, 1865-10-06

wood, OF Darlington, said he was opposed to
negro suffrage, but he was not afra1d to dis
cuss the question. Judge Frost, Of Charles
5sla an the s wss ci 70 es b. Treated ed
at no very listani day, have political rights
Mr.. Mellon. OF Chesterfield, said tho Idea
that South Carolina might, within five years,
admit negro suffrage, was not more startling
than tho idea would have been IN 1S6o thal
she would within five years declare elavery
abolished. With thesc fye exceptions
believe no expression was made Indicating
any degree OF tolerance for the ba1c idea Of
negro suffrage.
NINTH DArs' WORK.
Immediately on the Gull Of business, one Of
the delegates rose and said that reflection had
convinced him that It would not be wise nt
this time 10 admit the negro as IN element In
any form into the body polite, and he there
fore moved to 10y the pending amendment-R
originally offered by Mr. DodcT-upon the
table. The uobodics followed their leader,
and y the amendment went to the table by Is
Therefore tho basis Of rcprcscntion In the |
lower House of the General Assembly stands /
as It always has since the original constitution
was adoptcd-whitc population and taxation. |
Thus was settled the most important ques-
tfon Of State policy which could come before |
the Convention.
There has, ut one time and another, been a 4
deal of talk In The Convention about the Con- |
grceEional representation OF the State. This |
morning the committee to which the subject |
had been referred, made their report. They
ccnsns n ism Il tasrn affcr Which fhcv sI,n,
nosc It w,li 1,e entitled to number by In
apportionment made on the basis Of It's whole
population. They also reported o division Of
thc Siate into four districts.
,hc eicction n inticcs Il Tic nc9nse' mi thS
renorf wns n1o,1tc,i hv The conrenfinn- They
nlsn rrnorfcd IN fayor Of estallish3no nm info
r;o1 rnt,rt fnr Jurisdiction in nll cnses whcra
thn rivi,ts NJ coioreI nronIe arc Concerned.
nnd Whrrc tl,c mnncr cnnsi5erntion Il moi
nrcr Two ,nmi,rcd do1i,rs' Tie renort
was not acted upon. but It viii mass by a
stronr muIoritv.
Tie day was mostly spent on the legislative
article Of the constitution, and changes were
made In almost every section Thereof: The
election for members Of the General Assem-.
Wednesday in October. The requirement
TINT member or the lower house shall be
possessed of freehold estate Of five hundred
acres ol lnnl and ten negroes, or Of real cs-
tate worth one hundred nnd f1fly
rounds sterling, was stricken out without d.
vision; and Tint requiring member
Of the upper house to be the
owner of freehold Of three hum
drcd md fifty pounds sterling, was killed
by vote of 50 yeas to d nays. The clause
recurring tGtG{S 10 nave q IECEUOiu C3llIE Oh
ffly acres, or town LOT, was also stricken
out without division. The motion that no
man should vote until he was able to read the
Constitution did not, Of course, prevail; tn-
deed, 1t WIS not much debated, but ono dele
snle said llc had known grand jury within
could write his na1uc, and another said the
amendment would dlsfranchisc at least q
4uartcr OF the inhabitants. The political
power Of Charleston was saill further curtaied
ly the passage Of a clause providing that after
1SCy no district shall hare moro than twelve
twelve. The number OF Senators Is fixed at
thirty-two; Of Representatives ut one huu-
! trrd and tWcnly y-four.
| TESrupAf's woRK.
Tin corvcnt1on ,v,a orc,coa nnon tbc ~.
ccutiye aIticlc Of Tic Constitution ~ ~ ~'
Hereafter Tic Goycrnor and ljcutennnt
not BY the Legislature. The term Of otlice Is
four years instead Of two, and lie shall not he
elected for two consecutive terms. The [l1:
teen hundred pounds sterling freehold qualt.
flcation was abolished. The questions involved
in tho notion IN this section laye bccn much
silerablc body in the Convention strongly
opposed to the change. The outside feeling,
however, is so strong In favor Of The change,
aud It was go we'll understood that this was
nne Of tue particulars In which the President
| Tc1ulfcu Il lu0TE ltGpuUllCln lUElu Nu0uI
be given the Constitution, that tho section
passed without division.
