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Gentlemen : You have been convened in obedience to the proclamation of his Excellency Andrew Johnson, President of the United States, for the purpose of organising a State Government, whereby justice may be established, domestic tranquility insured, and loyal citisens protected in all their rights of life, liberty and property." As Provisional Governor of the State of S. Carolina, under whose orders yon were eleoted and have assembled, it is proper that I should address you on the present occasions and assist you, if I can, in restoring our beloved State "to her constitutional relations to the Federal Government," and aid you by my suggestions in presenting "such a republican form of State Govern meat as will entitle aoutn uaronna to ttie guarantee of the United States therefor, and her people to protection, by the United States, against invasion, insurrection and domestic violence." The great politioal convulsions which have recently taken place in the Southern States, and the terri&o war whioh has swept over Sooth Carolina, devastating her territory and depriving her citizens of all civil government, are too well known to you, and too painful. in their detail, for me to bring them unnecessarily in review before yop. Instead of dwelling on the past, and grieving over its errors and misfortunes, let us, with manly fortitude, look to the future, ' and accommodate ourselves to the circumstances whioh surround us, and whioh cannot be obanged or avoided. The President of the Ur.itei States has manifested a generous and patriotio solioi tude for the restoration of the Southern States to all their oivil and political rights, under the Constitution and laws of the U. States. He desires tc see the Federal TttksAn animtib>aii4 as if anid kaf/wa fkn VIUWI iVWHOM ugwu no at# irno weiv<e vuv i seoession of those States ; and he will op poee the centralization of power in Congress, and the infringement of the oonatitntional rights of the States, with the same seal, energy and power with whioh he resisted the assessed right of seoession on the part of the States. In order to accomplish this re-union of the States, the President desires that South Carolina, avwell as all the other States-in rebellion,?should accept as inevitable and unavoidable the great final results of the war. . African slavery, whioh was a cherished inatitntjap of South friges*' colonial history, patriarchal in its character, under which the negro has multiplied and increased with a rapidity proving that he has been kindly cared for and protected, is gone, dead forever, never to be revived or hoped for in the future of this State.? Under the war-making power, the military authorities of the United States h$ve abolished slavery in ail the seceding States.? The oath yon have solemnly taken to "abide by and faithfully support all laws and proo- j lamations whioh have been made daring the existing rebellion, with reference to the emancipation of slaves," requires yon, in nn.ii) fn dKaIioVi alaupro in rnni1 noo gwu MUVU^ kV HVVlftBU wiWTVtj mmm y ww. ???? or amended Constitution. The express terms on which your pardons have issued, stipulate that you shall never again own or employ slave labor. It is likewise, altogether probable that the proposed amendment Co the Federal Constitution, abolishing slavery, will be adopted by three fourths of the States and become a part of the Constitution. Moreover, it is impossible for South Carolina ever to regain her civil rights and be restored to the Union till she voluntarily abolishes slavery, and declares, by an organic law, that neither "slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime, whereof the party shall have been duly convioted," shall ever again exist within the-limits of the State. Until this is done, we Bhall be kept under military rule, and the negroes will be protected as "freedmcn" by the whole military force of the U. States. But I know that you are all honorable men, as well as patriotic men, and-will do your duty faithfully to your, selves and your country, however painfnlit may be. T? fflsVin. fkia nhanoA in your Constitution, abolishing slavery, and which will require the substitution of hired labor for that of slave labor, it i8 to be hoped that none of those evils will be experienced . which some have anticipated. By a wise, just and humane treatment of your "freedmen" and women, you may attach them to you as strongly in their new condition as they were whilst yoor slaves. They will soon learn to see and feel their dependence on you, and know that their interests require them to be trne and faithful to yon. It is io be expected that so great and sodden a change as this in the oonditionof the negro will produce, at first, confusion, idleness and dissatisfaction. This, however, will only be temporary. Time and