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VBdCEEDINGS OF T??E CONVENTION. '
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WEDNESD?Y, SEPTLMBER. 27, 1805.
\i tKt;%oiir;*o which tlie Contention #was adjourned, the PRESIDENT
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Brue? \yulker. * i?
? Mr.; McMASTER presetted the contingent account of-Theodore Stalk
Keeper, of the State House, for expenses .oj, the Convention ; which was
referred t^the Committee of Ways and Means. ' .
SPECIAL ORDER.
O? motion of Mr. ORR, th? Convention proceedi. i fco the consideration
of thc report of the Committee on the Judicial Department, on au Ordi?
nance to declare in present force the Constitution and Laws heretofore in
force. &c ; also,
Report of the same Committee on the amendmert proposed by Mr. MC?
GOWAN, which had been made the Special Order of the day, for this day
st ll o'clock A. M. .
Mi\ SIM?NTON moved the following, as a substitute' for the proviso to
the 4th section of the Ordinance proposed by thc Committee :
''Prodded, That in every action, arising on any contract, whether under
seal, written or oral, made between the first day of January, W~D. 1862,
and thej fifteenth of May, A. D. 1865, it shall be'lawful for either party to
the action, to introduce testimony showing the true value and real charac?
ter of^the consideration of such contract, at the time itwas nmde, so that
regard being had to'the particular circumstances of each ease, such verdict
or decree may be rendered as" will effect substantial justice between the
parties."
And the question bei?g put, will the Convention agree thereto ? it passed
in the affirmative.
So the amendment was substituted. The ordinance was then passed, and
committed to the Engrossing Committee. ,
?Message No. 2 was then received from Iiis Excellency the Provisional*
Governor, and wa^ rev.d'by his Private Secretary, W. H. Perry, Esq.
"TO THE MEMBERS OF THE' CONVEN'FION. j
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, SOUTH CAROLINA, Sept. 27, 1865.
Mr. President and Gentlemen of thc Convention:
I congratulate you and our country on the happy termination of your
labors, wlrleh I hope and trust will be t%e means of restoring South Caro?
lina t* all of her civil and political rights, as a member of the Federal
Union. ?
You have repealed the1 Ordinance of Secession, abolished slavery,
equalized the representation in tho Senate, given'the election of Governor
to the people, expressed your judgment in regard to the election of Presi?
dential Electors by the people, established equal taxation throughout the
State, and declared the responsibility of the representative to his* consti?
tuency by viva voce voting in the Legislature.
You have endorsed thfc administration of President Johnson, and pledged
yourselves to co-operate with him in ' ' the wise measures 9e has inaugu?
rated Tor securing p??ce and prosperity to the whole Union." And you
have referred to a Commission the protection of the "Freedmen" and col?
ored population. of the State, whose* business it will be to submit to the
.Legislature a wise code of laws to regulate tho relative duties of the em?
ployee and employer.
Under your new Constitution, which will inspire our people with Demo?
cratic zeal, energy and industry, I confidently expect to see South Carolina
redeem herself and be mor? prosperous and happy in th?; future than she
ever has been in the past.
Gentlemen, I bid you .farewell; and may ?you speedily return to your
homes, and long live to enjoy the -'weil done" of your constituency for your
arduous and patriotic sen/ices in restoring your country to order, govern?
ment itiid civil hberty. B. F. PERRY.
On motion of Mr. ORR, the message was ordered to be laid on the table,
and was ordered to be printed.
Mr. FURMAN, from the Committee of Ways and Means, "made a report
on the account of "Theo. Stark ; -qifioli was considered immediately, and
was agreed to.
IMr. FURMAN introduced tho following resolution ; which was consi- j
dered immediately, and was agr?d to. ,
Resolved, That the Keeper of the State Houso take charge of the variq.us j
articles procured for the use of the Conventio?, and which have iiht been
^ consumed, and hold them subject for the use of the General Assembly.
? , Also, introduced the following resolution ; which was considered imtne- !
