This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ... to be ready to take such action as the situation demanded. When the news of Lincoln's election came, the populace broke forth in cheers for a Southern Confederacy, the Federal judge and the Federal attorney for the District of South Carolina promptly telegraphed their resignations to Washington and i Davis, ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ... to be ready to take such action as the situation demanded. When the news of Lincoln's election came, the populace broke forth in cheers for a Southern Confederacy, the Federal judge and the Federal attorney for the District of South Carolina promptly telegraphed their resignations to Washington and i Davis, "Recollections of Mississippi," p. 389. s See Cluskey, "Political Text-Book," p. 554, for copy of the ordinance. a meeting of enthusiastic citizens at Charleston memorialized the legislature to order a State convention for the purpose of considering South Carolina's relations with the United States. The legislature promptly complied with the popular mandate by a unanimous vote, and its action was followed by a remarkable outburst of enthusiasm upon the part of the citizens of the State. At Charleston, in particular, fireworks and illuminations, the display of palmetto flags, the raising of liberty poles, torchlight processions, booming cannon and martial music, all gave evidence of the popular endorsement of the action of the legislature in calling a convention. The resignation, at this juncture, of South Carolina's senators in Congress contributed further to the general rejoicing. There seems to have been but one sentiment in the State on the all-absorbing question of the hour, and that was the immediate duty of the people to prepare for secession. No other course, it was declared, was consistent with the honor and welfare of the commonwealth, and if there were any who believed otherwise their views were not made known. On December 17 the convention met at Columbia, but soon adjourned to Charleston, on account of a smallpox epidemic. The convention consisted of the most distinguished men of the State, ex-governors, judges, lawyers, ...
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