Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, February 06, 1868, Image 2
Jfaraps and Jfacts.
White gunpowder is now manufactured in
France, which leaves no trace in the gun. It is
highly spoken of in French militaiy circles.
Thurlow Weed, of the New York Commercial,
(Radical) says that "Congress is hazarding
twenty white States, for the control of the ten
black ones."
Brownlow, in a letter to the Tennessee Radical
Convention, avows himself in favor of paying
those bonds and obligations of the government, not
stipulated to be paid in coin, in greenbacks or legal
tender.
Gov. Jenkins has served notices on General
Ruger and Captains Rockville and Wheaton, that
he files a bill in the Supreme Court of the United
States on the 7th of February, enjoining, the use
of money belonging to the State of Georgia.
The Anderson Intelligencer learns that a few
of the delegates to the Reconstruction Convention,
in Charleston, are stopping at the Mills House, the
majority of the whites at the Pavilion, and the colored
element scattered promiscously.
In the Atlanta convention last week, a colored
delegate grew excited and said, "May God have
rceroy," when he was rapped to order by the
chairman, who stated that "the person the gentleman
called upon was not in the house."
A Parisian left directions, before his death,
that a copy of one of the Paris 'morning papers
should be placed on his tomb every day. The eccentric
request is duly carried out, and on his grave
may bg^seen a heap of musty old papers.
? ?>-Thir New York TYtZujic Infbrms~ Messrs.
Julian and Chandler, who last week, during a debate
in Congress, indulged in-a war of words, "that
if the people wanted blackguardism, they could
get it at a cheaper rate than $5000 a year, mileage
and stationery. '
Governor Humphries, of Mississippi, advises
the Conservatives to vote, when the ratification of
the new Constitution comes up for discussion. He
says in this way the struggle must be carried on,
and not by the passive policy.
The people of West Feliciana, Louisiana, recently
tendered Hon. Jefferson Davis a public dinner,
which he declined. Mr. Davis is urged
strongly for the Presidency of the Texas Pacific
Railroad.
In Jasper county, Mississippi, on the 25th,
a squad of negroes, who had been stealing hogs,
waylaid and attacked the constable's posse in search
of them, killed two white men and wounded one
mortally and five severely. There was but one
negTO wounded and arrested.
The Charleston News says, that the negro delegates
in the Convention, who at first evinced some
moderation, finding that they are all powerful in
that body, are becoming more violent and uncontrolable
by their leaders. Such will be the case universally,
when they think they are strong enough
to go alone.
A steam carriage, for common roads, has been
built in Edinburgh, the peculiarity of which consists
in having the tires for wheels made of India
rubber, each Doing five inches thick and two feet
broad. These tires spread over the ground "like
an elephant's foot," stones and other obstructions
sinking into them. The One exhibited was built
for the island of Java.
A Washington letter says: "The trial of
John H. Surratt, it is known, has been fixed for
the 24th of next month, but I have good reason to
believe that the case will never be brought to trial.
The attorneys for the defence, Messrs. Merrick and
Black, arc prepared for Surratt's trial at any time,
and they have full confidence in their power to sustain
the action of the majority of the jury at the
first trial, when they were disposed to acquit tne
prisoner.
The Charleston News says it is rumored that
a petition is being numerously signed in that city,
for the removal of United States Marshal J. P. M.
Epping, and the appointment in his stead of Mr.
Johnson, of Maryland (son of Senator Reverdy
^Johnson), who is now planting on John's Island.
A petition is also being circulated for the removal
of Collector A. G. Mackey, and the appointment
in his place of Mr. John B. Steele, of the firm of
North, Steele & Wardell.
? 'The Raleigh 8*n,ttnr$ says that a "Clause has
been inserted in the new Constitution of North Carolina,
which compels "all able-bodied male citizens
of the State, between the ages of twenty-one
and forty years, who are citizens of the Lnitcd
States," to serve in the militia. This leaves, of
" course, to the legislature, the power to "mix up"
black and white in the same company of regiment,
and thereby secure, if desired, black officers over
white privates.
A Bill has Ibeen introduced in Congress to
create a National Bureau of Insurance. It requires
every company, before going into operation, to file
a full statement of organization, &c., and to make
a deposit of .Federal securities with the Commissioner
of Insurance?thus : Fire and marine, $50,000,
and $50,000 additional for each $50,000 of
gross assets; life, health, casualty, and other companies,
$100,000, and $50,000 additional for each
$1,000,000 of assets. Such bonds to be held by
the commissioner, and subject to unsatisfied liabilities
to companies.
At a private gathering of gentlemen, of both
political parties, one of the Justices of the Supreme
Court spoke very freely concerning the reconstruction
measures of Congress, and declared,
in the most positive terms, that all these laws were
unconstitutional, and that the Court would be sure
to pronounce them so. Some of his friends
near him suggested that it was quite indiscreet to
speak so positively, when he at once repeated the
views in a more emphatic manner.? Washington
Evening Express, 27 thv.lt.
The New York correspondent of the Philadelphia
Ledger says that in the course of a week
or two, it is understood, there will be a gathering
of leading Democrats in New York, from all parts
of the country, for mutual consultation with reference
to the Presidential campaign. It is to be a
friendly, social meeting, with a view especially to
elicit the opinion of representative men from different
sections as to the availability of certan persons
whose names are begining to be mentioned as
candidates for Prcsidcut and Vice-President.
The steamship Zodiac, which arrived at Savannah,
on Sunday, from New York, brought out
o mimW of t Jorrrmn oniinrnnts. who dosiun nros
pecting the situation, and arc the pioneers of others
who will follow if their report be favorable.?
They were brought out under the direction of Mr.
Louis Gardner, a gentleman who has made the
subject of emigration a business. They design
working for wages for one year with a view of being
enabled to ascertain tlie value of educated farming
labor. They are intelligent, happy looking,
have money enough to buy lands, and express
themselves pleased with what they have seen of
thetrsefected home. ?
A telegram published in the Northern papers,
as coming from New York, savs: "A communication
from Col. Willard, of Oen. Canity's
Stiff, and in charge of the Bureau of Civil
Affairs at Charleston, S. C., has been received
here by private parties. It says, in effect, that
crime in North and South Carolina is no greater
than the Courts are able to attend to, and that life
and property are as secure as in the Northern
States, and that there are no indications of truth
in the report that a war of races is approaching in
those States."
Under the caption of "the Bottom Rail getting
under again," the Aberdeen (Miss.) Extimi<r,
says: "It is with pleasure that we state that
Mississippi is rapidly losing the negro majority
that enabled the Convention to prevail at the late
election. Not a train passes up the Mobile and
Ohio Rail Road but bears many of them to Tennessee
and Alabama, while we learn that they are
leaving the couuties on the Mississippi River by
every steamer passing up to Missouri, Illinois and
the other States of the Great West. We wish the
departing blacks all possible prosperity in their
new homes, and congratulate our people on their
loss. Those who profess to know inform us that
the decrease in Monroe since the middle of November
is not less than three or four hundred. Well,
we can spare as many more, and tlieu have as many
leic as we require.