experience must bring order and system. The "freedman" will soon find out that he must work or perish. Legislation will necessarily be required to regulate the relative duties of the employer and employee. It is very dnirable that you should avail yourselves of the present opportunity of reforming and popularizing the State Constitution in several particulars. It is the reproach of South Carolina abroad that her Constitution is less popular and republioan in its provisions than that of any other State in the Union. And it is thought by many that to this canse aione may be traced the origin of that discontent and dissatisfaction with the Federal Government which, after being noned for thirty-three or four years, ended in the secession and rebellion of thirteen or fourteen States. The basis of representation in the Senate of this State, as yon kpow, is entirely arbitrary, and founded on no jost principles of property or population. At the time it was ^ adopted?more than seventy-five years ago ?Jft was, no doubt, fair and eqnal. Bat, sinde that time, the pntire relative condition of the Election Districts has ohanged. The -upper country, at the adoption of our State Constitution, in 1790, was comparatively hnt newly settled, had a sparse population, and very little wealth. Bat, since that time, this portion of the State has increased in wealth and numbers in a much greater ratio than the lower country. Hence it is that the Parish representation in the Senate is nneqnal and unjust. Twenty or thirty voters in one of the Parishes, whose population and taxation combined entitle it to only one member of the House of Representatives, have the same representation in the Senate that three thousand voters have in Edgefield District, whose population and taxation entitle it to six members in (he TTrtnen This ia. nnnt.rnrc tn *11 re. publican principles of political justice and equality. Id the early history of Sooth Carolina, the representation iu the Parishes was repeatedly ohanged, to equalize it amongst the respective Election Distriots. ; But all ' such changes have been obstinately refused during the last seventy-five years. Now that slavery is abolished, a reformation in 1 this respeotis imperative and must be adopt- 1 ed. In effecting this change, it would be 1 well to adopt the basis of representation in ! the Bouse of Representatives, whioh is 1 founded on population and taxation. Each Judioial District in the State should, how- I ever, have one Senator, and the city of < Charleston two, in addition to one from the I District of Charleston.' The other Sena- 1 tors, if the present number be retained, I may be given to the largest Distriots in i population and taxation, as fractions are now ! represented in the House of Represents- ' tives. The two great elements of Repre- 1 sentative Governments are wealth and pop- 1 ulation, and they should be both equally ' represented, so that the one oannot legislate ] to the injury of the other. i In considering the question of population, ! it is proper that the "freed men," who 1 take the places of white men in the lower i oonntrv. and also in the nnner oountrv. in I , J - (r / a loss proportion, should, in some way and \ to some extent, be eounted. This is due the low oonntry, where there is saoh a i large preponderance of that olass of per- t sons. The Federal basis of representation i in Congress, counting three-fifths of the ce- ( groes, would seem to be just and right. It j was the compromise agreed*on by the fra- ] men of the Federal Constitution, and no i doubt founded in wisdom. I The question of suffrage, and who shall exercise the right of voting in South Caro- t lina, is one cf grave importance, and mast i be settled by yon in year new Constitution, y In 1790, the State Constitution, declared t that no one should be allowed to vote unless < be was a freeholder or taxpayer and a free 1 white man of the age of twenty-one years. ? Id 1810, the right of suffrage was extended I to all free white meo of the age of twenty- ] one, who were residents of the State two years, and of the Eleetion District six months, previous to voting. The qualification of a freehold or the payment of a tax was no longer required. It was thought proper at that period that a free white man who had to serve in the militia, do patrol duty, wosk on the roads, and defend his co.antfj in time of war, should be allowed to vote for members of the Legislature and other officers of the State, without the ownership of a freehold or the payment of taxes. To extend this universal suffrage to the "freedmen" in their present ignorant and degraded condition, would be little less than folly and madness. It would be giving toXhe man of wealth and large landed possessions in the State a most undue influence in all elections. He would be enabled to maroh to the polls, with his two or