The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-10
administration of justice to all classes of our
neonlp. therefore.

form Convention. TO meet IN COiltnUid, lOr VIC
purpose of bringing about such desirable
change in our State Government.
ReSolved, That a committee be appointed to
Nominate twelve suitable persons. subject 10
the confirmation of this meeting, to represent
this county in said convention.
A committee of sixteen, white and colored,
was thereupon appointed by the chair, %hich,
nomination for delegates, and that it was
agreed between the committee that the dele
cation should consist of six white and SIX
colored members, and that the colored mem
bers OF the committee make the selecton OF
the white delegates, and the whites That OF the
colored. Further, that three white ana tnree
colored alternates be added to the delegation.
The following Is the nomination: Colored-
Willis Sanders, Aaron Wilson, James Milton
Simms, James Washington, Allen Abernethy,
Ben Harrington.
WhitesLG. T. Scott, ]. McM Gaines, E. S.
Keitt, Jacob Singley, Levi Slawson, ]. p XII
nard.
Reeder, Levy Parker.
Whites-Y. J. Pope, VIM. Ray, A. j. Long
shore. AL of which were unanimously agreed
to.
On motion it was
Resolred, That provision be made to deiray
the expenses of delegates to the convention
and back, and while in Columbia.
Lexington.
A meeting of the citizens of Lexington
County was held at the court house salesday, to
appoint delegates to the Convention to be
held at Columbia on the 18th instant. The
meeting YVES a spirited one, and Lexington
Is heartily In accord with the movement for
Reform The following delegates were elected
BY ballot: Dr. F. S. Lewie, b. A. Meetze, ESQ.,,
H. w. Rice, Esq; Mr.. D. Kinsler, Mr.. D. Y.
Barr, Mr.. J. II. Hoffman.
& Spa TT a N burg.
From the Spartan.l
A public meeting was held in the Court
house on Monday last, for the purpose OF ap-
pointing delegates to the State Convention, In
Columbia, on the 18th instant. The large
people are fully alive to the important political
issues. soon to be decided at the ballot box.
And the fact that all shades of political opinion
were represented in the meeting, Is slgnif-
can't that the public mind Is ready and anX-
ious to adopt some plan for the amel!oration
of the condition of our country. Among
who did not give the most earnest
and serious attention, and his sardonic
grin, worn with forced complacency during
the whole meeting, could but excite the pity,
if not the contempt Of all who appreciate the
feelings which ought to move the hearts of
honest men. The most perfect harmony pre-
ValleQ L0rOuSuOuL tue mcetiuS, auu InouSn
the speakers differed In some unimportant
matters, all were agreed, both Democrats and
Republicans, (if such party names may be ap-
propriately used in such connection) that
the wretched condition OF our public affairs
must ne reformed. The meeting was organ
lied by calling Captain A. B. Woodrfdf to the
chair, and E. H. Bobo requested to act as sec
retary.
The object of the meeting was briefly stated
by the chairman. Colonel j. H. EVins then
addressed the meeting in plain, forclble and
sensible speech, one really merltinS these ad-
jectives as much as any political address we
have heard In a long time. We would be GLAD
to furnish our readers with the substance OF
1t, but the want Of space this week renders it
G. Turner then entertained the meeting with
very pointed statements Of their political
views. After which, on motion Of the secretary,
the chair appointed a committee of twenty to
nominate delegates to the State Convention.
During the deliberations Of the committee, the
meeting was entertained by addresses from Ut
R. A. Smith, DR.. j. Winsmlth and Mr.. H. H.
Foster, colored. We were very much pleased
with the good sense and conservatism which
characterized the remarks OF the speaker. He
was Republican, had always been one-had
never been a Radical-was ever opposed to
extremists in both parties-believed In an hon
est and consistent course in politics, as IN
everything uO AZ - uNt.
who had used all the powers which God and
nature had given him ia advocating Demo-
cratic principles, and then, all at once got to
be very Jealous Radical" (Here our grin
ninq friend smiled prodigiously.) He believed
in natives of South Carolina governing the
State (Another fascinating grin from our
friendly Could not support Rev. Mr.. Cain for
Governor, because he was hot native, and
because he had made invidious distinctions be-
tween the freedmen of the South and colored
men born in the "Free North" The speaker
felt himself as good as any colored man born
In the "Free North"
The committee then came in and made the
following nomination Of delegates, which was
Unanimously adopted: W. K. Blake. John H.
Montgomery, Isaac Morgan, Isaac Smith, Il.
H. Thomson, Cato Mooney, S. G. Means, a. B.
Woodruff, VIM Choice, Rev. ]. s. Ezell. On
motion, 1t was unanimously agreed that H; H.
Foster and Joseph Young, Sr., be added to
the delegation. The meeting then adjourned