?? It is the custom in Mexico for the church to
require a foreigner wishing to marry a native, to
' bring proof that he is not already a married man.
An A merican, about to marry a Senorita of very
good family, was required to furnish the proof of
his being a bachelor. Not finding any of his countrymen
who knew him sufficiently well to testify to
this fact, he determined to supply the deficiency
with the oath of a native. Meeting a Mexican in
the street, whom he had never seen, before, our
countiymen proposed to him that he should swear
to his being unmarried,, for the consideration of
five dollars. The Senor, after a moment's study,
told the "Gringo:" "Get down on yonr hands
and knees and creep about." Not exactly understanding
what he was at, gut friend obeyed, much
to the detriment of his unmentionables. The other I
party then told him he was all right; that he would (
swear that the American had not been married ,
since he knew him, and that was, since the time he .
crawled. c
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YORKVILLE, S. C.: [
THURSDAY? MORNING, FEB, 6,1868. <
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RETROSPECTIVE TAXES.
General Canby, in a communication to the Sher- j
iff of Charleston District, has decided that no re- j
trospective tax can be collected, of a greater a- ,
mount than was in force at the time the transac- ,
tion was completed. He applies this principle 1st, ,
to goods sold on Commission and settled for prior ,
to the passage of the Act imposing the tax; 2nd, j
to sales by merchants, where the goods were delivered,
and the sale consumated prior to the act;
and 3d, to the gross earnings of newspapers ac- ,
quired, also, prior thereto. This decision has been (
made by Gen. Canby in consequence of the Legislature
of this State, at the session of December, j
11866, having levied a retrospective tax, embracing ,
a period between the 1st of January, 1866, and the
1st of February, 1867. He decides, however, that
the classes alluded to are not relieved of all tax,
but that they are liable to the tax that had been
previously laid, which was 20 cents on each hundred
dollars of gross income. At the Session of
the Legislature of 1866, the tax imposed was 60
cents on each hundred dollars on the sales of goods,
and two dollars on the hundred dollars on the
gross receipts of newspapers.
* THE COTTON SUPPLY.
The cotton manufacturers of England are rejoicing
in the confident hope of a bountiful supply of
the staple during the present year. They are
looking for an increased production in all parts of
the world. India, Egypt, Turkey, Africa, Brazil,
Australia and the West Indies are all, it is said,
expected to furnish larger crops than ever. Even
the United States are counted in, in the estimated
increase of the crop, only because Congress is talking
about removing the extortion politely termed
a tax. But there is good reason to believe these
sanguine gentlemen will be disappointed in their
hopes, so far as the United States are concerned.
The people of the South, as a general thing, regard
the proposed repeal of the cotton tax as a
trap to catch gulls. With their experience of the
business since the war, it is not likely they will go
very heavily into cotton raising. And when they
learn that half the world is entering the field to
compete with them, the inducements for planting
a large crop in the South become exceeding small.
POLITICAL CONSISTENCY.
We were handed, by a friend, a few days ago, an
antique specimen of New England journalism,
called the Bofton Gazette, of the date of March 12,
1770. The period at which this paper was published,
was an important one to the British Colonies
in America; and in men's minds were then being nur- c
tured those principles which, five years later, in- t
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auguraicu me .ivevuiuiiuu, iua^ i?ancu m ? *
porary American Independence. ]
The lessons of political and civil liberty as taught j
by the Adams' and John Hancock, and other cham- t
pions in the cause of freedom at that time, are the
same that the present generation of Americans pretend
to revere as the true theory of the "best government
the world ever saw." If New England j
would reduce its theories'to practice, and~apply *
them to one of the present distressed dependencies '
of the great American Republic, we should make a
no objection to the theories. Let us see. 1
Boston, at this time, was in a state of ferment on
account of the quartering of British troops in the 11
town. The people held meetings and resented the 11
insult; affrays occurred between the citizens and 1
soldiery; and life was*occasionally sacrificed in ?
these encounters. The Bo/ton Gazette, prefaces
its accouut of one of those distubances, by the fol- 1
lowing very appropriate reasouing: L"The
Town of Bofton affords a recent andanel- r
ancholy Demonftration of the Deftructive conse- t
quences of quartering Troops among citizens in I
a Time of Peace, under a Pretence of fupporting fl
the Law, and aiding Civil Authority; every considerate
and unprejudiced Perfon among us, was deep- f
ly impreft with the apprehenfion of thefe confeJuences
when it was known that a Number of 8
[egiments were ordered to the Town under such v
a Pretext; butin Reality toinforce oppreffive Measures
; to awe and control the legiflativc as well as ^
Executive Power of the Province, and to quell a
fpirit of Liberty, which, however, it may have been
Safely opposed and even ridiculed by tome, would *
do Honor to any Age or Country." r
Unfortunate words for posterity, this Boston J
editor put in circulation at that time. It was a T
New England ox that was gored then; now it is a
New England's bull that gores somebody else's ox; t
aud as the wise sophist in the fable asserted, "that c
alters the case." 8
This quaint old specimen of newspaperdoni in- *
forms us upon various other matters of which we
were hitherto ignorant John Hancock, Esq., i
one of the signers of the Declaration of Indepen- t
dence, six years later, advertises nursery plants for
sale; and that John Murray, another noted New I
Englander, was excluded from office on account of J
his politics; that C'rispus attacks a negro, on his t
way to North Carolina (was he a slave sold to some t
planter there ?) and was killed by British troops in <
an affray ; that Edis & Gill the publishers of the '
Gazette were in the grocer}' business, also; and that i
Boston people were greatly exercised lest South 1
Carolina should refuse to join in the anticipated <
rebellion against British rule. A ray of hope is t
stirred up, however, by a letter from some Caroli- t
nian (name not given), promising the co-operation i
of that province in any measure of resistance. 1
WHAT THE CONVENTIONS ARE DOING. j
The South Carolina Convention has done little (
else than adopt a tax bill and decide upon the pa- j
diem and mileage of members. In our columns
will be found full reports of the proceedings, inclu- ?
ding the latest dates that have been received. The ?
fliA nnrll nntli/vrlfine frv nr_
liillilUiy Held UWIVU tliV/ VI TII UUVlIV/lltlVW VV Ui~ r
rest E. W. M. Mackey, a son of the President of ,
the Convention who, last week, assaulted the re- {
porter of the Charleston Mercury. The Treasurer .
