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COLUMBIA. S. C. Sunday Morning, August 25,1872. For President of the United Stales. HO RACK QRBELBT. or New York. For vice-President li. UK. AT 7. ll KOW IV, or MUiourl. The Flatform ?nd th? Candidates. Wo published, j-esterday, among the proceedings of the Moses Radical Con? vention, the platform of principles to which they propose to pledge them? selves. The policy therein sot forth, and the measures of reform promised to be adopted, are most assuredly, in BO far as they relate to tho administration of the Stute Government, entirely accepta? ble to the white people of tho State, and, we presume, to the colored people also. Tho resolutions are very adroitly drawn, and tho opposition Republican faction will have to see to it that their platform goes equally fur, at least, if not farther, in tho promised relief from our fiuaucial embarrassments and ruinous taxation. The white peoplo would be specially gra? tified to have the bogus bonds which have been issued immediately repudi? ated. Tho resolution by tho Moses fac? tion to levy no taxes to pay the interest upon them virtually amounts to the sime thing. The resolution, also, to have pub? lished daily an account of the receipts and expenditures of tho Treasury, is a good one. There was one very important matter, however, whioh the Moses fac? tion omitted in their platform. This was to make some announcement with regard to the proper maintenance of the pnblio sohools. The education of their ohildren is of primary and all-absorbing interest to the colored people of the State, and it is one object to whioh the white people are perfectly willing to oon tributo o voa of their scanty means; pro? vided only some reasonable guaranty be given that the fund raised for this lauda? ble purpose be honestly and judiciously expended. The acknowledgment of past errols, whereby "grievous injury" has been done the State, comes very meekly and repentant-like from the Moses crowd, and their promises of future amendment will not be very enthusiastically received. The whole platform, indeed, as wo have said, is quite acceptable, and if there wos any assuranoe that the pledges would be redeemed, the entiro white peoplo of Sonth Carolina, as well as the black, would support the tioket. But what are empty promises, or fair-sound? ing resolutions, when they are belied by the every official act of the past of the very men who make them, and more es? pecially by those who have boon selected to cirry them out. What reliance can be placed upon the honest professions of a party whose next act is to nominate I'1. J. Moses, Jr., as a fit person to inaugurate and carry into effect their moasnres of reform? The rest of the nominees, with the exception of Jodge Melton, hold forth but little more promise than that of Moses. Of Gleaves, the candidate for Lieutenant-Governor, we knew nothing until wo beard of his nomination. Since then, we understand that he is a par? doned convict. A fit associ ate, truly, of MOBBS, and an equally charming exem? plar of honesty and reform. And then Cardozo-poor Cardozo. We had, indeed, hoped and believed that be was an honest man and a orcdit to hie raco. No sensible man can believe so now, after his action in this Conven? tion, and the acknowledgments which be yesterday was compelled to make by the pointed attack of F. BL Frost. Wo bo? gan to lose faith in Cardozo, tho moment we learned that he was seeking the place of Treasurer. That of itself had no heuthful appearance. Oar faith was further shaken when wo learned that ho was found closeted with Parker in the Treasury a few moments before his nomination, and when Parker came in immediately thereafter and withdrew bis own name, and, as is alleged, and it so appear?, worked for Cardozo's nomi? nation. But when ho shamelessly came out and voted for Moses, despite the ex? press instructions of his County Con? vention, that ho should not support that very man, he lost all claim whatever to being an honest man or a faithful ser? vant of the people. And lastly, when Bo openly and without a blush acknow? ledged that he was a party to the sw in? die perpetrated by the directors, or a parto! the directors, of the Greenville Railroad, in the ahem pnrohase of the charter ol the Continental Telegraph Company, be showed himself not only dishonest, but actually a felon. Judge Melton will, undoubtedly, be etected Attorney-General, for the Orr party have no better man to oppose him. Mr. Jillson, too, will probably bo eleoted School Commissioner, Other than these two, we do not believe that any others on the tioket oan be eleoted, provided the opposition settle upon an acceptable sot of. candidates. THE BLOODY CHASM.