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Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 3 1 Browse Search
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Hon. J. L. M. Curry , LL.D., William Robertson Garrett , A. M. , Ph.D., Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 1.1, Legal Justification of the South in secession, The South as a factor in the territorial expansion of the United States (ed. Clement Anselm Evans), The civil history of the Confederate States (search)
o the law of the State. The most eminent and conservative citizens were selected as delegates and when the convention assembled at noon, December 17th, 1861, it was found to be composed of the most intelligent members of the commonwealth. Mr. David Jamison was selected as president and the convention adjourned to meet at Charleston the next day. On assembling in Charleston a committee to draft an ordinance of secession was appointed composed of Inglis, Rhett, Chestnut, Orr, Maxcy Gregg, Dunkie the State stood on the date of the Declaration of Independence, July 4th, 1776. The passage of the act was followed by a ceremonial signing, which was done in the presence of the governor and both branches of the legislature, after which President Jamison announced, The Ordinance of Secession has been signed and ratified, and I proclaim the State of South Carolina an independent commonwealth. On the 24th Governor Pickens issued his formal proclamation, announcing the same event and declarin