The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-19
south Carolina convention.

South Carolina Convention.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 1Sth.-The member
of the Legislature and the delegates of thu
Convention arrived in this city at 10 o'clocl
this forenoon, and were greeted at the rail
road depot with a salute of 100 guns. Tht
salute was fred by the Marion artillery, who
used two-feld pieces for the purpose. The
company were in line in two and a hall
hours after the first member had received
notice to turn out. The one hundred guns
fired were for the Cotton States.
At the railroad depot the military, under
/ Major Stevens, were drawn up. On the ar
rival of the train the order was given TO
open ranks, so that the delegates could
! pass through the ranks
Major Stevens here mounted the platform,
/ and greeted Gen. Jamiscu, the President
of the Convention, as follows;
| Mr.. PREsIDEXT-On learning that the
| Convention of South Carolina was about
visiting the metropolis of the State, could
not resist the impulse of my heart to bring
out young CaI Jlina, as represented here by
the battalion of State cadets, to do honor TO
the sovereignty of the State. We will now
escort you, as the representative of the Con
vention, to your residence. General,
6" Take my arm"
The battalion then shouldered arms and
saw General Jamison ! the carriage held
in readiness for his use. The battalion and
artillery then escorted him to tue Mills
House.
Judge Masraw rode iu the carriage with
Gen'l Jamison. After the soldiers had again
formed in line in front of the Mills House,
GeH'l Jamison got out of the carriage, when
tho or6ar rrIt n y
GeuI Jamisou uncovered his head, and
turning to Major Stevens, spoke as follows;
Mayor SteceHS and s0Idlers.-Allow me, in
the name Of tue Convention, to return you
my profound acknowledgement for the hon
or you have conferred upon me and the
Convention in this escort. You will at
once perceive the propriety, that on this oc-
casion | should say nc more than this,
that in coming to your ancient aud honored
city, the Convention comes prepared to sign
an ordinance which is - make the State
free and independent.
At the conclusion of his speech Gen'l
Jamison was greeted with three cheers, as
was also the commander of the Cadets.
The Convention met at o'clock this af-
ternoon at Institute Hall. About $50 mem
bers were present. and the galleries were
crowded with, say, 700 spectators.
Prayer was offered by Rev. Mr.. Furlan.
Mr. Rhctt's resolution that a committee
be appointed TO prepare an address to the
people of the Southern States was amend
ed by inserting seven member and was
adopted.
Mr. Middleton offered resolution that
the President he authorized to appoint an
assistant Clerk. He said it was apparently
impossible for one clerk TO do the bust
ness. So .-s-@-
Mr.. Adams don't think it proper. The
Conventions of 1892 and 1850 had onl one.
If it is really necessary, ! would be willing
to have two. .. -fr--s
Mr.. Simmons was uniavorable to the
multiplying of officers. #El.
The resolution was tabled.
Mr. Orr moved that the Charleston dele
CATION be requested by the Convention to
procure n more suitable hall Carried.
Mr. Hutson offered a resolution that four
standing committees for this Convention,
each consisting Of seven members, be aP-
pointed as follows:
1st. Committee on Relations with the
slaveholding States of North America.
I'd. Committee on Foreign Relations.
Sd. Committee on Commercial Relations.
4th. Committee on the Constitution of
the State.
SIr. Richardson moved it be printed and
made the order for tomorrow at l o'clock.
Mr.. Quattebum offered a resolution
that u committee of three be appointed TO
receive proposals for printing the proceed
ings and to report as early as possible
Carried.
Mr. Magrath offered a resolution that so
much of the message of the President OF
the United States, as relates to what
he designates the property of the United
States in South Carolina, be referred to
a committee, to report of what such prop
erty consists; how it was acquired and
whether the purposes for which it was
so acquired can be enjoyed by the Uni
ted States after the State of South Car
oIina has seeded, consistently with the
dignity and safety of the State; and that
said committee furthermore report the value
of the property of the [ nited States not in
South Carolina, and the value of the share
thereof to which South Carolina would be
entitled upon an equitable division thereof
among the States. Applause in the gal
leries.
Mr.. Adams.-I shall certainly make a
motion to have the galleries cleared if there
is any more disturbance. This is a delib-
erative body.
The President.-The Chair takes this oe-
casion 10 say that by a rule OF this body it
is his duty to suppress every disturbance
whatsoever in the galleries or lobbies. 1t
is manifest that this Convention cannot act
with due deliberation, when its proceedings
ma be disturbed by applause or censure.
The chair relics on the prOpriety of Il Charles
ton audience for the maintenance of order,
and rusts that he will have no occasion to
alludeto this subject again. The rule must
and will be preserved.