The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-12-25
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CULUMBIA,Dec. IL

Thcg6ilf reported by tho Military Com.
mittee for the re,estab,ishing Brigade En-.
scampments, anti provide for tho defence
otS hesitate, and providing tor the outlay
OF sss5SO,000 torlhe purpose, came up for a
second reading. Various amendments we're
moposed and much discussion cnsued up-
on thescfnumerous propositions, and con
5s1med much time. Mr.. REID offered
amendment providing for tho establish
mentOf Military Depots at Marion, SCAR
tanburgh AMI Anderson. Mr.. b. II. HUNT
altvocfpsed the amendment. He thought
J would snpersede the present %inefliri.
sentEand Intellectual; FREQ School system
9fte did not apprGhend an INFUSION of the
troops Of The United States; but he was
IN favor of the measure because it would
place arms in the hands OF population,
lto guard against domestic insurrcc,ion.
s4WG3must educate onr people in military
science, and; become a nation Of soldiers.
Mr. NJ MIDDLETON thought two military
schools sufficient. for this State. lie
6tl,o1ght Il. is measure unnecessary in the
present contingency.
Mr.. a. w. Thomson was opposed to
the amendment providing for The building
of Depots, at Spartanbnrgb, Marion, and
pcndleton, because he thought the matter
had mt been properly brought up. He
ti,oushtihc scheme should be perfected am,
,natured before it was brought up for the ac-
ton of The House.
MIR. FUCKER advocated the amendment.
air. CAVITY opposed the thought, would
Acmbarrass the passage Of the bill. After
considerable discussion, the question upon
thesamendment was taken by ayes and
naycs, and resulted, in yeas 35 and nays
$50; SO the amendment was rejected.
The question recurring on the original bill,
Mitwas adopted.
The frs, ballot this morning, for United
States Senator. to fill tho vacancy occa-
STONED by The death of Mr.. CALHOUN, re-
suited az follows: RnsrT 56; HAMMOND
SO; BARNWELL 81; CHESTNUT Is: Woop-
wARDO; PRESTON >; RICHARDSON ,; Blank
No one having the required majority,
there was no election; and there will be a
second ballot for the same officer o-mor-
row Mt IL O'Clock. A message was re-
4 ceiped from His Excclicncy, Gov. MEANS,
transmitting a communication from the Dri-
tish, Consul, praying some modification Of
tho law relating to the Imprisonment Of
icalOred seamcn, and transmitting the cor
r%espondence between Ex-Govcrnor SEA
pRooR aud air. WEBSTER, with reference
TO the troops in Charleston. That portion
of the message, relating to the imprison-
fnent OF colured seamen was referred, on
notion TO a special committee OF nine,
TO be selected from the Charleston and
Georgetown Delegations, with leave to 81,
during the recess Of the Legislature; and
that portion which relates to the correspon.
~ dence, with reference TO the troops in
I Charleston, was referred 10 the Committee
on Federal Relations.
= At O'Clock, the bill providing for a call
oil tho Convention of the people OF this
State, came up as the special order for that
hour. a motion was made to discharge
thespccial order, for the purpose OF taking
the vote upon q motion to reconsider the
vote taken last night upon a bill to elect
Delegates TO a Southern Congress, and
which was lost. The motion to discharge.
was lost by a vote of ayes 57--nays 81.
Tho question recurring on tho bill, Mr..
MEMMESGEg said that he desired that those
who Voted against the iii, should havc the
opportunity of showing the reasons why
they voted against it.. He thought tho L.
gislaturo fully competent To elect those
delegates; ana he thought a Convention
should be reserved for our final action.
And he "o;;.d move a special order provid-
ing that the bill for calling a Convention
Of the people, be postponed until the next
session Of the Legislature.
MIR. Sullivan vas opposed To this propo.
sItion. lie thought the adoption ol il would
be equivalent to submission.
Dir Hunt was opposed To the measure,
and made an able argument in support Of
his position. He proceeded tn give a bret
outline Of Tic relations subsisting between
the North and the South, and SAID that he
Was IN favor OF no measure which looked to
a nero temporary settlement of the qucs-
ton. He thought the only way To settle
tie quarrel, was by dissolving the conncc.
ton. With regard To the remedy proposed,
he thought the Legislature had no power To
elect delegates. but should be elected bv ,
Convention OF the people of tins State.
He thought the Southern States would
ultimately be with us; but he did not wi~l,
those who met them in Such Congress to ac
frammelled by constitutional restrict! ous.
but to be clothed with full power and
authority. lie thought a Southern Coufrl-
crazy would he formed, and thai j. what he
desired. lie was III favor Of a Convention
Of the people.
AIR. McCrady followed, and slid he did
not come here instructed to vote for any par
tlcular measures. he came to consnh. lie
again proceeded to discuss fully, the rirht
and power OF the Legislatures To elect dele
gates tn the Southern Congress. He
thought the Convention should assemble
only to ratliy the acts OF the Southern Con-
gress.
Mr. B.. ]. Johnston mex, addressed the
House, and advocated the Convention Bill.
MIR. Me.nminge: replied, and went over the
same ground covered in his last speech.
Several other gentlemen addressed The
llousc, after which the question was taken
ny ayes and nays, and the motion to post
panc was lost-aycs As, nays II. Various
amendments were offered, but lost; and
after much a d various voting ON these, the
question being taken Oh agreeing io,lc bill,
it was losi-ayes -, nays II. Two,llrds
being required to pass the bill. and that,
number OF votes not being Obtained. the
only measure looking to present action by
this State has thus been defeated.
Orr Iuusn of RonroScutct;yos ,luJ 4,