The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-06-11

Auu, 1uPGll6r, muQ6 q mistake III Cn0
suffrage to the negroes in our midst.
city on JuneS. Ten Districts respon
of whom twenty-nine were from Il
Simonton was the President of the {
ex-Gov. Manning, Hon. T. W. Glow
Richardson, Gen. NJ. G. Butler, Ho
nolds, Hon. Alexander Mcqueen,
Henry Sparnick, A. A. Gilbert, L
Messrs. W. D. Porter, T. 8. Barker,
McIver, w. p. Finley, A. A. Gilbert
RESOLUTIONS OF THE APRIL CONvEN-
T1oN-UNAN1MoUsLY ADOPTED.
Whereas, in the opinion of this
Convention, the interests both of
our State and our common country
impcratively demand the union Of
all good, wise and conservative men,
under tho banner of the National
Democratic party-a party faithful
to the principles of the Federal Con-
stitution, MS maintained by the
Gathers of the Republic; be it, there
fore,
Resozved, That the Democratic
party of South Carolina do unite
with the National Democratic party
of the country, and hold themselves
ready, under the Constitution and
laws, to cooperate with that organi-
zation in all principles, and in oil
measures, that may be regarded con-
duciye to the interests of the whole
country aud of all classes of the
people.
Resolued, That the people of this
State, including all men prepared to
act with the party, be earnestly in
vited to form Democratic clubs in
every section Of the State.
ReS0lued, That tho people of this
State be urgently recommended to
go to the polls aud vote aguinst the
Constitution of tho radical faction
lately promulgated III Charleston,
and to vote for good and true men
for all Offices within their gift. AT
tho same time, i'll voting for officers
under this Constitution, wo would
put on record our protest against its
validity.
Rcsolreti, That under the action of
the State Of South Carolina, hereto
fore taken, wo recognize the colored
population of the State as an into
gral element of the body polite;
and, as such, in person and proper
ty, entitled to full and equal pro
lection under the State Constitution
and laws. And that, as citizens Of
South Carolina, wo declare our will
lingncss, when we have the power,
to grant them, under proper qualiG-
cations as to property and lntclli-
gcncc, the right OF suffrage.
Rcsolcctl, That Committee of
Five bo appointed by the Chairman,
to nominate State Central Exccu-
tive Committee, consisting Of seven
mcmbcrs--a majority OF whom shall
be residents at Columbia.
HeSolretl, That the Chairman ap-
point Committee Of Five to nomi-
nate to this Convention suitable pcr-
sons-two delegates ut large and one
from each Congressional District
to represent the Democratic party Of
this Stale in Tie National Dcmocra.
tic Convention, to be held in the
city Of New York, OF Tie I'll. ot July
next; an,l that The State Central
Executive Committee be authorized
to ill such vacancies rs may occur.
Resoirctt, [urhc,, That the State
Central Executive Committee issue.
through the press, such documents
rs may be deemed conducive 10 the
purposes proposed by this Convcn-
ton.
NoMISATIoNs DY THE .ArEIL CoSyES-
For the State at largc--B. L.
Perry, James Chesnut; alternatcs--
J. a. Inglis, A. p. Aldrich. First
District-W. S. Mullins; alternate
j. i. kcrshaw. Second District
Tracy; altcrnatc-M. L. Bonllan.
Third District. S. Preston; alter
natc-W. i. Stanley. Fourth Dis
trlct-A. Burt; alternately. ID.
Simpson.
NoMINATIoNs TO CoSGEEsH
First Congressional DISTRICT. \.
hrlcrson; Sccond-Johnson Hagood;
Third-S. MCGOWAN; Fourth-S.
McAlilcy.
Upon the assembling of the last {
tive Committee of the first Couyon
body. Harmony was the result. ani