The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-26

committee commenced operations on mr. obout tL
juno thov ~, from rom, Whsi , time until tho 2sth
at which ttno tho operations Of tho Commtte
wSro interrupted, leaving unfinished vast nmourl
OF Work then under consideration.
Th6ro hayo boon collected nnd pIaced i, tb
hands OF tho Treasurer $i03.Gj, from which q iher m
nave poem expended, exclusively for board mn
travelling cxnenscs OF Sneakers, tsiS2o leaving ~
balance of $lsO.45 in tho hands Of tLo TrcSsnrcEs
EDWARD WALL, Secretary.
Il. q. DELARGE.
Mr. GILL1soN twhito) moved TINT tho Comm;tto,
DO discharged. Theroupon lively and somewha
pointed discussion cnsuod, in which tho tlelog
from tho low country took oh active part.
At this juncturo tho gas lights suddenly din
appeared and the hall was Ion in uttor darkness
whethor tho misfortune was owing TO fault il,
| In tho mpter, or the freak of somo mischeyious
| boy, did not appear, but tho circumstance was
doomed OF sufficient importance to nccessitate tho
appointment Of Committee 10 wait upon GenoraI
DunToa and nsk for guard LII fjvn minutes,
howoYor, tho gas again responded to touch OF n
Lighted match, and the deliberations resumed
Mr. WILDER, Of Columbia, now fired Off tho
bombshcl Of tho evening in tho shape of n rcsolu-
tion that Committee OF ono from canh District
represented upoh tho floor be appointed to nomi-
nato officers and reorgnnzo the Convention.
This called to his feet Mr.. C. O. 3owEy who
mado passionate speech, marked with good
denl Of forco and that kind of r...soning which,
would influnnco ignorant ,hi,lds. But his
arguments did not fall upon t.c sandy soil which
no has boon in the habit of tling, nn lle brought
upon himself from colorcd mon, who have quito ms
much good sensc Us himself, a storm Of responses
which silenccd him for the remainder OF tho
evening.
MIR. whippcr, n worry Intelligent co,orcd speaker
from Orangcburg, contontled, I'm roply 10 Bowen,
that when thcy first assembled in Charleston, it
was with such paucty of numbers us scarcely to
warrant Convention; and whom thoy did convene,
IL was in such an irregular and informal manner
that twonty-four hours before tho meeting \ no.
tico had beon printed and was about being listrib-
utod, that 1t would not take place. lilo commended
that m organization mado under these circum-
stances was neither fair nor legitimate. Justice
ought to bo dono TO Districts now represented
They we're entitled to yoco in theso proceedings
md, 10 far IA his yoto could aid tho object ho in.
tended that roico to bo heard
IL. u DcLargc (colored) now throw his toma-
hawk Mt BOWEN, and fairly Drained him. IIu said !:
"Ono OF tho first requisites for tho formation OF n
proper party is harmony; the noxt respect Mr..
Is. did not Hccm to possess either spirit. md
ovinccd desire to control mattors which would
not DO brooked by mon OF sense from any portion
OF the State. Tho delegates gathered hero for the
frat timo wcro as much entitled to tako part in nil
tho deliberations and to bo represented in tlcm.
MS those who constituted tho original organization
at Charleston. Tho feelings OF tho up-counlry
were 10 bo consulted in This matter. The Conyon-
ton had mot to accomplish o great purposo-not
to appeal to passions projudices, but TO tho good
sonsc fmcn, TO their principles. That which az
semhed ut Charleston WAS but n beginning, nnd
they scarcely dared to adopt platform, lest it's
features should bo objectionable to that portion of
Tho State which was unrepresented, aud thereby
prevent unity Of action.
do desired to soc reorganization without re-
spect TO rnce or color, and tho election OF such
men as were best fitted for the position, whether
thoy wero aa black ns midnight or whitc as tho
dripping snow In brief, h, did not think that
twenty or thirty mon who constituted tho original
organization should seek TO control this roa State
Convention.
MIR. Bishop. white man f-nr, G-nnr-:n-. -,
that nineteen Diatricts were represented In tho
present body, and only nino in tho fret Convcn-
tion. AS representative Of throc thousand col
orcd mon, ho did not foel that no could conscon-
tiously tell his pcople thnt he had dono his duty
under tho former organization. Ho believed in ro-
organization strongly. .5
MIR. WurTTEMonE, OF tho +. B., Who has ae-
quired como notoriety by surrounding himself
with armed negroes, and making other dcmon-
strations Of an incondiary character in tho noigh-
borhnod Of Darlington, and who is nm active wire
pullar, and prayerfu man with an abdominal
voice, made speech in tho now popular yoln,
after which Mr. sWildcr tcolored) demanded tho
previous question. Tho previous question was or
dnred, and tho main question being put, his
resolution WAS agreed to by rote of 10 to G.
TheroupoE Committee OF Ono from each Dis
trict was appointed by tho Chair, or rather tho
nominations OF the Committee, had evidently boon
prepared in anticipation OF tho moment, and the
jury rctirod TO sit on the case.
During their absence, speeches wero mado by
Roy. MIR. Randolph, Langley, coiored teacher at
Beaufort, Elliot, formerly associate odtor of
freodman's journal In Charleston, and J. J. Wright
worry Intelligent and woll-spokon colorcd lawyer
from susquehanna County, Penn, the only colorcd
lawyer liccnnod in tbat State. Tho tenor of the
speeches is familiar to your readers, savo that
thoy wore generally mild, conservative and unex-
ceptionabo in their sentiment and uttorancc.
It is oyident TINT botter tone prevails among
the colored leaders, and TINT they aro beginning
to realizo that tho devil is not 30 buck as ho has
heon painted; in other words, TINT tho whito gon-
tlemen OF the South haro shown TINT they recog-
Mise the new status OF tho raoo, and havo yielded
obedience to that law which demands for il the
observance Of It's now privileges.
Tho Committee on Organization having roturn-
cd, tho following officers wero elected:
: President-R. a, Geavos fcolored).
Vice ce-Presidonts-O.M NJ. Wildor, Col. ]. j. Robert
son, Riehlandi Gilbort Pillsbury, J. N, Hayno,
Charleston, n -. =
secre. aries-E. Dixon, Olarondnn Robert How
ard, ], K. saaportas, Orangeburg.
Chnplain-Rey. M, Brockington.
It being now after midnight, the Convention ed
journed to 10 A. NJ, tomorrow, FELIX.