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HE TRi WEEK L Y i VOLUME~ 1.R WINNSBORO, S. C., TNUIRDAY MORNING, AUGUST 24, 165 [N MBER 4 THE TM-WEElKLY NEWS: isV . 16. DuiltiroN. THE 'flri-WEEKLY NEWS is publiinhed on Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday, at ONE DOLLA r month, in advance. Single doples Taw ,Xve. A vertigements inserted at ONE POLLAR per square, of eight lines or less, for the first, and SEVENTY-FIVE cente for each sub.e uentnsertio, invariably in advance To the People of ireldstriot. 'iraiL.owCrTZsNS : Upon the ap Ysarance of Gov. PERY'S Proclamation .apoiiting Life day for the election of members to the State Convention; my napie, with others, was submitted to vou as nominees for the Convention. Con. sidering that the names of very' worthy gentleman presented to you, admitted of a suffciently extensive range of choice, and not desiring to engage in a personal cnvass, I thought it advisable respect. fully to withdraw my name from the list of candidates. Since 'then I find my name again iresented for your suffragesl This, coupled with the fact that severa. of the gentlemen whose names were sub. mitted for the position have declinqd, has induced me to think that under these circumstances my best course would be to announce, that while I am - not dis. posed to seek a seat in the Convention, by engaging in a personal canvass, yet if you should think proper to elect me, I will cheerfully serve you to the beet of my ability. I think it proper also to accompany this statement with a brief exposition of what I think the Convention ought to 40. In the interview between the Presi. dent of the United States and the Com mittee of the citizens of Charleston, it wis stited by the President that before the State could be restored to her politi. cal rights, it was necessary that the peo plo of South Carolina should amend tkeir Constitution so as to provide for the abolition of sltavery. I consider, that situated as we are. this antqunce nkt renders- it imperative on the Con. vention to abolish slavery. In -oig into the Convention I shonld'make up my mind to tis mneasure. It is scarcely necessary for me to say to you, that in coming to this conclu. sion, I vield only to what, I consider an overrulIng necessity, and in no degree to what my ideas of social and political policy would prompt under ordinary oir cumstances. As there is, so far as I am informed, a' universal . concurrence of public opinion on thi point, I thinic it ubhocessary to say anything further up. on' it. . An'ther subject on which it will be ne cessary for the Convention toact is the basis of representation in the State Leg. ilattare.' I think it will he necessary to make someimportant modilication of the etisting system. As the' Conaitution n6w stauds each Paritb in the low coun try is entitled to ope Sstatot in our State Senate, The abolioh of slavery, involving'such an immense loss of gro. pory irt the low couitry, has disarrang. ethis'aysttonm, and destroyed .the tuo tiva for 1lluring it. .inder the peculiar eireimmtanoes in which. they atewnow plsbail, I believe our fellow citizens of the Pariskes with', that, intelligence and petriotism .ber which thby are distin. guished, will cheerfully acquiEsce in the necessity which, -ptA an end to what is 1 t and peculiain their right of rep setio$n, s adthithemsWlves will de iht 4oefth.State deposit ed- ilt i ton"wheretill be safeetk which-is eir siw vtac4sin the 'greatest aldeni -' - - In reference to of Governoi, I think more importa tionas shoold be-asigned to this o r' thos he now" professa As" the GOb tin now standa 'the only importaa w which thet~overnor possessesis' r doning power.' H# ought, I think, have the power.by a~nd- with the advl 4 that Srnte1t isappoint many of she 4dvsnow oleoded by the Legittute 4es4khe*eto owar-s least ina '.a. 4psn" Th'e gislatute shoofde coo. Atted o itsappropriate faaetions- pas ila htta bald-rEsolutions. Where ellie d1iose o:ar.' td by. legisa v y Wt~ 4o' rise' t~eo wsa mesa shd of thle Senate. The practice of many years har demonstrated this to be a pro. vision founded in the mgst eminent wis dom. I would apply the same principle to the Governor, and I have no doubt it would be attended with like advantagps. In regard to the Governor having at least a qualified veto, the advantages are so manifest that it seems only neces sary to state the proposition to obtain the consent of every intelligent mind. The veto power enables the Executive to protect his department against the