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-.4' * WINNSORO. Thursday Morning, $epteibor 21,'1866 We give most of our space -to the proceedings of the Convention, which, no doubt, is the most interesting matter we could, furnish our readers. We sliall continue the proceedihgs from day to day until complete. "How to vote? How to obtain Par don," is a title of a very instructive workjust issued by Mr. P. Wai.su, Augusta. For reterence and inferna. ti'on, it is invaluable-every one should have a copy. The copy before us, and which we ac knowledge receipt of, is weil printed, on very good paper. Messrs. LADD Bzos. has them for sale. Reader. do you wish to smoke a fine cigar ? If so, go to the store of LAnp Bnos, where can be 'procured as good a cigar as can be found in the narket. We acknowledge the receipt of some samples from the firm, and can say, be ing somewhat of,a judge, they are good. Special Correspondence. - CO.UXBIA, 18th Sept., 1865. Pn- NEws: The Convention has finally fairly engaged in business. The sovetal Committees are ready to offer the, matters referred to them,for the con sidetation of the Convention. The Or dinance of secession has been repealed,. only three members voting against the repeal. . This places thu Btate, accord. ing to our view of OtaLes rights, back into the Union. The business before the Convention is very heavy, and wilLprobably require two more weeks to finish it. The emancipation of slavery will be recog. nizod ; the t Pariah system abolished the election of Governor givqn to the people and he given the veto power ; taxesIwill be required to be laid ad valoremn.and. unifor'mly throughout the State, and other radical changes made in the Constitution. The Convention will also petition the President for the pardon of Messrs. DA. .Vie, STiENS, MAGRATHI and TRuN IIoJ4. -. If anything interesting) "ocurs you will hear frdm me again. - SPIoIAI,. The'following order is published for the bonefit of ourcitizens, who vill per ceive tyit that givil law reigns sufreme in our State: HEADQUARTERS,' DPu'T oF r3UTiH CAROLINA, HLToN HkAD, S. C., Sept. 8, 865. Generdl Orders, Noe, 30. Inodrtermv al eeming con flic ofjursdieionbeteenthe civil and militaty authorities' through6i th& Ste of South Carolina; promote' he. rreservation of quiet .and gooJ Or der ; relieve the people as much as pos sible fronm adl nneeessaty reitroats of iarttial ~uw ;'d r~educe the, ap4n'ses of thqi siilitja *establishinent it, a * . ~'iia: That the Superior u04r Circuit Proycst Courts, wi~btdei p tion 3%bg forer, and shafi have; as oeggszano t try, and , a iudieate all ~eses w"hroin -Or8Edynena odther per ~GrBof teolf te~* direcdly-ot: ind't-eetly a e i eBureu d fdge Krdeds ahd ii'ed Tbands. eSteur'd. hf3 ,W~yot& uMy be oeriedand all i1 tii 'aneIjjate cer who hall J) o tkp the Avoe~ oM~ )a eaaj ~,And ,'a~,t wI~ b~ ~k~e4tor to 1rarrest4~,r K. eo nt 4 nAlmi absecoo the military,will, in all cases, be immediatolt. reported, and the. cus. tody of, peibn or - porsons arrested promptly transierred to the nearest mili.. tary conmander. Tim fuInMctiims of civil officers, who disregard this order, will be snispended. By command of Major-General Q. A. Gi.LOUst , W. L. M. BURGEn, Assistant Adjutant General. Official: JA.%E DuBois' Captain Commanding Post, Winnsbolro, S. C. [From the Columbia Phoenix.] J O UR N A L O THE Convention of the People of Sontli Carolina WEDNESPAY, SEPTEMBER 18 1865. Pursuant, to the poclamation of His Excellency, B. F. Pcinny, Provisional Governor of the State of South 'Caroli na, providing for the calling of a Con. vention of the people of State, to assem. ble in Columbia, on, Wednesd4y, the 13th of September A. D.. 1863, the Delegates' from the several Election Districts of this State, assembled in tie Baptist Church, in the town of Colum. bia, on thiIs day, at 12 o'clock m. On motion of Mr. Robertson, of