Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-10-04
The Convention.

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.coaqusrins power, been FiscIy done. OF the
hours and days,of hot debate ana speech king,
;and Of the mountains Of resolutions and reports,
:is is unnecessary now to. speak. The whole pre-
ceedings of the Convention, VIII, We are told, be
publtshed ih pamphlet form ssapd then every one
q sausintea WITH its unabridged
yls,ory. }
( The Constltu,ion:of tho ,ssGse.of South Carroll
ma has been very considerably altered. The chief
( altefSti61s ARE as S9llows
slaverSand Involuntary sersitudc, (the last
very unn occssa;ri:5 put in, wetbink) except as
punishmcnt-iar e;imo whereof the party shall
have beeih -aai aiy+osnvietst, Fave been forever
abolished in South Carolina. ug
That olls ana famons bone bfs sSontentian known
sos tie -Pstish REPRESENTATION bas been ignOmn!
i6usly;.'Rusled 34be past. llhefc are now no
.psrishes; mt fur as Senatorial representa-
ticn is oencsrned. Tie ssenatesis to be composed
Of one member from each ,Elsciioo District, cx-
cepe tho Ileetion Dstrictof Charleston. to which
is to be allowed two senators:s Each Judicial
District in tho State is TO- consiipto 10. hereto.
fo.cl one. Election District expect Charleston
District, which is to bedisidcd!into two Election
pistfits, onasto consist Of Parishes Of
ST. Philip and st. Michael tosbs designated thc
Election District of Charleston; the other to
con siist Of s Eas part Of the iadicial District,
which is without Tho limits oftho said parishes.
to be, known>1s tho Riectiea nislrict ef;Bersely.
Tho Election Districts Of Gharleston, therefore,
which is:to have two Senators, is strictly and
! properly tho City OF eharostoh. Tho Elecrfnp
District of BerEslys (dll of Charleston District
lying without the limits Of the.Scity) is to have
another = 49, s-....-., Z -
\ ( Tho cicction,o" GcEognor issto be given to he
| oeoplo; and lie isto hold lhizfSfaee four yeas
insteid of ,d,., We presume no one will aispu:s
tSssxisdoni OF this. .ex ension ofether Gabe.nato
! ,iafierta. TIE salary of the. Governor ma. not
been increascd. Theslegislata5e should do this,
! and build hiul.n inanslonat dssthmbia..
Ths hieutsnunt- Governor iaalso- to.he elected
| by the peoples heeis I'M fdtarO to be CT c6iciO
President Of tho Senate, which; has not been the
! case case heretofore. hS;G - '-.s:
| In all elections by tho Conceal Assembly, the
maulbers are tpyvoto ssrirn soce;s. sr by word of
mouth. Heretofore they haYe; ;aotsd by ballot
This is sano.her good change, d twill prevent q
| 'TassNeat 'I y See, 'f,S:lsat -.
b. Inc members q tne Sepsla. 4,s seip Wy gre ~
/ rseeirs five; dollars. for each day, attendance,
instead ef three, as fsFnsr]]s ped twenty cents
mileage, instead Of teni sS5;.
fhe property qaeinceuon M t .. walch "as iofnerS
necessary 10 MAKE a nan eigloe 'o,S sea' IN ING
Senate or Hou$e'of 'KcpTesentSttses' i' Row oone
\ AWAY: with. ANY free iwhitc min, who hath at
,.;ra Tho ge ,f thirty yecrs .hsth besn citizen
',,;S!. s..lSSSsss
liin fss'uen' 't,'S os'''s :, I
ding thc DAY OF eieotioD, ana3nasn oecn, LOT t'ie
last six, months Of this time, and shall, continue
- h. ., r,s;d,nt of D;air;ct. which la is 10
-, .,...,, ~ ~.
r0presen 90 eo - nus i0'-'H
scat in the Senate. Any 'freeEwhits man, who
hath ,:tts;ned the ace oss twenty.one years, bath
1:,;. -, .s.s;,,ants sfst.;, stot, ,b-.c
o'SN -, -
gears next preceding thsrdayssspi etectien' ana
hath beenfor tho last six monthgof this time, end
h.,, to be q Ics;dcntH Hf ibo District he
o"'''
as to represents .o 'lhe nhu ~
tain Z seat in tho House Oh hansese tGtiyes..,
fb5 dualiics lions 70 ciititle rinn to.voleifi
.,so,;,ns fr .;r;, or no,;tco, of,ce. orc ss rol.
e'ee'''no ~.
lows. And we woui1 mere aea mat We nope
| Managers Of Elections will not lay too great
str.ss on the word paupor; for Lincoln and Shcr-
man-and the Yankees generally--ha7o' reduced
50 many of us TO that condition, that If the mat.
,cr were rsl;v investigated. foarrully few of us
co,,,s ho ,i,ow.a the privilege of the ballot.
r. Ill .,a,,;ons - ho mad. bv tba nsants If
this s.n.e. or Of any part thereof for civil or
political Offices, every person shall be entitled to
vote WHO las the following 'quahhcatlons' 10
VIZ -. - ,,,o ...,,n.a
ais xsnrs and is mol nauner
nor non com uissionea tfioer or private soldier
Of The army, nor Il seaman or marine Oh inc navy
m Inc ohiu.a 7tates: ns SILL, I'VE senis
neSt preeeatng tae say " eiepson "a :,
c'.sei 81 .'n' e vi, .I 1S' -
- .I,o G1rsted sta,as
Z. 100" = nd T ~,
nse"r1'hs !o ts' 1onI'1 ,'u "." n,;s
un'fea n'asSs. 'to sui. n"so -. a.o.aa;n,.h
Ie..e .loi ~ 81, .hs tGiy nontSs of
,n,.,;,.. - tt. D;s,r;ct IN wl3isb ba o,sers- -fo
vote. Procide9, ho,rercr, That tho General As
senby mny; byreqniring aIesis'ry 81 v0'ers, sS or
o.ne, sss,'o'e e no righ. of
.nfra Ga mn ;,nns "a ,lisouali0ee TO vote NJ