The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1874-02-25

that nc shall receive as~lary vi ST.
300.
Gen. CRY supplemented th,se re.
mark" in a all eloquent speech. A
dchats then followed on tho subj cot.
Tho report was adopted. Maj. f.
Meichcrs was unanimously elected
State Commissioner Of Immigration.
Col. G. IL. SimoLton presented D
reported on heavy taxu,ion which was
ordered to be scnt to the Legislature.
Gen. Chesnut, for tho Executive
Committed, nubmittad u resolution
HAT II Committee of ivc 10 appoint.
Cd to present n !ucmorial to tue Le
glslatnro, presonlnsa a list Of gle
vances for rcdro ). Among ot.e,
things Pctitiouing for resi> r.tion,
f"r cumulative ting, aud for elec-
tion Of Justices uf tho Pc .cc, ius.e I'd
OF having Trial Justices appointed.
This provoked all Interesting de-.
bate. Messr'. Srreven, Ga.iuchut,
Chnt6cld and othc's favored the
memorial. Me>srs. Noise and Juhn
Wallace olpo'ed it. Con. Kcr.haw
favored tho memorial, but wac op-
posed to cumulative voting. Con.
Chcsnnt defended the schcme in m
nblc address, on the ground of right.
The repo.t with some modification
was adopted.
The following is a synopsis vf pro.
cechiags ou F.iday:
At the morning se.siun tho Con
,cntion adopted a resolution cxpross-
ing sympathy ut tho death Of Mr..
". IL. McCaw, tho CO co.respondent Of
The News rud Courier, and resolved
to ate nj his funeral in body. A
resolution was also introduced by
Ex Gov. Mannin., I'D Adopted, re-
q"es'i"g tue various hoieg g.tons to
take up subs ri rti, II for the hen.Gt
If the wlloy aud orphans of tho
DECEASED. Hand ono culosics wore
delivered hy Mcosrs. G.. II. Noise and
}, 6. Thompson, Tx Governor Man.
nlne, GeLs. Blu Ter and Gary, Col.
McMas' CIR, Cnrt. Dawson I'D othors.
The follo"i"g committee wos ap-
pointed to i'v' sti.n'e thu affairs of
the Bank Of tho State: G. Il. Miles,
a. Burt. John B1atton, Cud. Jones,
and Johnsou IIagood.
Tho following committee WAS ap.
pointed to 70 to Washington and lay
tho memorial before Congress, W.
j. Porter, a. Burt, NJ. &. Butler.
Is. II. Rutledge, Jarcs Chesnut, NJ.
l.. Bonham, W. II. Wallace, Il. W.
Woodward, B. p. Chasfeld, ". L.
llolcombo, j. l.. Manning, G.. II,
Simonton, j. g. Thompson, 4. Y.
Simons and j, II. Screven.
a cnmm tlee submitted ronnrt
county OF tho State Of tax uniou,,
for the purpose of prosecuting casos
OF fraud and malpracticc, and for
selfprotection, aud to relieve the
people Of the burden of taxation.
All citizens, white and black, who
pay taxes are to be admitted tu
membership. Each member is to
pay small percentage annually Of
the tAx levied upon him. Tue exeou.
two committee vas charged vita the
duty Of preparing a constitution, and
the delegates from tho various ooun
t'es were appointed committees to
carry out tho plan and effsst an or.
ganization. The report was adopted.
On motion Of Capt. Il. W. Dawson,
the committee appointed to confer
with the Legislature were instructed d
to report in thirty days tho result of
thir efforts.
Con. kershaw submitted on ad.
dress to the pooplo of the State,
Which was adopted, and it was or.
dcred to he pabll>hcd. 1t sets forth
that tho Convention had appealed to
the Legislature and to Congress for
the redress Of wrongs, md advises
them to organize in lawful manner
and prosecute in the courts of the
State all dishuns st officials.
a letter WAS received from certain
'ondholdcrs iu New York, protesting
against any action on the part of the
convention looking to tho reputation
"f State bonds. On motion, the Con.
vention resolved Il at when the hon.
est people Of the S,a:e get possession
OF the government, they will do what
is just, fair and equitable amongst all
Its creditors. After closing address
from President Porter. in which he
urged the people to be true to them.
selves, aud not to forget the sacr,d
horitage Of freedom loft them by
their forefathers, tho convention ad-
Journed, subject to the call Of tho
president and the executive com nit.
toe.
OtLer matters Of minor impoYt
we're intr Iduced aud discussed by
various mumbcrs.
Tho papers of the State speak with
great confidence of the good results
to DO expected from this Convention.