Fair. field, Mr. F. J. Moses, a delegate from Sumter, was *called to the chair. The Chair then proceeded to appoint Mr. J. B. Norwood, a deleeate from Darling. ton, and Mr. F. W. McMaster, a dele gate from Richland, temporary Secre taries. The credentials of the following indi. viduals were then exhibited, -and their names enrolled as members of the Con. Vention : From Abbeville-Messrs. D. L. Wardlaw , S. McGowag, Thomas Th - sen. W. A. Lee and J. W. HparQE From All Saints-Mr. W. A. De Lettre. From Anderson-Messrs. J. L. -Orr, John Wilson, Alexander Erwin, W. S. Pickens. From Barnweill-Messrs. A. P. Al drich, J. J. Brabham,'J. M. Wltaone. From dhester-Messrs. James Hemp hill,- A. P. Wylie. C. D. Melton. From Cheterfield-Messrs. John.A. Inglis, Henry Melver. . From Christ Church-Mr. R. T. Morrison. From Clarendon -Messrs. Jas. Mc. Canley, John Peter Richardson. From Darlington-Messrs. David C. Milling, J. H. Norwood, J. E. Byrd. From Edgefield-Messrs. W. S. Mob. ley, G. 1?. Tilhnan, R. G. M. Dunovant, F. W. Pickens, Paul H. Hammond. From Fairfield-Messrs. James H1,' Rion, John Bratton, William R. Robert son. - Fron Greenville-Mesers. William HI Ierry, James P. Boyce. From Horry-Mr. Joel B. Skipper. From Kershaw--Messrs. A. D. ood wyn, L. W. R. Bair. - From Landaster-,Mcsars. R. M. Sims, J. L. Reed. . From Laurens-Messrs.. C. P. Sulli van, WM. Mills, Jr -A. W. Moore, B. W. 11ll. Fron Lexington-Messrs. L. Boo ser, John Fox. .Q c From 'Mario*.-Messrs.. .Q c Duffle, Wmn. S. Wis'oti St. H. Beeves. Frott Marlboro-Messrs. T. 0. WeAtherly, C. W. Dudley~. From Newborry-Messrs. E. P. Lakce, Henry Summer, B. Stewart. 7From Orange-J. H. Morgan. - From Pimckens- Moer. - Edward EHorddon 4. B.3 Johnim, Mxatier Srom-Re ad-ees . -~y IofrWs..Wllace, F.W. Moldaster; FldS.Andfer's--Mr . m;ard ~Mr S. Jure' Goose Creek-Mr. W.MNf ailbford.' Froma J"$Jatnet$entee-M. J. T. 'From -Sb.Gee-go D orchester-Mr. .WA. Obmiskto1D. From Sb. MattiewA-'-Mr. T. Ji Giod Fr~tn et ~~r~ 4L C. Smar. *Frome Et. Phillp'li~nd &t Miei4~' -..-I9se ?ales Macbeth, Alfred at4 ri~h Schniier1i lliRos iJ lae, T . Dawkin, Win. J. Keenu.) A Fro W Williamsburg- Mr. "A. t Frotni Winyah-Mr. R. Dozier. ' From York-Messr. R. A. Rfss. ' W. C: 3eatty, W. C: Black, Ca'dwalla. der Jones. t The Convention then proceeded to 4 ballot for permanent. President, with the C following result: First Ballot. Whole number of votes cast 100 Necessary to a choice - . 51 Mr. D. I.- Wardlaw received 42 votes. Mr. C. W. Dudley, received 36 votes. A Mr. T. N. Dawkins ieceived 9 votes. t Scattering 10 &rucond Ballot. Whole number'of vetes cast 101' Necessary to a choice, 51i Mr. D. L. Vardlaw received 55 votes. t Mr. C. W. Dudley re-eived 35 votes. t Mr. T. N. Dawkins received. 9 votes. t Blank . 1 The Chair announced that Mr. D. L. t Wardfaw, having received a majority of the votes cast, WIs duly elected perina. nent President of the Convention. * On notion of Mr. Aldrich, Resolved, That a Committee of three be appointed to conduct the -President elect to the chair. The following gentlemen were up. pointed : Messrs. Aldrich, Ed ward Frost and John A. Inglis Tho PresidenL elect' then addressed the Convention; On iiotion of Mr. Orr, it was Resolved, That the President appoint a Clerk, messenger and door-keeper for the Convention. On motion of Mr. Orr,'it was Resolved, That a Cominittee of Three be appointed to wait on Govern or Perry, inform ' him that thd Conven. t tion was organized,.had elected the Hon. c 1). L. Wardlaw President, aid was ready to receive any communication he il may be pleased t6 mtike. Mr. Aldrich introduced the following C reqolutions, which, on motion of Mr. Dud- e ley, wore ordeted to lie on the table : 4 Resolved, That under the present ex- I traordiinary circuionstances, ,.t is both e wise and politic to accept the condition f, in which we are placed ; to endure pa.