' diatoly. and was agreed to : ? . \
Resolved, That the'snm of two hundred dolbirs lie appropriated as com?
pensation for the use of the building LS which the meetings of the Conven- 1
tion have been held.
Mr. J. G. THOMPSON presented a petition ; which was Ordered to be '?
laid on the table. . . '
Mr. INGLIS introduced the following resolution.: . '
Resolved, That when this Convention adjourns, it shall b-%. adjourned to
? meet at such time and place as the President shall appoint, who is autho?
rized, , if, iii his opinion, the public exigencies shall require, by notice
ander his ham" dulyfpnblished, to assemble the? Convention at any time
before the first day of January next ensuing ; and tliat he appoint a com
, mittee of five, a majority of whom, or the survivors or successors of such
majority, in case of. the death or disqualification of thc President shall
have like authority to assemble the Convention, and appoint a time and
place for its fleeting ; and in case the Convention shonld not be so assem?
bled before the first day of January ensuing, then this Convention shall bo
dissolved; . -
On motion of Mr. McMASTER, the resolution was amer led by striking
i out ''January," and inserting "Jfaftih," and tlie question being put, will
.?the CQHreution agree thereto ? it passed in the ,neg?*ii\o.
[ M*h' MELTON, from-the Engrossing Committee, made the following
! report : '
. The Engrossing Cemmitt^e respectfully report :
Timi the Constitution of the ?tiate has been engrossed and is herewith
reported for ratification.
They also report for ratification the following* engrossed Ordinances,
to wit: "
An Ordinance to divide the State into four Congressional District.-.
An Ordinance to provide for the expenses of the Convention.
An Ordinance to provide for the first ensuing election of Governor and
Lieutenant-Governor, and/for members of .the first ensuing General Assem?
bly of the 1 ate of South Carolina. ?
' ' Respectfully submitted,
, * * '' O- L MELTON. Chairman.
IN O'NVENT?ON, September'!?, 1865.
Whereupon the Ordinance was ratified in due form.
y Mr. MOVES asked and obtained leave to record the vote lie would have
given, if present, on. resolution offered by Mr. Inglis, a;, to the adjourn?
ment of the Convention. And Mr. Moses being called, answered Nt).
t' On motion of Mr." MELTON, '
Ordered, $hat this Convention will be adjourned sine ?te,.this day, at
8 oVloek P. M.
Thc Convention jeepedJrom busin< .-..< at ?'? o'clock P. M., inuit ?o'eToek
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- -*} i ' RECESS.
Mr. MELTON. from the Engrossing* Committee, made the following
report : .u . '
The Engrossing Committee ask leave to report herewith, for ratification,
an Ordinance entitled "An ^rdinance to deelare in force the Constitution
and laws heretofore in force in this State, and the Acte, official, public and
private done, and appointment? and elections made, under authority of the
same." V ' ,
. . < Respectfully submitted,
C. DT MELTON, Chairman ^Committee.
COLUMBIA, Sept. 27, 18G5.
Whereupon the Ordinance was ratified in duo form.
\ Mr. MELTON introduced th? following resolution, which was considered
immediately, and was agreed to :
I Resolved, That a pay bill do is^ie to Mr. John D. Alexander for the, sum
I of thirty dollars, as compensation for his -services in engrossing thcCon
f stitution of the* State of South Carolina.
I Mr. INGLIS introduced the fo lowing resolution, which w??s considered
i mmediately, ?md was agreed to, :
S Resolved, That the General Assetnbiy be requested to have the Consti?
tution of the State, adopted, by this Convention, together with Ehe several
Ordinances and Resolutions passed, published with* the Acts auld Reso
1 uti?ns of the Genend Assembly, atjits next session.
Resolved, That the Clerk of thifc Convention communicate ?this resolution
to the General Assembly at an early day of its session.
On motion of Mr. ORR, . ' *
Ordered, That all Reports, Resolutions and other papers which have not
been disposed of by the Convention, be laid on the table.
