The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, October 22, 1850, Image 2
LE'ITER OF COL. J. S. PRESTON.
Tiie following letter \v:is written in reply to
an invitation to use mass meeting at Pendleton.
It was addressed to "Messrs. iliiit, Sloan, Max
well, Gaillard, Seaborn, 1 aylor and ?liarpe,
and is dated, Slimmer Home, Sept. SJ4, 1850:
' Gentlemen: I have had tiie pleasure to receive
your letter inviting me to attend a mass
meeting at Pendleton, on the first day of October.
1 use no merely formal expression when
I say that I do most sincerely regret my inability
to join you at the time indicated. It
would be most gratifying to be permitted to
unite with you in council concerning the grave
and fearful is-ue? now before the country. If
my heart needed stirring to meet these high
matters, I kno w it would la? roused by the spir
it which will animate the men of the mountains.
I know what that spirit is?lor I claim descent
from some of those who?seveuty years ago ?
rushed from the valleys and mountain sides of
my native Virginia to repel tho invader from
the borders of my adopted Carolina. The
cause in which we are thus engaged, is not less
urgent, less imperative, less sacred than that
for which tliey hied at King's Mountain niiu
the Cowpens. I do not believe the past history
of civilized legislation furnishes a parallel of
such rapid and reckless encroachment upon
rights, ascertained and fixed by constitutional
enactment, as that which marks the late career
of the General Government It seems, literally
to have torn the Cnnstituton into shreds and
given it to the winds?all its powers have fallen
into the hands of a party which urged on
by apparent interest and real fanaticism, are
driving forward their fell purposes with Titantic
progress. 1
"Emerging from a feeble and despicable
origin, this partv has risen and expanded until
bow it not only dictates the policy of the nation,
but is ready to wage war against Heaven
itself. Destructive in all its principles, fern
clous and fanatic in religion, UeDaucneo anu
scandalous in tl e code and practice of its inorals,
it is held together and strengthened by all
the adhesive sympathies of blasphemy, atheism,
pollution, and treason. Such as it is, it has had
power to rend from us all the safe guards of the
Constitution; .ind now, self-preservation, as
well as decency and self-respect, leave us but
one alternative, and that is, to quit thein at
once and forever. Are we ready for this? I
believe in South Carolina, no true patriot hesitates,
and yet I believe, every inan appreciates
all the dangers and all the difficulties involved
in the disruption of one gover. m 'nt and the
enlwilt 111in 11 nf another. If we take this step.
it will be done firmly, and understanding!}*
'Hie doubting and timid will liave time to escajK*,
leaving the work to those wlio are willing for
it, so that when we coiue to act or suffer, there
will be no faultering in our purpases.
"My judgment is, that the Legislature should
meet at the regular time, and at once propose
to the slave holding States a convention of
States, for the avowed purpose of withdrawing
from the existing confederation, and settling
ikgjdetnils and preparing for the contingencies
ofthro^^eSrob. "Should we fail to engage
OUr fetfowaulferora course, tbcfl
let South Carolina alone, assume the guardian*
ship of her right* and honor, the instant the
most active and energetic measure can prepare
her to take the steps to defend it. In the mean
time it seems to nie the course adopted by the
people of Richland is wise and prudent for. the
whole State, that is to require every citizen
now solemnly to pledge himself to sustain the
constituted authorities of the -State v.hoover
course they may adopt to m;ii.Haiti i'i ngi:ts
and interest of the South. Our sole : !le;:i nnv
is due to South Carolina; and in those times iie
who acknowledges higher or even concurrent
duty soould be regarded as entertaining seiitiin
juts danoeroua to our riirlits. our honor and
our safety. We should go forth to this smuggle
in confident and unrestrained sympathy
with every man who calls himself a southerner
?for it is one in which our destinies for good
or evil, iu all time to come, are inevitcbly involved.
" I pray you pardon my thus obtruding my
opinions and feelings upon you. They may
be crude and roughly expressed, hut they are the
offspring of a pure devotion to the only earthly
sovereign I acknowledge, the State of South
Carolina.
