The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-02-12
The Convention.

tISS vi tue COnVeNtlOH WIFI the seven
teenth day, February 4th.
Convention assembled at -, and
opened with prayer By Rev. F. L. Car.
dozea. - -
+: President laid before Convention a
communication from Gen. Candy in re-
lation to the three months suspension,
asked for, of sales under execution, &c.
Among other views Of the subject Gen.
Candy says:
The apprehension that the proceedings
in the cases are not final, together with
the depressed financial condition Of the
State, has produced state of affairs
that is ruinous to the interest Of both
creditor and debtor. Ihave endeavored
to meet the wishes of the Convention BY
the enclosed General Orders, which will
operate as stay in all cases where the
property would be sacrificed by the i'm
mediate sale under execution.
{The order alluded to Will be found
elsewhere ia our columns.) =:
lie further says: g. ...-...
have also the honor to acknowledge
the receipt of the resolution requesting an
extension Of the homestead exemption
TO 100 acres of land. Before acting up
on this, ! think it proper to invite atten-
tien to the unequal operation Of the reso
luton, and the serious difficulties in ap.
plying it, unless there be some pecunia-
ry- limit dependent upon the value of the
land exempted. =, .. .. r.
1t was the copstant occurrence of
difficulties Of this kind that led to the
modification. Of Paragraph VII, of Gener-
al Orders No. 10 and it would be un.
wise to revise them, even for short pc.
riod.: : -
:, The unfinished business Of yesterday.
being the ordinance invalidating con-
tracts based on slaves. was taken up and
speeches made by Ransier, Bowen, Cham
Lin and Pillsbury. ..... - : ;;-.-.
The yeas were 80 and nays 19, on its
adoption.
On motion the rules were suspended
and the ordinance received its third
reading, and was ordered to be engrossed
as follows: >@. : =.
We, tbe:pcople Of South Carolina, by
our delegates. in Convention assembled.
do hereby declare and erdain, That all
contracts, whether under, seal or not,
the. considerations of which were the
purchase of slaves, are hereby declared
null and void, and Of no effect; and no
suit, either at law1or in equity, shall be
commenced or prosecuted for the en-
forcemene OF such contracts. "a. :. -.
. That ali proceedings to enforce, salts.
faction or payment Of judgment or de-
crees rendered, recorded, enrolled . or
entered upon such. contracts in any court
in this State, are@hereby prohibited.
That all orders heretofore: made in
any court in this State in relation toi
such contracts whereby property is, held
subject to decision, as to validityef Of such
contracts, are also hereby declared ,null
and void, and of no effect. - :, .,
, B. Byas, colored, offered a long series
Of resolutions, :. providing that every;
freedman in South Carolina shall be en-:
titled to collect wages from his former
master for-scryices rendered. since Janu-
ary l, 1868, TO. wit: Male hands, over
twelve years Of age, at The: rate of SO
per month /; under twelve years, $S per
month ; females, over eighteen, S. per
month ;.under eighteen, SIS per month.
a-aa-,,,r. sssr--raote, ts7rrr great rI6ghTer-
w. G. Whipper offered the following,
which was referred to the Committee on
Miscellaneous Affairs:
Resolved, rThat,it shalt tc binding and
obligatory on the Legislature to- grant a
charter: for any proposed railroad when !
cyer-tfle said charter shall be applied for
by any twelve respectable citizens, pro
vided the,route of: such proposed road
shalt not run within ten miles on: a par
allel line with any other now in existence
IN this State e: > 81 : = 8.
=, The same delegate also introduced AN
ordinance, which was, referred to the
Coumittee on Miscellaneous Affairs, an
nutliRg, after the assembling of the first
hereafter, ail-char4ers grant.
Cd to yewners Of Ferries.
February 5.-rhe Convention was
opened with prayer by .W-N. Thomas, 4
Lemuel Bouzer, by permission, recor.
ded his vote against the ordinance, an:
uuIling contracts and liabilities for the
purchase Of slaves. .. -. -. =
The discussion of Aliens resolution
requesting. The chairman Of the eonven-
ten to draw. $50, 900 from the State
Treasury to pay the per diem and mil
cage Of members, on Saturday, February
7th, at & P. NJ, was resumed. - = :
& On motion of Leslie, the word mil
cage" was stricken out. -; -. -.
: After considerable discussion BY Les
lie, Gain, Randolph, land Parker the res.
oiution was passed. a., rs -.
-. Randolph offered resolution in. re-
sari to voting on the ratification OF the
constitution, which was laid on the ia.
b1e..> .- ..z...,-'-'- -.
; Leslie offered resolution to appoiut a
"Comuiitees of Audit of Contingent Ex.
penses," to consist of three members, to
examine claims against the assemblage
and then amended it so as to prevent
accounts being paid until they had been
examined by the committee and ap-. !
proved by the house. The resolution as
amended was agreed to.
The special order of the day being the
reports Of the various Standing Commit
tees, was taken up.
The Bill ofRights and the report Of
the Committee ON Education, were. read
the first time.
On motion of Whipper, the Commit
tee on Petitions was ordered to report
on Friday.