The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1866-08-09
Correspondence of the Charleston Ne'0'.
The State Convention.

CoLUMB1A, August 1.-At IL A. NJ, th
Delegates of the Union Convention as
sembled in the Baptist Church. Hon. b. +
Perry, of Greenville, was called to tn
Chair pro tenn. A motion was made tina
Messrs. F. J. Moses and W. F. DePass b.
appointed Secretaries pro tenn. Adopted
The Rev. W. E. Martin, as Chaplain
opened the meeting in very appropriate
prayer. H..
a motion was made for the enrolment
of members from the various Districts
represented, which being adopted, the
delegates proceeded to enroll their names
From Abbeville there was 5; Anderson
10: Barnwell 4; Berkley 8; Charleston
12: Chester 3; Chesterfield l; Clarendon
8: Colleton 2 !; Darlington l /; Fairfield 2;
Georgetown 2 -Greenville 5; Kershaw 4;
Lancaster 8; Laurens 4 Lexington 3;
Marion / Marlborough |; Newberry 4
Orangeburg 4; Pickens l Richland II
Spartsnbnrg S.; Sumter 5; Union g.
Total delegates at the time, Ill.
Beaufort, Edge6eld, Horny, Williams.
burg and York Districts were unrepre-
.sented.
Mr.. Miken, of Berkley, moved that a
Committee of Five be appointed to nomi-
nate President, five Viee-Presidents, and
two Secretaries, as permanent officers,
which was adopted; whom the following
gentlemen were appoin ted on the Com
mittee, viz Messrs. Mikell, Robertson,
Gibbes, Campbell and Harrison.
These gentlemen. after few moments
dsliberation. reported as their nomination
Hon. J. L. Orr for President; Messrs. W.
Hampton, E. H Brown, G.. W. Dudley,
and Gabriel Cannon. as Vice-Presidents
Messrs. T. J. Moses and W. L. DePass, as
Secretaries The nominations of the Com
mittee were unanimously adopted
Hon. J. L. Orr, after taking his seat as
President of the Convention, arose and
said:
Gentlemen of the Convention
thank you for the distinguished honor
conferred in selecting me to preside over
the deliberations of this body Your IA
miliarity with the amenities and courte-
sizes of debate will, am satisfied, make
the duties of the Office by no means on
erous or severe; and allow me to add, it
is extremely gratifying to see SO large q
representation from the various sections
of South Carolina on the present occa-
sion. 1t is indicative of the lively inter
est which our constituents feel in the
great movement about to be inaugurated
"a movement whose consequences, in
nv humble Judgment, are destined to be
vast and important 1t may be unsuc-
cessful, aud the hope it generates, like
many of the brightest anticipations we
have cherished, may be disappointed, but
it is neither wise nor philosophic to cover
before the caIamities by which we are
overtaken. 1t should rather be our duty
to strive to repair the wrong; and hence
I have felt, whatever may be its results,
now. unforeseen, that we cannot take too
deep an interest in the assemblage that is
to convene in Philadelphia on the 18th of
the present month.
The object of that Convention is to
solidify ali the conservative elements OF
the North and west in one organization,
40 that when the Fall and Spring elections
ensue, the vote cast by the people of those
sections will be for conservative men and
measures, and thereby defeat the Radical
narty who have now control of the legis-
Satiye department Of the Government
The issue has been fairly made between
the President on his policy of reconstruc-
tion-so generous in many of its essential
featuresSand that extreme, bitter and
prosecuting policy which it is proposed
to adopt towards those States recently
engaged in war with the North.
As has been stated, the Radicals have
now control of the legislative department
of the Government. By their legislation
thew also contemplate speedy seizure Of
the control of the judicial department.
In one of their recent enactments reor-
panizing the Supreme Court, they have
provided that vacancies on the Bench
shall not be filled until the number is re.
duced to seven; and in view of the fact
that the conservative are the oldest mem.
bers of that Court, they have anticipated
that. in tho course of human events, these
will soonest pass away from the stage Of
life. thus leaving the custody of the judi
l oial as we'll as legislative department. Of
the Government in their hands.
But will they be content to stop there
In nv opinion, if the elections of the
North do not change the face of poltica
affairs, and the Radicals are successful in
maintaining their ground through these
elections, they will, before the first day
of January next, not only possess the
power, but they will use the power to i'm
peach the President, turn him out of Office
and substitute leader Of their own sc
that the Executive department will like
wise pass into their control. They have
already two-thirds of Congress; and al
though it may be that we cannot destroy
the full effect of their majority, the NORTH
and Northwest may, if the Philadelphia
Convention prove success, SO far change
the political complexion of the Senate ant
m.1a g Ponrasantatiuas as to emo hla thI