The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1870-06-17
Reform Convention.

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Reform Convention.
The Convention met at 10 a. m., in
Carolina Hall.
B. K. Kinloch offered resolution,
regulating the seating of delegations by
Counties, the Secretary calling the roll
by Counties.
Bernard O'Neale offered resolution,
that the Vice-Presidents be seated on
the stage.
M. G. Butler, Chairman of Committee
on Platforms, read the report, request
ing that it lie on the table for the pre-
sent.
Tho Chairman of the Committee on
Platforms report Gen. Wagener's paper,
and advise that it be printed with pro-
ceedings of this Convention.
The Committee on Platform beg leave
to submit the following report:
This Convention, representing citizens
of South Carolina, irrespective of party,
assembled to organize the good people
of the State in an effort to reform the
present incompetent, extravagant, pre-
JUDGED and corrupt administration of
the State Government, and to establish
instead thereof just and equal laws,
order and harmony, economy in public
expenditures, strict accountability Of
Office holders, and the election to Office
only of men Of known honesty and in
tegrity, doth declare and announce the
following principles upon which men of
all parties may unite for the purposes
aforesaid:
l. The fifteenth amendment of the
Constitution of the United States having
Seen, by the proper authorities, pro-
claimed ratified by the requisite number
OF States, and having been received and
acqulesced in as law in all tho States OF
the Union, ought to be fairly admins
tered and faithfully obeycd us funda-
mental law.
2. The vast changes in our system of
government, wrought by the intcrna-
tlonal war between the two sections of
the States, and following in its train.
are SO far Incorporated into the consLitu-
tons and laws of the States and of the
United States, rs to require that they
be regarded accomplished facts, having
the force and obligation Of law.
.. This solemn and complete recoyni-
ton OF the existing laws brings the
people of South Carolina into an entire
harmony upon all questions of civil and
political right, and should unto all
honest men in an earnest and detcrmin-
ed effort to establish just, equal and
faithful administration Of the Govern
ment, in the interest of no class or
clique, but for the benefit of united
people.
The committee also recommend the
adoption of the following resolution:
Resolred, That this organization be
known rs the Union Reform Party of
South Carolina. Respectfully submit
ted, NJ. c. BUTLER,
Chairman.
On motion Of Mr.. Ellison S. Kett,
the report of the Committee on Platform
was taken up for discussion.
p. w. Scibels, Chairman Of Committee
on RESOLUTIONS, reported no resolutions.
w. Il. Gary, Chairman Of Committee
on Manner OF Voting, reported, first,
that voting be cicd coce; second, that
each County be entitled to the number
Of votes it is entitled to in the lower
house of the General Assembly: and ID
third, that the Chairman OF each delega-
ton, upon the call of his County, rise
in his seat and announce the vote.
The Secretary read the proceedings OF
yesterday, which were approved
E. S. Keitt moved to take ND the re.
port of the Committee on Platform, and
proceeded to discuss the recommenda.
tions Of tho report. He held that Proyi-
dence controls all human affairs, slavery
no less than freedom; and from the
analogy between Egyptian and Ameri-
can emancipations ranged the latter in