourth Of the lots should
become due the commissioners were
directed to contract for building o
State House with convenient rooms
for the General Assembly, Courts of
Justice, Secretary Of State, Treasury,
Surveyor General and other public
Offices and convenient house for the
residence Of the Governor. Every
purchaser of lot was required to
build thereon q good two-story wood
or brick house with brick or stone
chimneys not less than thirty feet
long and eighteen feet wide in the
clear within the space Of two years
from the date Of purchase, any pur.
chaser failing therein to forfeit the
lot. Messrs. James and Thomas Tay.
lor were allowed to reserve two acres
each if they so desired. No name
was provided for the town, but blank
space was left to be filed in by the
Legislature.
On Thursday, March 9th, the bill
came up in the Senate for it's second
reading. Senator Vandor Horst want
Cd the provision about Fridays Ferry