The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1870-07-06
Mr.. Bird, Of Darlington. nomia2tei +. l..

Mr.. Byrd, cf Darlington: nominate r. L.
CardoZ0.
Mr.. A. a. Harper, Of Charleston, said that as
a Conservative colored citizen, and one who
had come here calculating to support any
honest and upright man who should be noml-
mated. to remove the unprecedented taxation
which mad been imposed upon the people, he
urged the nomination OF colored man as
candidate for the Office OF Lleutenant-Go7er-
no,; to that end be would present tie name
Of Mr. W. E. Marshall OF Charleston.
Mr.. G. n. Martin nominated Rev. Jonas
Bird, OF Charleston.
AIr. e. E. Marshall stated that ne waa much
Obliged for the compliment which had been
rendered him by his colleague, Mr.. Harper.
but tha position of L!eutenant-Govel nor was
one which he did not feel ne had the ability
10 fill He felt constrained, therefore. to de-
cline the nomination, and he you'd gladly
second the nomination OF General Butler.
Mr.. Theodore Mitchell, a colored delegate
from Charleston, SAID he did not thlnk That the
coast should claim everything, bu5 that they
should coGsult the feelings and wishes oi other
portions OF the State. The candidate tor Gov,
eruor had been conceded to Charleston, and
with that The lower country aI:oH!d be satisfied
Mi Johnson. also I co.orei delegate from
Charleston, urged the nomination Ola cnio:eu
man for the position or Lieutenant Governor.
Rev. Jonas Byrd thanked the gentleman
who had mentioned his name III connection
w,tl, the Office Of Iieutenant-G0rGrnor. In
! his view, ignorance con!d never permanently
| rule lntc!iiEcuce, ard he %onld not vote TO
nominate any man Who was nos quaiined lof
| til position for which he vas suggested.
| GApplquse. He was with the people OF this
| State in the good work, and he urged that
they should pnt forward men whose n1rnes
| would carry weight. tic would he very Glad II
| they conld find colored man .amonG tncm
| who vas competent 10 I'LL the ONCE OF Lieu
| tenant Governor; but he must gay, in truih,
| he knew OF no such man. and hcnHe ile would
! gladly weld to the nomination OF General Eilt-
| Ter. [Applausa.
General Kcrshlw said that he did not .l2slre
to participate in i. dlscGs1Ion upon tins sub
| iec;. ANYTHING that might be said was n2ces-
| sauIy 40 personal in its bearing that 1t was
not pleasant 10 dlscIss such matters. ne
| woull sav, in all candor and sincerity, that he
| would prefer 10 have an honest, capable color
| ed uau upon th2!r ticket 10 ally 1ri3nd oi ms
| own, however able or in harmony with MS po-
| litlcal views he might be. and he WOULD 40
| this as an evidence Of good Ia:th IN Carrying
out in all It's consequences, What theE iiau 80
| soleunlv declared TO be their purpose APP
| plarsc, But they were embarrassed by the
| fact that the only colored man who now re-
| maincd in nomination - Mr.. Cardoz9i-al-
| though, 80 far as he vas awa1G, ne Wou!d pc
acceptable TO the Convention, as he certainty
would be TO him (Gcnerll hershaWl as con-
| scitutlng an honorable exception TO those
| holding high Office in the State he was sails
| fled would decline the nomination. lie WAS
not in favor Of nominaling any llan who they
had reason 20 believe would not accept the
| nomination. TheE, as to bis esteemed friend,
| General Butler. As had been announced, that
| gentleman was laDoring under political DIS
| abilities and hence the first inclination OF Ills
~ N Il
son Of his disabilities. Hut tilir co!oreI
friends had taken this Dattcr into their owi
hands. and had urged General Buffers l1:ni'
| nation, even though he was laboriuS uhdtr
disabilities, and if the c0!orcd delegates UnanI-
mouslv desired that non3hation 10 b+ made, it
would be done.
MIR. Y, E. Marshall, z co!ored deiea1te ftvhl
| Charleston, fa~ored the nomination oI Ge"tIa!
| Butler In coming 10 this Convention he
| had bat ono purpose, and that was to aid IN
| selecting men OF und0ub.cd integrity and
| ability to conduct the government OF the State.
