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4 il kr ~4,V- xc 'j Saturday Morning, r pto,5 Deeming the'L poceedige ofthi 'oi veution of our State. now holding its sessions in Columbia, of more impor tance to the public, we forbear giving any ofour opmiions on. things in general. Tius willbe oveiloolked too when we irtoi-n our friends that we are sick ; too unwell to attend to the ordinary business of our office. Read the proceedings, they are interesting. Speolal Qorresp6ndopee, COLUMBIA, 21st Se 1865. Dun NEWa: Oh Tjqs y the Con. votion' agreed to th " a %etwent of a Comittee to divide the State into four Congressios Idstricts. This Com. aiittee has not reportqd, but we under. stand it. will recommend making Abbe. ville, Newbet, .Airfel, Edgefield, Lexi gto, fiidatid and Orangeburg one of the'divisidus. ,Tw differe t Committees reported, one an. Ordinance, the other a Constitu, ti';nal Matie, 'aklishing0 sla~?vrr.. Mr. RroN tMoV-. a substitute for both re is whi6 was adopted.. 'his is a clause whiich reads as fellows : "iThe sl.wvis in South Carolina hav'ng 6enri marc&wipatel. by the action of the United "States authoritics ; neither lavery i iyoluntary sorvitude, ex cept as P punishment for crinm, whereof the pat :Iihkallhavbbqer dulygwiijcted,. sball ever ibe re-establishedin this State." Thtalics are my ' own t9 show the distinction takeni By this clause the Stat does'not itself aqlish slavery. On ,WcaneFday the Parish systern was alolisked, *ith only eight votes in the ngativi; so lhat this system falls by the vote of the Parish men themselves. EITORn Nvw9 As ai'nmttek of.inter. e4to sone of yufre e, a ld as s1ow. tig tl-e -true vote of Fairfield and the in. torest et by 'its ppplev in the' late election for members of Conivention, I traamit the folowing-list of boxes not reeeivea in time to. be connted, and therefore iot itcluded. in the official re port dgewag, ~ 114 12 1 -1 8 Bubkhnd, - 18 '6 1) - 0c tpot 216 19 0181 98 17 4 .801 42 6 -11 45 !Nana inventio M~fody Ala., Sept..12, 186. The Alabama' .State Convention -cong 'Ninet to de oge '6t ap'set y4 te n mev Bi ',&ce teI5O e a othi pf aiftid i V deide~t Jkhnisn, and oared tl Mr~iewbers of the Con~ ientoadiy au brized' to ma~ke a g~r. ofthe Lats - thI'i ad 1 4 Fror# t4e (,olumbia Phic deedldugs Of TIN STAT _ VENit10, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1865. rooNoLUNDD Mr. McGowan introduced the follow ing resolution; which was referred to the committee on the Legislative Depart. nient: QUALIFICATIONS OF VoTERS. In an election to be made by the people of the State, or of a District there or, every voter shall have the following qualifications, vik. He shall be a free wvhite man, who has attained to the ago of twenty-one years, and is not a yauper, a non-coul-* missioned officer or private soldier of the army of the United States. He shall have bcen a citizen of the United States and of this State for at 'leas two years next preceding the day of election, and shall have resided during that time in this State, and ditring the last bix thonths thereof in the District in which he offers to Vote or- in lieu of said sit months' residened, shall have beei legal ly seized and posiessed for' at least sx months next predeeding the day of elec tion of a freehold in lands worth at least five hundred doliars. Every person shdll be c6nsidered a white person who has of' Caucasian blood seven-eighths or more. Th Legislature shall provide for the decicioi ofqoestions of caste, and of all question' conceraing the right ofauffrage; and may guard. a: inst frauds and usur pations of the right of suffrage, by re (nii' a regist' of voters and by other su.:able means: and nmiqy impose