Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1870-06-24
ton.
The convention thcn adjourned till
O'Clock p. III.
AFTERNOON SESSION.


tho subject Of nomination, reported that
the committee had decided, with but one dis:
sonting voice, that tho convention should
make noulinutidn for Governor and Leutcns
ant Governor Of tho State. E
The report Of the committee was adopted.
Nominations then bciug in order, Mr. Il.
Y Sinons nominated Hon r. B. Carpenter
for Governor.
Hon. u,orgc s. Bryan was also nominated.
The consention theu proceeded to vote by
counties for The nominees for Governor; with
the following result:
For Hon. II. B. Carpenter. Anderson de-
clined to vote; Barnwell, Z; Charleston;
l71; Chester, Ia Colletou, s; Darlington;
4 !; Chesterfield, 2; Edgelicd, Z; Fairholl
H.; Horny, Q; Kershaw, 8; Lexington, II;
Lancaster, 2; Marion, 4; Newberry, 81;
Orangcburg, 8; Fickcns, l Richland, 4 !;
Spartanburg, 4 Union, 3; Laurens, 4.-8l:
For Hon. George S. Bryah. Charleston, vi
Chester, ~; Fairfield, IL; hcxingtou, 2--4'.
Hon. II: D. Carpenter was thcreupon do:
Governor of the State.
Nlr. Courtney nominated Hon. M. G. But:
Ter for lieutenant Governor.
Mr.. w. Il. Marshall! and Mr.. j. Byrd
colorcd gentlemen, were also nominated foi'
I.cutenunt Governor But both declined the
nomination.
Mr., Byrd, In his dcclinetion, heartily en-
dorsed the nomination of Hon. M. G. Butler.
Mr.. W. L. Gary was also nominated, but
declined
lIon;ht, G. Butler was then elected by
acclamdtioit.
On moton Of John e. Bacon committee
of five was appointed to inform Hon. r. B.
Carpenter aud Eoii. n. G. Butler Of their
nomination by the convention
The following gentlemen were appointed
said committee: John t. Bacon, Robert
Mure, w il Dcpasa, d. e. Tonpkips, w.
IL Black.
On motion of Mr.. r. Y. Smons, the Pre$i:
dent was requested to appoint, at his leisure.
| q Committee of thirteen, to be called the Ex;
ccutive Committee of the Union Reform
Party of South Carolina, to prepare, on con.
sultation with the candidates for Governor
and Lieutenant Governor, an address to tho
people Of the State.
Mr.. j. b. Kershaw was then called to the
chair, when vote of thanks to President
Shannon aud Secretaries Aldrich and Rout
was adopted.
A vote Of thanks to the proprietor Of tho
Columbia Hotel for the use of tho dining
hall for tho first days session was also adopt;
ct.
.Fho convention thon adjourned sine tlt;e.
Cuba.
Tho President has sent message to Che
cwo Houses Of Congress on the couflict irt
Cuba and thc propriety of recognizing the
insurgents as belgercnts. rs to the timS
and circumstances which entitled new pow
er to recognition, the President adopted The
rule laid down by Mr.. MONROE as the truo
one which has always controlled the action Of
this government towards a rcvolting one,
pending its struggle. This rule requires chat
the movement should assume such a steady
and consistent form as to make success proba.
bic before tho rights as equal parties to civ
il war should be extended to them In the
| light of this rule the Cubans have failed to
get such advahtascs as ii tie view Of the
President should cnfitlc them to recognition.
| He says of their present and future prospects
us fbllows
Applying the best information which I
Fave beer? able 20 gathcr,; whether from Off
ca II anoncial sources, ncfudihg the very
exaggerated statements which each party gives
to all that may prejudice the opposite or give
credit to its own side of the question, am
unable to see in the present condition Of tho
contes, in C;..ba, these clcnleuts which are
requisite to constitute war III the sense Of in
ternational law. The insurgents hold no
town or city. have no established sent of Gov
ernment they have no Prize Courts no organ
izaton f,rs rlie receiving or collecting Of revc-
nue., no seaport to which prize may be oar
ricd, or through which scccss can bo had by
foreign Power to tlru limited interior terri
tory aud mountain businesses which they oc-
cupy.
Thc existence or legislature representing
any POPULAR Constituency is moro than doubt
full. In the uncertainty that hangs around
the entrc insurrectian there is probable evi-
deucc of any election Of any delegated outhori-
ty or of any Government outside the limits
Of the camps occupied from day to day by tho
moving companies of insurgcnt troops. There
is no commerce, no trade, either internal or
/ fofeigp no manufactures. The late com.
mandcr.in chief Of the insurgents, having re-
Gently come to the United States, publicly DO
cnred that call commercial intercourse or
trade with the exterior world Inns been utter
ly cut off" and he further added, s'to.day wo
have not ten thousand arms in Cuba"
1t is well established principle of public
law that recognition by Foreign State of
beIigercnt rights of insurgents under circum--
stances such as'now exist in Cuba, if'not JUS
tilted by Necessity, isa gratuitous denonstra;