- ( tiently the evils which weocannot avert or correct, and to await cally the time and opportunity to effect our.deliver. t ance front unconstitutional rule. t Resolved, That a Committee, to con sist of one member from each Judicial ( District, ba raised, to prepare business for the Convention. and to which shall be referred all matters relatitg to the I public welfare of the State. -t Mr. Orr, from tho Committee appoint. ed to wait upon His Excdilency the o Governor, reported that His Excellency t will communcate with the 4orivention c to-morrow, at 12 o'clock m. On motion of Mr. Frost, it was . Resolved, That.a Cotnmittee -of'Threo r be appointed to proparo and report rules f for the government of the convention. t Messrg. Vrst,.Moses and Inglis were appointed the colnlittee. c On motion of Mr. MWlton, it was or- a dered that.the returns of the ranagers e of Elections for 8t. Luke's-be6 referred to 1 a Comnmittee of Three, to investigate r and report thereonm. Whereupotnthe .Prpsident. appointed di Messrs. Melton, Aldrich and Orr of the o Commnittee. Mr. Ingli. olieored the following reso- 6 lution s, which, on motiori of Mr. 0Orr, n were postpopedlfbr fdrthier cnierto until to-rjiotmow, at 2 9lock p. mn. n Rvatolved, That the foll9ging comit~, b~ tees be appointed, rqmd a.. chairman of b~ oach he design~ted byv tbo Presidntof. the Conventoi 1. A Qt~ mitte 'consisting ef t member from 'ad$ J'ddicial isetrict i& t~ .the State ppr bnted in this Conyon, 'a tion, to be'sty)l 4,'Tige;.C(omniles og~ U. q 2.sttuAo olf /,to whojcihl be referred- al pr6po tiqn# tonachIntg the Constitution, otherapodeling, altrdng or amending o e sano 2.ACorn Itt e of thi'toeen a bere, to the a je W ft. ' ferred all prop go .jg e tions of tehisS t.. to the QnverWJ~ the Unrited St'. frto be a A C' hall be referred al.ropostions of inat era to be ordahieder resolved by this 'onvotien not 'proprty or ex'olusiyely eferrable to y oe of the othei coin.. a1ttees herein provided fori. 6. A commiittee of seven members, u be styled "Tie CoInnittee on Print. ng," which shall be charged with pro. uring such printing io be done as sliall required b tli dan.vetion, and su erintending the execution -of the same. Mr. Pickens offered the following Or. linance, which o:r motion, was ordered 9 lie on the tablie : We, thc Delegates of the people of the ute of South Carolina, in General Con ention niet. do Ordain, That the Ordi ance passeq in convention, 20th of De. ember, 1860, withdrawing this State rom the Federal Union, be, and the ame is hereby, repeale'd. The fortunes of war, together with he proclamatiotis of the President of he United States ahd the generals in he field commanding, having decided hat domestic slavery is abolished ; herefore, unler the circumstances, we equiesce in said proclamations, and do ereby ordain itnplicit obedience to th onstitution of the United States, and all %ws made in pursnance thereot. On motion of Mr. Simonton, Ordered, That wvhen the convention djours, it h0 adjourned to meet to. riorrow, at I Po'clock a.'m. Mr. Rion-That to-merrow be would Mer certain amendments to the resolu. ions offered by Mr. Inglis. On motion of Me. Simonton, the coW 'ention was-adjourned1 at 5 oclock p..nI. J. 'T. Nonwoo,i F. W. MCMASTrR, Secretaries'of the Convention. THUI.8DAV. SEPT IDER -14,' 136-. Pursuant to adjournment, the Conven. ion met at II a. in., and was called to rder by die President. Mr. Winsviith introduced the- follow. Ig resolution 1esolved, Triat each day's proceedings f this Convention be opened with pray. r. That the Rev. Mr. Bovce be request. d to officiato thii-norniqi, and that, the "resident of the Convention be request. d t invite some clrgyman to 'per. rm that duty fot eacli succeeding Rev. Mr. Beyce theii offered a pray. r, after which the rresidert announced hat he had, under the resolution of he day previous, appointed J. T. Sloan lerk of the Convention, and 'Mr. Win. 1. McGregor, Ynessenger, and Janies Vindsor, Door keeper. Mr. Andrews offered the follow. 