. Pictorial history of the Civil War in the United States of America . ter wearing the insignia of a brigadier-general among the insur-gent enemies of his country. The Governors and Legislatures of several of the Slave-labor States tookearly action against the National Government. The South Carolina poli-ticians moved first. They were traditionally rebellious, gloried in theirturbulence, and were jealous of any leadership or priority of action in thegreat drama of Treason about to be opened. Governor Gist called the South Carolina Legislature to meet in extra-ordinary session, in the old State
. Pictorial history of the Civil War in the United States of America . ter wearing the insignia of a brigadier-general among the insur-gent enemies of his country. The Governors and Legislatures of several of the Slave-labor States tookearly action against the National Government. The South Carolina poli-ticians moved first. They were traditionally rebellious, gloried in theirturbulence, and were jealous of any leadership or priority of action in thegreat drama of Treason about to be opened. Governor Gist called the South Carolina Legislature to meet in extra-ordinary session, in the old State House at Columbia, on Monday, the 5thof November, for the purpose of choosing, on the following day, Presiden-tial In his messageto both Houses, he recommended the author-ization of a convention of the people, to consider the expediency of with-drawing the Statefrom the Union, inthe event of Lin-colns election. Heexpressed a desirethat such withdraw-al should be accom-plished. The in-dications frommany of the South-ern States, he said,justify the conclu-. TIIE ; STATE HOUSE AT COLUMBIA. sion that the seces-sion of South Carolina will be immediately followed, if not adopted simul-taneously, by them, and ultimately by the entire South. . The Statehas, by great unanimity, declared that she has the right peaceably to secede,3and no power on earth can rightfully prevent it. If, in the exercise ofarbitrary power, and forgetful of the lessons of history, the Government ofthe United States should attempt coercion, it will become our solemn dutyto meet force by force; and, whatever may be the decision of the conven- 1 Letter to Mr. Peterson, of Mississippi. It fell into the hands of United States troops while in that region,in 1863. 2 In South Carolina, political power had always been as far removed from the people as possible. The Gov-ernor of the State and the Presidential electors were, by a provision of the State Constitution, chosen by theLegislature, and not dir
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