Wabash express. [volume] (Terre-Haute, Vigo Co[unty], Ind.) 1841-186?, 1860-12-26

above. now held by the q s, rs the amour
,f the States now embraced in the sale
Confederscy until such time as the ueN
Confederacy of States shall be formed, OF
which, Sorth Carolina shall be one.
The resolutions were referred.
THE ORDINANCE PASSED
CHARLESTON, Dec. %.
The Chair announced The committee to
lraught summary OF causes for the seces
.ion Of S G. &c.
Mr. Rhett's resolution for committee OF
10 to provide for the assembling OF Con
veution of the seeding States and form
Constitution, was adopted.
Mr. Ingel reported the following Ordi
nance:
We the people Of South Carolina IN Con
veution assembled, do declare aud ordsr
that the Ordinance adopted by the United
States in the Convention of the 23d of May
1898, whereby the Constitution Of The
United States was ratified, and all act
and parts of acts of the General Assembly
Of the State ratifying amendments 10 the
.aid Constitution, are hereby repealed
| and tie Union now subsistiDg between
Carolina and other States. under the name
of the United States of America, is hereby
dissolved.
\ n Ell an a m m q
by 1853 members, ct a quarter past one o.
clock.
The news spread rapidly. and crowd
collected, which did some immense cheer
Jog.
Mr. Miles moved that the Clerk telegraph
the members at Washington. Carried unan.
imously.
The Ordinance was ordered TO be en-
crossed on parchment, and is 10 be signed
by the President and members at half past
this evening at Institute Hall. and to be
placed in tn archives of the State.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 81.
| The Conve ntion met at noon. A prayer
was offered, ia the course of which Gud
was invoked to units the people Of the
South in the formation of Southern Con-
fsderacy.
Gen. Adams moved that they go into Sc
cret session.
An amendment to appoint a committet
to invite the Governor, Postmaster and Col
lector to be present, was made.
The whole subject " as temporarily post
poned.
R. Barnwell Rhett, Chairman Of the
COMMITTEES on address to the Southern
States, read long and able paper review
ing the Injuries done South Carolina while
10 connection with the Union. The Con-
vention refused to use the address until f.
naiiy adopted.
1t was made the special order for Sstur-
day.
Judge Wardlow made 4 report by ordi-
nance. atnendicg the Constitution OF the
State of South Carolina
After some other unimportant matters
the Convention went into secret session
EXCLUDING all but members.
The following was offered yesterday in
the Convention by Duakin, that the Gov
ernor appoint Custom officers for the STATE
also Postmasters, unless the present it,
cumbents continue to discharge their du-
ties.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment, that
the duties be collected at the existing
rates; the Governor appointing Collectors
not allowing present arrangements until
others are effected.
Mr.. Hutson offered q substitute, that all
citizens holding Office under the q. 8
Government be appointed under the gov.
erument of this State. also adopting the
revenue aud postal laws Of the United
States. excepting that no dbties be collect
I'd on the merchandise or products of slave
holding Commonwealths; further, all
monies collected. after deducting expsn-
ses. be deposited in the Bank of the State
of Carolina. subject to the order of the
Assembly; further, that said officers retain
possession aud n,rol OF all the United
States property for the disposal of he
Assembly, who will account for the same
on the final settlement with the United
I States.