AN ORDINANCE IO PROVIDE 3POR THE FIRST ENSUING ELEC?
TION OF GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR, AND
FOR MEMEERS OF THE FIRST ENSUING GENERAL ASSEM?
BLY OF THE STATE-63b' S0?TH CAROLINA
We the People of thcfState of South Carolina, by our Delegates in Convention
mel, do ordain :
1. That on the third Wednesday ip October ?ext, elections sharl be held
for the offices of Governor and Lieutenant-Governor of the State of South
Carolina, and for members of. the Senate and House-of Representatives of
the General Assembly of the State.
I 2. That the Managers of Elections, throughout the State, shall give
public notice of such elections, and on the day indicated shall open sepa?
rate polls at their respective precincts for each of the said elections, and
[ shall conduct the same, in all respects, in accordance with the laws and
I usages of this State. In case tiiere be no regularly appointed Managers at
j any precinct, said^ elections shall be held and conducted by Managers for
that purpose specially appointed by a majority of the persons who arc now
the Delegates of this Convention from the District in which such precinct
lies, and vacancies among the Managers shall be in like manner filled.
3. In the elections to the' General Assembly, the Districts of Beaufort,
Colleton, Orangeburg and Berkeley, shall each elect one l|enator and on
general ticket as many members of the, House of Representatives as were
assigned by the last apportionment to the several Pariahes comprised in
each. The District of Georgetown shall elect one Senator and three Rep?
resentatives. The District of Horry shall elect one Senator and two Rep?
resentatives. .The Election District of Charleston shall elect two Senators
and twenty Representatives ; and all other Districts shall elect each one
Senator and as many Representatives as were assigned to each by the last
apportionment. .?
? That immediately lifter closing the polls, the Managers shall count the
votes polled, and after making returns thereof, show^pg the number of
votes polled for each person, shall certify the same under their hands, and
appoint one of their number to carry such returns with-a Hst of the voters
and report the same to the general meeting of the Managers of the Dis?
trict ; which general meeting shall be held at the Court House of the Dis?
trict on the day following the election ; except that the .Managers ior thc
Election District of Berkeley shall hold their general meeting at the city of
Charleston, on the second day following the election, at 2 okdock P. M.
And the Managers, when so assembled in general meeting, shall, after as?
certaining the result of the several returns, proceed to declare thc election
of Members of the General Assembly, and shall furnish certificates, under
their hands, of such elections to the persons entitled thereto.
5. That t e Members'so elected^shall meet in General Assembly, in
special sessr n, on Wednesday, thc twenty-fifth day of October next.
6. That the Managers, wheff *> assembled in general meeting, shall
make separate returns of the results of the ballotmgs for Governor and
Lieutenant-Governor, shall certify the same to the Secretary of State,
under their hands, and shall forward to him such'returns, each in a separat;
sealed envelope, appropriately endorsed, by a Messenger to be by them ap?
pointed for that purpose, who shall be by them sworn to deliver and shall
deliver the same, with the seals unbroken, to the Secretary of State at
Columbia, on or before the fourth Monday of November next.
7. That the Secretary of State shall, at such-time as they may be required
of bini. djiiv!.'r said returns to the Speaker of the House of Representa?
tives, who shall, during the first week of the regular sessioa, open and
announce the said retorna, declare the election and order the entering ol
the same on tiie Journal of the House.
8. That the Messengers shall be entitled to receive out of the Treasury ol
tho State a compensation equal to rive dollars per diem, and twenty cents
per mile going to and returning from Columba-the number of days and
miles to bo ascertained hythe Secretary of State, who shall certify pay billi
therefor. "
9. That the Clerk o' the Convention shall order tho immediate printing
of one thousand copie? of this Ordinance, and forthwith distribute the samt
to the Managers of Ebctions throughout the State.
Done at Columbia, the twenty-seventh day of September, in the yeal
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and sixty-five.
