, 1865-10-03
SOUTH CAROLINA CONVENTION.

: Columbia is IN the heart Of Destruction
Being outside Of II, yoW can only get 1t
through one Of the roads bullt BY 1suln. Be
ing In H. you can only. get out over one Of tht
roads walled by Desolatiou. Yon go nortl
thirty-two miles, and find The end Of one rail
Of anotbes; south fony-flve miles, md lnd
The end Of third; southwest tlfty miles, and
meet = fourth; and northwest twenty-nins
miles, and end the end of still another 5her
man came 10 here, the papers used to say, tc
break up the Eallrood system Of The seaboare
States ofthe Contederacy. lie did his wo1s
so thoroughly Tint half q dozen years viii
age, even In this resafd..
-Four at least Of The delegates to the Con
ventlon have national rcputntion-James L,
orr, late Federal Representative, ex-rehe]
Colonel, and e1-Confederate Senator; F. "
Pickens, late Federal Representative, md ths
master at Charleston for the last twenty y-aEc
years aud samuel McGowan, lato Major Gen.
era1 in the rebel army, and one Of the b-aFest
officers this Slate gave the Confederacy.
Several others'b bear names of national rcputa.
tion, though borne by different possessors--
thus, Hammond, He%phili, Mcnaite, Ward;
perhaps others. One, james FarTow. was four
years a member of tho rebel Congress.
Twelve, only, were members Of the Secession
Convention or 1850, but these comprise four
OF five Of tie leading members, including the
President and James L. Orr.
The chief man in the convention Is, of
course, Benjamin T. Perry, Provisional Cover
nor Of the Sta.e-not that be, himself, is on
the list OF delegates, hut that his position, In
the peculiar circumstances Of the hour, makes
his word and wish Of ycry unusual stgnif-
cance. The executive office has been re.
Mored here for the time being; the rooms Of
fHn N1y al tn}A II f{,I1 1p%
when the convention Is not Ia session. The
Governor sometimes spends the whole day at
the convention. His son and private Secre-
taIy is one OF the delegates. It IS an almost
every hour occurrence, In the debates, that
the question Is asked, 4'1s that yiew approved
by the PROVISIONAL Govcrnory' or tho remark
made, y think We had better consult the
the leading man In the convention. He Il q
tall, large, straight man, who carries gold
headed can, aud wcars go1d-bowcd specta-
cles. Besides this, lie has very long, large
nose, and very large, prominent chin. He
wears wig and hns a smoothly chin.
Extensively sleek and se1f:satisRed appearance.
James L. Orr has great deal to do with
matters md things+ and Is at The head Of ,one
OF the eight standing commfttees-that on
the executive department Of the constitution.
His public lie Is well known. He was con-
e4QGlEu Uu5 ul LuE CUnlE3l-NE1QE4 allu h0u4N-
est-hcarted Union men in the State i've years
ngo this summer !: but, for. al that be WIS
one Of the leading members Of the secession
convention, and ii the rebel senate during the
whole existence of the Confederate. govern
ment. Now he Is one Of the leading recon-
structionists. Many of the Delegates distrust
him-.they say he changes IRON one side to
Of weight In the body He Is over SIX feet In
height and OF at least one hundred and niuetJ
pounds weight His face l. dorid and Tnbi-
eund to the last degree. His nose Is short,
but pyominent-hfs forehead high and bald.
lie IS rcady and forcIble in debate, and carries
reported to hayc aspirations to the United
% Francis II. pickcns, cr-Goveinor Of the In
dependent State Of South Carolina, rs It was
called al his Inauguration, is q battered old
wreck,-shon and squarely built, with 8
smnll and Insignificant nose, round and pig
sish eyes, and broad and high forehead lie
has hrfstly iron-g1ay 1nnstaehe and chin
wliskers, and wears brown wigg-whereby
there Is q very peculiar and noticeable con.
trakt. His voice is feeble, bis manner colo
committee, and is of1ener on his feet than any
other man. He cats his humble pic with some
ostcntation, and Is especially solci!ous that
nothing shall le done to offend hts eXcellency
the Provisional Governor, or his excelleucy
the President The United States. Ills course
and language are such Us to call from dele
gates in private conversation frequent refer
cnce to the day when Fort Sumter surFcu-
dcred, and to the speech 1e made on that oc-
casion: "Tbe independent State Of South Car
o1inA has humb1ed the ing that no nation On
earth ever before humbIed; It has been
brought down in obedience to the behests OF
sovereign State, On whose soil 1t shall never
again be faised," etc. ...
John A. Iuel3s ia ut the head of the Com
mittec on the Legislative Department, and y,
perhaps, the most clearly Intellectual man in
the Convention. He Is one Of the three Chan
Gerry Judges OF The state-a medium-sized
man, trim, compact, without one superhnons
eyed, clear-yoiced, always ready, self possess
ed, marreilous1y impassfoned on occasion-a
man whose face shows forty .hSe years, Nhilo
his hair indicates sixty. He vas member Of
the Convention of December, 1850 introduced
the original resolution declaring 1t the duty
Of South Carolina to seeede from the Federal
Union; moved to exclude the reporters OF
Northern papers from the door Of the hall ;
was chairman OF tho Committee on Federal
Relationtf; and, IS such, reported the oEdt.
nance Of secession, and carried It through with
swtft energy. He Is Of spotless personal In
tcETity frankly admits the defeat OF the South,
hns no love for the Yankees, swears BIZ South
Carolina; lost heavily by the war-includine
handsome house, and one Of the choicest
private libraries In the State.
c. N. Dudley Is at the head Of the commit:
zee on general amendments 70 Inc eonstit1-
tion-,s tai. unGainly, awkward, ronnd'
shoulaefea. ssao.slaea, sha1n1nns m his sep.
the color and texture Of tanned hnrse-hfdc.
With oil this, he Ia a man of much ability aud
rare good ses,se, and is unquestfonably looked
up to us leader BY at least third Of the del.
ecatet. He Is Tre-emneatiy INC aasoeale o. o.
the stfictest economy n public aiaiEs- lie IS
menlionen Is = sir9ns pn1on n M, nan a. 20 long as
loe'c "cIs nny gnt1n t1 en i ~ u a9e ~ aa.
a. Aldilca IS ne ieader q tae unPsaca-
, cane, o1eon1nefea etementLtne e men VINO are
snilen OF sP!tcini. luz uutaHc4 itfe,eaiels.
ihey nunocf nau ao1cn o. so: tuougn tnele
are aozen more "ho "onla IKE 70 loltoE
ms leaa; Me Has qnai1eE1nasier N tnc repca
army. ned ieei diherGntiy y ned met as
many OF oas troops On the battlefield g. !
nave, so.a one o. tag oeleSates, "Hen asheu
nun ABOUT s1r. aialaSa. ne = notleeaule i91
~ a9ag aoo ta1npea naH. n1so n1s aonS. lan
Mhiske5s ana mustache. e, nc IS apie ana iorca-
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eomPetof iof tne f1esloeneF, PUT ne election
o1 t9e one ana the deleat oi Inc otner ls not
considered OF any special Importance as bear
Ing npon the question Of loyalty or desire for
reunion Lis speech on taking tho chair Was
soon restore.the State to the Union and that
the delegstes would Do their duty IN sincere ,1;