Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1861-04-05
STATE CONVENTION.

BLANCHE HAYDEN.
STATE CONVENTION.
CHARLESTON. March 26, 1s6l-Ths
Convention of the People Of South Caro-
lima reasscmblcd in pursuance of the call
Of its President, Hon. D. F. Jamison, at l2
O'Clock m. today, at St. Andrews Hall.
Tho President, on resuming the chair, de-
livered the following brief address
GENTLEMEN Acting under resolution
Of the Convention, WHICH authorized your
presiding officer to reassemble this body at
such time and place as he might think
proper, 1 have fixed upon this place, whence
you adjourned, and the earliest practicable
moment for your meeting. The chief OBJ
lect Of calling you together at this time is
TO consider tue Constitution of the Con-
federate States of America, which has been
adopted and submitted 10 us by the Con
gress Of Montgomery, and such other ques.
tions rs the exigencies of our situation NAV
require. deem it also proper at this time
to state to the Convention that, under an
other resolution. authorizing the presiding
officer to appoint the officers of this body,
have appointed Mr.. Davis as Messenger,
and Mr.. Schoubo as Doorkeeper of the
Convention. The Convention will now
be opened with prayer by the Rev. Mr..
Landrum.
After prayer and the reading of the min
utes:
The President then laid before the Con-
vention communication from Hon. Ho=
we'll Cobb, President Of the Congress of
the Confederate States, enclosing certified
copy of the Constitution Of the Confede-
rate States of America. The communica.
ton is dated at Montgomery, March 12.
Mr. Cobb says he transmits certified copy
of tho Constitution, to be placed before the
Convention fur approval and ratification.
it would be scen that Congress had con-
formed to the general wish Of the people Of
tho Confederate States, in adopting Con.
stitution the general principles of which
are similar 10 those of the Constitution of
'hs United States. The departures from
the provisions Of that instrument were sug-
gested by the experience of the past, and
we're intended to guard against evis WHICH
LED to dissolution of the late Union.
This Constitution was now submitted with
confidence to the several State Conventions
tor their action.
On motion CT Mr.. Rhett, the ccmmuni.
cation of AR. Cobb was ordered to be spread
on the journal, and the communication and
the Constitution were ordered to be printed
for the use of the Convention. Five hun.
dred copies were ordered.
REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER TO M1ss1s-
The President also laid before the body
communication from the Hon. A. Burt.
ComntssIsioner TO the State Of Mississippi.
Mr.. Bort states that on receiving his Gre
dentia's be repaired immediately to the
capital Of Mississippi. and made known to
&c ;:.:c Convention the objects Of bis mission.
The results we're lie reception Of the ordi.
nance of secession of that stais, and certain
tssoIutions, which. ip compliance with :!:ee :!:e
request Of tbe Convention, 10 transmitted
70 the FSeeeptiye of South Carolina. The
: actsoH ~ ths Convention Of Mississippi WAS
warn spd faterpal. .and -its noble response
to sSahh' Cstolina worthy eofaagreat cause
spd 2 gallant people. It was due. TO tue
loft heroism displayed by the State Of Ms.
sissipPi to sta.e,' thatshe was the frs: Of
the sssterhood Of the Southern States to
T.oogpigs tbe sovereignty aHa independence
ef snfh Caro!ins, sod the f'ss to rusl, to
Rhsf a;a tie e, peIilops struggle fer tbe main
isEaPG Sf tit Fgheof the vbale sostb.
RpSses # nn..tIe tIebasp, tl,iseoNH,
ffnaEFt!slsion, M xass 40 ordered to bs sprssd
MksIjssshssslL M Z.
ePPEtlEs TO yeRr SUMTER.
Mt sAiaslsI NJ. President \ hse
Issss TO Off lbs fslloying resoluticni !.
zsosssd That itis hs ssass sot tbi.
! Coaasssieqsbas all sapplies. an,proyisioos,
-.na mail { f.eilides, u ne allowed Is MAj jor An.
dsrson aud the garrison af Eort tiamte,