New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-01-07

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of the General Assembly any other office Aioptea.
Mr. Curtis offered resolution that the late ComIns
siorers to Washington be requested to prepare az the,
eaie.t convenience written statement OF their oral
commune atoms this body aud communicate the re-
suit Of their recent attempt at negotiations WIN the
President If the United States for the dehVeIance"i
the forts and other State property sand document 10 NC
del osited with the President OF this body WITH an IN
nncton of secrecy until otherwise ordered. Adopted
An order to print five thousand copies OF the CORES
pondeuce between the Commissioners 10 Washington
ind the Pre,ident of the United States was lad Oh the
table.
The chair and the appurtenances nscdon the night OF
signing OF the ordinance OF secession were odereu 10
lie placed in the State lIou-e at Columbia.
The adoption Of the ensign was ordered to be eit 10
the Legislature.
Adjourned, subject 90 the call of the Governor.
VARIOUS ORDINANCES ADOPTED ~ SECRET SESSION
An Ord,aonre Concerning Powers lately rested az the
Congress Of Tie Uailed STATES.
That all powers which by this state were heretofore
delegated 70 the Cong1ess Of the United States sha he
vested in the General Assembly, except that during the
exi,tence of this Convention the powers OF the Gen
eral Assembly shall not extend without the direction
of this Convention any of these Subjects 10 w.t.
duties and mposts, the poetoihce, the declaration OF
war treaties confederacy with other states citizen
ship and treason
An Ordinance Concerning judicial Pocers.
The .jndcial powers heretofore delegated TO this
State 30 a. 90 form part of the Judicial power Of the
United States having reverted 10 this State shan De
exercsed by such Courts the General Assembly shall
direct.
m Ordnance 10 Define and Punish Treason
In addition TO what has been already declared TO be
treason bv the General Asaembly-treason against this
State shall consist only in levying war against The
State or adberng to its enemies, giving them AID and
comfort-and that treason shall be p.nished BY death
whou, the benefit Of clergy.
An Ordinance Concerning CHt.eashiP.
l. Every person who, at the date of the Ordinance
OF Secession residing in this State, and was then
by birth residence or naturalization citizen OF ts
fnfa established
such person with the intention OF explanation
,. So also shall continue every free white person
who, after the date aforesaid, may be born within the
territory Of hs State may be born outside Of that
territory, of father who was then citizen 81 this
State.
g. So also, every person. citizen Of any one OF the
States cOniedeTaed under the name OF the United
States Of America, who, within twelve months after
the date of the ordinance of secession, shal come TO
reside in this State, with the intention Of remaining,
uron sueh persons taking the oath of allegiance TO
this State, below provided.
A. SO, also every free white person who shall be
engaged in the actual service military naval, OF the
State, and shall take oath Of his intention TO con-
tinue in such service for at least three months, unless
discharged honoably and also the oath of allie.
glance below prescribed. In this the oahs shall
be administered by some commissioned officer Of the
service III which the applicant for citizenship may be
engaged superior in rnk to The applicant, and there.
npon certificate OF citizenship Of the applicant shall
be sgned BY tbe officer and delivered TO the crnhn'
D. 20, also, every Ierson, not u crl1en OF
any of the States above mentioned, who ~ the date OF
the OGdi Of Secession residing IN this state,
7 who, within O c year from that dite, sall come To
reide in this state, with the intention OF remaining,
upon such persons appearing before the Court on Top
mon Pleas for any o. the Districts o this Sate sab-
sbipr by his or her own oath the sdence and nlen-
ton here required and takng the oath " Allegiance
and ahluraiion below prescribed. a. "a
o. SO, also, every person, not eliI1sf OF - Il
States above mentioned, II the die aforesaid -
nay come 10 resde in this State with the intention OF
remaining aud may be ntul1zcd according 10 the nat
urs,lization laws OF this State. Until they may be al
tered or repealed the naturalization laws OF the United
States accommodated 20 the special condition OF the
State are hereby made the laws OF tbt State, except
that instead Of The oaihs required by those laws in the
final Act, the oath of allegiance TO this State, and OF
admiration below provided, shall be taken.
I. In all cases, the citizenship Of man shall extend
TO bis WIFE present or future whenever she shall have
residence in the State, and shall extend also 10 each
of bis children, that under the age Of IL years may
have residence in thu State. In like manner, the
oitizenshp Of :. woman ehall extend - each Of her
children that under the age Of Is years, may have
Il residence in the State; Pyocidcd, That in no
shall citizenship extend to any peron who IL not
g. The oath Of allegiance 10 this State shal be in the
following form, 10 wit: IL do swear Tor affirm that
will be faithful and allegiance bear to tie State Of
South Carolina, as long as may continue citizen
thereof
g. The oath of abjuIaiion shall be in the following
form, TO wit: 81 do swear Tor affirm that l do re-
nounce and forever sblure all allegiance and idelfy
10 every Prince, POenta,e, State, or Sovereignty
whatsoever, aXcep, the State Of South Carolina.
VOTE yoH COMMISSIONERS.
In the Convention on the 81 inst, AIR. A. IL. Brown
from the Committee appointed yesterday by the Con
vention to count the votes for Commissioner. 10 the
Southern States, beg leave 10 report that 40 votes
cast, and that 20 were necessary to choice
For Commissioner TO Alabama, the Hon. A T. Cal
houn received ~ votes; scattering, 81 votes. The
Hon A. l.. Calhoun was therefore returned elected.
For Commissioner TO Georgia, the Hon. w. w.
Boyoe received AZ votes the Hon j. l. Orr IL votes;
scattering 10 votes Neither candidate having TeceiNod
majority Of the votes cast, there was 10 election.
For Commissioner 20 Mississippi, the Hon. NJ l..
Bonham received 02 votes; scattering, ~ yoes. The
Hon. M l.. Bonman was therefore declared elected.
For Commissioner to louisiana the Hon. J: l..
Manning received 100 votes scattering, 30. The Hon.
j. /. Manning was therefore returned as elected.
For Commissioner 10 Arkansas, the Hon. A. &.
Spain received lo5 votes scattering . votes; The
Hoo wr' to fsSss dS Ss HcH Ke
shaw received u votes; the Hon. John Mcqueen
received 81 votes scattering, - votes. Neither can
dida,e having received oy Of all the yotes east,
there was no election.
ITEMS FROM CHARLESTON PAPERS, JAN. J.
The Mercury says:
Every effort OF the General Government TO avert
its dissolution only hastens on its fate. Maj. Anderson
abandons Fort Moultrie and 2irrisons Fort Sumter.
The President approves and the Northern press praises
the achievement. TIE Nes- York Ercnihg Poa even
declares that this step TO coercion raises the prices Of
stocks in New-YoTk. But what follows in the South,
where the great game OF disubion In going on Tie
people Of South Carolina are made resolute in
their determination to throw of the Government.
Our city il like armed camp. Martial music fills
the air. Oilers of assistance come BY thousands from
the neighboring States. Fort Moultie, Castle Rnck-
ney Fort johnson, and the United States Arsenal,
occupied with our troops. Disciplined companies are
arriving by the railroad from the interior OF the State.
The Governor of Georgia seizes the United States
forts commanding the hsrbor Of Savannah. The
Georgia elections with the voice Of tempest sweeps
before the living chai OF nOnism and fear and pro-