box of Pandora. They say it is particularly calculated for the meridian of despotic aristocracy; that it evidently tends to promote the ambitious views of a few able and designing men, and enslave the rest; that it carries with it the appearance of an old phrase, formerly made use of in despotic reigns, and especially by Archbishop Laud, in the reign of Charles I., that is, "non-resistance." They say they will resist against it; that they will not accept of it unless compelled by force of arms, which this new Constitution plainly threatens; and then, they say, your standing army, like Turkish janizaries enforcing despotic laws, must ram it down their throats with the points of bayonets. They warn the gentlemen of this Convention, as the guardians of their liberty, to beware how they will be accessory to the disposal of, or rather sacrificing, their dear-bought rights and privileges. This is the sense and language, Mr. President, of the people; and it is an old saying, and I believe a very true one, that the general voice of the people is the voice of God. The general voice of the people, to whom I am responsible, is against it. I shall never betray the trust resposed in me by them; therefore, shall give my hearty dissent.

WEDNESDAY, May 21, 1788. Gen. SUMPTER, agreeably to notice given yesterday, (Tuesday, 20th,) moved for an adjournment of the Convention to the (20th October) twentieth day of October next, in order to give time for the further consideration of the Federal Constitution. After considerable debate, it was rejected by a majority of (46) forty-six -yeas, eighty-nine, (89;) nays, one hundred and thirty-five (135).

FRIDAY, May 23, 1788.

On motion, Resolved, That this Convention do assent to and ratify the Constitution agreed to on the 17th day of September last, by the Convention of the United States of America, held at Philadelphia.

On the question being put to agree to the same, the yeas and nays were called for by the unanimous voice of the Convention, and are as follows:

:

FOR THE PARISHES OF ST. PHILIP AND ST. MICHAEL, CHARLESTON. Yeas: His excellency, Governor Thomas Pinckney, did not vote. Lieutenant-Governor Thomas Gadsden, C. C. Pinckney, (general,) Christopher Gadsden, (general-member of Congress of '65, at New York.) Edward Rutledge, (governor- - one of the Congress of '76,) David Ramsay, (Dr.,) Thomas Heyward, Jun., (judge- and one of the Congress of '76,) Edward Darrell, Isaac Motte, John Mathews, (governor,) Edward Blake, Thomas Bee, (judge,) Daniel De Soussure, Thomas Jones, John F. Grimke, judge,) William Johnson, John J. Pringle, (attorney-general,) John Blake, Daniel

Stevens, Daniel Cannon, Anthony Toomer, Hugh Rutledge, (judge,) John Budd, (Dr.) Francis Kinloch, Thomas Sommersall, Michael Kalteisen, (captain of Fort Johnson,) Richard Lushington, (colonel,) Nathaniel Russel, Josiah Smith, Lewis Morris, Edward Lightwood, John Edwards. 31.

CHRIST CHURCH. Yeas: Hon. Charles Pinckney, Hon. John Rutledge, Hon. A. Vanderhorst, William Read, Joseph Manigault, Jacob Read, Joshua Toomer. 7. ST. JOHN'S, BERKLEY.- Yeas: Hon. Henry Laurens, Gen. William Moultrie, Henry Laurens, Jun. 3.—Nays: Peter Fayssoux, Keating Simons, Thomas Walter. 3.- Absent: Francis Marion. 1.

ST. ANDREW'S.-Yeas: Glen Drayton, Hon. Richard Hutson, Thomas Fuller, James Ladson, Ralph Izard, Jun., Charles Drayton, Hon. William Scott. 7. — Nays:

none.

ST. GEORGE'S, DORCHESTER. - Yeas: John Glaze, Morton Waring, Thomas Warring, Maj. J. Postell, William Postell, Mathias Hutchinson, John Dawson. 7. Nays: none.

ST. JAMES'S, GOOSE CREEK.-Yeas: Hon. Ralph Izard, Peter Smith, Hon. Benjamin Smith, Gabriel Manigault, William Smith, J. Parker, Jun., J. Deas, Jun. 7.Nuys: none.

ST. THOMAS AND ST. DENNIS.-Yeas: Hon. John Huger, Thomas Karwon, Thomas Screven, Robert Daniel, Lewis Fogartie, Isaac Harleston, Isaac Parker. Nays: none.

ST. PAUL'S PARISH.-Yeas: Paul Hamilton, George Haig, Joseph Slann, Roger Parker Saunders, William Washington, (hero of Eutaw and Cowpens.) — Nays John Wilson, Hon. Melcher Garner. 2.

ST. BARTHOLOMEW's. - Yeas: Hon. John Lloyd, John Crosskeys. - Nays: Benjamin Postell, William Clay Snipes, O'Brien Smith, Paul Walter, Edmund Bellinger. 5.

ST. HELENA'S.-Yeas: Hon. John Barnwell, Hon. John Joyner, Hon. John Kean, Hon. William H. Wigg, Hon. Robert Barnwell, Hon. William Elliott, Hon. James Stuart. 7.-Nays: none.