/ The taxation OF the Stale bad Increased IN
such proportion that city and country alike
were nearly driven into Bankruptcy, and YET
| the Shylocks werc more ard more eEacshS.
| The poor were especially interested in this
| matter; for though the taxes were paid hy the
properly owners, yet u:t!msteiy they clme
! out of the laboring classes. This view should
| be presented to tue understanding OF the col
| ored people, and be did Eov know OF any one
more competent to bring the matter before
them than Geoera! Butler. lApp!ause:l
SIR. Y. J. Pope nominated William I. Gary.
| Of Edsetield, and ia doing SO paid 4 mar!ted
tribntcd to that gentIeman's abilities.
| Dir. Gary said he was indebted to South
| Carolina Tor whatever lie Was. He had enter
| ed into this movement with no desire 10 ad-
vance his personal interest. but With a pui-
pose to make it success for the prosperity
| Of his native State. lie felt constrained 10 de.
| cline to have h.s name used III Connection
! With the Office named.
| General Kcrshaw moved the nomination OF
| General Butler for the otf't Ut Lieutenant
| Governor By acciamat!on.
| The question vas pnt, and it Wds carried
unanimously, amid loud applause.
| Coouel I. Y. Simons ofr2red the following
| resolution ------.--
TesOIr.rd, That the presiding officer OF this
| Convention do appoint NJ us leisure COM
| mittee OF thirteen. who SHALL constitute lie
| executive committee OF the Union Reform
i party, who shall be charged With the COLI ;uct
| of the ensuing campaign AID that the COM
mittce, whc2 appointed. be dtreries: 20 ore
| pare, on consultation with the Governor aad
| LieutenaIt-GoTe rnor nominated. Gu address 10
the people OF the State.
! The resolution vas adopted.
Mr.. J. F. Bacon, cf Fdgafiold, moved the ap-
| pointment Of committee OF fTa 10 announce
| to the Candidates the tact O! their nomination,
| which was carried.
The president announced rs such committee
| Messrs. J. E. Bacon, Robert alure. p. Z.
| Tonphils, ". L. DaPiss and William Black.
GeLeral Kershaw being in the chair, Mr..
| Theo. Mitchell moved that the thanks OF the
| Convention be rendered TO Colonel y. Al.
| Shannon f5r the able and courteous manner
in which he had presided over lis Deliberations,
which vas adopted.
On The president resuning the chair, Gene
raj Eershaw announced the action ot the Con-
y2ntion.
Colonel Shannon rrplt / in these words:
RESPONSE OF CaIoaEL SHANNON.
Cc,dlpn,sn 0f he C6nr;iion While I ac
knowledge aud fully appreciate this action Of
the CONVENTION, it is likewise incumbent upon
pnc to express my own gratitude TO yon for the
courtesy, ability. ard brOtheri} consideration
which has been exhibited during our diScus-
sions, and for the admirable spirit With Which
you hare guarded every EXPRESSION TO the end
that the old Commonwealth shOulI suffer no
detrimcnt at your hands. have been in many
assemblies OF the people 6Y South CaloiIna,
and sat i'll many CT her cOnvent!o3s. and while
I mournfully regret that SO man: OF my asso-
ciates are passing away, and that consequently
there is much larger proportion ofstraurers
here than have Deen III tho habit Ct meeting
On former occasions, let me say, as !: feeble
tribute 10 the character OF Your deliberations.
that the courtesy, high tone and dignity Of The
representative people OF South Caroline, mani
tested in this place, conciusireiy show that the
spirit OF old South Carolina is not dead Yet.
In conclusion, let me say that | have never
yielded my hopes for the future Of Our State,
and they are bright to-day-lnuch brighter
than when hrst entered tins mournfdl cliy If
Columbia. Undn- the leadership Of sucn
nlan as Hon. L. =. Carpenter. We all have
reason to feel sanguine Of success. Coming to
Charleston at time when the faces OF hcr pco-