" With the tender of my sincere gratitude for
the honor done me by your invitation, I am,
gentlemen, respectfully and faithfully, your
friend hiiu tettow-ciuzen,
"Johx S. Preston."
Reclamation ok Fugitives.?When our
ancestors ei tered into the federal compact, they
made a solemn agreement that certain rights of
the South would be rt snorted and uaranteod.
Without such guara- toe the Sou'.hei-Q States
would never nave entered the Union. That
compact became tiie law of the land, and as
long as it exists, it must be be supported and
adhered to by every good citizen, The duty
of upholding it is as obligatory on the American
people of the present day as it was 011 those of
the time at which it was founded. It cannot he
violated without a dissolution of the Union;
and the question arises whether we are to jeopardize
if not destroy not only the Union, but
the happiness of the slaves themselves, by violating
that law and thereby refusing to carry out
the constitution, That it was necessary to
pass such a hill, in order to carry out our obligations
to the South, none hut fanatics will deny,
and such a hill would he superfluous if the
North had acted in good faith towards the
South. It is useless to appeal to the constitution,
therefore, to vindicate opposition to the
Fugitive Slave law, for if our conduct be tested
by that instrument, we are bound by every consideration
to take exactly an opposite course,
am' upport it t > 1
!i there ;sa"\ riou iufii :tioti on part
thisiaw, liie.resui i> . i. . <>= . '
fillti tsivi.* Wl>! Wiji ' 'i. t> ?
10 a V. IV a- ui'u il'ot .! :: '< t ... ;c '
ever occasion reipnua n, an . n *
whole gwarni of fanatics, and tlu-ir dupes, the
colored people, will be exterminated by the
guns of our military. Of this they have had
an earnest in the proceedings which recently
took place in the city of Detroit, where several
military companies were ordered to support the
&
! civil authorities iu the arrest of a fugitive slave.
The same thing would take place hereof the
' occasion required it. This the colored people
and the fanatical whites may rest assured of,
j and so soon as they force that issue on the pub^
vi'ill n u'tip nf' ovtiirittitiiitmn ntrtiincf
> the blacks be commenced, the end of which no
! one can see. This Union is not to be torn
asunder by misplaced philanthropy, or the fanaticism
of Seward or any demagogue like
him, and the attempt will be met with an opposition
of a character that perhaps such disorganizes
may not dream of. If the issue of
the Union or bloodshed is forced on the people,
then let it come, no matter what may be
the consequences. Seward may stump the
.Northern States, or Mr. Van Buren may do it,
or any other free soil fanatic may do it, but the
constitution must and shall Ikj sustained, be
; the c -Miscqnences what they may.
New York Herald.
CONCILIATION ITEMS.
The signs of the times indicate on the part of
the Northern people of both parties, and all
classes and sects. The few Whigs who scce;
ded from the platform of Seward are not sus|
lained by the Whig press of New York. Col.
j Webb has returned to his duties, as editor of
! the New York Courier, and his first article is
to rebuke the seceding Whigs who wish to read
Governor Seward out of the party for ins free
soil votes in the United States Senate. He
regards the new convention, which is called
for the 17th, at Syracuse, as a mere matter of
personal hostility, entertained against him by
Jno. C. Spencer and Francis Granger, whose
political honesty the Courier is not willing to
endorse.
Another significant sign of the bad spirit ;
abroad, even in religious communities, is found |
in the following item:
"The JJew York State Baptist Convention, |
which met at Brook port on the 9th instant,
Rev. Gibbon Williams in the chair, passed a
series of resolutions repudiating the fugitive
slave law as contrary to the spirit of the Declaration
of National Independence, and opposed
to the direct grants of the Constitution to every
citizen, and to the law of God. And as
such, they pledge themselves not voluntarily to
aid, by any means whatever, in giving effectiveness
to the law, for the sj>eedy repeal of which
they will do everything that is in their power."