of the State has furnished the Convention $12,000
in State bills, for the purpose of paying the expenses
of members. (
NORTH CAROLINA. |
On the 28th ultimo, the Convention adopted <
two sections of an article of the proposed constitution,
which regulate the organization, term of office
and pay of the Executive Department of the
State. 1
On the 29th, an ordinance was reported to pro- I
vide relief for the people, which removes the juris- :
diction of all State courts in matters of contract or 1
debt, and suspends all judgments or executions i
for the collection of all debts created before May, <
18G5, and until July, 18G9, or until the new con- <
stitution and government go into effect. It asks i
Gen. Canby to enforce the ordinance. No definite (
action was taken. A committee was authorized J
to effect a loan of ten thousand dollars to pay the i
mileage of members. t
GEORGIA. 1
, On the 28th, the subject of relief was under dis- f
cussion, but no definite result was reached. (
| On the 29th, it was decided that taxation in the I
State is to be ad valorem only, and uniform on all 1
property taxed. The poll-tax is not to exceed one i
dollar, and is to be for educational purposes only, I
The 24th section of the Bill of Rights was adopted, ]
which provides that "the social status of the citi- (
zens shall never be tb$ sjibiec^ of legislation.'' i
In a communication to the Conveotfafl, (general j
fleade declines to construe the ordinances of the s
Convention approved by him in general orders.? o
3e says these ordinances are enforced by his or- i
lers, and are to be deemed a part of the laws, and 8
nust be construed and enforced by the courts ac- t
?njingly. C
On the 30th, resolutions were adopted asking I
Congress to lend the destitute planters of the c
South thirty millions of dollars, to be secured by i
nortgage. On the 31st, nothing of any conse- c
luenoe was done. . t
FLORIDA.
The proceedings of the Florida Convention pre- ]
sent but little of interest to our readers. Not hav- ,
ing yet made satisfactory arrangements with reference
to per diem and mileage, the machinery works ]
stiff.
On the 29th, however, tho Finance Committee j
reported that the finar'-'a1 agent had had an interview
with General Meade, who instructed the convention
to levy a direct tax, and offered to assist, *
if necessary, in its collection. General Meade also t
empowered the convention to draw fundsfor necessary
expenses from the State Treasury, if it con- ;
tained any funds. A resolution was at once adopted,
which required the State Treasurer to report 1
what money was in his hands, and to hold it sub
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|eet iu me ucuuu ui titc uuuvciiuuu.
VIRGINIA.
The Conveution consumes much of its time in
strangling and quarreling. On the 24th, during a '
iebate, a conservative member characterized Con- yracs
rjj tyrant," which excited lllB
re of the Radicals. "The lie" was bandied about
]uite freely, chairs were caught up and a general
nelee was expected. The intervention of the more f
lensible members, however, put an end to the dif- 1
iculty, for the nonce.
On the the 30th, it was agreed to prohibit the *
payment of any part of the State or municipal debt I
ncurred in aid of the rebellion. During the adop- (
ion of this section the epithets oowardly and un- (
gentlemanly were exchanged by a Conservative and t
l Republican member. The latter, when leaving t
he hall, was followed by his antagonist. Great *
:onfusion ensued, with cries of "Shut the door;" *
'Call the Sergeanfc-at-Arms." No fight took |
jlace and the convention adjourned. ,
The proceedings of the 31st do not afford any- 1
hing of interest. e
Louisiana. 1
In the Louisiana Convention, like that of Vir- 1
jinia, some of the members are more pointed than |
Dolite. In a debate on the disfranchisement ques- c
ion on the 28th, "the lie direct" was given quite c
reely. ?
On the 29th, an article of the Constitution was s
tdopted, which disfranchises all persons convicted
)f crimes punishable by imprisonment at hard la- ^
x>r, and all leaders of guerrilla bands during the e
ate war. Members of the secession convention, r
vho voted for or signed the ordinance of secession, c
ifficere of the United States army and navy who ?
mgaged in the rebellion, all persons who before the j
b ?- am Tnrl/yna rvP aaiii^o
var were meiuuertt ui i/uugicn ui t> uugw vi wmu g
ire, amongst others, disfranchised until after Jan- t
lary 1st, 1878. ^
The oath of office presenbed, declares that the f
>ersoii who takes the oath accepts the civil and 1
>olitical equality of all men, and agrees not to at- CQ
empt to deprive any person of any right or priv- c
lege enjoyed by any other class of men. c
MISSISSIPPI. t
On the 28th, the Convention was squabbling c
>ver the public printing. On the 29th, an appeal t
o Congress was reported for the appropriation of t
to much of the cotton tax in 1867, in Mississip- f
>i, as will enable the Freedraen's Bureau to sup- t
)ly the actual wants of all citizens, without distinc- 5
ion. (
CONGRESSIONAL NEWS.
On the 28th, in the House, a bill was passed au- :
horizing the taxation of National Banks. The C
wll declaring lande yrented to the Seutbarn Stotoa or
railroad purposes to be forfeited, was taken up *
md discussed, but before a vote was taken the
louse adjourned. 1
In the Senate, the new Reconstruction Bill was d
tnder discussion for a short time. Also the bill regu- r
itiug impeachments. The latter bill provides that e
wo-thirds of the Senate may suspend the accused a
luring his trial. F
On the 29th, in the House, the consideration of *
he bill forfeiting lands granted to the Southern
States, l'or rail road purposes was resumed. Du- 1<
ing the debate the fact was established that Alalarna
has seven million, Mississippi four million, (
Louisiana seven million, and Florida seventeen milion
of acre9 open to homestead laws. The bill was r
lostponed. I
In the Senate, resolutions from the General As- o
embly of Colorado, asking for admission asa State,
srere presented. '1
In the House, on the 30th, Mr. Schofield stated
hat the Washington Express, of the previous day, t
ontaincd a statement that one of the Judges of
he Supreme Court had declared, in public, that a t
najority of the Supreme Bench had declared the v
ieconstruction acts unconstitutional, and the court t
vould so decide. He moved to direct tho Judiciiry
Committee to inquire whether the article was J
rue, and whether the facts constituted such a mis- c
lemeanor as would justify the House in presenting
irticles of impeachment Adopted, 97 to 57. The r
esolution applied to Judge Field. i
In the Senate, the Cotton Tax Conference Com- i
nJffrtAmnrln finftthfir rennrt. relieving iniDorted cot
on from duty after November, 1868. Adopted. v
On the 31st, in the House, a bill was reported f
jroviding for the continuance of the Frecdman's c
3urcau. The resolutions of Ohio, withdrawing ^
he assent of that State to the Howard amend- r
nent to the Constitution, and known as the 14th ^
Vrticle, were presented. At the time the amend- {
nent was adopted by the Ohio legislature, it 8
vas under the control of the Radicals. At the
ast election in that State, the Conservatives got c
:ontrol, hence the present action of the Legisla- j
,ure. A scheme is on foot in every State where t
,he amendment has been adopted under Radical a
ule, and the Conservatives have since got into a
jower, to withdraw the assent to the amendment,
md thereby prevent the engrafting of the same on
he Constitution, for the want of the requisite two- .
hirds majority. The Judiciary Committee was .
nstrueted to report on the law question involved.
The Conference report on the Cotton tax was
idoptcd in the House, by a vote of 104 to 43. It *
ibolishes the tax on cotton produced after 1867, '
md continues the import duty on foreign cotton a
intil the first of November next The effect of *
his is, to relieve from tax, cotton produced the '
present year, and admit foreign cotton, duty free, c
tfter the first of November next.
