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Desportes, Williams & Co., Proprietors.] A Family Paper, Dovoted to'Scincd, Art nquiry, Industry and ,iterature. [Terms---$8 00 per Annumi In Adtnce. VOL.11.] WINNSBORO, S. C., WE)NESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1868. TiE 1AIRFIELD HERALD 1t PUnLt181tlED WI) . *KItY IY b2EF1OR)TF1 WILLIAMS & CO. Termlt'. 1' 't u n11.n is publikhoil Week ly inl life I cmishor,.t, .A. 83.00 in ijy- Ati ime.int advertisements to be paid a itI hnv. Obitau;try NotiQes andl Tributtes $,1.00 per quare THE hILENT PRAYER Sihe prayed ; watched her nightly On her knees besido the bed. Aoti for a whilo eath prayer itne I he-trd the words she Sitil. Anel tei-i- *iere f7l1 a silence Oil her bored head, and I thought My senses hal heen sleeping Iince lier words I had not caught. Bu dilly as4 (the tiight came, Camne that silet prayer again I marked her lips unmoving, And 1 knew the mystery then. Wa" she praying for (lie living ? Was sh1 praying for I he ulend ? T 1er 4 was no s -ibing. sighing, Anl noli ;t tear was shed. sh. wi fraie in, her beantiy, A< a et't he bh lie last Wi lie 1ra-.1 f x sweet pI tlence .rill sh lt el i - or h ' in g? Si 1.111 I'il( ?i I 'It' W hIto -hItall 1, 11 .3-t of, i -: .. ir ..1* - 6!he i .m -il . - m) .l - 1.' o er. In a hl i.C alj p Ier( . (one like sau.; fr.m V.f I.X'i O . (lone like i:nsa ri fronI :ha.e %. In tier ali'ae' i ho t' 1 m.iriting She w-s Iso.',' he'u i tie --ile. She iever t ol'. in d!yinug Biut we 114-; di n -1 if Wheni t i hr to :i so fatir: Fie Willh lilies onlltl hebsoin, Fair as btlies aind 1.4 sweet ; Fair. witl slitimlihor on her forehlead, Fair with silence at her feet. Era the ieand of death could reach her' She hall Iliwi to meiet his hiss ; Ere anoth'er latti coul claim tier, She was far nway 'roin this. 840 was heyotid our 1.inih li(. Sie wia hrent hist? it' lV eiir. Aiin- with her C're l :, In the stiwdw ' .' i (i ':'d n -Muua PRIOCEEI)NUS OF TuIsKr RING STREAKED ;v'.D _.R; .1D 00NVENTIOK1 F':ST DAY. At ten mimitt- pait 1 o'--luek. Tjim- 1 othy IItrl'V (white), delug (14! firami Berkeley Ditrict, minitted I t rotMrim, ani: tihe fo1ll.owing langitnge called the convemniont to order : iill iersonis iwio I aire not mmbers of the conventiot will i plen-'- retire behind the bar. I do not. inen the spiritual har, but tIm wooden har, wi)t the exception of members of the pre.a, vho have vressed themseves On motion of Mr. James M. Ritatd, of W insboro, Col. T. J. Robert.;: , of Rielinsid, wits tletted temporary C Fair Mani, and on taking the Chair adiressed the coiventiott l as follows: Gentlemen of the Con vention We, the delegates of the loyal people of South Carolina, ate assembled hetro for tile ptr pose of restoring our Si ate to proper< relations tu the Fe'deral Union. It bie comies us to0 fime a con atittion both jusat an:1 liberal4 which wuill guarantee gni tt orglt, regardless of race, e' '., (rnmnu eumb dtion, and i a ch wti e.:p;)y witir tPie Reconstr'uction acts1 of Ctngr'ess. thereby ensutring our speedy adflmission)4' in 1wiUin. Getnit leens 1 trhest there will be no class legisbtttion. , I wanut. tis body to act promptly, harmonious'ly antd- jutdi ciously, andi in such' a- mannter as wiitmre flect credit upotn itwW~I atrd' sbouro the confidence of tho S'tate- it represents; and I hope, by your kind assitstrtace, to WV. J. McKiley, of Ohtangbu'r , (col ored,) 'was chosen temporary -e'reta ry. By direction of the chiair the Si-creta s'y tread General Orders No. 100, conven i~ig t~ydy, and called thme roll- of .Nhiuty'Lwe responded to their naties, and~ te chair anaonneetd that a qgnorum betmg preusent, the conivenftionl was readly to proceed to 4business. U. httmr :(wiut.e.), of DarI ligti njogd dhat~ a .comimitiee of sew sun be apimtied tiy the chatir 4.e report the n~atul of te gorauteot. otlicers of s~hu enanndion. RI. 0. Detaarge (cord), oif C~harleston, suggested .tfa tfm rit.xC. thi t b e done waas4O pscyrtafin iwho w~eres mnem~bes of * the tiudy, and ithad a cotmistee on dro diept~isni was rneessary to tis end. of Generl Ordere NTo. I60' was cemp. teot'evidenae of - lactsions ad proper. 1$ G Dnoan (wbiie).,.of~ewberry-u... 1.9 not; tik the conventtin e prepar4 od to go lnto a.1peroeaniapt .orgttjization at, the present tiii. Mang of the dele. ~atf4.ft? 1rf the Eh.t time, We wA shelI bedomd ettr aPX ~ and' .tnt net' lor tile re'sponfitble ~Mfit4 of *.be ennnneton. This ia mn' imipoutnfl ugand; mutch depetnde upou. the hoice made of chairman. Commit a rault here, an I through an iicompeteft res-idig ofica!r securo incompetent con mittees, and these proceedings will be wrong from he..ing to enl,- and mir partv 2A the State be a fhifre. f ierefore, 1inos ; nat n mtlimeit that we postpoi .