The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-12-12

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was aTcc az p fsiS.n 50 ssor sslIiMnscs si ssIpIs
y, & r,rts d Ire eohmltes su.ssS
ifiSS h rs r. 81 NE "A
town. and ef exp poio,s o. our ! aboasisn osga
All one ocock ID house resol va itself into eoamt
ss q the who e ssane me c9e liberation o. ns ", va
B. Johnston hal the floor and advocated the res8inons
slbmilied by Limself. which are as follows ~ ~,
La vaw OF ,hs diagram, aud inessaspg agvssslppsaq
pery OF he soalh BY The Notwithstanding ,lis
conisdeFqs, aud by tue several bsancnee o
general osslhnrni. witch. South Caronts an rpm boa
win otass afes for fes "a tsa
ai,sisniss q heJ .lss'sssotyT- cys,h lq3lssA sM
~ e ne pssst ts lsnes IN
and Vie hollo ~ ne n ~ gfoi
direct tho general eovefnInen, e 'igg III u sbans
!. t,spd, rhat s6uih esalta seaans in ,hs tInionfo
ne pescni ~ order only b consultations with oibH slave
oiains ,nss. 10 await herself Of be wisdom, and. fnq
slhe OF her nooponpo and 70 pesoia sysleta efpssp
esopfa. Thatii be duty q Ibis ss,,srSf Asse,aLyIo
ssns sas II hs ssi ~ v
q sop'lefp stars whcl may IL cs1d aopeor~dr ana
~ sspps, Taai II tine further duty th,s ganefl as
semby 70 make a nIosrIbeal expenditures Which mas
@hc s e3o 81 the States w s,s b1
general government conlpels this Sue 70 adopr nv aH
In the coarse Of bis remarks, Mr. Johnston dwcl With
much force and power upon the grievances inflicted upon
The Sonth aud saIed that the cItzens OF ihe SLAVE
holding Saies.lnc constituted authorities of those Sles,
the federal Cong aud the executive and Judiciary de-
parnenis 81 this govsrnneni were alike oposed ~ me
inlerHss e the South. and that rslance cp,hl pc
placed on them Tor The protection aud oi ihu
rights cf the s.ayehoing STATES eessioH he sad was
the only remedy FOR the evils enduie; bn he said thai
preciptaio measures should not be acpel-rwp sbonIi
delay movements Tor The present with view tpPsr
fedd system OF preparations 3#Nsi assaE1
Mr. Johnston was followed by MIR Preston, who nd
vocated the measures The question Of the right
OF secession not to be argued Thecoinpaet n the
confederation has been vstia,ei by one Of The parties ~
H. and ARE bound 10 anual the eare CONTRACT and Tor
this purpose we may resort to not 4, VARIANCE
with the moral law. The abolition Of slavery is now the
settled policy Of the governments and the effect will be
to tear away from us our property, ami TO subject us 10
all the horrors and evils OF serye The exacnce
OF slavery and the existence OF the present federal Union
are utterly Incompatible and evolyes upon Us 70 choose
between The two Slavery, being the basis OF posii
cal and social system, IS an actual necessity vita us;
while the goikrnmen which is opposed to il has ceased
10 be necessary % our prosperity And with full
sciousncss oil all the consequences which must ensne
from secession, he was still prepared 10 propose and ad
yocate il. But he thought thai South Carolina might
without preudlcng her honor, await the action Q other
southern States and il then aid comes our desiines
are stl in our own hands. ssls9 VI @sss@
The committee then rose, and will sit again morrow.
one o'clock gs4I
The fourth ballot Tor secretary Of State resulted ia he
election OF Mr. Benjamin Perry, ssi . gs .ss,s.,
The committee on public printing made repoftIe
appointing AIR. J. G. Morgan printer Tor the house, Mr.
Summer made motion TO recommit the matter to the
committee with instructions 10 open contracts for prnling
and 10 give to the lowest bidder The motion elcited
thur, Harrington, Duucan Dargar, OVENS Tore w.
Thomson McCready. and b. X. Martin. The notionto
recomn was ordered TO be aken by yeas and and
resulted as followsyeas ~, nays TO- The report was
COLUMBIA, Dec 4.
Yesterday heilig the day Of fasens, humiatioa and
be obseryed by nini resolution Of boh branches efrhe
legislature, The principal stores IN this town were coAfd
and business generally suspended Religious seyvices
We're performed in tic principal churches and tile ball
the nj IN Hlftidbrd
Smith delivered Of the most eloquent and sAeudd
SERMONS ever heard on ile pulpit Inc tioor1 the
and the cytepe heat ol the weather rendered douby
dsagreeable Or. Smiths sermon was listened 10 With
the most profound attention. agdlng, as y did n many
there is now mach feeling awakened all ovsfthe
State. committee has beca appointed By bolhbRaches
request copyoi his discourse for publication and 10
supervise The publication. Two thousand copies viii be
printed $3.50
Mr. Lyes submitted preamble and resolutions pro-
yiding for elecng delegates 10 southern congfesss 10
cs-ofeEe with the delegates from other southern STATES
to form and adopt constitution for southern coujed
efacy; and that in other southern States should
fail so to provide for then representatives ~ sa con,
gress, declaring it be then the duty OF this general
assembly declare tina, South Carolina ia no longer
Mr. C6esnut offered resolutions ins,ruc,ins the gov
ernor to convene the legislature soon any south
State shall take measures TO be represented IN the
southern copsrsss, and nsuc,ng the military commit
tee TO report plan for putting this State in condon
10 meet any contingency that may arise. W, ~ ~
These revolutions were made the special order for this
day, In connection with other similar measures. IN COM
plee of the whole. NJ - 800
At l o'clock The house went into committee Of the
WHOLE the consideration of the various meas
ures with regard to our federal relations Mr. l. Il. Reid
had the hoor AID proceeded TO address the Committed
He stated that The crisis bebTe was one which called
for prudence, courage, calm and deberaie counsels
All the measures of the abolition party have been carried
out, and he undertook to say that there was no
within the limits Of South Carolina who was willing 10
submit II ~ out OF the question 10 seek Tor redress Of
injuries already inflicted The object then. is the founda
lion OF a nsp gorernmea,--s southern confederacy
South Carolina, at least. prepared TO resist Sesson
IS the only remedy, and must be resorted TO- The with
holding Of one crop Of cotton from the markess the
world would produce famine, both in Old and New
England The South has iits power al least, and she
should exercise il. We should erect within our own
limits foundries for the manufacture oil ordinances. and
provide for the production amongst ourselves q Al the
elements necessary or our defence MIR Reid expused
his hearty in the measure recon by
the governor that one or more slaves should be exempt
from levy and sale lie announced himself ready 10 vote
for any OF redress which mehtmes he approval
Of the commtfec Ella hHf4 81 itqfi Z" ~ sgfH l1rI
MI Reid was followed by Mr.. w. A. Owens, who nd.
dressed The committee with much force and ability Tie
advocated the bill introduced BY himself 10 provide Tor
the calling of convention OF the people OF tnis stale
le said that the only question Tor thsegisnmre IS
1hen and how the State - TO resist lie tnousnl,ht
South Carolina was AZ any time 10 secede IRON tue WHOM.
the present was the time for such sep re- tneeugnt
hstno other southern State would secede ana ina eonn
Carolina would be compelled TO aet aone he Hougn.
hat the whole Stale could be put IN complete c0ndmion
Of defence in six months and be differed IRON MI REID
IN the opnon that an attempt al secession by ms State
would not be resisted by the general goysrnmeni.