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V e0HeS0dy, Oct. J--l o'clock.

 The Council, in accord ance with the re solution submitted yesterday by Mir. Ffck- tn, were about entering into the election of President, when MT. Fichlin proposed that himself and MT. Farretty should both withdraw their names from nomination- which proposal was acceded to.

 a MT. Ffcktim then nominated Mr. Wil- liamson for President. There being no other nomination, the Council proceeded to elect President Vioa vote. The fol lowing was the result:

 For John Williamson, l3 votes.

 Carnes H. Alexander, 6 {"

 James Boswell, 2 {"

 Whereupon JoRN WILLIAMSON, of Pope county, was declared duly elected Presi- dent, and was conducted to the chair

 The Council then received communi- cation from the House of Representatives requesting their attendance in the hall of the House, at 12 o'clock, to receive the message of the Governor.

 The Council accordingly repaired to the hall of tho House, when the Governors Message was received by his Private Se. cretary, Mir. Field. After the message was read, the council adjourned 10 their own Chamber.

 Col Dqoyton.-The people of South Carolina, after having reaped full harvest of reproaches from their sister States--af- ter having been the object of pity and con- cern to those who were interested in them as forming constituent part of this great republic, have at last felt the injurious conse- quences operating at home. Thousands and tens of thousands of the citizens of South Carolina have removed to other States carrying with them their property and wealth, and leaving a land where poli- tical violence gave melancholy presage of an assault upon private rights. As free men they could not remain under the do- minion of faction, but preferred making themselves new homes where there would be toleration of opinion and security of ln- dependence. Among the many valuable men who have thus been driven off by the bad temper of the times, the gentleman whose name is at the head of this article IS the most distinguished. He has fought the good fight for the star spangled banner, and retires from the conflict with the proud satisfaction of seeing 1t still high advanc- ed.' He has done all that his country could require of him, and now claims for himself the privilege of consulting his pri- vate happiness. Itis bis intention to take up his residence in the city of New York, where we hope that he aill be repaid for the sufIerings he has undergone, by finding himself in the bosom of community who will feel sympathy for his afiiictions-who will appreciate the nobleness of iils iiatuIe' and who will estimate properly the charac- ter of selfdenying patriot. What could not Col Drayton have been m Carolina II he had hoisted the Palmetto banner. ifhts ambition had been of the same character with that of Hamilton, 1t would have met with more to gratiiy it. But he chose diff ferent path, and many years will not pass by. before even in Carolina, the pure and steady light of his patriotism will shine in glorious contrast with the meteers which are now shining as real luminafes to the but are seen and avs4ded, Hs

 