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It I F7 FTRI W.EEKLYNEWS -WINNSORO S. C., T1UESDXYAY'MORiING SEPTEMBER N26E16R> --k 1 ,185. N1MBEIR84 fi'lE TRIWFElYt BEWS: the Department of quth Carolina, in referenO to'a seeWing rOnflict. between the civil and military authorities of the State; and that.alldifculties were sat . isfactorily arranged. 'the civil lawi, the Cout, .and civil officers ofrthe'State are restored, and their finetions will ndt be interfered. with by the militry authori. ties, except in cases, where freedmen and persons .of color, are . concerned. These cases have been I assigned to the Courts of the Provost Marshals for ad. .judicatio, till . the cotppletion of the. President's polie of reconstrrctdon. All other cases will.be heard and decided by the civil and municipal courts under mnd according to the laws of South Caro lina. It is also a source of cotqgratulatiqn to know that the colored troops, whose atrociouapconduct has disgrced the ser vice and filled the publio. mind withthe most horrible apprehensions, have been withdrawn fiom the intbrior of totatte, and arato be. pjaced in garrisons on the conat, .where they can do no farther mis chief, Ii all .f my personal interviews with tho. P'esident, n4i in all of my dis. . patches to him, Iurged this.course most earnety,. The white troops are, I be. lieve, doing their duty beneficijllyto the. country, in preserving the peace and good prder of the State, It isthought thakheir 'prqsence amongst pa or some timt yet will be ieces.gry, in order to enfqrce- the relative dudiesiof-the freed. - jnen nud employers. In conclusion, gentlemen, I would in. voke.theAlmighty to watch, ov r all or 4lib.rations, aid c*rect your'd. orestfhonor andl i f ur lefoved State. ., f STATE COAVERT N MOOlDAY,, '.ITENh) is 8 18 . At i~te hour 0o *hiqu , h joit o was Ajotirned, - te rqsid~ e f R he chair, Ad the up s qi opeoiq wih pryr by, The 'loriinkadd41.0 pared e ibited his d~n sazden -rolled isis uses a a beh~e cq: 'ventoti : po onid a 4ign ad t6 4 ep f or ti fo Ar~ I. soiiwVqttth ~ r men s ilsaby g! -m _rpY]a 1.e vide the 0W t o th o . tMs iwbrVIM ted &wa..tdVIA - ~ *set port~on the propriety of so 'ataendiig the constitution as to .substitute for the word "Districts," wherever it, occurs in that instrument, the word "Cointies; and for "Disttict," the word "County ;" with leave to report -by ordinance or. otherwise. Mr. Fatow introduced the following sectiorifor the bill of rights ; which was referred to the 'committee on -amend, mqnts to the oonstitution: Voter sball in all cases except trea. 8o), felony or breach of the pqace,- be free from arrest in going to, during their at. tendance at, and in returning home from elections. . Oh motion of Mr. Robertson, Ordred, That when this convention adjdurns, it be adjourned to meet to.mor. row, at 11 o'clck, a. m. Mr. Tillman introduced the following resolution ; which was referred to the committee on the Legislative Depart ment: -~UEo atv eat P'ROPOSE9D CA$8E OF TitE CONSTITUtt0i. The General Assembly may erect new Judiciail Districts, but every such Jjudidial District shall .lisewise cousti tute a new election distriot, and shall be entitled-to a Senator 'and Representa tives in the General Asqembly, upon the same basis as the election distriots pre scribed by the constitution : , .Povied, That no new Judicial -Election District shall be firmed of les area than five hundred.uquare miles, nor shall .any die. ,trict-eitablished hy this constitution be reduced below five hundred square miles. At the first genteral election subsequent to-the next,. appointiaent of representa. tives after the establishment of a new Ju. dicial IeotiQn District. suen Dist rict shall be allowed to choose its-Senators and as nmany lepresentatives as.the general as. sembly may direct.; to'b' taken frpm. the quota or Iiiotas of election diatrict or districts, out of which such now District shall have hen erected. . Mr. Dudley introduced the follow. ing resolutionit; which were- referred to the comniittse on :aeundments. to the constitution : Reold. Thatieresftr. no meney be apprgpriatid by the Legislature,- nor the ertdit of the Stato be.: lent, for in;4rnal improvementa,: or in aid of enterprises of indvidqals or corporations, unless. itsball have bee se deternted by a vote, of 1*44hirds of both branches of the whole tereentation. I.Mr."oNrwepd ittroduced the follow. ing resuoan; which was referred to the' committee.on 'Orainances and Ibqolu. 