dis. qualifications to vote ' in punishment for crime orfor blameable illiteracy, Also introduced the following 'tesolu. tion; whidh was referred to the Com mittee on 'the Amendments to the Con stitution : ' 1 The emaricipatlon of slaves Isaving a. tually taken place, slavery shall not hereafter 14o Id-established in this State. Also introduced the following resolu tion; whih- was referred to the Commit tee'on the Legislive Dbpartrent No person shall be - subjebt, for the same offencA, to be twice'pat in jeopardy of life or limb ; nor be compelled, in 'aiy criminal case, to be i witnes' n ' inst himself; nor be deprived of life, Iberty or property, without due ptocess of law. Eltesive bail 4hall not b 0iqiiia, nor excessive- fnes imposed. not- cruel and unusual punishments inflioted.. Every - law or resolution having the force of law, shall relate to but on6 suli ject, and. that shall be expressed i tfig title. Also introduced the following resolu. tion ; which was referred to the commit., tee on the Judiaiary Deartment All laws, now of force; in, this btate,, not repugunat to this constitution, shil continue'of force until they ipay be al tered or repealed by the egislature, or shall -respectively expire by their own lith'ation. ' Th, t4ifn -a&Z. fhe-i-' usedi shalla mbace all !-Acts of the"Legisla ture, whether pised iefore br since the twentieth day of Deccipbet, A. ). IsO. All Acts, Orditne, and parts.6fActs or Ordinances, whose duration was Ujmit-. ed to the "continunce-of the .war be tween the United 'Statesaud , J Con federate'States," by thiit or'~~ oqeuiva lent form of expression, and al regula.. lations 'which contemplated th enisenco of'such-a Wvir, shall. be considered to have expiread on the tenth. ,y of jfay, live, judiia, ministerial or offici sall ucts of officer. or agents, all conracts entered into, inprumets oft riting exe cuted &id *pttt transact~ bfof'e since thme twentleth day ofDecomber 'indier (h de/'4 eri o, whetj e tate dr F i-al, wM06 stesisedi t tidwes hen they ieppeeddlyW ?iad one, en. tered into, etcged .errenisacted, shall in allceases a qptonethat may be hereaft reedf adind cationi, be held1l0 e.i~~gland valhd. All ,o itipojntee, in 'thie Staof oi~ ~UV~h7:% be supeW4 na of~ ezi ~ hhe Ie Pern n Kh this exereibd by pi . 9 Or lo-.of Secogsion. l air liAved tda t u. dioU tabl . the. no being put, "W i the onventiott ag ee thereto?" it passed in the affl mative. .Yeas, 53; Nays, 52. Mr. Tillman introduced the following resolutioiW;e which were referred to the committee on amendments to the consti. tution: Resolved, That the following clause shall be incorporated in the Constitution of this State : That every charter or act of incorpo. ration which may be hereafter granted or renewed, and every amendment of exist. ing charters or acts of incorporation whioh may be hereafter granted by the Geieral Assembly of this State, shall at all times, be subject .to repeal, altera i6n:Qr amendment, by tlh General As sembly. Resolved, That the constitution of this State should be altered er -amended, so that: lst. There slialtbe'ahirty.one electionm 4Pisiricts,* formed 4y constitutdog each udicial 9istrict an $lection District with the same boundaries and the -anie namnes,,.;ccept tho .Judikial Distrieqj Cheroston which Ahall be diviced ito two .Wection Districts by, consolidating .the Parishes of $t. Phillip ..an' St. Micel.unto one ElqctionfIstriet, to be called "the Citiyof Charlestoil," and by. consolidatijng the remaining Paribbes of said Jiadical Dittrict into anotlier ,leC tion District, to be called "the Eleetion MaUtrict of Charlestoi'." 