The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-12-16

less agitation. He wanted to unite
South Carolina on some measure
which would vindicatc her honor ard
maintain her rights. The charge
would be brought that We were re-
ncwing agitation, after the people
had decided against Separate &C.
cessicn. In view of his repre-
sentative responsibility, he regard.
ed that remedy as dead; and he
now wanted to abandon that imprac-
ticable plan, and adopt any other
measure that would right the wrongs
Of the State. In the deliberations
of the convention some efficient mea-
sure might Ee evolved which would
effect this desirable end. lie there
fore moved to lay Mr.. Sullivan's mo.
ton OH the table, with view 10 take
up his resolutions; which was mega.
tived.
The question REQUIRED on Mr.. Sui
livans motion to report tho bill for
passage, &C., and it was decided in
the affirmative.
The committee thercupon rose and
the speaker having taken the chair,
Mr.. Memminger from the committee
Of the whole, reported that the CON-
nittee had under consideration the
Senate bill to fix the time for the
meeting of the Convention, and re-
commend it's passage without amend.
ment, and asked to be discharged
from the consideration of all matters
referred to it; which VAS concurred
III.
The bill having received a second
reading in the House, Mr.. Harring-
ton offer the following preamble as an
amendment
Whereas, the recent rejection Of
D.i.:,ics 10 u Southern Congress hus de-.
r.ded agains, The scJaraie accession of
Snu,lGaroliiln Gr pas' agrsasit,,ts: n,d
whereas, ,n ,tec oi,inlon OF this l.rgisla.
inre, the other Southern Gta,rs have
d,c"i'J "EuinA co.oWraring with this
Slate ia lhe menstirc Of scc.ssinn as n
remedy inr existing pr.c.",cr>; and
whereas; the arl Of The Inst session Of
Tins L"gl>l"ture calling d Convention OF
the P"pl., referred 10 il the question
/" li.. mode mud m,,"surr nj r.s,>i.
"ncr; and whrrrna this Legislature Sc.
hes upon thai body 10 adopt such rncm,
Surcs Ut reSistatnr. n tuntutiniiy io
The d. c'arcd "iIl OF the people. ns " i'll
preserve The honor anJ redeem the
pledges of :hr Stale"
y motion vas made TO lay the
preamble Oh the table, on which mo.
tion Mr. Ovens demanded the yeas
ami nays; which being taken. result.
ed
YEAS Messrs. Abney. Addison,
Arthur, Ashmnrr. Aver, Baker .Burion.
Brnhow. Black ~.ll. Blum. Bnwers,
isrndley, Blockmsn, Brnmnlrc. Burrel.
Can,ey, Chca,u,. 4 II Clarke, II II
Clarke, Cruskshank, Cunningham, Gu
relon, D"rgan. Dean, J w Duncan,
A II Dunkin. p T. Duncan J w Evans.
W II Evans, NJ p E.ins, Garrin,
Hammond, Harrison, HASKELL, Hunt,
Hu'son, l'by. Jenkins, Jennings, Jrr.
man, Is j"hnSon. A K Johnson. A
Jones', l. p Jones, JorduD. l. M Keiu,
" } k"'u, kinsler. Lesrsnc. Lowry,
McA 'lley, HcCA~, HcI;Iw-e. Mani
guilt, Mcrnmlnger, Middleton,
Muchcl, Moore. Mon gomcry, Mo.
r"gnr. Nelson. h + Perry, } Is Perry,
Phillips. Pope, Popprnhcin. Preston.
Reid, Richardson, a Robertson, w r
Robertson, Seubrook, Sinklcr. f =
Smith, suit.san, Summer, Taylor,
Tore, Thicker, Verdicr. Wagner. Wa.
,ers, Viewer. Whilefeld. WigfalI,
Wilkes, d. Wilkinson. J " W,IkiD.
son. Williams, Wright, Mr.. Speaker
Of.
NArs.-Siessrs. Alexander, Camp.
bell, Easley. darlington, Griss.,le,
Harrington, Elea'a,. ingram, \. G.
Johnson, Lawion, Lrilncr. McDnnald.
McGnwcn, Moorman. Myers, Owens.
Patterson. Rowell, 4. W. Thompson,
r Thompson. Nancs-2i.
So tho amendment, wns laid on lnc
table.
Mr. McGowcn thea ofercd an
amendment that the Governor be au-
thoriscd to receive designations of the
members who desired to resign, and
60 issue writs Of election to fill the
vacancies. This amendment was
rejected--yeas 50. nays So.
Mr.. Nelson Mitchell offered an
amendment to change the time of the
meeting Of the Convention from the
fourth Monday in April to tho fourth
Monday in January. This was also
rejected By large majority. The
question recurring on the passage Of
tho bill, Mr.. McCrady spoke very
vehomeuuy against the bill. and
against the calling of the Conven.
ton. The yeas and nays were or.
acred. and tho bill passed by the Sc.
nate, liking the time of the meeting
of the Convention on the fourth
Monday in April, 1852, was ordered
to be returned to the Senate by tho