The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-12-27

vention assembled. do declare and ordaiu
, that the ordinance adopted by US in the
; Convention of the esd of May. l7SS. where
+ BY the Constitution of the United States was
! ratified. and all acts and parts of acts OF the
General Assembly OF the Safe ra.ifying am.
7 endments 10 the said Constitution. are here
by reIeaied, and the union now subsisting
, between South Carolina and other States
under the name of the United States Of
J America. is hereby .lsso we'd
!, The ordinance was passed unanimously
by one hundred and sixty nine members. as
quarter past one O'Clock.
i The news spread rapidly. and . crowd
collected, which did some immense cheer
ing.
Mr.. Miles moved that the Clerk telegraph
the members at Washington. Carried un-
animously.
The ordinance was ordered to be engrossed
on parchment. aud is to be signed by the
President and members at halt past six this
evening. at Institute Hall. and to be placed
In the archives of the State.
In the debate on the adoption Of the
Ordinance, Mr.. McGrath said. What You
have done to-day has extinguishsd the
authority Of every man in South Carolina
deriving his authority from the General
3
making such provisional arrangements as
may be necessary in the interval which ex-
lists between this moment and the time the
Legislature may act. l am not. however.
to be implicated in the itea that there IL no
lawful authority within the limis of the
State except the General Government.
Mr.. Gregg thought all laws of Congress
should fall instantly to the ground.
Mr.. Cheever said an immense chasm had
been made in the law--that it is necessary
to avoid the Inconvenience to tue people,
aud temporary arrangements must be made
to carry on the Government
Mr.. Gregg said There Is no law on the
subject of the collection of duties in Caro-.
lima -
'.Mr. Hayne-.The Congress of the United
States is no longer our Government It
will be for our Legislature to say what laws
of the United States shall be continued and
what not
Mr.. Gregg Congressional laws for the
collection Of revenue are for the support Of
the Federal Government All the post office
laws fall to the ground on our dissolution
with that Government
Mr.. MIles--"We have to deal with stern
facts and reaites;we must prevent confusion,
anarchy and arrangement Of our Government
statu quo or confusion will raise"
Mr.. Hsyne thought sudden action injur-
ious.
Mr.. Chestnut--We must revivify such
laws are best to preserve us from calami-
ties.
Mr.. Mayzk thought the present postal sys-
tenn a nuisance. He thought the pm bic
would be better servel by private parties.
Mr.. Calhoun-"We have pulled the tenn
pie down, which has been built three quar-
ters of century. We must clear the rub
bish away and reconstruct another. We
are houseIess and no neless, and must secure
ourselves from storms
Mr.. Dunkn- ''If that ordinance is passed,
things will go on in the Custom House and
Postoffce exactly as now, until other ar
rangements a,e made by this Convention"
Further debate about to the same effect
followed
CHARLESTON. Dec 22.-The Convention
met al noon to-day Several reports we're
received and referred. No report has yet
been made on postal matters and the Gus
toms; but it is generally conceded that when
it is made. it will provide as follows:
That the revenue laws OF the United
States be adopted. That the collector of
the port take the oath of allegiance to South
and that postal matters remain un-
changed.
Mr.. Dessaussure, from committee to whom
was referred the communication from por-
ton of the members OF the Georgia Legis-
lature. reported that the communication As
received provided that secession should not
take place until Alabama. Mississippi; and
Florida assembled their Conventions for
final State action; bu: that the commu ,ica-
ton was now of no avail-the secession of
South Carolina had already taken place.
Mr.. Msgrath, from the Committee on such
portion Of the Presidents message as re-
fers to the property Of the United States in
the limits Of South Carolina. said that he
preferred making his report in secret session.
The Convention then went into secret ses-
sion. and continued so for two hours.
Il is reported that a very animated dis
cussion took place on the report.
Mr. Rhett's address to the people Of the
Southern States has not yet been acted on.
Mr.. G. D. Melton, appointed to prepare
the credentials for the joint commission 70
Washington. was sworn to keep the stric.
test secrecy in regard to them.
The accredited papers we're delivered to
the Commissioners to day. TO go to Wash
ington with full power.
The Commissioners took Secretary with
them, vino is allowed go day and his
travelling expenses.
Members Of the Convention will attend
church to morrox.
The Convention has adjourned till Mon
day.
CHARLEsroS. s. c.. Dec. "a After
prayer. a resolution was adopted inviting
Gov. Perry. of Florida, nov in the city. to
a seat on the foor Of the Convention
Mr.. Rhett moved 10 take up the address
to the people OF the Southern States, ~
proposed by the Committee.
1t was taken up and several amendments
proposed.
The declaration Of causes which justify
the secession of South Carolina. vas made
the special order. The whole address re-
ceised innumerable alterations
Mr.. Dunkin moved to take up the special
order. i, being an ordinance to provide for
..;,,ance of commercial aff ,irs He