The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-01-29
INCIDENTS OF THE RINGED- -sTREAKED-A
STRIPED CONVENTION,


motion to have three messengers appointed for the
convention by the chairman, seemed to strike some
of the members MS an unusual and uncal!cd for
luxury J. J. Wright, delegate from Beaufort, but
an ex-member of the United States Colored Troop,
and pure blooded negro, expressed his opinion on
the subject plainly, and said he could not see the
use of so many messengers to wait on the conven-
tion when most of the members haG been brought
up to wait on themselves.
This truth was applauded by some, and Missed
by few.
THE spoon WHITE" AS A LEolsLAron.-So far
the worst spirit displayed in the convention has
been exhibited by the mean native whites of Caro-
lima, several of whom, genuine specimens, TALL
gawky coarse, have been sent from the upper dis
tricts who apparently embittcred by the vanity of
their lifelong attempt to lift themselves to the
standard of decent men, seem anxious now to drag
down all decent men to their own level. lndica-
tions of the most vrulent hostility TO everything
associated with the Carolina of the past prevail
among them, and We predict that it will be difficult
for the more enlightened among the negro men,
bers to restrain their excesses.
Loyal method of saying "as long as the sun
Shines"
.'As long as the celestial luminary traverses the
ornamental space. Extract from the speech Of Dr.
". J. Nersli, Of anderson.
One THOUSAND DOLLARS A DAT.-In the course
of the debate on inviting Governor Orr to address
the convention one of the delegates announced the
painful fact that their proceedings cost one thou
sand dollars per day, and that, discussing
whether Orr should address the convention not
would probably take half day, and listening to
his address another half day. this precious speech
of his Excelency would probably cost one thou
sand dollars.
COMMITTEE on SrELLING.-As We not nj
lowed a voice on the floor We would suggest,
through this medium, the appointment of com
mittee on spelling for the revision of all written
matter 4 glance ut few of the resolutions offered
by various members discloses so many crthograpi-
ca outragcs rs to leave no doubt of the necessity
of such committee loyal and patriotic assem-
bly, will see to it that the national language is pre-
served in its purity. 1t is intolcrable that the
sovereign people, for the first time, according to
Mackey, represented in this State by properly
constituted body should be designated by any such
word as 'peeple."
RIxG-STREAKEp-AND-SrRIP DIcrioNARY.-One
of the white delegates from Berkeley, in Opposing
the ordinance against the district courts, said that
it was out of the power of the convention to do
anything except frame constitution which must
be submitted 10 the people Of the State for their
'.acccptoncy reectanee.
A little colored delegate from Charleston, and
another of the same complexion from Georgetown,
were earnest in their appeals to the "Gentlemen' of
the Convention"
The delegate last alluded to did not deny that
there was about the district courts much that was
'.condc,nnatory."
a black delegate explaining himself on the same
subject said al consist that the matter be referred
to the proper committee"
CoNrEDERATE TITLE REcoGNIzED.-Yeserday
Major G. D. Melton, who, TO the best of our intor-
muion owes that title to the position which he held
in the Confederate service, was invited as Mayor C.
D. Melton, together with Major D. I. Gorbn, who
owes his title to the position he held in the United
States volunteer forces, TO assist the convention
with their counsel and advice.