Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1860-12-27
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from South Carolina.

CHARLEsToN, Dec w.
Tho Committee on Commerce and Postal ar
mngemcnts was increased to l3.
After some immateral debate on the subject OF
the mails, the special order, being the resolution
relative to the secession portion of the Message of
the President of the United States, was taken up
Mr.. McGrath spoke Of the property Of South
Carolina.
Mr.. Miles--I have not the least idea that the
President of the United States will send rein force.
ments here. lu conversation, and subsequently
a written communication. know this to have been
said to him If you send solitary soldier to these
FORTS the instant the intelligence reaches our peo
pie, and we will take care that it does reach them
in good season the forts will be TAKEN because
they are necessary to our safety. Mr.. Miles spoke
about the repairs to Fort Sumter, and mentioned
the cause ofth resignation of Secretary Cass.-
At Fort Moultrie there were only 65 men Will
five or six musicians. Col Anderson is neediu
of troops.
! He Miles felt the necessity Of being watchfuI
lest few persons from Charleston should surprise
the fort in the night. Let us sait awhile, as al
the repairs will be to our advantage.
The resolution was then adopted
| Mr. Dentreville introduced resolution for the
appointment of q Committee of Safety. Trans
fcrred for special order to. morrow.
| Mr. Memnger introduced resolution for The
appointment of a Committee ofseven members tC
draft n summary statement of the causes justify
ing South Carolina in Withdrawing from the I'm
ion.
Mr.. HAYES introduced the following preamble
and resolutions:
! Whereas, The causes which have produced {
separation of South Carolina from the Fedora
! Union have emenated from the States north o
/ Mason and Dixons line, which use hireing la
Dor only. And whereas. it has not been agains
the United States that South Carolina has oppos
cd her sovereignty in usurpation by the govern
ment in violation of this instrument
Resolved, That Commissioner be sent to eacl
of the slavebolding States, bearing copy of the
ordinance of secession, and proffer each State, OF
any one or more of them, the Constitution of tho
United States as the basis ola Provisional Govern
ment, to be adopted on the part of South Carolin
and other saveholding States after seeding from
the present Federal Union, shall be wiling tc
unite with South Carolina In the formation OF 9
new Confederacy; and we hereby do ratiiy anC
confirm, from the date thereof, any action ofsucf
Commissioner or Commissioners, and give tho
consent of South Carolina in the formation o
such provisional Union; and we do further earnest
| ly recommend that on the expiration of - days
after two or more States in addition to South Car
olina shall have acccded to the provisional Union
an election 10 be held for Senators and Members
of the House of Representatives of the new Con
gress, and President and Vice Pre- sident of th'
new Contedracy.
Resolved, That three commissioners be appoint
ed to carry an authenticated copy of the Or'inanc
of Secession to Washington to be read before tn
President of the United States, with the reques
that the same shall be committed to Congress no'
in session. and said commissioners are authorize
and empowered to treat for the delivery OF tn
fort, magazines md light houses, and also fOv al
other real estate and appurtenances thereto with
in the gcograr rhical limits of 5. c.; that the au
thority to treat upon these subjects be cxtcnde
to the last day of Feb, 1861, provided in tn
meantime that the said forts, magazines and othe
places are allowed to remain in the condition il
which they may be at the adoption OF the ord
nance, and they shall be further empowered {
treat upon the subject of the public debt, and it
a proper division of all other property within tn
above, now held by the Government Of the Unite
: States as the agent of the States now embrace
in the said Confedracy until such time rs u ne
Confcderacy of States shall be formed, of whic
South Carolina shall be one, upon Constitute
: or plan of Union to be reported to said State
and said deputies shall invite a meeting of tn
several States and report to the Convention III
articles agreed upon by said deputies.
The resolutions were referred.
Mr.. Mazyli offered a resolution inqu'ring ho
much of c ngressonal legislation would be at
rogatcd by seccss on and how much Oft might re
main in force, Notwithstanding the act Of sece
sion.
Adjourned.