In the Senate, Ohio's withdrawal of assent to ;
he Howard Amendment, created quite a sensa;ion.
lleverdy Johnson agreed, with others, that c
he assent could not be withdrawn.
MERE-MENTION. i
A rumor is current at Atlanta, that Gen. Meade
ias asked to be relieved as Commander of the J
hird military district, embracing Georgia, Florida *
ind Alabama, The Richmond Whig has x
n " v ,/-? fl 1 i?.!1 Ml J c
accii lniormect tnat Uren. scnoneia win oruer a new ?
-castration in Virginia, before the vote is taken ?
)n the new Constitution in that State. Over 1
me-seventh of the land in Mississippi is advertised t
br sale under executions. In a few days the 1
Columbia and Augusta Railroad will be opened to t
Lexington Court House, and passengers and 1
reight will be carried to and from Columbia and I
bat point. Good field hands cannot have a a
rery hard time in Louisiana. They are offered I
ifteen dollars a month, rations, quarters, a peck
)f meal and five pounds of pork weekly, and an t
icre of land to work on their own account Ex- n
President Davis arrived at Vicksburg on the 26th t
iltimo, and is quartered at the residence of bis a
>rother, Mr. Joseph Davis. Hon. William v
lander, who was a member of the Confederate 1
Congress, died in Lincolnton, N, C., on the 6th
iltimo. 'At an average cost of nine dollars *
>er annum, the education of every child in Mas- a
achusetta is provided for. "The population v
f Washington?ity is 106,052. A negro man, n
a Indianapolis, Indiana, has been fined two thou- t
and dollaire, and sentenced to two years imprison- s
oent, for nanying a white woman. ""Napole- I
?n recently got up a serenade for himself, with a I
rand consisting of 400 drummers and 1,600 musi- a
sians. Gen. Meade has removed W. C. Bar- i
iett, Secretary of State of Georgia, and an army t
>fficer, detailed as State Comptroller, is to act in his t
itead. . i
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HEW ADVERTIBEMEHT8.
D. N. Murray?Look Here.
John S. Bratton and B. S. Hope?Administra- 1
tore' Notice. ?
Ft. H. Glehn, S. Y. D.?Ordinary's Sale.
F. C. Harris, O. Y. D.?Citation?John Smith,
Applicant?Elijah Smith, deceased. 1
R. H. G&n, S. Y. D.?Sherilf's Sales.
Carroll, Crark <fc Co.?Cash, or no Trick! ,
r. W. P. Hop??Grocery Store and Boarding J
House. VT , . . ?
f. H. Clawson, Special Messenger?In Bankrupt- ?
cy?In the matter of W. J. Kimbrell.
J. H. Clawson, Special Messenger?In Bankrupt- ?
cy?In the matter of 8. B. Hall. I
F. P. M. Epping?lL_S._Marshal's Sale. (
r. S. Jefferys and W. a. Metis?Assignees' saie
of land of Daniel Williams.
F. C. Harris, 0. Y. D.?Notice to Defendants. 1
T. M. Dobson?Encourago Homo Manufacture, .
Onion Sets, Grind Stones and Flour.
T. S. Jefferys ana W. B. Metts?Assignees' Sale (
of property of R. S. Moore and Jas. Mason. r.
S. Jefferys and W. B. Metts?Assignees' Sale '
of property of Thomas Davies.
r. W. Clawson?Attorney at Law, Ac. A.
R. Hoip'ealoy?Selling at Cost.
' ANOT&ER MILITARY STAY LAW.
On Friday last, 31st ultimo, General Canbyisraed
the following order, staying executions for j
;hree months. It is presnmed that he has issued (
he order in accordance with the request of the {
Convention: ,
General Orders^ No. 13.]
L At any sale of personal property by virtue of
sxecution issued upon any judgment or any court
>f the State of South Carolina, rendered prior to .
he 19th day of December, 1860, or subsequent to
he 29th day of April, 1865, upon any cause of ae- c
ion arising on auy contract entered into prior to ^
he 19th day of December. I860, if the highest 1
imount offered or bid at sucn sale for such prop- t
srty shall be less than two-thirds of the fair cash
ralue of such property, which value shall have
>een ascertained and fixed on or before the day of
ale, by three appraisers, one of whom shall be
lamed by the defendant, one by the plaintiff, and {
he third by these two, and a minute of whose ap- .
iraisement shall be certified on the process by the 1
ifficer holding the same?then, and in e^ery such {
sase, it shall be the duty of the sheriff or other offi- c
xjr conducting said sale, at the request of either or 1
tny part} to the record, then and there to adjourn
md postpone such sale for the period of three cab,
mdar months. /
II. At any sale of real estate by virtue of execu- ?
ion upon any judgmeut, or by virtue of any de- ?
:ree of any court of the State of South Carolina,
endered prior to the 19th day of December, 1860.
>r subsequent to the 29th day of April, 1865, up- J
>n any cause of action arising on any contract en- i
" *? 1 fltk . /!?? aP TlAAAinKoV 4
creu 1UW UMUi KAJ tuc A 9U1' UOJ u* , V
860, if the highest amount offered or bid at such ,
ale for such real estate shall be less thanhwoi
hirds of the amount of the valuation of such real
state, as assessed in the last preceding assessment
or State taxes, and a minute of which assessed c
valuation shall be certified on the process by the
ifficer holding the same?then, ana in every such 2
ase, it shall he the duty of the sheriff, master or c
ithcr officer conducting such sale, at the requeist 1
>f either or any party to the record, then and there c
o adjourn and postpone such sale for the period c
if three calendar months. t
III. The provisions of this order shall not apply
o executions for the collection of over-due taxes, *
lor to any process for the enforcement of any lien
or labor or material recognized and guaranteed by
he laws of the State, or Dy military orders. ' t
jOLUMBIA CONTRIBPTORIAl |
BY JASTWOOD DAVIDSON.
t
lOLUVBIA, SOUTH OApOLIHA, 3RD FEBRUARY, 1868.
b safe?i j ; c
lurns. C
The anniversary of the birth of Burns wascele- c
>rated, by tho "Burns Club," in this city, on Mon- t
lay night, the 27th, with a convivial, o-be-joyful,
egular four-dollar supper. Eating, toasts, speechis,
wine, hilarity, wee sma' hours ayant the twal,
nd a' that, made up a good time for all parties
>resent
Lriel.
The replies to this writer that we thus far have
;nowledge of are
1?A Sermon, by the Rev. Dr. Girardeau, of
Charleston.
2?A Sermon, by Dr. Winkler. This we have
lot seen, and know of it only through references to
)r. Winkler, as one who has published some kind
f a reply to Ariel.
