, 1865-10-06
SOUTH CAROLINA CONVEN-
TION.
Eighth, Ninth and Tenth
Days Proceedings.
CONCLUSION OF TIE WHOLE MAT
TER.
Important Debate on tl1c Question OF
Enctultn. Negroes In The Wa~a% Of 1Ec-
presentation for the state Legislature
Feeling OH the Subject OF Negro Suf-
fraEc.

Debate on tho Question Of
EnclutlIn. Negroes In the HlaSls Of Ttc-
presentation for the State Legislature |
-I'relln;. OH the Suf,jcet OF Negro Suf- |
fruGc.
From Our SPECIAL Corrcspondcntl
COLUMBIA. Sept a.
Il cxcfics smile now, when one rccnlls
that certain delegates c1p1css1d the opinion At
the beginning that the Convention would not
bc in session more than three or four days.
The close Of the tenth day finds It still four
davs, and perhaps more, from IN adjourn
ment and each days proceedings only proves
more conclusiyely what the ur-country ncM-
hcrs originally nsserted-thnt the Whole con-
s:itution Is to he thoroughly rcorganize1.
SEEING this fact, even an outsider Is led 10 !
wish that the convention were composed OF |
ADLER men-of the best men in the State In \
fact, It Is made up Of sccond-rate anu thirl- /
rate men. There nrc about score Of gentle |
men who would grace any body below the !
United States Senate; but, thcso out, and |
there remains nothing hut rcsiduum OF iguo-
rant mediocrity, which founders along In
rrosy common place on stttts Of maugled
English insisting in detail upon the full cx-
preston oil styicws'' which ART Of no benefit
10 the owner, aud Of no consequence 10 any
Que else.
EIGHTH DAYS WORK.
It was day of talk-of small talk on Il
great sutIcct-of magistrate's-olllce politi-
clans on the profound question, What Is .
true l,asis Of representation in q republican
form Of government.
| Tlis basis llns always been 4 complex one
| In South Carolina. In the IIou=eit was prop
| crty and populatiun-:axation and while In
| habiiauts-half the members being appor-
! toned on the basis oil white population, aud
the other half on the value Of all property,
| slar.s included. In the Senate ii was geo.
graphical urea and territorial cxtcnt-modi-
led by tic parish system, under which the
urea occupied by the major purt Of the slave
population received not less than thrce times
Us great representation a7 INC SINE urea
mainly occupied by white population.
The committee to which the legislative ar
ticlc Of the constitution wns referred, report
Cd III favor Of retaining the old basis u rcp-
rrslnlatiun in the Housc, and OF ub0lishing
the parish system Of representation in tue
Senate.
l have already related how the report Of the
Committee was sustained In respect to the
Scnatc-how the pari>h system, that giant
wrong OF English Inheritance, that sconser-
vative" element which sat like monster
nightmare on the living breast Of the State
how this was swept AWAY In a day-swcpt
away with such hearty indignation that
scarcely dozen delegates could b. found to
appear at Its funeral as monrners.
The debate to-day was upon that section
giving the basis Of representation in the
House but such range was given 1t that il
embraced, MS 1 hnyc already indicated, the
whole question Of tho true basis Of republican
representation, with some special reference TO
the question OF negro suffrage.
!. Mf. Juues L. Orr had his scheme. It was
wlIitc population in the House, and white
population and taxation i'll 1he Senate 1t
was pretty we'll debated, and lost by yeas "a,
! nnye, s.. .
Sir. Cadwalladcr Jones had his scheme II
+ Was white population III the House and prop
, ! urty In tho senate This waE also pretty we'll
, debated and lost by q moro decisive majority
: than Mr.. Or's, though tho yeas aud nays were
not called.
: city and all the Inhabitants In the iiousc, and
territorial area in the Senate.
This proposition dragged tue poor negro
right In by lhc ears. Ills suppcarauce was either
s very nlar1ninE or very distnstefll, for the
$ lev; ur. lsoycc, president Of Theological
:. State, sprung to his feet, and, with Indignant
: = taslc, moved to lay tho amendment on the
u table, saying hc believed every man was ready
u for instant uction- Much to his surprise, ap
&c delegates protested in warm terms agains: I'LL:
~ Ga:. movement, anl the Ncy. Dr. waS forced
. 10 withdraw hIs notion
G. Debate on tho proposition began, became
- general, and continued for over three hours
% The argument for 1t was four-foll; Isl, tin
,f tho negro, being human being, was as 1uucl
- entitled to representation without suffrage 4
, women and children ID, that q refusal Il
n grant him representation would, practically
10 amount to outlawing, which 4 people wilt
,r had ulwuys profcsecd 10 be the special friend
n, Of the nr:To, could not desire or rcrmti Jd
:, | that as ncErUcs arc Included as IN element Il
~ the Congressional basis Of representation
1c consistency rcguilcd that States sending rcE
q | rescntativcs to Congress OH that basis Shout
O | include them US an element in the body po1ltt
y; al home and 18th, that tic interests Of til
IL white population resident In tho lower Ill:
q tricts, where the negroes either now arc, q
n SOON will be settled. require TINT they sLopl
he hayc moro than ,hcIr aycrncc share Of rcpr.
"a scutat|v,s in the lowcr house. The ar.ruuIeE
'e against Tic Dropositior. besides replying t
an,,o Ii,ot @ !, ,ro,,,a ,s,,,t Il tta sroEsf:r
1.aI tra ~ SSa Sa, ,s ,1sans ~ " thc ,Isrks
i'd 3hat II wnnld cxeftc vronrr i1cs;rcs md cxnc
ta;,ens "n'nne. o" W.. nro eaes md cvcnt,afc
liz .aes .v nn,, 1;,.iis' anu ~, NJ ~
u E1ate onasit a.,r' nh a st " Psr ~, IL "
To- .Nai II Nou,o ussIh uoMu .nas ,,t
u- the o1 IN W. r 4r;n ny ta, " tho te tcrs
I'd an9 a..sa MtIn - T., S..,. " ro-,
re- sufIragr.
he Those to whom the Convention l. accu
,,t tomea 10 i9os lor lcadcfsnap were aoo,
~ equaiiy uNiueu on tuc question, and tne "
cussiol' inuiealea .aat oeieeates were tncnn!t
uo 10 tayoI tne l'luPostu99n note a' aaa M9Ee VI.
a eaeh hoafs os,ay .. IN .ae I'M nnai 9 so.1 hnaL y
&C. at length reachett' anu lns. result showed
of 1cmaIkable lack OF sagaeny On tue part
eor Ae NeV. DT'-.ne Fosc s'aaolne yeas 0
a.. aa,,st 49, T,eE 80 rs1,n no11cos nY,d nit II