We ask what inducement is offered to the
people of the South to cling to a Union with
such people. In all parties and religious sects,
and among all classes, there are found enough
of these "fanatics," to give tone to public sentiment
and control the elections. Talk of
Southern disunionists, when such sentiments as
the above prevails. The fugitive bill will
doubtless Ire repealed. It may have the effect
of uniting the South, and, until this end is gained,
we have little hope of seeing any signs of
repentance at the North. Fellowship or union
with such canting hypocrites, who set aside
even tlie laws of common honesty,- is neither
desirable nor safe.?South Carolinian.
Virmnnc^A jmblic meeting.uf the citizens
of Jefferson and adjoining counties, Va., withoujdistinctiori
of party, is to he held in Charlestown,
on Friday next, for the purpose of con
sideling the late action of Congress on the subject
of slavery, and other kindred questions.
The lion. James M. Mason and the Hon. It.
M. T. Hunter. U. S. Senators from Virginia,
and the Hon. Richard Parker, the Retirement*.
j tive from that district, are expected to bu prosI
cut to address the jieople. The call is signed
by some one hundred most respectable citizens,
while, if it had been desired, five hundred could
have been as easily obtained.?lb.
Hcspmiw. of Western Virginia.?We publish
to-day the proceedings of the meeting in
Hampshire county, Virginia. It will be remembered
that this was a meeting called at
the county seat, Homney, without distinction
of party. It will be seen that the meeting endorses
the Nashville Convention, and resolves
to send one delegate to its next meeting. The
Compromise bills were repudiated; a resolution
in favor of them having been voted down. The
Virginians are not an excitable people. They
are calm, considerate, and steadfast In the
language of the first Virginia Legislative resolutions
at the last session: "Virginia has taken
her stand on these questions, and will be inaiutained."?Southern
I'ress.
Mississippi.?The Vieksburg Sentinel says:
" Our space will not permit us to keep a record
of all the Southern meetings in this State. YVs
i have before us the proceedings of meetings in
> Oktibbeha, Noxubee and Tippah. In the former
tlu* resolutions were reported by a commit
tee of six Whigs and three Democrats, and in
all the old party lines arc alliterated.
South Carolinian.
Trmpoua Mutaxtuh.?Seventy-five years
ago, a lew colonist*, alarmed and irritated l>y J
a trilling tax on a commodity of which they
required very little, became disunionists; and
actually seceedod from the government under
which they had been born.
Now some who affect to praise the deeds of
such men are found denouncing as treason,
the assertion that any cause can justify secession.
? Columbia Telegraph.
Man may be likened unto a wanderer in the
night who carries his lantern upon his back.?
Recollection illumines the road thvt is passed,
but before him is impenetrable darkness.
A celebrated writer on the sight says, that
; wearing veils permanently, weukens many nat:
urally very good eyes, on account of the endeavours
of the eye to ad just itself to the oeaseV-ss
vibration of that too common article of
. Ladies, then, should beware of hiding
?. . nvtty eyes and faces, with veils.
From Central America.?An arrival ni
. New York brings advices from Onlra! Ameri:
ca to the 5th of September. Great excilemeni
is said to exist in the interior of Nicaragua relativo
to the treaty recently negotiated between
the United States and Great Britain in regard
j to the Mosquito Kingdon.
" mat mwmijL
CAMDEN. S. C.
TUESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 31, 1850.
Fire.
About sixty bales cotton belonging to Mrs. Kenedy,
of Sumter Dist., stored in the yard of II. Levy
& Son, of this place, was discovered about ten
o'clock this morning to be on fire. By the exertionsof
the citizens and the Fire Companies it was
extinguished, with the loss of about 20 bales No
discovery could be made as to the origin of the
fire.
g-g-T* The Corresponding Secretaries of the
Southern Rights Association for Kershaw have
received a communication from the Hon. J. A.
Woodward, stating that he cannot address his
constituents at this place on the first Monday in
November next, private and previous engagements
calling him to Chester. At any subsequent
day appointed by the Association, he will attend.
Rain.
On Friday and Saturday last we were favored
with fine showers of rain?the weather for several
weeks previous having been exceedingly dry, dustv
and disagreeable. We hope the recent rains
will assist the steamer Robert Martin to make her
way up, our Merchants are getting very anxious
to hear of her arrival at this port.
