, 1865-10-05

Let us strengthen tbe hands Of the President
bv prompt, g1Aceinl, and hearty submission
to the consequences Of our defeat, and in 60
doing, We shall soonest bring TO our Stale the
blessings Of peace AND civil rule. -
MT. Dunorant.' .'cx~fEbel Genesali held that
saye slavery. Onr defeat settled That ques-
lion forever, but deny the right OF the vic
tors 10 dictate terms Ii respect To matters not
il, issue In the war. The retation OF master
md slave Is disrupted, but slavery Is not
abolished, and the relation will return with
tic return Of civil rule. Iam not opposed to
| the abolition Of slavery, but the question
| does net properly bclong to this Convention
| Mir MCGOWAN, ex-rebe1 General, said this
! was-une ! Of the chief things for which the;
| Convection Was catIedj Ne were beaten ir
| the contest ut arms we are at the mercy. Of
nnf yirtnrs;' CTR conquefor bas the Hight 10
and politicat rights + accept these terms
+ with all the sincerity Of my nature, on the
single condition that NC arc hereafter to be
lei, tiee to lsgi9latc for all the people of tho
1llti Il ills point the debate fell away into a
;opsiys insisted .that The historical fact''
should appear In the clause to be alopted.
s4.Afe there ten men In this body who would
| f1yor the abolition OF slavery aa an iadepend-
,ent proposition, aside from the facts Of the
-last fonr years. ~ eald Gen. McGowau. So
the latter Of the foregoing reports was reject.
| Cd By a vote of IS to 72, because 1t did not
ennbody the '*historical' fact" Then, by ii
to ~, the original report was lost and the fol
| lowing substituted !.
rThe slayes In south Carolina having been eman-
cipated BY the acton Of the United 8tates nnthorl-
eept a. | punlsameat far gime whetco, % The p.Tty ~
ef11n hase been Only convicted, ehal ever be re-
established in this State"
! ATTEMPTS were mnde to strike out from this
tho first Or 'shistorical fact'' clause Tho dig
nifty ct tile document the body was making,
the fact that passion Is but for day, were
considerations urged. 1tayafled nothing, and
| this form OF the clause for the Constitution
was finally passed BY o8 to8.
60 slavery Tas laid IN It's grave, and Sonth
Carolina became free statel '-,
SEVENTH DAr's woRK.
The privileges of the floor were extended to
"Qcn. Martin Witherspoon Geary, one Of the
n9St: mSst: gallant officers Of Of the Confederate
The Committee on general appointments to
| the Constitution reported, In accordance with
I the Governors Recommendation md the man.
iiestselse Of the citizens of the State,in favor
Of making the Governor elective By the peo.
The Convention passed q resolution In
etA4%A%lts ~ %A0~e k4Q AtGNGDT
| sary laws for making the electors Of President
| and Vice President elective by the people.
| There WINS some debate upon the proposition
| and serious objection to It on tho part Of the
older delegates, but 1t passed without a cali
| fthe roll. Twenty-Five, perhaps, were op-
| poscd to it.
The great question Of internal State policy
] was then taken up, and at the end OF q four
hours debate, BY a vote Of % to g, the whole
| parish system al Representation In The Senate
was swept out Of existence. Under 1t
Charleston and threo or four neighborfn.
| counties have always controlled the legisla-
! tiop. Under It the VIII OF 100 voters Ia one Of
| the small parishes offset the will Of 8, ,0Q3
| voters In one OF the up~country districts.
Under 1t Charleston and her neighbors elected
| Governor, Senators and e1ectors, Tor the
Slate, and The country could only grumblc
and acguiesce. The effect Of this action will
be to reduce the number Of Senators from
Charleston judicial district frou, ten to three,
and there will be q propottionate reduction In
| most of the scacoast distr1ct4.. The further
ultimate effect will he to stop The war be-
tween the upcouutry and the Iower-country
the cause uf contention is removed. Thia
! people Is wretchedly poor, but this evening
| aud,it Is for the first iinc since the ConVen-
tion uiet-this evening hear the popping oi
champagne corks In the rooms Of delegates,
Peace to the ashes ofthe parish systeml