The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-24
THE CONVENTION.
CONVENTION HELD BY AUTHORITY OF THE
RECONSTRUCTION LAWS OF CONGRESS,
TO FRAME STATE CONSTITUTION
FOR SOUTH CAROLINA.

The Convention begins to be an old story.
The polish Of novelty has worn of, and the
repetition of ideas makes the general range Of
resolutions and arguments "stale, fiat and un-
profitable" We have, therefore, thought fitto
cordense our reports 30 as to comprehend all
the work done, ignore all the merely elo,ution-
ary outbursts, and at the same time give our
readers full knowledge of everything OF i'm
portance said or accomplished.
A crisis has evidently arrived in the policy OF
the convention. Heretofore, it's tone hss been
comparatively conci]iatory and moderate.
Hereafter the negroes are likely to FORM COM
pact, solid body Of voters in one direction.
The real animus Of their action-their late for
the landholder, was yesterday developed to the
full, and no man not member of the conyen-
ton could observe the display Of feeling, ILL
conceived as it wss, without seeing trouble In
the not distant future.
Some supposed that the body would lie mod
crate; that South Carolina would be able to
boast more intelligent and better disposed
array of delegates than any other "rebslious
State; but the bubble has burst. Negro
shrewdness is likely to triumph in the conven-
ton, and the whirlwipd set in motion by the
white leaders is fast progressing beyond their
control. The excitement yesterday after the
convention adjourned was very great, and we
seriously doubt whether there is strength
enough among the white delegates to hold it
in check, unless this desirable object can be
compassed by such clever colored members as
Whipper, Wright, Langley, Wilder, and others
Of that class.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.
EIGHTH DAY.
The Convention assembled at IL O'Clock.
PRAYER by Rev. R. H. Cain (colored). The roll
was called and journal read.
THE POWERS OF TEE CONVENTION.
J.J. Wright (colored), from the Committee
on the Judiciary, to whom WAS referred reso-
luton of inquiry as to the Legislative powers OF
the convention, report that the committee are
of the opinion that the convention has the
power to legislate as TAR as they :I may conSoef
On motion of F. J. Moses, Jr., (white), the
report was made the special order for one
o'clock tomorrow.
ABOLITION OF DISTRICT COURTS.
From the same committee ]. J. Wright re-
ported that the ordinance providing LOT tne
abolition of the District Courts was. IN their
opinion, unnecessary, since the subje ct would
be embraced in the report OF the committee
with reference to the judiciary OF the State.
The report was adopted.
AFTER THE BANKS.
C. NJ. Olsen (white), o Dane by birth, and
one of the most respected and intelligent
members Of the convention, offered the follow
ing resolution, which was referred to she Com
mittee on Finance
Resolued, That all banks and savings instl-
tutions in this State which suspended payment
during the rebellion shall, Immediately after
the ratification OF the State Constitution &c
into liquidation.
THE PRINTER.
R. C. DeLarge (colored), from the Special
Committee on Printing, reported two PROPOSE
tiops-one from 81. J. Moore and the Other
from Mcmillan & Jowitt, both Of this city.
It was evident from the discussion which
followed the introduction Of the report that nc
person in the convention was sufficiently Ia
miliar with the subject Of printing 10 vote IN
te1igently thereon, and after some amusing
references to the technicalities OF the art da1
bolaque the report was sent back to the com
mittee.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
B.. F. Whittemore (white), offered resolu
tion that no township or school district shal
receive any portion OF the public school funt