, 1865-10-05

her. no one las ever dared charge he1 with
double dealing. Her word Is her bond. She
Is so poor that it Is no figure of speech to say
ahe has lost cveryt hing but honor. Pass this
resolntiou. and you rob her Of her honor, and
bow in the dust the head OF every one OF her
trpe 6on6, She has seen enough Of War-3n
Gods name demand Tint she shall not he
made to .appear-astf she still coEeied flrean
This speeeh> 1T tie *Gsaneral Fas "a received
with the MOST hearty applause, and / do not
doubt that he expressed the genuine feeling
Of fivedxths Of the aele:s,ates- Ald5lch W,as
most emphatically denied the poof privilege
Of having his resolution printed, and could
md noes ia opposition q llaying Ii % the
table r :, -. ~. 3
Some discussion ensued as to the appoint
mcnttof committees, but without action, the
Convention I'D {ou1ned:: -,
: The sessions are held in the Baptist Church.;
The Secession Convention originally met
Chatleeton. About dozen of the members
81 the Convention were also Encnbess Of that.
The number Of delegates ordered Was ~, but
in three or four Of the smaller parishes it Is
understood no election was bold.
/, SECOND OATS WORK. l.
The Governors Message was sent In to-day:
II Is somewhat lengthy document. but
mainly devoted to matters OF State policy,
without any special interest. He 1avors the
abolition OF The parish system of rcpsesenia-
ton the election Of Governor and Presiden-
tial Electors by the people, instead of by the
Legislature, as is nosE the case and the ap-
pofntmcnt of all minor State officers by the
Governor, ny and with the adGice and consent
Of the Senate What he has to say on the
question Of slavery and negro suffrage ap-
pears In the following paragraphs:
49,. ~. uf3ts~
thositiee Of the United states have abol}shed
slavery In al Of the seeding States. The oath you
have solemnty taken 10 abide by and iaithIn1iy
a sTs md psosamstisns whish haEs been
to tho emancipation Of e1ayes,' requires you, In
good tath to abolish slavety IN your new Or amend.
e cons'..astGn TIE sH'ssss terms on which your
aean oxn Or employ tlavs Labor. Moreover, It Is
fnpoesible for South Cazolina cvrs TO regain her
s s6a S E. .1s to sn s s. w Sv as
organic law, that neither flsyetY nor involuntary
eefs1lude, except as punishment for cme. whereof
asaf1 esst within The ilmits d he Slate. e un.
his i donc, We shall ts Kept under -.
The radical Repuhllc.n party North arc look1n.
with great interest 10 the action Of the Southern
StGtes tn tt1etcnce to nc2To suffrage nul whilst
they admit that man should be able 10 read and
write md haFe property qualification in order to
toie yet they cUrtpnd that thefe should be no dfs
unction between voters On account Of color. They
forget that this Is white nau'e government, and
intended foi white tncn only; aud that the ST.
preua Cuurt of the United Stntes has decided that
The negro Is not an American citizen under tie Fed
eral Constitution. To extend universal suffrage 70
The :tieed9sn' in thstf present IgnoEsnt nd do
madness- Il wonid be giving 10 iha man oi Wealth
and large landed poss sessions In the State most
undue fnduencc ID al elections. He would BE- ems
lied to march to the polls, with his two or three
hrEdrt trecdmcn' as employees, voting Is he d.
rected, End control all elections. The poor white
men ~ The cazc,ion districts Won1a have in1u.
enee: or their indaenes would be eyeEpowered By
Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, and scvetal other non-s1aye
holding Sttes at the North, tres negroes and col.
oeed p1sont ste sutrel5 a1clndsd from voting. IL
Qualffs1on required Of ail voters, which exclndch
the1n- II the New forE qualification of q freehold
tSr peson oi so rGin '1n VIZ adopted f. soais
Would c,et be able 10 exercise tic right OF suffrage.
