Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-05-04
From the South Carolinian
S. CAROLINA STATE CONVENTIO

COLUMBIA, April 30, 1852.
The Convention was opened by prayer on yes
terday, by Rev. t. r. English
Mr.. Cheves, from the Committee of Twenty
One, made the following report:
| The Committee of Tweuty-One, to whom wa.
referred an act to provide for the election of dep
uties to Southern Congress and the call of a
Convention, with instruction to consider and re-
port 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 res
olution and ordinances
Resolved, by the people of South Carolina in
Convention assembled, That the frequent viola
tions of tile Constitution of the United States by
! the Federal Government, and its encroachments
upon the reserved rights of the sovereign States
this Union, especially in relation to slavery,
amply Justify this State, far any duty or obi
CATION to her contederates is involved, in dssolv-
ing at once all political connection with her CO.
States and that she forbears the exercise of that
manifest right of lfgovernment from considera-
lions of expedency only.
an ordinance to declare The right of this State to
secede from the Federal Union.
We, the people of the State of South Carolina,
In Convention assembled, do declare and ordain,
and it is hereby declared and ordained,
That South Carolina, in the exercise of her sove-
reign will, independent State, acceded to the
Federal Union, known as the United States of
America and that in the exercise of the same
sovereign will, it is her right without let, him
drance, or moestatiOn from any power whatsoever,
to secede from the said Federal Union: and that
for the sufficiency of the causes which may i'm
herto such separation, she responsible alone,
under God, to the tribunal of public opinion among
the nations of the earth.
The report wa. ordered to be printed, and made
the special order for to-day.
DR.. John Bellinger offered the following
amendment to the report, which was also ordered
for consideration to-day;
'tBe 1t ordained by THIS Convention, That the
Legislature of the State shall have the power, by
vote of two-thirds, accompanied with notif-
cation to the other States,) to withdraw the State
of South Carolina from the Federal Union"
Mr.. B. +. Perry, from the same Committee
made report on his own behalf. This gentle
mans report states that the other Southern States
identified with South Carolina, having declined to
meet South Carolina in Southern Congress, it
would be unwise and inexpedient for South Ca
rolina to take any decisive separate action under
existing circumstances. One of the resolutions
presented by Mr.. p. pledges South Carolina to
resist with the other Southern States, on certain
contingencies. The report was ordered to be
printed and made the order for to- day.
Mr.. Gregg, from the same Committee also
submitted a report on his own behalf stating his
reasons for not concurring in the report of the
Committee, which, on his motion, was laid on the
table, and ordered to be printed.
Mr. Dantzler, announced that he had prepared
an individual member of the Cooperation par
ty, ordinance of prospective secession, but was
restrained from offering it, lest it might distract
the deliberations of the Convention.
The Convention then adjourned.