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

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e The ondeayor to amend BY adding the nano
of Mayor Gaillard, produced considerable dis.
,oussion. DeLarge, Parker and Langley, fa-
voring, and Richmond, opposing, on tlo
ground that Mayor Oaillard not only was no
great gun, but was not in sympathy With the
Convention. The amendment was afterwards
accepted by tho mover of the resolution, X.
DR.. j. II Newell said Gov. Orr had been
very lenic,.t towards thcn, and had advooa-
ted the adoption of the Reconstruction Acts
ever since last spring or last July. Hewould
go back still farther, and although the Gov
ornor did not actually support the Ropubli-
can party, he did it as far as he could. lie
had never thrown any obstacles III the way of
the party, but upon all occasions he had FL
vorcd the calling of the Convention. lie
hoped, therefore, they would give him warm
aud cordial wolcono.
! 4. j. Moses, Jr., offered resolution inyi-
ting Gov. Orr to address tho Convention.
W. b. Nash, Of Columbia, said lie was op-
posed to the resolution inviting the Governor
to address the Convention. am not, he said
/ willing to couccde to him right he has re-
fused mc-tho right of free speech Gov.
| Orr objects to persons outside OF tho Convcn-
tion exercising the right of free speech, and
am opposed to allowing him the freedom Of
this Convention.
hold in my hand an order Of Gen. Candy,
by which was called upon to stand before
military board, to givean account Of speech
delivered at Fairfield, iu behalf of the Re
publican party, at which Gov. Orr took UNI
bragg. [ am proud to say that hoard of
military officers have decided that had a
right to say what [ said upon the occasion -
As Gov Orr opposed me, am opposed to
Gov. Orr's exercising the right Of free speech
in this hall. | believe i'll the privilegcof the
right of free speech, but under no circum
stances will be willing to conccdc the right
Of this hall to Gov. Orr. am not one of
those men willing to bow down and lick tho
boot, because Gov. Orr occupies the position
Of Governor Of South Carolina | do not be-
lievc his sentiments are in accordance with
the sentiments Of tho majority Of the people
of South Carolina. AS he is the rcpresc nta-
tive of a minority, do not believe VIC would
honor tho of people South Carolina by inviting
Gov. Orr to address this Convention heard
a remark that Gov. Orr endorsed the recon
struction since last July. Tic endorses it as
he understands it, but not MS this Convention
understands it,
have had frequent interviews with him
Ills disposition is to draw the Republicans
over as he thinks they should go. do not
think anything he could say to US would give
us any credit I think if wc would invite
Gov. Orr to address this Convention, he
should be invited to address it from the out
side of the building in the street. We arc
sent here by our constituency to try to pro
vide Constitution for South Carolina We
do not come here for the purpose of getting
converts to Rcpublicanisin, or, like Gov. Orr,
of making political flights like flying SOUR.
rcls from one political tree to another. But
Congress has determined that reconstruction
shall be effected, and he has come to the con
cluslon that Congress is not going TO back out
He has said TO me that had better wait and
sec whether reconstruction was going to be
failure or success. He told me not to Join the
Democratic party or the Republican party
lie wanted me to set upon the fence and af-
terwards to make one Of his flying squirrel
leaps. do not propose that Gov Orr shall
teach us any lessons Of political lofty tum-
bling. If he comes here for the purpose of
making any convcrts-for the purpose of our
witnessing one Of his lofty political tumbling,,
let him make tliem outside of this hall /
hope the resolution will bc voiced down.
come from part of the country where
the people arc Republicans. como from a
District where the people are going to stand
by the Republican party and the Rcconstruc-
ton Acts. Governor Orr tumblcs so fast that
it makes tho head dizzy to watch him. While
we were on the train coming here, Governor
Orr told member Of the Convention he was
coming down to sec about homcstcads He
said ne did not care what they did at Char-
cSton, whether they called him negro lover
or anything else. He wanted to advocate
homesteads. Governor Orr is in the position
that the old woman said President Tyler was
when he tried to turn a sunmersault from the
Whig to the Democratic party !; left han ging
upside down, with the head down. Tho Con
seryatiyes try to kick him off from tho Con
scrvativc tree, and the Republicans arc will
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