The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1860-12-26

duced separation OF South Carolina IRON
the Federal Union have em-naied from the
States north Of Mason and Dixon's line
which use hiring labor only. and whereas
il hiss not been against the Constitution o.
the United States that Ssuih Carolina has
opposed her sovereignty in usarpation. bu,
the government in violation OF ihis instru.
ment.
Resolved, That Commissioner be sem
TO each slaveholding State. bearing a cory
Of the ordinance Of secession. and profFrl
each State, or sny one or more Of them
the existing Constitution Of the United
States as the basis Of Provisional Govern.
ment 10 be adopted on the part Of South
CsroIins, and other slaveholding States. AZ.
ter seeding fron the present Federal Union
who shall be willing 10 unite with South
Carolina 10 the formation Of new con fed.
srscy.
Resolved, That We do hereby notify and
confirm from the date thereof sny action
taken by said COMMISSIONS, and move the
c nsent Of South Caroline 10 tho formation
Of such Provisional Union; and we do fur.
,her earnestly recommend that on - day
after two or more States in addition TO
South Carolina shall have acceded 10 said
Provisional Unico, an election DO held for
Senators and members Of House OF Repre-.
sentativss Of the new Congress. and a Pres.
ident and Vice President Of the new Con.
federacy.
Resolved. That three Commissioners be
appointed 20 carry an authenticated copy
OF the Ordinance OF Secession to Washing.
ton, to BE- lai before the President OF the
United States. with the request that the
same shall be submitted 10 Congress now in
session. and said Comm issioners are hereby
authorized and empowered 10 treat for The
delivery OF tie forts and magazines and light.
houses, and also for all other real estate
and sppurienances thereto. within The geo.
graphical limits OF South Carolina. and thai,
the authority 20 treat upoa the subjects be
extended to the last dsy Of February, 1861.
provided. in the mesntime, that the said
forts. magazines, and other places. are allow.
"a to remain in tho condition il which they
nav be At the adoption Of this ordinances;
and they ehall be further empowered to rreaI
,pon the subject Of the public sb. and for a
proper division Of ell other properly within
The above. new held by tho Government Of
The United States. - the share Of the States
now embraced in the said C,niederary, until
'uch laws ARE enacted as the new Confeder-
ICY Of States shall form. OF which South
-arolina shall be one.
The Chair announced the Committee TO-
irat summary Of the csuses for the j
'ession OF 5 nth Carolina; alec for four
Standing Committees.
Mr.. Rhe,t's resolution for Committee oil
Thirteen 10 provid. for the assslnblage OF al
Convention Of the seeding States, aud
orm Constitution. was adopted.
Mr.. Ingols reported the following ord.
nance:
We, he people Of South Carolina, in con.
'enlion assembled, do declare and ordain
hat the ordinance adopted by " in the Con-
'eniion Of the 20 Of May, IT'S. Whereby
no Constitution Of the United States wss
niiiied. and all acts Of the General Assem-
,Iy Of the State ratifying amendments 70
he said Constitution are hereby repealed,
ind the union now subsisiing between South
Jarolina and the other States. under the
,sme Of the United States OF America, is
hereby dissolved. The ordinance was passed
unanimously by 100 members, at quarter
last ! o'clock. The news spread rapidly. and
crowd collected which chesred imme
Mr.. Miles moved that the Clerk telegraph
ur members at Washington. Carried unan-
mously.
The ordinance IVES ordered 10 Ls en-.
'rossed on parchment, and il Is to be signed
y the members and President at hslf-past
o'clock this evening, At Institute Hall,
nd 10 be placed in the archives OF the State.
In the debate on the adoption Of the ordi.
ance, Mr.. Magrath said: "What you have
one to-day has extinguished the authority
{ every man ia South Carolina deriving his
uthoritv from the Federal Government. -