The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-01-22

: The asonst structionze eonaen<
" ton.
- The OLD citizen of Charleston
who~Festo:tl;9y foanget in the Vi
entity Of, wilas was celebrated as
<-ti.e Charlestba Club Hoases en-
,:iugtd; tAs hlxary ofR new -srh-
saCain,. i ,eie mtst have bpen
hronGEt h54ate. 10 Ills mind aid
heart eyi&c"ccs nftae g:ea Orange
e,stlisht by ,1;as, aafre .stagtiey /
7il,tH any <evoat- St:,:sSt has yet 6v:
Cured With grict and rri&tor-
euae-with rei4ted AemeSteads and.
dcsoiateaES ticlSiS-Svsssst1. a a people
ones proud md happy, now. sNf.
fsriag from 81 1aekS of even, the
nec4sssries of lift-with1c military
tsousupa ion, aadstho sexeesseso osa
p0palati99f invest teal With priyi-
ieges the !se nf Ai!.h, SO far, i:&s
not Been rightly learned with all
these he :v4rs f;ir.i!iar bat fur: the
first tine. 1ester 1a:v. the terrible
.trg%h3that South G;lroE na-the
-yiSssat4 81 his birth and the home. o4'
. his iathers-i1;ps passed intn< other,
kap.is, and sthat stranaersc haze
!. asaFsea tho places of her ssattes:7
psen.. p: r's,- -s-.r..>,~
= File ,eaassie s: S@e'lifce,: s where in
times @oaeky, nlany were wont Sz'1 4
to. .assea bse- ftr the IN teFchahge OF
;%thxt rare .:hospia atty for; wairh.
Csiarlastoin wan famous, the ;h&nt'.
somo grounds AND ,sernamcntaf
;si,rahhesy alone relnaIn te-fenlad
,ussas tlsassteiatiens Coz
ne tied with the spot. 1kl:drsds:
al: those Mhe 5fRoa;ioa;edeiSs spa
eioas halis~hase~ s:&;one ,.down to
gragesin bIody shrsEadss" aad the
'ir e.ssr on a. hundred .4attte-dtlds,
s;ggtkeir requiem. The. building
: :tssE las passed iato other hand,
ana is noaN awuest bs-J. P ID. .Ep-:
; pine,N NtA eE1iitcdsSta MsfsisaH
FOR Distfk t&ef South Carolina.
70 By whAh, it was rrlFedo To zthe
a,ilitsry a4t he.ities. for the nse y
the gostventlen, far the SUM Of
81 ,6eS So Fo Gaesssasptts II 70 t6fe 1ex-::
igenuies Oft & Occasion, the; large
hall on thss sseond fuoe Isas beer
: divided IN twain By q wooden RAJ: :
Outside oE,this,. aad -cennetted
With the main en- rance, are ar
ranged ben c4es, ,ffor@t ne skpi p6el0i,
cstpasls e of accom- modating say 25aG
spectators Insieieaefthe. rail, are
eohlf5saEffe ehairs for the. accom-
rdation of the delegates: -,
rFaayaas hour Before the mSet.s
Jag of:sRe Convention, negroes eeSs
gaa to- gathaer<ffom all parts ofths-
cssy,aso bek: Upon the -lioSel -speizzsl
taefe, aBhey lined the sidewalk
: opposite, feamg mgsE.zils. in the suaz
shsae: <Theyiia lsajdJ through
the handsome grol n;hs, and talk ed
Of politics and equal rights s: III >
nally.tEtsy = ,ta1rehsed into the! bali
) and backed the, place devoted TO
their: CONVENIENCE antit It reScm-
bed a, Gigantic box of :sasdineS:
:; s1giieA Ts.iss saet-s. lttlaintesest did they
cnitieise3s the delegates Of both
eofors, as onehy onet these droppeG;
ia preparatory to commeHciag the
btSiness of the day. and the
afnannt Of respect best6Wcd upon.
these Representatives, efStheir peo>+
atc, Especially ;sueh as. We're astired
80 tAesnost elegant style OF the.
taFler,saa art; was not; more, mani
fsssstE BY pisa, s. a6ok$ than
geparal sihaee aud good soederin
Fasseef eprfso IA aee@With, eh esoleaa5
nifty efthe og.casien:, In this mot
10y crowd probably not more than
ssbaH dozen whits;, men were to be-
S2Stf:=- - - - = - :. ed
'eef THO 1ao delegates elected:
Cay S2&ere present a gs'Ndfy-
Hs5paesitn of these were whites
aaasse ,nan bel' IA asalfa Itoes5 many,
puagec1segraeS.r cAad it is q snsste-
worthy tact, that. with but . few
eINeptipas,: the: ipteai @ence~ indle
Gated physjes onieattys -was. dist
ttibatsd;qn tie as gen erously among
tkeSaeeiored, ~repreSea tattves, as
asdi'05ngfherr :pahlo=ta faced colleagues:
All had evidently been provided
~ the Union ~4ea siies, Or .}ttiioin
some, otiTer source, VII F!I n cans to
make "a pFtscataE'fc appeasanee,
aad-Tn point ct raimeett!se= Cons
veation is, a respect;shle looking
boay-and, certainly, in striking
contrast to- the crowd Of !speeta-
tors,who- -4ooked>vefy much as il
Trey had beet enapticd from stu:
penduous. rag-bas. -
4z:At ten Minutes past, r. O'clock.
Timothy. Hurley. .(white,) }, dele
gate from Berkeley District,
mounted the rostleptn, and in E, the
folio wing Language called-the Can
ven1ion to order; "AH persons
WHO are not members of the Con-
sentiea Will please .retire behind
l.