1g resolution, which was agreed Rfcsve.v, That tho' representatives fthe press' be, permitted seats on lie floor, subject to the direction of the i hair Alr. Frost, from The committee ap ointed to prepare rules for the govern. lent of ~the Couventioni made the I ylowing. report. - which wasa agreed 0: -"Th-t they-reconmmond the adoption f the Rules of the Senate of this State s adopted Nofemiber, 1848, and aniend. d Decemaber, 1856, and printed inI 857, by order of thme Hiouse of Itap. sasntatives. except Rules 14, 1 5, 18, .i 6, 27, 28; 35 and 34, with the ad-. itiqu of the following, to be the first in .t rder' -. ' "'the President and'sixty-two roem, or. shall bo a quorum to transact bunsi ess. Ansi:the- comlmittee fulrther reco - mend that 200 sorpies, of thesue an~ e.printed for il e u ne of itezi~~ Mr. uglis intwduced anOiam > kglare in present forei l~~ ition and LawA heretofore A~ ad ,private, den~ 6ng a'd eletiomi tu4 ' MiQthesae . es engNo 1uq,!9!Pi9 Oternor, was i arry, Private 4~k' 1$enoion o Sab oi i 'Yecom npen c uwin~rot owance,, incliding two days attendance n the coivention. as mny. be dne. inq Lecording to t he- rule of componsatior' Ixod by the c;onvention. Nit. Inglis introduced an Ordinance to tbolish slavery in this State, which wa rdered to lie on the table atid ordored 'o be printed. On motion of Mr. Orr,- the rooh ,ions proposing, the appointmewt. of .ertain Standing committees, was taon; p. Mr. Inglish asked permission to with raw the resolutions ;on this subject,. proposed by him .the day previons. Leave granted anudhe resolitions with. Irawn. Mr. Rion moved .the appointnmeht of taniding Committees. Mr. Sullivan introdnced the follow+ ne resolutions, which were ordered tO .e roterrbd to the appropriate Stand ng Committees, when appointed, aid rAered to be-rinted; 1. Resolved, That the State of South "arolina will restore her political rei .ions with the Governmentbf the Uni. ed States by returning to the Uniohii ind that . this Convention . will adopt mh measures as, in their judgm'ent, vill accomplish that object. 2. Resolved, That the Cionstitutien of Jhis State shall be so altered and amend. d s to require the election of Qovernor, .f the State to be madodby the people ofr Ah Stale entitled to exercise the tiglit A suffrage. 3. Resohbed, That it is the opinion or Ahis Convoition, that the election of: Ilector8 of Pr6ide ut - ai Vibth'sj hunt of the- United Stateg sliouid _ lande by the people of the State eiti. led to 'exercise - th.rights of'suffre ud that the Provisional Governor 6i. respectfully 'requestod to coiunuuioat Ihis resolution . to t)e ..next Lepis ature. with art earnest requaat tas hey pass the neceugary - enactmoe' Lo carry into effect the objgt' of .this re ioblitioru 4. Aesolved,.. That hereaftir the-e ihould- be hut one TreAstird of the .tateo who shall hom his ofse0 at th e of lovermnehLt pthat 'ille'office df rnt& Lroller-General .be abolished ; ad. heoffices of S'-cretary, of StI''d iurvoyor-Goperal shall'also b6 it he seat o Goveinioni.. 5. Reolv.d, That the Witinks oflhli Courts of Appeal and for the Correction A Errors shaltll be hl4 only at thf set )f Government, 1ipless the r'la.re uhould otherwise provide for their teni. lorary sittings, in case 6f .w o i coae de fcntagiois cdis~oid . Mr. Orrintrodncel th 2fll0 v rye mut.ions,'which were iored t q r , r hrrd to tihe appropriate tstnding o nittees, *hen appointo(1: I. The election -el Meno4l t 1 inle by -the people. 2. Thaho shall b're el Sp. Thathe shall h in a talifled 'eto ipb6n'tl 0e eneraleAssemly. 4. ThIait'the basis o' r r t he 9.usO of Reyrosert h he white populoti 0 5. That the -nbin -~t uoalng the *Ioutih~ 6. Th a $p ~j tht an fo cri ne, af~g diedThlgoj ~foreyer prol ibited n I~ State.,i rtur.huil b '~e i limo orthe o en br & edp