three hundred "freedmen" as employees, voting as he directed, controlling all elections.? The noor white men in the Election Die triots would have do influence, or'their in-, floence would be overpowered by one man of large landed estate. In Connecticut, i Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and several other : non-slaveholding States, at the North, free negroes and colored persons are entirely excluded from voting. In most of the North- . ern States there is a property qualification ; required of all voters, which excludes j them. If the New York qualification of a < freehold for a person of color voting were ( adopted in South Carolina very few of the j freedmen in this State would ever be able , to exercise the right of suffrage. In North Carolina, Tennessee, and perhaps other slaveholding States, free negroes formerly were entitled to vote, but it is understood that they seldom saw proper to exercise this franchise. The radical Republican party North are looking with great interest to the action of the Southern States in reference to negro suffrage, and whilst they admit that a man should be able to read and write and have a property qaaiiuoawuu. iu uiucr tu ?uis, yet they contend that there should be no distinction between voters on account of color. They forget that this is a white man's government, and intended for white men only; and that the Supreme Court of the United States has deoided that the negro is not an American citizen under the Federal Constitution. That each and every State of the Union has the unquestioned right of deoiding for herself who shall exercise the right of suffrage^ is beyotid all dispute. You will settle this grave question as the interest and honor of the State demand. South Carolina is the only State in the Union where the Chief Magistrate is not elected by the people. This should no longer be the case- It is a fundamental principle of the republican creed, that the people, in whom all sovereignty is inherent, should select their own rulers and representatives. These powers only are delegated which cannot be properly exercised by r -"i the people. It is eminently wise and proper that the Governor of a State should derive his authority and eleotion immediately from the sovereign power of (he State.? The people should eleot their Chief Magistrates, members of Congress and members of the Legislature. Having done this, the minor offioeB might be filled by appointment and the people relieved of the trouble, loss of time, and demoralisation in making these petty elections. When the Governor has' been elected by the - people, he might safely be entrusted with more power than he has ever exercised in South Carolina.. He should be made re-eligible, or elected for a longfer term than two years. He should be required to live at the seat of Government, and should receive a salary sufficient to defray a!I his. necessary expenses. The General Assembly of Sonth Carolina is an Eleotoral College for the State as well as a Legislative body. They have the eleotion of Governor, Eleotors of President and Vice-President, Lieutenant-Governor, United States Senators, Judges and Chancellors, all State offioero, Magistrates, Commissioners of Roads and Bridges, Poor and Free Sohools, Commissioners and Masters in Equity, and\arious other officers. This embarrasses legislation, oeoupies a great deal of the time of members, and is productive of evil consequences. The most of these elections and appointments shonld be taken from the Legislature. The election of Presidential Electors by. the Legislature is ofearly a usurpation on the part of that body, and which no other State in the Union tolerates at the present time. The- Federal Constitntion declares that "each State shall appoint in such manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, Electors of President and Vice-President, rhe State and not the Legislature is to "appoint" Eleotors. The Legislature is to "direct" the "manner" of appointing only, rhe people are the State and should "appoint." No oue will oonteud that the Leg islature, which represents the State, is the 3tafn ihutlf This arrow Imtr will, nndnobt. I)e corrected by the first Legislature which issembles under yonr new Constitution, ind it may be well for you to express a wish for its oorreotion. The appointment of the State officen might be given to the Coventor, with the i idvice and consent of the. Senate. He might with great propriety be empowered make the appointment of many of the i District officers, and thereby relieve the [teople of a fruitful source of demoralization making these petty elections. The quesion is suggested for your consideration. 