The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1861-01-10
Contention gdlotnmfnts.
The Report
OF THE COMMITTEE ON RELATIONS WITH
sLAvEHoLDING STATES.


The following is the report of the Com
mittee on Slavoholding States, as adopted
by the Convention on Monday last;
The Committee on Relations with the
Siavcholding States of North America," 4"
beg leave to report that they have care
fully considered tie three several PROPOSE
tions contained in the resolution referred
to them, which were submitted in Con-
vention by three several members from
st. Phillips and st. Michael's. All the
resolutions referred to tEc Committee look
to the purpose of confederate relations
with our sister States of the South, hay
ing common interests with us, and every
cause, as we trust, to indulge towards us
common sympathes and to contract cor
dial relations. In such a purpose the
Committee entirely and unanimously, con-
cur, and they recommend that every
proper measure be adopted to accomplish
such an end. Upon this subject so much
unanimity prevails and has long prevailed
in this State, that an argument thereupon
would be wholly surcriluous. All seem to
agree that the first step proper to be ia
ken for the purpose Of promoting and Sc
curing the Confederation we seek, is the
appointment of Commissioners by the
authority of this Convention, to such
States of the South as may call Conven-
tions to consider and determine their fu-
turo political relations.
The Committee advise that such stops
be taken by this Convention, hoping and
believing that our sister States of the
South will correctly intcpret our action
in taking the initiative us arising, by no
means, from any presumptuous arrogance,
but from the advance position which cir
cuulstarces have given to this State, in the
line Of. procedure for the great design of
maintaining the rights, the security and
the very existence of the slaveholding
South.
1t has been a subject of anxious consid-
Grafton with the Committee whether the
Commissioners, whose appointment they
recommend, should be instructed to ten
der any basis of % temporary or Provi-
sional Government.
The instrument called the Constitution
of the United States of America has been
suggested as suitable and proper basis
to be offered for Provisional Govern
ment.
This suggestion has been commended
to the Committee by various considera-
tions, which cannot now be set forth in
full or at large Among these arc:
That the said instrument was the work
of minds OF the first order in strength
and accomplishment.
That it was most carefully constructed
by comprehensive views and careful ex-
animation Of details.
That experience has proved it to be q
good form of government for those sutii-
GENTLY yirtuous, intelligent and patriotic
to cause it to be fairly and honestly con-
strued and impartally administered.
That the settled opinion of this State
has never been adverse to that plan OF
government of Ccnfederated States on
account of anything in its structure; but
the dissatisfaction is attributable to the
false CLOSES, and dangerous misinterpre-
tation and perversion of sundry of its
provisions, even to the extent, in one par
ticular, of so covering up the real purposes
of certain legislation (mcant to protect
domestic manufactures in one section,) as
to estop the Supreme Court in its opinion,
from judicially pcrcciving the real design.
That it presents q complete scheme of
confederation, capable of being speedily
put into operation, familiar, by long ac-
uuaintance with its provisions and their
true import to the people of the South,
manv of whom are believed to cherish a
degree of voneration for it, and would feel
safe under it, when in their own hands fol
Interpretation and administration, especl
ally as the portions that have been, by
permission, made potent for mischief and
oppression in the hands Of adverse and
inimical interests have received a settled
construction by the South. That speedy
Confederation by the South is desirable
in the highest degree, which It's supposed
must be temporary at first Gf accom-
plished as soon as it should be- no better
1aa;s +han tho Constitution of the United