Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-03-25

up. ne issue Is III hanu. care nOl Ior
former opinion, or your former action, come
up now This is our country, let us lice in it.
This is our country, let US preserve it. This
is our country, let US redeem it.
The Last Day of the Great Ringed-
Streaked and Striped.
On Tuesday, the 18th, the ifty-third day
Of its session, the South Carolina Radical Ne.
gro Convention adjourned sine die.
The Charleston Nelcs says:
The Convention assembled at the usual
hour. The President read the following ex-
tract from letter received from distin-
gnished gentleman in Washington" to whom
parts of the Constitution had been from time
to time transmitted as they were adopted:
81 have shown your Constitution and Bill
of Rights to many OF the leading Republicans
who pronounce them eminently fit for the
cornerstone of the new temple Of liberty that
you are engaged in erecting. Ihe Convcn.
ton has indeed done square work" APP.
plause.)
The President stated that he held in his
hard an instrument consisting of fifteen arti-
cles and 2l3 sections, each Of which had been
read three tin es and passed by the Conven-
ton They have from time to time been re-
viewcd by tie house and properly arranged,
ard now purport 10 be tic Constitution Of the
State ,f South Carolina. The question before
tue Convention is whcth'r, Il wing passed
these SECTIONS, after three several readings,
they will be adopted by the Convention as
whole. Shall this Constitution be adopted ?
Profound SILENCE, amid which the vote was
taken and announced in the Affirmative with
cut dissent, au,id enthusiastic applause.
The Prr:sident-(as soon as order was re-
stored II now announceihat this instrument,
containing fifteen articles AMI 2l3 sections,
has becu duly read three times and adopted
By this Convention as the organic law and
Constitution of the State, and is now subject
to the ra i6cation Of the people of South Car
olina, and may God, in His infinite wisdom,
grant that it may work good to our whole
country.
The excitement of the Convention at this
jancture broke through all bounds. They
cheered, holiered, cried: waved their Landker.
cliffs and threw up their hats; Leslie seized
the ann Of member and Ievolved it in 4
manner that threatened dislocation and the
big delegation Of outside coiored spectators
chmed in with voicilerUusness that va; not
outcome by those within tue bar.
As soon as order was restored, on motion
of I. j. Robertson, T. j. Coghlan, Of Sumter,
was called to the chair, when Mr.. Robertson
offered the following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resolrcd, That for the very able and i'm
partial discharge Of the responsible and ar
duous duties gratuitously performed while
presiding over the deliberations Ct this body,
and for the uniform kindness and forbearance
shown at all times to%ards al OF its me:i-
bers, tue thanks Of this Convention be ten
dered to Hon. A. G. Mackey, our President.
The President responded, and concluded
his remarks thusly:
But the painful moment Of separation has
arrived, and that word which friends always
dread to hear has 10 be pronounced. Associates.
bid you ar aliectionate farewell, and wish
ing you all safe and happy return 10 your
respective homes. | now, in accordance with
the resolution Of the house. declare the Con-
stilutonal Convention of South Carolina to
be adjourned sine die.
The members afterwards oinol in singing
hdllS IruEu tHc az liIC SoHSiu
sion, separated in good humor aud spirits.
DELEGATES CREATE DIFFICULTY AT Bill
LIZARD SALooS.-0u Saturday night last,
some of the coloscd delegates entered Mr.
Fehrenbach's billiard saoon and desired to
paY game, but upon being informed by the
proprietor that it was against the rules of lis
room to permit them to play, they very quiet
ly retired.
YESTERDAY, about noon, Brevet Col. Moore.
OF the Gh Infantry, and two delegates, Col.
T. J. Robertson, white, and Swails, colored,
visited the same SALOON, and commenced to
play before the proprietor had noticed that
one of the delegates was colored. He then
entered his protest abont the continuation of
the game, and some high words passed. Rob
ertson is reported to have said that this was
a free republican Government, that the negro
was entitled TO all the privileges of the white
m an, and that lie would Come with a party
At s o'clock in the evening, and test the point
as to whether lis friends were entitled to play
or not
True enough, at o'clock, some of tue del
cgatcs, with Col. NJ ore, visited the saloon,
and having secured q table, Swals entered,
ard one OF the playing party gave up his place,
20 allow Swails to enter the match. In the
meantime, however, Mr.. Fehrenbach, fearing
disturbance, applied to the Chief of Police,
and the detective force was ordered to be in
the neighborhocd.
When Swais took his cue in hand, the pro
prletor respectfully informed him lie could
not play in his saloon, and politely requested
him to leave the room. This request was
not complied with, and the parties seemed
bent on going on with the game, when Mr..
Fehrenbach called in the detective force. The
civil officers had long argumentative Con.
versation with the military officer, who had
his coat off and appeared determined to fight
the matter through, but lis better judgment
advised discretion, aud finally the party, in
Guiding Robertson, Rutland and several other
delegates retired quietly, with the under
Standing that the opinion Of both the military
and civil government would be had on this
question ofprivilege Tod o.day.-Charlcston Mer-
curry, 18th.
S& General Canby has appointed spe-
cial commission Of inquiry, 10 meet at Colum.
h:.., to examine into and report upon the
charges Of cruel and harsh treatment of con-