The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-10
States is likely to be suggested or adopted
for temporary purposes.

is designed to offer it would be concllla-
ted by the testimony the very act itself
would carry that South Carolina meant
to seek no selfish advantage, nor to in
dulge the least spirit of dictation.
That such form of government is more
or less known in Europe, and, if adopted,
would indicate abroad that the seeding
Southern States had the foresight and en-
ergy to put into operation forthwith a
scheme of government and administration
competent to produce prompt organiza-
ton for internal necessities, and q suffi-
cient protection of foreign commerce di-
rected hither, as we'll as to guarantee for
eign powers in the confidence that new
Confederacy had Immediately arisen, quite
adequate to supersede all the evils, inter
nal and external, of partial or total in
terrcgnum.
That it's speedy adoption would work
happily as a rcvivifying agency in mat
ters financial and commercial between the
States adopting it and between them as a
united power and foreign commercial ma
tions, and at the same time would COM
bine without delay a power-touching
purse and sword that might bring to a
prudent issue the reflections of those who
may perchance be contemplating an inva-
sion or to an issue disastrous to them
the attempted execution of such unholy
design.
Such are some of the considerations
very rapidly stated, which address them
selves to this subject. 1t is contendcd
that some limitation of the power to levy
duties, and that to regulate commerce
(and perhaps other provisions of the said
Constitutions may be desirable and are
in fact So to some Of the Committee; yet
these notifications may be safely left to
period when the articles Of u permanent
Government may be settled, and that
meantime the Constitution referred to
will serve the purpose of Il temporary
Confederation, which the Committee unite
in believing ought to be sought, through
all proper measures, most earnestly.
1t is also submitted, that if the tender
of the said Constitution, even as a Pro
visonal Government, should, in the opin-
ion of the Convention, be accompanied
by Il condition that it be subject to speci-
fc limitations, cxpositions Of antiquities,
or notifications the Committee would re-
spcctfully refer to the Convention itself
such matters; and this is done not be
cause the Committee would not willingly
consider and report upon such subject
but because they deem it due TO the Con-
vcntion and the public interest that they
should now lay before the Convention the
substantial propositions contained in the
following resolutions which the majority
of the Committee recommend to the Con-
vcntion as fit to be adopted, viz:
Resolrcd, lst That this Convention do
appoint q Commissioner to proceed to
each of the slavcholding States that may
assemble in Convention, for the purpose
of laying our Ordinance of Secession be-
fore the same, and respectfully inviting
their cooperation in the formation with
us Of Southern Confedclacy.
I'd. That our Commissioners aforesaid
be further authorized to submit, on our
part, the Federal Constitution as the basis
of Provisional Government for such
States us shall have withdrawn their con-
nection with the Government of the Unit
ed States of America; PrOrided, That the
said Provisional Government, and the
tcnures of all officers and appointments
arising under it, shall cease and determine
in two years from the first day of July
next, or when Permanent Government
shall have been organized.
3D.. That the said Commissioners be all-
thorized, to invite the seeding States to
meet in Convention, at such time and
place as may be agreed upon, for the pur-
pose of forming and putting in motion
such Provisional Government, and so that
the said Provisional Government shall be
organized and gointo effect at the earliest
period previous to the 4th day of March,
1861, and that the same Convention of Sc
ccding States shall provide forthwith to
consider and propose constitution and
plan for permanent Government for such
States, which proposed plan shall be re-
ferred back to the several State Conven-
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