, 1865-10-05

~ %LSA NJ -
nroRrAnT- DEBATE AND SPEECH OF
SYSTEM.
From Our SPECIAL Correspondent
...l co1us7lA' Sept, II.
Tue convention makes but slow pro-
gress, and unless some way is devised for
stopping The greed Of talk, is likely to con-
ffnue In session ten days longer. The dele
.1s .a. ~ - ] M .a.ss,as ~ H. a...'t..,a, @
sales Wv '4o' = '''on - tu' eo1atttes.o1
are haylng r1tning lhelf< o"1 "a{. 80 ias
and there Is scarcely any measure of general
legislation which has not been proposed Tor
~ oc,,on or tbia Convrntinn., Thera :raa a
t1cncrar nm d,.nosition 10 make this Revision. OF
the constitution in the CONVENTION o1 Decem-
Der, 1850, but the necessity Of unity of'feeling
IN ihf mt orthe Dcoplc Of tho State pre
s.sEias r. ,,,;o.a.,,a,,. tha, pra.ant tndicn.
~ .aus Sst 1"a..;, %ae - ,ts ~
cations ate tnat esefy onc o. 1'S ptonlt'snE
-: - FIFTH DAI's WORE.
"A resolution Hns passed, expressing the
.,f1fo,, that tbe LEGISLATURE ourtt.. at Its
W. oe'I .s.s,. ~ .ae,t .hn ro1st,tnt1on,1
next session, 20 aaop. ~ eons..1u1.1ai sa.,1.
sr - G.sste mon ths e nus.
Ter. .-, j. ..~:,-!A :.
rhe Provisional. Governor; Tas nutborfzcd
.a;et - eta+a .,...t ~ 1rseI,,Ss.
aPP.. - ~ sua'
whose auas ~ sual1 oe' ~ an eaI1ehe OF t1e
State In their endeavors to obtain pardon
and especially to learn the intentions Of the
f,nrern,hen. reenectino- 4he ao:r.1,aft ot,or-
.;,sasa sa,.ss a.a..o = -. - Tse.,1.ts.u-
ooneo 4anos' snu " lepoet ~ Luz Aees'atufe
q us session next month. inc debate on
luis ma11erfcveaied the tact that there IS a
great deal Of tcelng IN the State respecting
MI AnWHYf4
the law Of March, 1865, regarding abandoned
lands; and many Of the delegates feel quite
quite confident TINT, upon proper reprcsonta-
ton, the President will set aside that law.
The deleeate from =. Helena parish was
ndm1tIed 10 seak. me aucslioa WINCH l
enns ~ daa1 ~ 5,nr ond 70 ~ n,,1a
J;.a.,s.;a1 nna 1,;riaod 1H.s ,nrsnt;on ~,
fopr ~ uarties. ~ The parish @ comnrises the island
If aE Heiena and the issand "a onc ~ NJ 4 ihnsc
~ - nai~hfnrhnod nf Port Rnro1 s .,ccnninJ aei
~, - t ,,r ffces a. ~ esr,v stoan ~ ~ ~
En,n,er,t, t. cast ahn,f s;rSt1 rotas az n,r
an3r nfont forfy' ~ 1be orS1{nai resjdents eum sr.
ios} -, tna fsaa6a "a t9,a
iatior ;s elrnnst eIc]ns,ve1v f2an, the to EoTth
ssnre % ihe ~ hes,;nn1ns, nf Ina warst ,:Tbcre ~
nos ~ ;,pe3snca ,het thA aiect,o 1psss PEE
tecInics11y IN ie,,ai Eor,n. mr. m the
n,1,ar ha,3 ,ne ~, ,nv +,rat +,st !. S1S
III fai-1x 1cnrcsnt ia wiii ~ ~ nsa,,ia a
~. rnv;,asis,e ~, Tho casa W ho
dcenate and ss 1 WnTs III III icai sn
qotGss ans thev 1ccommen'ea 1Isa his ,am5sSi6n IN
~ c1ssa ao o t's 1eund nts that
En,o1;t oo;,d 81 - ~. .,nnE.d 1. onnfhnr 11I
~ Ky ~ ~ 80 ~, ertstJa- nnJ
~ Is, har ~ IA. Ii cn1s+;ne,,ts hed an1
hl:siness md IN m the he I'M 1Snds iheS nccuny. One class
s,],,.nrt ~ tha c"m,nittec m fhe yr,1ni that
ean an.1si,,ancr ii ~ Mham ara ieo"i rotara.
I.,1'e. ~, 10 o,,nn5 tt.t IL .a,n;ss,nn
,y - ~. .t ..,s-.>.,,a nr+t,a co., ~ ~
~. ~ e,t. @ r.r T.. cseS csIth .4sa
cpl iuo ar ~ r. 10 9tsros;,ia., -. NV
aao ~ ~ a1na.s T. ,attuat9a., ~, u ~ to
= T,s Ssisa1nt, waa p5m'sta,, v ~ ,nte sa
u n't' 'e1A ~ 49,,
SIXTH DAYS WpAh-
Some days ago, Mr. Macbeth, OF the
Charleston Delegation, and Mayor o1 thnt city,
introduced resolution OF inquiry regarding
the policy Of allowing negroes 10 testify IN all
eases In which their rights are conca1ned- It
wns sent to the Committee on Ordinances,
who this morning reported Ia f1For OF allow
Ing negroes SO tn testify, In ail the courts Of
the State. Whether the ordinance will pass
the Convention is another thing mc,n-
| bcrs ten me It viii, and others say 1t cannot.