2d. The number ofSinators salal be thirty-que,.to wit : one Senator far each' Election District; 'd the turobtr pf Represegtat,ives sIal' e one hidred and t wenty-four: Th basi, of' repre sentation in the Hous, hal be aijoint one of taxation an& white population as now provided; by law, and Rcpresenta tives ehall be apportioned qmong ith sevel.eletion Ilistroe,sas heretofore proevided, that eqch: E9lection D'itrq(t 4hall *Iways lave a leas4 one Represent tativo; :_and proyided. also, .th io Electing District shallever be nowed, at any filIture apportionment, more thn twelye Represetatives. On wqtion of Itr. Orr, the conven tion proceeded to the .. consi4erotin of Message No. 1 of the Governor, which. had been made the Special-Order of the day, for this day, a one o'clock p. n. Mr. Orr introduced the following reso. lutions ; which were agreed to' , Rsolved, That s' nuch.of tho tmes sage of his'2xcellency . Oovei-norP'rry, as -relAtes to the *abolition of playery in this State, to thie Treasury Dopa tme.t, and to the officqa of Secetary of State and Surveyor General,,beferred to.the "oodinittee on.the- (eneral Artile4 of .the CQnstitution' -Reeoked, lha, so --hinh as relates to tbls 1mph of,representation in:the-Sensto, the Parish Systoin, the. inatter, of suf. frage, to; voting A'Ga "umn, eiiatique by the'Legislature and . to the election of members of the Legislatufe at op early day, be . referre4. to thoat. "edmmlittee on Iegislative6Departmontr of the Constitu. .tion'" R Jeaolved, Thmat~so mbob as velates to the eleton~of Governor,: by the people, to theiappointn'mptof~istrict offeers by the Governor, and to 4the .oice of Lieu. tenant Governor,. be *.referred ,.to the *4edwmittee pn 4ho ]Deuivtye .Depart. meat of the constitution.", :&stoaeed, That so, iioli ap, relates tq the election of PreidentillaIptors by the Legislature tin4 o bte. ' gi~ tive Exzecut~vew apd' Judi aiAegq State since its~oeessipp,, ~0bt4tq the '"committeQ Anu Ordinanoean4&. lutions." *Resolvul, .That~p yugh 4e rplates to the sitting of th~ Cot of Appeahe e*. olusively in.Co1l ia,, .ke Irergeto the ReolvedL A shahe ipuch asteates to efayiigthe eps) tle oqgg#ep. tion, be re~~e~ to 4ie,'oQWmitt0, , .-Res~lved, ~ c~44 ~ A.onth Caru~jl d be mnade the op ? a 1y (#t thred ei &~ud commee otn, Lpgisagye Depart: very fr hi mi.'of the ege'of t. ty-one ye pa non-commis. iAe c ane pn46E6 in th ' army. bnd navy otir rivttes except. ed,) being a citisen.of the United States, or. % foreigner. who had. declared his in tention of beoming ' citizen of the United- States,' oeording to-law, and having resided .therein twq'. yegr,imme distel previous toWte day of lection, and mpthe in the election Distict where, offers to vote and has ist.mo and residence, shall have a right to Ypgp at.elactions in. this, State. Nor shall temporary absence, being less thaw aix months, with intention to return, diear or impairt.he right of a voter i4 this State. . Mr.. Melton introduced the following resolutions ; which, were qgreed to:.. ResQIted, ,3,at the engrossing .9wn nittee be authorised to .employ ne r .=pre cloks, as may he (o4nd necessary. Mr. Wagener introduced. the follow ing.resolution,; which, was xeferred to the ornmittee on ampnkn ents to the consetituopn .:I Repjed, - That tIie Slate siuil4 by all means foster and promyte internal im provements, qrts and mtoba'nical indus. ,try, aid should never: make laws to restrain het Logsleive . bodies from affording aidand enounragement to the sanze.. On -tuotion of4 Mr. Thompson, the convention dtjourned t fifteen minutes *past fpur o'clock, p. m. JoJIN .T-Fo'AN, Clerk of the Conventipa. SATURDAY, AEPTE.VBER 6, 1863. - Mr. Boyce ptesentdd the credentiah of the delegate kcon the Parish of St. Helena, whioh, on motion of.Mr. Boyce 'was'referred- Ao a