Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1860-12-24
SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION
Sixth DAYS Proceedings.

t;ons. as the revenue law Of South Carolina.
The Collector is TO take the oath prescribed
by the State Of South Carolina.
The committee 10 whom WIS referred the
communication from portion OF the mem
bers Of the Georgia legislature, reported that
the communication provided that 10 secession
shall take place until South Carolina, AIaba
ba, Mississippi and Florida have assembled
in convention, when final State action shall
take place. The committee state that the Sc
cession Of South Carolina has rendered the
communication useless.
Mr.. Magra!h, from the committee on the
Presidents Message, reported that 'hey de-
sired :. secret session on the subject
The Convention then went into secret ses-
siun for two hours.
After coming out Of secret session !he con
vention adjourned till Monday.
II i understood that the revenue laws .:
The United States will be generally adopted
| by South Carrlna, and that postal laws viii
remain unchanged for the present. nv
| nte;t's address 10 the Southern States had
not been acted on. The following is the de-
alaretion Of causes which Justify the Seces-
! sion of South Carolina from thc federal uDl"n
lis reported by The committee. in the ad
dress:
The state d South C&rnin" having deter
mined ~ resume y SEPARATE and equal posi-
tion 2lnorg nations deems il doe II herself
and the remaining United States Of America
aud the natons Of the world thas she should
Inclnrc the causes which I'D 10 the ac' Ia
l765 that portion oi the British em2'r" EN-
bracing Great Britain undertook 10 max"
laws for The government c! the American
colonieS i struggle Cor the right Of self
| government! cn>lied, whic; rcSniEet!, - he
4th Of July, l776, in II declaration i'y the
colonies that they arc, and Of right ought 10
be. free ;rd independent states, they have
!uil power TO levy war, conclude peace, con
tract alliances, establish commerce, ard to
Go all ;hings which independent Statcs have
|
ciared that whenever mry firm Ut government
becomes destructive OF these ends, il il he
established right Of the people ~ alte" ami
abolish it, and institute n rev government.
| Dcein;uc that the government oi Grcnt Brl-
| tain la,! become destructive OF these emdS,
lhev declared themselves free and "J5ulvcd
D...,, \, 2: !, 4
politica! connection between them aud Great
| Britain vas Totally dissolved.
The committee say the RICH. Of a state -
govern Itself. and the right oi the people 10
abolish a government when 1t becomes &C.
s.rucrigc o. the ends for which ii was im7titu-
ted: wcre expressed which the c1!onos Scp'.-
rated from the mother country, and became
free and independent states. The parties
amending the Constitution, Oh the 18th ot
| Sautembtr. 1877, we're the severa. sovereign
states
Ga Say %, 1883, South C;Iroina hy
convention Of her people assented to the
amended CONSTITUTION of tho bni'ed States.
Til. failure Clone Of the contracting parties
to maintain constitutional obligations relca
ses the other Fifteen Of the Northcr0
! have deliberately refused ior years ~ fulfill
their constitutional obligations. lie w0u'1
refer 70 these states for proof oi this. NneH
The fourth article Of the Consultation WAS
adopted the greater number OF the contract
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