The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-01-01

WISCONSIN,. Z. Y. NashDnrn.. Republican
Mr. Hawkins, Of Florida refused to serve on the com
mttee notwithstanding the House voted not to
him.
lO-Uned States FIVE per cent stocks sold for eighty
nine cents the dollar, lower price than any United
States stocks have brought since the last with Eng
land Hon Howell Cobb, Of Georgia, Secretary Of the
Treasury, resigned his position in Mr. Buchanans Cab
net.
u-Ex. Governor Philip f. Thomas, Of Maryland was
appointed by the President Secretary of the treasury in
place of Howell Cobb, resigned,
la-The water WAS drawn ont Of the New York canals
l4-The Hudson river closed Tho President of the
United States Issued proclamation calling upon the peo
pie of the Union in view OF tho distracted and dangerous
condition Of the country TO observe the 4th OF Janu
airy as day OF fasting humiliation and prayer Gen
Lewis Cass OF Michigan, resigned his position Score
tary OF State Of the United states.
SUNDAY, 16--Ihe shock OF earthquake was felt in
Portland aud other parts Of Maine.
1.-THE South Carolina state Convention assembled at
Columbia, the capital Of tho state and passed resolu
aeiourn = Charleston in consequence Of tho pre-
vaence of the smallpox at Columbia, which was declared
epidemic Attorney General JeremiahS Black Of Penn
sylvania appointed by the President Secretary Of
State, in place of Lewis Cass, resigned.
lS.-1he President appointed Edward NJ. Stanton, OF
Pennsylvania, United States Attorney General in place OF
Jeremiah s. Bao who was transferred to the head Of the
State department
la-AH the banks in Alabama, except three, suspended
2o-Ihe state Convention of South Carolina passed. nm
ordinance Of secession which dissolves the connection Of
that State with the federal government. The following
Is the OF ecccssion-We, the people Of South Caro-
lima in Convention assembled, do declare and odan and
Il hereby declared and ordained, that the ordinance
adopted by Convention the 23i day cf May, In
the Of lord lISS, whereby the con2tt on or
lhe United States Of America was raaed and all
parts of acts OF the General Assembly VI this
State iaiyng amendments OF the sai CONSTITUTION are
hereby repealed and that the Union now snbsisting be
south Carolina and other states, und,r the
the United states Of america Il hereby dissolved The
ord nance passed by the unanimous vote OF 100
bers. Samuel Melary resigned the Goversorslip Of
the Territory OF Kansas Senate Committee Of Thir
teen the dangerous condition Of the country Was an
n@anced o. the Vice psse'dc",, a. ,o,"@s a.
Hunter, Va, dem. Wade Ohio, rep
Crittenden, ny, dem. Biger, Pa. dem.
Seward, New York rep. Rice, Mimi. dem.
Ioonbs TIA, dem. Doolittlc, wis, rep.
Dougias, III. DEM Grimes, Iowa, rep.
...Rev George Gordon James Hammond. Ashbury
Parker Calvin Rowland, Joseph 7. Baldwin, ~ Ash
bury and jonathan Mciarew were indicted b. The Grand
for obstructing the United states Marshal nud his
deputies at iberia, Monroe coudy In their efforts TO
secure by Legal process fugitive slave. Tho same
parties were indicted tor a>sautng The Of
The negro and their assistants with Wow 10 prevent
the reclamation OF tho slave under the Fugitive slave
ai-Thc secession Of South Carolina caused grea, rel
jscings in most OF the cities ia the extreme Southern
States,
GA robbery of nearly nine hundred thousand dollars
Indian Trust bonds, being State bonds hed by the go
ycrrmeat for the benefit OF various Indian tribes
discovered in the Department OF the Interior at wash
ington.
IA case was brought before the supreme Court Of
the United States by the Governor OF Kentucky which
NAV be stated iOowsA test case IL TO be made II
the refusal Of Governor Dcnnson, Of Ohio, 70 deliver
the man f.lgo, charged with cntcing slaves from kon-
lucky. Some time ago named iago indicted
in the woodord Circuit Court for enticing slave 10
escape lago escaped aud took refug, In
Ohio Governor Megon made rcqaisition upon Cover
pennon Ohio tor the return OF the fugitive from
justice. Dennison refused 70 issue his warrant
for arrest and surrender of Ilso upon the ground
that by the laws Of OHIO negroes not property and
that ho did gnizc the act committed BY Laso as
offence
"a Tho members Of Congress from south Carolina
tiled tho Speaker Of the HLse OF Representatives. that
the secession q their state dissolved iheif connection
with that body The people OF the State OF South Caro-
lima IN Convention NJ Charleston adopted thor Deeara-
ton of Independence, which cioses With the following
words"Wc therefore, the people OF south Carolina,
By our delegates In Convention assembled appealing ~
the Supreme Judge 81 The world FOR the recttudc our
intentions have socmnly declared that the Uaicn here
ofe existing between this state and the other states OF
North America Is dissolved, and that the State OF south
Carolina has r~ancd ter position among the nations Of
the world "a free sovereign and independent state,
with fun power TO levy conclude peace contract al
ances establish commerce and To- do all other acts and
things which ndcpendcnt States may 81 right do Aud,
for the support this declaration, with firm reliance
on the protection q Divine Providence, We mutually
pledge TO each other our lives our fortunes and our "a
25-Chrs,mas holiday very generally observed though
the depress ed condition Of the countr. was observable
in the movements and manners OF all classes :. The
Governor Of South Carolina issued the following proca
nation
HI, Franc. rcssSs sc,s and Com.
the good people Of this STATE in ,rS
on day Of Decempe In The year Of L,rd
thousand eight hundred aud sixty repealed ordinance
o. the people Of this state adopted on the wenihrd dsy
OF May the Lord thousand seven hundred
and eight and have thereby dissolved the union bs
tween south Carolina and other states under
the the United states o America; therefore, as
Governor and Commander tn and over the state OF
south taroina virtue authority vested, do here
by proclaim tho she has right
70 be- separate sovereign, free and ndependent state AMI
such mas angnt 10 levy war conclude peace neyous@
treaties Leagues or coyepant and do All ars whasoever
that righuuy apperan 70 ire and ndependcn, state
Given under fny hand and the zeal OF this State, at
Charleston, this twenty fourth December In the
Of Lord Thousand eight sixty and tn the
eighty nth year Of the sovereignty South
Caroline p. W. PICKENs.
rangements for the continuance 81 the fsc
| ties OF south Carolina, passed the Convention
Whereas tia due 10 late confederaes, known ~ the
Uaed States Of America ~ $50 the citizens o. scu, Caro-