The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-12-09
Legislature OF South Caroliua.

TUESDAY, Deccu,ber 2, 1885.
ln Ibc Senate, the report of the com.
nilcc on the Governors message
covering the communication Of the
British Consul on the subject OF colorcd
S"n'nen, was unanimously Y adopted and
ordered to the House Tor concurrence.
The sprcinl o'drr, being bill To
fix the time Of the meeting of The Slnlc
Convention was then ken up in com.
millcr Of tho whole, Mr.. Buchnnnn in
the chair. The bill being read. the CON.
mil'er rose and reported i, 10 h" Sen.
ate without amendment, and recon-
mrndrd lhn, il do pass. The time fixed
is the fourth Monday Of April n".r.
The Senate proceeded TO the general
orders. a bill 10 uboIiSh Brigade
Encampmcnts was read second
in,r. and ordered to the House for
concurrence.
Sundry other matters were before
The Srual'. which will be- published in
the Journal 10 morrow.
In the House. memorials, petitions,
and reports occupied the morning hour.
On motion "f Mr.. Dargnn, leave OF
absence was granted 10 his colleague.
Mr.. EvinS. OH account Of sickness in
his family.
Mr.. Adam Jones offered u resolution,
to terminal" the prcsen, session of the
General Assembly on the 18th inst; or.
dri'd Tor consideration 10 morrow.
Mr., Haskell offered series OF
resolutions, (liiosc now known n~
the platform" Of HE CO. operation
pnrty;) which were mn,Ic the special
order of tn" day for Thursday next nt
one o'clock.
Mr.. l.. Al. kci,l Offered the fol owing
preamble and resolutions; which were
made the sprcinl order oflhc day for
Thursday nrxt al one O'clock:
Whereas in The recent elections held
for dcplnrs 10 the Southern Con-
grcSs, those opposed 10 the separate.
secession Of South Carolina from the
.UniorL.- iae-nnnl dislriuls Of The Slate.
not only declared before The people
that they are opposed to The submission
OF South Carolina TO the past wrongs in.
fclcd on them by The Genera Gov.
crnmcn,, but actually proposed pro
jccS OF resistance short Of Sccrssion:
Resolrcd, therefore, Tha, by the re.
cent election for members 10 Southern
Congress, the people Of South Carolina
did not determine that they arc in favor
Of the submission Of The State 10 the pn
wrongs inflicted OH them by the General
Government.
Rcyoir,i, That mo Submission" should
st.tl he he watch. word o The State. (as II
va, IN the late election by many cf those
opposed 10 scccssun.) which should call
together all The true resistance men of
all parties in patriotic cooperation To save
The rights. honor, and integrity of the
) ate.
Res"lrol, That all thr wrongs inflicted
on ~" Sta," by the G>n"ral Government,
remain .s they were wien the Legislatures
nrd,rcd HE "lrc,.on Tor convcni,u ni The
people q: t"c State, in their hmh sovereign
opacity, 10 consider and determine Ior
themselves what fr",dc nf redress in relation
thereto 1t IL cXpediCnt Tor them TO pursue:
and consistency in the Legs laiurc, az
well as that respect Which should always
be borne towards hr people, require 'ha,
day should be designated hy The Leg.
lsla'urc Tor tho assembling o, the sad Con.
vcniion.
On motion Of Mr.. b f. Perry. the
special order, being bill to provide lor The
ci ction nt Presidential electors hy the
pc"p", was taken up. ana the House
resolved Iisr!!Im,o committee nt Ike hole
Mr. Williams in the chail
Mr. Perry addressed tho committee a,
some lc tgih ~ support of the Till. Alter
abiding To h. general question o. the b : :
Of representation yntrnn,"l hy he Con-
stilnion "l the United S,Ics, and stating
iiat tbs bill was IL accordance with m.
hnsG~, he urges ,hat !! ans change w..rc 10
hr made u the mode o c,cctng electors 4
should hc done a. ih present S"sS on and
thai, unless such change be made now, the
expense and Inconvenience "i an ex,r,
s s-i"n "l the Legislature would be IN
cnrrrl. anh tia, TOO 10 merely vote for
i'r"srd"n' "' The Unned States
II ttlnchl The Legislature had no righr
- H. rp""r they exercised. lie asked
"',r '. 1'uplr oi South C,r"i na should
be Grp' VI! ui thi@ power Where they
less virnous or molc liNh'c 10 corruption
iaan the people OF Ne" York or any o her
State. He VAS s'irc The l.ngi- laiurc would
not lay so, and vci by holding on 10 the
power they wpnii cIn afraid 10 give II la
~" pe"rlc lie Urged that the I.cgis.
latnrc conld nc more easily corrupted than
III" mass 0t The people spread all over The
Statu Tn" Gentleman then Rad extracts
from IT, Madison Papers. showing That ~
tho Convert which iramri The Con.
s''u'on oi 'ar United States. South Car
o.lH, ha! vU.rh against giving ths cl
heuyn o he Stat Legsl'urr. II :
!, pnH lsk why make Ihc chrugc:
ttt uu rIi had grown rur oi It. He 4.
Ecrrod that 90 CERTAIN 0rcusIu 5 tbs
puwcr bad bee mrsusrd lie rriofrad 10
lSUu, wien l,r vote was cast nrn!usl {
&. linckncy, aud I" s,ub rqurni o'casrons.
Mr., Perry sad ,rnt his ir ends miGlt say
II was an nnpropilons tme--rhat South
Carolina might be- ont OF the Union II
that was The case, VIC ought to recall our
Senators, and no, provide Tor any further
elections 10 Congress. The gentleman
said hs v,1ws on his question oi The basis
OF repr'seAtnt 10 had bct'n lntsrcprcscn,cil.
lie bnli"vch that proper government on.
sisted ol Two kiuds OF representation
--prnpr''t nj population. His view was