Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-01-04

not the necessary genius and he gave up and went on
singing abstractedy as ever oh the break down ?"
"Oh the break down The wonder is that In this world
of uncertainty and DECEPTION and SIM where the temptations
to wrong are frequent and the impulse ii 90 easily
aroused, SO good driver as Winkle should be found
LEGISLATION OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
Az Acr to prouide for the appointment Of Deputies to
Southern Congress, and to call Convenon Of the People
ofthis State.
WnERExs the Convention of the savehodng States lately
assembled Nashville have recommended the said States
meet in Congress Convention, to be held at such time
and place the States desiring be represented may desg
nate be composed of double the number Of their Senator'S
and Representatives in the Congress OF the United States
entrusted with full power and authority odeberate with the
view and intention Of aresng further aggressions, and
possible Of restoring the constitutional nights Of the South,
and not to recommend provision for their future
safety and independence
Sec l. Be ii enacted by the Senate and House of Repre-
setatires met and sitting General Assembly, and
by the authority Of the sGne That eighteen deputies shall be
appointed in the hereinafter provided who hereby
authorized deputies from the State, to meet such deputies
may be appointed and authorized by any other savehod
ing State in Congress Convention above recommended
and join with them in discussing and devsing such
their opinion may be adequate obtain the objects
proposed by the said Convention Nashville and in report
ing such the said several saveholdng States as
when agreed to and fully confirmed by them, any them,
will effecually provide for the same.
Sec O. Four of the said deputies shall be elected by joint
ballot of the General Assembly at its present session. and the
qualified voters in each Congressional district in this State
shall elect two, such time hereinafter prescribed
Sec The Governor Of this State shall issue wrs Of eec
on the managers Of election requiring them hold cleo
tons in their respective Congressional districts the second
Monday in October next and the day following, for de-
putes the said Congress each Congressional district
and the said managers shall heupon advertise and hold such
elections and make due return thereof to the Governor
Sec. A. That the Governor shall duly commission all the
said deputies be elected by the General Assembly and
by the peoples and SHALL in with the Governors
other proper authorities of other States joining in such Con-
gress appoint the time and place Of meeting, and give due
notice thereof and any Of the deputies the part this
State, who may attend such time and place. shall have full
power to represent the State, herenbeore prescribed
Sec. s. and be further enacted by the authority dore-
sa That Convention Of the people Of the State Of South
Carolina hereby ordained to be assembled in the town Of
Columbia hereinafter provided for the purpose in the
first place. of taking into consideration the proceedings and
recommendation of Congress of the saveholdng States, if
the shall and be held and for the further purpose
Of taking into consideration the general welfare Of this State
in view Of her relations to the laws and Government Of the
United States and hereupon to take that the Common
wealth Of South Carolina shall suffer detriment.
Sec. g. And be further enacted by the authority nore
said That the second Monday in February next and
the day following the managers Of elections for the several
districts in this State SHALL after giving public notice, in
of elections for members Of the Legislature open the
polls and hold elections in their respective districts for dele
and form and at the places elections
Quoted for members Of the Legislature And all persons who
qualified and entitled by the constitution and laws Of this
State to vote for members Of the Legislature, shall be quail
fed and entitled to vote for said delegates said Convention
and in case,of any vacancy occurring by DEATH resignation
removal from the State refusal to serve of any person
elected delegate to the said Convention the presiding Off
OF the said Convention shall issue his writ authorizing and
requiring the managers of elections in the election dsrictsn
which such vacancy may have occurred, after giving due
notice thereof to open poll and hold election to fill such
vacancy in for the election of members Of the Leg
lature.
Sec T. And be it further enacted By the authority afore-
sa That each election district throughout the State shall be
entitled elect and send to the said Convention number of
delegates equal to the whole number Of Senators and Repre-
sentaves which such district is entitled to send to the
Legislature and the delegates the said Convention shall be
entitled to the freedom of arrest in going to- returning
from. and whilst in attendance on said Convention
tended to the members of the Legislature.
sec g. And belt further enacted By the authority atore
sad That all free white male citizens Of this State, Of the
Of weny-one years and upwards shall be eligible to
seat in said Convention.
Sec 9. And be further enacted By the authority aore-
sa That the Governor be and is hereby requested forth
with after the passage Of this act to communicate authen
tic copy Of the to the Executive Of each Of the slave
holding States Of the Union, and to urge upon the said
hores in such he may deem best the desire Of
The State Of South Carolina that the said savehog States
DO send duly commissioned Deputies to meet the deputies
herein provided to be elected the city of Montgomery, in
The State Of Alabama on the I'd day Of January, Ammo Dom
mi, 1882
Sec. TO- and be it further enacted, By the authority
oresa That shall be the duty Of his exceency the Go
Of the State, by his proclamation call together said
Convention and appoint the time for the meeting thereof
whenever at any period before the next session Of this Cen
era Assembly the conuncture Of Southern Congress-
empated in the purpose of this act shall have happened
Provde That in the Governor shall assemble the
Convention anterior to the next session Of this Legislature
his General Assembly shall by majority of votes, fix the
time for the meeting Of said Convention.