Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-04-21
The Democratic Convent,on

uu'cS-lnr lIeSlucht ana Y Ice preSiucnt o. tie
the United States.
The number of delegates present was large
twenty.tour districts being represented. The
aSScmblaSc, in point of rcspcctnbility and ta-
ont, would compare lavorably with the legis,o-
tive and constitutional bodies of this State here
tcinre convened.
The Convention was organized 10y calling
Hon. b. III. WILSON, of fGeorgetowu to tic Chair
ard requesting Col. HENRY BrIsr, of Charles
ton, to act as Secretary.
On motion Of Col. Z. Y. SIMoNs, .Jr, of Charles
ton, q. committee was appointed to nominate
suitable officers to preside over the Convention.
The Committee having retired for consultation,
returned and reported through their chairman,
t.so..Aulip'sifg gentlemen as permanent officers
OF the body, to wit:
For President-lIon. JAMES L. Orr.
For Vice -Presideuts-M -McssrS Gabriel Can.
non, Of Spartauburg, james Powell. of Chester.
field, G. n. Reynolds, Jr, of Charleston, s. r.
Chandler. of Sumter James Gregg, of Edgcfe!d,
and DR.. u. Brown, of Burnwol
Sccrc'arics-D. Ramsay, j. H. Norwood.
Alex McBcc, III. A. Meelzc, L. w. McMastcr,
and p. Ill. Ryan
On taking the Chair, Col ORR addressed tho
Convention with great force and ability, con-
graduating the members upon the largo number
present. and dwelling upon the proprcty and
daty of the people Of this State to meet the del
egateS from the other States lie enlarged upon
the necessity of cooperating cordially with thc
Democratic party, in order to'dcfcat the Black
republicans His remarks were listened to
with great attention and received with applause
Mr.. MCALILEV. nf Chester offered II resolution
authorizing the delegations from the various
Judicial districts to select one Of their number
TO rrrIH committec tU nominate delegates for
the State at large in the Charleston Convention
likewise, that the delegates from each congress
III Int tIl1N, Il,
ternatcS TO rcpres said congressional districts
lii the same body. These, resolutions, after dis
cuSsion, were adopted. We are free to say that
erintroduction and the action thereon through
out met with our decided opposition Position
was sought after by too many of the delegates
Hon. Il. Z. PERRIN offered resolution that
committee lie appointed to prepare resolutions
Tor the action OF the convention. The rcsulu-
tion was adopted, and tho following gentlemen
appointed Messrs. L Perrin of Ahbevillc, |
III Meetzc of Lexington, Robt. a Thompson
OF Pickens, Jamcs Farrow of Spartanburg, j
Johnston pcttigrcw and j } Pope of Charles
ton, james III Witherspoon Of Lancaster, p III
Ryan and John A Bellinger Of Bnrnwcll. Sam'l.
NlcAliley of Chcstcr and Wade Hampton OF
Richland.
On of Mr.. Pope, it was ordered that
all resolutions offered to the Convention he re-
ferrcd without debate to the committee Just ap.
pointed. An unusual number, of almost every
sha!!c OF democratic faith, were offered and re-
ferred
"A resolution was adopted that each District
or Parish represented in the Convention shall
caet tho senle nnnlEer cf ~o.cs thqt snch District
and Parish may be entitled to in the Legislature
The Convention then adjourned.
Tuesday morning, at 10 o'clock, A. NJ, the
President called the Convention to order.
On motion, seats on the floor were courteously
rendered to several delegates to the Charleston
Convention, from other States, in Columbia
Mr.. Perrin, from the committee on rcsolu-
tions, submitted the following report
l. Rcsolocd, That in the Judgment of Ills
Convention the principles laid down in the Bal
timorc and Cincinnati platforms, by the Demo
cratic party, are sound and maintanob!c, am
they are hereby rc-alhrmed as the principles of
this Convention.
.. ResOIred, That this. Convention recognizes
the right of the people of all the Territories,
acting through the legally and fairly Expressed
will of a majority Of actual residents, and when
tho number of their inhabitants enttlc them to
"a Federal Representation, and not before, to
form Constitution with or without domestic
slavery, and be admitted into the Union upon
terms OF perfect equality with the other States.
and that prior to the formation of such constitu-
ton territorial Government hath not the power
to abolish or exclude slavery either by direct or
unfriendly legislation.
g. RcSolred, That this Convention approves
of the decision OF the Dred Scott case. and the
principles thcren enumerated by the Supreme
Court. aad adopt it, together with the foregoing
resolutions, as the platform upon which this
Cobvention is willing to stand.
3 The committee also submitted the following
resolution which was adopted with unanimiiy
Resolceds That if in the Judgment Of our Del
egates to the Charleston Convention, they should
at any time deem it prudcntto present the name
of the Hen james L. Orr as a nominee for tho
Presidency, il would meet our hearty approval. |
as hefas by his brilliant career in Congress, and
Steady adbefenee to the principles of the State
Rights Democratic School, entitled himself to
howarmest coinmondation of his countrymen
Z MIR. Powell moyed as substitute for tho res. |
Citations reported by the Committee on Resolu- |
tions, the series he had introduced on Monday
evening, being the Alabama Resolutions. AZ /
ter some discussion, the proposed substitute was
iaii on the table by large m&jori.y.
The Committee appointed to nominate the !
delegates at large for the State made the follow
ing report:
for Deiegofes-4B III. Wilson, james Simons,
Gen. 8. AlcGowan and r. B. Boglstop. .AHe7t
,lates- ID. Pow Q, II. Buist, u. Cannon and I. !
N. Dawkins. ~ I
The delegates from the respective Congress
sional Districts made the following nominations
which wore confirmed
Flrst Congressional DisftfcAvJ. Il. Wthef-