The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-11-22
VOLUME Ii NUMBER Is.

to defeat the measure, they would carry.
this position, but if they wanted to carry
it through, as he trusted in God they
would, they should not adopt these
Wherever principle led him
he, would go, regardless Of outside pres
sure. He would sooner vote for a resolu-
ton declaring South Carolina out of the
Union, than for these amendments. He
trusted therefore they would be rescued
from these hasty proceedings. ~ Ill
esAt,this point, one o'clock having arriT-
ed .g- ai7s .ssa
Mr.: Winsmith called up the following
resolutions, which he had introduced yes
terday !, and which were made the special
order for this shoursss.-, *:
;Resozced, That this General Assembly, is
satisfied that Abraham Lincln has already
been elected President of the United
States, and that said election has been
based upon. principles of aan open and
avowed hostilityto The socialorganization
and peculiar interestsof the slayeholding
States Of this 'Gonfederacy.
a.Resoteed, That; it is the:sense Of this
General Assembly thateSouth. Carolina is
nowfeady to dissolve her connection:with
the Government of the United sStates,and
earnestly desires, and hereby, solicits, the
cooperation of s.her sister slayeholding
States in such movement. p .s'7g14
Resoloed, That the Governor be request
cd forthwith to forward a copy of the
foregoing resolutions to the Governor Of
each of the slaveholding Statesof this
Confedcracy, with the requestthatit it may
be submitted to their respective Legisla-
lures. 80. - --. -,
Mr. Winsnlith said these resolutions
demanded the immediate action of the
body, for it was important that they
should, at the earliest possible moment,
announce to their sister Southern States
what their purposes and opinions. are, If
South Carolina was ready to dissolyethis
Union, what man; upon the floor would
vote no TO the resolutions?' For himself,
he was rcadysand had been ready for
years, and had waited only until some
body else got ready. + If they passed these
resolutions it would not embarass theae-
tion of the Legislature, OF the Convention,
in the course which they might see proper
to take hereafter He was opposed to
sending Commissioners to, the otherStates,
for the experiencesof South Carolina had
not becnvery satisfactoryin that particu-
I'm. sfA '45f -; sasl 81 sFii
Mr.. Buist moved that the House sbc
discharged from the further consideration
of the. resolutions, and that they be made
the special order for two o'clock spending
which, : -'';s
Mr.. Trenholm moved to amend to mo-
ton by making them the special order tor
two o'clock; pending which,
Mr.. Cunningham moved that they be laid
on the table; which latter motion was
agreed to-. r sas
Mr.. Trenholm's resolutions in relation
to the calling of Convention, andthe
sending of a Commissioner to Georgia,
were then called up; when = -
Mr.. Trenholm moved that the House be
discharged from their. further considera-
=
ton to-day, and that they.Fbee made the
special order for Monday atssoneso'clock;
pending which, ,s'eers1f'-A u ssssss : ,sesss
i Mr., Cunningham moved that they be
laid on the table which motion did not
prevail. III
The motion of Mr.7Trenholm was then
agreed to- = ~ pNss ,ses zsiis
Mr. Buist, with the indulgence Of the
House, then offered tho following rcsolu-
tons, which were were adopted. at a public
meeting at Charleston, on Friday night:
Whereas, Itiis llowcertain that Mr.. Lin
coin 1has been sclected President of the
United States and, ,ghereas, That election
dc determines II ines the fact that the powers Of this
eGoyernment have passed in into the hands
sofua section implac'sblyhestae' to oursin-
-terssts and our institutions eve, citizens
Of Charleston, adecmiinng It our privilege To
g express General Assembly of, this
State, i'll session now. ourhopcs and wish
cs s.upon this.emergency and deeming
call of a Convention to consider of seces-
sion, u measure evidently demanded by
the cxigcncies Of the occasion: <-a9
a!7Be. it stlutherresolued, That it be urged
upon the General Assembly to promptly
call a Convention of the people ofdthis