'tion*: Rsoked, That, under existing cir. s11tan cpA, it. W.O policy of outh tote eh~urage:immigtatIon foM Thit in the opinioi of-this e 0 he-'legislttrre should,".*s io~n is odssible, -devise sone scheme for WUdttig 4d encodkragig such immi.gra. [6- y'ik deed'the following lolc0 4 referid to the 4ndlie otdlnanoes ahd r"o (Lhat the 4iexte Legislature she public iOpa a practies 'With re ese 'aah W0 AA.4 "County" for 'District" in, the Constitu. I Lion. Mr. Hammond made a report on reso < lutions to raise a'police force; which was c agreed to. . The Convention proceeded to the consideration of general orders-report of the Committee on Ordinances and Resolutions, on an Ordinance to declare slavery abolished, and on other payers; referred. - Sundry amendments were propos ed, - and , the following was final. ly adopted, by a vote of yeas 98, naya 8: "The slaves in South Carolina hay ing been do facto emancipated by the a tion of the Government of the United $tates, neither slavery noZ involuntary servitude, except as a pun. ishment for crime, whereof the par, ty - shall have been duly convicted, shall ever be re-establishba in this State. Mr. Melton,, from the Engrossing Oommittee, reported an. Ordinancq to repeal . the Ordinance of' Secession, as engrossed and ready f9r ratification ; which .was forthwith ratified in due form. The. Convention adjourned at half. 1 Ast 3 p. ,r.; to mieet ,t9-morrow at 10 ,VPEDN9SPAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1865. The Convention was opened with prayer by Rev. A. W. Moore. .Mr. MoMaster introduced the, fol. lowing. -resolution, *hich was ordered to be printed, and to be laid on the table: . Resolved, That the Governor shall always reside, during the sitting of the Legislatire, at the place where the session may . be held; ;at all other timewhe-shall habitually. reside atCol. umbla, so long as it remains the seet, of Qovernmeut. Mr, . McGowan - introduced the fol. lowing as- an addition to the 4th Sec tion - of the (Ordinance to declare in force the Constitution and Laws here. tofore in force," &a. :. - ".Provide, Aopoever, That in case suit shall be brought upon any such cqutacta or obligations, not, by their termi, payable in gold, or in othr.speci. fled manner, and entered into between the first day of Jamiary, A. D. 18683, and tb tenth day- of May 4865, the measure of recovery shall be ,tha -,tye value at the time of trial of the property pontraoted for.; but, in ascertaining this value reference shall be had to the con. dition of, the property at the timoof contract. , -And in all such cases, the ddfen4anbt may , show such Ve without specially pleading thq sanio. r Andtews announced. the fo1lw. ing amendment, to the third section of the first article .of.thie Conqtitution,. proposinjg to strike out the se9tion, and imaert the fullowing; whiclh was agreed to.: .:Esoh Judicial District in .1bo State shall 064tlitute one Slection District e1oept.. Qharleston District,. ,wiph alil .eI divide& latp three, 3lpt4or Distriows The AMt . pouisting ,f 'all ths.fe - qi the ..cil$ of, Cbar)ston yhi aies ]a$ of 4he1 middle threi4 of Ein streetin said oitie thro ut its iia to We calle4 u 1 Mai tje econd o 6 ja 1 4arwbieh ]lies ,Weiof- 6 ;'0 to be pall 073 oNft rof te oJudici~ D~iI ot the rpoprte i~t o 1 e Ka$O V a gtr as .e hOpjtO e~~ot iroceedings were opened with prayer. The discussion of the representation luestion was continned, and sundry LmenAdments were ordered to be laid on he table. * The report of the Committee on kmendments to the Constitution was or lered to lie on the .table. The repQrt of the, Committee on the egislative Department was taken up or consideration, was discussed and was inally agreed to. The report of the Committee on the Legislative'Departme)nt, on a resolution i to the qualification of voters, was re :onmitted. SATURDAY, SEPTEMItR 28, 1866. The President took the Chair, and the )roceedins were opened. with prayer. Mr. ion introduced a resolytion, vhich was agreed to, that it be referred o the Committee on the Executive De >artment to inquire and report upon the Apriety of giving to the Governor a jualified veto. Mr. Orr offered the following resolu. ,ion, which was ordered t. be printed : 'The Secretary of Stato, Comptroller. leneral and Treasurer, shall be elected )y the qualified voters of the State, at he same general election when the lovornor and Lieutonant-G6vernor are lected. The report of the committee on the hudicial Department, on a proposition hat the