The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-09-20
STATE CONVENTION. n,
Tuesday, September, 70, 1858.

a Ine 5OOnVenGOn meG at IL a. IA. !,
and was opened with prayer by the
. Rev. B. NJ. Palmer. "a
On motion of Mr.. Rion. the eresolu-
ton in relation to the number OF
members Of Congress. and re-district-
ing the State, was taken up and agreed
to, and the President appointed the
following commit ;ttee: Messrs. B. f.
Dunkin, Weatherley, Gaillard, Bal,
Chisolm, Brabham, Boo2er, Mills,
Evins, Barnett, Ross, Bratton.
Mr.. Herndon introduced resolu-
ton, that no member of either branch
of the Legislature shall be allowed to
take his seat until he shall subscribe
the following oath or affirmation:
"And [ do further swear (or afirm)
that. have not gained my election
either directly or Indirectly by bribe-
ry, treating, or any other immoral
Gmeans whatever
Messrs. Farrow, Robertson, Boil
ing, Lesense, Dudley, Hemphill,
Hearst and others submitted reports
from various committees; which were
ordered for consideration tomorrow.
Mr.. Dudley submitted report on
the resolution Of inquiry as to the
propriety of substituting the word
County" for ssDistrict'' in the Con-
stitution
| Mr. Hammond made q report on
resolutions to raise police force;
which was agreed to.
| The Convention proceeded to the
consideration of general orders-re-
port of the Committee on Ordinances
| and Resolutions, on an Ordinance to
declare slavery abolished, and on other
papers referred.
Sundry amendments were proposed,
and the following was finally adopted,
by a vote of yeas 80, nays s:
s'The slaves ia South Carolina hay
ing been de. fucto emancipated by the
action of the Government of the
United States, neither slavery nor ILL
voluntary servitude, except as pu-
nishmeut for crime, whereof the party
shall have been duly convicted, shall
! ever be re-established in this State
Mr.. Melton, from the Engrossins
Committee, reported an Ordinances to
repeal the Ordinance Of Secession, as
| engrossed and ready for ratification;
which was forthwith ratified in due
The Convention adjourned ut half
past 3 p. m, to meet tomorrow at 10
q. IN.
HEAVY IA1AnGRATIoS-The stream
of immigration to this port shows no
sign OF abatement. During the first
three weeks of the past month, seven
teen thousand passengers, from vari-
Gus European ports, landed in this
city, and the entire number for the,
month viii approximate twenty five
thousand. The larger part of these
Immigrants are Germans, Swiss and
Poles, who will prove a valuable ac-
QUESTION to our industrial population.
Nearly all of them have brought a
little capitalize closely husbanded
savings of hard labor at home-and
with this they will establish them
selves and commence the work Of
carving out theii: fortunes by industry
and economy. Very few OF the i'm
migrants stop in the city permanent
lv. The majority have their destina-
tion fully decided upon before they
arrive here, and generally manifest
great eagerness R 60 forward-West-
ward or SouthwStd, as the case may
be. Our reports from the European
cities where emigrants mostly en-
bark, all poiut to continuation of
this influx. The German and English !
seaports are overrun with emigrants, |
and the vessels leaving for this coun- !
try are al crowded to their utmost !
capacity. Let them come, and the
more the better. The United States
is now better prepared than ever be-
fore to accept the industrial poor of
Europe-to give them good bones in
exchange for hovds, and liberty in
exchange for despotism..