Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1860-12-27
South Carolina,


This State, by Ter Convention, OF. last
THURSDAY, goth inst, at about one o'clock P
a r,,.d bc,s,,r ont NJ u.o Union Tho fJ-
o.,;-,r G.. :.,
'o"''s t"' o'"'""'''' VI 'e'es'''''' "'''
the remarks ID connection with the act
THE ORDINANCE OF SECESSION.
Mr. Inolis made a report from the conn
mittee to nrepare and DRIFT AN ordinance
uropcr to be adopted by tho convention. as
iolIa,vr
au O,9;oo,c. to hs,o7re N. N,,,o, h.
fp,eu the ,Stats of .South C1rolina and
o,her So,cs ,,nited ,,iih bc, ,,nder tbs
co,unoct sut,HeI the CoaStif,,ton If Ne
Ib,;ted .syntss Of Amcr;cn
owe. the pcople of Snuth Carolina in
convention assembled. do declare and or-
d.in. and it is hereby declared and ordained
that the ordinance adoptcd by rs in conyen.
lion on the 29d day of NAV. in tho wear If
nur Lord one tbousond seven hundred aud
epbtv-eipht whereby the CONSTITUTIONS If the
United States of America was ratified. and
also all not. and norts of acts nj ,ha C,,rnr.I
Assembly of this State rattying the amend
ments of the said Constitution, are hereby re-
pealed.
"A.nd that the Union now suhSisting be-
tween South Carolina and other States under
the name of the United States of America il
bcreby dissolved"
The ordinance. having Lcen read WAS IN
ken IN and passed by uuapipous vote Of
one buudrod and sixty-pine members
The vote was taken at Is minutes mast
o'clock As soon ns its PASSAGE was known
| without the doors of the convention il r,nid.
10 spread ON the streets. and the larrc c,nwd
tLere collected evidenced their approval with
immense cheering.
Mr., Miles moved that the clerk tel.rraph
the members of Congress renrcscntns Tia
St,te at WASHINGTON. which was carried H.
UNANIMOUSLY.
Mr.. De SausSure moved that tho or1ira,ce
; be cnrros,ed nm n,rchmept rn5or ,I,a Ii
rcrtions ofthc Attorney C;ercrol sr., bo eicn-
a hv ,he pro.;Jont ami n,cr,hnrs ,l,is o,'o,,
r inc at lnsti,ut, Hall and fiat il hn ,I,ccl
among the archives of the State
5 The hour of half-past six o'clock was n.
n yrccd upon as the h,.ur to procccd Il, Ipati
{ into II iii r,r ,he nnrnosc ot s,rin, ~. orIi.
r nance
II nrr,,rr o,. rim, ,.o,,o,. orr,.o,,a.
r Iniao N',,rs, - iii, 49,, ,,o,
e.; '"'I'H ,'ie sloo'", NM
= ..;laal ~ 49,, ,J
e n"ro' '''u'S 'n''u u
within the limits Of South Carolina. VIA,
YOU have done to-day las extingushcd the
: authority OF every man in South Carolina de-
u irving his authority from the general govern
ment | am in favor Of this body making
! such provisional arrangements as may be ne.
cessarv in the interval Which may exist be.
? tween this moment ard the time tie I.egis.
y a.ure may act. am not, however, to b,
u implicated AS sanctioninc the idea that Their,
= is no lawful authority within the limits of the
: State except the general government.
: MIR. Grepg.-Aftcr South Carolina has alb.
! rogatcd the Constitution of the United State,
: are its laws still in force? think hot
All the laws OF Congress fall Instantly tc III,
ground on the passage Of the act Of Scces-
: sion.
Mr.. Chevcs. An immense clasm has been
made in law. 1t is necessary tina. to avoid
t Inconvenience to the peoplc, we should max,
: temporary arrangements 10 carry on the
I Government.
MIR. Cregg.-There is no law Oh the cub.
, ic,,t Of the COLLECTION Of dutir, in S,nth Oar.
n ,lip, now that we have ACCOMPLISHED IN,
: work If f,rty years
t Mr.. Hayne. The Cor gres, of the United