1 In all elections made by die Legislature, 1 he voting should be viva voce, so that each 1 nembet's constituents might know bow he roted. The ballot is secret, and conceals 1 Ko "Ronrouonfntivp'r vntfi frnm his oonstitn ? r 7 jnoy. The people hare a right to .know how their Representatives voted in elections' is well as in legislation. In all elections >y the people, the ballot is certainly the proper mode, for it enables every man to rote independently, according to his own jonvictions. No oqe has any right to know >r question his vote. He votes as a soversign. Bat 'the Representative votes for jthers, and they have a right to know his rote. It would be well to consolidate the Treasury Department. The State of South Carolina ia neither so large nor so wealthy as to require two Treasurers. The Secretary of State and the Surveyor-General should be required to keep their offices only at the ieat of Government. The facilities of travsling between Charleston and Columbia are qow such that there is no necessity for a division of these offices at the expense of . fh? State. The Conrt of Anoeals oncrht also to be required to sit altogether in Columbia, where one law library and ooe set rf officers would be sufficient for the court. Id order to give additional importance and consideration to the office of Lieuten. ant-Governor, he ought to be made ex-ojfficio President of the Senate; orj which would be as well, let the President of the Senate aot as Governor in oase of a vacancy, till another election can be made by the people. You should provide for the eleotion of membere of the Legislature at an early day ?the second Monday in October?so that the General Assembly may be convened in time to order the election of members of Congress and United States Senators, before the first (donday in Deoember next. It is important that all of the Southern States should be fully represented when Congress assembles. In your new Constitution, you should provide for and declare valid all Legislative, Executive and Judicial acts of the State Binoe her secession, on the twentieth of December, eighteen hundred and sixty, which are not in conflict with the Constitution of the United States. Likewise all civil officers elected since that period should be anthorized to continue to discharge the duties of their respective offices until the expiration of the term for which tbey were eleoted or appointed. In organizing a Provisional Government, I thought it wisest and best to re-appoint all civil officers who were in offioe at the suspension of civil government in S. Carolina. I told the President that we had no parties or political divisions in the State. All had acquiesced in hor secession from the Federal Union. ? had no friends to reward, no enemies to punish, at the saorifioe of the interests of the State. Those who were in offioe bad been eleoted by the people, were familiar with their duties, and better oalcu* lated to discbarge them than new men.? Moreover, the plan adopted put in motion at once the machinery of the State. Time' was important. The acts of the Provision, al Government should likewise be sanctioned by you. I was authorized by the President to lay a tax, by assessment, for the purpose of defraying the expenses of the Convention.? This I declined to do, in consequence of the utter destitution of the people; end you will have to make such arrangements for your expenses as "yon may think advisable. Tbe want of money or a circulating medium cannot continup long. The sale of cotton, as soon as its transportation to market is practicable, will supply tbe country with money enough for its most pressing wants. The farmers and planters, now that their slaVes are emancipated, may very well dispose of a portion of their lands, to relieve their embarrassmeata, and aoqnire the means of enriching and improving the remainder. Northern capitalists and European immigrants will readily make investments in real estate in South -Carolina. In a short time, money, whiohjs superabundant in the Northern -States, wiQ naturally and necessarily flow Sonify seeking its valoe, as water flows seeking its level. After the collapse of the so-oalled Confederacy, Che Southern States were left in a most anomalous condition in reference to their monetary affairs. The gold and silver had been exported as an article of commeroe daring t])e war; the State banks were all broken and their bills driven oat of oirculation, and the Confederate money became, of eonrse, valueless. This left the Sooth without any kind of money or a circulating medium. Eight millions of people, in a high state of civilization! occupying a rich and fertile ooantry, without money or the means of exchange, except by barter I Gloomy as the present may seem, the fatore will be bright ind glorious. Nothing is ever likely to oocur again to mar this harmony of the Union. Tbe great cause of dissension between tbe two seotiona has been removed. There are no rival interests. The North and the South are mutually necessary to each other, and all the