an official secession convention wrote the south carolina ordinance of secession.
who wrote the south carolina ordinance of secession?
an official secession convention
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an official secession convention met in south carolina following the november 1860 election of abraham lincoln as president of the united states, on a platform opposing the expansion of slavery into u.s. territories. on december 20, 1860, the convention issued an ordinance of secession announcing the state's withdrawal from the union. the ordinance was brief and legalistic in nature, containing no explanation of the reasoning behind the delegates' decision:
declaration of the immediate causes which induce and justify the secession of south carolina from the federal union
cain continued to serve in the general assembly until 1833. in 1841 he was elected to the state senate to replace a member who had resigned, and he served there until 1845. in 1844 he was one of south carolina's presidential electors, voting for democrat james k. polk. from 1846-8 he was lieutenant governor, serving under governor david johnson.





















































in 1860 he was a delegate to the south carolina "convention of the people of south carolina" called to discuss secession and was a signatory to the south carolina ordinance of secession.





















































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william cain (american politician)