Judges.and Chancellor be ap sointed by the Governor, subject to the onfirmation of the Senate, was agreed 0. Mr. Melton intreduced an ordinance o provide for th- first ensuing election if Governor and Liqutenint Governor, ud for members of the first ensuing Ieneral Assembly of the State 6f South Jarolina ; which was ordered to be print. id, and to be'laid on the tabl. Mr. Jones introduced the following -solution : which was referred to the Jommitte on Amendments to the Con ititution. Resolved, That hereafter there shall be a capitation tax laid, by the General Asembly, on all male inhabi ants of his State, between the ages of twenty >ne and fifty .year. wiich shall never >e les tban .one-fourth of t4e tax laid in one .hundred . dollars worth of and. Baks wrho Mr. Black introduced a tsolutionj; which was referred to the Committee m Amendments to the Constitution : Vhe Geoeral Assembly is forever ieroeter prohibited fr.h exempting he property of , any corporation, seociatiqa or individual from taxa ion. 111r. Editor : The time dpproaches wben It will! become necessary. to choose pepeiersons to all thetvarloit olvil'omotf the iI toolng aboot, It s.bp duty of: ' " itlen -t exerblee the Iht of'oufftae *It% aieye single to'the. od Of tWe oount4y. The'offi4rof Cleetkoi'op sourt of Coinmon Pleas, ; onld b2 e5164 by apnrs,sudwe Cn ar citi na. liriof th ind bPI 00W rqitte be atrI9 wasW (d 4, tothl 4e a Me i'n'the 414A il -1 ' It noi ioldittl th ian 741 *W* Oil 1 as, In m , W hiand04 17, t 1&uikhjg t4al lto$eah enti~lvte4t a " A e DINSOLUTION. T HE co-psrtnership heretofore existing between the ,subscribers Is dissolved by mutual consen't. All business connected zth th firm will be attended to by J. Mo JULLY. jr. AGNEW, MoCULLY & CO. September 20, 1865. sept 28 '05-8 Proclamiation BY THE PRO VISIONA L GOVERNOR. 6t EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT S. C. MnE 18, 1866. W HHREAS, it, is repregented that in many portions of the State there is great disturbance abd apprehousion- from. fvawiess persons, *lio are thieving, maraud. ing and committing nets of violence' remote from the military garrisons stationed at tife Court Houses; and whereas, Brigadier Gen eral Ames, commanding (he Northwestern portion of the State, has suggested the or ganization of a militia police force in each Distrio6tof his command, to act in concert with his forces in preserving order and peace in the community ; and whereas It is supposed that the other military command.. era will hare no objections to aid and assist ance on the part of the citizens in suppress ing crime and maibtaining . order ; an4 lhereas, also, It appears that President Johnson has sanctioned and authorised the Provisional Governor- of Mississirpi to or. ganize a similar force in that, State, and has rorbidden'the military, authorities thetto Interfare with suh organizations : Now, thorefore. I, DENJAMIN FRANIC UN PERRY, Provisional Governor of the State ofSouth Carolina,do proolaim,order and Ueolare,thatjthere shall-he formed and orgas ihed in each Judicial District one .or more militli companies for a home plice, to'act under and be auxiliary to the militry garri son of such District In preventing. orimes 6nd preserving the peace of the District. 'lheo companies will consist of a Captazqand three Lieutenants and eighty men, scattered 4 ver the District so as to be easily accessi ble from all points w'ere any distdrbance may occur. When the companies are form ed they will report, through their Captains, to the respective Brigadier-Generals com manding In South Carolinaand to the Provost Marshals at the respqctive Court Houses, oad fNom them receive their Orders. When arrests have been made, they will turb the offenders over to th'e oivil' authorities -or IrIng'them before the Provost MArshal for t'ial atsd punishment, according .to the t4rms of- agreement betweenGetieralsboIe and Gillmore and inyself as to the respe Live jurisdictIon of the civil and uilitasyau. thorities in South, Carolina. ; This police guard will be voleuntary in Ai organization, and shool'd beo osed of notoe but discreet persons' ofatssl * and ohhrater'in the dointatnity, , Iwh'6 Ing.to'kender, their serviegpiorp y yha the occasion' roqulres. it Is thi t,h0" the btir otganisation 9f such iei 4T r~~jfen p In p e e g~ e 11 doers will kow th LhOe Is 'ower, 'at hhndeko afreftth' -anb theiutebi Wike *It, 1 Wbe bi d a d' 1'sy wiiVel i . ot this t, atld be, as U s ato hab 4 Bo 1,46 . . t . . St~twiU ~ve~z4Ae