Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1832-11-27
THE SOUTH.

The Convention Of South Carolina assembled YES
tcrday week; and the following from very scrri-
lous Sheet called the "Coumbia Telescope ~ is the
only account we have received of their Proceedings
"The Convention of the people of South Carolina met
yesterday, clothed with the Sovereign power of the
"s d. MILLER was called to the Chair, pro tenn. After
which the members exhibited their credentials and enrol
led their names.
''James Hamilton, Jr, then chosen President of
the Convention.
''Isaac W. Haync was appointed Clerk A. s. Johnston.
Printer; c. o. Duke, Messenger; and j. b. Fulton Door
Keeper.
"A Committee consisting of Jacob Bond Ton. Thomas
Pnckney, and j. b. ONeale, appointed To prcpare
rules for the Government of the Convention
"a resolution adopted that The President request
INC cergymen OF the place to open the proceedings OF each
day with prayer
Judge coicock Offered The following resolution:
Resolced That the provide for tn, calling of A
Convention OF the people of this State be referred to Sc
cct Committee consisting of 81 members be nominated
by the President with instructions report thereon and
especially as to the proper be adopted by this
Convention in reference TO ''the Violation of Cons
tuition of the United States, in the enactment by Congress
divers OCCASIONS laws LAYING duties and mpos,s FIR
the purpose OF encouraging and protecting manu-
lectures, and Tor other unwarran,able purposes
"lhe resolution was adopted, and in order give the
President time for the appointment the Convention adj
jOurncd until to-day, at 10 O'clock"
The calculation is, that the Convention would ret
through their business during the wcek;--and that
The Legislature, which was to assemble Yesterday
would proceed to carry their behcsls into execution
The whole course of measures adopted Nv South
Carolina, would not reach Washington before the
meeting of Congress.
CONVENTION OF GEORGIA.
Ii adjourned finally on the 17th-On the 10Th the
question taken on Mr.. Berrien's amendment In
Mr.. Forsytl,'s resolutions and carried by vote of
63 to 56. MIR. Forsyth then Immediately rose aud
after few preliminary remarks informed tic Con
Vention that he should Withdraw from that body,
which he did, after pacing OH the table the follow
ing protest. signed by the delegates who also seeded
from the Convention !"
PROTEST
OF The DcIcpnfcS frhO
tchenf that body refused adequate scrutinv ifo e
authority Of its members to act delegates If the
People of Georgia.
The undersigned, who have been appointed Delegates
TO State Convention TO be held Miilelgcve hereby
declare their secession from the body which sitting
under that title, FOE the following reasons.
FUSt-Morc than twenty counties are i'm
the Convention. The absence Of so large part of per
feet representation would in any case, make it probable
and in the instance renders almost certain Thai
every important vote of the majority of The Convention
viii be, IN effect, vote OF the minority of the people.
SeeOnd-Not only have more than twenty counties
plainly Indicated that they disapprovc the Conventions by
declining TO elect delegates hut many OF those which are
represented. made appointments not because they approy
ed Of the Convention but that their delegates might en-
Aeavor to avert the evils which they anticipated from the
meeting and in The expectation that those delegates
would withdraw. whenever course should be adopted
inconsistent with the rights Of their constituents
Thi,dWe conceive that course has been adopted
inconsistent not only with the ripis of orr constituents
but with justice TO the whole People very great pro-
portion OF those sitting delegates have produced no suf
hcient evidence, that they duly authorized TO appear
sent aud the majority Of the Convention has refused TO in
sh'ue snd enforce such scrutiny is indispensable to
Che investigation Of this essential fact
Under these circumstances we deem il an i,nperaivo
duly 70 sccedeht tile time entering solemn pro-
test against any authority influence. which may be
claimed for the Of tie body which we have IeG
of Convention representing tie Peopfc Of C;eorgi,
John Forsyth, VIM Cumming, Thos w Harris T.
Haynes, w. ". Underwood, NJ. Brown N CrosyeIf
Hiram aruer, ~ r. Powell, u. u. Iarefavc Lewis !
Dunce, Hugh Lawson. Andrew II. Moore, o. III KEENAN,
D. A. Reese B. w. Bracewell, John g. pinan alter l.
tenP1ell Gibson Clark, James Coker, Alfred Cutbert
S1lln r. Daniel, Hugh W Ector Samuel Fsris. Thoma
Gibson, benjamin Holland Jas. G.. LOWS, Thos Long
Barely Martin, WIN. NJ. M'Afee, ". r. Mosely, John q
PARK Matthew Phillips, VIM. NJ Morton, Samuel Ro
gerson' W IN. sloan, Orion Stroud, David Taylor ir Il
kem,on, samuel Lockbart, Thos Watsoo John p. King
David Ciddo Oliver Clarke, Theoplus j. Hill, Thos N
Key, John g. Oliver, Jesse Johnson n Carlson TIorsc,
X Ward, Joseph Hull. Stuart MMullon, Win MaltJie