The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01
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The chairman, A. &. Mackcy, stated thatit,
would be necessary for him on Monday to at,
tend the United States District Court to takcI
care Of the interests of the government, hndi
asked leave of absence for that day, with per-,
mission to appoint Lemuel Boozcr, of Lexing.
ton, to take his place during his ubscnce.r- tri,t
J.. S. I. nglcy objected, on the ground that
the convention should have the liberty of choos-,
ing their. own chairman pro tcm. s,r, iday II
DeLargc moved that l}oozcr be elected tem.i
porary chairman. tI., 3di
Langley said that if nominations wcrc In or
der he would nominate +. J.. Card,za. .,r e:
Cardozu declined in favor Of Whippcrj and
Whipper declined in favor of Boozer, and so.
BOozer was elected without further opposi-
tion. ,d}
Parker. from the Financial Committee tot
whom referred II resolution in regard to
the bills of the State, known rs bills rcceixo4.
blc said that the committee would report by,
ordinance Monday ..aa t.l.,,n, al,
DeI.arge from the Committee OH Pu1ntins-a
reported two bids-one from, H. j ut,e, MOoes
and one from Mcmillan g. Jowitt- eo 7,"a
Bowen said he had learned that Moore Aatl
already sub.lct the printing. to parties who,i
though Northern men, wcEc not la sympathy
with the convcntiou ..6 e4 ~, Il 4nH Il
Randolph n.ered that the bid Of II. Judge
Moore be accepted and he be declared the prin-
ter of the convention. .I ,o,i
Bowen said that, as Randolph YVES cocditorii
of the same paper with Moore, lie might natu-ri
rally have been expected to show moro delicacy,,
about the matter than to be III such h~t haste
tohavc him elected. -4a& ndr
Randolph explained that, though he uasas-i.I
sociatcd with Moore ctlitorially, he was notp
personally interest ed in the printing. y :
Allen, of Grecnvillc, said there had been
| talking enough on this subject In was notu
more than two hundred dollars, as he urhaea-
stood it, and they had already spent ivc hum.
dred dollars talking about it. Thcrc was too
much wind work about the convention anyhow I
for him. IL. l ~ has
The asscmblagc took tho hint, and II. Judge
Moore was elected printer i,aso8
j. j.. Wrig! offered resolution that g en-, ii
Candy bo requested to issue un order exempt-it
ing from levy aud sale fur four months tone ~
hundred acres Of land of any debtorr. Adopt. y
cd. i' arr n ut IL ~ RtG Err
Iu supporting the resolution, Wright said,
he would prefer to make it fhur hundred in.
stead of ono hundred acres, because much Of 4
the land in South Carelina was so poor that IT, /
took four acres to mako one, but he left it as it
was to avoid opposition atatsis"
Tho special order was called and the Prev,
ious question hciug called, L. J. Moses, Jr., de-
fonlca his resolution in a speech of m hour,
as was his privilege. aeiI
Tho prcvio.,s question was then put, and res,.-
suited, ayes So, nays 81. irl
| The convention thus rcSalying to petition h
General Canby to stay for threo months all ex-
ccutons for debts incurred siuco 1860. s7o1o!ni
The analysis of the vote is ms follows. ayes
whites, 35; blacks, %. Total, 81. Nays
whites, ~ blacks, 40. Total, so. atziado
b.. +. Whittcmorc introduced the following
resolution. which was passed almost unanimous
ly. a..-.,...d, u...
Rcsoirc0. That while we, the members of
this convention. will not favor any scheme for,
the reputation of debts. tho violation Of the
obligation OF contracts, or the taking of lands
from the bands OF lawful owners of the same /,
without reasonable compensation, We are, will
ing to further any measures of relief consist !,
cnt with the powers delegated to us BY the Rel,
construction acts of Congress. III u,
The convention then adjourned ,,-;t
MONDAY 9TH. .y
The meeting was opened with prayer by !,
Jackson, outside white, who, in unctuous LAM
guage, expressed lis horror of war, but thanked
God that he had through war worked out his
purpose and freed this great country from tho
outrageous sin and wrong Of slavery. ''i,,'fh
The roll WAS called aud quorum being pre- !
scnt the asscmhlage proceeded to business. -
! Tho minutes of the last meeting weso read
and confirmed. "'''
f. j. Moses, from tho Executive Committee,
10 whom referred preamble and rcsolu-
tons providing ior the removal Of State officers,
reported TINT in their opinion tho present r.
moyal of tho said officers would be highly pre-. ~
judicial to the interests and welfare of South
Carolina, and they recommend that tho whole