Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1850-12-20
SOUTH CAROLINA.

slant, bill was passed'enacung
"That convention of the people of the said State
shall be assembled at Columbia on the first Monday 10
December next then and there to take into considera,
ton the several acts OF the Congress OF the United
States which have been passed and, also, all other
laws of the Government of the United States which
may be passed. affecting the institution OF slavery as
exists in the saveholdng States and also to take
into consideration the recommendation OF Congress
OF the savehodng States, and sending delegates there
to- set forth by the convention lately held at the Guy
OF Nashville, devise such other means OF redress
the delegates of the people in said convention shall
seem meet"
Other sections of the bill provide that the dele
gates to the Convention should be elected on the
second Monday in October, from the several dis
| tricts in the same manner as members OF the
| Legislature, and shall receive the same compen
sation--each district to elect as many it has Sc
majors and Representatives. The Convention is
authorized to adjourn from time to time, but, UNI
| less sooner dissolved, must expire in twelve
months from the day election.
On the 18th, the Senate unanimously passed
bill reported by the Committee on the Military
appropriang 100000 for the purchase OF arms
for State defence, and creating new otflcer-
Lieutenant of Ordnance, with an annual salary OF
$4,000 In the House, on the 14th, after thirteen
days discussion, the Committee Of the Whole
&c upon the state of the Union y rose. One &C
count states that this was agreed to upon the mo-
ton of Mr. Hutson, who proposed +" that the Com
mittee report that it is expedent to elect U. s.
Senator, and the bills providing for Convention
of the people and the election Of delegates to a
Southern Crogress, (being the only two measures
looking to action) having been withdrawn from the
Committee, that the Committee be discharged from
the further consideration of the various measures
submitted to Them" Another account says
"On motion, it was agreed that the Committee
recommend the bill calling convention of the
people be passed. The Committee then rose.
The Columbia correspondent Of the Charleston
Sum- writing on the 14th says
''The convention bill will pass the House by large
majority An u. S. Senator will be elected, probably
on Tuesday The Legislature will come down to It's
work III earnest next week. They have only hive more
days 10 sit."
As Illustrative of the views of those members
who are as it seems, IN large majority, We.
copy the foil owing abstractsf the remarks offwo
of the most prominent of them, made in the H se'
on the 18th:
Mr.. TORE said These.are two modes Of red a
one is by remaining in the union the other rig p e
ont of it, We cannot hope fosxeform rnment
by remaining in it; therefore our o9y ls u.s. seessi
sion. BY remaining in the Union, aily aaa
ssrengto 10 those who use h Vie az
vocated the resolution W
cession He thought sed
sired He thought all our eifofs4(
the formation of Southern Con federacy
a un ion of the Slave States was the q
could have for the future.
He was opposed to separate State ac}2
we could consult with the other 6onfhs u.
was in favor of Southern Congress- out tad9ght
the time and place Of the meeting q sucn ConRT
should be fixed and definite. He was in iayor OF
election of delegates by the Legislature, with
to be- elected by the people. He believed th9n
ton of southern contederacy inevitable; ~
fore not discouraged by the delay OF the otne
ern States. He discussed fully, the piobablity
formation of Southern union. He was ORR
the proposition not to elect a United Senatoozs
present vacancy because II woaso. p sey s
Mir. SeaBfdbk proceeded 70 advocal
offered by himself. He would contlfAn1
10 the discussion of the proper reneay. wv
s sSSsSe4 ss unoa Hs ns
for separate State action !, but only IN 1n7
when we shall have exhausted every effort
cooperation of the South. We are not
secession He thought that we wonld
generation OF the Southern States me
secede was progressive, and Would 9
whole South. He was in favor Of q ~
gress and he thought we were bound to ca
Recommendations OF the Nashville Conyen1lN
Convention omitted to designate euG and
the meeting of such Southern Congfess; and
utjons would remedy this omisslpn inoludiq -.
did, special time unless some oansr si a rx
Congress should be elected by nlConventio9 The peo-
ME which Convention could subseques rstify their
f-Sefs If, however, this Congress prove failure
and demonstrate that the OF 70 States would
not go with US, chen he was prep ID for lmnediate
secession on the part OF this state.
Another participant in the debate, Mr.. Leitrer,
spoke thus:
He thought our proper course was for this Legislature
to proceed directly to the election OF Delegates 10
Southern Congress- and let twobe elected directly by
| the people in each Congressional District He thought
this course preferable 10 convention OF the people
He thought should not await the action OF az! the
Southern States; but tits prudent for us to await the
action of such States g. Georgia ~ p
wait II we can get but State to unite with us then
we must act Once being Independent, we would nave
strong ally in England. But we must prepare aGf
Gent to place the State in complete condition OF de-
| fence.
The following despatch to the Charleston Mercury
| gives the latest intelligence from Columbia;
| COLUMBIA, Dec. l6.
The Inauguration Of Gov Means TOOK place 'ofda az
whole, and resumed the consideration OF our fedeiai
Relations and the bill for calling Convention OF lne
people of the State made the special oroer ior To-
The bill reported by the Committee on Federal Re
atons to provide for the appointment OF deputies 10
Southern Congress indefinitely postponed by a'o'e
of ayes GO, noes 81. Lp.a-
Charles NJ Furman was, the same day, elected RE-
sdent of the State Bank with IL Directors
We would direct the attention OF any South'
ern lady who may desire to obtain situation as
teacher in private family, to the advertisement OF
Mr.. Philip St. George Cooke, of Powhatan. He
REQUIRES that she shall have been educated
"South of Mason s. Dixon's line" which is,
in effect requiring that she shall have been both
born and educated in the South. Mr.. Cooke is
entitled to the thanks Of the public for thus ia
king a stand against one of the most serious
Northern encroachments from which we have
vet suffered. There is thousand times more
practical sense in his course than in pledge to
buy goods from some direct importer, sooner than
procure such as may have been manufactured IN
the single State of Vermont-for she is the only
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