The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-01-03
4 Important from South Carolina.
The rebel OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF
Fort Moultrie-We Garrison re-
+. tired to Fort Sampler.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 26.

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% CHARLESTON, Dec. 26.
The convention sat in secret session
till half past 4, when it adjourned till
ten o'clock tomorrow. FL
The following ordinance was passed
in the secret session this evening:
AT Convention of the people Of
the State of South Carolina, begun and
holden in Columbia on the 18th of De
cember, 1860, and thence continued
by adjournment to Charleston, and
there by divers adjournments to the
26th of December of the same, an ordi-
nance to make provisional arrange
ments for the continuance of the COM
mercial facilities of South Carolina
Whereas, it is due to our late confede-
rates in the political Union known as
the United States of America, rs also
to the citizens of South Carolina en-
gagged in commerce, that no abrupt nor
sudden change be made in the rate, of
duties on imports into the State, and
whereas, it is not desired by this State,
to secure advantages in trade to her
own ports above those of any other of
the slave-holding States, her late con-
federates in the said Union, and where
as, this ordinance for consideration in
dicated is designed to be provisional
therefore, We, the people of South Car
DINA, in Convention assembled, do de-
clare, ordain, and it is hereby declared
and ordained-frst, that all citizens of
this State who at the date of the Ordi-
nance of Secession were holding office
connected with the customs under the
i General Government of the United
j States within the limits of South Caro-
lima, be and they are hereby appointed
to hold under the Government of this
State, exclusively, without any further
connection whatever with the Federal
Government of the United States, the
same Offices they now fill until other
wise directed, and that they receive the
same pay and emoluments for their SER
vices;
Second, that until this Convention or
the General Assembly shall otherwise
provide, the Governor shall appoint to
all vacancies which shall occur in such
offices;
Third, That until tits otherwise pro-
vided by this Convention or the Gene
raj Assembly, the revenue collection
and navigation laws of the U S. as far
as may be practicable, be and they are
hereby adopted and made laws of this
State, saving that no duty shall be COL
, lected upon imports from the, States
r forming the late Federal Union, known
) as the u. S. of America, nor upon the
, tonnage of vessels owned in whole or in
: part by the citizens of said States, saw
: ing and excepting the act of Congress
! adopted on the Sd of March, 1857, en-
titled an act authorizing the deposit of
the papers Of foreign vessels with the
consuls OF, their, respective nations,
which said act is declared to be of no
, force within. the. limits of this State.
Fourth. All vessels built in S. G. or
elsewhere and owned for the amount of
one-third by citizen or citizens of S.
y o., or any of the slave-holding COM
tmonweaIths of North America and
commanded by citizens thereof, no 9TH
er shall be registered as vessels of
South Carolina under authority of the
collector and naval officer.
Fifth. All official acts of the officers
r aforesaid, in which it is usual and prop
!. er set forth the authority under which
they act and style of documents issued
by them or any of them be, in the name
2 of the State of South Carolina.
: Sixth. sAllmoneyshereafter collected
by any Of the aforesaid officers shall,
after dedueting the sums necessary for
the. compensation Of the officers and
other expenses, be paid into the Treas
ury of the State of South Carolina, for
!, the use of said State, subject to the or
der of this Convention or Of the Gen.
: eral Assembly. en - 7ss
|, Seventh. The officers aforesaid shall
retain in their hands all property of the
D United States in their possession; Gus
tody or control, subject to the disposal
the State, who will account for the same