Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-05-08
STATE CONVENTION OF SOUTH CAROLINA

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This Convention did no business on Wednesday
the third day of It's meeting, in consequence 81 tn
Committee Of Twenty One not being then rssdy t
report. On Thursday, however, . report ives pre-
sented from the committee by the Hon.. LAEGDos
CHEvEs, its chairman, as follows; S
The Committee Of Twenty-0ne to whom referred
toprovde for the election Of deputies Southern
Congress and the call Of Convention with instructions
to consider and report thereon, respectfully report
That they have considered the subject referred to them
and have concluded to recommend to the Convention the
adoption of the accompanying resolution and ordinance
Rsolrs6y the people South Carolina IN Convention as
sJ That the frequent violations of the constitution
Of the United States by the Federal Government and its
Entertainments upon the reserved rights of the sovereign
States of this Union, especially in relation to slavery,
amply justify this State, far any duty obligation
her conederates is involved in dissolyng all
political connection with her couates and that she for
bears the exercise Of that manifest right Of
ment from considerations Of expediency only.
An Ordinance declare right Of this State 10 secede from
the Federal Union. a
We the people Of the State of South Carolina in Com
venton assembled do declare and ordan and it is here
by declared and ordained:
That South Carolina, in the exercise of her sovereign
will independent State acceded the Federal Union
known the United States Of America and that in the
exercise OF the same sovereign will it is her right with
soever to secede from the said Federal Union and that
for the sucency of the causes which may pel her to
such separation she is responsible Alone under God
the tribunal Of public opinion among the nations Of the
EARTH
The report was ordered to be printed and made the
special order for the next day
Dr.. JOHN BELLINGER offered the following amendment
to the report which was also ordered for consideration
the next day.
g BE ordained By this Convention That the Legislature
of the State shall have the power vote Of twohrds
accompanied with notification to the other States
withdraw the State Of South Carolina from the Federal
Union"
Mr.. B. F. PERRY, from the same committee, made a
report his BEHALF which states that the other
Southern States identified with South Carolina having
declined to meet that State in Southern Congress- it
would be unwise and nexpedient for South Carolina
take any decisive separate action under existing crcum
stances One of the resolutions presented by Mr. P.
pledges South Carolina to resist with the other Southern
States, certain contingencies The report orded
to be printed and made the order for next day.
Mr.. GREGG, from the same committee, also submitted
report on his own behalf stating his for not
concurring in the report Of the committee which, on his
motion, laid the table and ordered be printed
Mr.. DAsTzLER announced that he had prepared, as
individual member of the cooperation party ordinance
Of conditional secession but was restrained from Offering
it lest it might distract the deliberations of the Con-
venton.
No other business was done by the Convention
on Thursday.
On Friday the Report Of the Committee of Twenty
one was adopted-yeas l36,nays 10.
South Carolina having thus determined to remain
in the Union, we suppose we shall hear no more
about secession at present. more especially as the
leading organ of the Secession party, he Charles
ton Mercury,) in commenting upon the above pro-
ceedings says that " this act of the Convention is
now the supreme law for us and for all, and'we
I" bow before its authority"
We are happy to be able to congratulate the State
of SOUTH CAROLINA upon the suspicious termina-
ton of this Convention, putting final term to all
agitation in the South against the General Govern
ment for any cause that now exists.