Special committee of three. Mr. Moses'; from the committee dn. the Judicial Departmon4 made a report on .s- much of . the gOvernot's mseage, ad relates -to the sittings f the Coeft of A ppeals , which was ordered to be laid on the. table and, to be..prm4. ed. SMr. Rollinp offored thiifollowing .e selutions~ which was ',ordered td. be Jaid on the tabln: Resole, 'That a committee of Twelve, composed of two from each congression. al district, be appointed by the Presi. dent of this convention. to 'inquire and report to this eonvention what . iumber of Rorosentatives it will be proper, ac cording to %ije pxesent law of the United Sttes, that this State'shall tende to the approaching Cqngress of the United. States. Mr. Dawkins, fVom the committee, on *rdi0sa'Aces nyd 1leaolutioN, m*de a ry. poton a, resohion . to restore poticat relattions with, the.State. Mr. 11r0s0, intiodued she foPWling resoptioz; which was referi*d ts the goninittee on Or4ipinAep. ana reisol lions.: . ' 'K uolved, hq therovIsip 0 i r be pi lhorag4 an t q6V. to applpt or agent to proqe to nahrgonan ronoi there, wjose duty it shall be reproent .with, 6h, Preident and W14 departmeintkhe interests ,tf 0,e ,tfiA and give aid to tie. citizeps tf the. tt i~d nais ,itb tproper pdationeu foi pat lon an~ o~~e~ ~jZ achethi .intilduc$ dtqrUv ig roeslutioni ; wichws ~o~and i res91thl N to t tify in all the' S es oohem' r y NaIimo ruolutions@p tio i .1chi A. RosolTed Tht the Union is the t a 'nm ' i nsidration of the - kAt'e4 ple.$ - /2. U#~,TIJ , sovereignty, a usni-. 9Aliv e, wic, in all 6.I tions, 'ist ewhere, resides in the American people and its authioris ed ripresentativo within tlhe Inile of the organic law---the cOast0io 1le thefederal. owrament.. C4 slate h ca, e .i4 through thg0expe0 ofheplitarypai. el of the fedoral govermnt,N nd that any attempt by .u to evive it would be knpolitic, U e, and, not. only futile, .sld haitis hetrie poli dYof the Amerioan peopo to confine the (16- - eraGovernwenit strictly within the lim. its of the coniitution, and to -oknowl edge the inaienable ,ri:ht oreach State, to ,regulate itei owf afairs in' its Open 4 l (,lIe lAt -W 'n6t. one can oppiessed p 'op W( i - ny, bW arue, fgnm an appro enpion, on the piirt-of the ieaker sectibuiOfoppres jou aU4 tyranny in the f1ture, and carried on uddr aihd 'COn , co-existent amo ag 'siinen cAm part of the county, ilth adoI of. tie constitution itself, - taat a te had the reserved right to revoke 1,a powers it bad delegtoed to the. Genor4l Government, wh6uever, in thle-ju dment suc8,tr ht b6 daig419t. those powprs woni e used o iia vantage. The war, therefore,b:pt. ,'c been AtrIotly.itsh u nature-of arei On or insurrectioy tve inest respOW6uly ugpot to. his Ejgel 1 the nt,.i ing the pains an p14 ed' tthose crimes -by-e law4 1 o United itates.. %. ReW.wad, TltM wendq4orseu th e4A. o6. Presilntg, Johnson's ~Adml i-L ap'4 illeo4dially eiupport its w'se and *triotic Ofotts to> rstope to ti a Ibyol eenntry the blessings ofUpegce. Mir.. Aid1py, fromt t~hq onItnitte. amendtienta to the oafistitution, aei a, repors. r.Spi introduced' the fi1g resolutions, whigh.. were ,referte4 4'0 the commit*c on. Ordinanees in' Resolped, That' we eanestly reep. mend to the .cit*iens of. thip Stato ie. immediate formation irt each distriot, Oft. * force of citizan. -ilitia to ot in cop cert. with ,thq United .$t4s to"io as a gan41 plicj foe\ ge IVisio n which l hey re reisse to lhe en that qrder, And civil.u tI4ty, 3 t restore4 -and OfrCd\4 . .'Reolva, 2. That thg thf ed shool' wn A' , #or tiofl s~oplpg ep~~I4 prgper thanne, to $1' f to ge" 11 on parQr t~li~i on and *ossbjp, With as~fbaa?akstid aka. cha scsaiestiosas 4 tieA.nitetwt b bl~ieK~