The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-07

and Thomas.
On saking his seat, Colonel Burt
addressed the Convention as follows:
4 He expressed his thanks for the
distinguished honor which had been
conferred on him, and said that il
was the first time in the history of
South Carolina, in which the people
had met in Convention to nominate
electors for President and Vice-Presi-
dent of the United States; and the
first time in eight long weary years
! in which they had met to assert the
4 highest patriotism which we claim to
be our own. The issues before the
Convention were of the highest i'm
portance-they were issues of life and
death, and every one should enter the
contest with firm determination to
succeed. The State has been despoil-
ed, and the sovereignty and liberty
of the people destroyed; and we must
restore the once noble and proud
Carolina of the former days, and
sweep out of power the present class
of people who presume to represent
South Carolina. He. thanked God
that the hall of legislation which had
once been graced by Carolina's best
sons was in ruins, and not prostituted
by the assemblage calling itself the
Legislature. Let US resolve, con-
cluded Mr.. Burt, that the land and
| home of the Huguenots and Cavaliers
shall never be ruled by the Puritans
and Africans.
j. On motion, O Committee on Reso-
lutions was appointed, to whom all
resolutions are to be referred without
debate. Committee: Messrs. j. p.
Thomas, A. @. Darlington, A. M.
Martin, A. P. Aldrich, A. B. Springs,
r. w. Shand, w. Cothran, w. s.
Perry, @. 81. Simonton and James
Conner.
Resolutions relative to the business
before the Convention were submit
ted by Messrs. Spain, Robertson,
Thomas, Darlington, Simonton,
Hampton, Pope and others.
Col. Thomas submitted the follow
ing preamble and resolutions:
Whereas, the Democracy of South
Carolina have assembled in Conven-
tlon to nominate electors for Presi-
dent and Vice-President of the
United States, and for other pur-
poses; be it, therefore,
Resoloed, That we adopt the decla-
ration of principles recently promul-
gated by the National Democratic
party in Convention assembled, and
do further cordially endorse and rati-
fy the nomination of Horatio Sey-
mour and Francis Preston Blair, for
President and Vice President of the
United States.
ReSOloed, That whilst we enter,
before the country and the civilized
world, an indignant protest against
the unnatural, unreasonable and
Goddess regime that has been estab-
lished in. the radical reconstruction
of South Carolina; whilst we de-
nounce the present order of political
affairs as offensive alike to common
decency and common sense, and re-
pugnant to the civilization of the
day, we, nevertheless, express the
earnest hope that constitutional
agencies and peaceful instrumentali-
ties may bring to us the relief we
seek and the reforms we demand.
Resoloed, That whilst we affirm and
declare that the political control Of
South Carolina belongs of right and
by inheritance to the white inhabi-
tants thereof, we deem it proper to
add that we hold this proposition to
be not inconsistent with the Just
claims and rights of all classes of our
people; and we do further declare,
that the political settlement which we
seek to consummate in South Caro-
lima, recognizes the legitimate results
OF the war, and finds its warrant in
truth, justice and the Constitution.
ResolOed, That we invite our fellow
citizens of the State, and all persons
entitled to vote, to unite with the
great Democratic party of the coun-
try, in the grand effort now making
to save the free institutions of our
fathers; to secure genuine restora-
ton of the Union, and to put the
Republic once more upon career of
honor, peace and prosperity
Resoioed, That to Andrew John
son, the President of the United
States, we tender the thanks of the
old commonwealth of South Carolina,
for his manly vindication of her
rights, honor and dignity, and that
our acknowledgements ore olso duo