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Revolt in the Black Camp.
THE NEGROES FOR GRANT-KNELL
OF THE CARPET.BAGGER.

$1,000 VIVIAN VI -"
OF THE CARPET DAGGER
A High Old Time in the Rspublicaj
State Convention Familiar Scenes Q
the "Years Of Good Stealing" Revive
in the State. HOuse-A Resolution In
~structing the Delegates to Vote as
Unit for Grant Carried with q BUS
"A Monumental Tomb for COrbin-
June Mobley's Vigorous DenunciatioI
Of White Radicals and their Ways.
NEWS AND CoURIER.]
COLUMBIA, Wednesday, April N.-The Re
publican State Convention met In the Hall &
Representatives ut noon to-day, and was call
ed to order by 4. b. Elliott, the chairman q
the State Executive Committee.
4. W. NJ. Maokey, Of Charleston. D.. D. M
Call. Jr., OF Marlboro. WA Hayne of Marion
and RObt. Smnl.s OF Beaufort, were proposed
Smalls Haone and Mccall declined the nom
~inution In favor OF Mickey, who was electet
temporary chairman as per programme pre-
viously agreed upon. Harry Noah was theI
elected temporary secretary.
A committee on credentials, with Jun
Mobley, Of Union. as chairman, WINS next up
pointed, and after adopting the rules OF tn
House OF Representatives as the rules OF tn,
Convention, an adjournment until $50 =. NJ
was agreed to.
When the Convention reassembled, the com
mite on CREDENTIALS submitted their report
which was adopted, showing the following
persons to be entitled to vote:
Abbeville-L. L: Guttin, j. r. Tolbert, A. ]
Titus, colored, A. B. Griffin, colored, ALFRED
Butler, colOred.
Aiken-G. II. Holland, colored, E. M. Bray
ton, John Gardiner. colored, Il. B.. Elliott. col
ored.
Anderson-G. p. Kirkland, w. R. Parker
colored, Sam Johnson, colored, j. B. John
stone.
Mcknight, colored, Thos. g.. Robinson, col
ored, WI. Nilsson, colored, Jnek Bunker, col
Beaufort-Robert smalls, colored, William
" chssles sS5Drec. g Gi Bow wh'P r.. Il, e Ts3s. i. W
n. Mackey, H. W. Purvls, colored, Care.
Byrns, y. II. Birnie, colored, J: II: osiendorn
W; H; Thompson solored, X. y. Thomas
Ladson. colored, Thomas Aiken, colored
Louis D~unneman, George Sass. colored, K
W. Brown, colorcd, L. +. Wall, colored, P. n
Gregory, colorcd.
ChesieI,c. c. Macoy, J. NJ. Ross, colored
Ches,crtleld-H. L. shrewsbury, colored, D
8. Blukeney, colored.
ClarendonAsyiax Melton. colored, p. J.
Coileton~W. +. Myers. colored, A. jacob
NJ. A. Paul. colored. II. Simmons, colored. p
J. James, colored. .
Deas. coiored, Jordan Lang, colorcd, j. A,
Smith, colored;
EdgeieId-Lawrence Cain, colored, Daniel
Graham. colored. Budd stevens, coiored,
Fairtleld-Israel Bird. colored, Prince H,
Martin, colored, George Jones, colored.
Georgetown-S. A. Bowley, colorod, W. ].
MOultrie. colorcd.
Greenville-AGsalom Blyth, w. Kennedy,
John p. Scruggs, Thomas Bria, colorcd.
Hampton-J. b. BascOmbe, colored, E. A,
Brabham, colored, Thomas E. Millar, colored.
Horry-Not represented.
Kershuw,.Frunk Carter, colored. J: A.
Boswell, colored, Horace White, colorcd.
Lancaster-F. A. Clinton and c. l.. Jones,
Lsurens-P. 8. subcr, H. Mcdaniel, J. L,
Little.
Marion--a. X. Holloway, colored, w. A.
Hayne, colored, E. {. Hayne, .colored, Thos'
MalboroI-D: b. Mccall and J. W. Smith:
Newbcrry-Henry Kennedy, colOrcd, i. r,
PHI fer, L.. H. Chappcll. colorcd.
Oconee-Morgan H. Brice and w. A Clark.
Orangeburg-S, L. Duncan, colored, F.. a.
Webster. John II. Livingston, D. 4. Straksr,
coIored. l.. Arthur, colored.
Pickens-H. b. Hendricks and H. H. Jill
son.
