The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1868-02-01
AXIOM; THESE CoNsTITUTI1y OUR COZ - TRY
SATURDAY MORNING
FEBRUARY 1, 1868.

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the wordsss ssoxcept wages of luborcrs or liens
on the crops to secure advances made by fac
tors or others"
Bowen moved to amend by substituting "all
debts contnctod previous to 1st of january,
1868, = for ethe Both June, 1865"
r. B. Elliott moved to amend by inserting
'prior toSthe passage Of this Ordinance"
Whittaniore moved to lay the amendment on
the table.s
The President stated that laying the amend
ment on the table carries with it the whole sub
ject matter.
Whttsmore moved to strike out the time and
insert cup to the reception of this petition by
General Canby."
II. G. DeLargc called for the previous qucs-
ton, whiph was carried
A number of delegates rose to ask for infor-
nation and the reading Of tho ordinance, when
Whittemorc moved reconsideration, which
was carrisd.
L. j. Robertson then rose, and said it was
not thctpoor man, or the loyal man, who
brought about the present impoverished condi-
tion Of the country. On the contrary, it was
those who claim to have the wisdom and wealth
of the country. These last were the very men
now clamorihg for stay laws and homcstcads
He never knew man who paid his debts only
at the end of the law, to pay them Mt all when
he had a stay law. These parties owning large
bodies ofslands, wanting stay laws, arc those
who say shey cannot live here with coorcd
men. They don't want to pay their just debts
and nevcs will. He deemed stay laws as uu-
constitutional, impairing the OBJ gations of con-
tracts.
Let them sell their lands, and 1t will be bot
ter for tho working mun. euubllng him to pro-
vide homo mud identity himself with the soil.
He was willing to give liberal homestead law,
say of 40 or 60 acrcs, quite enough for any
r:.u to support his family.
Now, sir, the men, with but few exceptions,
asking relief arc those who do not recognize
tho validity of the Reconstruction Acts of
Congressional who refused to vote at the cleo
tion for delegates tn this Convention Some
OF them tsall this Convention mcnngorio, n
c"llcctorssf wild animals. Is this mcnngerie
to protect their proporty at the expense of the
loyal citizens, and the working men Of the
country? ! hope motor are we to obey the
laws which recognizes no suoh thing?
The resolution before them only asked stay
of three months-what docs that mean They
will then bring it up before the Legislature and
ask for it to be extended until Fall to allow the
crop to be made and gathered, aud then the
price of cotton not being high enough to suit
their views they will clamor for its continuance.
until there is no end to it. y stay law has
been i'll operation for more than six years, and
gentlemen arc asking for more time. He saw
no disposition on the part Of the creditors IF
this State to opprcss the debtors, where they
are making the least effort to discharge thc:l
obligations. Stay laws arc the legiti.unto off:
spring of secession and rebellion, and arc we
who claim to he loyal to continue to fos,es and
cherish that offspring. I.u. them tak0 tho fate
Of their alma matcs,
r. II. Cain also ventilated his ideas on tho
subject.
On motion, tho Convention adjourned.
FRIDAY 24rM,
! Tho minutes ,f tho last meeting were read
and confirmed,
| The president here read - communications
! from General Il. X. Scott, Assistant Conmis
sionor of tho Freedmcn's Bureau:
IIpQ's ASST COMMISSIONER,
BUREAU II. L. AND \. l..
CuARLESroN, S. G. DIsTRicT S. c.,
January 23, 1868.
IIon. Il. G. .Narkcy, I,tcsitient South CaroHnt
| Constitutional Convention, Charleston, s. C.
SIR: | have i!,a honor to translnit Cor YOU
consideration, and for the action Of the conycn
ton over which you have the honor to prcsid,
(if in your Judgment it may seem best to Ia,
the matter before it, tho enclosed lc,tor.
! 1t is one of many complaints which hav,
received during tho past few weeks, aud as til,
condition of affairs described therein arise
from what appears to be gradually growias
sentiment OH the part of the freed peop
throughout tho State, think an expression o
some kind from tho Convention, in the form o
II resolution, announcing the sense of the Con
vention OH the subject, would be productive o
most beneficial result.
| The sooner that such ideas as those hold h,