From South Carolina.
Monday night's session of the Convention — address of the Commissioners from Alabama and Mississippi--Departure for Charleston — Reception there — Reassembling--Georgia address and Foreign Relations — the city, &c., &c., &c. Columbia, Dec. 17.
--The Convention re-assembled in evening session at 7 o'clock.
Mr. Inglis reported a resolution in effect that a committee of --be appointed to draft an ordinance proper to be adopted by the Convention, in order to accomplish the object for which it met, and that individual members desirous of submitting any draft or scheme of theirs, be requested to hand in the same without delay; also, that the acts of the General Assembly of this State, providing for the assembling of the Convention, be referred to the same committee, with instructions to report thereon.
The Chair appointed a Clerk, Messenger and Doorkeeper.
Ex-Gov. Adams then introduced the Commissioners from Alabama and Mississippi, who were received with much applause from the galleries.
The Commissioner from Alabama spoke first, followed by the Commissioner from Mississippi.
Both made moderate addresses, showing that they were present by the authority of the Governors of their respective States, in accordance with the desire of a majority of their people.
The first resolution, for appointing a Committee on the Ordinance Report, was adopted — ayes 159, nays 0.
On the second division of the resolution, Mr. Gadsbury moved to fix the number of the committee at twenty-one.
Mr. Rhett moved to amend the resolution by inserting "for the consideration of the ordinance and other matters."
The amendment was discussed and rejected, and the original proposition was adopted, with the number fixed at 21.
Mr. Mangault offered a resolution earnestly requesting the Alabama and Mississippi Commissioners to meet the Convention at Charleston Adopted.
A resolution of thanks to the Baptist denomination, for the use of their Church, was offered by Mr. Pope, and adopted.
The credentials of the Commissioners were ordered to be spread upon the record of the Convention.
At 10 o'clock 20m., on motion of Mr. Keitt, the Convention adjourned to meet at Charleston, at 4 o'clock P. M. to-morrow.
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Branchville, S. C.,Dec. 18.
--10 A. M.--The train, consisting of eight coaches, filled with the members of the Convention, Legislature and visitors, has arrived here on its way to Charleston.
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Charleston, S. C.,Dec. 18.
--The State Legislature and Convention members reached this city at 1 o'clock this afternoon.
They were received at the depot with a salute of 15 guns, fired by the Marion Artillery, which was in line in 2 ½ hours after the first member was notified.
The fifteen guns were for the Southern States.
In the depot, the battalion of State Cadets, under Major Stevens, were drawn up with open ranks, through which the delegates passed.
Maj. Stevens mounted the platform of a car and greeted the President of the Convention as follows:
Mr. President: On hearing that the Convention of South Carolina was about to visit the metropolis of the State, as an officer of the State, I could not resist the impulse of my heart to bring Young Carolina, as represented by the battalion of State Cadets, to do honor to the sovereignty of their State, and join with us in this testimonial of respect.
You have been welcomed by the guns of the Marion Artillery; guns which are as ready to defend the rights of the State as they are ready to salute you as the representative of the Convention.
The corps will escort you to your residence.
General, take my arm.
The battalion then shouldered arms and saw the General seated in a carriage, and, with the artillery, escorted him to the Mills House, accompanied in a carriage by Judge Wardlaw.
After the soldiers had formed into line in front of the hotel, Gen. Jamison got out of the carriage, and they presented arms.
The General then uncovered his head and turned and said: ‘
"Maj. Stevens.--Allow me, in the name of the Convention, to return you my profound acknowledgments for the honor you have conferred upon me and it in this escort.--You will at once perceive the propriety of my saying no more than this — that in coming to your ancient and honored city, the Convention comes prepared to sign an ordinance which is to make the State free and independent." [Three cheers were given here; also three for the General, the Cadets, and the sovereign Convention. ’ 