Show souie soule carolina Sec secession essio convention THIRD DAY on callin calling t the roll it was ascertained that members were present A prayer was made by rev dr curtis the president submitted a letter from A huger postmaster of charleston offering a messenger to facilitate the delivery of the mail matter from the members of the convention the president also read a letter from hon john A elmore commissioner for alabama inclosing a telegraphic dispatch from governor moore dated bl montgomery dec 17 it was as follows to HON hox sohn JOHN A elmore tell ten the he convention to listen to no proposition for compromise or delay 21 this dispatch was greeted with loud al ap and subsequently was referred fa the committee to prepare an address to fhe the people of the southern states mr keitt kitt has tendered his lis resignation to Gb governor vernor pickens the committee on commerce and postal ar rangel Lents was increased to 13 the convention adopt adopted d a resolution that a committee in relation to the slaveholding slave siave holded holding 0 states of north america be appointed the third resold resolution tion of the committee on commercial relations and postal arrangements was taken up mr al mccready Ic Cready said we only propose to ma make ie a change forthe people while in a transition state we must take special care of the postal arrangements our legislature now has no power we are the power let us pass it subject to their revision and alteration you are not to break upon arrangements which are necessary to the convenience ot of our citizens and those of other states I 1 think the convention Is bound to make arrange merits with the pot poat office department the mails malls can be carried as usual and we will phy pik pay the condrac ors mr dunkin addressed the convention in re lation to the postal arrangements of the state mr gregg we can dissolve our ou union runion with the united Stat states egand and make arrangements for a continuance of the mail ser service bervice tice vice mr nii adams this debate is out of order mr gregg the minister to the united stathi will have the matter in charge the toe amendment of adding postal postal arran arrangements e 11 for the consideration of the ted tee on commerce was adopted the fourth resolution was then adopted the special order the second resolution relative to the secession portion of the message of the president of the united states was taken up speeches were made by magrath miles bl emminger memminger and others mr miles said I 1 have not the least idea that the president of the united states will send reen re en for cements here in a conversation and subsequently in a written communication I 1 know this to have been said to him if you send a solitary soldier to those f forts orts the instant the intelligence reaches reached our people and we will take care carein it does reach us in good season the folts forts will be taken because they are necessary to our self preservation mr miles spoke about the repairs to fort sumpter sum Sur opter and mentioned the cause of the resignation of sec detary were only sixty five men renwith with five or captain anderson is needful of ile he miles felt the necessity of being vatch watchful ratch ful fui lest afew af ew persons from charleston should surprise r the fort in a night let us wait waita a while aa as all the repairs will be to our advantage the blank in the resolution appointing this commit committed tei was on mo motion llon tion of mr harlee filled with thirteen tile the resolution rego reko lution was then adopted I 1 mr ir detreville De introduced a resolution for or a committee of safety transferred for a special order for tomorrow to morrow mr memminger introduced a resolution which was adopted for the appointment of a committee of seven members to draft a summary mar cro statement of the causes ca uses justifying justa south cri carolina ina lna in withdrawing from the union lie ife said at another time we can present to the whole world the causes justifying justify in south carolina leaving the union he desi debi desired it so that it would dispel the idea that south carolina is in a i state of revolution we are aa a state already recognized by the world in order to set ourselves right before the world it is expedient to show our true position mr dunkin offered a resolution that a committee corm corn be appointed to inquire and report what measures temporary or permanent can be adopted in reference to custom house and postal arrangements in consequence of the withdrawal of south carolina from the union several important resolutions were referred to the appropriate committees one provided for the appointment of a commissioner to each of the slaveholding states bearing a copy of the ordinance of secession a second for the appointment of three commissio commissioners nere to lyash wash ington a third for the appointment of five commissioners to meet commissioners from other slaveholding states FOURTH yourth DAY DEC 20 prayer was offered the roll called I 1 and the journal read I 1 ake chair announced the appointment of the committee to draft a summary of the cause of the secession of south carolina also of four standing committees commit tees teeg mr resolution to app appoint ointa a committee of thirteen for the purpose of providing