-Ia a very able address to the Germans of Chicago, Se? nator Soharz reviewed at length the po? litical situation, proved that the Grant party bad fulfilled the purpose of ita oreation, and henceforth were to be cast aside as useless instruments in working out the great destinies of the country, and showed that the Liberal party was not only deserving of the support of 07ory unprejudiced and truly patriotic oitizen, but was tho only party which could afford hope of searching national reform. Speaking of the South, ho said : "If it is necessary to fill tho bloody chasm, as Mr. Bontwell Baid, before peace can be restored, lot us throw the Grant party into it, with the tbioves and those who have violated tho Constitution and tho laws, with thoso who have vio? lated their official oaths aud prostituted their offi.ee to personal cndB, with thoso who have held the highest offices in the Government, in order to 6ocure their personal welfare." Mr. Boutwell will find in this stout and energetic ex pi casi on of Senator Schurz, a full and sefficient answer to his talk about the necessity of filling np the bloody chasm. TIIOBQ who have made the chasm, who have produced ind left alive tho differences which have dis? tracted our country for so long, are morally bound to fill up this gulf which they have created, to allay thoso passions which they have kindled, and if they are unable to undo what they have done, or unwilling to lend their effort for the furtherance of this good object, then Senator Sohurz's excellent advice should be taken. POLITICAL JOTTINGS.-The news from Raleigh and from Washington indicates that the Administration proposes to punish the North Carolinians for their struggle in August, and make Bore of their votes in November, by postponing the Ku Klux trials and keeping the ac? cused in suspense, and by making elabo? rate preparations to apply the Enforce? ment Act to every election district in the State. Not a single Democratic paper in Dela? ware, Rhode Island, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Maryland or Vermont, re? fuges to support Greeley. Greeley may be "whimsical," aa the opposition claims, but, somehow or other, bis whims bave always led him to live an honest and upright life, and to hate public thieves. It is strange to Grant men how he ever got such a whim, but the people rather favor bim in such eooontricities. Logan, now a Grant man, and a pre? tended lover of the negro, when be was a member of the Illinois Legislature, in 1852, introduced a bill proposing to sell every negro in the State to the highest bidder. Morton, Oonkling and the rest of them try to excuse the short-comings of Grant's administration, by talking about bia "good intentions." It is an ancient proverb, that a Certain highly-calorified locality, which shall be nameless in this plaoe, is paved with good intentions. REPUBLICAN NOMINATIONS.-The fol? lowing ia a list of the nominations made by the diffdront Republican Conventions -State aud Congressional-in session daring the past week: Governor-E. J. Moses, Jr. Lieutenant-Governor-R. H. GleaveB, (colored.) Secretary of State-H. E. Hayno, (co? lored.) Treasurer-F. .L. Cardoso, (colored.) Attorney-General-S. W. Melton. Comptroller-General-S. L. H?ge. Adjutant and Inspector-General-H. W. Purvis, (colored.) Superintendent oj Education-J. K. Jillson. Congressman from Second District-A.. J. Ransier, (oolorod.) Third District-Tl. B. Elliott, (colored.) Fourth District-A. S. Wallace. Congremnan at Large-IX. H. Cuin, (colored. J Solicitor First Circuit-G. W. ButtP. Solicitor Fifth Circtdt-J. H. Runkle. Belfast is a sea-port town of 100,000 j inhabitants, and is situated in the Coun? ty of Antrim, Ireland, on tho Lagan, near Belfast Bay. It is connected