D. L. WARDLAW, President of Convention.
Attest : JOHN T. SIOAN, Clerk of Convention.
. THK NKW BONNET. -The new bon-! The owners of the Bangor Democro
nets which the milliners have justdis-jhave. sued for $30,000 damages foi
played in New York are thus de->ti?e destruction of their establishment
scribed : by a mob in 1861.
A few French bonnets are on ex-? 1
hibition, but there is nc groat change' Our Hext Governor,
from last season, except they are mad?p To give tho people Ute assurance of hav
lower in thc neck, leaviag less rooming,;., genuine man for l&ovcrnor, (baiera
for waterfalls, which AT* waning. A?\VAI>K HAMPTON is nominated for *ha
very pretty bonnet is trimmed withloSBce, at the approaching election, by som<
daisies, and a hummingbird is placedp^ens of NEWBERRY DISTRACT.
among the down of ostrich feathers. ?-Lill".-_'-;-__
Gilt ornaments are mu ?li used, some! For thd Legislature,
of the designs .representing coins, so! T5u. following gentlemen arc suggests*
that if a Jady cannot luve gold dob!M fti posons to^?present Richland Dis
, lars in her purse, sin; can at least bqar?trict in the next General Assembly:
their semblance about ber. . . WM. WALLACE, ; WM. K. BACH M AN
? WM. H. TALLEY, ? JAS. ff. GIBBES.
Judge King, of the Rfehmojnd (Ray % r*?&?vtV*<*
County i Missouri, court, has defiled *Uit LOJSiljR?bo.
'?he provision of the ne* constitution, ? ; ?'s "! Qfi?- D- TILLMAN, Esq.
requiring attorneys to take the oath aoaounce bim a candidate fo
t, ,.? RT ? f.. .. i . #," "_GGNGi5cS!s, at thc ensuing election, m tb
of loyalty unconstitutional,.so far -vr??.ril District embracing Orangebure
its retrospective and ??.?/>'>-?'fido fen- .t-t. , .? ,.i ;_, s? .,,., D^Abbepllc, Newberry
. tures Ivo concerne-h. Ricn?an I a'.?d Fs'.rfh??.d. Seprt2? "
-A-ia-ottoaa. Sales.
Handsome Furniture, SojJdt?s, Carriage], <fce.
- By A. R. Phillips.
THIS (Thursday) MORNING, 2Hth inst.', at
10 o'clock, I will sell, at my Auction
Room, Bedell's Building,
A variety of handsome FChNITURE.
consisting "o? :
Mahogany Wardrobe, Mahogany Marble
top Bureau, Marble^top Centre>Table, Wal?
nut Extensi?n Table, Mahogany chairs,
Bookcas?,-1 ' EWegere. 1 Walnut Table.
Mattresses, Feather B?d and Bolslor, and
sundry artiefes Kitchen Utensils.
ALSO,
2 good Baddies, 1 One-horse Carriage, in
good order, 1 set Harness. 1 Fairbank'^
Platform Scale, in good order, and many
other articles.
Also, at 10 o'clock precisely,
1 prir Harness Horses, 1 Covered Wagen,
1 Double Sett-Harness.
Unlimited articles received until hour of
sale. Sept 88 2
Real Estate.
By Jacob Levin.
ON MONDAY MORNING, October 2, I wdl
seil positively, without reeer va,
That new and neat COTTAGE BL'ILD
! TNG, with tho land on which it is erected,
consisting of half an aere, situated on the
East corner of Gates street-measuring on
the sauw; 10Sfcet linches, and on the North
by Medium street, measuring 208 feet ft
inches. Tho building! has been erected
within the last four years, contains 4 rooms
and pantry, with portico front and rear;
I also brick basement, finished, with 4 rooms.
I garden and good well of water.
Persons desiring topurchisr aro request?
ed'to examino the premises, as the property
w ill he positively sold. Sept 24 7 "
LOT AND BRICK FOR SALE. .
