The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-05-26
SOUTH CAROLINA III THE VICKS3URG CCN
VENTION-REMhRYsO OFMR. FaHEOW.

The Ni"k>lnrg Wig. "r The Ill, im>, .v, )
report "f th. remarks "f .l...n"> rarr.:v H.,
i"i SparianLur.. .f ii," .i..:' ., ir..,u south
'n:"'irn. on :iir question al i,rrirvivaI "ctii"
>!nv" Tr:'!" :> a":':'i'.,! !.lc an hy tn" SOU.
th"rn t"nm"r"a t":.y.::iun
Remarks "i NJ. "..v""'. Of Soul, E. lima.
i'"''!'"" III" d;"n>~i"' 81 ia" rr%"luIi"n. III g.
v"r .! r.-"i"m m!n: HI African :i!av. lra,i, in ,c
t"nv. n'irn =, Nich J mrv. Nnv -:
Mn. PEE>:nl.,r: | d. no; r;:.. t" cater into
any discussion nj ir q,.>;"n l.,.'r i.,. Iu,v"n-
'i"n mi"n ii, merit. l;:: i:>,m'i~!I - ia. boar
f'r takrn.- ia" ,n," :,s :."nr> ar.ivrl and inc.
the t"v"H';"n has rr!rt.. ,l.at The h. taken
lax Sites. aud il j. uncertain, v;,r. may t..
the vnt" "t IT." Delegation from South CarnInn
and as there are same "i rs who intend vuiiur
agnust In" r->"!,!InS w!i,..r nI,vn,> .ir.i may
not to- known under ia" plan If vntrr.y by Sta:cs,
ri-c. nj The rc';n"st oi!.vr III my cn:lrn urs
VIII" agree with M" IN o'!"r'ns t" the rd..l,ii"u
OF these resolutions. I" "Nl,in III" post on w,.
"crnpy. and The stat" nf III: question: lis We ui..
1rrSIand it I" rNi... IN south tarnlina.
la December. lS:5i. Gov. Adams in his an
nnal nn"<sH.:,. recommended /" iI.r Legislature.
the rr."prninr of th" African s'nv" TRADE" This
was til" fist in. the subj. ct was ever lnouu,,,
before The Stat" in any other form thnt ilro;,",,
The newspapers ''I l'rrscitn"ni, "i one "r wo
gian;! j'irrs. i,nn the reference of tc mes
sage, that portion which related 1" III" .\frr.:,
sav" trade was referred :, sicrinl committee"
In that c.nni,;cr ihcr, was ii differences oi uun
ion. The cnInrn!itr" asked and obtained leave.
10 make their report tl. succeeding s,- i", to
vii lS'i. at this s">>hn tirrc made
rn horar reports. both b. rlr M, i"ri.v a'nl nj
n"riiy-"ih ihrsc reports Were print "'l aud laid
upon the desks oi members /; and when ii..
question was taken NJ. bn;h Reports were ORDER
ell To ''ir on th. table, Ina ensuing SIMMER
brought on the canvass for the general irciuns
But if there was sin..c Election district in
whieh the question Of the African slave trade
was male ~, ISSUE ar "v": entered into the
vas enough 10 approximate an ISSUE, except.
p"s>ibiv, the election district ilcun.r tho city
Of Charleston, never npIri.-i oc it, And |
Doubt very much whether | need make t:.:s ry.
ccplion. for ihou.h my .lisinrni,l,".l col
league MIR. $ pratt. who intr"lncrI the rcsoIu-
lion before us Was then. nS now, r"r"un:H,l ,s
champion Of tn" aggressive idea ON This subject
and was returned by H,,icrng vote aS onr Of
the members Of the Legislature from the city of
Charlc>ton yet other gentlemen were returned
members from the sanIc election district, by
equally flattcring votes. who were well known
10 have been warmly opposed TO aVy agitai ION
Of IN" subject.
But further, sir. in the session ensuing this
election my colleague Mr.. Sprat:l inir;nIur-d
in the Legislature of South Carolina, certain res-
oulions cmbodyiug his views on Ia" African
slave trul'.--,lirsc resolutions were made the
special ordnr-thcir distinguished mover WAS
heard in their behalf in very elaborate aruu
m"nt- he was replied {" by one of his own col.
leagues from the city of Charleston and there
upon the whole subject WAS again ordcicd 10 ''lic
upon the table"
Called upon, sir, under these circumstances 10
cast Stat" vote on this subject, five Of my col
leagues here. with myself, entertain the belief
with due decrrncc to those Of our colleagues
who may favor the adoption Of these resolutions,
that the question Of re.opcning the African slave
trade has, up To this time, been entirely ignored
ltI ,~f 4, A,,I
mcnt is mnic in justice To those of lis Of the South
Carolina Legislature, whose opposition might
Otherwise be buried under the plan Of voting hy
States. If have erred in this statement, 7 will
thank any one of my colleagues TO correct me-
4 word as to The verdict Of the Charlrsior
iury, in the recent trial of tho Echo crew II
has been assumed by gentlemen in discussion up.
OH this floor, and l have heard il assumed on
the streets and in hotels Of this city, that the
Jury in Charleston undertook tn decide unon tire
law us well Hs the evidence. have good rra.
sons for believing that this assumptions is gratui.
tons. The jury never considered The const iiu.
tionafily Of tho law. In their jndgmcnt, the
evidence was not su fficirni to show that the dc.
PENDANTS were truly charged. have been cred.
IDLY Informed that this declaration had been
made by every juror who was charged will, tho
case. IL am not greatly mistaken. have been
so informed by my colleague (Mr. SmntD hirr.
self, whose authority will not DO questioned.
mn ~ - :.
The 1eran Bishop I'm reporting the urani.
nous election Of Rev. Alex. Gregg, of Chcraw,
S. c.. v Bishop of Texas, the Galveston Nsss
says:
We learn that Mr.. Gregg was nominated for
this highly responsible position by Judge Z. W.
Gray Of Houston, and from what we learn, VIZ 4
belev" Ills eleetion will give very general if not
universal satisfaction throughout our State Bis.
hop Gregg in the prime of life, being but about
thirty.hve years Of age, has highly respectable
connections and is spoken of MS gentleman of
grest energy Of character antAeal u llis profrs--