The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-12-17
Legislature of South Carolina.
SATURDAY. Dec. Z, 1850.

W q tCSOiulON vi Gaining lol
NATION respecting the profit and loss account
of the Bank, with the profit aud loss account
Annexed; which was ordered to lie on the ia.
ble, and to be printed; and the question of prin.
ting the profit and loss account, the yeas and
nays were ordered to be taken, and they are as
follows, yeas 81, nays Is.
The profit and loss account, was, therefore,
ordered to be printed.
HOUSE or REPRESENTATIVES,.
! Mr.. Lyles submitted the following Preamble
and Resolutions, which were ordered to be
considered Immediately. were made the special
order Of the day for this day at o'clock, P.
m. and referred to the Committee Of the whole
House, charged with the consideration of sun
dry resolutions respecting our Federal Rela-
tons, bill to provide for the calling Ola Con
vention of the people Of this State, and Report
/ Of the Committee on Vacant Offices, or the
vacancy in the United States Senate, and Or
dcred to be printed
Whereas, the sending of Delegates to the
! Nashville Convention, imposes upon US an I'M
plied obligation to carry out its recommends
tons so far as this State is concerncd
Therefore, Reso1rcd, That this Legislature
provide for the election of Delegates to South
ern Congress, to meet at some central point
whose duty it shall be to cooperate with the
Delegates OF other Southern States, in forming
Constitution for Southern Contederacy,
and said Congress meet ON the second day OF
May next.
Secondly, That this Legislature provide, also,
for the calling of a Convention of the people
of this State, to assemble in this city, on the
fourth day ofJuly next for the purpose OF con.
sidering, and if expedient adopting said Con-
sttution.
Thirdly, That in the event of the aggrieved
States, or any of them, failing to meet us in
said Congress- or meeting, and failing to adopt
q Constitution for Southern Contederacy,
the said Convention of this State should, in the
opiuion of this Legislature, declare South Caro-
lima no longer member of this Cenfederacy,
and proceedat onceto organize an independent
government.
Fourthly, That the Committee on Federal
Relations be, and they are hereby Instructed to
report bills carrying into effect the proceeding
Resolutions.
Mr.. Chesnut also submitted the following
Resolutions, which were ordered to be consid-
cred immediately, were made the special order
of the dav, for this day at o'clock p. m and
were referred to the Committee of the Whole
House, and were ordered to he printed
I Rrsoired, That the Committee on Federal
Relations be instructed to report bill reqnir
ING the Governor of this State to call an extra
Session of the Legislature, Gf the Legislature
! shall not then be in regular SESSION. IN order
to provide for the representation OF TINS state'
iu the Southern Congress, recommended Dy the
Nashville Convention, and for other purposes
wheneveron one or more of the slaveholdiag States,
shall have taken measures to provide for the
representation of such State, or States, III tile
said Congress. ,,
/ Rrsolped, That the Committee on the Mill
tary be instructed to report by bill. plan OF
Military defence to secure the safety OF this
State, in any contingency that may arise.
Messrs. J. p. Reed, Owens, Hutson. and
]. B. Perry severally explained their views on
the oreat question of resistance to Northern
aggression in eloquent and forcible terms, and
on motion of Mr.. E. P. Jones the Chairman
vas ordered to report progress, aud the Com
mittee rose. the Speaker having RESUMED the
Chair.
Mr.. Memminger gave notice that on Monday
next, he will ask leave to Introduce bill to pro-
vide for the appointment Of Deputies to South.
ern Congress.
Mr.. Cantev, from the Committee on the Mil.
tary made reports on a bill to alter and amend
the list section os the militia law OF South Car.
DINA; on bill to exempt tie Barnwell Artillery
Company from Regim,ntal aud Battalion pa.
rades; and on the petition Of the officers and
privatcs of the State Rights Artillery ComPa-
ny, attached to the 4th Regiment; which were
severally ordered for consideration on Monday
next
On motion of Mr. Cantey, the Committee
on the Military was discharged from the con.
siderati"n of the petition of the citizens OF
Georgetown, praying the establishment of a
guard for that town, and the same was ordered
to be referred to the Committee on Colored
Population.
December 8.
In the Senate, Mr.. Lawton moved that Il
message be sent to the Senate proposing an
election for u S. Senator, on Tuesday, at
p M, which was accordingly done.
Mr.. Carn introduced bill to call n conven.
ton of the State, which was read the first time
and referred to the committee on federal rela.
tons.
Mr. J. D. Wilson moved to take up the pri.
vate Bank report, for the purpose Of referring
it to the special Joint committee on nomination