The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-08-02

sslARsaoMsous PRocEEDaRcs.
Delegates oh. PhilsaslPAis Convention Elected.

from the people Of South Carolina,
to make arrangements Tor having the
State represented in the Philadelphia
Convention, met, yesterday morning,
LIST inst, in the Baptist Church, at
IL o'clock A. NJ On motion, Hon.
B: F. Perry was called to the chair.
and Messrs. f. J. Moses, Jr., and w.
L. DePass appointed Secretaries.
Major J. A. Leland, from Abbe-
vile, after few pertinent remarks,
moved that the proceedings of the
Convention be opened with prayer by
Rev. VIM. Martin. After very ap-
propriate prayer by the reverend gen
tleman, it was moved that the dele
gates enrol their names by Districts
in alphabetical order. The Districts
of Beaufort, Edgefeld, Horny and
York were not represented. All the
other Districts were well represented
On motion of Mr.. Mikell, from
Berkeley District, the following COM
mittee, to nominate permanent officers
of the Convention, was appointed:
Messrs. Mikell, Robertson, Harri-
son, Gibbes and J. B. Campbell.
The committee reported the fol-
lowing names, which were adopted:
P,'esirlent-James L. Orr.
Vice s-Presitlents-W Wade Hampton,
B. H. Brown, w. c. Dudley, Gabriel
Cannon.
4Secretcu-ies-F. J. Moses. Jr., W.
l.. DePass
Which officers were duly confirmed
by the Convention.
Governor Orr, in assuming the po-
sition. of President, addressed the
Convention in substance as follows:
He returned thanks to the Commit
tee for the honor conferred upon
him; but on assuming them, he said
he knew the experience and ameni-
/ ties so well known to the members,
, would render the duties of tie Office
agreeable. He said the call for the
National Convention was unexception-
| able, and was gratified to see that the
different Districts of the State had SO
universally responded to the call.
| Being of a hopeful nature, and the
issues so directly presented to us were
| OF such character that it would be
cowardly to give up. The object of
the Philadelphia Convention was to
Solidyy the vote of the North and
West against the radicals. The issues
were made up between the President
and radicals. The radicals have now
the control of the Legislative depart
ment Of the Governments; they have
taken steps to obtain the control OF
the Judiciary department., and unless
the radicals were defeated, they
would, before the lst of J. January
next, impearh the President.
He said the call was made bv
committee. the majority of whom
were from the Republican party, but
| tue object was to unite the anti-war
Democrats, Republicans and others;
all consolidated to thwart and defeat
the radical party in Congress.
Gov. Orr's address was eminentlv
conservative, and received the appro-
baton OF the whole Convention. He
concluded by invoking the blessings
OF Heaven upon their deliberations.
Mr.. Robertson offered resolution.
that the same parliamentary rules
which governed the Senate and House
of Representative of this State
should govern this body. Adopted.
y resolution also offered hy Mr.. r..
was so modified that the votes in
this Convention he regarded us taken
by majority, but that any member
might call for a vote by Districts,
each District voting the number of
votes 1t might he entitled to in the
Legislature.
Nh. keitt, from Ncwbcrry. offered
the following resolution:
I~Sofcctl, 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
si"nal District in the Convention to
be held at the city of PHILADELPHIA,
on the 14th instant; and that these
nominations be submitted to this
Convention Mt its next sitting for
their action