The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-01-18

enter enter upon tne dscharae o. thoi duties dsvoiv-
ing upon them subjset gio to instructions from
these Headquarters. -
by order Of Major-G cneral MEApE:
(signed) r. g, ,i}l!S ib}lI!sSsEIR, A, a. G.
At 1os A; NJ ibis order ;waA: gcad to the
conYfntion amid applause, Us ,'9t at section f
-, : [From the Charleston, Mercury.
THE HE NEGRO CONVENTION. N !.
.4oia aada .,i>n ry.Is q" ,>.Iic >tr,i.
|haa n. - j. gTUEsDAT:,14TH.d -Ed ,r
hon Accordingto annodnceinent, The great tingcd,
strcaked ,iaud sttiped cotivehtion, Called to-
,gcther, to- providesa new Constitution for the
once great State of Soueh. Carolina, assembled
,in,. and thereby, dosecratsl,: !: tho Charleston
Club III ouse;.a building ,erected bya society of
Charleston, gentlomen, ion thca enjoyment of
each Others 81 yeon'pahy;iH nthe pursuit ofdploas-
nre...5 Ill ~ i,o;; ,i,l '',in ,sut', ,-,'n5-
.Atten mpstes past twelvero'cloek, T.! Hur-
Hey, mhito, ,dclegatc from stBcrkeley District.
called. the convention toatordoHI -and requested
tho spectators to'.withdraw without the bar
tcxeopt tho rcprescntativtsv'of, tho pr'ka, who
were requested to press themselves around the,
tables prepared for thcntR IL Tho plain delegate
/ from Eoikely! thus brought tlfel' convention to
orders and established M indispatuble CHIN to
le regarded as the fanny nmn"or harlequin of
the b0dy!o 4.,dai,;: e.d ;,-'rio' 25t'i 'e''
uu Thomas j. Ilubertznn, wllitc delegate from
lRichland, Was tlleh unanimously ch6scn tcml-!
.porary; ehairhniry anduW. J.oAluIAiuley, OF
Oranyeh,Tg, requested to act us secretary pro,
tom. ~, .n,, as ri Iou! "i,31ohnoo .ro.te >
1,ieIhc.soc- -eturyArra tcmsitidI read thc crtl=f
! ror the assembling ofthu ceiiventioh aud cullc,1
the list Of elorgrtas 80 <isIssd "..iyi'- r"'i :.
D.T Wls:.vu svuyry white ii aciosata atls iy.u
na.ihg.8a' fh$a moved that com,imittce be
arpoihSl OH ts ptssnSsasent Sas "a airganizaiqn. whose
duty would Be to rep"rt q tie, names IN, Of suita
bio persons to fiji the offces Of the convention. M
'' This motid gave rise ?is'estt to great discussion.
1t was finally agreed that The chair! should
appoint committed on n certificates of dicntif-
cation, who should report Who were entitlcd to
seats IN the convention. 90 'H>
;rB. odclr Duncan; White, alldgato' frohi New
tbcrry, wished dithe Willis matter pt6stponed un-
I'll Thursday ut , o'clock, tJ give tidiGo fUTr the
ane,iibcrs TO become acqaaihtetl With Zach other,
and form corrcct opThioiis as to who Were fit
persons to act as officers Of the convention.
IIo was of opinion that ID sroat' deal 6fthc guhc-
cess and Influence Of thc body would depend
upon tho administration of'thc president Of the
convention, and he Wanted ample time given
to the members 10 makc'a wise choice ''
! nG l.. b. kangleY, delegate from Beaufort, but
ta;%oolly. .headcd Negro from Tho" North, here
EsuggeAtcd that thevohvSntioh ':was not in.
condition to organize, as there was no telling
whether the members who ahswcrGd Their
names were the real 1hdinbcrs 81 not, and he
thought that tho members ought to be identi-
fed in some way. This led to more protraccd
discussion during which a 'iercat variety of
opinions iwcrecxrrcsscd,s and a number Of nlor
tiohs madea and nmcndmchtsAoffered." atInr
This committee having retired, it was IS moved
That tc Convention taxa 4 r. Recess for twenty
niniites This was Voted clown amid much
laughter as If 1t was very funny; There 'boing
nothing else to do, member Suggested TINT
the chairman pro. tcm. entertain the convention
with a speech during the absence of tho com
nittcc. The chairman not conscnting to this
pastime, various suggestions wore made for DIFF
fcrcnt members to speak, bit none accepted
The proceedings ut this stage were character
|'izcd by some irreguarity and great want Of
dignity?,'' '7r"e" I" 'l%'Hai ''''t -aN
The secretary pro! tenn, evidently lcsirous Of
preventing the convention from exposing itself
to fuYthbr ridcilo, movcdt that thd, conventions
take areocsse for three quarters ofam hour, and
for the information Of the :gabrAft, lie ox-
planned that three quarters of an hour meant
forty fve, minutes. This motion WAS al>o voted
down amid shoutsofi laughts-. as ifit-was the
extreme of wit, t,ntakeop tho mbers in the
room. .1oi,ac,.. gi.f.5 ~ ..,, =
At length to the great relief Of those wish
ing to leave tho hall, messenger. from tho