The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-26
South CarOIina-the Past-the
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On the 10th of December, 1850, q State
Convention, which was in session at Colun-
bia, South Carolina. adopted the 70 lowing
ordinsnee:
We, the people Of South Carolina, in
Convention assembled, do or5ain, and il Is
hereby declared end oydsined, that the
orclnsnee adopted by Us in the Convention
OF the 23d day Of May, in the year I7ss.
whereby the Constitution Of the Usited
States Of America was ratified also, ell acts
and parts Of acts Of the General Assembly
q the State ratifying the amendments 10
the SAID Constitution, are hereby repealed,
ana that the union now existing between
South Carolina and the other States, usd 4
the name Of the United States Of Americs,
is dissolved"
Francis ". Pic1ens was Governor Of the
STATE at the time the foregoing ordinance
was adopted. It was approved BY him. In
Charleston the news Of its adoption was recei-
we'd with denominations Of JOY. The church
bells were rung, bonfires were kindled in
the streets, rockets were sent up, PROFESSIONS
Of citizens paraded the streets, and speeches
were made BY Gov. Pickens and others.
Here in Nashville, the democratic organ
chronieled the passage Of the ordinance with
the exelamaiioa-"rHK UNIoS DISSOLVED p
and put the question-'eWhat ought the
Federal Government to do 2" In continue
ton it said-"We snsEer: Let South Caro-
Inns depart in peace" And having made
mention Of Andrew Johnson's coercion
speech, made in the United States Senate
but few days previously, it said-'The
people Of South Carolina may be anoihi-
lated, but the world in arms cannot subdae
them. There is not q man, woman or child,
in that State thai y III not suffer torture on
the rack before they will submit to coercion %
Il was in the era of brag and buster that
thee things occurred. The foolish action
Of South Car lima was initiated by other
uthern States. war eusued and with what
result? The Union is not dissolved. South
Carolina is the worst whipped State in the
South, and has been thoroughly subdued by
coercion. Not a man, woman or child pre-
ferred the rack and torture to submission.
Another State Convention is now in sos
sion at Columbia, and F. ". Pickens, now
Ex-Governor, is again an actor on the po-
litiesl stage. He 10 longer rejoices in seces-
sion; but in chastensd spirit, rises in his
place as a member Of the Convention, and
submits the following ordinance TO the con
sideration Of that body
We, the delegates Of the people Of the
State Of South carolina, in general coDven-
ton met, do ordain That the ordinance
passed IN convention, 10th Of December,
1869, Withdrawing this State from the Fed
eral Union, be aud the same is hereby re-
pealed.
The fortunes Of war, together with the
prOclamations Of the President II the United
States and the Generals in the field com
handing, having decided that dome tie
slavery is abolished therefore, under the
circumstances We sequiescs in said proela
matious, and do hereby ordain implicit ODE
dience 10 the CONSTITUTE, d Of the United
States, and all laws made in pursuance
thereof
And this ordinance was adopted
Verify hath the poisoned chaliee returned
TO plague the inventors What worse pun
ishmsnt could be inflicted upon the authors
and leaders Of the secession movement?