Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1862-09-24

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Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas,
and Texas, have not been rendered in COM,
plete. The two former s@es have, never
theless, paid their taxes 10, advance.
y. State Convention: -: -. -
"WEDNESDAY, September II, 1862.
I The Convention came to order at 1O!a.
M, and was opened with prayer by, Rev.
Mr.. Norman. . = =. -
Mr.. Reed offered the following resolu,
tions,- which were unanimously. adopted:
Reso1ued unanimously, That the thanks
of this Convention are emiueutly due, and
are hereby rendered, to the South Carolina
soldiers: officers and privates, iusthe Con,
federate army, for the: patriotic gallantry
with which they responded to the call Of
their country, and for the characteristic
courage and energy with which they have
borne aloft the Palmetto banner on the
bloody battle-felds Of Virginia, South Car.
olina and elsewhere, to the imperishable
glory and honor Of themselves aud their heir
State. ~ -, .'>ll.>;-' ~ - =, {.
Resoluea unansiaously, That this Con-
yention5 begs most sincerely .mingle>its
sympathies with the relatives and friends
of those who have fallen in the service Of
their country whether. in battle, amidst
the clangor of arms, from wounds received
in battle, from disease, or from accident /;
and that the Executive authority Of this
State be requestedrtor collect the names Of
all such, and have them transcribed ina
suitable. Record Book, designating the
corps to which they belonged, their rankin
the service, and the cause of death, to be
preserved amongstthe archives Of the State,
as a'token of respect to their memories, and
alegacy Of Questionable value totheir friends
:. RESOLVED unanimously, That the chill
dren who hare been, and may hereafter be,
made orphans, by the fall Of their fathers
10. defending their country against the inva.
sion and devastation of a relentless and
cruel enemy, are pre.eminently the chill,
dren of the State, and it is the duty OF the
coQstituted authorities to provide, as-far as
practicable, for their sustenance and educa:
tion, andafor training them up IN such way
that the State, in future years, "when asked
for her jewels, may point to her 5sons, the
offspring Of fathers who fell gailantiy de-
Tending the liberties of their country =,
Resolusd unomiasously; That copy of
these resolutions be transmitted by the
CLERK, of the Convention 10 officers COM
manding regiments, battalions and ccmpa'
MES of South Carolina troops, with, a, re
quest that they be communicated to;their
respective commands. =, =
On the 18th instant, after: some success.
tul amendments and many abortiVe attempts
the following substitute {by Mr. Inglis) tc
the, Ordinance which was reported blythe
majority Of the Committee of Seven, was
passed: .8 - - 10. -
We the People Of South Carolina, an
Convention assembled, do declare ana or:
daan, and 1t IS hereby declared and or
dained, That the "Ordinance for strength.
ening the Executive Department during the
|exigeucies of the present war;" ratified in
Convention the 7th..day of January, A, D
1852, shall be amended as follows
I Sec. l. The term of Office of those mem
bers of the Executive Council who we're
chosen by this Convention, shall expire or
the second Monday in December next, and
the vacancies thus occurring may be filled
by the General Assembly, by joint ballo
of the two Houses, any free white adul
male citizen being eligible, and a majority
of all the votes cast being necessary to ar
Sec 2. The Governor shall comnun
cate to the General Assembly, on the frs
day Of the next session thereof, full infor
nation concerning the transactions Of thu
Council from the first day of the presen
session of this Convention, until the time
of the said communication, aud also of th'
condition of every department, and shal
lay before the General Assembly the reeort
of all the proceedings of the Governor apc
Council during the same time. This com
munication shall especially inform the Gen
eral Assembly of every instance in which
any Act of the General Assembly ha
been or shall have been, prior to that time
modified or suspended by the action of th'
Governor and Council, and the reason there
for, and the General Assembly shall hav
authority to review, repeal or modify suci
proceedings of the Governor and Council
or any of them, as to it shall seem proper
Sec. 3. The General Assembly shall hav'
power, by Act of the Legislature, to modI
fy the Constitution of the Executive Coun
Gil, by reducing the number thereof, or re
stricting the powers conferred thereupo1
by the Ordinance of this Convention, Q
wholly to abolish the said Executiv
Council.
SEC. 4 This Convention shall cease ant
be dissolved upon the expiration OF tw'
full years from the date of its original or
ganization, to wit: on the 18th day of De
cember next, at II o'clock, noon, but ma.
in the meantime be assembled upon the cal
of the President, or in case of his death o
absence from the State, or in case of hi
inability to act, by the Committee of Five
appointed at the last session of this Con
vention for this purpose, or by a majorit.
of them, or the survivors or survivor o
such majority, and shall be assembled upo
the united demand iu writing of majori
ty of the members of this Convention a
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