The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-01-22

Il pTtSiuluS oiuCST SECURE incompetent com
mittees, and these proceedings will be
fwrong from beginning to end; and
our party IN the State Be failure.
therefore, NOV" as an amendment that
we postpo' ac Work of permanently
organizing i.a cpnvrn!ion until Thurs
day, at II O'Clock NJ.
! l. s. Langley (col'd.), of Beaufort.
| think some further action should be
taken with reference to the identity Of
names and individuals Any one in this
hall may answer for mo, and the maiori:
tty MT know that he had answered false
| ~. Until we have bcen several, cx-
amincd therefore, aud know positively
that the right meu have answered to
thrir namcst l do net think we should
60 into n permanent organization.
B. O Duncan-I would take occasion
to add that. in the Georgia Convention,
a man attended and answered several
days to the lame OF an absent delegate
before he was discovered.
Il. Hurley rise to II point Of order.
There is no cotton before the convcn.
ton. The question: has rot been stated
by the char.
b. T.. Randolph (cordy OF Orange.
burg-I would IND qnire whether the
amendment was properly before the
house.
tn" chair stated that the question was
unon the amendment Of the delegate
from N"w'err to he motion Of the
delegate from Darlington namely. that
the election OF permanent officers of the
convention be postponed until to morrow
at - o'clock.
G G. Il wen (whitc), of Charleston
J, for one, lnink that this convention
should nM proceed one step further until
we ar" satisfied That all the persons pres.
rnt have been duly elected, and arc
present with tile proper credentials.
would stat" that gentleman il sitting
here to-day with the certificate OF ano,h-
er individual in his possession so that
it is absolutely necessary that we shall
determine whether all these persons are
rightly here or not. To this end I move
HAT the question concerning th" prrnIa-
nent organization be laid upon ll. table
nnl,! TIE credentials of derga,cs.cnn be-
"s".nin Il.
In" mn'iHo Has greed %.
=. Q ',nt,.,--l move that Cons
m't'e" " It.n',a!s b appcin,rd by
.4a c''r tw conss o ivc
i : lImnaI,y [rri ~ move 20
a",'u# ~ iutrr' q be- :, .niS "cvrtif-
GATES Of ,lrr,,on' in ilru If IT,. word
"crrj"nNuis
nc :IlnrnnInCnI was ati .It,.,
b. Whi,;cmnr" ;whitel-I would sug-
as; shat ihcre Shoul! be Appointed y, iln.
committee at least UnG delegate from each
district. We simply desire the ideu.,Gcl.
ZION OF the respective delegates 10y those
who know them; ana in those case where
the certificates Of General Candy have been
lost or are wanting, they can be easily sup-
piled from headquarters. am aware that
there are some delegates hare who hold GER
tifcatcs from The Commissioners in Equity,
and know no higher authority than such
an endorsement of a delegate hy proper
official in tho district which he represents
| There is certainly no reason for US to he
aftnid Of each other, ard let us settle this
matter ih a the specdcst way.
&C. Bowen i am opposed 10 these largo
committees. committee of fvo IS ample
enough. If there be doubt concerning
delegate, lo cnn easily be sent for and cx.
amned MS to his identity. SO tar asresards
| the credentials, contend uhet no Certificate
from judge, or clerk Of any court, or a
commissioner IN equity, is proper evidence
here. Only the certified order Of General
Canhy can be received as credentials, and
! those who have not been supplied, must
obtain u copy from Tie proper authority
here
Thugvc',ion being on agreeing TO the
motion - appoint one delegate from each
disric, as Committee on Credentials, it
was decided in the affirmative.
Tho Chair named the, committee, who
retired 'scr t for persons md papers," and
remained in session for nearly two hours.
In the interim, various motions were
made to adjourn, to take q recess, to hear
brethren from the interior oh the Situation,
&c., So, all Of which were voted down. !.
On returning to tho hall, 3. O. Duncan,
chairman. submitted verbally the following
repart, namely: a0s
That the committee had examined, nrse
each others credentials, then called ip dele.
gates from the several districts. That here.
after any delegate shaii Se admitted td'tfe'
hill on presentation Of Tic certified order Of
Gen. Canby, duly endorsed by the chairman
and secretary Of the committee.
The report was adopted
1 An effort was nade to proceed to- the or.
ganization of q committee for the purposo'
of nominating. permanent officers Of tile
convention, bot it beiag evident from the
tone of the convention that considerable
debate would elapse.
d. O. Duncan moved an adjonrimeht
until twelve o'clock to morrow, which was
agreed to, and the convention adjourned.
sECoHD DAY.
The Convention nsscstibied' at IL NJ, yes.
terday, md was called TO order by the tenn
porary President, # Robertson.
! The proceedings were opened with prayer
by tho Rev B + Randolph, negro. ,, "a
The. President requested IL + Haynes,
delegate from Marion District, to act as
temporary Assistant Secretary.
On che call Of the roll, one hundred and
4 ,nine delegates answering TO their names,
the Prea;dent announced quorum present.
| RC sDeLarge proposed 30 80 into Nh in,
I formal ballot for President with the view Of
obtaining the sense Of the honse, which'was
carried.
+ JIM. Allen moved that the two mon re-,
ceiving ,thsthighest number Of votes ON the
informal ballot should be run 80 eaadideteS..