Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1860-12-28
South Carolina Sovereign Convention

CHARLESTON, Dec. 25.-rhc President Of
the Convention received 4 communication from
Gov. Perry, Of Florida, in which he says, in
acknowledgement Of Tic compliment Of hav-
| ing been invited to il seat on the floor Of the
| Convention, that he had no% been lionored
with 4 scat with those s%rnar;ing under wrongs
by leaders Of divided Government, and who
have, with an unanilnity unparalleled, broken
the link which bound them to 4 laithlcss Con-
f~elcracy. You ARE engaged Says Gov. Perry
in 4 high and laudablc aim, hot to add The high
and holy purpose, Of dcyiSing 4 Government
which shall offer the greatest liberty consistent
with the rights and liberties OF the people, etc.
I assure you gentlemen the gallant little State
Of Florida will follow your lead
Mr.. Moncgalt offered a resolution instructing
the Governor Of South Carolina to make, forth.
with. all the necessary preparations which
may be needed to assert by force the right Of
jurisdiction Of South Carolina in IFS Territories.
The resolution was lost.
Mr.. Finley offered 4 resolution, that copies
Of the ordinance Of secession, reported by the
convention, with the declaration of the I'M
mediate causes which induced and justify
secession from the Federal Union, and the nd.
dress of the people Of South Carolina, be- trans.
mitted by the Governor 10 ihs Governors Of
the slavcholding States for the information Of
their respective Legislatures and Conventions.
After a debate, Mr.. Gregg offered an amend
mcnt, which was accepted, that copies Of the
ordinance Of secession be sent 10 all the States,
together with tie address to the people Of the
slavcholding States, ard the declaration Of the
causes Of SECESSION. The resolution was
adopted.
The committee on the relations with the
slayeholding States reported two resolutions
10 appoint commissioners TO each Of the slave
holding States which may assemble in Canrcn,
ton, to lay the ordinance Of secession before
them, and invite cooperation in forming a
Southern Confcicracy; that the commissioners
also submit the present Federal Constitution
as the basis Tor a provisional government i0r
such States as shall have withdrawn from the
Federal Government, and that the commission
ers invite the States to meet in Convention, fur
the purpose Of forming q permanent govern
nent.
December 2G.-rhe Convention met TO day
at IL o'clock. = prayer was offered up Tor thu
security OF the Southern Cuntcdcracy. NJ
Shain offered the following:
Resolved, That the Governor be requested
to communicate 10 the Convention, in secret
session, any Information he has in reference tC
the condition Of Forts Moultric and Sumptcr
and Castle Pinckmcy the number Of guns ir
each the number of workmen, the kind o
labor in which they are engaged, and the rum
Der Of soldiers and marines in each what nd
ditional force, if any, has been made since tn,
Goth inst; also, whether any assurance has beer
given that the forts will not be reinforced; i
so, what limit is assigned also, what police nl
other regulation has been made, if any, in re
ference 10 the defence Of the harbor of Charles
ton, and the coast Of the State. Laid on tht
table for the secret session.
\ resolution was introduced that the citizen;
If the United States, domicilcd within Thu
State Oil the adoption Of the ordinance o
! secession December Goth, 1850. be, and tn,
| same arc hereby regarded as citizens Of South
Carolina, aud entitled to all the privileges, an,
! subject TO all the liabilities incident thereto.
Mr.. Brown said that there were mcritoriou.
citizens Of this State, who are citizens BY adop
ton, As well as foreigners, who nave apprehen
sions 10 their mind rs to the extent of thei
allegiance. | do not mean, nor do I conte,n