Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1860-12-27
South Carolina Convention.

The Chair announced to the Convention
to draught a summary of causes for the
secession Of South Carolina; also four
Standing Committees.
Rhett's resolution for a ittee o.
II to provide for the assembIage of a Con.
v%ention of the seeding States to form s
Constitution, was adopted.
MIR. Ingalls, reported the following ordi.
nance:
We, the people of South Carolina, il
Convention assembled, do declare and or
dain that the ordinance adopted by US il
the Convention on the 23d of May, 1878
whereby the Constitution of the United
States was ratified, and all the acts and
parts of the General Assembly of the State
ratifying amendments to the said Constitu
ton are hereby repealed, and the Unior
now subsisting between South Carolins
and other States, under the name of the
United States of America, is hereby dis
solved.
The ordinance was passed unanimously
by l69 members at quarter past enc. The
news spread rapidly, and a crowd collect
ed, which did some immense cheering.
Mr.. Miles moved that the Clerk tele.
graph to the members at Washington
Carried unanimously.
The ordinance was ordered to be engross.
ed on parchment, and is to be signed by
the President and members at half pas
six o'clock 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 extinguished thu
authority of every man in South Carolina
deriving his authority from tine General
Government. am in favor of this body
making such provisional arrangements as
may be necessary 10 the interval which ex-
lists between this moment and the time the
Legislature may act. | am not, however,
to be implicated in the idea that there is
no lawful authority within the limits of the
State except the General Government.
Mr.. Gregg thought all the the laws Of
Congress should fall instantly to the
ground.
Mr.. Cheever said an immense chasm had
been made in the law. 1t is necessary to
avoid the Inconvenience to the people, and
must make temporary arrangements to car
ny on the Government.
Mr.. Gregg-There is no law on the sub
ject of the collection of duties in South
Carolina.
Mr.. Haines-the Congress of the Uni
ted States is no longer our government
1t will be for our Legislature to say what
laws of the United States shall be contin-
ued, and what not.
Mr.. Gregg-Congressional laws for the
collection of revenues are for the support
of the Federal Government. All the Post
Office laws fall to the ground on our disso-
luton with that government.
Mr.. Miles-We have to deal with stem
facts and realities. We must prevent con-
fusion, anarchy and arrangement in our
government affairs. Things must remain
in statu quo, or confusion will arise.
Mr.. Hayne thought sudden action %injuri-
ons.
Mr.. Ciestnut-We must revify such
laws as are best to preserve us from calam-
tiles.
Mr.. Mazyck thought the present postal
system a nuisance. He thought the pub
lie would be better served by private par
ties.
Mr.. Calhoun-We have pulled the EN-
pie down which has been built three quar-
tiers of a century. We must clear the rub
bish away and reconstruct another. We
are houseless and homeless, and must Sc
cure ourselves from storms.
Mr.. Dunbar-If hat ordinance is passed
things will 60 on in the custom house and
post Office exactly as now until other ar
engagements are made by this Convention.
Other debates about to the same effect
followed.
A resolution authorizing the President
to issue tickets of admission to reporters at
his discretion was adopted.
The sixth resolution was lost.
A resolution was adopted to adopt the
rules OF other conventions for the govern
ment of this.
A motion take up the communication
from the Georgia Legislature and refer it
to the Committee on an address TO the
people of the Southern States, elected de-
bate but was not acted on.
The Committee on Commerce and Pos
tai arrangements was increased to 13.
After some immaterial debate on the
subject of mails, the special order, being
the resolution relative to the secession por-
ton of the Message of the President of
the United States, was taken up.
Mr.. Magrath spoke of the property of
South Carolina.
Mr.. Miles, have not the least idea that
the President of the United States will
send reinforcements here. In a converse
tion, and subsequently, a written communi-
l know this to have been said to
If you send a solitary soldier to
these forts, the instant the intelligence
our people, and we will take care
it does reach them in good sea-
son, the forts will be taken, because they
are necessary to our safety. Mr.. Miles
spoke about the repairs of Fort Sumpter,
and mentioned the cause of the resignation
of Secretary Cass. At Fort Moultrie
there were only 65 men with five or six
musicians. Col. Anderson is needful of
troops.
He (Miles) felt the necessity of being
watchful, lest a few persons from Charles