pnrsnits of the one are dependent on those of the other. The United States, as a whole, oombice all the elements of national prosperity and greatness, in a higher degree than any people on the face of the earth. No empire in the world ever united in so eminent a decn-oA fhp thrAA OTAftt flnnrcAS of indenendenoe. e>-? ? * o T > power, and wealth?agriculture, oommeroe and manufactures. As long as civilization oontinues, this great Republio will flourish and increase in nambers, wealth and gran* dear. It oan only ornmble and break into fragments when ignofanoe and darkness Bhall have pervaded the laud. . South Carolina, as an integral part of this great power, mast partake of its riebnesa and prosperity. The abolition of slavery will give new energy and self reliance to her people, stimulate industry and promote economy in all vocations of life. In less than ten years we shall realise in- the loss of slavery i blessing In disguise, to ourselves and our children. In resuming her allegiance to the United States I know that South Carolioa does so in good faith, and with perfect sincerity to her plighted honor. As she was the first to lead off in this great and most unfortunate secession movement, it now becomes her dnty to set a bright example of loyalty to the'other Southern States, in returning to the Union, and cheerfully performing all the obligations to the Federal Government. She will receive in return, from jthat Government, a restoration of all her oivil and politioal rights as a sovereign State, with a general amnesty for the past. Yon should be careful to do all that is necessary to aid the President in carrying ont bis wise and- generous policy of reconstruction, and do nothing which may tend to embarrass him in that polioy or impede the restoration of the State to the Federal Union. It is a' remarkable faot that the brave men who have imperilled their lives, and made every sacrifice in war, for the last four years, are promptly and oheerfully acquiescing in its results, whilst some of those who have kept out of danger and made less sacrifices, are less inclined to acquiesce in the inevitable results of that war. I have the gratification of informing you that the polioy I have pursued in my administration of the Provisional Government of the State lias met the entiro approval of the President, and he has direoted the military authorities not to interfere with that polio;, but to aid and assist me in carrying it out. I have likewise the pleasure of communicating to ;ou that ver; reoentl; I had an interview with Maj. Gen. Meade, commanding the Atlantio States, and Major General Gilmore, commanding the Department of South Carolina, in reference to a seeming conflict between the civil and military authorities of the State; and that all difficulties were satisfactorily arranged.? The oivii law, the Courts, and civil officers of the State are restored, and their functions will not be interferred with by the military authorities, except in oases where freedmen and persons of oolor are concerned. These oases have been assigned to the Courts of the Provost Marshals for adjudication till the completion of the President's policy of L ? * II A?hor raasg vill h? iUUUUBllUULlUJJ. Alt vmwvw nmw and deoided bj the civil and municipal courts, under and according to the laws of South Carolina. It is also a source of congratulation to know that the colored troops, whose atrocious conduot has disgraced the service and filled the publio mind with the most horrible apprehensions, have been withdrawn from the interior of the State, and are to be placed in garrisons on the coast, where they can do no futher mischief.' In all of my personal interviews with the President and in all my despatches to him, I urged this oourse most earnestly. The white troops are, I believe, doing their duty beneficially to the country in preserving the'peace and good order of the State. It is thought that their presence amongst ub for sonm time yet will be neoessary in order to enforce the relative duties of the freedmoo and their employers." In conclusion, gentlemen, I would invoke the Almighty to watch over all your deliberations, .and direct your actions in every particular to the best interests,'honor and glory of our beloved State. B. F. PERRY. 