for a convention of the ceding seceding se states and to form a constitution was adopted mr air inglis made a report from the committee to prepare and aad dratt an ordinance proper to be adopted by the convention AN ORDINANCE to dissolve the union between the state stale of south carolina and other states unit united edwith with her under the compact entitled the constitution of the united states of america we the people of the state of south carolina in convention assembled do declare and ordain and it is hereby declared and ordained that the ordinance adopted by us in convention anthe on the day of may in the year of our loda lord 1788 whereby the constitution of the united states of america was ratified and also all acts and arid parts of acts of the general assembly of this state ratifying amendments of the said baid constitution are hereby repealed and that the union now subsisting between south carolina and other states under the name of the united state states of america americans is hereby dissolved the ordinance was wag taken up and passed by a unanimous vote of members at 15 minutes past 1 As soon as its passage was known without the doors door s of the convention it rapidly spread on the street a crowd collected and there was immense che cheering ering i mr alf miles moved that the clerk telegraph to the members at washington carried unanimously I 1 I 1 mr desaussure moved that the ordinance be engrossed on parchment under the direction of the attorney general and signed by the president and members this evening at institute hall and that it be placed in the archives of the state half 1 past 6 was agreed upon as the hour to proceed to institute hall hali forthe purpose of signing it at pm the convention took a recess to meet at institute hall at 64 61 for the purpose of signing the ordinance FIFTH DAY DEC 21 prayer was of offered wred in invoking 0 gods blessing on the newborn new born confederacy mr rhett reported from the committee appointed to prepare an address to the southern people pe ople opie mr dir rhett read the report on the request of f the president after being read mr pope moved that an address be not reported until final action was taken mr carn cam moved that it be printed and made the special order for tomorrow to morrow at I 1 which was carried unanimously mr wardlaw from the committee appointed to prepare an oath of office for the fourth article of the south carolina co constitution reported as follows all persons persona who shall be elecie 1 or appointed to any office of profit or trust before entering I 1 into the execution thereof shall take begines besides special oaths not repugnant to this constitution prescribed by the general assembly ly the following oath I 1 do solemnly sole bole maly raly swear or affirm that I 1 will bear faithful and true a allegiance legi anceto to south carolina so long iong as I 1 may continue a citizen thereof and that I 1 am duly qualified according to the constitution of this state to exercise the office to which I 1 have been appointed and will to the best of my ability bischan discharge 11 e the duty of theoffice the office and preserve protect and defend tha the constitution of this state so help me god mr wardlaw moved its adoption A debate ensued on inserting high before office and omitting it at the end of state the ordinance was adopted unanimously on motion of ex governor adams the convention went into secret session three ballots were taken for commissioner to washington ex senator R W barnwell I 1 ex speaker james L orr and ex governor J 11 adams were chosen SIXTH DAY DEC 22 several reports were were received and referred mr Magra magrath tb from the committee committe e on such portions of the presidents message as refers to the property of the united states in the limits of south carolina said that he preferred making his report re in secret session the klecon convention then went into secret session and continued so for two hours it is reported that a a very animated discussion took place on the report mr C D melton appointed td prepare the credentials for the joint cOmmis commission Bion blon to wash ington ingon was sworn to keep the strictest secrecy in in regard to them the accredited papers were delivered to the commissioners today to day who go to washington with full powers the commissioners took a secretary with them who was allowed ten dollars a day and his traveling expenses the convention adjourned to monday SEVENTH DAY DEC 24 after prayer a resolution was adopted inviting governor perry of 0 florida then thea in the city to a seat on the floor of the convention mr magrath introduced an ordinance that the judges of the courts take cognizance in jil cases in admiralty and maritime jurisdiction for all of fences as under the laws of the united states hereafter be referred to the committee on a constitution with judge magrath added mr Rhett moved to take up the address to the theople people of the southern states as prepared by the e committee it was taken up and several amendments proposed the declaration of causes which justify ll stif the secession secession of south carolina flom t 11 e fe federal eral union was made a special order the whole address received innumerable alterations after a lengthy and not general generally y interesting debate the