The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1865-08-30
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MEssrs EDT2oRs-As some of the candidates
for the Convention were not present at the meet
inc on Saturday, and some that were present
seemed not to have made up their minds fully on
some questions, it sthe desire OF many persons,
that all tie cagdidates shall address the public
On next Friday, atNewberFyC. HI immediately
after the oycstlment sale, OH the following ques-
-tionS:
Ist. Are you for exemping all real cstatcftom
levy and sale, and thereby locking it up in the
hands of a few wealthy men, spectators and
blockade runncss, and thus drive fQm their ma
tive State, all ldld-lcss white persons, or force
them to become tenants With the negroes, on the
plantations Of tic rich land owners? .. -
Cd Do youbeEeve that the Fepudiation of all
debts, or tie exemption of all Hard from levy and
sale, would be constitutional, and if Sc, what arc
your reasons ~. -s.-.,-
3D. Are Won n favor Ct allowing every head
Of a family homestead, out Of the land he now
oYrs, Notwithstanding he may owe niQre than he
is worth and or taking from those VINO lave
none sutil all shall have comfortable home? =
9TH Are you in favor of dividing out all the
the properly equally, among all the white citi-
Zcns, and if not, please state wherein it is notsas
eqritable as to exempt lands from sale, which the
rich owner holds willie his. widowed and orphan
= >s,~~s55. 4sLASDLEss VOTER,
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MEssRs. EDIFoRs.-We were present on Satur-
day, at the meeting held III this place, for the.
purpose of finding out; who Of the candidates
nominated for the convention, who had not pre-
Yiously Withdrawn, would consent to remain as
such. The following gentlemen consented to
run: j. II Williams II. Summer, r, Stewart, E.
S: Kcitt, and. E. p Lake It. y as suggested by
some that they sliould express their opinions on
certain points, 10 Wit: Reputation aud Exemp-
ton of hndS. from levy and sale for debt Suf-
fee it to SAY, without entering into &n elaborate
exposition of thep views, there was considerable
difference of opinion. The cenYention-Rill be no
law making BODY but a body convened together
Instituted. and organized for the purpose pres
ent of framing or amending the constitution, so
as to confornto the requirements Of the powers
that be, and to the constitution Of the United
States That is 1--WE WISH restoration into the
Uuion:- Conventions Of this kind are organized
for the purpose Of framing constitutions, in which
is assigned to every branch of government its
power and limits, protecting against aggression
and asccrtainiHg the purposes for which, the gov
crnmentcxists and-the rights which are guaran-
tied to every citizen. ~, ..-.. l. - g.
The people Of this district, We are glad to see,
Ike the people of Mississippi, are net influenced
,,,l c1Ao
be aone, wbethera candidate is or was a Union
ed il in tie field, Their disposition Is If practi-
ster.ing worth. s-z-Gsss
There will be before the Conrentfon matters
Of Importance Jst: The repeating of the ordi-
nance of secession. Cd. The subject of the freed
man 3D. How far shall the executive, legisla-
tive and judicial action of the four years past re-
ceivc the valdrYing seal Of a confirnatory stat
ute. 4tl. Abelishment Of the Parish system
with the giving the election of electors Of the
President and Vice President, together with that
Of Governor to the people.
Fer information to the readers Of this paper,
many OF whom do not enjoy the facilities of get
ting other newspapers, we giYc the following ac-
count OF the proceedings of the Mississippi con-
vention now in session. So far but three aurS-
3tions of Importance have presented themselves,
though in neither. has any decisive action been
made. As to the first the ordinance Of seees-
sion, there is but one opinion, it viii be repeated,
but in the resolution introduced TO accomplish
that end, it is very noticeable nothing is said as
to whether the convention deems that enactment
valid or no. The language employed is simply
San act commonly known as the ordnance OF
secession" Its utter and entire reVokcqlent
however is only matter Of time. The second
subject is that of the freedman, aud the question
is how far is the authority Of the State to be ex-
ercisable over him? On this poh VIC notice tie
expression, both CT feeling and sentiment, is that
the fact of his freedom is decided and should be
fully and clearly and positively recognized in the
State constitution. That as freedman he must
and should be liable and responsible, just as any
zothcr defizen of the State to lis ragraney and
apprenticeship laws The one punishflg, the
other preventing, idle yagaboudizing and run
ming about. Tie laws Of that State require that
every freedman shall aud mast have visible means
Of support if not. says the conHention,- color,
white or black, shall and will not protect him
from its enforcement, which conpcls him to work
lest he steal. l5--.-,,, =, .@:l.- : = -. -
i = The most complicated and delicate topic upon
consideration, is one Of so complex character
as will probably lead to its being left for the ac-
ton of the legislature and It's courts Il is this
How far shall the executive, legislative and judi
cisl action Of the four years pastfeceige the va
litifgingg seal of corfiFmatc .y . sratute the
solution Of This iafaoitant qRestion, problem,
must be seen, depends interests the gre atesi
possible lneH1cnt. and weight, to the people Of
Mississippi as: veil as Of other States similarly
situated The ordnance Of secession, nc must
remember in the eve of Federal law, being an
absolute Hullity, ab initio it follows consequently
that all acts done -in pursuance thereby or bS
virtue of authority, derived thereunder are SINH
lsrly void, an Irresistible legal conclusion that
be!oreranv Federal or reerganis,,d State Court,
would yacate contracts, nuity debts, suffer this
crime TO go unpublished, as being an Innocent
action, and punish this innocent action as being
a crime. The confession, dire confession, bitter
feelings, loss, fierce, and savage litigation this
state of things must occasion, need no pointing
out To prevent as far as possible so lamentable
condition OF affairs, is it that the mississippi
convention seeks if practicable and possible to
design aid mature con6rmatory act. that viii
and may enable them to .stear between the scylla
of Federal requirement and the charrbdIs OF Pop
ular neccssitv In this state Similar Gu sion
must and will arise and the manner in which
Nississippi will meet the difficulty common to
each state to be reorganzed and will throw beams
u e. tA,