3?A Reply to Arid, by Rev. Dr. Young, of
Tennessee; a pamphlet. t
4?Speculum for looking into (lie Pamphlet enti- t
led "The Negro," by Optician; a pamphlet j
5?Ariel and the Logic of Facte, an article in c
he Southern Presbyterian, of the 12th December,
mder the signature of Ithurid?understood to be a
he Rev. Dr. Howe.
6?Arid on the Negro, an article in the Southern e
?reshyterian, of the 30th of January, byR. B. A.,
f Yorkville. r
Besides these wo have seen here and there a j,
aentiou, or a book notice, but no regular argu
nent c
looks*
We have found interest in reading a little book t
mtten by a lady of Baltimore, giving her expe>eriencc
as a prisoner in Washington, about the J
lose of the war. It gives us some glimpses of
he way in which arrests and imprisonments were
nade by the powers that be, at the Federal Capi- r
ol. Its title is The Old Capitol and its Inmates, t
>y a Lady who enjoyed the hospitalities for a I
eason. c
In the same direction of interest is the History f
f the Secret Service, by Gen. Baker, the head of 1
he Washington police. It is a sensational book,
he illustrations being in that style. The book is
i large octavo, and is meant to be a idling book,
is it doubtless will be.
Then we are soon to have an American reprint
if Queen Victoria's new book, entitled Leaves
roni the Journal of our Life in the Highlands. \
Periodicals*
One of the most commendable among the many
icw enterprises, in this line is an eclectic called *
The 1 VeeJc, which proposes to be a reflex of home ?
md foreign opinion. It gives the cream of the j
veek's press, culling the best articles from the best \
lewspapers of America end Europe. It is to the t
laily and weekly press, what the monthly eclectic j
nagazines are to the monthly press. It is, that is
o say, a weddy newspaper edectic. For one who ^
las little time to read, and wants to be posted on E
mrrent topics generally, we consider it just the
hing. It gives twelve pages of reading matter,
or $3 a year. It is published by the Round Table J
Association, 132 Nassau St., New York.
We are in receipt of the January number of the
Home Monthly, published in Nashville, and of c
vhich we had frequent occasions to make favorable e
nention. This is the best number we have ever 1
I P
een. An article by the editor?Professor A. B. |
stark?entitled the Hymns of Nature, upon the
noral beauty of the physical universe, is an attracive
feature; to be continued through the year. C
Then there are several other articles of unusual in- t<
erest The Monthly is Methodist as far as it is 1
iot purely literary. We command it to all our "
dethodist friends, and feel that we are doing them (
t favor in so doing. The price is $3. ti
fr. Mullaly.
The name of this thorough-going champion of n
he Sonth and the Democracy, is well known a- ?
aong us as the Editor-in-Chief of the Mctropoli- b
in Record, of New York. Everybody who can tl
fford it ($4 a year) ought to take the Record, J
rhich has all the animus and vim of the LaCrosse ?
democrat, with more ability and less coarseness. |j
Mr. Mullaly spent a few days in Columbia last b
reek. He arrived in time to be an invited guest tl
t the Burns supper, on Monday night, where he'n
ras cordially received. On the two following a
lights he delivered Lectures to full houses, upon C
he political issues of the day. His satire is as
cathing as we have ever listened to. The ?
blackguards of the Radical Party?such as Stevens,
3utler, Wade, Chandler, Sumner, and Ashley? n
ire handled without gloves; not coarsely, but with
natchless irony, sarcasm, and inueudo. The lec- urer
maintained that at least two-thirds of the ^
sntire Northern people are opposed to the infa- 8]
nous legislation of die present Congress; and are fc
>nly awaiting the election day to say so. He be- p
ieves in the good time coming, and believes that v
t is not far ahead. He is on a tour through the
South, for materials to fight the battles of Democ- n
acy in the Presidential campaign of the ap- jj
>roaching summer. God grant him all success! fi
John Mullaly is unquestionably an Irishman. i<
Ele is in person a small man. Wears a moderate- K
iized black moustache; and looks out of a pair-of
)lack eyes, with as keen and penetrating a glance
is you will find in a whole city. He was cordially p
-eceived by our best citizens; and his visit has p
lone much good. He has left a feeling of hope
rad strength in many an honest heart that had 8
ittle of either before. _
3HESTER CONTMBUTOMAL ?
. e
BY WM. H. BRAWLEY. a
CHESTER, S. C., FEBRUARY 4,1868. ?
OOTTOH. fi
The streets of Chester are crowded with wagons
oaded with the staple. The advance in price has a
aused a great deal of cotton to be brought to sale, *
ind our fanners are looking more contented than ^
ve have seen them for a long time.
A BTRON Q-MO UTHED H0E8E.
On Monday morning we noticed a small horse t
litched to the hind-wheel of a loaded tobacco wag- ,
>n, standing in the middle of the street, which, ^
vithout any provocation, by the mere strength of t
lis jaws, turned the wagon upside down, much to d
he discomfiture of the unsuspecting owner thereof ii
' . THE CHESTER BTAHPARD J
Has not appeared for the last two weeks. Some 8
lifference of opinion between the proprietors has r
esulted in a temporary suspension, which, it is ti
loped, will be but of short duration. Mr. Pither
sxpects, in a few weeks, to resume publication un- ?
ler such favorable auspices as to insure success. ~
iVe hope that all his anticipations will be realizedv ?
* SUDDEHDEATHB. *
The Coroner had a busy time on Saturday last c
kn old negro man, while riding through town on d
l mule, had some sort of a fit, and fell off dead, s
knotlier unfortunate of the same color?an old ^
voman?was frozen to death on Friday night. It v
s sad to think of the numbers of these poor creaurcs
that are in a state of absolute destitution and
uisery.
DISTRICT COURT.
The February Term of this Court commenced 0
in Monday, Judge McLure presiding. There was
am iU a a nr? oafl nf 1 <
i UllUllUHUUC U1I tUttb UUJT) tto o*?yg&4*& vacvo vi ?
onsiderable interest were expected to be tried.? n
The docket is filled with the usual number of 9
anises, small and mean ; and the usual amount of 8
onvictions will probably take place. No cases
rave yet been tried worthy of note. The Court .
rill pjobably adjourn on Thursday. t.
^ THE TOUEHAKEHT. \ t
Our quiet little'town is all agog with excitement t
his (Tuesday) morning; for the tournament?the t!
jrand tournament?the long expected tournament? V
s to come oiF at last; and all the small boys in rj
own are agape at the sight of "^nights in real ar- ](
nor, ladies in royal robes," etc. h
The tilting passed off with great eclat: the ri- t
ling was superb; the j?njghtswero clad in fine 8
oetume and were full of 'enthusiasm ; the a'ften- "
lance large and interested. The following Knights ?
ook part in the tournee: a
T. A. Lipsey, Kniglit of Ravenswood. s
John Gallagher,.Knight of the Jjone Star. \
Edward Wyliev Knight of Lookout Mountain, s
J as. LoWRY, Knight of King's Mountain. I<
Edward Atkinson, Kniglu of the Forest.
