Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1861-01-04

eeoolo0. ASS efNs ssgslSk sssfSsa s4s&
.s5oz SECOND DlsPArca.se a asssas
II 10 only the gun carriages that are Q
fra ct Fort Moultrie. Tho cannon are spikes
and is ID. rumo ored that . train 10 laid to bio
up the fort.s This last report 10 ,doubtfu
ghe excitemest and indignation Of the pei
pie 10 inCreasing. 90 -e} u Ssssasss :.ssssaa.
j sszi Nsaf.4 = THIRD DISPATCH. saEFs8
- CaARLEsToH, Dec. ~ -123 =. n.
Mai Anderson states that he evaeuats
Fort Moultrie in order to allay the discus
sion about the forts and at the same tim
strengthen his own position. - ssAsl a.s
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South Carolina Seccss1oa Orilin
0nCe. *p1 sees
>r CsAsLsssox, Dec. %.
Essrss Session. The following ordinanc
was passed in the secret session, this evening
"At Convention Of the people Of the Stat
Of South Carolina. begun and holden in Col
umbia, on the 18th Of December, 1860, ant
thence continued by adjournment to Charles
ton, and there by divers adjournments to tn
26th of December:
IAN Ordinance to make provisional arrange
ments for the continuance Of the commercial
facilities of South Carolina.
"WHEREAs, tits due to ourlate confederate
in the political union of the United States o
America, as also to the citizens Of South Car
olina engaged in commerce, that no abrupt, M
sudden change be made in the rate OF dutie;
on imports into the State; and whereas, it il
not desired by this State to secure advantages
in trade to her own ports alone, but to those
of any other of the slaveholding States, bel
I'll -, <Lo Tn;n and Uhoroao q
this ordinance, for considerations stated, Ia
designed to be provisional +; therefore,
= ave, the people of South Carolina, in
Convention assembled, do declare, ordain,
and it is hereby declared and ordained:
First. That al citizens Of this State who
at the date oil the ordinance Of secession, were
holding Office connected with the customs,
under the General Government of the United
States, within the limits OF South Carolina,
be, and they are hereby appointed, to hold,
ander the Government of this State ex-!u-
sively, without any further connection what.
ever with the Federal Government OF the
United States, the same offices they now till.
until otherwise directed and that they receive
the same pay and emoluments for their ser
vices.
"Second That, until this Convention or
the General Assembly shall otherwise provide,
the Governor shall appoint to all vacancies
which shall occur in such Offices.
"Third. That, until it is otherwise provided
by this Convention or the General Assembly,
the revenue, collection and navigation laws
of the United States, ss far as may be practi-
cable, be, and they are hereby adopted,
and made laws of this State, saving that no
duty shall be collected upon imports from the
States forming the late Federal Union, known
as the United States Of America, nor upon the
tonnage of vessels owned in whole or in part
by the citizens of said States, saving and OK
cepting the set of Congress adopted On the
Sd Of March, 1857, entitled An Act author
izing the deposit of the papers Of foreign
vessels with the Consu!s of their respective
nations,' which said act is declared to be OF
no force within the limits Of this State.
stFourth. Allvessels built in South Carolina
or elsewhere, owned for the amount Of one
third by a citizen or citizens Of South Carolina.
or any of the slaveholding conmonwealt1s OF
North America, and commanded by citizens
thereof, shall be registered as vessels Of South
arolina, under authority Of the collector and
naval officers. l..
All Official acts of the officers afOre-
said. in which it is usual and proper to set
forth the authority under which they act, and
style Of documents used by them, or any OF
them, be in tho name Of the State CT South
Carolina.
..Sixth. Ali moneys hereafter collected by
any of aforesaid officers shall, after deducting
the sums necessary for the compensation OF
the officers, and other expenses, be paid into
the Treasury Of the State Of South Carolina,
for the use Of said State, and subject to the
order Of this Convention, or Of the General
Assembly.
"Seventh. The officers Aforesaid shall retain
in their hands all the property of the United
States in their possession, custody or control!
subject to the disposal of the State, who will
account for the same upon hnal settlement
with the Government of the United States.
"Donc at Charleston. Dec. 26th, 1860.
"Signed. B. +. JAMIsoN, Pres't.
ATTEST, B. F. ARTHUR, Clerk"
~4 CHARLESTON, Dec. 2s.
81 An ordinance entitled IAN Ordinance tc
amend the Constitution in respect to thu
Executive report" passed in the secret session
of Yesterday. ltprovides: @
list. That the Governor has power to receive
ambassadors, ministers, consuls and agents
of foreign powers, to conduct negotiations
with foreign powers, to make treaties by ahe
with advice and consent Of the Senate, Il
nominate all officers by and with advice ane
consent, the Senate, to appoint ambassadors
ministers and consuls, as the General Assem-
bly may previously decide, and also all othe'
officers whose appointment has not other WIS.,
been provided for by law, to fill vacancies
during the recess Of the Senate, by grantln!
commissions which shall expire at the end o
the next session Of the Senate, to convene tn
Senate whenever he thinks it necessary, pro
vided, nevertheless, during the existence Q
the Convention, that all treaties, directions
for the appointment of ambassadors, minis
ters, consuls, &C., be subject to advice an
consent of the Convention. s,~
| I'd. The Governor shallimmediately appoin
four persons, with advice aud consent OF tn
Convention, who, with the Lieus. Governor
shall torn council, to be called the Executiv
Council, whose dutyit shall to be advise wit
him.
al! obligation Of secrecy in regard to th
above ordinance was withdrawn.
The Rebel Convention.
CHARLESTON, Dec. ~.
/ The convention assembled this morning
| After PRAYER, the journal was read. III
President announced the reason why yeste
DAYS ordinance was not printed III the Jou
nal. Mr.. Middleton here moved that Il
convention 60 into secret session 'mm
4 diately. s@:a 3s.,as -.
Mr.. Detweiler tried to get in resoiut't
ideclsring that the Governor OF South Gar
ind be authorized and requested to take pa