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THE STATE CONVENTION.

The Convention was organized. in Co.
lumbia on the 18th inst, by calling
Simeon Fair, of Newberry, to the chair
US temporary Chairman, and the az
pointmentof e. r. White, of Charles
ton, as temporary Secretary. f1.Hf .fsie.;
The counties were called, and nine
teen answered by delegates, i, .n..,,5
Abbevillc was represented by Messrs.
J. Nv. Hearst; F. A. Connor, ]. G.
Maxwell, and G. A. G. Waller.
The Hon. w. D. Porter was elected
permanent Chairman, and e. r. White,
Secretary. = 'i- <1 '., q
A resolution was introduced by Col.
Simons to appoint one delegate from
each County Us Committee on Resolu-
tions, to whom all resolutions submitted
to the Convention shall be submitted.
The Committee Wps appointed as fol
lows: l' aag gs,-r,.i. 1.s -:
8 M. P. Connor, Charleston; J, w;
Hearst, Abbevillo; e. C Mcclure,
Chester: +. f. Warley, Darlington; E.
+. Malloy, Chesterfield; +. r. Stokes,
Greenville; II. g.. Dunn, Horny; James
Chestnut, kershaw; D. J. Carter, Lam
caster; Simeon Fair, New wberry; Jas. r.
Aiken, Fairfield; A.. D.. Goodwin,
Orangeburg r. +. Bowen, Pickens
VI, G. Butler, Ricllahd; Il. D. Fraser
Sumter; w, Fl. Wallace, Union; j. r.
Lam bson, Williamsburg; e.. s. Jones,
York II. A. Meetze, Lexington. j
Mr.. O'Connor, Chairman of the Com
mittee OH Resolutions, reported, recon-
rueulling the appointment of four dele.
gates from each Congressional Distric,
and eight from the'Stute at large to the
National Democratic Convention in
Baltimore delegates from the Con
sressional Districts to be selected by the
several delegations respectively, and
those from the State at large by the, bal
lots of the Convention. Adopted. sl
The Committee on Platform and Reso:
lutions, to whom were referred sundry
resolutions declaratory of the sense OF
the Convention, reported and recon-
mcndcd the adoption Of the following
Resotred, That this Convention recog-
nizes the movement which was organ
lied ut Cincinnati, on the 4th of May
Iast, as the only one, in this crisis, calcu-
lated to secure civil liberty and restore
local self-government.
Resolved, That this Convention ac-
cepts the Cincinnati platform as broad,
liberal and just to all portions and class
es and citizens of the Republic.
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
Convention, that the interest Of the
whole country requires that no separate
and distinct Democratic nomination
should Le made by the Baltimore Con
vention, ana the delegates appointed by
this body are hereby instructed to op-
pose such nomination.
The Repart was unanimously adopt
ed.
On motion of General Kennedy, the
Convention then proceeded to the nomi-
nation. The following is the result:
STATE AT LARGE.-Messrs. james F.
Izlar, Simeon Fair, w. II. Wallace, f..
NJ. Law, w. d. Porter, VIM. Aiken,
Jas. Chestnut, n. B. Fraser.
Isr CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.-John
B. Moore, F. +. Marley, Henry Nc
Iver, VIM. Connor.
% CONGRESSIONAL DIsTR1oT.-M. p.
O'Connor, r. Y. Simmons, S. S. Solo,
mons, VIM. Whaley.
Sd CONGRESSIONAL DIsTRIcT.-James
5. Cothran, James p. Adams, II. A.
Mcctze, A. D. Frederick. >
4TH CONGRESSIONAL DIsTR1cT.-E.
C. McLure, n. w. Woodward, II. NJ.
Sims, w. L. Ho'combe. ~
General Butler moved that the Chair
man. ut his leisure. appoint a Commit
tee of Fifteen, to carry out the views OF
this body. Adopted.
Resolutions returning the thanks OF
the body to the President were adopted
after which the Convention adjourned