Ciias. Alexander, Knight of Ivanhoe. s
John A. Bradley, Jr., Knight of Dixie. p
Jas. Caldwell, Kjiight of Argyle. o
Dawson Heath, Knight of St. John. c
Wm. holly, Knight of LUerslie. ?
Robert Love, Knight of the Golden Fleece. b
F. Pagan, Unknown Knight. e
Wm. Reedy, Knight of the Highlands. e
John Strinqfellow, Knight of Snoicden. a
Samuel Walker, Kniglit of the Black Prince, d
Fred Walker, the Highland Knight. a
C. C. McCoy, Knight of the Alhamhra. v
The four first-nauied kuighls were decreed, by s
he Judge, to be the most successful in the tilt, d
hough their victory was closely contested by Messrs. P
ktkinson, Bradley, Caldwell and others, and was ^
mly decided after repeated trials. a
The Knight of the Alhambra acted as Herald, a
nd his elegant costume excited great attention. ti
Mr. Roberts, as Marshal of the Day, was very "
fficient in preserving perfect order and decorum. ?
Not a single accident of any kind occurred to e
nar the pleasures of the day, and the tournament
3 conceeded by all, to have been a perfect success, si
To-night, the following young ladies will be
rowned at the Thespian Hall:
Miss Carrie Alexander, Queen of Love and Beau- ^
yMiss
Annie Brawley, 1st Maid of Honor; Miss 0
kmanda Lowry, 2nd Maid of Honor; Miss Jane si
Vylie, 3d Maid of Honor. ri
The entertainment will probably be one of the ^
aost brilliant ever known in this part of the counry.
All praise is due to the ladies whose kind p
learts first conceived, and whose energy has so sue- u
essfully consummated this splendid entertainment tl
or so noble an object; and to the gentleman who
lave so handsomely aided them. .f
proceedings ?
of the j]
RECONSTRUCTION CONVENTION. t<
twelfth day. a
Tuesday, January 28.?The Convention assemiled
at noon.
an apology. 0:
E. W. M. Mackcy said he desired to express el
lis regrets to the convention for having assaulted, g
m thefloorof the hall, immediately after itsadjourn- iz
uent yesterday, the representative of one of the
>apers of the city. The excuse he had to offer
vas the publication of a libel upon his father in
he columns of a dirty, scurrilous and infamous E
ournal; but while apologizing to the convention, ti
le said ho had no regrets to offer to the low indi- tl
idual whom he had so iustly chastised. ti
L. J. Langley, colored, moved that the explana- ol
lation be accepted and laid upon the table. ai
[On the first page of to-day's Enquirer, may
tc found a full account of the affair referred to by 1(3
'lackey.] g
qualifications of voters. h
Mr. J. M. Rutland, Chairman of the Committee tl
n the Legislative part of the Constitution, report- no
d back a resolution that all persons possessing cerain
qualifications shall be entitled to vote, ana ask- fc
d leave to refer the same to the Committee on
franchise and Elections. So referred.
freedmen'8 bureau. re
B. F. Randolph made a majority report of the
Committee on Miscellaneous matters, in reference th
0 the petition to Congress for the continuance of C
he Freedmen's Bureau. The committee recommended
that the Convention petition Congress to ty
ontinue the Bureau until the restoration of the
Jivil Government; also that a Bureau of Educa- T;
ion be established as soon as practicable. in
Mr. L. Boozer made a minority report of those ui
members of the committee dissenting from the qi
bove, for the reason that they are unable to per- jo
eive the propriety of the proposed application, as C
efore the time for the proposed discontinuance of tl
he Bureau by Act of Congress, namely, 16th of p<
uly, 1868, in all probability the Constitution and sc
Jivil Government will be adopted and established
1 this State; and it seems to be admitted by all in
hat after that has been effected, this Bureau will sa
e unnecessary. Such is underkood, also, to be
he opinion of General R. K. Scott, Assistant Com- ea
lissioner. If the effort now being made to frame ai
Constitution and Civil Government shall fail, c
ongress will provide for the emergency.
The minority of the Committee, however, con- \
irred with the majority to recommend the estab- c
lent of a Bnreuu of ^Education. j
On motion of J. ifc^Wright, the reports -were
lade the special orderfor one o'clock, Wednesday. <
8EROEANT-AT-ARM8. <
The President read a telegraphic dispatch from <
Ir. Miles M. Johnson, the Serjeant-at-arms elect, i
eclining the position. Propositions were made to <
apply the vacancy, but, on motion of N. G. Purer,
the services of a sergeant-storms were die- j
cnsed with, and the financial business of the con- .
ention entrusted to the Finance Committee. i
THE TAX ORDINANCE. ' 1
Mr. Parker, Chairman of the Committee on Fi- |
ance, begged leave to make some corrections i
1 the printed ordinance. Instead of seventyve
cent? on every hundred dollars of roal estate, t
i should have been seven and a half cents on eve- j
y hundred, and one-fifth per cent on every bun- <
red dollars of manufactured articles. I
THE PER DIEM.OF MEMBERS. 4
The next subject in order was the ordinance re- i
-orted by the Finance Committee regulating the <
av of officers and members. .
T. J. Robertson, of Hichlaod, thereon made a i
peech, iu which he demonstrated that there was i
o national currency in the treasury; that if the j
members were to be paid at all, it must be in dies
eceivable; that although the bills receivable were
t present at a discount of twenty per cent, the
naorsement of the convention wbala, in all probbility,
cause them to appreciate in value.
Gilbert Pillsbury, white, said that whether three
r five dollars was the per diem, he wanted greenecks.
;
Mr. Eobertson said he would give the speaker
ve dollars in greenbacks for his bills receivable.
Mr. Pillsbury, however, did not accept the offer,
nd proceeded to say that if he worked for pay he
ranted something definite?much or little, he wishd
to know the sum of his earnings in money that
ie could use.
J. J. Wright, colored, moved that they be paid
a bills receivable.
L. S. Langley moved to amend by substituting
welve dollars per diem instead of nine dollars.
C. P. Leslie, of Barnwell, said the first thing
hey knew that resolution or something like it
rould be adopted, and he wanted it on record
bat for one he was willing to take throe dollars a
lay in greenbacks for such service as he rendered
a the convention. It was all they were worth,
nd if he got any more, it was so much more than
te was in the habit of getting, that possibly he
hould go on a spree and lose the wholi; of it Seioasly""
speaking, ho was here to do lawful jusice
to his people, and while appealing for justice
ie, thought it neither honest nor wise to ask an
treasonable price for his labors. If any man
a the house snould hire the delegates, he would
irobably not .offer them more than a dollar and a
ialf a day, and he would stake his reputation that
n an ordinary occasion more than a majority
rould accept it He desired to be put upon reonfas
opposing this measure. The sum aemaned
was enormous and out of proportion to the
ervioe rendered, and the people were too poor to
e taxed more heavily than at present to meet the
innecessary expenses of the hour.
After various amendments by Messrs. Whitteiore,
Parker and Moses, the Convention, on moion,
adjourned.
thirteenth dat.
