, 1860-12-28

~: In:AALEsIos, Lee. *N.-lbe Alabama Con
e1 ssuauu W. nafe III lmmsnse majority IN faTo@
VI rSas" rssss.on' ~
+,can. ~. ~ = .auaots . aste tnat seseEal hundred
49," Vt.t w.. W. ~. tAe tnaf1e:ton ioftA;
snuiav w,,h M. ~, Sanpsst "as reinforced On
~ "A>A tA'''t 'nes u"oes Tue disguise Of L.
ooLulhs |
fos:A matters continue here as formerly
Aany ioTeiSu ships now In port took out |
their clearance papers be!oEe the 10Th. and ate
now loading Othcrs will probably take cle1r- |
ances under protest:
Many Intelligent Carolinians say that It is d
difficult matter to discntanglc tie GordiAn
knot Of Union, but IS last resort they will
cut it.
In the State Convention, Mr. Browns reso-
lntlon, declaring al residents citizens Of South
Carolina, offered this morning, WAS referred to
Inc COMMITTEE on the Constitution
lne CONVENTION sat IN secret session till
ila1-pastionr When it adjourned till ten o'clock
tomorrow.
Ihe following ordinance Was passed In the
| eccret session this evening:
Alta Convention Of the people of the State
| Ut South Carolina, begun and holden in Co
lumhia, on the 17th of December, 1850, and
THENCE continued ty adjournment to Charles
| ton, and there by divers adIournments to the
.Jth Of December of the same year all ordinance
to make provisional arrangements for the con-
tinuance of the commercial facilities Of South
Caxo1ina,
WHEREAS, 1t is due to our late confederates
in the political Union known as the United
states OF America, IS also to the citizens Of
South Carolina engaged In commerce, trat no
abrupt nor sudden change BIZ t,lale In the rate
ofdnties Oh imports iut0 the State, aud where
As it Is not desired by this State 10 SECURE ad-
yantayes In trade to her own ports above
those Of aug other Of the s1aye-holding States,
her late contederates iu the said Union, and
whereas, thls Ordinance, for considerations in-
| is .3arfsr.ad ha for,1 .tor,,.
fore, We, the people Of South Carolina, In Con
yention assembled, do declare, ordain. and it
Is hereby declared and ordained,
1st. That al citizens of this State who at the
tlitc of the Ordinance OF Secession wcrc hold
:n5 Office connected with the customs under
tie Gtueral Government Of the United States
within the limits Of South Carolina, te and
they are hereby appointed 10 bold uadcr tic
Goycrumcnt Ut this State, exclusively, without
:ar further connection whatever with the
Federal Government Of the United States, the
xime Offices they now ill, until otherwise d.
rccted, aad that they rereire the game pay aud
emolusncnts for their services.
Il. That until this Convention or the Gen
e7al Assembly shail otherwise provide, lie
Governor shall appoint all vacancies which
shall occur in such Offices.
81. That until it is 0iheraisc provided hy
revenue collection and navigation laws Of tbe
United States, Us far us may be- practicable, be
. and they arc. hereby adopted and made laws oi
tits State. sariug that no duty shall be collect
I'll upon thc imports fruu1 the States Turning
| tie late Federal Union, known As tho United
: Sales Of tAmerica+ nor upon the tonnage o.
Vessels owned In whole or il, part By the citi
zens Of said States, saving aud excepting tltt
set OF Congress. a:1opteL on the III OF March
1857, entitled an Act authorizing the deposit
VI lnS papets " te!sn stsse!s Ma!a ~ ~
,,cr1,rl n bt. ~ nm f;,rcc within th 1uits n
: Ills state.
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