-ork of permaiently ganiizmg .. .ven tion until Tihurs Jay, at 12 o'I c M. G S. lvngiijy' (col'd.), of Beianfort [t hink some further action shokfild 6e taken with reforence to the ilenititV of 11ame110S aind iidividial. A ny one in; tIn haill miy ainswer for me, amid the majori v r t. know that Ie had answered falso. IY. . Until we have been sevcrally ex imin'ed thrervforo,- rd know p-osifivelv lat, t lie right mimen- have answ red to h1-n'eantsrv,4. I do' n(d- think we should Yo into a pern'iient orgnitIion. 13. O Diucan-I wonhil ui ke occasion o ald tint, in tie Georgia Coiveition), i iat1 at teliled and anlsiwered several' 1. vs to t he ne.1mie of an labsent deh-g-ito Wfo)re her was <liscovered. T. I (mtriev I i ie" to a point or or'her. l'hiere i no !- otion befor'e thei convin. 1 ion. The (jinestio, leis ot heeii tated >y the c!hir. d B. F. ltiolph (col ') of Orange. >nrg-I1 wonuld innr wht Ih toi-d-neiint. was properly before the ions.. Ti. chair stated that. th questii.n was 1!mn Ihe ninenihnent of thme. lelegaite riom Nwi' erry to the mvotiui of tie 1--h-Iate froI'n DIhrlitgonl, n m l. t l- ''l tion of n-rimaneiii. oficers of the oivenitio bie- Doii'poned u to morrow Lt 12 ''clock. C C. 1j .we-l (white), of'Charleston , f tw, think that this Convention boimhl im prmcet-l one 514-) fimr er intiil ve ar,- ;at isfive! that all tho per.tins pre -lit. li;mve been July electeil, anc are ireteti t h the proper credenials. I v6i0ld suti-O cint a genieinan, i. sitt ing iero to-day with fle certificate of anoth r mtidividial ini his possesioi ; ao that I. is absolutely necessary that we shall Iltermine whether all these persons are 'ightly he're or not. To this end I move hi the qgnestion oncerning rh perma.. ment organizatimin e laid upon tle tihl uttI t .i- eredie-nia (i' deleg'aties,aan be i, Mele (e -l mww to ''II''II-l. h e-'.ifi ta-- -h f ilel r-e fifi i , ,f t . w r 1h. F Whtim e~mm.,r,:white)-h wfnluen. ri: t hti~ thore shon.h! be a,....,,uid .ttihi :umio itet at 'si oi,. 'idte1. I -ii .:ich b- . We simply desr tihe ie idea.16c.t. ion of ithe respeetive delgaies .y th me Who kniow t hemt 1; and in ihose oil,- wh ti e.re he certificates or -Generai Ca niy lave heen ost or are wantiig. they cran be easily sup. . lied fmit hitdgu'iters. I afmh aware tha.t here6 are some delegates hre who hold cer. ilentes from I lie Couimissioilers in Equity. knt I know no higher anth-oiity than such tu endorsement, of a delegato by a proper aflicial in the district which lie liepresents. l'here is certainly no reason for us to ie At4id of enoh other, a'nd let. us settle this m1atte' iA a the speediest way. 0. C. Bowen -1 am opposed to these largo somitictees. A committee of five is ample soiugh. If there be doubt concerning a telegate, ho can easily be sent for and ex. inined as to his identity. So far a-regard' lie credentIali, I contend 4Jiel Ao deftirncate 'ro a judge, or a cle'rk df any court, or a :mmissionet i'ia equity, is proper evidence ie're. Onmly the certified order of General inhy can be received as credentials, mand hiose: wVM have not, berm supplied, must >hitajin '. copy frorm tlie propes' aLdthority leert. Thi :n -seaion- belag on agreeing to h notion >appoint one delegate from cacti litrict as a C'ommit tee on Credentials, it *as decided in thme affimnative. The Chair nlamed th'eoinmitteer who etired, "sor t for pesons and paperis," and 'onmained In session for nea'ly ido houls. Ini the interim, various motions were nado to adjourn, to take a recess, to hear trethren fromio einterios on the situation, ko., &o., all of which were voted'down. On returning to the hall, 4. 