Wednesday, Januaiy 29.?The Convention
pened at 12 o'clock, M. !
Mr. J. K. Jillson moved that the rules and reguitions,
as reported by the chairman of the Comlittee
on the subject, be amended in the fourth
eqtion, so as to require all articles, sections, &a, <
f the new Constitution to be read three times, ill- <
tead of two. Agreed to. <
HOMESTEADS AND RELIEF. <
S. Corley, of Lexington, offered, in substance,
be following: I
Resolved, That the State shall be authorised 1
o issue bonds to the amount of ?i? millions, j
he same to be paid in twenty years, the faith of i
be State to be pledged therefor, and to be based i
ipon the lands to be purchased with the money at
be lowest cash prices when forced into market I
liese lands to be divided in one hundrod acre[>
its, one of which tracts shall bo reserved as a
lomestead at the price paid per acre for the whole i
ract, the title to be given by the State, and the <
aid homestead to be forever exempt from levy I
at aale, aroprfa) the flt? ftu pwui? mufcij > aid
homestead to be paid for in annual graduated
ostallments, during a period of twenty years, at <
n interest of seven per cent; the remainder of ;
aid lands to be, held for sale to anv citizen who '
rill obligate himself to settle on and improve the J
ame; not more than one hundred acres being al- I
awed to one individual 1
Resolved, That any person, indebted beyond the
apposed value of his property, either as prinoiial
or surety, against whom any suit to the value
f five dollars has been entered, may make appli- i
ation to the said Commissioner or Commissioners,
or the sale of his .effects at public auction, for the
enefit of his creditors; and the said Commission- j
r or Commissioners, being hereby empowered to \
Sect such sale or sales, shall, to that end, receive j
schedule of all the papers and property of said i
ebtor, not legally exempted from levy and sale, (
rid the said schedule being sworn to and duly ad- i
ertised for the space of one month, for the inpection
of his creditors, who shall be allowed to <
isapprove the correctness of the same, which (
roof shall invalidate the claims of the debtor so t
Sending, and if not disproved said debtor shall ?
e entitled to all the privileges of this Ordinance, \
nd his creditors shall accept the proceeds of any <
nd everv sale so effected as final in the liauidfr- ?
on of afl such debts, no creditor to receivemore j
ban his equal per oentage, 'without preferenoe or \
artiality, through any attempted forced sales ]
)r his own benefit, to the detriment of more leni- t
at creditors. j
Referred to the Legislative Committee, with in- ]
tractions to report within one week.
the charleston mercury. |
Mr. Chamberlin, white, of Berkeley, rose to a <
uestion of privilege, and offered the following i
"solution: . i
Whereas, R. B. Rhett, Jr., and Brother, Edit- (
rs, and R. M. Fuller and Roswell T. Logan,. Asistant
Editors of the Charleston Mercury. a scur- <
Ilous ar d libellous paper published in this city, 1
ave, by their false report of the proceedings of
bis body, and their blackguardism of its members, s
roved themselves to be wholly unworthy of the i
rivileges of this floor, which should only be ex;nded
to the gentlemanly conductors of the press, I
berefore,
Resolved\ That said R. B. Rhett, Jr., and
Irother, R. M. Fuller and Roswell T. Logan, are S
ereby expelled and excluded from the floor of the t
invention. v
Resolved, That the President be requested to see <3
lis order enforced. e
The resolutions were adopted?Moses, of Sum- d
:r. and Boozer, of Lexington, voting in the negtlv
the seroeant-at-arm8. 0
Mr. N. Gr. Parker moved for a reconsideration s
f the motion of Tuesday, dispensing with the t
lection of a Sergeant-atrAnns, which being a- c
reed to, he moved that the President be author- a
;ed to appoint a Sergeant-at-Arms. Adopted. u
future legislators. c
B. F. Whittemore, white, offered the following: d
That all persons snaU be eligible to a seat in the
louse of Representatives of the State who are
venty-one years of age, and have been citizens of a
le State ten years next preceding the day of elec- b
on, and who have been, duringtne last six months t!
f their time, residents of the District which they
re to represent
Subsequently the same delegate offered the fol- b
i wing:
That all persons shall be eligible to a seat in the v
enate who have attained the age of thirty years, t
ave been citizens of the State two years, and of a
m "niofrW. whirVh fhpv ftrfl to renresent six
lonths. . b
Both of the above were referred to the Commit- &
se on Legislative Provisions of the Constitution. 1<
THE TAX ORDINANCE &
Was taken up, amended, passed to its third b
jading, and adopted as follows: fcl
^4 71 Ordinance to levy a Special Tax to defray t-1
ie expenses of this Convention and preserve the p
Credit of the State. p
We, the people of the State of South Carolina, B
7 our delegates in Convention met, do ordain:
That there shall be assessed and collected by the
az Collectors of the several Districts and parishes .
i this State, in additional to the tax already levied,
ader General Orders No. ^39, issued from Head- o
larters Second Military District, by Brevet Ma- a
r-General E. R. S. Canby, dated Charleston; S.' a
., December 3, 1867, Commanding said District, v
te following taxes, which shall be collected by the p
jrsons and at the times and in the manner pre- t
ribed by the said General Orders. - a
On all real estate, 7Joenla on every $100, except- t
g such lands as are exempted in article first of I
id General Orders. J
On all articles manufactured for sale, barter or
cchange. between thefiretday of January, 1868,
id the first day of .January, 1869,15 oentaon J
ivery $100, to be paid by the manufacturers.
On buggies, carriages, gold and silver plate,
vatches, jewelry and pianos on hand or to first day
>f January, 1868, except when held by dealers for
Durposes of sale, twenty-five cents on every $100.
from the sate ^of-goods, wares-or merchandise,
embracing all tb& intidies of trade, side, barter or
jxchange (the' Cotton tax of the IJnited"States excepted),.wnich
any person shall'make between the
irst day of January 1868, and the 31 si day of December,
1869, 50 cents on every $100.
And the tax collectors, Sheriffs,* or any other
sersorr whose dwby it may be to collect, or the
rreagurer of the State, whose duty it is to receive,
ihall be liabJe \?pon their respective official bonds
for neglecting 6r rerasing to collect, safely keep,
pay over ana disburse the same in conformity to
:he order of the Convention.
Sec. 2. jBe it further ordained, That a sufficient
unount of. the sum thus realized, is hereby appropriated
to refund to the Treasurer of the State
jf South Carolina,, any sum or sums, which may
be advanced by the order of Brevet Major-General
E. R. S. Canby, or otherwise, for the payment
of the per diem, mileage, or other expenses
ef this Convention, in bills receivable of the State.
Sbc. 3. Be it further ordained, That the faith
ind credit of the State aro hereby pledged for the
redemption of bills receivable or the State of
South Carolina, issued in conformity to an act
jf the Genual Assembly of the satd State, of
December, 1865, and subsequently the act of Sep- *
temfeer, 1866, and also for the payment of the
fmnrin and other ohlicmrions of the State r rrrrv
nded, that all obligations created for the purpose
)f aiding the rebellion, and for maintaining a noeiile
government to the laws and authorities of the
United States, are hereby declared to be null and
raid, and shau never be paid by any tax to be imposed
upon the people of South Carcfina^Sbo.