by steamer with all the most important towns of the coast, and with Dublin by both steamer and rail. It is tho most important depot of tko linen trade in Great Britain, and has the reputation through extensive foundries, floor mills, breweries aud ahip-yards-of being tho first commercial town ia Ireland. The riot that has prevailed there since Thurs? day last, therefore, is calculated to do its trade much damage. Grown bold by impunity, the rioters are now bent upon plunder. Several houses have already been sacked, and we gather from the late despatches that the riotous demon? strations threaten to extend into tho wealthier part of the oity. The adage "Where there's a will there's a way," ia illustrated in a Western town where the swains are so retiring that the yoong women oan only get them (the swains) to squeeze them (the young women) by persuading the former to lay bets on their weight and asoert in the same by hefting them. ?Ct ooal Items. OITT MATTERS.--The price of single copies of the PHCSNIX is five cents. The advertising agenoy of Walker, Evans & Cogswell, represented by Bos? well T. Logan, Esq., is the only author? ized agenoy for this paper in Charleston. A large and varied lot of cards, suita? ble for weddings, invitations, visiting and business purposes, have just been re? ceived at this offioe, which, owing to the dull season, will be printed nt very low rates. Gov. Scott has pardoned A. J. Griffin, convicted of grand larceny at March term, 1871, of the Court of General Ses? sions for Union County, Judge Thomas presiding, and sentenced to two years' imprisonment in tho pouilentiary. Thc prisoners as wo aro informed, was par? doned at tho request of influential citi? zens of the County. Governor Scott bas appointed G. W. Brewer Trial Justice for Chesterfield County, vice Dr. Fox, who has removed from thu vJounty; John H. Schofield, Notary Publio for Greenville. Wo had tho pleasure, yesterday, of inspecting a work of art-an exhibition of skill in penmanship by our fellow citizen, Mr. John Bahlman. It is a copy of the Ten Commandments, on a large sheet, each Commandment illus? trated by an appropriate picture. We oan truthfully say, it is the finest piece of artistic pen-work We have ever beheld. The work is to bo lithographed, when copies can bo obtained at a reas >nable rate. Messrs. Porter Sc Steele, tn anticipa? tion of an early removal to Mr. Jacobs' new storo, offer their present stock of dry goods at low rates. See advertise? ment. Col. John T. Sloan, Sr., bas been ap? pointed Columbia agent for tho well known Universal Lifo Insurance Com? pany. "Calhoun" chewing tobacco is a brand kept BS a specialty by Mr. John C. See? gers. We have tested it, and can assure the lovers of the weed that a better arti? cle, in point of soundness, age, flavor and hue quality of leaf, cauuot be bud anywhere. W. H. Faber, Eiq., of this city, has been authorized to uct as agent for the Savannah Abend Zeitung. We commend him to our citizens. The delegates from the Fifth Judicial Cirouit voted for Solicitor as follows: J. H. Runklo, 8; James D. Tradewell, 5; Leroy F. Youmans, 1. At a meetiug of the delegates of the Second Congressional Distriot, yester? day morning, Lioutonant-General A. J. Bansier was nominated, after a stormy discussion. The Pollock House thermometer re? corded as follows, yesterday: 7 A. M., 78; 12 M.. 92; 2 P. M., 91; 7 P. M., 88. A child's gold and coral sleevelet was lost yesterday. A suitable reward will be paid for its return to PHCENIX office. The following is the programme of music by the band of the 18th Infantry, for to-morrow afternoon, at 5 o'olock: Hudson River Quickstep-Moskow. Cavatina Nabuco-Verdi. Salute a la France-Rossini. Aria Travista-Verdi. Star Spangled Banner. MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.-The Norther a mail opens at 2.30 P. M.; closes 12.00 A. M. Charleston day mail opens 4.30 P. M.; closes 6.00 A. M. Charleston night mail opens 7.00 A. M.; closesu.lf) P. M. Greonvillo mail opens G.45 P. M. ; closes 6.00 A. M. Western opens and closes 1.30 P. M. Wilmington opens 2.30 P. M.; doses 11.30 A. M. On Sunday office open from 3 to 4 P. M. RELIGIOUS SERVICES THIS DAY.-Tri? nity Church-Rov. P. J. Shand, D. D., Rector, ll A. M. and 5;.