The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-15
THE ORANGEBURG NEWS,
PUBLISHED WEEKLY
oRANGEBURG, s. G.
0dice cf Publications an Market Street orcr the
Post Office.
SAMUEL DIBBLE, Editor.
VIRGIL c. gDlBBLE Associate Editor.
CHARLES n.-5tALL' 'Fabli'horJ fg., (.
READING MATTER ON EVERY PAGE
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From tho Charleston Mercury.
ri THE TIT lE1l NnSssnn CONVENTION.
-sani noi,nTuEsDAY IIru.,,.

yesterday. SIT performed tho arduous task of
striking put ths 2sd section of thp Ii of rights
and 4haa adjepghea t. n9ll9y ths bss bmseshbsrs 70
recover from the fatigue pfodaleedd by such ~, aqn
unwonted, effortl '7''' = ron
Tko',mcsting Val; opened with prayer iby
Rainey, aid for the first time we became aware
that thc hohoarable gentleman of colour was
parson ass We'll as a barber If tho members
of his congregation aro among the customers
ofhisa shop,yiwhat M excellent opportunity
,nust he have, whilo manipulating their heads,
to niuralizelnt leisnre OH the wickcdness of the
world in gcnernl. .iand tho special vices of his
customers i'll particular. isi.ilrI-, H..
The, roll having been called and u quorum
being present t the aassemblage proceeded to bust
ness, I - .f,.
Donaldson, aud Elliott were announced as the
adaitional !n cmhcr7s 7s ordered 70 be appointed on
tho Audit Committee.
Dill offered resolution authorizing the
chairman to draw money enough to pay the
delegates Oh Saturday, which, OH motion Of
DcItafge, Was laid on the table, q ~. -
The unfinished business w,,s then taken up
whleh"wd calling the ycas aud nays On striking
out tho twenty-third section of the bill of
rights, which is as follows: g IN, ~
SEca 233n Treason against the State shall
consist in lcyying Wal, against tho same, or in
adhering toits enemies, giving them aid and
comforts No person, shall be. convicted Of trea-
son unless OH the testimony Of two witnesses to
shc same ovort net, or on confession in open
conrt. ''f''" ''''' !! '9g"i "fHit 81;
The aycs and noes we're tllctn called for which
resulted az follows::i Yoas, so; Nays &c. ii7t
This ordeal Having been passed through,
after few motions not requiring super-abun-
dance of thought, tie asscmblngc adjourned. 'ss
iN''''e' WEDNESDAY, 18TH. re ~ .'F
The, meeting was opened with prayer BY b.
i. Whittemorc,
The Eoi vas, called. and e, quorum Drum being
present, the asaenlblagc proceeded to business
a communication was received from tho
Georgia State Convention, recommending that
the Southern States ask frem; Congress loan
Of e30,DnO, 600 On certain conditions, which
was referred to the Committee on Petitions.
The bill of rights was then taken up and
sections twcnty-fdur to thirty-thrcc, except the
thirtieth, were passed to third reading. Nu-
merous amendments were offered, but none of
any great Importance were adopted, There,
wusa great dcal of debating on minor points
and much time was consumed. ,.,,;.
Randolph, Cardoza, Cain and, Wright, all
colored, showed morc comprehension of Re-
publican principles than devotion to the Rud-
cal party, by c.ptonding during the discussion
on the Both section that the military power
should always, be in spbjection to the civ, au-
thoIity. The ayes and noes were called for on
that SECTION, and resulted ayes 49-nays So.
Absent 49,, 70 - -. .4i'' ri = g.h 79Y
During the di,cussion Of tho 34th section,
the asscn,blagc adjourned. ''-''
TO-, - s,ao'4 ,,44intpasDAY lsrn."od, E'ia a
.The1necting; was opened with prayer by
Abram Middleton. / r .i. ,.t
Nkc rolllw called and, quorum ocing pre-.
scntJ tho: assomblago proceeded to business
Tho minutes Of the last meeting were read
and confirmed. M st7i .,f5, ;,,
Lang, Donaldson, Hunter, Shrewsbury,
Jones, ,-anl .Moscs obtained leaves of absence
The remaining sections and the rprcamablc
and title ofthe1ill' Of rights Were then dispos-
cd of consecutively, and all passed to third
rcading with the following amendment to the
forty-frst section
Distinction on account of race or color, in
any case whatever, shall be prohibited, and nil
classes M Of citizens shall enjoy equally all com
mon, public, legal and political privileges"
:, Parker offered the following resolution
which, after efforts to defeat it in various ways
WAS finally adopted
Resolved, That this convention request Brc-
vet, Major General r. Il. s: Candy to abolish
at once tho District Courts Of South Carolina
and to- to DECLARE d49c vacant al Offices connected
Herewith
Leslie, recorded his name against tho rcsolu-
tion.
oWhittemoro offered an article Of the consti-
tuition in regard to itsamendmcnt and revision
which was referred to the Legislative Commit
tee.
Haynes offered the following resolution
which was referred to the Committee on 1'eti-