The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1852-05-05

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God, to the tribunal of public opinion a
mong the nations of the earth.
The report was ordered to be printed,
and made the special order for to-day.
DIR. John Bellinger offered Ihe follow !
ing amendment to the report, which was
also ordered for considerations to-day:
"Be IL ordained 6y this Convention,
That the Legislature OF the State shall
have the power 10y a vote of two-thirds,
accompanied with II notification to the
other Statcs) to withdraw the State of
South Carolina from the Federal Union"
Mr.. B. +. Perry from the same Com
mittee, made II report on his behalf -
This gcnteman'S 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 incxpedient for
South Carolina to take any decisive sepa-
rate action under existing circumstances.
One of the resolutions presented by Mr..
L. pledges South Carolina to resist with
the other Southern States, on certain con-
tingencies. The report was ordered to be
printed, and made the order for to-day.
Mr.. Gregg, from the same Committee,
also submitted 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. We will publish these re-
ports tomorrow.
Mr.. Datzler announced that he had
prepared, as an individual member of the
Cooperation party, an ordinance ofcondi-
tional secession, but was restrained from
offering it, lest it should distract the lelib-
erations of the Convention.
On motion of Mr.. Harllcc, the President
Of the Senate and Speaker of the House
of the House Of Representatives were in
vited to seats on the floor of the Conven-
, ton.
The Convention then adjourned to 10
? o'clock
The Convention was opened on yester-
day with prayer by Rev. r. T. Russell
, DIR. Bclinger then addressed the Con
r"ntion at some length in support of his
, amendment to the report of the Commit
tee of ofTwcnty-One. We published the
: amendment yesterday.
Mr.. Cheves stated that it was under.
= ! St''b III tll' S'Il'UllNtt, lhtJ tll uIlcUu
: mcnts to the report should bc moved to
d be laid on the table.
= After some desultorv debate, Mr.. f.
Rhctt submitted an amendment to tho
report OF the Committee retaliatory OF
! ma>s;::"husctts, ana addressed the commit
tee at some myth in support oft. This
on motion Of Mr. CheYcs, was also laid on
c the table.
l Mr.. Toomer also moved sundry resolu
l. tons as an amendment TO the report
r. which were laid on the table
Mr.. Adams offered an amendment tc
!; tie effect that this Convention, having
f been called to scccdc from the Federal L.
l. Mon, but yielding to the popular vote il
# October last, and not being able to agrc,
e on any other measure, should now adjourn
u sine die; which, on motion of Mr. Chcvcs
c was laid on the table.
y Mr.. Memmnger read n length docu
, ment, setting forth his views on the Qucs
e ton bctorr the Convention This pape
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V ted.
y Mr.. Pickcns thought the motion ourh
to be divided, and after some conversation
: Mr. M"mmingrr Withdrew his motion e
: print, and the cooperation manifest,
=, read by the gentleman was hid on III,
' tlhlc.
d Til" question then came mp on H.,
r adoption of the report and ordinance
and they were adopted by the following
/ vote:
c YEAs.-M"s>r~. Aldrich, Allison, Aston
AppIeby, Arthur, Atkinson, BarnwcIl, Bel
e hngcr, j., Bcllingcr, Edmund, Bclnger
F., Bcthca, Bobo, Bonham, Booker
Bouknight, Bradwcll, Brown, Buchanan
Burr, Butler, Cantey, Cauglman, Chcves
Colt, Cook, Craig, Cunningham, Dantz.
Ter, Davant, David, DcSaussurc, Doby
. Duhosc, Dunkin, DuPre, Efc, Elcrbcc. Ell.
: lott, English, Evans, J. J., Evans, w.
Farrow, Finley, Frampton, Frost, Fur.
man, Gadberry, GLADDEN., Graham, Sam.
ucl E., Gregg, Maxcy, Granting, Grim
, ball, Haighcr. Hanna, IIarlcc, Harrison.
Hayne, Haynesworth, Henderson, IIip-
=. gins, Hope, lluger, Hugucnin, ron, Irby,
Jamlson, Johnson, Jones, \. c., Jones,
I JAS, Jones, H., King, Kirk, Landrum,
Lang, Law, Lchre, Livington, Mackay,
Magrath, Martin, f., Martin, j. c., Ma.
, son, Maxwell, X. A., Maxwell J., Mem
mnger Mobley, Moon, McAliley, Mac
beth Mcbride, McIlwaine, Nance, O'Bry-
an, Patterson Peay, Perrin, Pickcns, Poole,
+ Porcher, PRESLEY, Read, Rhett, Rice
Richardson, Rivers, Rosborough, Russell,
Il. y Ruth, Scaife, Schnierle, Scott, Sea.
brook, Sims, J. S, Spain, Sumter, Symmes,
+. W., Trapier, Vaught, Wallace, Walker,
Wardlaw, d. L., Wardlaw, F. H., War.
ing, Whaley, Wilson, b. H., Wilson, H.,
Jr, Whyte, Witner, Williams, j., vii.
llams, j. d., Williams, J. H., Wnnsmith.
wight foung
NAYs.-Adams, Brookman, Charles,
Duncan, +. E., Fripp, Gourdin, Graham,
Hamilton, Latta, Martin, J. ", McBec,
McCalla. M,Crendu O,r.ns pni,,,a. 10