Delegates to the Convention of the People of South Carolina, in reaction to the election of a northern Republican president, unanimously approve an ordinance to secede from the United States and form the Palmetto Republic.
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Delegates to the Convention of the People of South Carolina, in reaction to the election of a northern Republican president, unanimously approve an ordinance to secede from the United States and form the Palmetto Republic.