The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1861-01-03
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the State would prove that they are not
only free, but that their virtues aid char
acter entitled them to be SC. With re-
gard to the Forts, Gov Piekens said that
South Corolina would not present the is-
sue until the Commissioners sent TO Wash
ington had formally demanded the forts
and public places in the possession of the =
naval authority. In the meantime, should =
there be any attempt to reinforce the fortsi :
" it should not be done without an appeal
to arms" So far as am concerted, said
he, | desire to 90 through the present
controversy without an appeal to arms or
the Issue of blood, but if it be necessary
to vindicate the independence of the coun-
try, | VOW 10 you that all the power | have
shall be exercised to maintain to the last
extr1 nifty the Independence of South
Carolina. She had triumphed alone be-
fore-she fought the battle Of Fort Mout-
trie on her own resources, and-her own
responsibility, and, if need be, can do it
again. The Palmetto Regiment won
Cherubusco, when the New Y Yorkers and
Pennsylyanians faltercd that regiment
marched alone to victory, and they can
stand and march alone again.
The speech was belligerant throughout,
and was received with tumultuous ap-
plause by half the fighting population Of
Charleston. Ii would not have been diff
icult for a "bold, bad man to have
wrought up the populace to an attack on
Fort Moultrie within the same hour The
only thing that saves the Fort from an
attack, under such circumstances, is the
military despoiism that prevails.
! The Convention gets on slowly in pro-
yiding for the exigencies Of secession.
As yet, we are as we were before the or
dinance passed. The Inconvenience of
separation becomes more apparent as a
substitute for the Federal machinery is
sought after. Yesterday Mr.. Checvcs
brought before the Convention the fol-
lowing draft Of an ordinance, which wac
referred to the appropriate committee
Enereas, The Federal Government of tho
United States Of America has, from time to
| time, with the consent of his State created
certain offices Of profit and trust as we'll with
/ in as without the limits of this State. And
/ Whereas, divers persons, as well as citizens
of this State, as others, have, with the con-
sent of this State, and by the appointment Of
the said Federal Government, undertaken the
execution of the functions of the said offices,
and become bound by official oathS and heavy
penalties to the said Federal Government for
the faithful performance of the same. And
Hhrea$, the sudden arrest Of the functions
of-the said officers would work great incon@
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grievous hardship to the parties bound as
aforesaid,
! Therefore, for the convenience Of this State;
I and for the relief of said persons,
! Be it ordained, and by the people of the
State Of South Carolina, in Convention as
sembled, it is ordained,
That all persons who were in Occupation Of
any office Of profit or trust under the Govern
ment of the United States OF America mme.
diately previous to the adoption of the Ordi-
aance Of Secession shall continue to exercise
the functions Of the same in ike manner and
form as before the adoption Of said Ordinance
uulil otherwise ordered.
And that all laws Of the Federal GovernS
ment of the United States of America, which
shall have been abrogated by virtue of said
/ Ordinance, are hereby declared of full force
and effect for the above rected purposes, and
no other
And be it further ordained, that the opera
ton of this Ordinance may at any time be
suspended in whole or in part; by tie Gov
ernor of this Stste at his discretion.
And tha: the General Assembly of this
State is hereby authorized and empowered to
repeal the same whensoeyer it shall by them
be deemed eXped'ent.
Tbs comes as near, to all iutents and
purposes, rcpealing the Secession Ordi-
nance as possible and not do 1t in so many
words If the State has gone out of the
/ Union, it still relies on the Union to &c
its business.
The Legislature, having spent good
deal of time in undertaking to wipe out
the record so far as it reflected that the
adjournment from Columbia to Charles
ton was stampede from the smRll.Toxj
| have gone into the consideration of meas
ures designed to secure internal security
in other words, TO provide against insur-
rection. 1t is proposed to contract the
intercourse of negroes from plantation to
plantation, and to provide for patrol
throughout the State. 1t is not the least
remarkable feature of this Secession bust
ness, that measures initiated nearly Il
month ago as Fundamental necessities to
! Secession, have been suspended TO allow
those of the above character to be intro
duced and matured. Nothing could speak
palmer, that the first thing to be attend
ed to, as most likely to happen, is insur-
rection and kindred things.
A portion of the Convention must ad-
iourn over to the 9th of January, to await
the report of the Commissioners TO Wash
ineton and the action of the other Cotton
States, and an adjournment for few days
may take place, though nothing but the
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