convention convent lon fon took a recess till dil 7 oy clock cloch eyen EVENING ing SESSI SESSION ox I 1 mr irr bil bli drinkin moved to take up the special order or derit it being the ortia ordinance to provide for a continua continuance nce uce of commercial affairs he moved for a secret session which was carried EIGHTH DAY DEC 25 after prayer the president read a communication from governor perry of florida returning thanks for the invitation to a seat ill in the convention and giving assurances that his state will certainly follow the example of south carolina mr finley offered a resolution that copies of the ordinance of secession adopted by the convention with the declaration of immediate causes which have induced and justified the secession of carolina from the federal union and the addresses of the people of south carolina in convention assembled to the slave boding states of the united states be transmitted by the governor of the state to the governors of the slaveholding states for the in information of their respective legislatures or conventions where conventions of the people have been called in any of the slaveholding states several amendments were offered one of which was that the documents should be transmitted to ail all the states upon which a spirited dis discussion aclus clus lon ion aro arose arosa sei sel b but t the amendments were rejected and the original resolution was ad adopted 0 ted lote T the convention then went into secret session in reference to the customs NINTH DAY DEC 26 A prayer was offered up asking the protection ot of god over a southern confederacy i I 1 mr spain n offered a resolution that afie the gov erno r b be re requested q u e sted to communicate to the convention in secret session any information he possesses in reference to the condition off efforts orts moultrie and sumpter and castle pinckney the number of to each the number of workmen abd and kind of labor employed the number of soldiers in each and what additions if any have h ave been made since the instant also w whether th er any assurance has been given en that the forts will not riot be reinforced and if iso so to what extent also what pol ce cc or other ot er regulations reu lations have been made i if any in reference to the de fences of the harbor of charleston the coast and the state laid on the table for consideration in secret session mr brown offered a resolution that all alt citizens eizens of the united stat states domiciled within this state on the ad adoption opt ion lon of the ordinance of secession on dec december e in ber 20 1860 be and the same are hereby declared citizens of south carolina entitled coall to all ail the privileges privilege and sand subject to all the liabilities incident thereto A lengthy discussion arose but no action on the resolution is reported to have been taken mr rhett offered an ordinance providing for the holding of a convention of the slaveholding in 0 states of the united states for the purpose of framing framin a constitution and forming a southern confederacy it provides as follows first that the conventions of the seeding seceding slaveholding states of the united states unite with south carolina and hold a convention at montgomery A ala aia a for the of for forming formieri miri a southern confederacy second that the said seceding states appoint by their respective conventions or legislatures as many delegates as they have representatives senta tives in the present congress of the united states to the baid said convention to be held at montgomery and that on the adoption of the constitution const Aution or of the southern confederacy the vote shall be by states third thirdy that whenever the forms forma of the constitution shall be agreed upon by the said tho the same ame shall be bc submitted at t an early a day as practicable to the convention and legislature 0 of each state respectively respects ely so as to enable them to ratify or reject the said constitution fourth that in the opinion of south carolina the constitution of the united states will form a suitable basis for thet the confederacy of the southern states withdrawing withdraw ing fifth afif tb that the south carolina convention appoint by ballot eight delegates to represent south carolina in the convention for the formation of a southern confederacy lastly tha thai one commissioner in each state be elected to call the attention of the people to this ordinance the convention then went into secret session and passed the following ordinance which was immediately made public the obligation of secrecy having t been withdrawn AN ORDINANCE to make provisional arrangements for the continuance of the commercial facilities of south carolina whereas it is due to our late confederates in the political union known as the united states of A merica as also the citizens of south carolina en engaged aged in commerce that no abr abrupt apt J or sudden change cange be made in the rate of duties dieson on imports import into sinto the state and whereas it is is not desired by this state to secure advantages in trade to her own ports above those of any of the slaveholding states her late confederates in the said union and whereas this thia orli ordinance nance for considerations indicated is 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