The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-21
SOUTH CAROLINA.
The Constitutional Amendment and
How 1t was Adopted.
The Strongest Evidence Of the AFFECT Submis-
sion OF the "Bantam State.'
Her Necessity and Not Her Will
Consents.
he. &c. &c.
Our Charleston Correspondence.


CHARLESTON, s. G., Nov. 10, 1885
The South Carolina Legislature has takon a until
the 2th inst The sudden adoption OF the constitutional
amendment aboishing slavery by the almost unanimous
vote Of the Senate and vote Of seventy four ayes to
twenty eight in the House, is the strongest evidence
yet given OF the complete subjugaon Of the chvary
strong effort made to postpone the consideration
OF the subject to the reassembng Of the General Assem-
bly, Mr.. W. b. Trescot, OF Anderson Governor Orrs
distrc advocated this COURSE the ground that such
grave step, required calm, deliberate reflection, and
s~-"'d ba acted upon with becoming dignity Hc was
not opposed 70 aaua,...- se amendment but
deprecated hasty action.
Mr. B. Campbell opposed any delay Of decisive action
and urged either the adoption OF revocabe decara
ton and pledge OF the faith Of the State adopt the
amendment as soon she should be rehabtated, or
the immediate ratification OF the amendment He could
not deny or fail himself to feel, the alleged absurdty
OF their undertaking TO amend the constitution OF the
United States while deprived Of selfgovernment
and under q military or provisional government,
and not allowed TO participate in q government whose
organic law they would thus undertake to change
and Secretary OF State TO any delay which would raise
doubt OF what he knew 10 be the intention OF the people
OF South Carolina He wished the determination OF the
people to be declared In the other FORM and that
there should be doubt about It, He offered the form
Of declaration, which was tabled upon the ground that
Il was better TO nke decisive step at than TO be
bound do 1t hereafter those In favor Of delay those
against the amendment and those in favor Of immediate
adoption, all uniting against H. The decisive vote was
on Mr. Trescots proposition TO delay, which was lost by
ten votes torty-sx 20 ftysx and then the amend
ment was carried " three to one vote.
The resolutions, as finally adopted, are those proposed
by sIr Mullins Chairman Of the Committee on Federal
Relations in the House TO which was added the resoi
ton Of Mr. Tracy, Chairman OF the same committee in
the Senate, and are as lollows:-
Whereas the Congress the United States by Joint resou
on approved on The T. day Of February a d S pro
for the ratification q tho Of tne several States
"I Hrce is@secon Sssr slavery Involuntary
viiude except rs for nrme whsEso' the pary
sss r SS se . nSf Sase sS % snoTs this article by
rxppsoved February : 1868
the General Asscmbypf the state Of south Caro-
snn rSs thc aforeand propcs
Of aop me u .nd By ,s same
keysd That certified copy b e saPPp ps
yisons Governor the President Of e United States and
also % tho secretary state OF the Unled states
os ocu sse pocsl .as or%ef saves or theft cv
wCsS be % Ia be % % 4 ns
sos w s policy a sd IS. es
on y chat harmony upon which depends tn interests
"a another exciting subject the discussion or which has
been postponed 10 the regular session difference Of
opinion exists as 70 whether under sne CONSTITUTION 9.
il said that Convention will have 10 De allied 70
rcpudate this debt The amount is about one million
Ave hundred thousand dollars and was createt before
the state entered into the compact with the Confederate
government at Montgomery. Il
GOVERNOR PERRys
coa,,ion in consequence Of the late instructions RON
the President u very embarrassing 70 his *hc
arc anxious he should take his seat In the United SITES
Senate December. The despatch alluded 70 orue'nl
bunderbolt The Governor had left day or Two Pc
vous for home TO make arrangements Tor his TIP
Washington ....,o- r
| commences on the 9th instant when y was propose
10 nauguratc the Governor elect immedatcly by "
sdopion OF the negro code OF laws some thirty-hve
forty Judges will have 10 be elected BY the Legislature
| preside over the negro district courts.