Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1861-01-05


uoh' on the twenty-third day of May, in the
year OF our Lord one thousand seven hundred
ana eighty-eight whereby the constitution of
me United States of America was ratified and
a'So all Acts, and parts of Acts. of the Gene
raj Assembly of this State. ratifying amend.
mcnts of the said constitution, are hereby re-
pealcd; and that the union now subsisting be.
tween South Carolina and other States, under
the name of /" The United States of America" I"
is hereby dissolved
Without debate. the yeas and NAYS were In.
Ken, when it was found that there were ITO
| yeas in favor of the ordnance--nays ,,onei
= What is as remarkable as the unanmty, is the
! fact that every member of the Convention was
! present, and answered to his name
! When it was known out side of the hall
chccr upon cheer was given by the crowd, and
the intelligence spread through the city with
the rapidity of thought almost A salute was
fired on East Bay and rejoicing was vocifcrous
and common alike to all.
| The following resolution was thon otlontcd
Hc$otced, That n message be sent to his Tx.
ccllency the Governor, and to both branches of
the Legislature, inviting their attendance ut the
Institute Hall, at seven o'clock this evening;
and that this Convention move in procession to
the Institute Hall, and there, at seven o'clock,
In the presence OF the constituted Authorities
OF the State, and of the People, sign the Ordi-
| nance of Secession
Messrs. DUN&IN and MAxcY GREGG offered
propositions in reference to the post Office and
consiiercd otn f,t,,ro ,;'' " W P''n'co ",ip W
All O'Clock. the C,nvcnt;o, Cav p,c.r>s
and staff both branches of thc Loy;slntnro
and the people, assembled i'm Institute Hall tn
sec the Ordinance of secession signed and roti
fed The crowd was the largest that ever Wis.
lted the hall. The President of the Conven-
ton called the "house to order"
The Ordinance has been enrolled on parch.
ment and was signed by every mcmbcr of the
Convention the Election Districts having been
called IN Alphabetical order. When the sign
ing was completed, the President of tho con
yenton' SAID: The Ordinance of secession
mas mas Dccn signed and ratified, and proclaim the
state OF south Carolina an Independent Soycr-
o'GnF;
AS the signatures were attached, one by one,
the applause was great but, when the Prcsi-
uent declared the act perfect, the Widest
thuSlasm prevailed thundcrs of applause fol.
l"Wcu applause clappnS OF hands, shouts,
whirlinS OF hats ana other demonstrations of
JOY ana eiatlon took place.
outside OF the hall, there were music and
thousands oil people who were unable to gain
au'hittance' B'nllrcs had hccn kindlcl in the
streets hro works appeared on all sides, and
Prroum4 satisfaction rested on the countenance
Oh a. All
uo -o," OF DcccmDer l0oo' Is long 10 be re-
ihc'ilpereo, IL Is regarded as the sacred mae
Pc"'e"ce oi inc o'ate ana Is haiied us harDih-
So,oi peace; Snlo.y' anu prosperity
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inc" apparently thc'r oniy car'hly nope. May
'"e Sl'ei' oe not 100 easily broken
CHARLESTON Dec. 2l, 1850.
when the Convention met, on motion of
Judge WARDL>w, the following Ordinance was
adopted
An Ordinance to alter the Constitution of tho
| State of South Carolina in respect to the oath of
Office. We, tue Pcoplc of the State of South
Carolina, in Convention assembled, do declare
and orClain. and it is hereby declared and or
dnncd, That the Fourth Article of the Con-
! sttuton of tho State of South Carolina hereto
| fore amended he now altered so us to read as
follows. 10 wit: All persons who shall he
| elected or appointed te any uficc of profit or
trust before entering ON the execution thereof,
shall take (bcshlcs special oathS not rcpugnant
| to tins constitution prescribed by the General
Assembly, the following oath: II do sol
emnly swear (or aNirm) that | will be faithful,
and true allegiance bear to the State of South
! Carolina, s, long as | NAV continue a citizen
thereof; and that | am duly qualified nccor.
ding to the Constitution of this State, to cx-
crcise the Office to which have Lccn nnnointrd.
and that | will. to the best Of INV ability
| dischoror thn tIutios thnr,,r ond ,ro,orro
nro.ort and drfcnd tLc C,n.,;tn,;,n H.; Co.
so boIn mo Col, '
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% Wv 'c.o,'o" io' No'I5",cS " INC EonNeht"h' IN
e.'. "'"'c' '"" 'o'u'c' III laVor Oh inc separate
| S'"'c "c''"' party Dy mhlor'ty OF i"ur TO one.
| Co,nPer'ioh Is now ccH"W
Inc Convention elected McsSrs. Il w. Barn
well, >. il. Orr and j. Ill. -ldams, to proceed
at once To w ashlnStnn tn adjust all matters OF
difference between us and the Federal Govern
ment, that we might part in peacc Their
mission is not likely to be successful.