Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1868-01-25

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e is rathera curiops coincidence, thatthe first
dIstinc apisa aenaes of volcanic action wore nor.
sagsIdont that'ho should hear MT, .,:s ,iau ;,
the subject on Monday. Y 8 IS
Or. Monday evening, after it was known.
that tho Senate hud passed HoWard's resolu-
stions refnsine to,recognisc the, ssuspensio Of
Stanton as Secretary Of War, General Grant
was present at the reception at tie Exeeutiye
Mansion, whore lie greeted jltBe Hfssident,
but mentioned nothing of5a6y alis6gsin tho,
determination previously doolared..-s
[from tho Columbia Daily phaanlhsS phaanlhs.
n Proceedings Of tho Coz 51ntion. 1t
CnARLEsroN, S. c., January 16,I86S.--
The Convention assembled at 10 a. M, and
was called to order by tho President, A. G.
Mackey. The roll was called, and seventy
nine members answering, the President an.
nounced quorum present.
Mr.. b. 0, Duncan moved reconsideration
of the resolution passed yesterday regarding
the election of officers, 50 as to amend by lcav-
ing it to the President to invite any clergy
man present to open the Convention with
prayer.
Rev. B. T. Randolph opposed thcadoption
of the amendment, on the ground that they
would, perhaps, frcqucntly'bo &tthouta clcr-
gyman, in attendance, and also that it was
against the practice of Congress and other
legislative assemblies to select one of their
own members for opening the proceedings
with prayer From the fact, also, that clcr-
gymcn in tho Convention might conscientious
y differ, and each soc fit to advocate their pc
culiar views, he hoped tho members would soc
tho propricty Of clccting chaplain outside
Of the body.
The question being taken on tho original
motion, it was adopted. ~.e.
Several motions were made to oltcr the
minutes, with view of expunging that por-
ton relating TO the election of sergcant-at-
arms, the object being to oust u. s. Con-
way, colorcd, the person elected to that ''pllice,
many mcmbcrs having come to- tho oonclu.
sion, since his election, that he not fit for
the place, r,...a.,f ;.
The result Of the clcotton,ifor' 'nessenxcrs
was in favor of W. s. Elliott, a Very black
aud very civil negro, apparently about twou-
tyonc years Of age, aud j. d. Price, white.
u. j. Wright moved that we do what we eau
to sustain the Charleston Daily News" and
Courier" for the correct reports which they
have given of the proceedings of this body,
stroy the Mercury"
W. G. Parker moved to lay it on the table,
but failed s:ss,A
w. G. Whipper hoped that the motion
would be lost and trusted that the question
raised would not be sustained, and that. we
will gointo no pickering with newspapers, or
their proprietors. Some papers llaye made
fair reports of tho proceedings, whito others
have burlcsqucd them. The Convention was
assembled for other purposes than to praise
or ccnsurc newspapers, and, when our delibc
rations arc ended, and we know what course
the papers pursue, it will be time enough to
take action. He cared nothing whether the
editor Of tho I" Mercury came thoro to bur
lcsquc the proceedings or members of the Con,
vcntion. lie wants to make money
Randolph thought that to support the res,
olution would be to endorse the sentiments of
the "Couricr" and "News" [ do not un
derstand that either of them now support the
Republican party, and therefore oppose the
resolution
Wright withdrew his notion. I, ,yr
Is. If. Randolph mulatto preaollet delegate
from Opangcburg, now moved 'tlat.nthe rcpor-
ters of The press be admitted to seats,on the
floor of the house.
l.. S. Langley, woo!'y headed negro from
Pennsylvania, moved an amendment, that the
reporter of the Mercury" be excluded
lie did not propose to extend facilitates to the
editor Of the " Mercury" to burcs1ue the
Convention. He thought that the way to sup.
port the dignity of the Convention was to
treat those who came there not as gentlemen,
as they really wore.
L. j. Moses, jr., white delegate from Sum.
ter, hoped that tho discussion would not be
closed until every ono had been heard. He
saw danger lurking in tho motion, and for so
cogcnt n reason, it was rational that he s., uId
oppose it. It was not, hc said, the business
of the Convention to condemn the " Mercury"
They had nothing to, ito with it's opinions. He
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