<P> 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 : </P>
<P> 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 : </P>
who wrote the south carolina ordinance of secession
who wrote the south carolina ordinance of secession
An official secession convention
An official secession convention