en. aroachment of the Legislative power, thus tending to preserve the independ. ence of the separate departments of the Government. The veto power further operate as a check on hasty or inconsid. erate legislation. Those who are famil. iar with Legislative bodies know that much of their legislation is crude and ill. considered. It is clearly the interest of the people to have a power in reserve to carefully review and deliberate upon the action of'their Legislative bodies, If the Governor be as he should be, a man of superior talents, his greater ability to the mass of. the Legislature will enf ble him, wiLh a higher degree of politi. cal wisflom, to pass upon the acts of the Legislature; and his responsibility as the one-man-power will induce him to interfere on behalf of the people at large against what he may consider improper legislation. The veto power is one which can rarely do harm, and which may frequently do good, because two thirds of the Legislature can pass the vetoed measures over the Governor's head. I think therefore this change should be made in the Constitution. One great advantage of giving the addi tional powers I have mentioned to the Governor, is, that the offlc' will becoine more an object of smbition, and the first men in the State will seek it. Having added to the powers of the Governor I wodld add to those of the Lieutenant Governor. As matters nom stand the Lieutenant Governor is a per feet blank, uvless the office of Governoi becomes vacant. I th.r* a - beneficia change in ths respect would be to niaki the Lieutenant Governur President o1 the Senate. This would make the posi tion one of considerable importance, and secure a higher grade of men to fill tie office of Governor in case of a vacancy occuring. I.would nlso chang' the mode of elect. ing the Governor and Lieutennnt Gov ernor. Instead of being elected by the Legislature I would give the election tc the people. The advantages of.this, I think, are very great. Every well or: ganized government should have it great departments-the Erecutive, Leg tslative, and Judicial,--independent ol each other. This principle is seriou'sly violated in 'giving the eilertion of Gov ernor to tifte Legislature. The Govern or elected' by the Legislature is apt only to he their echo To insure his entire iddependence of the.Legislature the only effeetual way, is to give the election to the people. Another: adya'ntage of gir ing the eletio. ofGoyernor to the peo p ,e, itla't. men of 4iperior ability are more apt to. be oet. Before'gssmall body. of men like th' Legislaturn,*salth, or famuily influence, or tmanagttipnt, m r 'goduce an oleo tiohl wthout *i Pgtientarmerit in the person eligdt bin tfiese inifiuencei would be of 101 aa 4l b 1fote the people w16 would, bJi apt tW be influeied by leue ofmrt or 1. risfg bility, or po liciol 'reputation. 'e..d, I think i elevates and dignifles th# people to make them the elector. of- the .highest dignita mes of their country. . A .nother cdang. whii. would uiakce in the Constitution is thia: I would re quilre allk eleotions befp the iaegisla e26 r eqa~voe esop 'foi tho os e ttein this point it is perhaps sufficient to say that the Convention is absolutely with. out authority, as the Constitution of the United States expressly provides as fol lows : Article 1. Sec. 10. "No State shall pass any law impairing the obliga. tion of contracts." This clause absolutely and positively I closes the door on any such legislation in the Convention. The 6th Article of the United States Constitution also says : "This Constitution shall be the supreme- law of the land, and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, anythin in the constitution or laws ot any btate to the contrary notwithstanding." How then can the Convention ordain repudiation of private debts, or contracts in any form, when such provisions as I have just cited in the United States Constitution stare it so so boldly and unqualifiedly in the face ? Whatever can be done to ameliorate the condition of debtors will devolve up on the Legislature.' Perhaps a practi cal plan for the Legislature to pursue in this regard would be to borrow money on tha credit of the State and loan it on time with ample security to those who, by political vicissitudes, find themselves more in debt than their present ability to pay, I would heartily approve of any poli cy which the Legislature migh pursue to aid the debtor class within the scope of the Constitution and a wise foresight. Pass a liberal insolvent debtors law