0. Duinoan, chairman, submitted verbally the following repart, namely . T 'htat tiochulist teo' had examitted' (Irst' ,aoh other's oredentiala,t hen called in dele. putoes from the soral dlstriots. That here Lfter any delega'te shitl bb admitted-4d'tlI 1ha1l on presentat ioii df 11 dertmfied order of' 3on. Canhy, dualy enidorsed by the chairman sAd socretary of the committee. The report wras adopted. Au' effort was muadeto'prnaeed t o-thu'oof. tanization of a commItceo for the purpow0' >f nominamting. pornmanent officers of ti' souvntiot, liet it being evident froni' the one of the convention thaatt oonsidet'able lebate ironld elapse. D. 0' 'Dtnan-~ moved- an adjourtinih Liptll twelve o'clock to-morrow; which was ugreed to, and- the convention adjiourned. RaOOND DA'. The Convento assecIthed'at' f2 M., ps' arday, and was catled to order by the team porar'y President, T J1 Robertson. The proceedhings wore opened wit6 prayer bsy the Rtev BI ? Itanidelph, neged , Thef1reil4ent requested hi $ Itnynes, Kelegat e fromi Marion Dist riet, t4' 41L as temporary Ass1stant Becretary. :a 4.he call of the roll, ono hundred and alon.dtlegat4e answering to thieir usam'eS, ~t.eednL announced a quoruim present. #L41JeLarge propose4 tofgo into ab In MA.' AUlitinesd that the two raon ted sevmgaiwktigh~est, niumb4r of .qtes ont Sb. N. in bsit benk eptge ith wt~h the tellers. At the cobcsoinlet Pun..., oh of- the tellets appointed to count the votes, report edthie result of the infornal ballot as fol lo*si Dr A 0 Mackey rceciviing 74; B F Whittimore 87; T J Robertsou 1: James Al Ruitand 1; total 113. Mr Pillsbury moved that Dr A 0 Niaok ey be declared President unatimiioAly. Mr Whittemore begged the geutle:man to withdraw the notio' a few rWuments, which Was coth'plied with. kir Whittenore then Adiresad (lie Con veition as follows: .\r IPresident, [ und'e:tanid thit the eleo liol we have gonte into thus far has simply beew ain hil'ormal election, anied that the ex 0iessionl of fhe Convention litus fair halts bueou decla'red, as far as the two higher candidattei' aro concerloi, as favorably dis posed tovlards Mr. Mackey and myself. * * * '1tat, thCrefOro, a permanut organization may be a t ofme effected, I do respectfully withdraw my namo fron (lie canvass, and ntvo that lion A ( Mackey be unanimously declared as the choice of this Convention for Presideit. F J Moses moved to declare A 0 Mackey eleoted permanetnt. Prosident. of thii 4Onverc tion- by acolamaiieti. The motioli was adopteil, and the Presi d'eit declared Dr A G .\lackey unanimouisly elected permainent President of the Conven rion-. - 'The-'resi1lent elect t-hon addressed the Conveit ion as follows : Genleimen of thie Canvenltion :-Whilo I return you ity lianks for Lie hon-or that yon have coiferred (2n ie. by selectin'g mile to preside over youir doublerations, I con fess, that I astuie the Chair with great dillid-.:Ice its to mly capability t0 discharge its dieiis I cain, haowever, iafl iy pIom, ise a det ermiilnat ion io perfrlmti tie itt ai-tt task with ithe strictest imnia-ti lity, n'id witi all' te jiflgent inl Ianpor. The position ilt which your kindtess has placed ile, will necess-Irily preeldo mile fromn a general participation iln the debates of the house, anitd will condemn lmfe to si. lence oi many qnestions, oi which, if I were on t he floor, I would wish- ro be heard. Yon will perinps, Ilhe'efore, pat'don the, if I take the prement ecatsiot. flnece for i, .t' deline iy- posi'inh and' tU expf'esTr my selti ientit onl sel of ite gleat t 6dics, which aire now ngielting out' coutiry Tile Convii1n1 in which we are now sit ting is iarkett by ti'o pecuiliarities, which have distiaignislied no other Convetiot that. hats preceded it in South' Carolii---.pedii liarities which dema I' for it. the coin-. menttatiou of every lover of liberty tnd respecter of hunthi rights, Convened, as Peoitend It hnas been-for else, I had not been-iore-liy coipetent le gail authitwhty, it is tile first Coisitittional Convention inl this State: ill the belectioln o whose miemberS, t alil ao bo.. ihe! tie pal' -bmof- r';iocall :illerty. Im hie. il *-:,*. siihe to every man whol -o d %I .htied El i o 1 p.1 CsIt crim..t. a a - ;a. ior Ithie five him, a rt in-ra8 tt ).-. - which have precederd it aitl %i h.0t - ti-, ill 17763, im 1777. in 1790. ea 16,- .eiti . bt. nL lio iiik oi till v; olpi- .. - jierm-tted' . cx. x ra e i ae a , :., : ' , --e. Ics.it e slaery, titae Vill- ehle ot- h trl n. hall ibrownl its I'liguit-lig jillillenet' n}-.n UHne alelt! of i -_. olipte, 1111d itI Io tha nlobl doc-. Iri.. th:11i -oti0 lit'l a I w - I ler vul ai atill al tot th,1 L'ood of' the whokle. .?Ia eubstitted thatit lti aelalilioait one, ti., tity were a.ntei di 1-1 onaly for tha lItenil . one Class lit ti' rx I : .. aa, -- Bui ill ti. call for Ofh. body. ever.