The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1869-12-01
T. From, the Charleston Ne,os.
News at the Capital Governors Mes
gage, &c,


News at the Capital Governors Mes
sage, &c.
COLUMBIA, November 81. = The La
Dor Convention met this evening
About three hundred delegates were
presout--nearly all black, and mostly
legislators. The chairman was r. B.
Elliott, colorcd. The first speakers
were Stamford and Wright, colored
and speaker f. j. Moses, jr. They all
counselled temperance and modera
tion but did all they could to inhamc
tho passions Of their hearers. Moses
Significantly reminded the convention
that the negroes had not oblitcratod
by blood shed by negro hands the
bloody stains of ages Of oppression. j.
j. Wright told the convention that, as
long as few men held large tracts Of
land, laborers would be defrauded of
their just dues. He was in favor of
dividing the lands or the profits equal
Iy, and wanted to show that the Ia
borers were tho equals of and supe-
1iors Of the employers.
The Committee on Organization
nominated r. B. Elliott, coored, for
president L. j. Moses, jr., - Sig
valid, w. j. Whippcr, r. Z. DeLarge,
w. Is. Nash, IL. j. Lomax, T.. VIM
bush, colored, and j. II. Goss, white,
vicc-presidcnts 4. j Ransier, color-
ed, secretary, and B. T. jackson,
white, assistant. A motion to recon-
NIT was made on the ground that all
officers were lawyers and politicians,
and that the workingmcn wero no.
represented, especially the Charleston
GNngshorem Gu.
Turbulent speeches by Elliott, Ran.
sirr and Whipper followed, in which
the longshorcmen were denounced as
making it political convention, and
their leader as trying to reepact. the,
scenes of Military Hall. All the off
GERS named declined to serve except
jackson, who was elected. Elliott
was then elected president, and Il. Il.
Clark, president longshoremcn, vice
president. Amid tremendous confu-
sion, bawling and hooting, the con-
vention was declared organized, and
,sadjourned.
" 1t is reported that Crissvcll & Co.,
will resist the cancclmeut of the Blue
Ridge contract, on the ground that
their delay was caused by unavoida-
bic circumstances.
The bill to repeal tho township law
will doubtless be passed there are
are only five votes against it in the
House.
In the Senate, Donaldson introd uc-
cd bill to authorize the Legislature
to purchase the lot ou Meeting street,
known as tho Clubhouse, for United
States Courthouse, which received its
first reading. Notice was given by
Arnim of a bill to amend the charter
CT the Charlotte and Augusta Rail
road by Jillson, bill to establish a
system of free common schools by
Wright, bill to incorporate the
ProviJcnt Life Insurance Company,
and bill to regulate pilots and es-
tablish rates of pilotage. The COM
mittee on Railroads reported in favor
of the indefinite postponcment of tho
Port Royal Railroad bill bill de-
clsring that the public debt shall not
he increased was laid on the table a
bill to define contracts with laborers
was postponed bills providing for an
e5Astion, defining tho powers of JUS
tiCes of the poaoo and regulating the
practice in thoir courts was postpon-
ed.
At | O'Clock Governor SCOTT sent in
his message which was read and re-
forrod. After which both houses ad.
journed.
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
The message opens with flourish
of fclicitation to the members Of the
General Assembly upon their ocou-
pancy Of the new legislative quarters
in the unfinished Statehouse, and the
hope is expressed that the lastrout
beauty Of tho new halls may be typi
nj Of the Frightening prosperity Of
Dur beloved State, Of her unstained
honor and untarnished credit, and
may witness tho purity, the patriotism
and tho wisdom Of her councils, until
her principles arc firmly established
as the foundations of this edifce, and
Poaco una prosperity prevail Withlr
hor borders. 14
AN INCoRRUPTiBLg ADMINISTRATIONS
He FAvoRs A REDUCTION OF TAXES.
The Governor then proceeds tc
boast Of tho improved condition of tae
finances Of South Carolina, which
with wonderful effrontery, he attri.
butcs to the refusal Of the Legislature
to yield to the gentle influences Of III
dividuals and corporations seeking
State aid for railroads. He virtuous
ly exhorts tho Legislature to porsc
we're in the Same inoorrupt course.
cheap bid for popularity, inythe shap,
Of a declaration in favor of a re.luc
ton of the United States interna
revenue tax (whet has Gov. SCOTT I,