homestead law, extend .the stay law, or any measure that would afford relief to debtor, will meet with. a hearty concurrence on my part. I am not without hopes, too, if the Southern States manifest wisdom and moderation in the present. juncture of our aflairs, that the United States may be brought to reimburse, in part at least, the owners, for the emancipated slaves. It is a well-known fact that Mr. Lin coin proposed, in the peace conference at Fortress Monroe, to pay the South four hundred millions of dollars for their I slaves. I don't despair but that some such measure a this may.yot become r the law. I have thus, fellow-citizens, laid be fore you an outline of my views. as to the action of the Convention. If they meet 'with your approbation, and you think proper to assign to me the duty of being one of your members in the approaching Convention I will accept your mandate with a due sense of your kindness, and do all in my power to advance your jn terests, and secure your rights, so that our State may soon be in perfect pes. sessign of her political franchises, and on entire equality with.every other State in he Union.W. R. ROBERTSON. Winnsboro;, 23d August, 1865. GENERAI, YIEAGHER ON NEGRO SUFFRAG.-General Thomas Francis Meagher made a speech at St. Poul's, Minnesoft, last week, in which lie advocated the right of voting for his "black bomrades in the field," and said that the Democrat who would; i4eng them that right is "unworthy to parti dipate it the greatness of the nation." FOR SALO.~ THE ENGINE, Boiler; Shafting, Gearing, &a,, connected' with the Witiaboro Steam' Mill. The engine iis 25 horse-power. Apply to ' Pa. R. A. BUCHANAN. ag 24'66--2pd' Hsornsees-2& Ieward; N Iton Gi-ay Horse,'about svo Ayeat's old, no marks recolleot#4 ex cep6 be b'Ing'fresh shod "all rodad," was stoletu frots my ~lantatla near Losgtoiras on the night ,f t e.20th anst. A meard of twent ~.dollars win be givea fot. the re t is~ph Horas, pr of his, being left at. - a sotha4% 01n get bim. 92'64 * 14.H. RLL. *, QUART5tAS BJ. QFVIO '~ * &,o, T .,,Awzg T4S56 BY the Provistonal Governor of the State of South Carolina. A PROCLAtRATIONI W HEREAS, His Excellency, Presi dent Johnson, has issued his pro clamation, appointing me (Benjamin F. Perry) Provisional Governor in and for the State of South Carolina, with power to pro. scribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary and proper for convening aCon vention of the State, composed of delegates to be chosen by that portion of the people of ald State who are loyal to the United States, for the purpose -if altering or amend. ing the Constitution thereof : and'with au thority to exercise within the ;mits of the' State all the powers necessary and proper to enable such loyal people to restoro said State to its constitutional relations to the Federal Government; and to present ruch a Republican form of State Government as will entitle the State.to the guarantee of the United States therefor, and its people to protection by the United States against in vasion, insurrection and domestic violence : Now, therefore, in obeffience to the pro. elamation of His Excellency, Andrew John son, President of the United States, I, BEN. JAMIN F. PERRY, Provisional Governor of the State of South Carolina, for the purpose of organizing a Provisional Governmont in South Carolina, restoring civil authority in said State, under the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim and declare that all civil officers in South Carolina, who were in ofhce when the Civil Government, of the State was suspended, in May last, (oxcept those arrested or under prosecution for treason,) shall, on taking the oath of allegiance prescribed in the President's Amnesty Proclamation of the .0th day of day, 186, resume the duties of their offices and continue to discharge the under the Provisional binverninent till fu. ther appointments are made And I do further ptoolaim, declare and make known, that it is the duty.of all loyal citizes of the State of Souti Carolina to pror.ptly go forward and take tie oath of allegiance to the United States, before some magistrate or military officer of The Federal Government, who may be qualifed for ad ministering oaths; and such are hereby au thorized to-give certified copies thereof to the 'persons respectively by whom' they were made. And such magistrates or offi cers are horeby required to transmit the originals of inch oaths, at as early a day as may be conveoient, to the Department of State, in the city of