copy of this order [No. 160] will be furnished to each of the persons hereinafter named and shall be the evidence of his having been elected a delegate to the aforesaid convention." The delegates present, accordingly, were the following:

Abbeville-John A. Hunter, B. Milford, white; H. J. Lomax, W. N. Joiner, Thomas Williamson, colored.

Anderson-William Perry, N. J. Newell, white; Samuel Johnson,

colored.

Berkeley-M. F. Becker, D. H. Chamberlain, Timothy Hurley, Joseph H. Jenks, A. C. Richmond, white; William Jervey, Benjamin Byas, W. H. W. Gray, George Lee, colored.

Beaufort-J. D. Bell, R. G. Holmes, white; F. E. Wilder, L. S. Langley, W. J. Whipper, Robert Smalls, J. J. Wright, colored.

Barnwell-C. P. Leslie, Niles G. Parker, white; James N. Hayne, A. Middleton, C. D. Hayne, Julius Mayer, colored.

Charleston-A. G. Mackey, C. C. Bowen, Gilbert Pillsbury, white; F. L. Cardozo, William McKinlay, R. H. Cain, R. C. DeLarge, A. J. Ransier, colored.

Chester-Purvis Alexander, Barney Burton, Sancho Sanders,

colored.

Chesterfield-R. J. Donaldson, white; H. L. Shrewsbury, colored. Clarendon-Elias E. Dickson, white; William Nelson, colored. Colleton-J. S. Craig, white; William M. Thomas, William Driffle, W. M. Vinery, colored.

Darlington-B. F. Whittemore, white; Isaac Brockenton, Jordan Lang, Richard Humbird, colored.

Edgefield-Frank Arnim, white; R. B. Elliott, Prince R. Rivers, John Bonum, David Harris, John Wooley, colored.

Fairfield-James M. Rutland, white; H. D. Edwards, Henry Jacob, colored.

Georgetown-Henry W. Webb, white; F. F. Miller, Joseph H. Rainey, colored.

Greenville-James M. Allen, J. M. Runion, white; Wilson Cook, W. B. Johnson, colored.

Horry-Henry Jones, A. R. Thompson, colored.

Kershaw J. K. Jillson, S. G. W. Dill, white; John A. Chestnut, colored.

Lancaster-Albert Clinton, Charles Jones, colored.

Lexington-Lemuel Boozer, Simeon Corley, white.

Laurens Joseph Crews, Y. J. P. Owens, white; Harry McDaniels, Nelson Davis, colored.

Marion-W. S. Collins, white; J. W. Johnson, H. E. Hayne, B. A. Thompson, colored.

Marlboro-Calvin Stubbs, George Jackson, colored.

Newberry-B. O. Duncan, white; James Henderson, Lee Nance,

colored.

Orangeburg-E. W. M. Mackey, white; E. J. Cain, W. J. McKinlay, T. K. Sasportas, B. F. Randolph, colored.

Pickens-M. Mauldin, Alexander Bryce, L. B. Johnson, white. Richland-Thomas J. Robertson, white; W. B. Nash, S. B. Thompson, C. M. Wilder, colored.

Spartanburg-J. P. F. Camp, J. S. Gentry, white; Rice Foster, Coy Wingo, colored.

Sumter-T. J. Coghlan, F. J. Moses, Jr., white; W. E. Johnston, Samuel Lee, colored.

Union-J. H. Goss, white; Abram Dogan, Samuel Nuckles, colored.

Williamsburg-William Darrington, white; C. M. Olsen, S. A. Swails, colored.

York-J. L. Neagle, William E. Rose, white; J. W. Mead, J. H. White, colored.

Three of the delegates elected failed to attend-F. A. Sawyer, white, Charleston; John K. Terry, white, Colleton; George D. Meddis, colored, Edgefield.

Of the 124 delegates elected, forty-eight were white and seventysix colored. The white men classed as Republicans were about equally divided as natives or newcomers-in the vernacular of the times, "scalawags" or "carpetbaggers."

The following table gives the previous residences of the delegates:

Of the Barnwell delegation Niles G. Parker was an alderman of Charleston, and James N. Hayne a very recent resident of that city. E. W. M. Mackey moved up from Charleston to Orangeburg in order to represent the latter district, and immediately upon the adjournment of the Convention resumed his residence in the city. B. F. Randolph lived in Charleston while representing Orangeburg. R. B. Elliott lived in Charleston while representing Edgefield.

Of the white delegates twenty-three paid no tax whatever; of the total tax paid by the other whites ($761.62) one member, Mr. Perry, "Conservative," of Anderson, paid $508.85, leaving $252.76 paid by the remaining forty-six-or less than $6.00 each.

