The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-12-24
Tho State Convention.


and the Convention proceeded TO elect
permanent President.
Messrs. Gist, Jamison, Orr aud Chesnut
received votes. On the fourth ballot Gen.
Jamison received llS votes, majority of
the whole number cast, AID was declared
the permanent President. He was conduc-
ted to the chair by u committee of three,
aud returned thanks for the honor conferr-
ed. lie said he highly esteemed the conf
dence reposed in him by thus calling on
him to fill position of so much honor, and
he had not sufficient command of language
to express the qualification he fut. There
could be no greater pleasure to him than
to sign his maine as President OF this Con
ven,ion, to the proceedings and ordinance,
which would declare that South Catolina
had resumed all her powers of nationality
and sovereignty. God only knows what
may be the trials, tribulat!ons and sacrifices
we may experience but while We progress
with our work, we mus, invoke God 10
help the State.
a resolution was offered, providing for
the adjournment of the Convention to Char
lesion, which, after some debate, WAS final.
y adopted.
a resolution was adopted, inviting to
seats on the floor Messrs. Elmore and
Hooper, Commissioners to South Carolina
from Alabama and Mississippi. They were
- 4.
o'clock p. IN.
An invitation was also extended 10 the
Hon. Howell Cobb, 10 lake IL scat on The
floor of the Convention.
The Convention met again at seven o.
clock. Resolutions were introduced by
Chancellor lnglis. The first declared that
in the opinion Of the Convention, South
Carolina should immediately secedc from
the Union. The second provided for the
appointment OF II Committee, consisting Of
blank number, TO whom all plans or drafts
Of the ordinunce OF secession should be-
referred. While tho Convention was en-.
gagged in theil consideration, the Committee,
Of which Gov. Adams Was Chairman, enter
OF and announced to the Convention that
tho lion. }. Il. EIuiore, Commissioner from
the State Of Alabaua, aud Hon CEa..ss
l.. Hooker, Commissioner from the State
of Mississippi to the Convention Of South
Carolina, were present. The President
then introduced the Hon. NJ. Elmore, who
spoke at some length-and said he not Oh.
'ly expressed his own wish, but that Of the
mission, aud the people of Aiabama, when
he expressed the " ish that South Carolina
would secede from the Union III soon AS
she could. flo took pleasure in announ-
cling to the Convention that the Con, enticu
Of Alabama, to be COMPOSED Of one hun.
drad del.gnt"s, would have a controlling
majority Of ut least forty in favor Of imme.
diate secession. After Col. Elmore, the
Hon. Mr.. i:ooker was introduced, aud spoke
Mt some length on tho position which Mis-.
si.sippi occupied. lie said tI.a, all party
lines had been oblileratcd, and, although
lot with so united voice, yet his State
would seccde from the Uuon as soon as
her Convention met, and that course she
would take independent even OF the action
Of South Carolina or any other State.
After hu had concluded tho question
came up %. the resolution introduced by
Chancellor lngis. The v"te Oh th. firsl
resolution VAS taken by ayes, there being
not SOLITARY no TO record. The second
proposition was discussed by Chancellor
lngiis, Judge Withers, Mr.. X. b. Rhett, sr,
Judge Wardlaw, Mr. Langion Cnceves,
Rev. Mr. English, Sir. McCrady, Hon. J. |.
Middleton, and others. The blank was
filled with the number seven, and the sec
ond resolution then adopted.
The Convention adjourned to meet in
; Charleston on Tuesday at o'clock, =. NJ
The necessity for moving to Charleston
was Occasioned BY the continued spread Of
Small Pox in Columbia
The Convention met pursuant TO adjourn.
ment Mt Secession Hall, Cbarleaton On
Tuesday at 4 o'clock p. VI. The "Seee,.
sion iiHll' was found unsuited to the wants
Of the Convention, and it agreed TO NEE,
on "Wednesday at ST Andrews Hail. Tho
following gentlemen, appointed by the
President, compose the Committee Of seven
under Chancellor Ingli.' resolution, to draf,
the Ordinance Of Secession: Messrs IngIi.,
Rhett, Chssnpi, Orr, Maxcy Gregg. Is. +.
Duncan and w. ,. Hut,on. The following
Committee was appointed to prepare an ad
dress TO The people Of the Southern State,:
Nes.rs. Rhea Finley, Calhoun, J. ID. vii.
son, w. +. DeSaussure, Cheyes, ard Tracy.
The following resolution, offered by Mr..
DeTreyiIle, was ordered 10 be printed an !
made the special order for Wednesday at
! o'clock
Resoirsi, That it IS exp edient thai coun.
cil OF 1--WE citizens Of the Stale, to net to
gsiher with the Governor Of the Stat, as
counseIlors and advisers, to be called A
Council Of Safety, should be forthwith ap
pointed. and that il ha FaT,,rrsd a., =. o.