The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-05-26
REPORTED PROCEEDINGS OF
TIE SECESSION CONVENTTHON
REV. w r Sd, Of Clinton, Wa ttassat
lime a .aStenographer and Reporter ForsTh
Charleston Mercury .4s.sa

On, December 20, 1860, picked up
my note book and hurried down to
st. Andrews hail. i was o lad OF 1S
years and was at that time at work
for the Charleston Mercury. Young
as I was had already served DIR.
Gibbes OF The EofumEia Bsfly' Gsf6li-
tniEh BY reporting two preceding ses-
sioIis Of the legislature. = '-s-,fa,,1''s'
South Carolina was then very
"short" on SHORTHAND writer's There
were not q half dozen in the State who
had really Tnatered Pittman,s phono-
graphy, At the door OF the hail. I
presented President D,3,F. Jamison's
autograph written on little clip of
blue, foolscap (which y yet tfeaahre),
permitting me to enter behind the
closed doors.
EElsssESeeS;;.. ..atsss. Cd entering, end ,i:fsr-
&c was, nbtiSsa there aS==.sa.s 6 se:.sa-
ness In the air. Members OF the conven
ton gathered in groups and talked
excltedly but In low tones with each
other, At the table with me there sat
Josephus Woodruff afterwasas IA
mons In the annals OF, South carofi-
mas days 0fs good stealing Wood
row was q kind warm hearted fellow,
Izhaye afteFWafda Thought that he was
drawn into the temp ION that after
wards oYsrNheln him. 9X 3f1rce az
ciroums fancss ret heT han natural
temp arAtnent. lEbrNaI ~ Ford, con-
nected with d BaltinioEs paper, who.
was alive .as late as six or eight years
Iligo, vas g stlii I'd A;epf esentatiye of the
prsss and ere ~ ore on or two 9TH
ers, whose regua iEsssanee 4 did not
make. Vfieti her there are any OF
these alive at this date cannot say.
AL were older than < =
After the ming oS the session of
tae conyenti Ion III silence that was
itofolind, ehe A 0tIosed 0rdihace OF
Secession was read. Not a. speech was
made nor word said pro nor con,
but ~ was yed and seconded That
y stfuck juvenile rsportee as
was, IN ord ace yses q matter
; OF trenenCp iTl re oFt tanee ana I mar
yelled thai IL ssiIs not a eussed But
that conveink igs vas not there to dis
esree on 1S important act OF ali
the delihetat ions lafer on Ia that
same coItyen az abtiii-
dance Of tiss then; The
notion WEI 3 ii aiateisS ii
wns pansea = tic fOt on ahe
Question. %
The 5elet .atnenis
bef that fi t5s "a s MY ! rs "a saf,8 :
jWafchea II IA ii = TSylsss =
name was A = n n sIlIl NJ 1S1e IttiS "a
me, so fRF 3 ron emil r., Int
there was 10 ! oh 81 III u. ere ~ i
IeEate and Ii q ist shst re.
sponse was g 10 IS IS ii all ron
all th0se fels iatiyes rom every
lperk OF SoIIth ar6lina even "a
In their aaswes President Jainisoil
annonnced tllSt the ordinance was
passed unansns6 s6usl$ ~
The desk M wliich tlla Fep0ftefa ;at
i SEIi5S nehE NV aaws s0 as Ia give sia
more ligE rfntsd capiea uf HE
icrdinance lay about til table. on an 4
lot these d reporter seFaylee sli,alii Z.
lmeuaty passed He slow Iys aIsed 3flIe
window and It went fyiuE down IKE
q dove Of peace u las. IL was 4 rsiesssis
ger. of grim war} down into the etyeat
s.lleEa q greas crowd fasl ghs kefe,i
What happened III 'front.' inst then /
eanllot say from personal observaf -,
but 40 ,rnin les later. yl hon II Wa in
the street sireat change had oc1tireti
from the quiet 1Itcr1in Z. q ne nitiiery
pf the city was ont on par ade: iaeTs
Iaud Gass SgeFs display ysd fro liIiil