% tiu., manl wino could lakbor ro4- 1 he sippor: . ight tar o the ldeelic of' i theCommiaweua iit has been invit ed to it re i esaen Ialt il Malahood sitfhrae sas for til i tit b1110 heell inoked to conllie a biody wiclh is to in:iko the tidaental hatw folr atll. This is, t heln, I Illy 1anial emtphat ically at pople's Conaaion-a 'oiivenftion by ha. representaaives of all who have minds to think-an-l to think for themselves, or inus el to work-atnid to work for themselves. Again. In tVe five Constit ti ional Con. ventions held in titis Stite, to whaichl I htavO itaready ailuded, tlie fuitlamental law there in framed was made a finality. The people were ignored as a pa.-t of the body politio by the Convention, which deolared itself as possessed of despotic netd irrespont4ible au thority; and, ie every inatance, refused to subnmit its pi oceedings, and thte Constittution which it liad framedi, to thte people for their ratinecationa. This was but anattural and tic cessatry result of thte innluence of the politi cal sentimenst that then2 prevaIled. It was bt o.>nshsteit, that thoso who deemed en'o hatlf d'f thir fellow.citizens to be chattels, shioaid torget, or overlook the manhood of the other hailf. Bitt we,who in these dtays, when (lie rise lug beamis of political truth, promise, after eb maueh storma, a brighteor skcy for the Re public; we whto atoe emerginig front that eotond of falso opifie n, int o the full sutnshine of that tuth, kn'w and clahnt twelves to be only the represaentatives of the people. We arrogantly assume no final-act ion, no ir responsible power, recogntizinig the rights of all men, of all races, the poor as well as tie rieh, tho ignorant as well as the wise-, of all uten w~ho mtaike tho State thelir htome ansd identify themselves with its interr sis. We'dare not presenit to them an orgainic laiw for (heir government, as siomethin~g with saiich thesy)iave niothling to dlo but t.o- ltar It and obey. Our werk here Is nottdt be con sidered as completed untIl the people shall have reviewed It antd ratfined it. Not we, ourselves, but they who seat us here are to say whethter we deserve the r'eward'.dtV a -'well done, good mid faithful ser'vants." Foir the first, time itn the history of SdtlIlh Caro lina, will the pea o be recognisedi *e 4te trno tramners of titdir own or-gai' lh#.' Of sucehia Qonvetion organised on tli4' great acknorwledged prilples of Dcemocrattid' lRe pubticanismn, I ain'proud ho be a ioemhtbt'F tar inore proud stelt here beelath'ild falds of' that beloved fi:tg whicht is this glh, flo~it hIg frdm our roof-, than I should hiavd 'been to have been in titka othter body whloci'.se In thi4s city In 1800, with- ito suieh h'3yal symbol to ,proetebt it, but which rat lidi sollg'it to tear itsrulr'ipes to tatters and' to dash its at are to .ltr'eart h. Yieldfog totifQtt'in aetlments of d'V tIon for that Ia'g'df my fathers, and int ab horronee of every' seeatiment of disloyalty and treason . to that Governmnentv o ekah I owe a pofemnount ellegkpnoe, I yet ttUsiiae vindIctive feelings tawards ibhoet yfpy fILi low eltisens whb gerV 1$4' by the abttadsr (Ions of tbeir polhtloi'leeiders, to entea't~l sleti whekE dbtaderror1, 'WV' they belie*o to be t'rutths. ? seat t'd' * th~ 140e4 dfl~ 46r tih e hdatin atnd aguals ttipal I 6 ai ,fodedt to say eheraI I.ssen of ithe masses ot the peo~i.. 14,1i00 Ilate sew to4 disfrallnclise [IF a putnlthtent. for treason. Puntish ment should bo niited fir the sike of reform. To infliet now wouild only ho to gratify revengo. I want no more dis.fanmtt chisotent either as to number or piersoms or its It. duration) of (fine, than is aisollitelv ntecets:ry to sectre the saety of the i lnl und if tht cai be secured by oC at atll, then would I favor a general attinesty. 1 onIl God to witness, that in taking' my soirt In this august body, I (o so oily be causo I desire to coit ributo what little abili - ties or influenon I mny have to the 1estornl tien of puice aind iairmony, aid for the establisliment of sucl a Constti-in or form of government for any inativ" St:ae nas will secure to every man inl the !.m:mon weihlit an equal share of politi"I iglits, will pro:e6, t min the ftiro fronr'the eI-rrors which have led to our present. uhiliappy cou'dition. and will speedily reli-h~iato t e Stite ats a constituent part of' ite 'reat lin ional conifederation. With this expressIon of mly v.tiimenti, Whil will not. however, otoitsol mie inl the i'niportmin admiitis'ration of1 the limie it the otlice to which you have assigtied mite, I am now proe-ared to tako mly place as V011ur1 presiding oflicer, att the samte itme invokiig your iidulgene for any uunintentinmial er tors that I may cominit, and yonie earies: co-operation'in preserving the dlgnity anl decorum or the body. Here followed a long discuission onl th questi on of eleting a chaplin. Upon this point onio A C Itioimil nmd tle following -i''iteful and irrevervt re Imarks : .