The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1868-02-26

A"o i"l Was cRued, lana q quorum
beng present the they proceeded to
business, &fsf rst 90 .nsg,l y,n c,,l,,,
The Journal Of yesterday session was
read, and after some. correction. was
confirmed. "''"S" "' t42
Macksy offered the following resolu-,
tL'n which was adopted: ,3gs,.aa,.a,
Resolvea, That this ,convention re.
quest Brcvet Majcr: G"neral Canbv,
commanding Second Military District,
to rem've Mr.. ice, tie present Super.
'ntcndent OF the State Penitentiary, and;
appoint in his place Mr.. VIM f. Rose,
Of Yorkv,llc. >. .....
Allen submitted the following: 4t,t
Rcsotved, That the President be re
vuested to-take such steps MS are neccs.
sary to.draw twenty thousand dollars
from the Treasury of the State for the,
purpose of paying the per dicm and
mileage Of the members of this coavcn,
tion. and that the same bo paid on
Saturday, tho 22d of February,
1868. er.. t--...l ...I'
A motion 'olay the resolution on.
the table was lost, and the resolution
passed.
jerks submitted a resolution, That
we lumbly petition Congress that they
will take no action looking toward the
reduction or repeal Of the present duty
on rice, ETC., which was referred to tho
Committee on Petitions. ..a..,
Unfinished bus; ,ss resumed, being
the section SO of report of the Com
mittce on the Legislative part of the
Constitution, and The same was passed
TO its third reading.
Bowen, submitted the following reso.
luton, which was referred to tho Com
mttee on $ihe Legislative part Of the
Constitution: 1..as.,lts., s..,
1ecsolve1, That the first General Az
scmbly convercd under this constitution
at their first session, shall ra,ly the
amendment to tho Constitution of the
United States, known as article four
teen, proposed by the Thilty-nnlh Con-
grcss. .u.
Report Of the Committee on the Ex.
cculive Department Of the Constitution
was u,cn taken up TO- lsidcratlon, and
the several sections were passed to Il
second reading.
Report Of the Committee on the Ju-
| dietary was then taken up and was The
subject Of much discussion.
The report Of the Committee on the
Miscellaneous part Of the Constitution
was then brought under discussion and
sections ], 2,.3, 4, 5, &. Z, 8 8. 10, II
and - were passed to second reading.
Sections 6 and l3 were stricken out.
Report Of Committee in regard to
! Charitable Institutions: Sections ], 2,
3 and 4, scvc.al!y passed 10 scconl read
ing.
Report ofCommi'tee on Finance, IN
regard to Finance and Taxation Sec
tons to ls inclusive, passed TO {;
second reading.
Section 10 was stricken out.
Tne ordinance for the appointment Of
commissioners by tho Legislature to
investigate and ascertain what ohliga,
tons Of the State may DO valid, was
then discussed.
On motion OF Duncan the convention
adjourned.
| TIIRTY-sEcOND DAY.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rumon.
| The roll was called and a Quorum
being present tho assemblagc procccdc,!
to business.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and confirmed.
Dogan, Dickson, Wilder. Robertson.
Rivers and Miller obtained leaves Of alb
sencc.
Leslie, burning with wrath, rose to a
question Of privilege, and sent to the
clerk tue Mcrcnry's photograph of him
self. The sketch was read by the clerk,
very much to the cdi6cation of the as
semblage and the rllng up Of the wrath
Of Leslie. When the reading was finish.
ed, the burning Indignation of the iratc
Charles brok" forth in lava streams OF
el'qnence, which ought to have caused
every copy Of the offending newspaper
the object of his wrath. that came with
IN its reach to curl in cinders. 1t only,
however, caused a few upper lips to curl
with irrcpressible smiles. !. lie went into
a long explanation 10 show what per.
secuted individual lie was, and how
cunning the Mcscuyy was, toE islandc.
without offending the law.
The report Of tire Committcc on the
Executive Department of The Cons,itu
lion was then taken mp, and section !
passed to its third reading, The word
"one" being changed to two"
Section in relation toihe division of
Charleston and Pickcns DISTRICTS was
passed TO u tmrd reading Ayes rs,
nays %, absent 10.
WAKING FROM A DREAM.-T
freedmen of some parts Of Louisiana
are in a much better condition and frame
OF mind this year than last They have
learned something They have learned
the valuc Of some Of the stories which
The mean white fmentold them last Jan.
uary. They find that the mules, the
iorty acres Of land, the ease comfort anu
wonderful elevation and power promised,
them, arc fading away like a drcam.--