ST. JAMES'S, SANTEE. Yeas: Isaac Dubose, Lewis Miles, Samuel Warren, Richard Withers, John Mayrant, Thomas Horry. 6.- Nay: John Bowman. 1.

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PRINCE GEORGE'S, WINYAW.-Yeas: Hon. Thomas Waties, (judge of C. C. P., and chancellor,) Samuel Smith, Cleland Kinloch, Hon. William Allston, Jun. 4.Nays: none. - Absent: Peter Horry. 1.

ALL SAINTS'.-Yeas: Daniel Morral, Thomas Allston. 2. — Nays: none. PRINCE FREDERICK'S. - Yeas: William Wilson, Alexander Tweed, William Frierson, James Pettigrew. 4.- Nays: Patrick Dollard, William Read, J. Burges, Jun. 3. ST. JOHN'S, COLLETON COUNTY. - Yeas: Thomas Legare, Richard Muncreef, Jun., Hon. Daniel Jenkins, Hugh Wilson, Isaac Jenkins, Ephraim Mikel, William Smelie. -Nays: none.

ST. PETER'S.-Yens: John Fenwick, Joachin Hartstone, Seth Stafford, Rev. Henry Holcom. 4.-Nays: John Chisholm, John Lewis Bourjin, Jun. 2.- Absent: William Stafford. 1.

PRINCE WILLIAM'S.-Yeas: Thomas Hutson, John M'Pherson, James Maine, John A. Cuthbert, John Lightwood, John Simmons, Stephen Devaux. 7.- Nuys:

none.

vacant.

ST. STEPHEN'S.-Yeas: John Palmer, Hon. Hezekiah Mahams, Samuel Dubose, John Peyre. 4.- Nays: none. - Absent: Thomas Cooper, Thomas Palmer. 1 DISTRICT EASTWARD OF THE WATEREE. - Yea: John Chesnut. 1.- Nays: Thomas Sumter, Andrew Baskins, John Lowry, Benjamin Cudworth, William Massay, Hugh White, Thomas Dunlap, Samuel Dunlap, John Montgomery. 9.-Absent: S. Boykin.

DISTRICT OF NINETY-SIX.-Yea: Dr. John Harris. 1.- Nays: James Lincoln, Adam Crain Jones, Edmond Martin, Andrew Hamilton, Joseph Calhoun, William Butler, John Bowie, Hon. John L. Gervais. 8. - Absent: John Ewing Calhoun, Charles Davenport. 2.

NORTH SIDE OF SALUDA.-Yeas: Samuel Earle, Lemuel J. Allstone, John Thomas, Jun. 3.- Nays: none.

SOUTH SIDE OF SALUDA. -Yeas: John Miller, William M'Caleb. 2.- Nays none. Absent: Robert Anderson. 1.

DISTRICT OF SAXE-GOTHA. - Yea: Hon. Henry Pendleton. 1.-Nays: Hon. Richard Hampton, J. Culpeper, William Fitzpatrick, Llewellen Threewits, John Threewits, Wade Hampton. 6

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LOWER DISTRICTS BETWEEN BROAD AND SALUDA RIVERS. Yeas: none. Nays: Hon. Edanus Burke, J. Lindsay, Philemon Waters, Robert Ruthford, Hon. J. Hampton. 5.

LITTLE KIVER DISTRICT.-Yeas: John Hunter, Thomas Wadsworth. 2 - Nays Samuel Saxon, Joshua Saxon. 2.-Absent: James Mayson. 1.

UPPER OR SPARTAN DISTRICT.-Yeas: none. — -Nays: William Kennedy, James Jourdon, Charles Sims, Thomas Brandon, Hon. Zacariah Bullock. 5.

DISTRICT BETWEEN BROAD AND CATAWBA RIVERS, RICHLAND COUNTY.-Yeas: none. Nays: Hon. Thomas Taylor, William Meyer, Thomas Howell. 3.

FAIRFIELD COUNTY. - Nays: James Craig, Jacob Brown, John Gray, John Cook. 4.

CHESTER DISTRICT.-Yeus: none. Miles, James Knox. 4.

DISTRICT CALLED THE NEW ACQUISITION.-Yea: Rev. Francis Cummins. 1.— Nays Hon. William Hill, Robert Patton, Samuel Watson, James Martin, James G. Hunt, Samuel Lowry, Andrew Love, John M'Caw, Adam Meek, Abraham Smith. 10.

ST. MATTHEW's. -Yeas: Hon. William Thompson, Hon. Paul Warley. 2.-Nay: Hon. John Linton. 1.

ORANGE.-Yeas: Lewis Lesterjette, Jacob Rumph, Donald Bruce. 3.- Nays: none. Absent: Lewis Golsan. 1.

ST. DAVID'S.-Yeas: Lemuel Benton, William Dewitt, Calvin Spencer, Samuel Taylor, R. Brownfield, Benjamin Hicks, Jun. 6.- Nays: none. - Absent: Trist. Thomas. 1.

DISTRICT BETWEEN SAVANNAH RIVER, AND THE NORTH FORK OF EDISTO. - Yeas: Stephen Smith, Hon. William Dunbar, Joseph Vince, William Robison, John Col. lins, Jonathan Clark. 6. Nays: none.-. -Absent: William Buford. 1.