\Mr. A 0 Richmond htopel it woiHI h lotopen so hat v isit ing hl'ergyno eimbt viitll be invited-to be'lesc't and- ouen .i1. pro cceeiingh Nfitli !'tlyer. lie hopel l i pi coediligs; womail be opaned viidh pr1ayor becaus'e it is e1n13marIt'y . 110 w 1, ' opi. ion though that the invocatiosn.s of'':-'e divini blessingin the Auith Cl'rolinia Coanty:t iin, ol 1860. wore not of any great ser'vie Iu I lie ca1se for which they were inlvokel ni' i' Ivere they il lite Conivenltion of It:>. htil ho'lid not wihi to abolish it. het*u the ntston- ias beoti abitsed on mher i':miojis. t i.i possible they mnity prove tI llr e' - viceable. The President I-ead the following coin - inunicat ion : Cn'I Mtt.t.:rmix .Jamitary 15, 11 1;8. To eiC 'rie.ient of the Conventiun e Swl Carolinn : Sinm: I regret thn nocessity wihl c.mn mie to announce110 to Yout my1 innlbilliy Io. sumhe time dtis of a ein bhetr oit th on ' - hationlal Conivenitiont. * *.-"* Th8,ie of my otlice lat this smeaou. Are still thait : large part. of' them enn be devolvl ) no lt prsni. If dl imtut be perisonmly %e , form'11ed4 ill the 1iourtms app1I)roipr'iaC W t the Leioniic i'r thn elvetitt. Th.I:.i i iti ight perf'ormt t a tihefibem' of that bodyl would b:- 11ly nin ii'3 to those m mtler -1m% -.' IiO C .'mp tei; t in With Pthe imhmoi Mnnl the aR-tln ot' Ihn hodly over whichi ymi pre:,ile will be ucht is io ti 1itt'1i ' 1t'. mapp lt'iiima - , gmuKid nmol every wh.t't'. il iti ct 1eive ti- eniddi'ei'ltit iof ti igli - t lilitik t oimen in out 8tatt. I im, ir. very resej)lilly, youir obed! dnt-scrvant,. clii Sri'Ftt lEDElllCK A. SAWilm Tu11r11 DAY. The conventtin 'm citled1 "0 C':dr at fenl he~ eral miit. -v're 'ado (% alier fle thinmmtesm, whti - s s-f exnmiginmg tiAt lirtion i'elt ziug to Ite election (t' ,, s mt it atms. 1he oh5je'r eing tl out.et E- 8 CoIn. wnfV, niegro, Ilho person electe.1 to that or. 'ie. rillamy imembte having cult' en colchikiont since his e'eomi:n' , i !tilt le wits not lit f or tlie place. The Inotitn) wre wit'mhdrawn to Anlow of i pr.yer, and at the ioquest o: the chair I V. Wilteteoro; Wile, deikaIte fPom1aring ton, oh'ored ill i priiyer 11. Odell Duncian, white, of Newher'v tlien offered a resohition to treconsider so 111mh of the resohiliml nduptel t yesterday in regard to oflicers. ot referrel to lte ap. pointment of the ohaplain. This was adopted, and also a resolhtion to empowet' ie chitirnian. it appoint each moorning somne menhmer of the convemntion to open the mecetimng wih prayer'. The uanishied bausiniess, beving the ece. tion of metssenigers, wats thmed' ti'anriup. Thte result of thme electiomn fom' messmengors lias in favor of I 8 liliotl, a ver'y bdack and very civil negro, apparietlty about t wenty-co years of age, andm 'J 17 Iit'yce; A rescalntions was then otlored by J1 J WrIght, negro, from Jieaumfort. which ctre ted a lehgthy disciatdioa, as to theo rela tive meriti'of thme News, Coeurier, aind zleren. ry, the two'-for'mer beintg comutmndod amid thme latter abused r'ountdly. F? J. Mosies Jr'., onle'r.t a r'esoluaiomn In. viting Govd'or O' to addrtesms thin conven.~ then. This cra t~t i'i'ey lively atnd lenigmlby discussibti Jlo'ver'ly Nash, har'ge, burly,)' negr'o delegate, froan Ilicland, staid : I so to say Mi President' t hat I amt opposedh t o the resoluslti askings dlovernori Orrm to tad. dress th:is 'otivetion, nie I aim opposed to gIvIng hIm thme right ho refusied to tme-1 mean the right, of fre<,'spehchi. 1 have hero no0W an order from the GV~nor'al Conmmnd lng, wahaih was served on'wb. and cottpell ed tie last Tuesday ?'o' r.'i it lefor'e a milhitar'y board and give soume' acoount of a speeh whichl I made' at Iionman's ill, In bdahf of thle Iepuabhicani party,' and at whIch speeok Oovortnor Ol'r atnd is fr'ichda tuIti tnbrtage. it imilkes mto proutd' I&e knowetiat, thme boai'd ef amilittary otficer's do' cidod thud, I' htad a r'ight, to say what I dhli 'The Contktiaulian of' lie Untited States gular" stsefred speeoi,nd as Governor Orr' has opp1osedtit out oft this' heali, I am opposed to'allow' titrmof hissgfrie to) eixerOt1 tI'e spat-dh in bide of liaii hall. I woubml Ih wvilling to cotieode the right uttner tany other' cir cmuiostanees, bait am not wiliing to hio'w dlown and lek the boot of OJaernt- Or'r, because ho occupties the positllon of Prmovi Jlonal Governor of South Carolina. I don't kallet'e bI. gsntituontu ate ime sentitnents of tlie people'of lte St-ate, or that be ,will, hontor ds by addressing this btuiy.. Fhe Q!