Heretofore. the election Of nearly oil The
State officers has been in the hands of the
Legislature and proposition to give tht
appointment OF Secretary Of State, Treasurer
CuInptrollcr General, Shcrit1s, and Masters Ii
Eo1,iiy. to the Governor, with tue advice ant
consent or tho Senate, led to a lengthy aux
somewhat excited debate. The elderly me1
and the sca-coast men, generally speaking
already feel that the State hns Gccn put 0l
The lieh road to ruin though the inunyatin,
they rallied ali their strength against tht
, | "ciIor1 to Sweep away alt The old n1sl tlmc
bonorrd customs . aud defeated thc propos
ton by scrcnty.two TO forty. The choice c
: these officers remain as herctotorc-the Shcl
? ills with tlc people, the others with til
: CONCLUSION.
1,ouo nv. -o,,o-t IF lin 1o,nos nj t1,e f,onrc,
!, lion ceasIs nnd STAR, nj once f;,r Halcirl m
u thc M North Carolina Convention.
Tic work yct to be done here Is on Incl
= ~ th,ce ~ cxccn,;n's % il,crc can H. littIc or
titc Interest The committee on the nar,io
n,cuorf,1 far rovis Sfcnlu.ns Trcnh0l.a. nm
Manrn,1, 1,ns nnt ri rrnnrie1. Thnt the
q viii rrnori aui thai iic convention will asrs
l. IN n ,ncmnrinl nr1. matters oC certainty. ii
a n,c,arnt;"n ~ y ~ # - thc 1ncInorial IL IN nolt
:, fm1iIis. tIon't nnticinate that tjcrf. will
nny;11in,- sner}niiy ohieciinnublc in the ten,
or ianv,i,1,. in unyh,dy who remembers Il
lc r,.,af;c1s Errcf oc,re s1tbsistingr Ictwc,r til
p ncn,ir and ;hnsc nersnns. Tic cornmIttee I
l. rrr,1}nnncrs hos r,.nnrtcd in Cayor Of ntiovft
nc1r"... in t,..,irv in iii co,,rt. tf The State
: III cos9 w1,nrn ihc,r ,.clas II nerson or nro
III Srtv mr.. cnnc,rrci There r. must intcn
;, isei;nr ,an., ills rrnort. or. pcrlap,
O. shnmli .av on thc general sul,icct: but /
II. ordinance wiIl mass. nevertheless. Tho ne
l.. n,e .,rr neryo,,s{y n,xiuus to ret rid Of iii
W. inrv r,}c cn,l Il Il This oriiuance or The nj
fc rn:i conrts nff f;cn. iInwnr,j's hrrcau and
Is Var ncnnrt,nrni. The ordinancc viii chr
ea ,hnanvl
A. Is1,,ve 1,er,tofoec so1d lin +rcncro1 te
r. ,ur nj tj,r taclcrntrs is roo,l 81 f,r ns Their
T. i.i;ons ~ thr f:nr-cr,rn;nf orc cnnc,1,cd: r
p t;r.catcrs tI,rcw ;hc;r whole strength aeai,
y tl.c ordinance declaring slavery aboIished
le c =. tny 1ulon .t.s A ~ rt,,os. =. =.
&c , u s M snss a' ~ srha,. y" viii ~, 1,c;,e
NJ o.t ~ cansorrntrTs n fvood crder In tf,cir
" sncciiy.. districts. There Isn't Tie least d.
ger that there will ever be another attcu
D. to prove the superiority OF state rights o.
Ut na1ona' ls a s nv W., ms ,oo Soa,uess.. ,,,n g.
to 1n,n far,rr m o11ns arainst Tie I;cnrro, q.
eminent.
,a ba The general temper Of the delegates Is r
il 60 good In respect tc the negro populate
he MhEn teiget nov many y. .ae ueic1sa !
an ,.o.;,;onowhcn s Mo y I rccaI1 how 1nsnr nr III
!" have said 10 me In oil sincerity and ear1ic