, 1865-11-24
SOUTH CAROLINA LEGISLATURE.
Resolution and Debate on RmtifyfnE
The Constitutional Amendment.

| CHARLESTON, 8. c.. Nor. 10, 1866.
The South Carolina Legislature has taken q
recess until the 18th inst. The sudden adop-
t1on Of the Constitutional amendment abol-
! Of the Senate, and vote Of seventy tour ayes
TO t"enty~eight noes In tho House, Is the
strongest evidence Jet given Of the complete
subjugation Of tho chiva1ry. 4 strong effort
was made to o'postpone the consideration Of The
subject to he rsasSsmblinE 7se e Of the General
| Governor Orr'a district, advocated thss
course. on the rround thai s1ch a r,r.ve st.-,
reouired calm. delibefate reelection and a. shon35 @
be acted upon with becoming dignity. He WAS
not opposed to the adoption Of lie amend.
ment. hut deprecated hasty action.
III, B. Campbell opnosed' anv de1av q,
| decisiye action. and urred either the adont;nn
| OF an irreYocable declaration and pledre OF
tho faith Of TIC state 10 ndopt the amend.
mcnt as soon IS she should be rchab1ilsated,
or the immediate Eatiacatlon OF the amend
ment; @ H. hs i could not deny, or taIl himself to
feel, the alleged aosnrdtty Of their undertak-
States wte cnr;ved n snifrnvarn,noSt " nm snd
nn,'sr 1ni,i,srp III ar ana
Ss. Sa.4 aay aMNy =, Ptost.sionat P..At government,
aa4 uoI allo"eu 70 participate II govern
dertske to change But be preferred to
Of State to any de1av whgch wnn1d raiso =
douht of what H. Knew ~ hc -" ~ arttn-, -
The people Of south Cara1ins u He wI.haS ~ y.
determination Of Tie people 10 be declarsd in in
h. ~ jnnht ah.,,t at MI 1nat .ntt1 suoulo
" " "9 uguot aoont ~. nc oherea the form
" aeeMlation, "1lcn was tabled, upon tho
ground that II was better to take the decisive
Step at cnce than to do it hereafter, those In
favor of delay, those against the arneniment
End those In favor OF mmcd,ate adontfon> Mi
shtF against It, Jhs deesiss vote W. on
last Nv ten votes Hnrtv.air ~ aS,rsir va va
tt,., Il ~ ~ solIo W. .y'eA 10 1ity.sR), hno
to % one ~ yotrl ,''n''l'e1t "aa eat''eo oS q three
The resolutions, ns finally adopted, are those
proposed by Mr.. Mullins, Cbairman or The
Committee on Federal Relations in the House,
10 which vas added tbs resolution of Mr..
1lAcy, tnAlfman OF the same committee In
tns senate' e., and are IS follows;
rusr, IT, approSea on NE ist day Of FEB
Constitution Of tbe pfe sts,a e. E t9 tho
ton Of The Ieeisiasuns nf hs scrs, e! Ias taae
amendment Il IN the following words 10 ri. "1eA
ARTICLE l2-section i. NeIlher slavery no, IN.
voluntary seryitude, except as ! puutsGment far
t, R1eleol Inc pafty fhail hare been duly con-
,ht sla eA'st Hnnin tne United States or any
src. = Consress ehaii have noVer IN ~ ,,rc. Mi,
article By appropriate legislation.
Approved, Eebs1sry I'd, 1865.
=, RttNetd, Therefore, By the senstc aud House Of
stse e9 ssn,h o. ahs Geqsrai Assembly Of The
and by ,he auho1ity ~ II, IT, s.n,s assembly NET
said rso1naaa - ~ S'tl' ~ ~. taa aloss
the Untcd Sf.,ts h. and ~ T.. mg 1a y ot
ccpcd. adopted md Iat3ed by t1s ststa aesso5 ae1
Rssotr[d. That certjea " o1n1 sats ~ ,bn a
preamble and resolnt1op Be- fofwarie5i Nv MI ~:
celeEc{ the Provisional Governor to The Prrsdeot
g. re Vnlted States and also to the Secretary Of
is Es,efptd II M Thai ten sn2 2'sifs; s,;s,,n+ ~
ss3es Or fbe; ci1,i SorI5 fdatas m o. toes
fhe ronstfInttnn ~ *. ff:t,S sts. ~ sJue.N ~