< P. M. Marion Street Church-Rev. W. D. Kirkland, 10*? A. M. and 8 P. M. Lutheran Church-Rev. A. R. Rude, 10>? A. M. Washington Street Churoh-Rev. M. Brown, 10j,< A. M. ; Rev. J. L. Shuford, 8 P. M. ; Suoday-sohool, 5 P. M. Presbyterian Church-Rev. F. L. Leeper, 10J? and 8 P. M. Catholic Churoh-Rev. James Fuller? ton, First Mass, at 7 A. M.; Second Mass at 10 A. M.; Vespers at 4?^ P. M. Lunatic Asylum-Rev. M. Brown, 9 A. M. PIKENIXIANA.-To dispel darkness from about you, make light of your troubles. Our sago says it is with bachelors as with old wood-it is hard to get them started, but when they do take flame they burn prodigiously. A young lady in Georgia has petition? ed tho Legislature to pass an Aot pro? hibiting fli. Lc lion on the part of yoong men. We presume sho wishes this pri? vilege reserved exclusively for the fair sex. Lilian Edgarton is at work on a lec? ture on fomale dress-From Fig Leaves to "Dolly Verdens." It is a good sub jeot, and has the merit of a striking title, certainly. THE LIBERAL REPUBLICANS IN SESSION. At a meeting of the Liberal Republicans held in this city, yesterday, at tho Co? lombia Hotel, on motion of Judge Wm. M. Thomas, Col. S. A. Pearce, tho mem? ber of the National Executivo Commit? tee for the State of South Carolina, was cal led? to the Chair, and Mr. J. Evans Britton requested to act as Secretary. Tho importance of a complote and thorough organization WUH fully recog? nized, and after au interchange of views upon the situation, it was unanimously Resolved, That a committco of three bo appointed for tho purpose of confer? ence and co-operation, on the basis of tho notion of tho Baltimore Convention, with the State Democratic Executive Committee, at their assembly on Monday evening, as to tho host course to bo pur? sued iu reference to Statu und national allai rs. lu ptirsuauce of this resolution, the followiug committee was appointed: Judge Wai. M. Thomas, Judge R. Ii. Carpenter and Dr. E. W. Wheeler. It was further resolved that tho Chair? man of this mooting be empowered to call a oouvention of tho party at as early a day as praoticable, for thc purposo of completing the organization of the Libe? ral Republican party of tho State. The meeting theo adjourned, subject to tho conference and call. THE STATE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION FOUKTU DAT'S PBOCEEDINGS -The Con? vention assembled at 10 A. M., Congress ? man Elliott in tho Chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Hunter, of Charleston. 1 Judge Mackey moved that the resolu? tion, passed yesterday, closing tho de bate upon thu nomination of cuudidutef for the ellice of State Treasurer, be re scinded; which was carri d. Mr. F. H. Frost, of Williamsburg arose to a question of privilege, desiring to reply to certain remarks made> by th< delegate from Riehlaud, (Mr. Cardozo, yesterday. Upon motion of Mr. Moblcy, tbroi hours were allowed the friends of tin different candidates to state the claim: of their respective candidates. Mr. Frost then proceeded to opon th< vials of his wrath upon the prominen candidato-Secretary Cardozo. S. A. Svvails, (colored,) of Williams burg, followed Frost, in a severe ar ra'gument of Cardozo for bia acts as : member of the Advisory Board of th Lind Commission, his conuection witl tho infamous railroad riug, and sealin? tho enormous over-issue. This mau said Swails-thia immaculate exempla of honesty-acknowledges that ho knei two years ago of tho over-issue of bondi yet he kept his mouth shut, and allowe the damnable frauds to continue. No> he comos forward and aska for a ?tl higher and more importaut office. H has had tho seal of the State in hi charge, and now ho wants the keys c tho Treasury. If ho so misapplied th seal, what, in tho name of God, may b be expected to do with tho keys of tb vault where the publio moneys ure kep He spoke also of Cardozo disregardtu the express instructions of his Count Convention iu voting for Moses. Cardozo replied, attempting to excuf his conduct in the nomination of Mose: upon the ground that it was tho beat L could do, under the circumstances. E then went into an explanation of tl sealing of the bonds, showing the mo corrupt and outrageous proceedings o