0 CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS. Wednesday, Sept 13,1865. Pursuant to the proclamation of HisExoellenoy B. F. Perry, Provisional Governor of the Stato of Sooth Carolina, providing forjjthe calling of a Convention of the people of the State, to assemble in Colombia, on Wednesday, the 13th of September A. D., 1865, the Delegates from the several Eeleotion Districts ofjthis State, assembled in the Baptist Choroh, in the town of Colombia, on this day, at 12 o'clock m. On motion of Mr. Robertson, of Fairfield, Mr. F. J. Moses, a delegate from Samj ter was called to the Chair. The Chair then proceeded to appoint Mr. J. H. Norwood, a delegate from Darlington, and Mr. F. W. MoMaster, a delegate from Riohland, tern porary secretaries. The credentials of the following individuals were then exhibited, and their names enrolled as members of the Convention: , From Abbeville?Messrs. D. L. Ward- , law, S. MoGowan, Thomas Thomson, Wr A. Lee and J. W. Hearst. . From All Saints?Mr. U. A. De Lettre. From Anderson?Messrs. J. L. Orr, 'John Wilson, Alexander Evin, W. 8. Piokens. From Barnwell?Messrs. A. P. Aldrioh, J. J. Brabham, J. M'. Whetstone. From Chester?Messrs.. Jamea Hemp- , hill, A. P. Wylie, C. D. Melton. From Chesterfield?Messrs John A. In- | glis, Henry Molver. . ' , From Christ Chv.rch?Mr. R. T. Morri.son From Clarendon?Messrs. James Mc- , Cahley, John Peter Richardson. From Darlington?Messrs. David C. Milling, J. H. Norwood, J. E. Byrd. From Edgefield?Messrs. W. S. Mob- > ley, G. D. Tilmao, R. G. M. Donovant, F. W. Piokens, Paal F. Hammond. F%om Fairfield?Messrs. Jas. H. Rion, . John Bratton, .William R. Robertson. . From Greenviller? Messrs. William H. , Perry, James P. Boyce. From Horry?Mr. Joel B. Skipper. From Kershaw?Messrs. A. D. Goodwyn, L. W.. R. Blair. J From Lancaster?Messrs. R. M. Sims, J. L. Reed. From Laurens?Messrs. C. P. Salli: ( .van, Wm. Mills, jr., A. W. More,*B. W. Ball. From Lexington?Messrs. L. Boozer, John Fox. From Marion?Messrs. A. Q. McDuffie, Wm. T. Wilson, R. H. Reeves. From Marlboro'?Messrs^T. 0. Weatharly, C. W. Dudley. ' from Newberfy?Messrs. E. P. Lake/ Henry Summer, R. Stewart. From Orange?J. H. Morgan, 0. M. MoMiohael. From Pickens?Messrs. Edward Herndon, L. B. Johnson, Alexander Bryce, Sr., James LaFayette Boyd. Frrvm Tfifhln-nd?Messrs. F. W. Mo Master, A- R. Taylor, Wm. Wallaoe. From St. Andrew's?Mr. Wm. Izard BoU. From St. Bartholomew's?Mr. A. Campbell. From St: James' Goose Creek?Mr. W. M. Brailsford. From,St. James Santee?Mr. J. Dapre. From St. George's Dorchester?Mr W. A. Chisolm. From. St. Matthew's?Mr. T. J. Goodwyn. From St. Peters'?Mr. H. C. Smart. From St. Phillip's and St. Michael's? Messrs. Charles Maobeth, Alfred Hager, ,t H. D. Lesesne, W. H. Gilliland, James Conner, W. M. Martin. F. Melctiere, P. C. Gaillard, Jbhn Sohnierle, George W. Williams, James Rose, John A. Wagner, P. J. Coogan, Charles H. SimontoD, A. O. Andrews, Edward Frost, William S. Henry. From St. Stephens'?Mr. W. H. Canon. From St. Thomas' and St. Dennis'? Mr. C. M. Fnrman. From Spartanburg?Messrs. J. Winam?tli .Tr.tin W CUrltflle. M. C. R&niet, James Farrow.' From Sumter?Messrs. F. J. Moses, John H. Frierson, Thomas M. Muldrow. . From Union^? Messrs. W. H. Wallace, T. N. Dawkins, Win. J. Keenan. From Wittiamtburg?Mr. J. A. James. From Winy ah?Mr. R D'ozier. From York?Messrs. R. A. Ross, W. C. . Beatty, W. C. Blaok, Cadwallader Jones. The Convention then proceeded to ballot for permanent President, with the following result: First Ballot. Whole number of votes oast. .100 Neoessary to a ohoioe 51 Mr. D. L. Wardlaw received 42 votes, Mr. C. W. Dudley received 36 votes, Scattering ....22 Second Ballot. Whole number of votes cast 101 , Neoessary to a choice 51 Mr. D. L. Wardlaw received 55 votes, Mr. C. W. Dudley received 35 votes, ; Scattering 10 i The Chair announced that Mr. D. L. Wardlaw, having received a majority of the j votes cast, was duly elected permanent PreI eident of the Convention. A Committee of three, consisting of | Messrs. A. P. Aldrich, Edward Frost and , John A. Inglis were appointed to conduct the President eleot to the ohair. Upon , taking the ohair, the President addressed , the Convention. Mr. Aldrioh introduced the following resolution and .moved that it be printed and made the Special Order of the day for tomorrow at one o'clock, P. M. Rttolved, Thai under the present extraordinary oircumstances, it is both wise and politic to aoeept the condition in whioh it is placed; to endure patiently the evils whioh j we cannot avert or correct, and to await oalmly the time and opportunity to effect our deliverance from unconstitutional rule. Mr. Dudley moved to ley the resolution on the teble ; which wee agreod to. Mr, P. W. Pickens submitted the following Ordinance: We, the Delegates of the People of the State of South Carolina, in General Convention met, do Ordain, That tbe Ordinance passed in Convention, 20th of Deoetnber, I860, withdrawing this State from the federal Union, be, and tbe same is hereby, repeded. The fortunes of war, together, with the proolamations of the President of the United States and the generals in the field commanding, having decided that domestic slavery is ;aboiisbed; therefore, under the ciroumstanoes, we acquiesce in said proclamations, and do hereby ordain implieit obedience to the Constitution aof the United States, and all laws made in pursuance thereof. ? On motion of Mr. Simonton, Ordered,. That when the Convention adjourns, it be adjourned to meet to-morrow, at 11 o'clock, A. M. On motion of Mr. Simonton, the Convention was adjourned at 5 o'clock, P. M. Thursday, Sept. 14. Pursuant W adjournment, the Convention met at 11 A. M., and was called to order by the President. Mr. Winsmxth introduced the. following resolution : Resolved, That each day's proceedings of this Convention be opened with prayer.? That the Rev. Mr. Boyoe be requested to offioiate this morning, and that the President of the Convention be requested to invite some olergyman to perform that duty for each succeeding day. Rev. Mr. Boyce then offered a prayer, after whioh the President announced that ha V??