The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1866-08-08
THE STATE CONVENTION.

The Convention of the dclepates from
the people of South Carolina. to make
arrangcmerts for having the State repre-
scnted in the Pbj]adc)Dh;a Convention,
met in the Baptist Church, at Columbia,
1T i o'clo.k \ N ON the 7st inst On
motion, Hon, 3 +. Perry T Wv was called ~
the chair. and Nrssrs J. + Moses .Jr
md W I, Depasy annoinfcd Secrotar;rs
Major !. 4 Leland from AbbeyiIle,
after a few pertinent remarks, moved
that the proceedings Of the Convention
he opened with PRAYER by Rev. Vim.
Martin. After very approDriate PRAYER
by the reverend gentleman, it was moved
that the dcIccates enrol tbcir names bv
Districts in aIrhabrticaI order The
! Districts cf Bcapfort Edcefcld. Horny
and York were not rcDrcscnted. All the
other districts were we'll represented.
On motion Of Mr.. Mikell, from Berkc-
lev District the following committee, to
nominate permanent officers Of the Con-
! vcntIon, was apD0intcd: Nessrs. MikeIl,
! Robertson. Harrison Gjbbes and !. +.
! Comnbcil
; TIL, committee reDorted the following
names which were adoDted:
/ presiGent-Jamcs /. Orr.
Vice. Presidents Wade Hamilton. 2.
! II Brown Y. {. Dndlcv Gabriel Can
! non
, Sccrctories-r. ! Moses, Jr., ". J..
! DcpaSs.
! Which officers were duly confirmed
by the Convention.
; Governor Orr, in assuming the position
; Of President, addressed the Convention
in Substance As follows:
he ,ctDrncd thank, to the Committee
for the honor conferred upon him: but
on assuming them. he said he knew the
! rvnpricnce and amenities SO we'll known
; ia the members. would render the duties
Ct the office agreeable. He said the call
fnr the Notional Convention was unex-
cont;onoh}n and was orotiticd to sce that
| ,Ip I;fISron} n;strirtc Of tho State had so
; ,,n;vorsolI, w rcyYonded to the cal] Brinr
; nf tho honofn] nat,rc and the issncs 50
! G;rcctlv rrovnntcd to ns were of such
! character thot il would be covardIv to
Owe mn. The object Of the Philadciphia
! Convcntion was to solidify the vote of
thc North and West AGAINST the radicals.
! The issues were made uD between the
: President and radicals The radicals
: have now the control of the legislative
dcnartment Of the Government they
have taken stems to obtain tie control of
the indiciarv departmcnt, and unless the
, radicals were defeated, thew would, be-
! fare the 7st of January next. imDcach
! the President
! He said the call was made bv COM
mittce, the majority of whom " ere from
the Rcnnblican nartv, but the object was
to mite the ant i-war Democrats, Repub-
licons and others all consolidated to
! th,vart and defeat the radical party in
Conoross
GOV, Orr's address was cminently con-
epryative and received the approbat!on
Of the VII hole Congention. He concluded
BY invoking the blessings of Heaven upon
their deliberations.
! Mr.. Robertson offered a resolution,
that the same parliamentary rules which
Governed the Senate and House ofReprc-
Sentatiycs of this State should govern
! +b;, hod,, Adontod 4 rcso]ntion also
oF%reJ c4;S o9J, bv vT "P'1u wos so modifed that
tho ,otac ~ th;c Convont;on ho roo,rdoI
oy s,,' t,Lon bv ma;oritv bnt hat mem-
| 1,or rM;,rht colI {or vote hT D;str;cts
! noab M;s+r;ct rot;,,r +hn nm, Lor of voto:
y % tm;abt hc ont;t}od to in the I,co;sIotnrc
Vr Er;tt from NcwbrTrv of3rrrd the
roIov;nc resolution.
we" Tnsoi2e1 [j2 Th,ttbo de?oootev from coch
C;oncross;ono1 District he emnowercd to
nom;natc two DELEGATES to rc5resent the
State at farpc and four DELEGATES to rep-
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