Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-01-24
.Stsigbes Of tbe Convention

NJ We are ind. btcd 10 the Cha,
,leston Mercury f,r the folio ing spie.
,ike,ch Of the "AtbeSiIie Drlrgat,"r
in the "Great Ring.d, Streaked a,c
bt,iped Convention"
THE ABBEvILLE DELEGATION.
= Foremost OF tho list Of those WIN
have received "the orIcr 10 assem-
tle,' from tho district that oI.ce boas-
( ID OF u Calhoun, u Cbeves, q NeDaf
fs s-s,ntceinen in the davs of state~-
men-men whom "the people deligh-
ted 10 horOr," State---n VITO boor-
cd tho Congres of the United St2srS
it, the palmy days Of tho rcPsb''e'
when il MAS deemed on honour 10 te
q member Of that body-siatcsneD
who h, d no supcriorr, and fe~ <qasis,
In tho Federal councils-we fod the
same OF uutsvn J Lomsx! ao,e e.
miIiarly known At homo % Hut.
Hot WAS born slave 10 the Lonax
family, not far from ALbevii'e conrt
houfe, aid 10 LOW about thirty 6re
years Of nge. lie is rather a f"e
looking fellow, mulatto, sb,ve sis
fee4 in height, ard heavily built. He
has o placid countenanco and = 9n'o'
,aanucr. There are NO indications 4
lis being Solomon. His cary life
was not frangLt with remarkable IN
cidents. lie IVES q vel; behaved ser-
@a.t, a.d, "a he grew or, he WAS II,
lowed by his master TO learn 'b-
trade of a carpenter. Ilia f.!r''ty IL
bis engagements a'd his c''h a''n
;resp ciIui oemcanor sccur.d for h:in
success in Lis business. lle vas u
faithful slave during the war, and do
not ayrear 10 undergo ATTY greai
change in cons qrence OF the e. man.
cipation" proclamation. So lately ~
last Fall, in company wi.h sere'al
o,hars Of Lis own class, he call. d Lpon
distinguished lawyer TO solicit 'n
formation and adSice, with r.fersn~e
to the matters Of convention, e1-
pressing his It'd their preference I"
be represented in that toiy By -"
tlemen who knew someihi' & aboui
making constitutions a:.d framing i
government, acknowledging, ct ihe
same time, their incapacity for srca .
tax. uut's no: ions havo undergone
change s;rce then, AMI, rndcr 10
spiration fr. IN abroad, no bas, arp.
,ently, como TO the co'c.us;on that
"ali en- arc bern free and fl1@l,
and that lie is as competent 10 fame
a code of Laws ss LJeur.rs himself
In tie recent canvas he received q
very flattering vo.c from bis iei,o~'
citizcns Cot sable hue and k"o.ty
hcad-), but if rumor tells no id.e tales
the dancers had $40 pay the piper. io
the tune Of twenty firv or fiy cents
for the pretty ticket Of admission
Hut is now the possessor Of real
estate very recently pm chased
There has been some grumtiing ab,u,
it among the aforesaid felio~~eitizen-
bnL they should be sati.f ID that Hat
is better qualified now TO frame . tax
bill. What he will do for bis Own fame
And for his native district time will
eh w.
The second On the Est OF delegates q
from ALbeville IL Nelson JdlIer.
Nelson, like Hut, is 2 nulatto, aad
will compare favoambly With M,a e
personal sppearasea ne Hes eou.
psraIys s.sseesf 81 tgss M !rist shisil
6e sfspfzgsnsss and it 10 3Q. p.pgs
gs;sss ssssss B 81: 80 as ss.;sss =
ixrassa II Hisa6mSf 6aS ssya, lon Tensesse.
20 South Caroiina In thseasly psst o'
tho war, and took or. .hisquartersi in the
ncighborhood Of caihoanss Aaia- Bat
hs did not behave quite as we'll % Hat.
Being suspected of tamperin4s with
the negroes In that vicani'y, eOss
rni,tse ~as appointedIto 10. K afte'
him ; and the prudent kiiow, 20 ease
his hide, abscoLded. After the terD1
nation 81 the war no reappeared, and
established himslf n ADunt Carme
az q schoolnaster for the daakies
his most particular .fienI and 'nn
sellor being New Yo,k tooih.rawer
In his new vocation Neison saeeeed-
cd very well, and being = ser,
sbrewd fellow, and having evidently
enjoyed grsater advantages than nos
et bis fellow c:t:z:Is Of Uooiy head
rsndbasing "vauiting ambition" b
sspired, though not to the manor bcr'
bat after the fashion OF his importss
white confrsres 70 seat in the eon
venlion. With the wise forecast q
MiK be distributed the Pretty psperz
:printed in red, and bile this opera:sa''
was going ON, sundry bushels Of esrl
disappeared f'0m the esibs IN al
rciEhborhood. Whether the ba'isi
bog WAS converted ints grasasy, "a,
managers of election hsve not n Por.
cd. S;..s-