The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-12-13
Lsgislature of South Carolina.
SATURDAY, Dec. q, 1850.

to resolution of the Senate, calling for infor.
nation respecting the profit and loss account
of the Bank, with the profit and loss account
annexed; which was ordered to lie OIL the ta.
bic, 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 lS
The profit and loss account, was, therefore,
ordered to be printed.
HOUSE OF 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 l o'clock, r.
m and referred to the Committee OF the whole
House, charged with the consideration OF sum
dry resolutions respecting our Federal Rela.
tions, bill to provide for the calling of 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.
dered to be printed:
Whereas, the sending of Delegates to- the
Nashville Convention, imposes upon us an lm-
piled obligation to carry out its recommends
tons so far as this State is concerned:
Therefore, Resolred, That this Legislature
provide for the election Of Delegates to South
ern Congress, to meet at some central polnt
whose duty it shall be to cooperate with the
Delegates of other Southern States. in forming
Constitution for Southern -Confederacy,
and said Congress meet on the second day OF
May next.
Secondly, That this Legislature provide, also,
for the calling of Convention of the people
of this State, to assemble in this city, on the
fourth day of July next, for the purpose OF con-
sidering, and, if expedient, adopting said Con-
stitution.
Thirdly, That in the event of the agggrleved
States, or any of them, failing to meet us in
said Congress, or meeting, aud falling to adopt
a Constitution for n Southern Contederacy,
the said Convention of this State should, III the
opinion of this Legislature, declare South Caro-.
lima no longer member of this Centederacy'
and proreedat once to 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 consld-
cred Immediately, were made the special order
of the day, for this day at o'clock p m, and
were referred to the Committee Of the Whole
House, and were ordered to be printed.
Rrsoiusd, That the Committee on Federal
Relations be instructed to report bill requ'r
ing the Governor OF this State to call an extra
Session Of the Legislature, (if the Legislature
shall not then be in regular SESSION. in order
to provide for the representation OF this State,
in the Southern Congress, recommended by the
Nashville Convention, and for other purposes.
whenever one ormore OF the slaveholding States,
slll have taken measures to provide for the
representation of such State, or States, In the
said Congress.
Resoloed, 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 great question of resistance to Northern
aggression in eloquent and forcible terms, and
on motion of Mr. E. P. Jones the Chairman
was ordered to report progress, and 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.. Cantey, from the Committee on the Mil.
itary made reports on bill to alter and amend
the list section of the militia law of South Car.
olina; on a bill to exempt the Bamwell Artillery
Company from Regimental and Battalion pa.
rades; and on the petition Of the officers and
privates of the State Rights Artillery Compa.
ny, attached to the 4th Regiment; which were
seyerally ordered for consideration on Monday
next.
On motion of Mr.. Cantey, the Committee
on the Military was discharged from the con-
sideration Of the petition of the citizens Of
Georgetown, praying the establishment OF
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
message be sent to the Senate proposing an
election for U. s. Senator, on Tuesday, at l
p. m., which was accordingly done.
MIR. Csrn introduced bill to call conven.
ton of the State, which was read the first time
and referred to the committee on federal rela.
tons.
Mr.. ]. D. Wilson moved to take up the pri.
vo te Rank rannrf Cor tho nurnosa nf roE,rr;,,r