There we're two things which, ID national
| pofnt Of view. It was essential this Conyen-
| shonld do AZ soop rs nossible-decIor,. the
apouAoa q sMsel5, ao4 .cRtal aus o1uinance
| ot secession. Ek-dov. ffckens, Of sWut re-
pentance, saw this 70 cleafly. thst be intro
session. "a occomnIish hotI, these. tb,nes
hare already related how the ordfuanca Of e.
ce.sin,, was reneoled. The slayery ouesiinn
! Tas sattiefi today. mt 1,y m orG]inancc. Int
| 70 ~ nS,,rtfn-, ~ csanso ~ tho Ton s.;tn'
oy tnc aaopl'o' u e1ause 1o1 LIE ]oostitn'
1ln. n&.,, .-,..,..
fouon11E uot- IGAeus !Esot4tton, tnGIo ~
came. on tne ta1ee suceeeaing Gays o. .ae
ConsenIon, IloM numeloas sshl'emen nasl-
ous resolutions, oTamaaees, ana eonstltnsioh.
a amenamen9s, a.! loT INC aSe2Mplsamenl Q!
I one enaEtne 'olma4 anoAIlon o. slavery
! conpleu VIII oeeta1at'9n taat Il snou!a
never a9aln oe pelnltea--ouL easn aan seGk- e.!
ing 70 10 .ne 6a xo55 y May o. n oWn w. tne te
! Proposiliona divided 1hemasIes mtg twp
cIasses some men were content II smply
| ackno~iedg1ns that slaTefy was abolished,
TMe me oinef elass nsastea upon saying
nov II had peen apo!tsned. Inc psopos'eons
Indicated that the latter Tas the more numer-
| GUS class.
T., Some OF the propositions went TO one COM
mittee and some to another; and, curlously
| enough, 1t ~ns found that ono OF these com
mittecs represents one class Of men In the
Convention, and makes report recommending
an adoption Ct the o1;te 5o11,o%tng @ orslinsnse:
nna5 h 9te o. ths uped m stas aS = hsFe9y r.
State bri ali icssops heieto;ore bsd A. ea.es atc
1re and il Is osiained that slavery ehal no; acairs
y established in tho 9iste, but the general assem-
bly, may ad!ndss involuntary eesstode u pnniaf'
msa! III. 'Gt So TT at,.r .o,n,,,e. re,r..c,+x +ho
o.nst G.ass " ,so a ,.,,as ~ IIc,rt
a,aain,, In1 H. c oaoa.;nt;en .aasc 'os ioeo'
Msi.xs,r hsvtn1 my nesseI ~ sS3.,t tbfz st.,. r.
shall MOI bereafiF be reestsb1ished o. pc,nittcdT
II SEEMED TO an outsider ike nysclf that
there was no essential. difference between
| being the more direct, Was 10 be preferred.
| The action Of the Conyentlons however. was
| to show what the action of larpo bodies OF
! men has heretofore. and not unt1eauent}y,
| shovn-that there Is rerv essential dIfjsr-
cnre EafWeen tweeilfet1ee 'ant1 tweedleium.
and that the happiness ora people, If not he
| preservation Of I State. depends u,,on an Oh.
| teryance Of fhat rfsc ifytfnctfon. Tina, one
delegate dec1a1ed that the honor of South
| Carolina depended upon q vote for tweedIe-
dec1thst Is thai it would be a elanier upou
her good name If. twas allowed to appear
whIle anothes asserted that the status oi
peace could not be maintained If q majority
| Of the convention voted for tEeedledum-
TINT Il, that his constituents would not sub.
nit to the abolition Of slavery II 1t were done
in the: form proposed by the latter Of the
torenp ding reports
There was one delegate Ia a worse condi-
tlon, however, than either Of these gentle.
men. His misfortune was not to know that
there bnd been a war, md that be lived in the
n{nefeAuth century. TIC first OF the fOfEEo-
fnp renorts heinz under consfde.1tjon. tIis
in3,t;dnal-nnc II The nlatr farniiy--harinr
r.. fnft;s,. the fette-s 7. " y ayJ hat,inS
ram KcTahaw nistricf-a rerg fall. anfi verS
homeit 4mar Witi, remarEaiivl rstneatfne
fnrehsaif m Immense and irnmfnseSv red
ms NJ cl,;n tn snest If md a wcak and
ssroa'aIfnr III e11,z1,v whisker and momsI ache-..
Ills i6diyidlal of the Biair family rose to hi.
mi f,of1,,t snd nffered a innr arnsnd,ncnf hv
~ ~ = sshstltnte. r, WIKI Il vas nrnnt,ss1 &
~ ~ LII G ahe whoic s,,lect n tbc fe9isIatnrr
Wtn:, 1h ,1ntw Il sf,1i1 he r. cnnsn1t vii, th1
nr@,rerj antioritiea n tha i3n;tcd statns md
PEur PEaa1rt' fhs H,W smtrnt,nn oT the Gnvernmsn1
rcsnectinr lie Institution OF slayery. aud ths
14ra s1,a1i hars a,,tHarifr ~ tnEa snrT
ss' a,,5 y ee,0e1nt,rr ac,3o, =, t;'e 1rcmtxes ~
u;n VIII ~ u con5ncirc fo tLc hest {ntcres1s - -
san,,, s y Ca1o1iua'3 'e ''' A'@' = e''7 =
ooIen an 1sat inE;no. Mr.. T. ". n B,a,r ,c.n
sl1y OF ofltrea M that Proposition, and supportet
~ !, Z g = srsech nf haif m tnur's lcnoff #,
IN ea o. n ~ n2 IL hod E .onfi
Se"n, 4, 9be nsrtr noa. in noror ot tts Nah
gnT,4are TFn.I - ~ cIema,7ne fnr ,onccss;ons Wh;ci
~ Sao,;tf con1.1 navs, t,,ant. nni1 ha wan,
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