Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1851-05-13
SECESSION OF SOUTH CAROLINA.


AS part of the history of the times, we weld a
place to the proceedings of the Convention Of AS
sociations at Charleston, on Wednesday and
Thursday last; and to make its action more H.
telligible TO the reader, it may be we'll to rein
sert the resolutions which were finally adopted.
and which were published in the Times of Sat-
urday, as the majority report from select com.
mittee of twenty-one.
On Thursday afternoon, the discussion having
closed, the Convention proceeded to vote The
Mercury states that the resolution, reported by the
minority of the select committee, or that which
had been previously submitted by Mr. Orr, and
which merely referred the question of secession
to the State Convention, with pledge to abide
its action, "was rejected by very large majority
We quote the following from the Mercury's re-
port:
The resolutions of the majority were then taken up
and ere voted on separately as follows:
Resolved That in the opinion OF this meeting the
otae OF SCUM Caroilna cannot submit 10 the wrongs
and aggressons which have been pepetraed by the e-
deral Government and the Northern States without
dishonor and RUM and that it is necessary to relieve
herself thereirom, whether with or without the CO.
operation OF other Southern States.
10 this resolution there were FIVE dissenting voices
Resolved, That concert of action with one or more
oil our sister States Of the South whether through the
supposed Southern Congress, or in any other manner
Is an object worth many sacrifices but not the sacrifice
involved in submission
Adopted unanimously
Resolved, That we hold the right of Secession 10
pc essential TO the sovereignty and freedom of the
states TINS Cenfederacy and that the denial of that
flgnt would furnish to injured State the strongest
additional cause for its exercise
Adopted UNANIMOUSLY.
4. Resolved, That this meeting looks with oonf
aence and hope to the Convention OF the People to
exert the sovereign power of The State in defence OF its
Ignts, at the earliest practicable period and in the
most etieciual manner and to the Leesdura to adont
same end. ~ 'e
To this resolution there were six dissenting voces
ne question was then taken the adoption of the
Address, and it was adopted with but onr dissenting
voice. $50 -'"7
Hon. VIM. H. Gist, of Union, submitted the follow.
ing resolution:
Resolved, That this meeting is not disposed to .epa
rae rom those who express willingness to abide The
a'e OF Inc State that we cordially accept their pledge
10 sustain The action OF the Constitutional Convention
and that we have abiding confidence that South
carolina will present undivided front to her enemies
The resolution was adopted unanimously and with
great applause.
1t does not appear from any report we have
seen, whether the five or six dissenting voices
were the voices of individuals or of delegation.
The rules that were adopted prescribed that the
veung should be by delegations, but that, if any
delegation required it, the votes of the individual
delegates should be recorded. 1t is a point Of
some interest TO know whether Messrs. Butler
bafnwel, Orr and those who concurred with them
aquiesced In the decision of the majority after
their own proposition was defeated.
However this may be, it is clear that laroe
majority Oh The Convention approved the declara-
ton Tor secession without regard to the Corpora
uoh o. other Southern States. The National In
teiligencer justly remarks that ssucb n resul,
should excite no surprise, as it was to have been
expected in voluntary assemblage composed al
together of delegates representing ultra ,urtisan
associations, W hose members are Acknowledged .,
be dsafiected towards the Union" The v;o,,
which the Secessionsts themselves take of the
doings OF the Convention may be seen in the fol-
lowing article of the Charleston Mercury Of Fri
day morning:
Inc Convention OF the Southern RIGHTS ssoc;.
concaoed It's labors yesterday with the adonon
oI the hesosuons and Address of the Commi,, III 81
ne est sote was On substituting the report ~ tha nj
nofhy Oh me COMMITTEE. Ii will be observed ,,at H.
TWO are mol ahtsgonshe, but only differen, mod ic.