TIIE undersigned offers for sale his LOT,
containing three-quarters of an aero,
and about 120,000 :ftrst quality BRICKS.?
Sold cheap, if applied for immediately. Ap
plv to JOHN McX?ULLY or E. J. ABT?UB.
'Sept 28_,_
Columbia Medical Society.
AMEETING will be held at thc Shiver
House, in Dr. Templeton's Room,
THIS DAY, ( Thursday, ) at 4? p. m. A full
attendance is requested. Py order of the
President. B.W. GIBBES, JB., Sec'y.
Sept 27_'_ 2
School Notice.
MRS. AMANDA H. CHAPMAN'S
SCHOOL for small children, will be
opened on tho FIRST MONDAY in October,
at her, residence on Camden street.
Sept 28_._2*
Mrs. E. McCartha
WILL opeo SCHOOL on the first MON?
DAY m October^ at her former resi?
dence, at tho corner ol Lumber and Hen?
derson streets. Sept?28 S*
Acacia litige.
A A regular communication of this
^V^fLodge will be held THIS AFTER
/**^\NOON, at 4 oclock,intheHallinthe
College Campus. Bv order of the. W. M.
E. ?. WITH?NGTON, Secretary.
Sept 28_ ?_1
George Schofield & Co.
Il IGRIN FLUID and SAFETY LAMI'.
J^lic cheapest. Portable Light in use!
Nonexplosive! No smoke! No smell! No
treble! Plain street, third door from Be
gtU'? store._''.jjSept 28 1* ?
Corn for Sale!
CCORNER of Blanding and Barnwell
j streets, opposite Charlotte Depot.
Sept 28_s 1*
Notice.
TVVilV. DUE DILLS for 50 cents. SI and ?2,
I issued hy us, will l)i' ?tfdoemed in Rich?
mond, Va., by Messrs. L.TNCASTER A CO.,
and :it Columbia,S. C., l>v Messrs. ZEALY,
SQOTT BRUNS, at tho* rate fixed by thc
Court of Conciliation, viz: sixty for one.
All parties holding these due h?ls are re?
quested to present them for redemption
Within sixtv dava* from tho date of this
notice. ' KEATINGE A BALL.
Sept 28_
Religious Notice.
/TIKE Evangelical Lutheran Synod and
JL Ministerium of. South Carolina and
adjacent States, .will moat, according to
adjournment, at St. Matthew sj Orangeburg
District, S. C., on THURSDAY" preceding
tho third Sabbath'in October.
'The members of Synod, one and.all, are
-particularly requested to attend, a* busi?
ness of in portanotvwill bc brought before
the Synod. Dy order of tho President.
J. P. SMELTZER,
Sept 28.3 Corresponding Secretary,
??r Charleston News publish three times
and send bill to this office._?_
CALMAIT^ & ?RE?JDBR, '
COMMISSION MERCHANTS,
WHOLESALE dealers in GROCERIES,
WINES; LIQUORS and SEGARH.
EspeoMU attention paid to the purchase and
sale of COTTON, MERCHANDIZE and
PRODUCE. Gervais street, betwpgn Main
and Asscmblr. opposite State Hourn.
Se.i?t 28 * _ Imo
FLOUR. ?
\ i \ 1?BLS. of EXTRA FLOUR.
J.\ " Just received and for sale at
., ZEALY, SCOTT 4 BRUNS'.
Merchant Tailor, ,
COKNEF. LADY AND GATES STREETS.
Ont- Square i>> Rent of Hit?kooeV's Stahles,
X>EGS to inform the citizens ct CqlnnVhia
I > thai he has received, by late arrival
from the North, a-large and selecta*] assort?
ment ni BEOADCL?THS, CASHMERES,
YES N<:s. kc, cxpreriarj for t lie Southern
.market, ana will bc pleased to r.e.- his old
customers end frieitds. rfc hopes by strict
atteirtiori to mi : ?*? mtiunation of their
i'oriner on'-.tc . All rd? rs prourutb