537~We have had a frost. On Sunday night,
while the moon was shining softly down, and the
stars with their brilliant eyes were looking on the
earth, frost came, and with his cold breath breath
ed upon rue beautmii Mower?, and now tney
hang their fragrant petals, bright victims ot the
frost-fever. We would wish that our clime was
still nearer an eternal summer?where no chilling
winds swept away the wannness of the sunshine,
and the flowers knew no grave. But
" Leave* have their time to fall,
And flowers to wither at the north-wind's breath."
But beyond dark Winter lies a beautiful Spring,
and we will wait for the resurrection of the flowers.
J5f"From all parts of the South we hear of
Southern Rights meeting?, largely attended.?
Here and there occasionally, we see " a rally for
the Union," with perhans ten or twelve names at
tached, callingthe meeting, which generally proves
a miserable abortion. Judge Sharkey, who was
offered that federal bribe, if he would desert the
South, we see, has agreed to the bargain, and
says he goes for submission. Let him go, poor
old man! The South has lost but little, and the
North gained still less. How will he be remembered
in comparison with the venerable Troup?
JJT The citizens of Darlington District have
formed a Southern Rights Association, of which
Chancellor Darga.t is President.
So brother Fulton you are a Pat?well we like
you a little better. Some one told us you were a
yankee?that is born North ofMason and Dixon's
line. We call all those yankees?we know the
term was originally applied to the New England
States. But we are glad to hear that you are a
native of the land ofOssian and Moore. You ask,
if a Northerner who favors Clay's compromise bill
is an Abolitionists ? What is a Southerner who
holds the same opinion? We will tell you what
an Irishman who does is, a traitor to the South.?
When you bring a flower from Europe and plant
it here, do you not say this is an exotic flower??
Why then do you object to the term exotic yankee,
or as we now have it exotic Pat. But you say,
"we would just as soon be a yankee as not." Really,
we expect you would?we have seen men
like you before, with whom almost any change
would be for the better. But a little further, you
assume your "usually dignified style" and rema ks,
"Mamma says ice was born in Ireland." In ti.is
dignified style perhaps did Currnn speak of the
..ri.:.. ...? i...
ItlllU UI 1113 I let II Yll}? UUl S?IA jri-l WiUU^Il we w,wc
cannot reach that brilliant Ha^h of native thought.
Relative to our self-conceit and egotism, we think
you showed decidedly the largest share in calling
yourselP'a stumpy little Devil"?as men generally
suppose even a little Devil, and a stumpy one at
that, to have some smartness attached to them,
from the success they meet with. Your logic in
proving our Book a Turnip, reminds me of that of
two of your countrymen, walking up a hill, one
in advance of the other?a limb stretched across
their path?the foremost as he walked on bent it
round as far as possible and then let it loose?flying
back it struck his comrade and knocked him
down?"Faith and he Jasus, Pat," said the fallen
one, "where would it have knocked mo to, if you
hadn't held it." You eav a man that makes a shoe
is a shoemaker?a wagon, a wagonmaker," &c.
then because you review our Book it is a Turnip.
Is he who reviews a wagon, the wagouinaker?
Any dunce can review a shoe, but any dunce cannot
make one. Verily you are a great logician.?
We called you a Turnip reviewer, for two reasons,
viz: from your frequent recurrence to that
plant, it seemed to be the "flower of your fancy"?
and because you were i'recnalike. You imagine
that we were overwhelmed at the notice you took
of our boyhood effusions. No, indeed ! we considered
the source. The Fice may bark at the
Lion, or Etna throw its filthy bile up at the stars,
but very seldom is the Lion injured, or are the
bright faces of the stars tarnished. You deny the
habit of vi3itingyour neighbors' turnip patches.
We used to hear an old saying, when one denies
before they are charged, it is a sign of guilt" I
expect a pretty true one in the present case. And
as for our giving lessons in that employment, it
would be like Innocence teaching Deceit to lie.?