Of the colored delegates fifty-nine paid no tax at all; of the total tax paid by the colored members one, William McKinlay, of Charleston, paid $85.35-leaving the amount paid by the remaining seventythree to be $32.58, or less than fifty cents each.

The total tax paid by the 120 Republican delegates present was $359.70-an average of less than $3.00 each.

Dr. Albert G. Mackey was elected president, and the office of secretary was given to Carlos J. Stolbrand, of Beaufort, lately a soldier in Sherman's army. A full complement of subordinate officers was provided for. Quite a discussion arose over the proposition to elect a chaplain, but it was finally decided to have each day's proceedings opened with prayer by a clergyman to be selected by the president. There were several preachers in the body.

The sergeant-at-arms first elected-a negro of the name of Edward Conway-was at once found to be incompetent and was summarily made to resign.

The pay of members was fixed at $11.00 a day, and 20 cents per mile for coming and going-these sums payable in "bills receivable," the scrip previously issued by the Legislature, worth eighty cents on

the dollar. The per diem of attaches and employees ranged from $3.00 to $11.00, payable, of course, in bills receivable.

The policy, temper and ideas of this body may be judged by some of its proceedings in matters having no relation to the framing of a constitution.

The Charleston Mercury was violently denounced, and its reporters were excluded from the hall-this on the motion of D. H. Chamberlain.

A negro delegate from Richland-S. B. Thompson-offered a resolution demanding the summary removal of Maj. Thomas B. Lee, Superintendent of the State Penitentiary-this on the alleged ground of cruelty to convicts. An investigation by a military commission soon afterwards showed Thompson's charge to have been utterly false. By a later resolution General Canby was requested to remove Major Lee and appoint William E. Rose, of York.

Beverly Nash, of Richland, offered a section taxing uncultivated lands one per cent. higher than those under cultivation.

Congress was requested to lend the State $1,000,000 for the purchase of lands to be resold on long time to persons in South Carolina.

T. J. Coghlan, of Sumter, offered a section expunging from the vocabulary of South Carolina the words "negro," "nigger," and "yankee," and making the opprobrious use of any of those terms a misdemeanor punishable by fine and imprisonment.

By resolution General Canby was requested to order a further stay, for three months, of all executions and all sales of property for any debt whatsoever. The district commander issued his order accordingly.

By ordinance, contracts made for the purchase of slaves were declared void and the courts were prohibited from issuing process for their collection. General Canby was requested to issue an order to enforce this ordinance, but he forbore to act in the premises.

On motion of D. H. Chamberlain, General Canby was requested to abolish the district courts, dismiss their judges and declare vacant all offices incident to such courts. On this request General Canby took no action.

Congress was requested to donate to the State, for distribution among the freedmen, the land which had here been sold for nonpayment of the direct tax-the value of such lands being estimated. at $700,000.

A commission was appointed to frame and submit to the Legislature a scheme of "financial relief" for the people of the State.

The Convention adjourned sine die on March 18-after a session of fifty-three working days. The cost of the session was about $110,000.

The new Constitution contained many provisions which made that instrument materially different from the one adopted in 1865.

The paramount allegiance of the citizen was declared to be to the Constitution and Government of the United States, and the oath required of all officials contained the acknowledgment of that allegiance.

In indictments for libel the truth of the publication might be given in evidence the jury being the judges of the law and the facts.

Offenses less than felony, in which the punishment should not exceed $100 fine or thirty days' imprisonment, were made triable without the intervention of a grand jury.

Imprisonment for debt was abolished, and a homestead exemption of $1,000 in lands and $500 in personalty was allowed to the head of every family.

Representation was apportioned according to population only. The judicial districts were designated as counties, and Pickens district was divided into two counties-Pickens and Oconee.

The age of eligibility of Senators was fixed at twenty-five-the old Constitution fixing it at thirty. Members of either house must have resided one year in the State and three months in the county-the old Constitution having required in the case of the Senators a residence of five years and for the Representatives three years.

The regular meetings of the General Assembly were fixed for the fourth Tuesday in November of each year.

The pay of members of the Legislature was fixed at $6.00 per day, with 20 cents per mile of travel in going to and returning from the place of meeting-with leave to the body to reduce these figures.

The term of the Governor and Lieutenant-Governor was fixed at two years each being eligible to reelection. The term of the Comptroller-General, Treasurer, Attorney-General, Adjutant and Inspector-General, Secretary of State, and Superintendent of Education was in each case four years, with the right to reelection.

The Supreme Court was constituted of three justices, to be elected

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