1n North Caroltna. Tennessee, and perhaps Other
elascholaanS Statea, ine negroes formerly were
titled 10 soe, but It Is Understood that they seldom
saw proper 10 exercise Ibis franchise. That each
and eS1Iy State Of the Union has the unqucsliouad
right OF deciding fur herself Hho shall exercise tbs
nEbt of snil1ags /. beyond ali dispute. You Wi
| Of the sla:e demand"
After the message was read, The Convention
disposed Of the only contested seat case. One
OF the claimants was a Northern mnu, resi-,
dent nearly four years at Hilton Head, and
some feared there would be bad feeling grow
out Of the case. II was settled, however
| purely on its merits, and to tho satfstctIou
| Of every body, including the gentleman fron
the North, who has addressed letter 10 tha.
effect 10 the Convention, and In which hs
thanks them for the courtesy personally showr
himself. II appeared tIat his constituent.
were legal voters, who, in good faith, demand
| ed to participate In the election, but that they
| had ignosanily violated the first and chief re
quirements OF the law Of the State In force Al
| the time OF the secession.
The quarrel between the upper and lowe
! country members came to the sl1rfnce on TIL
| question Of appointing the standing commit
tees. Few committees meant narrow rang,
! Of work and speedy adjournment, md q
course that view YVES supported by the sea
| coast members. Many committees meant 4
thorough revision Of the Constitution, ant
1hat is what the up-country. members want
Of sh:mIshing, getting eight committees.
Ex-Gov. fekens, the FIRST Of the accession
Governors, bronght forward an ordinance te
repeal the ordinance Of secession, which
after brief debate, was referred to 8 special
committee Of three, Of which he Was made
chairman.
The Ex-Governor IL short and squarcly
built man, whose figure rcmln ds one ofJudgs
Douglas IN the days before he became sotnE
what tcofpu1cut. lie wears crown wig, and
gray and grizzled chin whisker and nous
| tache- ..-. 4
Noladies were present yesterday, but hal
dorm made their appearance IN the gallo
r1es OF The church to-day. The number O.
| spectators Is not large. -
THIRD DAT's WORE. y
| The special committee on the ordnance Q
secession made their report mmedfBtely o1
| the assembling Of the Convention, and 1t wal
at once acted upon Without debate The OF
dInance simply, and In the fewest words pos
sit1e, rcpcals the ordinance Of Dec 20, 1860
Al ~s.f$
1O3 md The nays thfee-thc latter being sir
Aidrjch and his two colleagues from the BaFn
well district. Mr.. Aidrich explained that o.
| the conque1inE party had carried On the Wal
for four years on the theory that the State:
were not ont Of the Union, be couldn't SET
any sense in 1cpealing amy ordinance Of seces
zion. His tone and manner were those o
petty spite. The announcement Of the vott
was received without any manifestation o
feeling, either On the floor or III the galleries
By 4 curious coincidence the next busincs
wns tie Introduction Of series of resolutions
IN which 1t was recited that "our former no
bic and beloved chief magistrate" Is now Il
prison, and that "the 1anatfcs Of the North
not satisfied with the Widespread ruin ant
dexolaiInn which they have caused, ur
ehrieking for his blood" therefore be it re
solved that "a deputatlou Of the member
Of this body he sent to Washington to asl
the President to extend to the Hon. Jefferson
! Nosts snas @ si, ~ !" '.~sa - - - II. s.,,t
l Us Wno ets e4Q*ilx s4e sna1t1a u naA eAie,
guilt thele BE-" While i may be aPptopraat
,('enough that The Convention should ask par
don lot Davis, think The language In whfcl
this delegate proposed to do II may properl
be characterized as sufficiently coolcre1 for thi
very warm weather. So. doubtless, though
various delegates, for numbers Of them I
once objected to the resolutions, and tn
| mover Was finally prevailed upon 10 accep
Il h their ttcad simple resolution appointing
a special committee Of three to prepare me
| moria1 asking the pardon Of 1ir. Davis an
Mr. i. II. Stephens, which is to be signed b
The Convention
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dei,. 1sner of t,,;s citr slItod bv lie novels
Hf1i,ourn ufi, f(:i,rno1e sf1,ms s,,cak5 If this MAJ
tor and - he hos hs5 che .7,rot nf he;1,r
f;n;o,, % ,na1 fta,n ILc nuri;ficatinn dars Il
s,rs t'''%s' 'N' -
s11e4e .ppea,s are e,utneptlr proper, com,us
not me1cly iron ihe people Of south Garolins, b.
from those Of all the several States Of the Conlek
c1acE. How shoo!d any or their people be able
hst the5 heads naTn shoata come % aay o. 1T .ae
ac 4. ratne frn ehame ee h. Io1s. thes,l III
iSese. i0cir% % %fripre.eutartye % men, ron harm. u
hive no doubt that be vii DO so, and We are vii
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