Washington, D. C. And I do (uriher proclaim, declare and make known, that the Managers of Eleco. tions throughout the State of South Caro. lina will hold an election for members of a State Convention. at their respective pre cincts, on the FIRST MONDAY IN SEP. TEMBER NEXT, accordjng to the Inwo- of South Carolina in forde ifore the secession of the State, and that each Election District in the State shall elect as many nembers of the Convention as the said District has members of the House of Representatives the basis of representation being populetion and ta'ation. This will give one hundred and twenty-four members to the Convention -a number suffloiently large to, represent every portion of'the State most fully. Eveky loyal citizei who had taken the Amnesty oath, and not wishin the excepted classes in the Presidents proclamation, -will be entitled to vote, provided he was a legal voter under the Constitution as it stood prior to the secession of South' Carolina. And all who are within the excepted classes must take the oath abd apply for' a pardon, In order to entitle tbm to vote or become members of the Convention. The atembers of the Convention, thus elected on the irpt doeday in, September next, are hersby 4qured to convene in the' city of ColimbIa, .-du WEDNESDAY, the 18th day of September, 1865, for the pur pose of alterlnt and amending the pros*it Contitution of Soulka Cseolina, or remodl lng-and makin; aew onenwbieh willicon form to the g'a ohabges wbl'oh have taketa place in h Staje, and be' moela aeoord en wi5th UepaWilcan p iop)##ad eqalaity of 'peation, .adI #o further' pa'oclaim 'atid n(it' ben. th~gt this Constitution ad' 1 lwg ef il~c' t south .Carolina pr to the s WiIfhq .Stt are bare d of4 . qreea oets~ Provisional' ff~er t, gesw 4mmna Jase ,t ban era of freed persoW iill kP to; and not turn off the chI rent or aed to. perish; and the fred men ani women i e earnestly epjoined to :i*rabe,.conat, jest and fair, for remainIng lwith their former owners. In order to facilitpte w much as ipossi, ble the applIcationsgp, pardons, under the. excepted setione of the Preodo" e:mn. nesty Proclamation, it Is stetjdjo anfor mation that all applications must iS. by pe tition, stating the exceptien, and accom panied with the oath prescribedo This- p. tition must be first approved'ty t11e Prois ional Governor, and then forwarded' to- the, President. The headquarters of the Pro.. visional Governor will be at Gkeenvilis, where all communications to him must, be addressed. The newspqpers of this State will publish this proclamation until the elect-ion for Une bers of the Convention'. In testimony whereof, I have hereuntas set ay hand and seal. Done at the [r,. s.]'town of Greenville. this 20th day of July, in the year of our Lord 184 and of the independence of the U1 ted States the ninetieth. * B. F. PERRY. By the Provisional Governor: WIL.AM H. Pay. Private Soorotary. july 29'65-tsep4.17 AN NOU N OEM EN TS. 1o40saation. MV, ,DITOR: The near approach of the day appointed for the election of members to the State Convention, renders It properfor us to consider who we shall select for that po sition. The - declensions which have teken place very much rebtrict the range, of *sle tion. At thisimportantjunetureofou;affu-, itis desirable that those wo arepeculiarlyA t ted to setve the people should b called forth. I know of no one more suitable in all respeats than Mr. WILLIAM It. ROBIRTSON. His well known good sense, his moderation of opinions, his busiaess t..lents, hI antir ing energy and pr mai aagacuty, point him out asp man who can do us good service. I therefore beg leave to present ib.s name to the people ; and I feel satisfied that'while he does not seek the position his.public qlr it will induce him to obey the mandate of his fellow-citizens, who desire his services. aug 22'65--te BROAi RivXs. For the Converstols. "Choose for the Convention your best and truest men ; not those who have skulkedip the hour of danger-nor those who bare worshipped hiammon, while their soun. try was bleeding at every. por--nor the politician, who after urging war, lared not encounter its hardships-but those who had laid thpir all upen the altar of the coun try. Select such men, and iaake tAMa serve as your repiresentatives." Ma.. EDITOn : Deeply Ipressed with -the immense importance of. the above-. advice of the noble HAmPTow;. I .propose as meam bars of the Convention for Fairfield JQHN -RA'TON, JAMES H. RION, adg 65O6-te *Amon PAmW; GRAND AUCTION SI COMPRISING HORS,ES -AI YA-WA-Go-N 8