The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-26


,hen after numerous iaoiions a,ic:,imcnts ami
substitutes, Il comn.i:cc on tyc,;, ;.;als was ~.
poin.cl received tic credentials, ;..'a retired 10
room IN rear of lie Stage.
u was s'iggcs:C ;hat lu.ins ihc si3sonce OF IN"
committee addresses should hc G2l,vcrcd, and
"Rcv." Siamio: Crlnrc'', WA REQUESTED tosiicai,
irs;. lie conHcl:.ei, and after ihahNiG iiie
HcniioM for .c honor conferred, aE.i expressing
tic ,:tcrrst hc 1ct in the labor InoyeirGni, The
heart thrills it gave h.,n 10 see ihG swl,i;c and
colorad m!n sit;iC.; Side by side IFuking cdicts
for their constituents" concuded 9Th the op:R.
ion that slavery WAS dead, '.i,iSt harsi"d wide
opcn," like tho old ic.iow'S dog, which would
steal everything kc could get One day lie stole
and cat some yeast, which swced a:.H swclled iil
he hurs:cd Tilc open.
j. J. Moses, Jr.. was mex; int:odu .cI, and was
yratiGcd "a see sHc! an assclnliagc ~ peaceful!
men, hcnt upon accom- mplishing peaceful cnls;
men who had come to represent. .h,i interests OF
both the employer ana cinplOycc-in close the
chasii witch now existed between them. lie did
no. see Why ;hcy cnuh not live .n ..IrmonJ 20
gcihcr. TIC color,d people had f;,Go,;cn the
wrOngs they had suffered q. the hands ur their
formcr ow1ais, nud :a; not sougc. to avcnec
.heir wrongs. hut had come hero III u spirit Of
peace, 10 demand nothing bU 20 asE Justice Of
the capitalists tu wnDnl they lia,i ,odI in vain
jor some inisia;ory movement to Civ. them the
iliEiC0 AMI fair compensation they (: :;~lit he
concluded with some rambling -. II witch
he advised the as1crnolagc no. TO pcrtai. any one
10 make the convention u potica! organization.
Loud calls were male for I. d. Huci.cy and !. y.
Wright, c"U.cd b;i Ike majority desiring ~ hear
from The latter, he spGAc Tor stvcrai.-,OucntA in
the sutnc strain ~ ''his clear frcnd, Noses. but
NOT half so wei. lie cafnc ~ representative Jf
,hc laborinE !neT of i;raufort County where
there were more labornr mca owlir. land than
in any other portion os the state; ;Hat these Ia
boring men were co,orcl men. The conduit OF
these inen, III procuring themselves ZONES, hc
praised very highly, anl then paid glorious
tribute 10 New England, where the la5nriug men
"wcrc as mach respected ~ any o:her class"
and be wanted 10 zee that order af things i'm
South Carolina, which woIld come 10 pass If the
ahorlng men would stand up tn their rights.
Wright ccqse! speaking To hear ~, report uc
the Committee On Credentials; after Which every
other man wanted II committee on. permanent
organization, and 30 dc5ignate the, number 20
acrvc on 1t. This saua1hling was sc;.lcd by the
appointing M u member from each county rcprc-
scntci. This committee retired. auC'S. j.. Car.
do2a, co.orcd. WAS cae,! upon Ia SPEAK, which he
did and informed his hearers taat the planters
ami others could not Ict along Without their
l,o., and they mus r.'usN 20 yic.: It ur.,.ss
fair compensation Was given. 4
Al! Earsie7. ca:orcd, followed! hy:, Sn. ha,i
nv. tuiy gotten into The merits OF .':S a;.bicct Of
lahO., when the Committee Organ ;,lion came
III and recommended 'Ic fci!ow.ns Is permanent
officers: y: y. Ei!Git. coioT.a, prosefca.; i. >.
koscs IL, white, and - Swai,a, c,&orcd, ironi
he lEsi; whirrer ana Nc Large, coor.J from the
second; ". Il. Kash and Ii. J. i.otnaX, coiorch
froai she third: y. Wimbush, colores', anil ]. H.
tioss while, from The Fourth Congressional iIif-
trc:, aS y!ccn9csG!cn;s; a. ). E,rsier coiorcd, s
secretary; H. = Jackson, White, ;s ass.star: Sec
rctary.
n Cuo.cd I,:.a expressed tic opin,.;:, that none
OF tlic proposed officers wee .,neu, hut
lawyers aud 'roiiticaners;" another that the
convention had made itself political instead o.
labor organization. "
n. J. Ransicr, colorcd. though; tha; as u. @
longshoreincn were six hnuared strong, and had
Initiated the labor movement, they should NC
represented among IL. officers.
This remark seemed to he tile caisc for q gene
raj stirring Hp of the asscintlagc. The reprcscn-
ta:.vcs OF the lonGsaoccnlcn sought the stage,
anu many wcTc the threatening looks turned Ia
them, and ugly remarks made abou: them.
DeI.argc coloreA, Observing which way the
wind wss about TO blow, concluded to place him.
self ont OF the reach OF the blast, and i'm rneiiatcly
announced that he declined 10 serve. and with
drew IN fat or OF T. T.. Clara colorc!, president OF
I1oDgSlorcnrn society.
Some one moved to rccoinmit tho report. where
upon Il. Il. Elliott tcolorc.) sprans IL hIs feet, and
in an excited speech, Unlimited that The long
shorcncn and Old 7. !. MacScy had como to the
conycn.ou TO carry out their political aims that
they had ins; CO him by ohjcCting TO lIiru only
hccgusc he was II lawyer; he would not serve
lid not intend ia serve iTt he would no. be in
suited no' would Rc ailoY these men to make the
convention Il political machine, hut would resist
them nj every step; Ic would retain his seat OH
ihc lonr, mi fc!It with al! The power lie pos
Resscd for the laho:ing lncn, whose Interests he
was here 10 advance In conclusion, lie sIntcd
that both hoses ant Whippcr declined to serve
Whppcr. c0!orcd had pretty much the same TO
say aad VAS speaking 4. rapid rate when to
hts astonlShIncnt IA well rs OF his hearers the
drop curtain fell and prevented him from seeing
the chairman, Il. J. Wright, col0rcJ, who had
taken the chair when the committee rcportcd)
lie III once stopped speaking. Tile asaeniblage
nude considerable fun and noise OVER the oc-
curronCc. IEe cu!ian was rolled up and Whip
p3r satdown.
EuI.crous motions were made nnd several at
temps; 10 adjourn were defeated, the Gsgcrnbla &c
al of the time being in sta &c OF great confusion
Tic names OF the officers were called, and each
ue'nheu W eer'e uhtii iJtcNSoli = fanic was reach
c'l, aud lie was elected assistant secretary.
COMPTROLLER Ncagc moved that II. II. Elliott be
elected by acclamatlon, which motion was adopt
ed, and Elliott elected
Ncag!c thcn nominated r. r. Clark for first vice.
president.
Ex-AltlerInan 7. J. Iackcy then rose a!:,l paid
tribute to tile worth OF Clark, aud OF tile Long.
shoreuen's Protective Union, OF which he Clark
WAS president, saying That the society number
Ing seven hundred men; had pitted themselves
against their employers representing twelve mil
.ons Of dollars; That inc strike had lasted ten
days. cach dug of which the capitalists lost SSoo0;
tina: they had 10 bend or break, and lad concluJ-
ell TO bcud For :: ling the iniatory steps In the
labor movement ani accomplishing what he had
Detailed the o:i;saiiorcmcn deserved tn have II
representative anons the officers, and Clark Was
tlic man for the place