The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-18
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Meeting Of the Constitutional
Convention.
Organization at Once Effected and the
Members at Work.
Judge David L. Wardlaw, Of Able
vile, Elected President. #
Our Columbia correspondence.


COLUMBIA, g. c., Sept Is, 1865.
THE CONVENTION COMPLEXION
The delegates the convention which has its hands
the restoration of South Carolina the Union assembled
this city this morning and have already effected an
organization. The election Of these delegates took place
last Monday in the various parts Of the State and very
respectable body Of men-respectabe and appear
ancehas been gathered together AS to their condition
other respects, you must wait for time to develop
Their antecedens not good; they were all bona de
bitter and original secessonss and rebels The thorough
with which these embraced the crime OF seces
sion to whose deformties thirty years familiarity had
blinded them the only virtue they have as yet devel-
oped. But this is wonderful age Of transfer
nations and this convention may Unexpectedly
develop something akin patriotism. II they
have none Of this you may assured that they have
the bump Of senshness thoroughly developed and in
like proportion also the bump Of caution. They 60
ing TO do that which will benefit themselves, ndivd-
uAliy and collectively; and they have enough
and enough honesty and candor to acknowl
edge that slavery dead and only requires decent burial
act more, you may safely conclude that they
rapidly follow the example of Mississippi and reorgan
with altered constitution recognizing that slavery
is dead. Whether they will take the other absolutely
necessary step addition and prohibit slavery hence
& orth and forever depends circumstances and the
Presidential pressure
THE CONVENTION.
Some Of the members OF the convention sit without
any certainty that they eligible. Numbers of them
have never been pardoned. Wade Hampton, who used
be a rebel lieutenant general is prominent member
James Conner, who lost log in the service
as brigadier general Is also q delegate from the
Charleston district Alfred Huger the old post
master Of South Carolina, the head Of
q family all Of whom INDUCED to In
treason Charles H. Simonton Colonel or Lieutenant
Colonel OF the Twenty fifth South Carolina (Eutaw rebel
regiment and fought in defence Of Charleston In Short
IL may be said without exaggeraon that the conven-
tion represents the rebel army But you will best know
them by their works OF the future and not the past
THE ORGANIZATION.
The convention met in the Baptist church Of this city
condition not proper for habiiaon The organza-
Of Abbevlle district, President pro Governor
venton On the receipt Of his reply stating that he
would send in a communication 10 the convention on
Thursday, the convention adjourned, to meet
morrow.
CONVENTION
Mr. Wardlaw has been known in national poll
fce, but has been prominent State political agator
since 1888 In 1887 he elected 10 the State Legso
sure a member of the House Of Representatives and
the ssseInblage of the Legislature he elected
Speaker, and retained the position until 1s41 In this
year he elected Judge Of the Court of GeneraSes
sions and Common Pleas and has been the bench
tnuousy up 70 the present time. He Is looked upon
q Gne lawyer and a splendid presiding officer.