_A peace, and its happy effects respecting America._ _Boundaries of East and West Florida._ _The southern provinces left secure._ _Encouragement given to reduced officers and soldiers._ _Georgia begins to flourish._ _A plan adopted for encouraging emigrations to Carolina._ _A number of Palatines seduced into England._ _Sent into Carolina._ _And settled at Londonderry._ _Some emigrate from Britain, and multitudes from Ireland._ _And from the northern colonies, resort to Carolina._ _Regulations for securing the provinces against Indians._ _John Stuart made superintendant for Indian affairs._ _Decrease of Indians, and the causes of it._ _Present state of Indian nations in the southern district._ _Mr. Stuart's first speech to the Indians, at Mobile._ _A description of Charlestown._ _The number of its inhabitants._ _A general view of the manners, &c. of the people._ _And of their way of living._ _The arts and sciences only of late encouraged._ _The militia and internal strength of the province._ _Of its societies formed for mutual support and relief._ _Of its merchants and trade._ _Of its planters and agriculture._ _An interruption of the harmony between Britain and her colonies, and the causes of it._ _The new regulations made in the trade of the colonies give great offence._ _A vote passed for charging stamp-duties on the Americans._ _Upon which the people of New England discover their disaffection to government._ _An opportunity given the colonies to offer a compensation for the stamp-duty._ _The stamp-act passes in parliament._ _Violent measures taken to prevent its execution._ _The assembly of Carolina study ways and means of eluding the act._ _Their resolutions respecting the obedience due to the British parliament._ _The people become more violent in opposition to government._ _The merchants and manufacturers in England join in petitioning for relief._ _The stamp-act repealed._ _Which proves fatal to the jurisdiction of the British parliament in America._ _And gives occasion of triumph to the colonies._ THE HISTORY OF THE RISE AND PROGRESS OF THE COLONY OF SOUTH CAROLINA. CHAP. VII. [Sidenote] The form of legal governments.