Richland-E. NJ. Weston, colored, W. NJ,
Fine, A. W.. Curtis, colored, Andrew Lee.
Spartanburg-C. c. Turner. G. W: Cum
mings, Elijah Jones, colored, Joseph Young
Sr., colored.
Sumter-samuel Lee, colored. T. ]. Coghlan,
Benjamin Lawran, colored. q. W. Murray,
colored.
colored, james W. DePour, colored.
WilliaInsburg-John H. Pendergrasa, col
orcd, H. Fl. Mouzon. colored, A. +. single
terry, colored.
York-A. y. Wallace and Butler Askew.
The Convention consists OF eighty.two nc
groeSand thirty.six whites. The Counties o.
Lexington and Horny failed to send delegates
and there were some absentecs from other
counties. OFT he negroes nearly one.third
appear in the fraud committees report a.
thieves and brlbc-takcrs' and the white dole
gates, with scarcely un exception. either are,
or have been land hepe to be- Federal Office
holders. In addition TO the delegates, there
IL - small army OF llangers-on who have
swarmcd In the Hobbies all day. The dough-
nut stands. which have been conspicuously
absent from the State-House for Some years
As an evidence OF how Mr.. Hnyes's civil
service reform works In this State, / note the
presence In the Convention OF nineteen oaice
holders In the revenue, customs and pCstoface
departments, and besides this numbc there
were several United Suites officials lodging
around the Hobbies and through the aisles o.
the hall looking utter their interests. The
authorities In Washington may wnnt &c
know the names OF some rthese officials who
which positively forbids any person holding
Office nnde the United States Government
from taking an active part In my political
movement.
From the revenue department there are In
the Convention f.. NJ. DraytOn, collector, G
T. Kirkland, special deputy collector. y. r
Meyers, clerk In Internal revenue office, w
Kennedy, John T. ScrngGs, IL, W. Hendricks
revenue collectors. From the customs de
partmcnt are. II. B. Elliott; Robert Smalls
Garrett Byrns, W. H. Dirnic, T. Gregorie. N
A. Haync. and J. ". Smith. From the post
Office department there ure Fred Nix and Z
4. Webster. FrSl" the ludlsMiary Serart,n "nt
Absnlom Blyth.
There were some few changes made In TIT
list OF delegates. Saml.P Pointer was substitu'
ted for Elijah Jonos, colorcd, from Spartan
Coghlnn. from sumter. and Warren X. Mar
shnll:for G. J. Pride, from York. The substi.
<ution OF Marshall for Pride provoked tn
first symptoms OF the customary disorder.
Union. were much opposed 70 the substitu
ton of man who lived In Charleston for {
man who had been elected by the people o
York. Tan and W. II. Thompson Joined II
the fight.
4. S.. Wallace, who seemed tn be chaperon
Ing Marshall. made a very warm speech, ir
which he declared the right OF the York dele
cation to MI their vacancies from wherever
they pleased.
Mo6ley replied that Wallace had once got
seat In Congress without being elected, ant
he had check enough to make any PROPOSE
ton. nc matterhow unfair.
+. II. Deas, O young mulatto rom barring
ton. after making several attempts to &c
something of his mind which was evldentl!
q burden to him, started a war whoOp 4
drown the voice OF the other speakers. 81
was only quieted by q threat OF summar
finally reached, and:Marshall wasseated-yea
A, nays 81.
Shrewsbury, from Fairfield. a mulatto win
formerly held the position OF eontide1ti !,
making up the journals OF the House In tn
years OF good stealing. created a sensation b!
offering the following resolution:
Resolved, That the delegates to represen
the State Of South Carolina in the Natlona
Republican Conyention to nominate cand'
dates for the offices OF President md Vice
President OF the United States are hereby In
structed and s%oleinnly pledged to vote as
renowned and most available Of ali candi
dates-Gen, u. s. Grant-and that upon al
questions OF import, arising In said conven
ton. they are earnestly recommended TO vot
In like manner to the end that the true Inter
ests OF the constituency that they represcn
may be subServed.
He asked the immediate consideration G
the resolution.
Elliott objected and demanded that 1T b.
referred under the rules TO the committee Of
resolutions.
Whipper excitedly declared that the rcso
luton could not be referred TO the commute
on resolutions because no such committe
had been appointed.
Mackey from the chair declared that rule
for the appointment OF such q no ha'
been adopted, and that the resolution coul
properly DO referred TO the committee whe
appointed.
Whipper rushed half way to the chairman
desk, and excitedly declared that while Tn
friends OF Grunt were willing to abide by an