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

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r. Z. Mikell, of ,Berlley, moved
that q committee Of 1--WE delegates be;
appointed for the purpose of nomi-.
nating to the Conventions the names
OF snitable persons to serve as per-
manent-ofioers Of the same, as fol-
lows:s President, four Vice -Preai-,
dents-orle from each Congressional
District in the St A-and two Secre-
taries. {S8 - ~ -
The Chair, after the. said resolution
was adopted appointed on the COM
mittee the following mined delegates:
T. P. Miken, OF Berkley. W. R.
Robertson, Of Fairfield, J. b. Camp
bell, of Charleston, J. w. Harrison,
of Anderson. and james G. Gibbes,
Of Richland. y%. ,e..,-T
After consultation by the commit
tee, 7. P. Mikell, of Berkley, chair
man Of the same, made a report, as
follows: - ''.. ). =. 9 's@
For Ps'esident-Hon. James T.. Orr,
Of Anderson. 1, -y
Far :. ace -Presillsats-H Hon. Wade
Hampton, Of Richland, 3. II. Brown,
Of Barnwell, Hon. G.. w. Dudley, of
Marlboro, and Hon. Gabriel Cannon,
OF Spartanburg. ~
For SesatonIes j. Moses. d..
OF Sumter, aud vi. DeP.as, Of
Kershaw. -s.,
The Chair submitted to the Con
vention the report of the committee,
as a whole, aud the same WAS
adopted.
On assuming the Presidency of
the Convention. the Hon.. James l..
Orr delivered the following address:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: I
thank you for the distinguished honor
conferred i'll selecting me to preside
over the deliberations Of this body.
Your familiarity with the amenities
and conrtesies of debate will, / am
satisfied, make the duties of the
Office by no means onerous or severe:
and allow me to add, it is extremely
gratifying to see SO largo representa-
ton from the various sections of
South Carolina, on the present oc-
caslon. 1t Is indicative of the lively
interest which our constituents feel
IN the great movement about to- be
movement whose
in my humble judg-
ment, are destined to be vast and I'M
portant. It may be unsuccessful,
and the hope it generates. like many
OF the brightest anticipations we have
CHERISHED, may be disappointed, but
1t Is neither wise nor philosophic to
cover before the calamities by which
we are overtaken. It should rather
be our duty to strive to repair the
wrong; and hence, | have felt. what
ever may be its results, now unfore-
seen, that we cannot take too deep an
interest IN the assemblagc that is to
convene III Philadelphia ON tho 14th
OF the present month. The object of
that Convention is to solidify all the
conservative clements of the North
and West III one organization. so
that when the Fall and Spring cleo
tons ensue, the vote cast by the peo-
pie OF those sections will be for con-
servatiye men and measures. and
thereby defeat the radical party who
have ow control of the Legislative
department of the Government The
issue has been fairly made between
the President on his policy of recon.
constructlon-so generous in MANY
OF Its essential featr1res-and that
extreme, bitter and persecutine
policy which it is proposed to adopf
towards those States recently engaged
in war with the North.
AS hasbeen stated, the radicals have
now control of the Legislative depart
ment of the Government. By their
Legislation they also contemplate a
speedy seizure Of the control of the
judicial department. I'm one of their
recent enactments organizing the
Supreme Court, they have provided
that vacancies on the Bench Shall not
be filled until the number is reduced
to seven; and in view of the fact that
the conservatives are the oldest mem.