The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-01-28
THE CONVENTION.
HELD BY AUTHORITY OF TIE
LAWS OF CONGRESS,
TO FRAME STATE CONSTITUTION
'H FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. -

REcoNsTRUcTIoN.L LAWS OF CONGRESS,
| TO FRAME STATE CONSTITUTION
| 80 FOR SOUTH CAROLINA. = - .
I The deliberations Of the last, ten days have
made the observer somewhat acquainted with
i the members Of the convention who are likely
to influence and direct the sentiment Of the
body, and we:avail ourselves of the oppmtuni;:
ty to continue our s1ettAfs Of Introduction" to
The, public. = .;af; &.;i Il
| MORE PEN PICTURES.
First, Ne will take up old Lemuel Boozer, OF
Ieimgton District. Having been in the Iegis-
lature for many years, he is not only more
generally known, but possesses y larger famili-
arity with parliamentary proceedings than any
Of his b,ethrsa on the fooe.. he is about sixty
wears of age, has benevolent bump ON his
head. which looks like q, swelling !. . small
eye, suggestive Of o joke somewhere
behind it, making it ready topop out; and
smooth shaven face; which; with its crown OF
whits hair, gives him the most venerable as
pect in the convention. Moderate IL views, he
Is healthy check on Sim Oorley, white COL
league from lexington, who is Radical to the
marrow. but fortunately possessed Of too little
influence to be dangerous.
Charles P. Leslie, Of BarnveH, is the Simon
suggs Of the convention. Even in his most
serious moments he is the funniest man con-
ceivable. He is 40 thin that you can hear his
bones rattle when he walks. The wind whist.
ling through FIVE such Individuals standing
side by side in an ordinary breeze would make
good imitation Of an Eolizn harp. His voice
is sharp tenor, and words pour forth from
beneath pale mustaohe with ssaocato move
ment, and in q style which indicates that he is
very much in earnest, and very much person
ally aggrieved.G He is 8 fair Haired, blue eyed
man Of thirty, sharp faced aud keouo and looks
as if all his He he had been edeing through a.
crowd Of people whom he has had reason to sus'
pect enI5fIdricu t---- s- -
personal corporosity. His eloquence is spas
modic and well Hatered, but generally to the
point. Rumor hath it that he was once. q mem
ber Of TIE General Assembly Of New York. AZ
present he is q rural merchant.
R. h. Cain, surnamed s'Rev.," is 8 coloreil
member rom Charleston, oBtensibly, butin TACT
from Virginia. Whenor why he came hither is
not known beyond his own circle, but nom his
public confessions in speech on Saturday last,
his visit has added Ave or'seven thousand dollars
to his former wealth. To and from the cor
yeution he rides small sand tsokey, which is
always on the pump, as If his master was
going to dinner. Robust in person, oonhdertt
Hin manner, with native shrewdness written in
every line OF his fece, and ready fseility for
Keeping sI,iIa on The winning side, Gain adds 20
these qualifications fuency Of speech which
secures f6r him not little of the respect and
admiration Of the colored crowd. Whenever
he says anything Of peculiarly bitter oharac-
tar, he sugar-coats it with benign snils.
suct as o Feejee Islander bestows ON an ur-
cooked Christian missionary whom he is about
to,eat. On the whole, Gain is fair specimen
6fT6s Intelligent Northern educated nos7os
Niles G., Parker, 3 white delegate nom Barn.
we'll holds Likewise By military appointment
the position Of Alderman OF the City OF
Charleston. Originally from Massachusetts,.
the recedng waves OF war left him high and
dry on the beach in Piokeps Diatsict, where he
commanded a military post. How ne "swrng
around the circle to Barnwen and Charleson
deponent a,c1 knoweth not. A Massachusetts MAN
by birth, hs possesses much Of that short,
quick, emphAtio style aud go-aheadityeness
which is characteristic Of his race-a piston
rod in perpetual motion. he is not fluent
speaker, but is suggestive and practical, and
may do much in controlling the tempests OF
"We the sovereign people in convention ss-
sembied,n 90. Captain Parker is about thirty
five years Of age, delicate in build, hir-hared
and comely, and correct type OF the progress
sive RecoIstructionist.
L. 8. Langley (coloree. from Beaufort is,
We are informed, a Michigander. First a
soldier, then lawyer, now delegate to the
convention; it is reasonable inference that
his next bound upward viii be into the velvet
chairs Of the House Of Representatives at
Washington. Nor would he be out OF place
there, for he is both black and boisterous Ii
his body was q steam-boiler and his mouth
safety valve, he couldn't be more irrepressibie.
He sIispths" fearfully, talks loudly, argues
tempestuousiy, and when he makes his fsVor-
ite speech-"Methter Prethident, 1 thecond
the,mothion," violent jerk of the head seems
necessary to dislocate the words in his tliroat
and throw them across the hall He's f''nny'
W. G. whipper, on the other hand lalS0
colored, and from the same dlstrict-also
soldier and lawyer), is as smooth In his styie
and imperturbable in aotipn IS if he hyec- on
diet Of sweet oil. Nothing ruffies him. be
stands q cross-ire in debate like porcrplne'
and returns dart for dart. By long odds the
most impressive and convincing speaker IN the
convention, he has insured the respect OF
every member of the body by an exhibition Oh
courtesy and modesty that is commendaDle.
He is one Of the few who dares to believe 1t
safe, in popular point Of view, to ''let the
dead past bury its Dead" and who. whila once
animated by the prejudices Of his Northern
co1Teras, now realizes that q spirit of kind
ness and Cancellation will do more than any
thing else to harmonic the conflicting in
terests Of the people.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE CONVENTION.
- TENTH DAY.
The convention met at IL o'clock, H., and
/ ypa 1rr,& lor,R Mr. 1lnE6On.