<X nnnint.Aji .T T Rlnan HlArlr nf ttiA Convention, and Mr. Wm. G. McGregor, Messenger, and James Windsor, Doorkeeper. # Mr. IogGs introduced an Ordinance to declare in present forte the Constitution ted Laws heretofore in force in this State, tnd the Acts, official, public and. private, done, and the appointments and - eleotions made under authority of the same. Laid on the table and ordered to be printed. Message No. 1. of liis Excellency the Governor, was then read by Mr. Wm. fi. Perry, Private Secretary. Mr. Inglia introduced an .Ordinance to abolish slavery in this State, which was ordered to lie on the table and be printed. Mr. Sullivan introduced the following resolutions, whioh were ordered to be referred to the appropriate Standing Committees, when appointed, and ordered to be printed: 1. Resolved, That the Staite of Sonth Carolina will restore her political relations with the Government of the United States l.? t-n tha TTninn and tVinf thia UJ iQI/UiiikUg W VMV VUIVM| WMV* *M?V Convention will adopt such measures as, in their judgment, will accomplish that object. 2. Resolved, That the Constitution of this State shall be so altered and amended as tOrequire the eleotion of Governor of the State to be made by the people of the State entitled to exercise the right pf suffrage. 3. Resolved, That it is the opinion of this Convection, that the election of Electors of President and Vice-President of the United States should be made by the people of the State entitled to exercise the right of suffrage, and that the Provisional Governor be respectfully requested to communicate this resolution to the next Legislature, with the earnest request that they pass the necessary enactment to carry into effect the object of this resolution.^ 4. Resolved, That hereafter there'should be but one Treasurer of the State, who shall hold his office at the seat of Government; tbat-the office of Comptroller-General be abolished; and that the offices of Seoretary of State and Surveyor-General shall also be held at the seat of Government. 5. Resolved, That tbe sittings 01 tne Courts of Appeal and for the Correction of Errors shall be bfild only at the seat of Gov* eminent, unless tbe Legislature should otherwise provide for their temporary sittings in case of or the prevalence of contagions disorders. Mr. Orr introduced the following r?^a" tions, whioh were ordered to be referred to the appropriate Standing Committees, when appointed; 1. The election of Governor shall be made by the people." 2. Tbat he shall be re-eligible. 3. That h6 shall be invested with ^qualified veto upon the legislation of the General Assembly. 4. That the basis of representation in the House of Bepresentatfvts shall be the white population of the State. 5. That the number of members compos log the House shall be toed at one hundred. \ 6. That the basis of representation in the Senate shall be based equally upon White population and taxation, provided that eaoh judicial district.shall be entitled to at least 6ne Senator. 7. That the number of Senators shall be fixed at forty. 8. That the Lieutenant-Governor shall be tx-officio President of the Senate. 9. That the Judges and Chancellors shall be appointed by the Governor, subject to the confirmation of the Senate. 10. That the Seoretary of State, Comptroller-General and Treasurer shall be elected by the people. 11. That the District Officers, to wit: Clerk, Sheriff, Ordinary, Commissioner in Equity and Tax Collector, shall be elected by the people in their respective Districts. 12. That slavery, exoept as a punishment for crime, after due conviction, is forever prohibited in this State. 