Little River District,

Upper, or Spartan District,

Yeas. Nays. Absent

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Two hundred and thirty-six members appointed to the Convention
Fourteen absent.

Two hundred and twenty-two attended, of which there were,

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[From Garden's Anecdotes, Second Series.]

South Carolina is literally one of the Nine primitive Muses of American Liberty. 'Before the thirteen were she is." We must never forget that the parent of the revolution, the very Ovum Reipublicæ, was the Congress which convened in New York, in 1765. But nine colonies were represented, as four were overpowered by the royal party. But South Carolina beat down the strong opposition of the crown, and was the only one, south of the Potomac, that sent a delegation. This was the achievement of General Gadsden. In this primeval council, our members were far from being insignificant. Three committees only were appointed, and of two the sons of Carolina were chairmen. Mr. Lynch (father of the patriot who signed the Declaration of Independence) was chairman of the one to prepare an address to the House of Commons, and John Rutledge (who was then but twenty-six years of age) of that for the house of lords. This Convention of sages was the parent plant of our present confederacy of republics. Thus was South Carolina among the aboriginal founders of the Union.

Delegates to the Congress of 1765.

Massachusetts, 3. James Otis, Oliver Partridge, Timothy Ruggles.

Rhode Island, 2-Metcalf Bowler, Henry Ward.

Connecticut, 3- Eliphalet Dyer, David Rowland, William S. Johnston.

New York, 5 - Robert R. Livingston, John Cruger, Philip Livingston, William. Bayard, Leonard Lispenard.

New Jersey, 3

- Robert Ogden, Hendrick Fisher, Joseph Borden. Pennsylvania, 3-John Dickinson, John Morton, George Bryan.

Delaware, 3-Jacob Kolloch, Thomas M'Kean, Cæsar Rodney.

Maryland, 3-William Murdock, Edward Tilghman, Thomas Ringgold.
South Carolina, 3- Thomas Lynch, Christopher Gadsden, John Rutledge.
Nine colonies, and twenty-eight delegates.

Extract from the official Journal of the Congress of 1765.

Met in New York, on Monday, 7th of October, 1765. After having examined and admitted the certificates of appointment of the above members, the said committees proceeded to choose a chairman by ballot; and Timothy Ruggies, Esq., of Massachusetts, on sorting and counting the votes, appeared to have a majority, and thereupon was placed in the chair. Resolved, nem. con., That John Cotton be clerk to this Congress, during the continuance thereof.

Resolved, That the committee of each colony shall have one voice only, in determining any questions that shall arise in the Congress.

After meeting regularly every day, with the exception of the Sabbath, they concurred in a declaration of the rights and grievances of America, and appointed the following committees, on Saturday, 19th October, 1765:

Upon motion, Voted, That Robert R. Livingston, of New York, William Samuel Johnston, and William Murdock, Esqrs., be a committee to prepare an address to his majesty, and lay the same before the Congress on Monday next.

Voted also, That John Rutledge, of South Carolina, Edward Tilghman, and Philip Livingston, Esqrs., be a committee to prepare a memorial and petition to the Lords in Parliament, and lay the same before the Congress on Monday next.

Voted also, That Thomas Lynch, of South Carolina, James Otis, and Thomas M'Kean, Esqrs., be a committee to prepare a petition to the House of Commons of Great Britain, and lay the same before the Congress on Monday next. After having attended daily, the last meeting was held on Thursday, 24th October, 1765. Voted, unanimously, That the clerk of this Congress sign the minutes of their proceedings, and deliver a copy for the use of each colony and province. See "Principles and Acts of the Revolution."

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It is to be regretted that the few speeches here published constitute all of the able debates in the South Carolina Convention which could be procured. The discussion commenced on the 14th of May, and, it is understood, was continued with brilliancy eight days; Judge Burke, Mr. Bowman, Dr. Fayssoux, and others, disclosing the abuses and misconstructions of which the Constitution was susceptible; Judge Pendleton, General Pinckney, and Hon. J. Pringle, among many other distinguished members, enforcing the expediency and necessity of its adoption.

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"This acceptance and ratification was not without opposition. addition to the common objections which had been urged against the Constitution, South Carolina had some local reasons for refusing, or at least delaying, a final vote on the question. Doubts were entertained of the acceptance of the Constitution by Virginia. To gain time till the determination of that leading state was known, a motion for postponement was brought forward. This, after an animated debate, was overruled by a majority of 46. The rejection of it was considered as decisive in favor of the Constitution. When the result of the vote was announced, an event unexampled in the annals of Carolina took place. Strong and involuntary expressions of applause and joy burst forth from the numerous transported spectators. The minority complained of disrespect; unpleasant consequences were anticipated. The majority joined with the complaining members in clearing the house, and in the most delicate manner soothed their feelings. In the true style of republicanism, the minority not only acquiesced, but heartily joined in supporting the determination of the majority. The Constitution went into operation with general consent, and has ever since been strictly observed."-Ramsay's History of South Carolina, vol. ii. p. 432.