You offer $500 for the meaning of the poetry you
copy. When the Trustees came to visit the College,
one of them, Rev. J. Dannelly, (not .Dainuly,
as printed) asked us to write a piece of poetry on
Long bullets and broken hearths?we did so?and
wiien \vs Bay we essaypa them, we mean we wrote
concerning them. You will find a standard meaning
in a hook called Walker's Dictionary. Now,
brother Fulton, send us the $600 quick. But we
awfully fear we will have to take promises for
pay.
We will close by making two simple requests ?
of you, viz: not to lugg in your subscribers on ?\
every occasion, and make your articles shorter
and with more point.
We respectfully dedicate the following lines to
THE TURNIP KNIGHT. e
I knew a little genius once, t
Of modest, graceful mean,
So very like a Turnip plant,
No difference could be seen;
Amative of the Emerald Isle, P
The Irish 'Inter clime,
He left his home and came to where g
Each soul is worth a dime, i:
Then farther South, where nobler souls J
And nobler hearts are found, (
He came to sing the typo's tune, [
With tame submission sound.
Thus'his eventful life has passed
Creation's threadbare patch, ''
The 7'urni/vKiiight?the Yankee Imp, e
The Scotch Reviewer's match.
Zeal and Energy. n
TIipsp aco tpmiB nunrlv mip nmt tho cnmp thpv n
"V-V ^ ?w ^...v ??; I'
are important prerequisites in the success of any <1
enterprise?qualifications which must be possess- I'
ed in order to succeed in the business of life. A "
wise man l^as said, Hard labor overcomes all 0
things. And another remarks that, Nothing is too ^
difficult for mortal to do. We are spjaking now ^
of Zeal and Energy rightly employed and proper
ly directed; these desirable qualifications may be u
abundantly possessed and yet it is possible for a J,
man to make but little headway towards the ad- ;i
vancement of his plans and interests. It is no- i
cessary that reason should accompany these,and t
direct the helm. Had Columbus listened to the I
advice of many of his friends, it is likely that he c
never would have discovered Amerioa. And 60
with the Patriots in the early history of our Gov- *
eminent, had they listened to the suggestions of '
soma in their day and time, America might still be |
in chains. Had Fulton listened to the numerous }]
disquisitions of learned theorists against the prac- t
tical operation of steam, this valuable agent might j
not now be employed as it is in so many ways to
the great advantage and advancement of the in- i
terests of man. 1
So in tlie every day concerns of life?*r>me there 1
are who would never build railroads or plank
roads, but content themselves to follow the way '
in which their fathers walked. But things have ^
changed; this, we must recollect, is a go ahead ^
age in which we live, aild to keep pace with the (
times we too must go ahead. t
1 >
Old Charleston rruhiii" tip.?We noticed on {
Saturday, at the ship-yard of our enterpiising
fellow-townsman, Jas. Marsh, Es<|., a new fea- j
ture, for Charleston, in ship building, it is no ,
less than the fitting up of an engine on hoard t
,1 new steamer, ycl on the stocks, .and intended
we believe, to run between this port and Cam- \
den. Steam wilt be raised on this vessel, and
so soon as she reaches her destined element, <
will try her power of locomotion, and test an ?
engine made by our own mechanics, Cameron, |
M'Dennot & Mustard. She will he a real .
Southern steamer,?we therefore bid her God- t
sjK-cd.?Churh si on Sun. t
t
Tiib Weatiirr am> Chops.?From all sec- t
tions of the cotton region, we have accounts of ?
continued dry weather. We have had no rain ,
in this region for about fifty-two days and tho
planters, as well as cotton plants, seem to have s
made good use of their time. The season for ]
picking has been unusually fine, and the giealer
portion of the crop will he saved in the very ?
best of order. The accounts in regard to the ,
extent of the crop in Georgia are conflicting. '
All, however,agree that the yield will fall materially
shoit of last year. This will be particu- ,
larly the case, "in the upper counties. In the s
Southern and South Western counties, the pro- j
spect was better, until since the storm. That, s
however, injured the fibrou.? roots, and caused ,
i tiie plant in many instances to shed its fruit, and s
take a second growth. Upon the whole, the .,
prospects of the planter#, so far as the quanti- ?
ty of cotton is concerned, are gloomy, The \
price, however, will amply remunerate, as we ^
liave no doubt they \\ ill receive more money for
the crop than they would have done, had the j
yield been twice as great as it really is. |
Macon (Go.) Messenger.
