Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-22
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! From South Carolina.
CHARLESTON, Dec 2l.-The Convention
net at noon to-day. The proceedings
wi ich God was invoked to unite the puo-
lie of the South in the formation of Il
S uthern Confectionery.
/ Gen. Adams moved that tue Convention
/ / o snto secret session.
An amendment was moved to appoint a
committee TO invite the Governor, Post
nMster aud Collector of the port, to be
present. The motion was temporarily
| postponed.
! Mr.. Rhett, Chairman of the Committee
to prepare an address to the Southern
States, read a long and able paper, review
ing the injuries of South C1rOliuu during
her connection with the Union.
! The Convention refused to use the adj
dress until it was finally adopted. Its
consideration was made the special order
for Saturday next.
| Judge Wardlow made II report by ordi-
nance, amending the Constitution OF the
State of South Carolina.
| After tr"nsacting some other unimport-
ant business, the Convention went into
secret session, excluding all but the mcm-
bcIs.
II is runlored that the secret session is
held with reference to postal matters and
| the customs
The following ordinance was offered on
Dec. goth, by b. w. Dunkin
BE it ordained by this Convention, that.
until otherwise provided, the Government
be authorized to appoint collectors aud
other officers connected with the customs,
for the several ports of South Carolina !;
also the post masters; and until such an
pOintnent, the persons now charged with
the said Offices shall continue to discharge
the same, keeping account of the money
received and disburscd respectively.
AN amendment to the above was offered
by Mr.. ~. II. Brown, that the government
be empowered to collect the duties in the
ports at rates now existing under the
United States, and appoint collectors and
hold them subject to the further direction
of this body and continue the present
postal arrangement in part contracted in
our behalf, till further arrangements arc
made.
On ordinance was offered by Mr.. Gregg
us substitute for the ordinance by MIR.
Dunkin: We the people of South Caro-
lima, in Convention assembled, do declare
and ordain that: until otherwise provided,
the importation of merchandise be free
and unrestricted, aud it shall be the duty
OF the government to make such temDor-
airy regulations as are requisite concern
ing the entry and clearance of vessels and
appoint such officers as arc needed. and
it shall be the duty of the General AS
sembly to provide the proper compcnsa-
| ton for such officers; aatl it is further
ordered, that until otherwise provided it
shall be the duty of the Governor to APP
point Postm"sters and make such temper
AIRY arrangements as may be requisite for
the transportation Of the mails, having
due regard TO the mail contracts now SUBJ
slstIng with the United States government
An ordinance to provide for the contin-
u"uce o: commercial and postal facilities
was offered by Mr.. w. II. Hutsou, as a sub
stitutc for the ordinance of MIR. Dunkin:
We the people of the Commonwealth of
South CnrOlina, in Convention assembled,
do declare and orduin that until the Gen
eral Assembly shall otherwise provide. ali
citizens now holding offices under the
government of the United States within
the limits of South Carolina be and they
are hereby appointed to hold under the
government of this State the same Offices
which they now fill, with the nav and
cmoluments which they now receive; it is
further ordered that until the General
Assembly otherwise provide, the revenue
ana postal laws OF the United States be
and they are hereby adopted and made the
laws of this State, saving ard excepting
that no duties shall be collected upon mer
chandise or productions imported from
any of the slaveholding commonwealth
of North America; aud further, that all
monies collected by the officers aforesaid
shall, after deductiug the sums necessary
for the compensation of the officers and
other expenses, be paid into the bank Of
the State of South Carolina, subject to
the ord5r of the General Assembly.
And further, that the officers aforesaid
shall return all the property of the United
States, in their possession, custody and
control, subject to the disposal Of the
General Assembly, who will account for
the same upon final settlement with the
Government of the United States.
An amendment was offered by Mr.. Jno.
Middleton as IN additional clause to the
ordinance proposed by MIR. Dunkin, and
the collectors of the customs are hereby
instructed to levy and collect duties on ali
goods, wares and merchandise ut half the
rates therefore, enacted by the operation Of
the last tariff act of the United States
Government otherwise ordered.
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