Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-12-27
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reported forlthe Daily Intelligencer
From aon1h Cnrol1Mn.

tons with the Slaveholding States of
North America, reported the following
resolutions:
That this Convention appoint commits
sioners to proceed to each slaveholdine
Strte that may assemble in convention, for
. the purpose of laying before them the or
dinance of secession, and respectfully to
sinvite their cooperation in forminp5a
Southern Contsderacy that our commits
sionerS be authorized 10 submit the FEEDER
Fal Constitution rs the basis for 81 Provis.
ionul Government for such States as shall
have Withdrawn from the connection with
Inc Government of the United States of
North America that said commissioners
he authorized to invite the seeding States
to meet in Convention at such Il lime and
place rs may be agreed upon, for the pur-
pose OF forming a permanent Government
Itor these States.
AIR. Mawgaults resolution. instrurting
the Governor to make, forthwith, ali pre-
Parations which may be needed to assert
by force the right aud Jurisdiction Of
South Carolina IN its territory was lost.
Mr.. Finley offered resolution that cop
les OF the ordinance of secession adopted
by the Convention, with the declaration,
of the immediate causes which have in.
lduced and justified the secession of South
Carolina from the Federal Union, and the
addresses of the people of South Caroliua
III Convention assembled, TO the slave
holding States of the Union, be transmit
TED by the Governor of the State to the
Governors of the slaveholding States, for
the information of their respective Legis-
latures, or conventions, where conventions
of the people have been called in any Of
the slaveholding States.
The resolution WIS adopted.
AIR. Dunkin moved that the Convention
go into secret session. Carried.
The proceedings tonight, in the Con-
ventlon, Arc in reference to the customs.
The Indications are that the Convention
will adopt the United States revenue laws.
Direct revenues are to be passed to the
State Treasurer. The officers swear allie
glance: and give bonds to the State of
South Carolina. The free trade party is
at present SMALL The proceedings are
marked with prudence, to avoid injury to
commercial interests. The present con-
dition of officers is rather embarrassing to
the foreign vessels in port
CHARLESTON, Dec. 24.-The Convention
re"ssembled at IL o'clock this morning.
A prayer for the security of the Southern
/ Convention was offered.
Mr.. Spain introduced resolution, re-
questing the Governor to communicate to
the Convention in secret session, any in
formation he possesses with reference to
tue condition of Forts Moultrie and Sum-
ter and Castle Pickney, the number of
guns in each, the number of workmen en-
plOyed, the kind of labor in which they
are engaged, the number of soldiers and
marines in each, and what addition, if any,
has been made since the goth inst: also.
whether any assurance has bean given
that the forts will not he reinforced. and if
| so, what limit has been assigned; also.
whit police or other regulations have been
made, if any, in reference to the dcfences
of the harbOr of Charleston and the coast
of the sea.
The resolution was laid on the table for
consideration in secret session.
MIR. Brown introduced the following res
olution: That all the citizens OF the North
cru States, domiciled within this State ON
the adoption of the ordinance of secession
on Dec. Goth, 1860, be and the same arc
hereby declared citizens of South Caroli-
M, entitled to all the privileges and sub
ject to all the liabilities incident thereto.
Mr.. Brown said there was u number of
, meritorious citizens of this State who are
citizens by adoption, who have an apprc-
hension asto the extent of their allegiance.
There are two methods by which individu-
ais may be citizens Of South Carolina by
birth and By adoption. Birth gives uu-
qualified citizenship ina State aud relative
citizenship of the United States. By ma
t1rallz"tion persons were made citizens of
the United States and by virtue of being
such were made citizens of South Caro-
lima.
| In 1899, the Constitution of South
Carolina, as amended, required them to
take an additional oath Of allegiance 10
the State. He did uot intend or comte,n-
plate making involuntary citizens of those
accidentally domicilcd at the period of the
adoption of the ordinance of secession.
| Mr.. Rhett then read an ordinance pro-