The Plank Road.?The tolls for the month j
of September, on the 18 miles on which tolls
are collected, amounted to 8*217. And for the (
month of October, thus far, they have averaged <
about 810 per day. t
Considerable portions of the Road, beyond ^
the 18 miles, arc finished, but not being cou- [
nected, (owing to the necessary delay in saw- ,
ing the lumber,) tolls cannot be charged except <
on the 18 continuous miles. The whole route
to Carthage is progressing rapidly, ami we hope s
will soon be completed. West of Carthage, ?
three steam mills will be in operation shortly.
In the last Asheborough Herald we notice a t
suggestion, that the road instead.of going to
Salisbury should terminate at Salem. This (j
would certainly be unjust to those at Salisbury, c
Lexington, &c., who have subscribed to the ?
Stock. We altogether approve of the alternative
proposition of the Herald, that a branch Jj
should be extended to Salem, We hope to see e
that and many other branches made ; for instance,
to Davie, Iredell, Surry, 610. n
Fayettevllle Observer, fi
A Negro Woman without Ears.?The (
Rev, 11. A. Ileiuon, in a letter to the London I
(Va.) Chronicle, snvs: J
" Strange, but not less true, I yesterday saw
a colored woman without ears; not only was ti
she without the auricle or the evternal part of e
the ear, but there is no trace of a fonemen or
passage for sonorous vibration?the meatus is
nntiwlv plrtcAil vof slip P.iin nnnvprcp wift. , T
others, and distinctly hear their words, for which i
purpose she opens her mouth. Now, is the ! 3
sound transmitted to the brain by menus of the
tympanum, or doeB it act on the auditory J
nerves without the intervention of the drum and
attendant organs ? This is an interesting question
lor physiologist ? The woman belongs to
Mr. Jus. firoaddus, near Carolioe Court House. \
mmmmmmrn . .. _j ijl?
For the Journal.
PUBLIC MEETING A T LANCASTER.
In ahsWofto a call made through tliecolumns
f the C'nttidet) Journal, a meeting of ihecitiens
of Lancaster District, was held at the
.oiiit House on Uie /tii ot uctotiermsL, for tne
urpose of forming a Southern Rights Associa011.
-';
On motion .Mr. James P. Crockett was calld
to the Chair, and Win. A. Moore and M, P.
Crawford were requested to act as Secretaries,
On motion of Col. Dixon Barney a commit?e
of nine was apjwitited by the Chair/$o preaie
business for the meeting.
The committee consisted of the following
entlemen, viz: Col. Dl.toti Barnes, Chairman,
I. B. Massey, Henry H. Oooeh, F. B. Ingre-n,
ii T..Um T?
iii ?? iwiuinpuini, ?riniii #w^rj/u
Cunningham, G'apt. Wui. Mtilumna and Daniel
Irown.
The committee retireJ, and the Interim of
:s absence was occupied in addresses from sev^
ral gentlemen.
Mr. Williams Iteing called upon, addressedhe
Chair in explanation of the objects of tfnT
leeting. He commenced by explaining the*
lature and purposes of the Federal Compact,nd
proceeded to show that the Constitution1
iad been violated, repeatedly violated by the
injust and wirked aggressions.of the Ntfr&up-"
in the South ; that the sentiment of hostility to*
he institution of Slavery in taO Swrth;> \yns'
general and deep routed in the jteopfe <ff
<iorth; that this sentiment had evinced itself,
a a long and continued system of aggression
ipou the institution of slavery; denouncing the
list act in the long catalogue of wrong, injury
aid insult in the admission of California as a
aft llinm odimiQ iinil inoiiltiuir hi 11 if Sollt.ll
han an undisguised passage of the VVilaiot
h-oviso would have been, and showing tha* the
oily mode of redress now left ns. is to lie found
n secession. He then proceeded to show that
he condition of the South would be greatly lmiroved
by disunion from the North.