%am06f hais endorse@ r'coop~truption snee lai $ nsg. So, htulled, as ha tun z86flIhdu -' ; bu i~ s8 afi this~ contentlibn dbs'ttindorstand 'It sllia. -l[r adesfrfsaito '4 bes rot' hin thtt what'f hbat ditrisothepy~hkg.An4:ifkoe InvIted to tbk' .al ), let it,~ (e*op3 t11 steptsoutside, ' edue ie'o 1 'ifrb'idb a doeut' foY eno i aroin ?-no' to g *$ f kj Wg eu. oI ih-n Das.in the Demnamats; don' J ina tha _~w~r--nI:x L:WW=TurJ== die of a feine, till I e of ready I nike one of them ii ghlt.-,1 nil ile I was it) fllovw him. No, gentliena, 1 il u! i wa Uuver. nor Orr Co cIone in hee anid Ich ul M"y gronmiil .l louy Woi: a- le nin't a going to 1iilunble. Ir ho ( :hes u in-n.i , i he will jtu e here t1.i lI It us ( (Oi t' h0 lo it'iie t umies i has e or no:ilo yet. I cornte 61'r n1 ?ti <tistrict wher:- tep ople -te R1epuitiii ; i' li ui L, 1 Vi1'e k-:a I,- re Ith Iey worthd- rathier hear Giovernor P'erry any Cito, heeiI we know lie going It, Cu.4i n's and abuse in eveiy way be van. lit ovy-. ernor our tuintihhs so faist, he makes aman's hen:! dizzi inlr e mlou I:tghtCerl Io look nI Ii im. Oi file way down hiere I lI'ard the Go 'i fu ll on ot' Clhe deleg:iei, Clint he very muitich favoi ed th 1 law lor- hoimet i Ind he dll n11 .1 Ce k i 'Ti - iiit' I ey elled him i nigger r aid. I lneh 10iny h. N " W, (Io eili nor O rr1. is Iit it i k l ,' 1p111i li mIIl f what fl n ' ol o wo ia' ol fie <1Ice lItboivu i .01111 '1 ,vN' v ilr. T eIrI' waintLI t C o go 'inill thlt i W hi io til.io The Iown, h o k-ing bI by u i< 1i.d C Th14. l on tervativos want in kick in of and hit Nonild be gld; 1 t l I ll In he I1r A V I b Ii.; :-onventionji, but We dfonl't inter11 1ia t) Catch limi. flat him hang till the bII ad runs lown into hiW brains and (lhen we will get -ill of his boly. W ki Whipper, den m in' lk.nrok-r, lidll a Iegro h1 w yer from llilroit Miebigan, vi 1o we 1hv .reviontsly .veignlatei i its de. diedly on.P of' (1,3 : 'sht u lt- lC in hie g'C i 1ingell .t:renked and stripedl mn4 le :I lcnii g in-llowerfull spee-'It it! reply. Ilki pointlt vlxer . 2'I!. Ti' N.-.-hI wvas; il :ewla I nn.i to nllk Ilbout ol unI ibling, lor i lh I With a wil I !.:. .-*'-ite i wiol) loull Cnlio an e-:-ra - nli C ry li in bl.C i l:11 ill-il /'l |veIl gi.oC I'sh. 1 1. That it. ri'r : isnbled inl thile a sirectii . he, -holmlM bet enlcoura-gedi eo ) do. .1 That Ihe pary, by i-iving fl nech inen so Mir. isaobued i elf, atl-I pre vlik:, W allncliitinso lusi trgh.1-. Hl ' I- or l ji-no r r (1- w i r i i' po0 i t l ion 1. il- 1 pr 'liini :ll o liPly n.14I political .e' ntgy >' 1 W W ell n10-t11in11d With its . 1nir. uI Uonh' G1!iVe theto' .v.-mi vJ1an ia le nfrormIia 14 ion: a ll't)Ih narii i:ts gly, thlat il vnmeextremnely dlusir-able flinit the contvenlton lidiChe i-ingI.rovisional governitoi's C o1 Ih C - el oo 1 l.l. o us :e,; possible, ut inll tinson with each Other. The moti ion fitally |t. i0ed, an.1 over.. iir ll.h ws nuilo 0 1on1hh'11 the conyen iFn t the Club .i o.,of S-it nig li .\ Ame of resigmicn wia r-n-ed fo1m10 iu J Conwa'y, thi drgeant--aris, IoiC th e e iglnwili .ieo: l 'Cl. Ti 'c 1 1.howing co.1,n12i2ue( was Ippointr Al o 1t C1 Igeeral r. i olay :i.i C h eirCls-lC LI Ai in int, lid Oe' Duncan id. li' . Cur C hun . To wail o overior Oir---F J Iioses, W G Whipper andril J-llmes. M itL anTl nion eiil of l F Randiolph, inddle-c reii prerchev delgate, fromn O 'iglburg, he rolution, inviting roporlrs to eeats S1he floor of the honse, Was taken u Und possed. FoUlRT1l DAY. the. co~nvention met at 10' A. M., and ,vas calledi to ord-(er bv theit Presiident. Pryer was 0'erd bSy IF L Cardoza l'4m1 CharksItizon. 10 J .\Nose, Jr., of Saiior, lChrmni d ite Co',unuilttle AICliateCd to recomi. ninI tile naieo of 1 Suitable iorepon to ill Ilh posni n I I fl ' sergean tat-armitri , re-.l 1red tha. thy had nd heen able to Iserlorml satisinetorily 111m limpl-ri t dIl y PAssig [iteml, anIllod t pws!ted that rher imWe be grawned- uwm.- Adoilpt P J Moses, Jr., flromn the clmitee hippobtied to i l pon hli, 1 -:xll neIrI melov (rr, ni) tol.r4i meni t that. Ilie wol Firessl thei %IcIvem o , rliitored I it. lv hlad' perltibried dil tasing dutty, ID that I Exceleney hiad achisl'E tu hlit mvitanion. .