the part of Scott and Parker. Ho eve had been approached by one member < the Financial Board, and asked if art consideration could induce him to se the bonds. He ordered that man imm diately ont of his room. He refer? here evidently to Parker, though he di not call any name. lu tho matter of tl Land Commission, he made some a tounding statements, accusing Leslie i downright forgery, by which ho antic pated tho appropriation of $500,00 and used up 8250,000 of it. Tho a] propriatiou waa made alter Leslie resignation, and at tho time of tl appointment of DeLarge. Tho forge: consisted in Leslie making frauduie contracts for land within a few days aft DeLarge's appointment, and aute-d.it< the titles to tho land in February whit were not actually purchased, or agrei to be purchased, until March, aft DeLarge's appointment. In answer to a question by Swails to what tho contract in relation to tl Greenville Railroad Company was, Cn dozo replied that it was tho contract f the purchase of tho charter of the Co tinental Telegraph CompaLy. Cardo said that, ns soon UH bis shnro of t bonds, which he received as a director tho road, waa demanded by the Sou Carolina Railroad Company, he ga them np, like an honest man. Aftor considerable interruption ai oonfuaion, a call of tho roll was coi monced, and tho balloting opened. T result was as follows-a large number delegates changing to Cardozo, after was ascertained that ho was elccte Cardozo, 77; Adama, 1; McKinlay, Perry, 3; Alexander, 3; Noah, 26. The nomination for Comptroller-Ge eral being next in order, Mr. Rain nominated Solomon L. Hogo-who, hf ing receivod eighty-six, a majority of t votes, was declared tho nomineo of t Convention. Mr. S. J. Lee proposed H. W. Pur' for the offico of Adjutant and Inapeoti General, who was nominated withe opposition. Judge Mackoy nominated J. K. J? son for Superintendent of Ednoatie olected unanimously. Mr. Swails preaentod tho petition Rev. Joseph Taylor and other citizens Richland County, asking that Wm. i mona be appointed Chairman of t County Nominating Convention I Richland County, and contesting tho 1; nomination for County officers; wbi was laid over, under the rules. At 7 o'clook, the Convention took a receps until 8 P. M. Upon ro-assembling, Congressmen at Large were nominated. E. W. M. Mackey nominated R. H. Cain. W. McGill Fleming nominated James M. Allen, of Greenville. Gen. Smalls no? minated J. P. M. Epping. June Mob ley nominated L. Cass Carpenter. For nearly an hour, Mobley kept up a loud and rambling harangue. Upon couuting tho voteB, R. H. Cain receivod 70 votes; L. C. Carpenter, 8; James M. Allen, ll; J. P. M. Epping, 6. The Convention then adjourned to Monday morning, at 10 o'clock. THE REFORM REPUBLICAN CONVENTION. TbiB body met yesterday, agreeably to adjournment, at 12 M., in tho Court House. Judge Orr was called to the Chair. A Committee on Credentials was ap? pointed, nuil the Convention took a rc ce.ss until 8 o'clock P. M. At tho eveutug session, Judge Orr nguiu took the Chair, uud called the Con? vention to order. The Committeo on Credeutiuls reported about fifty delegates present. A motion WUB then mudo and c.irried, that tho Convention go into nominations. Mr. Petty, of Cbarlcstou, nominated Mr. Reuben Tomliuson for Governor. Mr. liarle, of Greenville, seconded the nomination, in n few hearty words in commendation of Mr. Tomlinson and in encouragement of the movement, whose final sucoess he could not doubt. Mr. Johnson, of Anderson, nominated Mr. D. T. Corbin, which Gen. Whippei seconded. One of the colored delegates fron Charleston nominated Mr. C. C. Bowen and another seconded it. Mr. Rower rose, uud thanking bis friends for th? honor done him, begged to withdraw hil name in favor of Mr. Reuben Tomlinson The name of Mr. Corbin was als< withdrawn. There being but one candidute, ot motion, the vote was taken by acclama tion, aud Mr. Tomliuson was unani mou&ly nominated. On motion, a committee of three wa uppoiuted to inform Mr. Tomlinson o bis nomi nation, and conduct him to th stand. Mr. Tomlinson was according!, brought in, and introduced to the Cou vention by Judge Orr as the candidat of the hottest Republican party. Mr. Tomlinson made a short and ver good speech, thanking