Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1914-03-27
THIRTY.sIxTH INsTALLMENT


Thursday morning, May 8. 1867
The Bolt at Charleston.-[Owing to
the refusal of the Charlotte and CO.
lumbia railroad to carry the mails, we
have received none Of our exchanges
since Saturday. We are under great
obligations, however, to Gen. Jamison,
Of Barnwell, who is on a visit to our
town, for a copy Of Mondays Charles
ton Mercury, which brings the news
Of the convention up to Saturday night
The general, as he came up on Tues
day, met Gov. Gist, who was at the
convention on Monday, on the cars,
and Gen. Gist gave him the main pro-
ceedings of the day. By this means
we are enabled to give an outline Of
the results up to Monday night.
The convention met on Saturday
morning with the three reports (the
majority and two minority before 1t.
Mr.. Bigler of Pennsylvania, moved
that the reports be returned to the
committee with instructions to report
in an hour a platform much the same
as that embodied in the majority reso-
lutions This was a double question
one Of re-committing and one Of in
structing. After some debate, ETC., a
call was made for discussion Of the
question; which being granted, the re-
committing of the majority and mi
nority resolutions to the committee
came up first, and was decided by 152
yeas to ISL nays. So the proposed
platforms were committed mid ap-
plause. On motion Of Mr.. Brooks the
instructions to the committee were
laid on the table. So, they were un-
trammeled to report at the afternoon
session.
At 4 o'clock, p. M, Mr.. Avery of N.
c., in behalf of the majority, reported
in substance a rehash Of the resolu-
tions, so modified, it was thought, to
meet the appreciation Of the conven-
ton. Those resolutions re-affirmed the
Cincinnati platform; opposed personal
liberty bills; and favored the fugitive
slave law, the Dred Scott decision, con-
gressional protection, the Pacific rail-
road, the acquisition Of Cuba, and the
equal rights at home or abroad, OF nat
uralized and native born citizens. The
larger minority reported back the mi
nority resolutions Of Friday (given
elsewhere) with the exception Of the
second, which was rescinded and the
following substituted in it's place: %
Resolved, that the Democratic party
will abide the decisions Of the supreme
court of the United States on the ques-
tions Of constitutional law" These res
olutions oppose congressional inter-
vention on the subject Of slavery in
the Territories. That is question for
the judicial tribunals of the country,
according to them, and they pledge the
Democratic party to abide by their
decision. Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts,,
on behalf Of the less minority, reported
the Cincinnati platform pure and
simple and undefiled." After some dis
cussion the convention adjourned till
Monday.
On Monday morning the convention
adopted the report Of the less minori-
ty; that is the Cincinnati platform
without change or modification There
upon, Alabama, through the chairman
of her delegation, arose and went out
of the convention; Mississippi follow
ed; then South Carolina with the ex-
ception of Mr.. B. F. Perry, Of Green
vile, J. P. Reed of Anderson and Lem
uel Boozer, Of Lexington; then Florida,
Louisiana and Delaware. The north
and west were greatly mortified. Mr..
Fisher, chairman Of the Virginia dele
CATION, arose and said that he did not
feel justified in leaving the convention
just then; but said that Wherever the
south led, Virginia would follow. The
feeling Of Charleston Is intensely
southern, and the applause in the gal
leries, ETC., as the states withdrew
from the convention was perfectly
deafening.
The eight states that withdrew-all
the cotton states Except Georgia) and
Delaware-held a meeting at st. An
drew's hall on Monday night, to nomi-
nate a candidate for the presidency;
and it was thought Hunter Of Virginia
would receive the nomination. The
convention adjourned until Tuesday
morning to see what was done by the
southern wing on Monday night before
taking any action.
Thursday morning, May 10, 1867
Died-In Yorkville OH Sunday the 9Th
instant. Mrs. Elizabeth Herndon. in
the 18th year of her age.
We had for eight days up to Monday
last, q perfect drought of mail; during
too, the most exciting period of the
Charleston convention. The market
price of the Columbia and Charleston
papers was SO cents copy-and none
to be had at that. The Carolinian-
thanks to that ever chivalric office and
Adams Express company!-came to us
one day, gratifyingly as the mother
birds crumb to the gaping birding in
the nest.
BY the way, we started to tell why