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srATE CONVENTION,

STATE CONVENTION.
| a. CHARLESTON, April 6.
| ihe Convention met at IL m, President jam
ison in the Chair,
The proceedings were opened with PRAYER
by the Rev. DR.. Forman.
mr. eusttiebaum submitted the report
OF the Committee on Printing, recommending
the publishing Of the proceedings of the Con-
Vention III permanent form. Which was
ordered to be considered in secret session.
Judge Withers offered the following reso-
luton. which was ordered TO lie ON ON the ia
ble:. =
Re'otred, That in cnse vacancy shall arise
from any cause in the delegation from this State
to the Congress of the Confederate States of
America, the Governor of this State be and he
is hereby authorized to supply such vacancy bv
appointment, should he think fit
Judge sWithers said he intended this resolu.
ton to meet the contingency only in case the
Convention be dissolved. If the Convention
is not dissolved, of course we need not give
the Governor the power to do so. lie wished
the resolution to be taken up in secret ses.
sion ;.
On motion Of Mr. j. lizard Middleton, the
Convention went into secret session..
The Convention. on Saturday, passed unani-
uously the followingl Ordinance in secret ses-
sion, thus endorsing the action of our delega-
tion to the Montgomery Congress. The in unc-
tlon OF secrecy was removed:
An Ordinance to ratity the Provisondl Const;tu.
tion and Government oftke Confederate States
Of America.
We, the people Of South Carolina, no,o me.
and sitting in Conueution, do hereby ordain. Tint
the Provisional Constitution for. the Confede.
rate States Of America, affirmed and agreed TO
by our deputies at the City of Montgomery.
IN the State of Alabama. on the day of Feb
ruary last. be and it lie hereby is accepted and
that the Government organized in pursuance
thereof'is hereby approved and made valid,
according to the terms of oflimitation express
ed in said Constitution.
COL GREGos REamENr.-The report. rhv
Mr. Hartley of the Committee on the Military
was also adopted, with the following amend
ment. offered by Mr. Orr: =
ResotveH, That it is the sense of this Con yen-
ton. that the prompt response of the First Re-
glment of South Carolina Volunteers to the
call Of the. Governor, and their valuable ser.
vices since they were mustered into service.
entitle them to an honorable discharge so soon ID
as the public exigency willin the,judgment of
the Governor admit; or IL they prefer to CON
t'nue they shall have the privilege OF being
The hrst corps transferred t. the service of the
Confederate States. upohf making the necessary
change in theiEterm Of enrolment; and that
II the whole regiment shall not be " illipg to
extend the term. but q number of companies
and men sufficient. with the aid of prompt re.
cruiting, to form an efficient regiment shall
have the same privilege, and shall retain the
regimental name and colors.
,
e HE MYSTERY ExPLAlNEp-The Savannah
Rep"dlican. of Friday. thus clears up the mys.
terry of the schooner which was fired into bv
our batteries:
THE VEssrL FIRED INTO AT CuAsLEsros:-
Since oPying the'artiele' from the Charleston
Co'sFier, the vsssel fred intS froratas forts on
Morris Island has arrived in our port, and We
arc enabled to give full particulars of The sf-
faira -i.;r: = -; ~ & -
The schooner is the B. Il. Shannon, CsSpt.
Matt', Of Boston, and she was bound for this,
city with cargo of ice consigned to a. Hay-
wood. On Wednesday, she was slrouded for
'nisny hours in q dense fog, during which she,
'drifted through mistake over ,charaaston bar.
Soon sster the fog lifted. the captain, not know
ing his wsereatfts, found himself nearly.
abreast of the fors on Morris tIslapd, and while
cogitating over his fatltl ldea and longitude, he
was greeted with s-salute from the fort,
"H0 i6ampdiata7u .,,,, 80, AZ
stsrs aud stripes-but that demonstration seem.
60 an qnsa s tisfac Glory answer to tbat simmons
Several shots (tbirty-twoslwe fred into,hi.
rigging. ons.of sshieh passed through his main.
san and another through bis topsaiL Ia -tba
i midst Of bis dheRmf, NOT Knowing, where ne
,wssRor the ob|ssp Of thin hostile dan, n,ous.rat;on
Q boat from Fort Samtsr came TO his relfaf ana
being Msds acquainted with the facts he lost
NO time inlPu ttina toses. 'l..'
= gsthe SCHOONER suffered no material damso,o
from the shotss though hpns Of them oa,n. mo.t
nneomfortasty; 1' near the head Of ones sf tbe
crew: cPstsin Msss6 thinks there Il no mis-
tshs sbcnt. ..is Morrl, Issauad boys being .,ra
eslient masksmsn. j: I. y r 81
G.pRar1 PlrooK; 3eoieia, furhi.hsss,n ,,...t
sister ststss The Seodef ss,s. .bss. ;pos.ib,s
Argument il favor ct prosapt aetioni...-precipi-
tste q. sstaea il yop ehopss---.iin the rway Of ~
aressipg arepgs indicted upon her by. an nm.
friendly power Thirty odd years nd. durInn
John Quincy .AAdamss 6nfnistrstI tIos. !. IN.
'broul fedsreiI d ysssfnnaptst9 t.,,,.
thros ealikatsE aafE determiustion orI
hsf s4fsapa aasatIy;; in deasnca ~
nrandsmnso The ss,,,. -,