thu Conventio for the honor conferred upon bim, au pledging himself, so far as his pow? might go, to un honest reformation c the Stute administration, should be b eleoted Governor. At the dose of Mr. Tomlinson speech, Mr. Bowen arce and said b desired to make a nomination, whio was perhaps out of order, bot whiol for certain reason?, he desired to mali at that time. He desired to nominal for Attorney-General that spotless Ri publican, the Hon. John T. Groen, < Sumtor. The announcement was r ceived with rapturous applause. Mr. ? Lee, (colored,) of Sumtor, seconded tl nomination in a fitting speech. Mr. J. H. White, (colored,) of Yorl nominated Judge S. W. Melton, whi he said, had been nominated at the othi Convention. He spoke in the highe terms of Judge Mellon. General Whipper spoke a few won in favor of Judge Green, saying that 1 had all respect for Judge Melton, bi that he proposed to make a square fig] with the ring crew-to fight them fro first to last, to thc knife, and to the hi of the knife; aud tbat, inasmuch Judge Melton hud ohosen to associa himself with Franklin J. Moses, he pr posed to let him lie in the bed which I had made. Judge Melton's name was withdraw and Judge Green was unanimously n ruinated. The name of Dr. B. A. Bosemon w next presented, by General Whipper, a nominee for Lioutenant-Governor. Dr. Bosemon begged to decline tl nomination, upon the grounds that 1 designed to aid tho movement, heart ai soul, upon the stump, and ho did n think that it was wise for him to acce a nomination for any office from t Convention. The hour being late, no further noa nations were made. The following platform was then su mitted, and read by Mr. Earle, of Grce ville: The truo Republican party of Sou Carolina enunciates the following pl form: Whereas gross and flagrant abuses tho administration of the affairs of t State of South Carolina have grown in tho executive and legislative dopa ments of itsfgovernment, and have 1 como an intolerable bnrden on the I publican party and the State; a whereas the State Bepnblican Conv< tion had putin nomination for Goveri Franklin J. Moses, Jr., who is respon bio, with others, Xor many of th< abuses, and who, as Speaker of the Hot of Representatives, fraudulently issn pay certificates for an immense sum, 1 received large sums from the "arm force." fund, when no such force was existence, and has corruptly control mnoh of the legislation of the State; a whereas tho Republicans of tho St have generally demanded that those v. have been guilty of corrupt prooti shall be ejeoted from office; and wher tho Convention, instead of making honest and trne Republican nominatl has by its action shown that the corri tion and incompetency whioh have o raoterized the present administration to be perpotnated; and whereas we portion of the general Convention, hi felt that, in view of this condition affairs, and of this breach of trust tho part of the Convention, it is oar di to withdraw onrselves therefrom, and the solo a ti on of a tioket thoron gb ly ] publican and honest, to go boforo masses of the ptfrty for the justificat of our course; therefore, bo it Resolved, 1. That we declare oar cor? dial acceptance of the 'platform of tbe Philadelphia Convention, and pledge ourselves to the earnest support of its standard-bearers, Gen. Gre ut and Hon. Henry Wilsor. 2. That inasmuch as the notoriously oorrupt and imbecile charaoter of the present State administration has brought disgrace upon Republicanism every? where, and is now a heavy burden upon the national party, impeding, if not en? dangering, its success, therefore, the Republicans of South Carolina owe it to tbemtelvea to eleot suoh officers as will insure an honest administration of go? vernment, and thus assure their bre? thren all over the land that the disgrace which attaches to the party iu this Stato ?hall bo removed. 