The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1886-09-03

Carolina, in Convention assembled, passed
the Ordinance, commonly knoNn as the
Ordinance of Secession, by which the State
was soiemnly withdrawn from the confeder-
acy OF States called the United States of
America. The enactment of thai Ordi-
naEce was great historical event. 1t was
ono of tn, most important in the chain of
events that led to tho bloody four years
war between the Northern and Southern
States. and ended in the subversion, at least
for time, of the Constitution of the Faith.
| ers aud the substitution in its stead of
great central despotsm, or so called Ma
tional Government. Is it not passing
strange that the circumstances attending
an event of so vast Importance and of,
comparatively, so recent date, should al
ready be sunken into oblivion even in our
own State?
In the Columbia correspondence of the
News and Courier published yesterday it is
said that many people in Columbia claim
that the Ordinance OF Secession was passed
in the Old Baptist Church of that city.
No one who was in Charleston on the Goth
Of December, 1850, is likely to labor under
any misapprehenson as to the facts of the
case. a majority of Secession candidates
to the convention had been elected, the
passage Of the Odinancc was hourly looked
for and the city was wild with excitement.
Tho Convention was in session at st. An
drew's Hall, in Broad Street, north side,
near Friend, and there the Ordinance was
passed. The news flew like wild fire. The
-hercu'y, the organ Of the Secessionsts,
published small extra with copy of the
Ordinance set out with flaming headlines.
Pettigrew's Rifle Regiment was engaged
in battalion drill on the Old Parade Ground,
near Magnolia Cemetery when copies of the
extra were received. The regiment was
formed in hollow square aud the news for
mally promulgated. The soldiers, like the
people throughout the city, received the
announcement with tic widest Enthusiasm.
But few, save COL Pct!isrew, had any Just
appreciation of the inevitable consequences
Of secession.
+ Aa.s'uas's-t.s'v= aaiir"rec Of --Seoession
was passed by the Cou.> >u,nn in st. An
drew's Hall, that place Was 81 small that
the Convention determined that the Ordi-
nance should bo publicly ratified at a mass
meeting to be held at Institute Hall, the
largest public hall in the city. The meet
ing was held, and no scene like it las ever
been witnessed, save perhaps at national
party conventions on the nomination of
President. The immense hall was pack ed
until no standing room was left, and MANY
were unable to gain admittaucc. Gray
haired sires and callow youths, stalwa,.
men and elegant women ycJ with each
other ia tAeir exhibition of patriotic en-
thusiasm.
Would any one there have believed that
in less than twenty-five years it would be
claimed that that historic scene occurred
in the old Baptist church ia Uolambia p
Nc,os and Cq%risS.
| A REMARKABLE PnoToGRArn.-Bar-
tow, Fla. August 21.-I have lately seen
an extended account Of a freak of light
ming printing the photograph of Miss Lii,
lin Paul on tin tray at Plain6eld, n. j.,
and that electricians arc considerably puz.
slcd over it. [ knew of stranger case
that occurred at Americus, Georgia, few
} years ago. l cannot remember tho date, bu,
think it was in the year 1877. A little
child Of one John Brake, policeman Of
that place, was playing on the floor during
a slight thunder storm one afternoon
Near the house stood a cherry tree. Sim.
ultaneously with a vivid flash the child was
seen to fall over, and when picked up i,
was found to have perfect and beautiful
representation Of limb of the tree photo
graphed upon its right hip. Every twig
and leaf was delicately, yet distinctly,
traced in light red lines. Tho father
brought the child uptown and exhibited il
on the street. don't know if the photo.
graph remained permanently do know
that it was intact month after. There
are great many people now living in
Americus who saw the child and admired
the freak.
dot brudder OF mine ia Chicago VIA.
no good, said Moses, as he busted a pai,
of secondhand pants at the door. He
close his sthore der older day and puts on
sign dot his wife was dcadt, und he doan
keep open Cor two days
Wasn't that right?'
1T vas all right to shut oop, but why
doap' he say On der sign-'On dis accoun