Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-12-27

CHARLESTON Dec. ~.
The Chair announced to the Convention TO
draught summary Of causes for the secession OF
Sourh Carolina; also four Standing Committees.
Rhett's resolution Tor Il Committee Of IL 70
proyide for the asscmblage of aConventon of
the seeding States to form II Constitution, was
adopted.
Mr. Ingalls, reported the following ordinance:
We, the people of South Carolina, in Conven-
ton assembled, do declare aud ordain that the
ordnance adopted by use in the Convention OF
the 23d of May, l77s, whereby the Constitution
of the United States WAS ratified and all acts and
parts of acts ithc General Assembly of the State
ratifying amendments 10 the said Constitution,
are hereby repealed, and the Union now subsist-
ing between South Carolina and other States, un-
der the name of the United States of America, is
hereby dissolved.
The Ordinance was passed unanimously by l69
members at quarter past one. The news spread
apoly, and II crowd collected, which did some
immense cheering
Mr. Mile, moved that the Clerk telegraph to
the members ut Washington. Carried unanl
mously.
The ordinance was ordered TO be engrossed on
parchment, and Is to be signed by the President
and members at hai-past six O'Clock this evening,
at Institute Hall, and to be placed in the archives
of the State. In the debate on the adoption OF
the ordinance, Mr.. McGrath said: What you have
done to-day has extinguisbed the authority OF ev'
cry man in South Carolina deriving his authority
from the General Government. | am in favor OF
this body making such provisional arrangements
as NAV be necessary in the interval which exists
between this moment and the time the Legisla-
ture may act. | am not, however, to be lmpl-
Gated in the idea thet there is no lawful authority
within the limits of the State except in General
Government.
Mr. Gregg thought all the laws Of Congress
should fall instantly to the ground.
| Mr. Cheever said an immense chnsm had been
made in the law. 1t is necessary to AVOID the IN
conveniencos to the people, and must make TEN
porary arrangements to carry ON the roVerh.ieh'
| Mr.. Gregg-Thcre is no law on the subject o.
the collection of duties in Carolina.
| Mr. Haynes--fhe Congress of the United States
is no longer our government 1t will be for our
Legislature to say what laws of the United states
shall be continued, and what not,
Mr.. Miles-We have to deal with stern fact'
and realities. We must prevent confusion, an
archy and arrangement in our government alinirs
Things must remain in statu quo, or confusion
will arise,
Mr.. Hayne thought sudden action injurious.
II Mr. Chesnut-We must reviyity such laws a.
are best TO preserve us from cal'mties.
Mr.. Mazyck thought the preselt postal system
a nuisance. lie thought the public would be bet
ter served by private parties.
Mr.. Calhoun-We e have pulled the temple dow
which has been built three. quarters of a century
We must clear the rubbish away and reoonstruc
another. We are houseess and homeless, am
must secure ourselves from storms.
Mr. Dunbar-lf that.ordinance is passed thing
will 90 on in the custom house and post oihce eN
actly as now until other arrangements are made b.
this Convention.
Other debates about to the same effect follow