The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-06

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welfare concerns ours. II you destroy your
selves you injure us, and though but little
compared with the harm you will do your
selves, we would if we could avert the whole
danger.
We are not in any condition to make you any
promises or to propose to you any compromises
We can do nothing but await the course OF
events-but this we do without the slightest
misgiving or apprehension for ourselves. We
shall not give up our country, and time will
soon restore our control of it. But we earnest
ly caution you, and beg you in the meanwhile,
to beware Of the use you make OF your tempo
rary power. Remember that your race has
nothing to gain and everything to lose, If you
invoke that prejudice of race which, since the
world was made, has ever driven the weaker
tribe to the wall. Forsake, then, the wicked
and stupid men who would involve you in his
folly, and make to yourselves friends and not
enemies of the white citizens Of South Caro-
lima.
On motion of Mr.. W. s. Mullins, the follow
| ing committee withdrew to nominate candi-
dates for the State Offices:
John s. Preston, Richland; John q. Counts,
Lexington: G. Cannon, Spartanburg; Dr. Nc
Swain, Laurens; F. NJ. Wannamaker, Orange
burg; W. L. DePass, Kershsw; G. G. Hender
son, Colleton; F. S. Parker, Georgetown; j.
Mason, York; W. b. Campbell, Greenville; Ma
jor Hamilton, Chester; ]. Evans, Barpwell; D.
Leggett Marion; D. ". Aiken Abbevine; 3. 4.
Chapman, Newberry; P. Earle, Anderson; I.
B. Jeter, Union; T. s. McCants, Sumter; L.
Schiller. Edge6eld; W.J. Aston, Fairfield.
Under the fifth resolution, the chairman ap-
pointed the following committees to nominate
the State Central Executive Committee:
Messrs. Preston, Blanding, Foster, Schiller and
Blake.
The following committee was also appointed
to nominate delegates to the National Demo-
cratic Convention, to assemble in New York, on
the 4th OF July: Messrs. Campbell, Gregg,
Vance, Henderson and Woodward.
The Convention then took recess until half
past o'clock P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
| The convention reassembled at half-past
o'clock. The chairman announced that the
frst business in order was the report or the
committee to nominate State officers.
| Mr.. DePass, the chairman Of the commit
tee, reported as follows:
For Governor-Hon. W. D. Porter, OF
Charleston.
For Lieutenant-G Governor-H T. C. Perrin,
of Abbevile.
Secretary of State-Ellison Capers.
Adjutant and INSPECTOR -General-Col. j. ?.
| Thomas.
Treasurer-Wm. Hood.
Comptroller L. Leaphart.
Attorney-General-L W. Hayne.
| Superintendent of Education-J. A. Leland.
Gen. Preston, from the committee to nomi-
nate delegates for the State Central Executive
Committee. reported the following: Wade
Hampton, J. P. Thomas, F. W. McMaster,
Joseph D. Pope, of Richand; VIM. Shannon, Of
Kershaw; s. MCGOWAN, Of Abbevlle; and Prio-
leau Hamilton, of Chester.
| Mr.. Gregg, from the committee to nominate
delegates to the Democratic Convention in New
York, on the Fourth of July, reported:
For the State at Large-B. !. Perry, James
M III T pr1ic A
First District-W. s. Mullins; j. B. Ker-
Second Dlstlict-Carlos Tracy; N. L. Bon
Third DISTRICT. s. Preston; W. B. STAN
! ley, alternate.
Fourth District-A. Burt; ". D. Simpson,
alternate.
Governor Perry moved that the delegations
from the different Congressional Districts
nominate members OF Congress, which was
agreed 10.
tions were made:
First Congressional District composed Of
the Districts OF Lancaster, Chesterfield. Marl-
borough, Darlington, Marion, Horny, George.
| town, Williamsburg, Sumter, Clarendon and
Kershaw-J. N. Frerson.
Second Congressional District composed OF
! the Districts OF Charleston, Colleton, Beaufort,
and Barnwen- johnson Hsgood.
Thlrd Congressional District composed OF
Orangeburg, Lexington, Richland, Newberry,
Edgefeld, Abbeyille and Anderson-s. hcGow'
| an.
"a Fourth Congressional District-composed OF
Oconee, Pickens, Greenville, Laurens, Spar
tanburg, Union, York, Chester and Fairfield
Samuel McAliley.
Col. Thomas stated that, as it has been as
serted by eminent legal gentlemen, that many
portions of the Charleston constitution were
hiatt ho
man OF this convention, be requested to give
his legal opinion on this subject; which was
unanimously agreed to, and the Hon. James
Chestnut was requested to take the chair.
SPEECH OF hon. A. BURT.
MIR. Burt spoke as follows:
Gesaae7nen of the Conventional assure you
that nothing but your request could nave In
duced me to break the silence which I have
observed during the deliberations OF this body.
am but mere lawyer, and, therefore, unfa-
miliar with the discussion OF general ques-
tions; and were it not that deem this an e1-
traordinary occasion, when subjects force
themselves upon us which involve our very e1-
istence, should beg leave to retain my seat.
When. no oyeyer, remember that the next few
months must, as I believe, decide our tate Tor
drearv years to come, il not forever, should
not be faithful % the impulse OF my own hearti
/ should not be faithful to that State which
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whatever may to the councils of my country
men.
We have lost not only great cause, but We
| have lost our constitution, our country, our
liberty: and no man who is true to the IN
stiucts OF his race should hesitate under the
circumstances to offer whatever others may
think conducive to the formation OF o right
| Judgment in the extraordinary extremity In
which we find ourselves.
Ihave, gentlemen, most deilDerate ena
honest conviction that the constitution which
has been adopted by . convention recently as
sembled in the City Of Charleston Is fatal, not
only to the welfare, but to the very existence
of the two races vino now inhabit the State.
think tits most merciless imposition upon
both races of o form Of government adopted by
States and people, as essentially alien from US
as ara England or Russia-a people who nave
not an interest or O. sentiment in common With
our Own.
Of the political principles which are asserted
in that constitution, do not propose to speak:
[ need only say that concur fully, heartily and
earnestly with the sentiments uttered by meln-
bcrs of this convention. Allow me, however,
10 address my remarks to such features OF that
instrument as concern us au-the, white man
and the black man-nelther OF Whom, III my
Judgment, can bear the burden which, has im-
posed. III.
mcn, because it seeks to destroy our entire past
to blot out our history and DESTROY its every
hapdiwork; because it aims to destroy that
which is valuable, to all people, and without
which none ever attained to greatness-thc
memories and traditions Of the past. Let IL
suffice to say to YOU that even in the su6dlTis,
ions OF the State, which they have demo minated
counties, they have sought to erase al! the me-