The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1872-12-04
"REMINISCENCES
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Dr EX-GOVERNOR u. y. PERRY.
THE STATE CONVENTION,

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turn home from the Union Con-
vention, and before the adjourn
ment Of the Legislature. 1t pro.
duced the greatest CONSERVATION in
the ranks of the Nullifiers. They
saw then, for the first time. the re-
ality of their danger, and the cer-
tainty of the failure of the issue
they were precipitaling on the
country. They had the whole
weight of the Federal Government,
with lis army and navy to oppose,
and found little sympathy or hope
of help from the other Southern
States. Nevertheless, they went on
volunteering and organizing their
troops. as if they intended to be
ready for action when the ordin.
ance was to go into operation. But
before the appointed day, the peo-
pie of Charleston held a meeting
in the circus, and postponed the
ordinance and action of the State.
The State Convention was or.
dered by Governor Hamilton, the
President, to meet again on the
11th day of March, 1888, for the
purpose of considering the com
promise of the Tariff, made by
Clay ard Calhoun, and also, 10 re.
ceive BENZ. W. Leigh, Of Virginia,
who had been sent by the Legisla
ture of that State. t. South Carroll
na, as mediator between her and
the General Government. The
Executive Committee of the Union
party issued a circular directing
their menbers not to attend the
meeting of the convention. They
did not think it proper that we
should assist in repeating the ordi.
nance Of Notification. Its opera
tion hnd already been postponed
for the purpose of repeating it
when the convention should as.
semble. Letters were afterwards
received from Judge Uuger and
Judge O'Neall, countermanding
the order OF the circular.
The convention met at twelve
O'Clock, and the President, Gener.
al Hamilton. made a very pretty
address, and resigned the Chair
for the purpose of it's being filed
by General llayne, who had been
elected Governor of the Safe
since the adjournment of the con.
vention. The correspondence of
Mr.. Leigh, commissioner of Vir-
ginia, was then read, and ordered
to be printed. Mr.. Leigh was in
vited to take a seat in The conven
ton. Col. Warren, a gallant old
revolutionary officer, who had lost
one leg in battle, and who was a
very warm Nullifier, moved that
Mr.. Leigh be styled "Embassador"
instead Of Commissioner, as
much as he came from one sover.
eign State as her representative to
another sovereign State, for the
purpose "f mediat!ng between her
and third power or government.
There was good deal of logic in
the gallant old Colonel's motion.
had the promises been as true as
they were assumed to be by the
doctrine of Modification. But no
one had the courtesy to secoLd the
motion, and it failed. Mr.. Leigh
then made his appearance. lie
was a fine looking gentleman, stout
and well bnilt, ordinary stature,
and about fifty years old. We
were all pleased with his appear
ance and department, whilst he
remained in Columbia. Mr.. Leigh
had the reputation of being one OF
Virginia's greatest men, and the
abiest lawyer in the State.
Mr.. Calhoun, who had just re
turned from Washington, was also
invited to take a seat in the con
vention. He looked a good deal
fatigued and care worn. / heard
him say after wards, that he had
to ride in an open wagon in order
to reach Columbia in time for the
convention. The adjustment OF
the tariff, the mediation of Virgin.
ia and the passage of the force bill
were all referred to the committee
Of twenty'one. Wednesday the
committee reported an ordinance
repeating the ordinance of Nullifi.
cation, and accepting the adjust
ment of the tariff as triumph OF
Notification. The report accom-.
panying the ordinance, boasted a
good deal Of the efficacy of Null.
fcation. But some of The hotcs,
Nullifiers did not regard the ccm
promise as a victory, and accepted
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