The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1868-01-22
The Convention.

Aeitucr Noulu IL oc lbLeISStHlS W OUT
readers. All special .doings shall De
noted only. The opening of this august
and highly colored party as given by the
able reporter of the Charleston News,
We find interesting enough, however, to
insert in full. 1t will be found on the
outside"
The 6rssdays synopsis shows that
The Convention to-day perfected a
permanent organization by electi'g DR..
A. G. Mackcy, President; Carlos j. StoH.
brand Secretary e; (hoth~white , Assist.
ant Secretary, Eugrossing Clerk, Door
Neepers, Sergeant:at. Arms and Mcssen.
gers. al colosed .
F. "A. Sawyer, of Charleston, Collector
Of Internal Revenue, resigned his seat as
a delegate, for the reason assigned that
the press of official duties prevented his
attendance IN the Convention. = = ,-.-'-
III the ballot for permanent ~Presidea,
we nete. a.stFiking feature,-the sense
of the meeting was shown in that.T. j..
Rohertsem, received -bHt one vote. 1t
might be eilnportantt toknow who irapped(,
this vote, aud We would like one Of the
Charleston reporters to trace it out. -
.. The next important feature so far.
came out Of the mott: n to appoint three
tnessengers, when Mr.. Somebody, coloTed,
said he; could not see the nse Of so many
messengers to wait on the Conventions
when most of~the members had been
b, ought up, to wait on themselves. : y
Hedidn'i: like ,"de, motion" . - =
January 10Th was principally devoted
TO the Charleston ~,ercury, :. Wright
mosed to, sustain the News and Courier,
but arged the adoption Of means to de
stroy the Mercury. :Whipper hoped Che
motion would be lost, it was time enough
t'take action when the convention end:
cd. L. s. Langley: woolfyl head from
Pennsylvania, moved IS an amendment
1i.at its;reporter be escloded, the dignity
OF the convention required it. Fs.J.
Noses, (9 hise,3 wanted everybody to be
heard on thccsubject, Danger. lurked- -iu-
tue mosioa;;-it was not their business to
condemn that paper, closing with Great
God shall we, condemn. a. paper for as
pollieS.', Scnsible Moses. Parker tbGaght
that't to exclude the reporteS would be.
doing good to the Mercury; give it4repe
and it would hang itself Whipper said
it had "a right to. ~burlesque. and the
Convention would beli,t!e itself to inter
fere. AT this stage, the whole ting was
dropped: d:onde table" :.
: On resolution from Moses inviting
Gov. Orrto addressthe Convention, Bev
erEy Nash objected in a long TRADE. aud
sid that if he be invited to speak, it.
should be outside Of the hall, that he had
turned a ssammersault. - The Conserva
tivest try to kick him off from the Com
sentative tree, and, The republicans are,
w.rHng hts .s1r-ss ..1
tl all bis brains run down into his head,
aad he will die Of political apoplexy.
Whipper thought Nash should be the
k.st to talk: Of ttmbling, he had made
one,Agcand and lofty: err had tuubied
in tae right direction. In course of de-
batesa delegate anHea1ced the fact that,
each days proceedings cost $1,000, ard
'thas'a speech ;eem-hss -exeel!eacy would
perhaps consume half>a Gay. and cnst
$500. Mospn finally prevailed, and the
speech will be-made. =. " - =,
January, l7th;-Pasaer introduced an
ordinance to oestabGsh a homestead Law,
exempting property to the Hamouas Of
ss,5e0: from levy or seizure; which VAS
referred 70 The Judiciary Committee.
Hurley proposedsansordinaaee+to declare
al outstanding obligations for the pu&-
chase Of slaves nall and void which was
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Langley introduced resolution, dec1af-
Jog that the, pubsc- good required that,
all 'ideaSf conGseaticn Or forther dis.
f.anchisement be abandoned; which was
said on the: ,tabc. The ayes and pays
being called for upon the motion to re.
consider, twas lost by 1e nays to 46
ayes-16 being absent. g.. : - -. )
BIO. Duncan. offered toe following,
whirh eKcited considerable discussion,
but was eventually laid on The table:
q Resolved. That Major General Ed r.
S. Candy be. requested TO suspend all 'cx-
ecutions of judSmer is, or other frcible
rolecti0ns of debts contracted prior to
the 30th June, 1865, for the space Of
three months, or uu'i! further measures
of relief can be usatured BY this -Convcn
tion.
Convention not in session on the 18th.
January 90. The Convention. to-day,
was occupied in receiving resolutions.
The first business, probably, will be the
report Of the Committee pro, iiiag for
the payment Of members aud edicers,of
tho body. Among the resolutions, one
proposes that all State inStitutinnS-uni.
versity. public schools and colleges
shall open their doors to negroes Ano-
ther, that negroes shall he admitted t" all
hotels and places of entertainment. Pro-
positions are abundant to relieve the pep-
pie from Indebtedness.