The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1861-01-26

I x. VI Ia. II n
Another resolution WIS ofEetddl adnnit4
ting al citizens 81 tie United States,
TomicIled III the STATE al the date oF she
passage OF the ordinahcn OF secession, 10
tho privileges Of citIzsneLip II was mi.
derstood rot 70 apply u persons accident
III domi6iled N the state &C tlie period
named. Referfed 10 thc Committee on
the Consultation. III 81.
Mr.. Rhett offered an ordinance pro
yIding for q convention of the slave states
Tor the purpose Of framing constitution,
md forming d SontIieFn confedeFaey, hut.
moved 10 lay il on the table witboutread-
Ing il The ordinance was afterward
read s+t s.
The convention in secret session passed
an ordinalccto make provisional arrange
nlents for tile continuance Of the Gem
Inercfal facilities of South Carolina
On5the 9th, thA convention was in So
cret session nearly All tie day yss
On the 2Sth, Mr.. Rhett spoke on The
report III tiie committee who llad uliiIcr
consideration tho address 20 The people
| Of llle Southern States, and also on tho
lordiHanGe for the formation of a Southern
I Confederary TIc said the object was TO
insure d speed organization for a perma-
mont protection Of our rights Texas and
| Arkansas were at last aeting IN favor of
EtI,e proposition. lie advocated the cleo
ltiop of doahle tlicnarnbcr az Representa-
| tiYcs TO tile General Convention as were
iR the present Congress and was In
favor Of tie adoption Of the articles Of
confederation for a provisional govern
lmept. n f, s... y (, (. I. T. ply; II. 4.
III the. secrect session, MI. Mennlin7
ger, TO whom had been referred the reso.
| ton 81 The committee on. citizenship, res
ported an ordinance that every person re-
siding in South Carolina at tie time OF
us secession from the United States,
whether q bnrn resident or q naturalized
citizen, Shall continuc until death Il citi.
zen Qf South Carolina, unless a foreign
lresidencebe established or notice Of IN
tent lie given Of expatiation. Also, that
all free whites born within the territory
Of the State OF those horn outside the ter
ritory, whose fathef was then a citizen,
shall be deemed citizens. Also, fcrsous
from any one Of the United Stsilcs, who
within twelve mouths from the secession
of this State reside within its territory
with the intention Of remaining shall. upon
taking the oath Of allegiance, be declared
q citizen Also. that citizens Or other.
States coming here after the expiration
Of q year from the date of the secession,
actually residing seven mouths With the
intention Of remaining, shall become citi.
Hens upon taking tho oath Of allegiance,
Also, all free whites entering the military,
naval or cigilsefsice Of the state shall be-
come citizens upon taking the oath Of al
lcgiance ...l 5l
On the 29tIf, the convention passed the
ordinance authorizing the reception Of
the bills OF the banks Of the state BY col.
leetors Of tlie ports provided, none Of
them he below the par value Of tile bank
Of StGth Caroliua Tie convention then
adjourned till leu o'clock on. Sunday MORN.
Ing IND! sy 9s5 d. ss*s.--
The eaflmitthe "a the constitution hive
prepared an ordinance concerning the
pGWtt lately ge stetl ia Congress transfer.
ing tliFln % the selftital as56AblJ, except.
during the existence of.'the Convection.
Thsse powers are not 10 extend NithsHt
the direction III tie Convention, to.dutleS
On imports post Offices, declarations OF
war. treaties, confeilcraet, &c. z '@Ist I
HE ordinance concerning tie Judicial.
powers OF Tie Uaiied States courts, re-.
vests those powers III tie courts oil South
/ Carolina Us the general assembly may.
direct. The GharIestln city courts Is To-
thaFe a jurisdiction in admiralty md mari.
time eases, and Also III cases Of appeal,
when the, amount exceeds 5000. In cases
affecting the public ministers, the powers
are continued the same asil the United
States courts The general assembly is
to arpoiat the Judicial officers. The act
Tot Congress 10 provide. more cficetualiy
for the punishment Of certain crimes,
Approved March 1925 IS substituted ty
the state for alt offences hich arc. subject
to. the Jurisdiction Of the courts Of The,
state. The convention will take the suht
| Iect OF treason under consideration. ssS5.