The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-05

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President, turn him ont of Office, and
substitute b leader of their own; so
that the Executive department. win
likewise pass into their control They
have already wo-thirds of Congress.
Although it may be that we cannot
destroy the full effect of their ma
|jority, theaNofth and Northwest may,
If the Philadelphia Convention proves
q success, so far change the political
complexion Of the Senate and House
|'of Representatives, as to enable the
President to defeat obnoxious legis-
lation by the veto power. It, there
fore, behooves us to go cordially
and heartily into this movement, and
to sustain, as far as we properly can
do, the men and measures adopted.
The call for the Convention is, In nv
judgment, almost entirely unexcep-
tionable; SO much so, that it is
neither wise nor polite for us to
raise o point concerning it. The
majority Of the committee were mem
bers of the Republican party, and it
Is to consolidate with it the war and
anti-war Democrats that constitutes
one of the objects of the Convention.
Let us hope that its deliberations will
prove harmonious, and that the con-
duct and department Of the represen-
tatives Of the North and South
towards each other will be based upon
the same principles that actuate two
friends who have quaIreled and be-
come reconciled. Let them ignore
the past, and go forward mutually
intent upon healing the breach that
has been made, and again strive, in
unison, to make the country happy,
prosperous and contented.
invoke upon your deliberations
all the wisdom that can come from
on High, and trust that South Caro-
lima will have cause to congratulate
you in coming here for the purposes
of this Convention
w. r. Robertson, of Fairfield, in
troduced the following resolutions:
i. Resoloed, That the usual parlia-
mentary rules, as observed in the
House OF Representatives of this
State, shall govern the proceedings
of this Convention.
2. Resoloed, That upon all voting
by this Convention, each Election
District, represented in this Conven-
ton, shall be entitled to number of
votes equal to tho number of their
Representatives and Senators in the
Legislature of this State.
The President put to vote the above
resolutions singly, and the first of
the same was adopted.
Hon. w F. DeSaussure, Of Rich
land, moved to amend the second
resolution introduced by Mr.. Robert
son, and to make it read as follows:
Resotceu, That u majority vote
shall decide the question, but any
member Tnay call for vote by Elec-
ton Districts, and such vote shall
be the number of Representatives
and Senators in the State Legislature
from each District.
Mr.. Robertson having accepted the
said amendment, the second resolu-
ton. us amended, was voted upon by
the Convention and was adopted
+. 5. kcitt, OF Newberry, intro
duccd the following resolution:
ReSolrea, That the delegates from
each Congressional District be en-
powered to nominate two delegates to
represent the State at large and four
delegates to represent each Congress
sional Districts, in the2 to
be held at the city Of Philadelphia,
on the 14th day Of August, instant;
and that these nominations be sub
mitted to this Convention ut its next
sittingtfor their action.
Hon. Samuel McGowan, of Able
lie, introduced tho following reso-
lutions, as an amendment to the
above:
I. Resolred, That this Convention
approves the restoration policy of Pre-
sident Johnson, as opposed to the radi-
cal policy of Congress, and that we nc
cept the invitation to unite with the
conservatives OF the country in the
National Convention to be held in
Philadelphia, on the 14th instant.
2. ReSolred, That committee of
three, from each Congressional Dis
trict, be appointed to nominate four
delegates to represent the State at
large, and that the representatives in
this Convention from each Congress
sional District constitute special
committee to nominate delegate to