\Itr H.atlnd moved thrt he coneln. veLo to r~aw u inroperf f3~lor, ohe 1crdnace pa)ssedii~i by It hlaCC cnlion. CI Dhjecions4 i ing mndo S all oveqih r h houe, the resotlutiot (If hlaid' 1) pon theC1U l cAble. t o lio' h abe Iltic rspeh~ mit ;.f'erlinly Co nd, - pmde down iilLo.'~~. '~l th uevdpicpe oft' rheprC ud tI o more tanoe tandingctth cuomitt Qt atie. - Cjvet~l The hni exlie .ta h nno. eii nee y eerd durig wich im Dr eltn wihd. his3. resol L Singley, mnro of Brndort,Oofi. alion n reoirs tht then wans tn' l'rrr ken upj.' Debate on this m'atter wal cut of' and1 the couvenitiun a-:ted uider the lead of vhitteiore, at. motion iv landolph. to recorisider th adhoption of the report on Standing U( mimuteep, wns last. .1 MI l~ l nion, of (hreenvillo, 0'erod the lo wig resolutions I . Resdved, That whatever diffurence of opinion may exist as to the ito plan of restoratioi enacted by the Congress of tlie ntiit(d States; however ultra miiei in the North or in tie South may Oppose or detnounce them, there is but on o coitrse of neiIon lor t Iho truo patriots 1I te, a ind i hia t is unhesitatingly and ii' good faith to carry 6itt their enact. tile; I t :3. 2. IAe.ecd, That the lReconstruction mea0iSuriea iW possed by Coigress should bev recognizel as being the supreme laws of t he Iand, passod by the constitutianal ntiihority of the Unii.ed States. and are tcrefore ontitled to the iunhesitatng o.Iipplort of every citiz.-n of this J'epub.' .e :3. R /vohe., That these nensura (oni1biAnd from a har,1imonious wholn, con stitute I ei dhart, by whi'ch twolve mil hln of peopie are to be gided into the haven of perpetual inion, aind the basis o1l (plestion to nil, without regard t o r ice 1 r 1, , 1l. N (. I'airker, Barnwell, offred the (olowing iesi'in ion : IV /no., in every State of tlh Uni. to'l :110 a.1 in every unreconstrute:ed uto llider te Governilimlent of tito Uiited States, bonisiana excepted, the sveral divisions of the sanite are denom. inatrled rounmties, except in the State of S mii Carolina, therefore, Res ili/, Tlhatt tih seVeral districts of' t.hiisi State h111l hereafter be known a1l denonmtinated counties. IN'ferred to the Comumittee on Lngis laition. 1 0 Dlincan, of Newberry. offered I5eI/?I/I, Th13at Brovet Major-General I .'3 -,:Wby be retuestod to suspend ali ext-eimions ofjhmnonta or other for eible collection of de-bts contradt'ed p5rior o Januarv 30, 1865, for the spae of LIIhree momhs,-until firther measures of relief can be matured by this conven tioti. F J Moses, Jr., objected, as exeoui tions were already supended. Whittemoro asked if it was intended for the protectionl of the . convention... Duncanl "cotuld not' day." J J Wright, of Beaufort, said he was opposed to ill such mieasures. Duncan defended his resnhitlion and reviewed the whole subject of the dia t rOssed' condition' of the State, tho Stay. ,aw, etc. Rainey s'ippotted' the-rabhititi, lery at rongly and eloquontly insinuating, as it!" gentleman from Beaufort," (J J \V right), was a lawyer, who had every. thing to gain'by tie existing state of thingI, ho might bo influenced by inter. (este'd iimotive.q. 10 Fa Cardoza opposed it on the'ground of being uniiwilling at this earily stage of I he bnlihess of the conventioi, to en gage in questa3ns of a constitu tionial ba racter. Oi motion the resolutioh was laid oil' thle table. R 0 DeLarge moved thit the rogolht ion aboint, colscatiofi anid dIsfl'andhiiho. ment., previously moved by Langley, be tanken fronm the table. The House refus. ed peLrision. Gr'eat confusIon'preva'.ld in'tlie' doh vecntioti before, duiring and'after the call. ,inmg of the yeas rjnd nays, nikumy of the nlieimb)'em clearly not understanding the meotioni te'y voted' upjon i~ any vot'ed no, because in dOig' so~ they thouight thiey wvere, coindonmmng- confiscation, atid' '11bfra nchisaetit., when the reverse was ths'case. For t.he same reason quite a number changed thieir votes before the eW tI w hiianeniced by the ehnaar. N G Parker ofl'ered the following or dinnr.ce, vihIh was referred to the Com-. mii es on is'gislation: An ordinance. to alloty each hehd'of a faumijy in Souit Otmrolhia a homestead, atnd-to presenit the levy anid sale of. the same under any circ'umstandee'h$eafter, eac head of a ftniil'y in tihe Stag' sliahl he al~loweQd to own' a hon1$lat wvhich sihlconsist of one liunidred acres of land with a d welling hiouse and othier ima provements thieredni If not exceedintg he' valne of two thousand