The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-06
South Carolina.

;, 10 the comments of the Charleston Mercury
on the action Of the convention, reference iAmade
to an amendment introduced by D.. Belinser, ard
regret expressed At it's failure. by reference TO-
a teportia the STATE. Rights Republican, we
',fpd TIE following sketch oftte proposition and
The laption had upanjti bnn rao ~ ~
y iMr.' J"Ballinger, member from Charleston
then Addressed himselfstO the. convention con-
fning himself, however, more particularly to
his proposed amendment, which read as follows:
!, aBe ii ordained By This conpentoh, That the
legislature, OF the State shall have the power,
by a vote oftwo-thitds (atcompanied with no.
aiiicstian ., TO-, the other States) to withdraw
the lStntea of Sonth 4 arolnia, from the federal
UhfonHnA,yN nn 1ssv All M h'F FDh1!i' 1ia
arhlr. B. sstid that he had come to the calm and
deliberate conclusion that the,nlost dangerous
enemy to South Carolina and Southern institp
Eioipps, is Tie general government TOlthis con,
cusion. all 'lnhst come who look at the facts
before them for the eoquerce, the ingenuity
aud mighty efforts. of the wisest statesmen of
the South had all been exerted in vaih fnzaE
tempting to- resist the. encroachments Of this
enemy. We are aggrieyed and injured; our
'Solons, Trough tanned, by age, have proclaimed
that Dur wrongs are intolsrables Then we must
have a remedy, an adequate remedy. 49,
: ( He should offer no apology for acting his
part in this matter, though SO wholly mex.
periensed in Legislative affairs for he was III the
discharge of his duty. lie then referred to- The
report of the committee. II contained the as.
seftion of right which has already been af- !
firmed times without number, until he was tired
of hearing it; it went no further, it made nc.
issue, II was substantially uor Ell preterea mill
:, The remedy proposed II, His amendment " as
Che only one ia, which we can now look ; il it is
discarded then ALI is lost. the last strong hold
Of the State Rights party will be overthrown,
as has been the case ip the other Southern
States THE report of the committee, is an
abandonment Of the doctrine of State Rights, it
DENYING, not in express terms, but by implica-,
tion connected with certain events, the right Of
State to sccede without the co operation of
other States decidedly ascertained. Regarding
it in the most favorable lght,t is most beanti-
fully ambiguons-en so to- make il sub.
serve, by -constrncliop, the purposes Of 1.-THE
enemies of State sovereignty, sail,usid gn
| It may be objected TO his, amendment, that it
will keep alive the agitation of the subject
This was the very thing needed instead of be-
/ ing an objection, it is Recommendation. Agi-
/ htion 1T home before the people,, abroad, in
I Congress before our enen,es,iis all that we re,
j quire.1 rs@h' - 70 ,'naln. a b
/ Mr., Gheves said that he did not rise TO reply
to the gentleman from Charleston, but to make
! an effort 10 check the tendency which thedebate
now had-and would, therefore, move to lay
n the amendment on the table;it opened wider
field of discussion than at first glahce might be
supposed 1t opened great question. Of consti-
tpti0nal law, q great question Of public law
n The report Of the committee, though not such
!, eas might have been presented, but the aterna
tive before the, COMMITTEE was ihtsfminsble de.
bate without the accomplishment of anything,
or that report, upon which all caf'aerees 'to0i7
sTMh Chssss them moved to 10y the proposed
amendment on the table, '5Sfi''l E,3 ID
I. a Mr.. C0nAiugham protested against any such
, proceeding. sdnioJ 19p1 ssssd nqYFJ Ia J.
Mt, f. Rhett protested against IT, as sitting
discussing, for which we were sent here., 90 =
sE Mr. Cheyes arose to, explain his motion 5 he
u aated upon The suggsstion Of the COMMITTEE
u i MIR. Bonhami protested against the notion
Il Mr. E. Bsaluger intrsaaedt he mover 10 insist
apun his motion hsu1noo II 20 80 y wv
Il Mr. A. P.Butler said that any member has
4 the fight 10 make zach h nation. But let tho
II Y4ts Sc taken,a he had no doubt but that
simpiS aye or nay would Be more potential Ahan
anything thai might be said in ths mostienghty
spesches- r,igq Id % .s.n,vs sg5o.,ts g q.
The vote was then taken by ayes and noes,
IA III