The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-03-14
The tseconstrsetfsn Convention. n..


papers the following account of the
proceedings on the forty y-ninth day;
Petitiohs were presented from the
following persons, praying to have
their political disabilities Ftemoved:
7. z. 5tone, GRenviiie; {John W..
Twitty, Laneaster; H. WILLIAMSON,
Abbeville; Matthew Mcdonald, +. P.
Lake, of ,Newberry. and Johu p!
Green, of Sumter, which were referred
to the Committee on ;Petitious.
B. +. Whittemore offered u resolu,
ton. which was adopted, that 10. 900
copies of the Constitution Of South
Carolina, as adopted by this Conyen-
ton, and the several ordinances
passed by tho same, be published in
pamphlet form for distribution among
the members, and that an amount
sufficient. be drawn from the Treasury
of the State by the President of this
Convention to pay for the same.
N. G.. Parker offered resolution,
that when the Convention finally
adjourn, it shall be on Tuesday,
March II, at IL o'clock m., subject
to the call of the President and Vice.
Presidents, in the order in which
they stand, at any time that the pub
lie exigencies shall demand: Propid-
ed. That as soon as the presiding
officer shall have received official
notice of the ratification of this
Constitution by the people. he shall,
by public proclamation. adjourn the
Convention sine die. And that j. J.
Wright, D. II. Chamberlain, J. Nj.
Rutland, B. F. Whittemore and w.
B. Nash be declared the Vice-Presi-
dents of this Convention, who shall
perform the duties of President of
this Convention in the event of the
death or inability of the present
President. Adopted.
s. Corley, Of Lexington, offered
the following, which were adopted:
Whereas, the registrars Of some of
the Counties of the State, during the
period of the late registration, for
getting that virtue itself is meanness
in slave. refused to enter the names
of oolored men on, their list, simply
because while slaves they had been
punished as felons by on incompetent
and autocratic court, held for the
trial of petty offences; he it, there
fore,
Resolcetl, That no offence hereto
fore committed by slave, nor
punishment inflicted on the same,
can now. be held as coming within
the intent aud meaning of the recon
strnction laws in reference to felony !;
and hereafter every loyal citizen
should hold it to be his imperative
duty to report the registrars so find
ing to the commander of the Second
Military District, that he may be
visited with the just penalty of vio-
lated law.
d. III. Chamberlain introduced the
following ordinance, and moved that
it be referred to n Committee of
Five, which was agreed to, and the
following committee was appointed:
ID. II. Chamberlain, T. J. Robertson,
j. NJ. Rutland, W. A. Webb and L. e.
Wilder:
Whereas, during the recent rebel
lion against the authority and Go
verDment of the United States, many
dishonest practices were resorted to
in order to enhance. i'll the public
estimation, the nominal value of the
currency aud securities issued by the
States confederated in rebellion, and
divers agents wero employed and act
ing for that purpose in this State,
who, while misrepresenting the con-
dition and prospects of said Con
federacy, with the view of deceiving
the people as to the value of its obli-
cations, took advantage of the Gre
dulity of the people, inducing them
to part with real estate and other
property, for such obligations, for the
private and personal benefit of such
agents and those associated with
them for such speculative purposes.
And whereas, without special aid
from tho General Assembly, the per-
sons thus defraudcd, being stripped
of their property and means, will in