Charleston, Dec. 26.

Charleston, Dec. 26. Mr. Brown's reaolution, offered this morning, was referred to the Committee on the Constitution. The convention sat in secret session till half past four, when it adjourned till ten o'clock tomorrow. Secret Session. - The following ordinance was passed in the secret session this evening: At a convention of the people of the State of South Carolina, begun and holden in Columbia on the 17th of December, 1860, and thence continued by adjournment to Charleston, and there, by divers adjournments to the 26th of Dec. of the same, an ordinance to make provisional arrangements for the continuance of the commercial facilities of South Carolina. Whereas, It is due to our late confederates in the political union of the United States of' America, and also to the citizens of South Carolina engaged in commerce, that no abrupt nor sudden change be made in the rates of duties on imports into the State, and whereas, it is not desired by this State to secure advantages in trade to her own ports above those of any other of the slaveholding States, her late confederates in the said Union, and whereas, this ordinance, for considerations indicated, is designed to be provisional, therefore, we, the people of South Carolina, in convention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained: First. That all citizens of this State, who, at the date of the ordinance of secession were holding offices connected with the customs under the General Government of the United States within tho limits of South Carolina be, and they ave hereby appointed to hold under the government of this State exclusively, without any further connection whatever with the Federal Government of the United States, the same offices they now fill until otherwise directed. and that they receive the same pay and emoluments for their services. Second. That until this convention or the General Assembly shall otherwise provide, the Governor shall appoint to all vacancies which shall occur in said offices. Third. That until it is otherwise provided by this convention or the General Assembly, the revenue, collection and navigation laws of the United States as far as may be practicable be, and they are hereby adopted and made laws of this State, saving that no duty duty shall be collected upon imports from the States of America, nor upon the tonnage of vessels owned in whole or in part by the citizens of said State, saving and excepting the act of Congress, adopted on the 3d of March, 1857, entitled an act authorizing the deposit of the papers or foreign vessels with the consuls of their respective nations, which said act is declared to be of no force within the limits of this State. Fourth. All vessels built in South Carolina or elsewhere, and owned for the amount of one third by a citizen or citizens of South Carolina, or any of the slaveholding commonwealths of South America, and commanded by citizens thereof, and no other shall be registered as vessels of South Carolina, under authority of the Collector and Naval officers. Fifth. All official acts of the officers aforesaid, in which it is usual and proper to set forth the authority under which they act, and style of documents issued by them or any of them, shall be in the name of the State of South Carolina. Sixth. All moneys hereafter collected by any the aforesaid officers shall, after deducting the sums necessary for the compensation of the officers and other expenses, be paid into the treasury of the State of South Carolina, for the use of said State, subject to the order of this Convention, or of the General Assembly. Seventh. The officers aforesaid shall retain in their hands all property of the United States in their possession, custody, or control, subject to the disposal of the State; who will account for the same upon a final settlement with the Government of the United States. (Signed.) B. F. JAMIESON, Pres't, B F. Arthur, Clerk. Done at Charleston, Dec. 26th, 1860. The obligation of secrecy was withdrawn.