The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1861-04-03

at IL o'clock IN. TO day, at St. Andrew
Hall. The President, on resu,ning the
chair, delivered the following brief ad
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| ADDRESS OF TIE PRESIDENT.
Gentlemen: Acting uhder a resolution
Of the Convention which authorized your
presiding officer to reassemble this body
at such time and place as be might think
proper, have fixed upon this place
whence YOU adjourned. and the earles,
| practicable moment for your mee,ing.-
The chief objcc! OF calling you together a,
this time is to consider the Constitution
of the Confederate States Of America,
which has been adopted and submitted to
US by the Congress Of Montgomery, and
such other questions as the exigencies of
our situation may require. deem il also
proper at this time to state to the Con
| vtntion that, under another resolution au.
thoriziug the presiding officer to appoint
the officers OF this body, have appointed
Mr.. DAVIS as Messenger, and Mr.. Schoubo
rs Doorkeeper of the Convention. The
Convention will now be opened with prav.
er D? tho Rev. Mr.. Landrun.
The PERMANENT CONSTITUTION.
| The President then laid before the
CouNeItlon communication FROM Hon.
| Howell Cobb, President Of the Congress
of The Confederate States, enclosing a
certified copy of the Consultation OF The
Confederate States Of America. The
communication Is dated at Montgomery,
March II. Mr.. Cobb says he transmits
certified copy of the Constitution, to be
placed before the Convention for appro
val aud ratification. 1t would be seen
that Congress had conforned to the Gen.
erai wish OF the people OF the Conieder
ate State IN adopting Constitution, the
general principles of which are similar to
those OF the Constitution OF the United
States. The departures from the pro
visions OF that Instrument were suggcs
ted by the experience OF the past, aud
were Intended 10 guard against the evils
which led To a dissolution of the late
Union. IhIs Constitution WAS now SUBJ
united with confidence to the several
States Conventions Tor their action.
On motion Of Mr.. Rhett, Tie comm.
uicstion Of Mr.. Cobb was ordered TO be
spread on the journal, snd the comma
nicatien and the Constitution were or
dered to be printed Tor the use Of the
Convention. Five hundred copies " ere
ordered.
SUPPLIES TO FORT SUMTER.
Mr.. Shingler. Mr.. President, beg
leave to oiier the following resolution
Resoloed, That 1t is the serse OF this
Convention 'hat all supplies, all piovis.
IONS, and mail facilities, now allowed to
Major Anderson aud tue garrison ut Fort
Sumter, should he immediately cut otf.
Mr.. Harllee. Mr.. President, hope
that resolution will be amended move
that it be laid on the liable, aud made
the special order Of the day for to NOR.
row at one o'clock.
conversational debate ensued AS TO
the Immediate consideration OF the reso.
luton, between Messrs. Duncan and Md.
dleton, III the course OF which Mr.. ID. l.
WardIaw said he thou sht i, was irnpro
per, nt the first moment Of their meellnp,
To undertake. to dictate to others who
had this matter IN charge, AID who had
more INFORMATION than the C,avcntion
could possibly possess. Finally, ten mem
bers ohJect'ng, the resolution was ordered
for consideration to morrow.
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESIDENT AND
VICE PRESIDENT,
Mr.. Brown. Mr.. President, beg leave
to offer the following resolution {:
Resot0ed, That the people Of South
Csfolna, III Convention assembled, cor
daily approve oi The election Of Jetfsr.
son DAVIS 10 the Presidency, ani Aiexan
der IL. Stephens TO the Vice Presidency
of the Provisional Government of tue
Confederate States OF America. and have
entire confidence IN their experience, pa
triotism aud ability TO shape and guide
the desInIes Of The new Republic.
Mr.. +. IL. Wardlaw. Mr.. President,
for one object to the immediate consid.
GRAFTON Of that resolution.
- Mr.. Brown. Then | will suggest that
the resolution lay over until to morrow,
and be printed.
The President. There being objection,
It viii Oe so ordered.
MoDE OF CONSIDERING THE CONSTITUTION.
Mr.. Mazyck. Mr.. President, beg
leave to offer the following resolution
Resofoed, Tim. after printed copies Of
the articles agreed upon by the Conyeu
ton at Montgomery rs the Constitution OF
the Confederate States Of America shall
have been furnished TO the members OF
this Convention, any amendments which
may be offered shall be considered in the
order IN which they are proposed.
Mr.. Middleton said, that inasmuch as
all questions were taken up in the order
in which they were presented, The resolu
ton was entirely unnecessary.
Mr.. Mszyck explained his object. II
seems to me said hey that it will save
the time Of tbs Convention. When the
CoTsitulion has been read, instead of
read,og IL over sgsin, ard calling for pro-
posals TO amend any particular part or
section, any member Of the Convention