13 That all elections by the Legislature shall be made viva voce, and the name of the member and the person voted for recorded. On motion of Mr. Pickens, the Conven-' tion proceeded to the consideration of the Ordinanoe introduced by him yesterday, which, on motion of Mr. Hokens, was referred to a Special Committee of three. Mr. Leaesne introduced "the following resolution: Retolved, That the notion of tide Convention should be restricted to those measures which are necessary foe the reinstatement of the State in the Union and the restoration to her of a civil Ooventment. On motion of Mr. Black it was laid on the table. On motion of Mr. Or?,, the Convention adjourned ten minutes part S o'elbo^P. M.". . , Fbidat, Sept. 15. ; At the hour to which the Conventimawaa adjourned, the President took the Chair, and the proceedings. vrCro opened with prayer. The following additionalDelegates ap- a poared, exhibited their credentials, and enrolled their names as members of the Con vention: From St. Philip and St. Michael?lair. . HenryGourdin. From St. Bartholomew't?Ml. H. Q. ^ Sheridan. The President announced the following Standing Committees : Way8 and Means?Messrs. Furman, Keenan, McPuffie, Ducovant, W. M. Mar* tin, Johnaon, Williams. r . . Printing?Messrs. Lee, Car&fe, T. J. Good wyn, Mobley and Stewart. Executive Department?Messrs. Orr, Conner, Aldrieh, F. W. Pickens, McMas* ter, Beatty, Simonton. Legislative Department?Messrs. lngfia, Bifln, McGowan, Boyoe, Mclter, Andrews, W. H. Wallace. Judicial Department?Messrs. Lcsetne, Frost, Moses, Thomson, Hosier, Campbell, Tilman. Amendments to Constitution not included^_ J in Abovc?M.e8an. Dadlej, Farrow, Hemphill, Fxiereon, Macbeth, Robertson, Hearst Ordinances and Resolutions-?Memtn.: V Dawkina, Sullivan, Hammond, Porter, Blaek, Wiflimith, Sammer. : , . Mr. Beatty introduced the following resolution, whioh was referred to the Commit(m nn t.hfl FxmuHva DflAartmflnt r Resolved, That the Committee on the Executive Department be inatruoted to inquire and reporton the propriety of making the Governor to be elected for the teqp of four yean; on the propriety of dispensing with the offiee of Lieutenant-Governor; also, in oase of the death, &cv of the Governor, of making the President of the Senate,Governor; and aIao,ih easeof the death, : ; &o., of the President of the Senpte whilst 'acting as Governor, of requiring the Speaker of the House of Representatives to serve as Governor for the remainder of thelerm. Also, introduced the following resolution, tiiith m referred to the Committee on the .. !? 1 Legislative Department: Resolved, That the Committee da the Legislative Department be instructed!* inquire and report on the propriety of re* quiring only biennial meetings of the State Legislature, unless for cause specially prescribed. Also, introduced the following resolution, which was referred to the Committee on theJudiciary Department: '* V ' * Resolved, That the Committee on the Judiciary Department be instructed to inquire and report on the propriety of establishing in the Constitution the following provisions? ' 1st. One Supreme Court, with appellate jurisdiction throughout, the-State the Judges thereof to be selected by the Govor nor, subject to the approval of a majority of the Senate. 2d. A Superior Court, the Judges thereof to be selected and approved in Hfce manner as the Judges of the Supreme Court; il. -* LUC UUUCD V? OMVI V ?WVUg VWWB) W consist in administering the usual duties is e&oh Judicial .Diatriot twice a year. 3d. A District or Judicial Court, to consist of one Judge, a resident of theJudicial District, to be elected for the term offag? years, by the voters of the Pistnet; the duties of said Court extend to the hearing and determining ail small and mean causes, and also all causes lately within the jurisdiction of the Court -of Magistrates and office of MftglSUu*. . nrimriftfrg of also inquire and report giving aald Court all jnriadietion now exercised by the Ordinary of the District Mr. Boiling introduced the following resolution, which naa referred to lite 0JlE-~ mittee ou the Judieiiny. Department Resolved, That it Is the duty of ail godd governments to make the acquisition of justice as .cheap and convenient to the masses of the people as possible, and the?* fore, that it be referred to theComdSpitB the Judioial Department to inquire into I J - ..(..a., e.. ? CmhI HUU reputi gvuguo wi vigwiuuig m wiuv of Inferior Jurisdiction, for the trial of all potty misdemeanors, of all civil causes where the amount involved doee not exoeed one hundred dollars in valne, and of all cases, whether oivil or criminal, in which the parties litigant are persons ofoolor. Mr. Lesesne introduced the following resolution ; which was adopted : Resolved, That ordinances :.dnpted by this Convention; shall be engrossed and then ratified, by being signed by the President and Clerk. Mr. F. W. -Pickens,, from the Special Committee, made a Report, and reported; An Ordinance to. repeal die Qpdinanoe of Secession, and the qmtikm being pot, shall the Ordinance pass ? it passed in the affirmative. Teas, 105; Nay*, 3. The yel| and nays were requested, and arena follows: Those who voted in the affirmative are: | Hon. D. L. Wardlaw, President; Messrs. Andrews, Ball, Blair, Boiling, Booaer, Bratton, Boyce, Beatty, Boyd, Bailsford, ?CONXINUED ON THE rOUBlE PAQS.]