The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-08-26

shown that the corruption and incompetenc!
which have characterized the present aamln
istration are to be perpetuated; and Wnerea'
we, portion OF the General Convention, haVs
felt thGt, In view of This condition OF analrs
and OF this breach of trust on the part OF lnl'
convention, 1t is our duty to withdraw our.
selves therefrom, and by the selection Oh
ticket thoroughly Republican and honest, &c
60 before the masses OF the party for the JUS
LITIGATION Of our course; therefore, be ie
Resolved. That we declare our CORDIAL ac
ceptance of the platform of the Philadelphia
Convention, and pledge ourselves to the earn
eat SUPPORT of Its standard-bearers, General
Grant and Hon. Henry Wilson.
g. That inasmuch as the notoriously corrupt
and imbecile character OF the present State ad'
minlstration has brought disgrace upon Re
publlcanism everywhere, and Is now heavy
burden upon the national party, impeding, Fl
not endangerIng, It's success, therefore the
Republicans OF South Carolina owe iC to them
selves 10 elect such officers as will insure an
honest administration of government, and
thus assure their brethren all over the land
that the Disgrace which attaches TO the party
Ia this State shall be removed.
| 8. That we pledge the honor of the State to
the payment OF Hll It's debt which las been
legally aud honestly contracted; but that we
will not hesitate to repudale that portion of II
which Is illegal, and therefore null and void.
4. That We pledge ourselves to inaugurate
and carry out an honest administration of the
affairs of the State, and to resist the payment
OF all fraudulent pay certificates and warrants
upon the treasury.
5. That we pledge ourselves, 80 far as In our
| power lies, to an immediate reduction of the
enormous taxes under which the people are
groaniDg, and that we believe that this can be
most speedily accomplished by introducing
honesty and economy Into The management
of the various departments OF the State gov
ernment.
G. That the pledges made by the convention
nominating Franklin j. Moses, Jr., must be
Judged of 10 the light Of his record, aud of
those who sustain him. and when thus viewed,
the people of the State will not hesitate 10 say
that pledges from such asource have nu value,
| out are simply Intended 10 blind the eyes of
the people to The true purpose OF those men,
| which purpose must be In The future, as In the
| past, The Accomplishment of purely selfish
ends. regardless of the welfare of the State
| 7. That 10 our Judgment, the beet safeguard
TO the public treasury Is The election OF honest
and faithful officers TO the various depart
ments OF government and that The history Of
| the present administration shows that no stat
utory safeguard will protect the treasury With
| Franklin J. Moses, Jr., aL the head OF the gov
ernment and mis- willing tools In the other
| Offices.
| 8, That under our constitution, we believe
auy other than an dd UdloTem system of taxa
| ZION to be null and void, and hence that the
general license law, passed at the last session
| of the General Assembly, was In violation OF
| the constitution and Of the rights of the peo-
| ple, and could only have originated In q desire
| 10 extort from the people Of the State still
larger sums OF money, to be corruptly used by
| The men who controlled the government.
| g. That we blush for our party when we re-
member that, under this administration, the
education of the people has been 80 shame
| fully neglected. in consequence OF the failure
| OF the government to pay promptly and faith
| fully The appropriations made by the Leglsla-
ture; and that VIZ pledge ourselves 10 apply O
remedy for this croIning disgrace In the iu-
ture.
The reading of these resolutions occupied
until midnight, and The convention adjourned
to meet again OF ten O'Clock Monday morn
Ing.
The Liberal Republicans In Session.
A conference OF all Liberal Republicans now
In the city was held here this afternoon. On
motion of Judge William NJ. Thomas, Colonel
| 8. A. Pearce, the member OF the national
executive committee for the State of South
Carolina, was called to the chair, and Mr.. j.
Evans Brilton requested to act as secretary.
rne lmpoi.aiioe Or arctnptvte aud tnorougn
organization was fully recognized and afler
| an interchange Of views upon the situation,
1t was unanimously
Resolued, That committee of three be ap-
polluted for the purpose of conference and co.
operatlou, on The basis OF the action OF the
Baltimore Convention, with the State Demo
cratic executive committee, at their assembly
| on Monday evening, as to the best course to
bp pursued In reference to State aud National
| affairs.
| In pursuance of this resolution, the follow
ing committee was appointed: Judge W. M
Thomas, Judge R. B. Carpenter and DR.. E. W.
Wheeler.
1t was further resolved that the chairman
of this meeting be empowered to call a con
vention of the party at an early day as prac'
licable, for the purpose OF completing the
organization of the Liberal Republican party
OF the State.
The meeting then adjourned, subject to the
conference aud call.
The Second District Congressional Con-
vention.
This body hos been having decidedly lively
and stormy series Of sessions during the
last two days. 1t was renewal of the
fights between Bowen and Mackey, in Charles
ton, and Whipper and smalls, In Beaufort,
and the battle was fought inch by inch,
amid the widest turmoil AND uproar, for
hours. Finally the Bawen delegation were
admitted from Charleston, and the Smals
delegation from Beaufort, and that deci-
ded the Contest. The friends OF Lieutenant.
Governor Ransier then had every thing their
own way, aud he was unanimously nominated,
aud accepted the nomination In neat speech,
denouncIng corruption wherever it was found,
and pledsing his best efforts In the Interest Of
the Republican party and the colored race.
The First District SolieItorsIiip.
The delegates to The State Convention from
| Charleston and Orangcburg Counties, compos.
In. the Judicial Convention, met In The Senate
coak-room this afternoon to nominate soil.
citor for the First Judicial Circuit. The
Charleston delegation having been contested,
committee on credentials was appointed,
who unanimously reported In favor of the
Mackey delegation, and the convention
adopted the report.
John h. Phillips, OF Oranseburg, was elected
president, and ]. S. Humbert secretary.
| T. H. Cooke was put In nomination by Mr..
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