The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1860-11-22
ra0cEEDINGs OF THE LEGISLATURE.
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Mr.. Buist moved that the Bill and Re
port be referred to,the Committee Of the
Whole House for the purpose of being
perfected.
0fr. Yeadon did not see why the House
should not proceed to vote upon the
amendments. This course would only
produce delay, whilst they wanted prompt
action. The constituency of Charleston
were urging prompt action. He believed
the minds of the members were made up.
He was prepared to act now, and he be
lieved every member of the House was
equally prepared to do his part.
Mr. Black hoped the motion would pre-
vail. All he asked was to have an oppor-
tunity of putting his particular part of the
State properly before the Committee.
Mr.. Buist could only say, that no one
in the House was more favorable to i'm
mediate action than he was, but itstruc1
him that the proper course Of action was
to ascertain the sense Of the majority /;
and he felt satisfied, after that was OBJ
tanned, the bill would be passed with the
two-thirds vote required by the Constitu-
ton.
The question being taken, the, motion
was agreed to.
The House, accordingly, resolved itself
into Committee of the Whole (Mr. Nc
aGowan in the Chair), and proceeded to
the consideration of the bill to calla Con-
vention Of the people.
: Mr.. Aldrich said the only object the
Committee had in view, in recommending
the change of time, was to keep the
South up to the mark; to bring her sister
States to where we stand; and to get to-
gether, as one people, for the glory and
honor of our country. At first they sup
posed this result would be best attained
by granting further time, but since the
developments of the last twenty-four
hours, we have been convinced that the
best way to act is to act promptly, and to
give the desired assurance to those send
ing anxious messengers in every hour of
the day by the telegraphic wire, that we
must come to their support and encour-
age them in the glorious movement now
on foot-which, I.trust, and which we all
trust, is to relieve these Southern States,
at least these Cotton States, from the
yoke of tyranny which is bending us to
the earth. Webelieve that the people
are with us, and desire US to act prompt
". The people have been educated for
sthis movement from the time of '2S up. to
the present moment. IF they are to be
educated now the cause is desperate, and
all is lost Sir, they know well what is
the position of. South Carolina, and I
verify believe they have as high q feeling
for the honor of the State as any man on
this floor. / was little surprised at the
member from Union (Mr Thompson)
speaking of hot haste. Why, sir, there is
no hot haste in this matter The resolu-
tions on our statute books have proclaim
ed aloud, for years and years that South
Carolina is ready: have proclaimed aloud,
again and again, that all we waited for
was to be backed by some sister Southern
State, when Georgia comes to us, and we
receive intelligence that her Senator has
rcsigned-for what?-tor what? But
because this sectional party has gotten
into power, and we e'of Georgia and South
Carolina do not intend to submit toit
Hota haste! Why, sir have been
waiting for this for twenty-five years.
Arc we to go through another twenty
five years job? I, for one, sir, am will
ling to answer enthusiastically and en-
phatically to these resolutions of the peo-
pie of Charleston, that we are ready to
goswith them now.
If the district represented by my friend
over the way (Mr. BlaclO is not ready
now, much fear they will not be ready
on the 9th of December What do they
want to be informed about? Do not
they know theirwrongs? / trust we aret to
unite this House in prompt and decided
action. It will not only be the best way
to bring up our own people, but to en-
courage our sister States. These gentle
men from Alabama Georgia and Missis-
sippi appeal to us to act promptly, be-
cause that action will give them strength
with their own people They know that
when once we take this step they have
this glorious argument to take their peo-
pie. They know that when once we take