The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-12-14

| OF presiding owe your deliberations was made
easy and plcasre by your uniform courtesy
AMI consideration, For all this heartily thank
| you. Aud noM invoke the continued caro-
OF II SupcrntcnCng Providence over your de-
lihcratouS and scr all the affairs of our State.
Having conclrlcd his remarks, he requested
! Mr.. c. q. Mcmnngcr, Of Charleston, to take the
| chair
Mr.. Mcmminpr, on taking the chair, said:
The Speaker oithe House having resigned his
| position, what i!he pleasure Of the House as
| To the order Of usincSs -
WhcrcupQp Ar. Hall of Charleston, offered
resolution thanking Hon. W. II. Wallace for the
! uniformly courteous and able manner in which
he had pcrforlpd the arluous and tryina duties
| OF his position
| y MIR. AldriaLAroso TO second the resolution,
| add expressed his sentiments in the following
| words: My feelings will not permit me o allow
| the resolution T. he put without expressing my
! entire concurrcice in il. While it robs us Of an
able and impartial presiding officer, trusted
friend and hcndactOr, it may be converted into q
lasting good to the House and all the people of
South Carolina. When we were passing through
the terrible or,hal, which he 50 cloqucntly de-
picicl, honesty believe that, had any other
member of thin House occupied his seat, the
halls of this CAPITOL would have been uclugcd in
blood. Ills prudence, his indt mtabe courage.
his nhagging energy and industry, his manly
behavior, and his gentlemaniy aud courteous
bearing, cudcaicd him II every member Of this
House, and cnuscd him to be honorcd through
out the State. Ne bavc happily escaped all the
caiainiticS whidl threatened us. lie has been
elevated to higher place Of usefulness. The
State has gained and we have lost by his c!eya-
ton. ask that whatever OF unkindness, of
bckcri, e, OF bad feeling there still remains in
thc'nrcaSls of any Of us, may he dissipated and
That nsreai-~-'s may go forward wiki
broken front. working Ton the prosperity Of our
beloved state This vii! be the highest prize we
can possibly render to our recent leader.
The resolution was thea put and unanimously
adopted
MIR. Euist moved that the House now 90 into
an election for Speaker.
The motion was put and carried, and the Chair
announced that nominations were in order
Mr. Buist arose AND said have the homer
to present rs II candidate for what | deem the
exalted position of Speaker Of the House the
name Of the Hon. john &. Sheppard, OF the hon
orcl- Representatives on the floor OF the banner
county of South Caro- ina: illustrated at all times
III the history OF .ur great and common country
as having nurlurcd and reared some Of the most
distinguished names that added luStre to the
pages tits brilliant history. Iwillnot undertake.
to rccite to this House the eminent services rem
dcrcd to the State ~ him; they are within tho
knowledge OF every member, and the coplc
nave been convinced that Of him they can truly
and sincerely say, Well done, thou good and
faithful SerSofN Suffice il to say that he is
recognized by our constituency a> one among the
NUMBER OF Carolina noble sons whose churac-
acicr, energy and untring dcyouion in the re
cent past, has enabled her to rise from her ashes
Ike Il PhTrix and march forth as a triu!nl,lial
cDmIucrcr. present him to yuu with peculiar
prize a. 4 y"un. son Of 'dlolua the Youngest,
L bc.i"Nc, IN her history, ever nominated for SO
!iIuNtrious position. Lei the result of your
mari, The dawn f ,f. ,.., ,,.,,