Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-09
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THE STATE CONVENTION
e Correspondence Of the Charleston News.

| correspondence ot tnc CnaTie6ton NeWs -
THE STATE CONVENTION.
COLUMBIA, August lat. II A. NJ,
the Delegates of the Conservative Union
Convention assembled in the Baptist Church.
Hon. B. F. Perry, of Greenville, was call.
ed to the Chair pro tenn. MI. ]. A. Leland,
from Abbeville, moved that Rev. W. E.
Martin be appointed Chaplain. Adopted.
A motion was made that Messrs. B. J. Mo.
ses and W. L. DePass be appointed Score
taries pro tenn. Adopted. The tRse W.
E. Martin, as Chaplain, opened the meeting
in very appropriate prayer. -
| A motion was made for the enrolment
of members from the various Disncss rsprs.
sented, which being adopted, the delegates
proceeded to enroll their names: From Alb.
beville there was5; Anderson 10, B.ruweIl
4; Berkley g.; Beaufort O.; Charleston l2 !;
Chester 8; Chesterfield /; Clarendon 8 !;
Colletou 2; Darlington 4; Edgsfeld o.;
Fairfield 2; Georgetown 2; Gresnrille S !;
Horny o.; Kershaw 4; Laneastsr3; Eau
renS 4; Lexington g.; Marion / = Msrlbor.
ough l Newberry Z Orangeburg a; Pick.
ems l; Richland II ;Spsrtsnburg s.; Sum.
ter s; Union 2; Williamsburg O.; York 0.
Beaufort, Edee6sld, Horry, Willliams-
burg and York Districts were unrepresen.
ted. s's..'. ~, -s.--ta.. $50. s-,..,
Mr.. Mikell, Of Berkely, moved That ..
Committee Of Five be appointed to nomi-
nate President, and FIVE Vice Presidents,
and two Secretaries, IS pe,msnant officers,
which was adopted when the following gen.
tlemen were appointed on the Committee,
viz: Messrs. Mikell, Robertson, Gibbes,
Campbell, and Harrison -s5
These gentlemen, after a.fsw moments
deliberation, reported as their. nomination
Hon. J. L. Orr for President; Msssrs. W.
Hampton, E. H. Brown, G W. Dudley,
and Gabriel Cannon, as Vice. Presidepts;.
Messrs. F. j. Moses and W. L. DePsss, as
Secretaries The nominations Of ,tbs Com.
mittee were unanimously adopted 81
Hon. j, L. Orr, after taking his seat as
President of the Convention, arose. and
said: u ( .EfSs ~ 'ssSstI aJf.ssE ~
Gentlemen Of the Conuention:s aAelaeess
I thank sou for the distinguished shohor
conferred in selecting me to preside opst
the deliberations of this body Your e.
miiarity with the amenities and courtesiss
of debate will, I au satisfied; make the du-
ties Of the Office by no means onsrous or ses
we're; and allow me to add, it is extremely
gratifying. to see SO large Representations
from the various sections of South Garolins
on the present occasion. T. It is indieatiseof
the lively interest which our constituents
feel in the great movement about, TO- be in.
augurated-a movement whose consequen-
ces, in my humble. judgment, are destined
to be vast aud important. It msy bellnn.
successful, and the hope it generstesS S,like
many of the brightest anticipstions vs have
cherished, may be disappointed, but it is
neither wise nor philosophio to COVER before
the calamities by which we are overtaken.
1t should rather be our duty to strive tors
pair the wrong; and hence I hsyefslt, what.
ever may be its results, now unforeseen,
that we cannot take too deep an interest in
the assemblage that is to convene in Phils-
deiPnia on the i4th OF the present month";
The object of that Convention is to solidi.
y all the conservative elements OF the
North and West In one organization, 90 that
L IL III N Il
when the Fall and Spring elections ensus,
the vote cast oy the people OF those sections
WILL De Tor conservative men and measures,
and thereby defeat the Radical party who
nave now contIoi OF sne ieglslssve depart
ment OF the Go1srnmens The issue has
been fairly made between the President sen
his policy OF reconstruetion- n--so generous in
many OF Its essential featuFes-and that ex'
treme' ofter ana persecaang policy which
1t Is proposed to adopt towards those Ststes
recently engaged in war with the. Worth
As has been stated. the Radicals have
now control of the legislative denartmsutof
the Government. By their legislation they
also contemplate a sueedv seiznre Of The oon,
troll of the judicial department, In. ous.of
their recent euactments re. t,rSsnisipe ,the
Surname Court thew hsy, nrovidaS tbat
vacancies on ths Bench shall not be .filled
uutil the number is reduced 10 aayen :, and
in view of the fact thu. .ba oon.srvat;vs .,e
The Oldest members of .b.t Conn. tbsv s.y.
.n,;o;no,oa tbot IN n. 800. a, S..,sn