The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-27
THE RADICAL STATE CONVENTION.
IrRoM OUR SPECIAL connEsroSprsr.l

tendance of spectators unusually largo. Tho Con
sontlon met nt half-past ten and after prayer b,
| tho 1or. JAMES DnowS, tho minutes Of tho las
| meeting werc read.
Considerable but uninlportant discussion on
sued OH the manner OF appointing 4 Stato Excou
Two Central Committee, nnd tho subject wa.
finally referred to Committee of rhrco.
Committee OH Finance was appointed, CON
ssting off, p. NJ. ErPINo, and four othors.
MIR. &. T.. LESLIE, of Barnwcll {Thitc), offered a
resolution TO tho effect that tho Convention re-
Thired reorganization, notwithstanding its oficers
had been chosen on tho previous day. II was
scarcely read before j. J. Wright OF Beaufort,
colorcd, moved to lny it upon tho table, Tho motion
was agreed 10.
Tho next parliamentary action of Mr.. LESLIE
should have boon to take his scat, but instead, o
took tho floor, with tho view, IL Is said, of giving
vent to speech setting forth the necessity of hav-
lng white man to preside oyor and direct tho
deliberations OF the Convention, oil tho ground
tiiat u was i'll itself measure of conciliation be-
tween the races in Tho State and of practical i'm
portance to ti:e SUCCESS OF tho party. But tho
President shut down on Mr.. LESLIE by calling him
to order. MIR. l.. didn't see the point and said :
II rico to question OF privilege"
Chair-Wo, what Is it?
MIR. LIN not bound to state question OF
privilege.
Chalr.-Thcn tako your seat sirI
.ue e BY well uSyGGne SGGn YOU arc very muoh mis-.
tafcn, anu for one
Clar.-11.o sorgeauts-at-arms will remove that
delegate from tho l.nll.
S1r. LESLIE gavo one furtvc look behind him.
and, as the coored officials advanced for tho pur-
poso, quietly, butts with aomo determination, OBJ
served, SWELL don't all come on at once; feel
kindly disposed to you all, but-but-I think I'd
ra' her take my hat and CO." Aad Mr.. L. departed
u sadtcr and, no doubt, wiser man.
The Committee on tho Platform and Resolutions
maao tlicir report. aud Mr.. W. ". HEnBEar, of
Fairfield (white), mado q minority report. It now
occamo evident that tho gag" process was the
order OF the day, and that, betwcon tho unparliu-
mentary decisions OF tho President and motions
for Tho provions question, no discussion could bo
had. Tho reading OF the minority report olicitod
great applause Mt once showing that il carried
the sympathy Of the popular heart of tie Conyen-
ton for its mild md temperate tone.
L. w. MAcKEY, twhito), moved that tho minority
report be laid on tho table.
Rudolph, fco'orud), DoL,rgc, (co,ored,) and
Mossrs DUNCAN nnd HERBERT, fricn Is OF tho re-
2urt, fousl,t tho mo ions NJ we'll as they knew how,
but gag No. prevailed, and tho unfortunate plat
form was laid upon tho table.
Tho Convention proceeded to the consideration
ot tho majority report by sections. Mr. EprISa
moved that tho first section Of the minority eport
be substituted for tho fret section of the majority
report.
Tho Chair refused to entertain tho motion.
MIR. ErP1Ea-CauI offer substituted
Chair-No sir, no part OF that minority report
can be entertained.
This was OF course unparliamentary, but nobody
saw fit to appea! from tho decision of the chair,
and tho unfortunate platform saw light no moro
until after every section of tho majority report
had been read aud adopted.
Then, Rev. d. F. WHTrrEMoRE, with liltlo OK
iblion of triumph, remarked that for tho pur-
1oso of giving Mr.. HEnBERr and his papor q
chance, itahould be takon from the table. This
tho she by
upon tho other document, and it was voted down
without dissenting voice.
Tho Platform, as adopted, is as follows
j. That in order to mako tho labor Of NIL our
loyal foilow-citizcns moro cffcctual for carrying
OF law md order in our State, as well as for tho
peace and prosperity OF our ontire country, we tho
people OF South Carolina, do form ourselves into
Republican party of s ,uth Carolina.
2. lhat aB republican institutions cannot bo
unless Intelligence bo ogeneraly diiFusod
~ BN0tGnl
of FREQ schools and colleges, which shall bo open
to all.
3. That VIC will favor liberal system of public
improvements, such rs railroads, canals and
other works, and also such system of awarding
contracts for tho as will givo oil our fellow
citizcus nm equal and fair chance to sharo in
them.
4. That as largo land monopolies tend only to
mako tho rich richer and tho poor poorer and .re
rulnous 70 The agricultural, commercial and social
interesta OF tho State, tho Legislature should
uffer overy practicable inducomsnt FIR tho division
and sale OF unoccupied lands anong tho po rer
Glasses, and as IN encouragement to immigrants
8. That tho interests OF tho Slate demand o re-
vision tho cntirc code of laws md tho reorganiza-
ton of tho courts.
6. That it iB just and proper that taxos should
bo dd ralore, and proportioned to tho property Of
tho citizens.
2. That tho ballot being tho surost safeguard Of
lhtive officers OF tho State should DO elected by tho
people; therefore,
Resolvcd, That, in our opinion purely repnb-
our rulers responsible directly to- the people by
frequent clections-not by tho Legislature but by
tho noopl1 themselves; therefore,
the Constitutional Convention about to be called
by tho Commanding GcnoIal, be instructed to SO
iranc our now Constitution that tho Governor and
Legislature and oil subordinate officers excopt
those OF tho Judiciary Department, be chosen By
tho people, to hold their respective Offices not for
ton Of President and Nice-PresideDt of the United
States, chosen orcry four yoars, tho etetiors, MS
they arc now in every other State OF tho Union,
shall DO chosen by tho ptopye div cctip and not by
tho members Of tho Legislature.
o. That tho poor aud destitute, those aged and
innrin nnGrn people, houHeess and homoless and past
provided Tor 1T tho 6STn to foE them should bo
In tho reconstruction OF our GoYofhniGnt d3nha VIA
SEQ to it that they not neglected aud forgotten
9. That tho unhappy policy pursued by Androw
johnson is, in its elects upon the loyal peoplo Of
tho South, unjust, oppressive and intolerabe /;
and accor iingly, however ardcntly We desire to
Htion in tho Union, We would dcploro restoration
On any othor conditions than those prescribed by
tho fortcth Congress, to which w0 gIye onr cor
dini aud entire sanction, believing tha principles
enuncated by tho Republican party, through that
Congress, to be Just and wise.
1o That tho adverse discrimination toward tho
agli ultura luborcrs Of tho Southern States, as
manifested by tho enormous tax on cotton, is un-
just and oppressive, and should be abrogated ut
tho earliest practicable moment.
H. That wo sincerely cxnlt in tho fact that as a
nation, wc aro now absolutely nation OF frecmon,
and that, from Tho st. Lawrence to tho Rio Grande,
and from the Atlantic to tho Pacific, tho sun no
longer shinos upon the b row Of o slave.
IL. That wiBU care Tor tho public safely some-
times renders IL necessary that those who havo
sought resolutey to overthrow Government
should not hastily BIO restored to tho priyegos or
which they have deprived themselves by tlIeir
shown evidence Of sincere repentance, and dis.
position as encrgeticaly to support rs they have
III times past sought to destroy tho Union !; and
that Wc consider Willingness 0U tho part ci theae
mon to elevate to powur tho men who preserved
nnswcrring adherence to the Government during