The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-08-08

c., SATURDAY MORNIN
The rules recommended we're those adopted
by the former House of Representatives.
Messrs. Ball, simonton and Thomas we're
appointed committee to wait upon the Presi-
dent and escort him to the chair, which being
done, the President addressed the Convention
as follows:
SPEECH OF HON. BURT.
Gentlener,-I have no language with which
to express the emotions which gush up from
nv heart for your kindness and pardaity in
calling upon me to preside over your delbera
tions. You have met, for the trst time In the
history Of South Carolina. TO nominate electors
Of the President and vioe-President Of tne
United States. You have met, for the first
time in long weary years, to assert the slightest
participation in that government which we now
must adopt and claim as our own.
Il is an occasion Of the deepest interest, and
of the gravest importance.e 10 us it involves
the issues Of life and death. The contest be-
fore us is one upon which ! trust every gentle
man here to night is resolved to enter with
the noble and heroic determinatio to succeed.
Your Stale has been despoiled of its sover-
eignty.4 Your people have been deprived OF
their liberties, and you enter upon the great
work of reconstruction. I'VE must reconstruct
the great, proud noble sCarolina-of former
days. -.
and solitary and smokeless chimneys are typl,
cal of our political and material condition. an
This must be repaired and restored. We find
here not the ancient halls of legislation that
we're made famous by the lustrious men Of
South Carolina. Thank GOD, that grand old
building now lies in ruins! [Great applause.J
Thank God, it is not decorated 7by those VINO
must not detain you longer, but before we
separate let US resolve before high Heaven that
the home OF the Huguenot and of the Cavalier
shall never be ruled either by the Puritan or
the African. [Great cheering.]
Mr.. P. Thomas, Of Richland, introduced
the following resolutions, which were read by
him and referred to the Committee on Resofu-
tions -. il ~ =.
Whereas, The Democracy Of South Carolina
having assembled in convention TO nominate
electors for President ana ylce.presloentI % OF
the United States, aud for other purposes; be
~ Resolued That we adopt the declaration Of
principles recently promulgated by the Ma
tional Democratic party In convention assem-
bled. and do further cordially endorse and ratl-
fy the nomination Of Horatio Seymour and
Francis p Blair for President and Vlce-Presl-
dent of the United States.
Resoiced. That whilst we enter, before the
country and the civilized world, an indignant
protest against the unnatural unreasonable
and goddess regime that has been established
in the Radical reconstruction Of South Caroll-
na: whilst we denounce the present order OF
poiitical affairs as offensive alike 10 common
decency, common sense, and repugnant TO the
civilization Of the day, We, nevertheless, e1;
aeencies @ and peaceful instrumentalities may
br1ng to us the relief We seek and the reforms
Resotued. That whilst we affirm and declare
that the political control Of South Carolina:be-
longs of right and by inheritance to the white
inhabitants thereof, We deem It proper 10 aod
that We hold this proposition to be not lncon,
sistentwith che just claims and rights OF all
classes of our people; and we do further de-
clare that the espolitical settlement: which We
seek to consummate in South Carolina recog-
nizes the legitimate results Of the war, and
finds its warrant in truth, justice and the con;
stitution. -
Resolued, That We invite our fellow-citizens
OF the State, and all persons entitled to vote, 70
unite with the great Democratic party OF the
country in the grand effort now making 10 save
the free institutions Of our fathers, to secure
genuine restoration Of the Union, and to put
the Republic once more upon career OF hon
or, peace and prosperity.
Resolued, That to Andrew Johnson, the Pres
idenu of the United States, We tender the
thanks Of the old commonwealth OF South Ca-
rolina. for his manly vindication OF her nights,
honor and dignity, and that our acknowledge
rnents are also due to all those generous spirits
of the North, both citizens, soldiers and sail
ors, who. amid the storm Of Radics! passion
and prejudice, have raised their voice in behalf
Of our insulted and outraged section.
This committee consisted Of the following
gentlemen, appointed by the chair:
Middle Circuit-J. P. Thomas and A. G.
sout6ern Circuit-A. P. Adrich and a. NJ.
Western Circuit-J. C. cothran and W. h.
Northern Circuit-A. B. Springs and R. W.
East Eastern oircuit-w. s. Mullins and A. G.
Spain. n. e:.. .,5
James Conner.
Mr.. \. c. Spain offered the following resolu-
tion.
Resolofd, That the Committee on Resolu-
tions. be instructed to report to the Conven-
ton the present state OF the law on the subject
OF electors for the President and Vlce-Presl-
dent of the United States.
The resolution gave rise TO protracted de-
bate on the various questions connected with
the theory Of reconstruction, and after three
hours session in caucus, the following resou-
ton, introduced by James G. Gibbes, ESQ.,,
decisive of the subject, was adopted: -
ResoLred, That committee of twenty-one
be appointed by the chair to nominate two
electors from the State ut large and four from
the four Congressional Districts in the State.
The resolution was adopted, and the chair
appointed Messrs. Aldrich, Hampton, Baxter,
Butler, Cannon, Durham, Kennedy, Mcclure,
Meetze. Robertson, Peake, Hoyt, Moorman,
Lawton, Mullins, Reynolds, j. Il. Barker, Ball,
Norris, Alexander and ]. Wyatt Aiken.
Adjourned at a. NJ.
SECOND DAY.
Icy TELEGRAPH TO THE DAILY sEwsl
COLUMBIA, Is. Co. August 1.-THE ConVen-
ton reass embed at noon.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
series. which were amended and passed.
These resolutions declare