doliak's ; pto. vi'.hnd; that none 'of'the abovd' land, bW withmi the limits of city or incbrporated tionh, or in lion of' the aboQklnd.,91j~ ,.at e ii1 a city or t'own , itoL Oe eidh tw#'nty~-five hundred dollra. The above nanmedt homesfda1atbe oeiept fro'n levv tind' stI by #tfh 6f# aniy proess whatorairundel' the letV'eof Wht'viwaa r err to, eh op ~i~ the &mdctary : An~ ordinance' o bnntul ,all donttUisk .S U.itt e yu i4 o no~fee mintdl halt past sevn o oc el EVIGNING 5E5TON. B: F. Ia'tdolph gato notice tiat io Niould introd ce onl Monday, a peti' tion to the' (ongropi of t Ov tin terdt, States, faying for tho' continuanoo of the I urcatt of Freedmen, Reofugeos' aid A indhed tA'ds, utif the rostev. ration of thp ,i i'I gqvnm ant d lit.tten a iureat o E ton bo established by tho' general govorna. nent. Shortly. afterwarj GoV noY Orr, accon'zl'o d by I'dg Moss, and sovera o t'r gWetlnen, entered the' hall, aW# o* ,resented by the Prosi" dent, who said that the convention do. sired fo hear the Govornolt booauilo they khW tlafV 1W ;M'ft h poition, he had ma'ly opportunities of knowing and le rning the wants pnd necesl. ttes .of o' pooTo, a'q he goAld as suro him that be Woud recerva oaraw fiul and patient hearing dt t e' hand' of the convoution,. eror' ti' G'overnor iAdreesO4 tho' Convention, but we have not spaco fof the addre-Os.1 To the Point, Attorney. General Stanborrypsad ad the Juckaon sugapeu fin- VthiVg-n tOW: Gentlemen-I have been at the bair for nearly half a century, and have' boon a constant student, not only of the coumtii hw t of o'r o* con. stitutIbe, I A d f do' not hesitato to say that t A' w 'ola -e theose recon struotion adlt of 'otte.p rom begin. ning to end-first!, sebond, id third, in the series--are utip onatiitutional and void. There are times when to be silent is to be unfaithful. There are tinos when men muet speak out.. I wiAUot atteiipt to 96ahoo1l tfgelf *intio' rollience upon thoso great questiono, and I could not if I would. W$onator Boolittle siai~d :. Now, fellow-oltizons,: h1aving tl'uf eXpressed to yolk' fianRIy, openly, fear les1f1, the truthotu tii question, it bohooViO you gentionion, who control tho'iaotl'on of the Domocratio party, to see to It that you- so'. arfngo- 'your programme hi he dhining d'ontst that you do not attach youfselves to any dead issuo-that you do' fiot place d'pon any ddad ihnues any dead inen, (Applause.) You must sok tte liv ing issue of the hour, and you must pt.6 living men on yoir tiokots to repre sent that issuof f1"' Wfil' be' hoaten In the cantiass.- (Applause.) Lot me speak to you plainly. I hlve no concoalments. I speak to yo Just as I have spoken t'o the lRepil *an pat. ty, or Union party, with which I have boon astoeito in the ie-eldetion of Me. Lincoln. I tell yo.u,rgntlernn, it is as true as that G'od lives and reign , if you. inl the next canvassr shall l'nr, yourselves upon a platfor"I which shall uddfirtake to'coflddin#,- ithlir d rditly or indirectly,- the war to put dawn the Radicals of the South--tho war whicl' was to sustain the Union anj: thlo Con stituion-you wjil' ba, bpmten in the eletion. ( pO lauso.)' You' niust com mit no such oly A6t that. I speak to you as a cotiservaive who is reandy to fgh or hIe constitutiott anid' L1be Uniop, and tl yU- tlikt if yod wi0' to take a pbaitibtn n' this Goveriinmnt as yo odt,) t'o do, at .d' to 'e hrow the Ra d. ical, yoi mitlut tat'lloid' of the hltig issue, of' tlio'hoil, and' plant living aten' upon those issues ats your slandard-bear er, andt' the Will'eavzy yeou-to' 'lotoryP. Wow, there Are sohte who muppb that Gvn. Grant, b Owini dtwd'te these Radicals, and running upot te r ticket, is to be so powerful' ~Iht llb" dn' not be .ov'ereomb id' tie' e? dildfl 'Jt nie tell you ;hat if Ghn~ %: the nominatio~ tiodl' tik Ibdidsi1 'Ile and in favor of to pobey oIf tgrQ dom iudntion over thq. wih tee of the .othr *'n u ilt bb I ke $amr'don t6t lap of Delili l-he wvill be likdnghigi maln. (thaughter anid cheers.) Whb our candidante may be we' 'ati~ot' taiht titil'af ter' the conmtenlud ghll' hav6' met and Iidicated its Ohbbi i Utc w'h4 ie~r he may be, if' ha hi01W li'vii ttti4 men and civtiinon shall ruleaha 2tes' of tht $buth,- ataI hli'~ 146 bug d dt pbWer in thijs Iepuabhid' W' hit dg hi. Iai tlarty an~d probo ohe we lhave a great nlafly o thdhuieht )b. de lhlplute. da I be'I7tS era f'or #lH~ redt . gd s thuirm nte b oesi ol' dl ?l e~stbt fin' rtId'!I-tw wit Pta en alfdth lWoonWtI 4tha Whk I'A