4. That for the purpose of graying the
jurrent expenses of this "Convention, tKe'payment
>f its officers, members and contingent account?,
Brevet M^or General E. B. S. Cauby, Commandng
Second Military District, bereq nested to issue
rom time to time, as may' be necessary, such oriers
upon the Treasury of the State of South Car-,
)lina, for the payment of such sums as may be authorized
by tms Convention, in such amoupts as
nay be agreed upon between the Presideqwf this
Convention and the General Commanding, to the
officers and members of this body for their per
liem and mileage, and for the current expenses of
he same, and that the amount of tax herein aphorized
to be levied; shall be placed in' the Tlph.
jury, of thu State, to reimburse said advances.
Sec. 5. Be it further ordained, That if the taxis
levied and assessed under this ordinance should
je in excess of the whole expenses of the Convention,
it shall be retained in the Treasury, addict
to the future order of the Convention, or of tne
Legislature, which may meet, in conformity to' the
provisions of the Constitution to be adopted by* ' ?
his Convention. Should there be any deficiency in
he sum required to be raised by taxation under
his ordinance; to reimburse the' Treasury for its
jutlay, the first Legislature which shall assemble,
hereafter, shall make such further provisions as
nay be necessary to raise funds for this purpose.
pickens and oconee.
The special order, an Ordinance for the division
?TV 1 - - - T?!J. J" XI
ji ncjcens l^ismct, was uiieu up ana pareea py ??
rote of ayes. 80: BayS; 25. Dr. L. B. Johnson
iioved that tne Ordinance for the division of Pickjns
District be referred to the appropriate Com'
nittee, with instructions to incorporate the name
>f Oconee District in the new Constitution with the
mmcs of the other districts.*' Referred to the
legislative Committee. g
' bonded officers.'" ' ^ *
Mr. Owens offered the foHowing: ,
Whereas, the officers of the present Provisional 1
Government of the State of South Carolina are
exercising their influence prejudicial to the claims
jfloyal citizens, rendering it difficnlt for pereohs .
if known loyalty to give an official bond,
Be it ordained by this Convention assembled.
that hereafter no official bond shall be required
from persons elected or appointed, to office in the
State of South Carolina, but providing, a fine and v
Imprisonment and perpetual disfranchisement for
malfeasance iu office.
Mr. Moses moved to lay the resolution on the
table, which was adopted.
. money. forthcoming.
On motion of N. Q. Parker, the President was
instructed to request Gen. Canby to provide $12,XX)
in bills receivable, for the use of the convention,
from the State Treasury.
u> i?wnn, ?
Mr. Parker called up the special order, "An
Ordinance defining the pay of members, &o."?
After some discussion, participated in by Messrs.
Whittemore, Parker, Whipper, Bowen, Duncan,
Neagle, Hayne, Langlev, DeLarge, the hour of
three having arrived, tne Convention adjourned
frithoot coming to a vote upon the Ordinance.
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fourteenth day.
Thursday, January 30.?The Convention met
it 12, M. w
a guard sent to the convention.
The President said that he desired to call the
ittentiob of the convention to a communication ' '
vhich he had received this morning through
i Sergeant of the city police, from General Clitf, m
iddressed to Mayor Gaillard, requesting that offinal
to send a sergeant of police and a squad of
nen to attend the daily sessions of the convention.
After the communication was read, the PresiV
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lent tooK occasion 10 say mac ne was not aware 01
;he cause of this request; that he had had no conraltatiou
with General Clitz or any other offioer
lpon the subject; and his simple duty, therefore,
iras to bring the matter to the attention of the
wnventaon, and leave the members to take such
iction as they saw o roper with reference to itSot
knowing the ot." -it contemplated by the authorities,
he did not feel authorized to admit the
policemen, and had therefore given instructions to
he doorkeeper to exclude any member of the
Force, until the decision of the convention was ' *
nade known.
B. F. Whittemore, white, moved that a commit- . '
tee of three" be appointed to wait upon General .*1
Dlite, Commanding the Post of Charleston, and
inquire of him why he considered it necessary to
jend the protection mentioned in his communicaaon
to the convention.
W7 J. Whipper, colored, moved to add, "and
hat pending the report of that committee no poiceman
be admitted to the floor of the house."
The question was then taken, and the Chair
announced that the motion, as amended, was unanmously
agreed to.
The Chair named as a committee, B. F. Whitte- ^
nore, A. J. Ransier, colored, and Rose, of York. ^
THE POLICE EJECTED.
The officer who bore the communication was
Sergeant Fuller, a well-known citizen of Charleson,
and in all respects a gentleman. The letter
ras returned to him, and Dickenson, the oolored
loorkeeper, with a very unnecessary and offensive
oovement, then waited on the Sergeant to the
loor, closing it rudely in his face.
OFFICIAL REPORTS OF PROCEEDINGS.
B. F. Whittemore, of Darlington, offered a reslution
that a committee of three be appointed to .
ecure the services of one or more short-hand wri- .
era to report the debates and proceedings of the .
onvention, the manuscript to be published herefter,
and the services to be paid for by the Treasirer
of the State at rates not in excess of those
harged by the official reporters of Congress. A,opted.
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THE-RATIFICATION OF ORDINANCES.
On motion of N. G. Parker, it was resolved that
11 ordinances adopted by the convention, after beag
engrossed, shall be ratified by the signature of
be.President and Secretary.
PLEADINGS IN COURT.
F. J. Moses, Jr., of Sumter, offered the followag:
;
Whereas, The present system of pleading, by
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be courts of law, is very expensive and tends to .
such delay; therefore be it Mk
Resolved, That the Qotamittee on the Judiciary
e instructed to iniE}utito^nto the expediency of inerting
in the Stafe ^nsatwtion a clause to the foliwing
effect: "Tliat the legislature; at the first
ession after the adaption of tnis constitution, shall,
y act, abolish the present system of pleading in
be courts of law. inrthe State, and provide in lieu
hereof that all actions in courts of law shall be by
etition, and the legislature shall, at the same time,
prescribe rules and regulations for the conduct of
uch process."
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciaiy.
THE AUTHORITY OF THE CONVENTION.
A. J. Ransier, adored, offered the following:
Resolved, That the proper. and legitimate work
f tips convention is that of framing a constitution
nd'dvil government, and providing for the levy .
nd collection of a tax to pay its members. That
rhile some scheme ought to be adopted by which
tlanters and others may be relieved, and while peitions
from all quarters should be treated with the
itmost respect, this convention will not undertake
o act upon matters which properly belong to the
.legislature. Referred "to the Committee on the
Judiciary.
" A SERGEANT-ALARMS.
The Chair announced that he had appointed I
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