3. That we pledge -the honor of the Stato to tho payment of all its debt which has boen legally and honestly contracted; but that we will not hesitate to repudiate that portion of it which is illegal, and therefore null and void. 4. That wa pledge ourselves to inau? gurate and carry out nu honest adminis? tration of tho affairs of tho State, and to resist the payment of all fraudulent pay ccrtiGcatcB und warrants upou the Trea? sury. 4 5. That we pledge ourselves, so far as in our power lies, to an immediate re? duction of the enormous taxes under j which the people are groaning, and that we believe that this can be moat speedily accomplished by introducing honesty and economy into the management of the varions departments of the State Government. G. That the pledges made by the Con? vention nominating Franklin J. Moses, J., must be judgod of in the light of his record, and of those who sustain him, aud that when thus viewed, the people of the State will not hesitate to Bay that pledges from such a source have no value, but are simply intended to blind the eyes of the people to the true pur? pose of those men, whsch purpose must bo in the future, as in the past, the ac? complishment of purely selfish ends, re? gardless of the welfare of the State. ?3.7. That, in our judgment, the best safeguard to the public treasury is the election of honest and faithful officers to the various departments of Government; aud that the history of the present ad? ministration shows that no statutory safeguard will protect the Treasury with Franklin J. Moses, Jr., at the head of the government and his willing tools in tba other offices. 8. That under our Constitution, we believe any other than an ad valorem system of taxation to bo null and void, and hence that the general license law, passed at the last session of the General Assembly, was in violation of the Con? stitution and of the rights of the peo? ple, and could only have originated in a desire to extort from the people of the State still larger sams of money, to be corruptly used by the men who controlled the Government. 9. That we blush for our party when we remember that, under this adminis? tration, tho education of the people bas been BO shamefully neglected, in conse? quence of the failure of the Government to pay promptly and faithfully the ap? propriations made by the Legislature; and that wo pledge ourselves to apply a remedy for this crowning disgrace in the future. The platform was, on motion, laid over for consideration on Monday. On motion, the Convention then ad? journed to meet on Monday, at lu o'clock A. M. J CONVENTION NOTES. -No profil-Moses. Columbia, once a political Mecca, is j hereafter to be the New Jerusalem. "Great Soott" gives place to "Holy Moses." Thompson's band has not a very large repertoire; but, as the saying is, "their mueio jibes well with the occasion." When the balloting commenced, the band Btruck up "Shoo, fly, don't bodder me." When Moses was nominated, it played "Dixio"-a delicate allusion to hauling down the Amerioan flag. At tho conclusion of his speech, "Listen to the Mocking Bird" appropriately followed. FIRST JUDICIAL Cmcurr.-Tho dele? gates composing this Convention, from Orangebnrg and Charleston Counties, met in tho Senate'committee rooms this afternoon. The Charleston delegation having been contested, a Committee on Credentials was appointed, who unani? mously reported in favor of the delega? tion headed by Col. E. W. M. Maokey, and the Convention adopted said report. John H. Phillips, of Orangeburg, was elected President, and J. S. Humbert Secretary. T. H. Cook was put in nomination by Mr. Humbert, who urged his claims. C. W. Batts, of tho oity of Charleston, was pat in nomination by G. W. Pinck ney, and after speeches by many dele? gates, tho vote was taken. Batta re? ceived 17 votes and Cook 4. Patts' nomination was then made unanimous. A resolution was adopted, requesting the Colombia Daily Union, DAILY PHOE? NIX, Onangeburg News and Charleston Republican to publish the proceedings of this Convention. LIST OP NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A. G. Brenizer-For Sale. Meeting Myrtle Lodge. J. J. MoOants-School Notice. Porter & Steele-Removal. Wade Hampton, Jr.-Notice. Fisher & Silliman-Wanted. Meeting Hook and Ladder Company. Jacob Levin-Auction. HOTEL AUIUVAI.8, AugUBt 24, 1872.-Nicker* son House-3 H Rion, Wiunsboro; I* MoQueon, H Royd, Charleston; Dr 8 Angle. N O; Dr J M Westmoreland, Pa: F Elmore. J P Thomas, J II 8eigler, A O Todd. B C; E T West, Charles? ton; W E Fountain, WiwR R; J B Chat? ham, Helena; Col Amea, Qroonville.