The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-01-02
Secession Convention.

holding States of North America, reported
the following resolutions
Resolped, 1st. That this Convention ap-
point Commissioners to proceed to each
slave-holding State that may assemble in
Convention, for the purpose of laying before
them the ordinance of Secession, and re-
spectfuly to invite their operation in FORM
ing Southern Confederacy.
2nd. That our Commissioners be author
lied to use the Federal Constitution. as the
basis for a provisional Government for such
States as shall have withdrawn from conneo-
ton with the Government of North America.
Sd. That said Commissioners are author
lied to invite said seeding States to meet in
Convention at such time and place as may
be agreed upon for the purpose of forming
permanent government of these States.
The President read the following commu-
nication
CHARLESTON, Dec. 1860.
To the President and Delegates of the Con-
rention Of the Ladependent State of South
Carolina
GENTLEMEN II have just been informed
that you did me the honor, by resolution, to
invite me to seat on the floor of the Con-
venton. | am wanting in language, gentle
men, to express my feelings which this very
unexpected courtesy at your hands has given
rise to. In the course of my life, now near
ly halfa century, life not entirely devoid
of INCIDENTS calculated to inspire laudible
manly pride, have never been honored with
seat with those smarting und r the wrongs
inflicted by the leaders of perverted Gov
ernment, and who have with unanimity un-
paraleled, broken the link with faithless
lConfederacy. You are engaged in high
and landable aim ; aye, the high and holy
purpose of devising a government which
shall offer the greatest liberty consistent with
the rights, liberties. and happiness of the
good. In every particular your ordinance
is in good taste, to thepoint, and covers the
whole ground. Permit me to assure you,
gentlemen, that the gallant little State Of
Florida will follow your lead. In motion of
her Convention Florida will be as certain as
anything in the future can be to wheel into
line with the gallant old Palmetto. We are
identified with the same interests, and there
is deep determination to submit to no black
Republican rule Your coming destiny must
become that of others
! regret exceedingly that urgent official
duty, which cannot postpone, will deprive
me of the pleasure ofaccepting your courte-
sy. With the tender of my sincere thanks
for the honor conferred upon me, / am,
gentlemen, very respectfully your obedient
servant. NJ. S. PERRY.
Mr.. Perrine offered a resolution for a re.
cess from tomorrow to the 18th proximo--
lost.
Mr. Margaults resolution instructing the
Governor to make forthwith all preparation
which may be needed to as >ret by force the
right and jurisdiction of South Carolina in
its territory-lost.
Mr.. Finley offered resolution that copies
of the ordinance of secession adopted by the
Convention, with the declaration of immedi
ate causes which have induced and justified
the secession of South Carolina from the
Federal Union, and the addresses of the
people of South Carolina in Convention as
sembled, to the slaveholding States of the
United States, be transmitted by the Cover
nor Of the State to the Governors ofthe slave
holding States, for the information of their
respective Legislatures or Conventions, where
Conventions by the people have been called
in any of the slaye-holding States. ..r -
Mr.. Warden thought it had better 90 along
with the report of the committee, to whom
was referred the communication ofthe Lesis-
lature of Georgia.
Several motions were made to amend.
Mr.. Dargin said, according to theory,
South Carolina had been one of the Repub-
hes ofthe United States, and the Constitu-
tion vas a compact between independent
sovereign States. South Carolina has tho't
proper to exercise her sovereign right to
withdraw from the Federal league compact
that it is proper that this State should notify
her late confederates, whether non-slave-
holding or slave-holding, that she has with
drawn from the Union, and to certify in
proper form the causes of her withdrawing
from the compact The Governors of all
States should receive an ordinance, and the
cause justifying the secession.
On calling the question of inserting the
words non slave holding before slave-holding
Mr.. Dargin said that copies of the ordinance
and fthe cause justifying. the secession OF
Scuth Carolina, should be sent to the Gov.
ernors ofthe States, and copies of the Ad-
dress to the people of South Carolina should
be stnt to the Governors ofthe slave holding
States only. He asked why not insert Eng,
land, France, and all sovereign powers, and
said we We're lately in league with non slave
holding States, and there is nothing inccn-
sistent with the dignity Of South Carolina
in so doing More or less than the duty o
courtesy she owes to her late confederates
than to announce her withdrawal from the
League, and to inform them of the course
which compelled us to do So
Mr.. Middleton proposed that the Conven.
ton conform to the practice OF the times, and
not communicate with the non-slave- holding
or slave-holding States on the subject, but
take the resolution as originally offered.