The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-04

THURSDAY. DECEMBER A, 1861.
south Carolina.
The N. Y. Herald of Tuesday says

The N. L. Herald OF Tuesday says
The CO. operation convention, which met at
Charleston yesterday in series of resolutions,
approved Of the determination Of the Teople to
whit for approval and similar action from sister
States, prior to seeding. The State legislature
also appears to think that the question of seces-
sion was decided ut the recent election; and a
resolution was offered on Saturday, which, il is
believed, will pass, opposing the call for State
convention, 10 adopt measures for the purpose
OF Withdrawing the State from the Union.
Our energetic contemporary has made mis-
take for its news will be new to many per
sons in South Carolina. The legislature has
thus far made no positive indication as to its
final action on the important questions now
engaging its attention. The co operation con-
vention." as he terms the informal assemblage
of the leading gentlemen of that party for con-
sultatiOn, and the adoption Of future course OF
policy, met at Columbia on Saturday, and not al
Charleston We have hitherto forborne publish
ing the resolutions transmitted by telegraph, in
order that they might be given with strict verbal
accuracy. The substitution, or omission, even of
single word. often varying the meaning of
have already got into circulation, and the fail
ure of the mails renders it uncertain how long il
may be before we get another Carolina paper, we
subjoin the resolutions referred to.
At previous meeting held at Charleston, the
following gentlemen had been appointed com
mittee TO draw up a report: Hon. LAKGpEE
CHEvEs, Hon. X. w. BARKwELL, CHAN. ].
JOHNSON, Colonel JAMES CHEskUr, Jr, Colo
mel T. N. DAwKINs, A. p ALDRIcH and the
Hon. JOHN TOWNSEND. They deemed it in
sxpedent to do more at this time, than to in
dictate by few simple resolutions platform
upon which, according to their judgment, the
people of South Carolina placed themselves by
the recent election. The following are the re- |
solutions:
RESOLVED, That we regard the State as having
decided that, whilst the right of seeding is
fundamental, indispUable one, the exercise Of it |
by single State, without well grounded as
surance of concurrence and support of other
States, is not an appropriate remedy for existing
grievances, nor sufficient safeguard against
those which menace us in future and that any |
attempt, directly or indirectly, to accomplish
clear declaration of the public will
Resolved, That we regard the State as having
decided that concert of action among the slave
holding States, or sufficient number of them
for etfectual action, is essential to remedy exist.
ing evils and TO protect themselves, and that co. !
operation for these purposes ought earnestly to
be sought after and promoted
Resolved, That the State maintains deep |
and indignant sense of the grievances and dan !
gers which Cypress and assail her, and per-
severes In her determination to remove or averI |
them 80 soon as the cooperation of the other !
slaveholding States shall give 10 her action eff
hciency, ard render her security permanent
RESOLVED, That we regard these declarations
of the public will as having removed the causes
which separated those who advocated separate
secession from those who advocated co opera
tion, and that we would feel sincere satisfac-
ton should thew unite in pursuing the same
policy which the State has marked out Cor he +
self, in strict accordance with the principles
heretofore maintained.
Resolped, That we think it expedient that the
organization of those who desire 10 promote co.
operation should be persevered in
Late on Tuesday night, we received despaah
from Courlba., (which appeared in yesterday
paper) stating in positive terms that the senate
had passed bill calling together the State con-
yention in April next--and that it would pa,,s
the house This latter, however, is matter of
speculation rather than of certainty on the pa 1T
of our kind correspondent who sent us the fn-
telligence. A few days will solve all doubts en-
these points.