Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-06-14

of Organization presented yesterday as
referred to the matter of voting in conven-
ton. be recommitted. Mr. Crawford, of
Georgia, said it would be better first to
ascertain who were members of the con-
vention. Judge Smith, Of Mississipl,
said the committee on Elections were
ready to report. The question being ta-
ken, on motion of Mr. Winston, it was
adopted.
Gen Pillow, chairman of the committee
on Elections, reported the list OF dele.
gates elected to seats in the convention.
Mr. Rhett, Of South Carolina, moved
that parliamentary law, MS contained in
Jeffcrson's manual, be adopted for the
government Of the convention. The mo-
ton was carried.
Mr. Brooks resolution coming up, it
was opposed by Mr. Erwin, of Alabama,
on the ground that the report of the
committee then organised, should be dis
posed of.
Mr. Perkins moved the adoption of the
report of the committee of Organization.
Mr. Erwin opposed the motion. He
said he could not support the report; if it
was adopted he might acquiesce, but that
1T was subversivc of the authority of The
people: that delegates had been appoin
ted by the people to represent the
States at large, and others to represent
Congressional districts; he was one of the
latter, and had no authority to represent
the State. Each Congressional district
was entitled, he contended, to separate
vote.
Unless ibis vote was allowed them,
how, he asked, were people of the dis
trlcts, who appointed them, to know
whether they had been properly repre-
scnted. If the principle recommended
was adopted, where he ,,skcd, would it
be stopped. If the convention was per-
mlttcd to excrise this stretch Of power
to appoint delegates for Arkansas and
yirginia--why should it not also appoint
delegates for Missouri and Kentucky,
which had no delegates here? This con.
ven1ion, he said, was no ordinary body
this occasion no ordinary one. No step
should be taken without mature deliber.
alton.
The discussion was continued by
Messrs. Erwin, Bald and Galtbwait, of
Alabama, Goode, of Virginia, Pickens,
of South Carolina, Colquitt, of Georgia,
and Brown, of Tennessee.
When Mr.. Brown concluded, Mr.
Brown, of Alabama, called for the pre-
vious question, but afterwards withdrew
his call. The convention got into confu-
sion, number of gentlemen endeavorcd
to bring order out Of chaos, and the Pres
ident finally assumed authority to decide
the manner of voting, and stated the or
der OF tho questions before the convcn-
ton to be, first on the amendment from
the gentleman from Mississippi second,
on that of the gentleman from Virginia,
and third, on the report of the committee.
Tho question was then taken on the first
proposition and rejected. The question
was then taken on the second PROPOSE
tlon and also rejected. The question was
then taken on the proposition of the COM
mittee of organization, and adopted.
The convention, after an exciting de-
bate of three hours, decided to vote by
States, each State having one vote: o
States represented. viz: Alabama, Ar.
kansas; Florida, Georgia, Mississippi,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and
YiFgia;a; Judge s!,a-kl:cy as President.
The convention then adjourned until to-