Mr. Hammond being called upon, expressed i
lis concurrence in the views of die first speaker,
md tiis willingness to acquiesce in any measure ,
0 remedy existing wrongs, that the State mny
ulopt. *
Mr. Cureton was called upon, but laboring
inder imlisposition begged to Iks excused, siiu>lv
expres ing lija determination to stand or
hll by his State.,
Dr. R. E. VVyhe tlien a Idressed the meeting,
lortraying in vivid colors the horrors that would <
msue, in the event the North succeeded in their
1 ml end, the abejitiion of slavery. He made I
he great question: beShre us at this ?ime, to lie
me which addressed itself with equal force to 1
(very southern by showing that the evils 1
vhich would l|to<n abolition, would find
heir way to t!w> hearth. of every man.
Mr. .J. (?;:|}oehait then rose in a strain of impassioned
elorjjUiL'uee,. spoke pointedly of tho
vronire c\ ?viirl ili.i nrvtncohfir nf im.
' "iijjo wi hip a#(*<ijj any, 111*5 uvv^w#^ v?i ?? |
uediate notion ott>the port of thoSottfh?.
The committee then, read: their Report?the
allowing { ons<9itrii'mi::
Relieving the ptuv. suggested" of fttrHiirag
Southern Rights AssaointifHis in the SwUhe**
States to he the U?t inenu$?f.ur<iudug the pee?le
of the South to>%fVUR sengSof their danger,
tnd banging about wwiOtmity of action in proeeting
their righfe agniiirt the- usurpations of
he Federal G overman t lijr dfesemjiuiting inurination
among tho people?we, the-citizen*,
if Lancaster DisTi do hereb?>jwguitize ourielves
into an As.-oci?r.i>e for such a purpose,.
vitli the following Constitution:
A: tide 1st.?T e name of this Association
hail be tl e Southern Rights Association of
Lancaster District.
Art 2nd. its officers shall - lie a President,,
wo Vice Presidents, two Recording Seeretaies,
two Corresponding Secretaries and a.
Treasurer, to be chosen annually. .
Art. 3rd. The Association .?J?alI appoint .-uw i
iubH)' a Council of safety totoosist of five per- j
;ons for Lancaster village, and four for eaclu *
lent Company in ti?e I)istii<d, whose duty it ,
iliall be to take into coin-Meration all conunulicutions
connected with the objects of tlie Association,
to call extra meetings id" the. Assm-ii
ition, whenever five of tlieir number shall >v|uest
ti e President so to tjoj the President and
f ice Presidents shall bee.\-0fficio members of
he Council.
Art. 4th. The Association shall meet regitarly
oij the first Monday in January, April, Ju-i?
lalfl OolrtViAe
Art 54b. Every citizen of the District may
K-come a member of the Association .by siguing,
hese rules.
Art. Ctli, The Association shall continue in
'xistonce, and |>orscvere in its-efforts until tlio
State icsuiue the powers heretofore delegated1
o tlie United States forspecial porposes, or the
vrongs we have suffered and.are likely to sutFer,.
to .fully redressed, and to this eutL.we pledge
jurselves to suppoit any, measure, of redress
south Carolina may adopt
Mr. S. H. Massey, from the minority then1
iiibmitted the following resolution as expres- live
of their views:
Whereas, the Union hns tailed to accomplish
he ends for which it was established, ftewfrer/,
lliat we are ready, willing, and feel it to be our
luty to. withdraw from if, and tlyit we pledge
mrculvpo tn Rilnnort JIllV lllPllinra nf i>.ii{r<iu
?outh Carolina may ndopt.
On motion of J. YV. Cook, Rrtolved, That
>oth the majority and minority reports bo pnssd.
,
On motion of CoL Dixon Barnes, the chairnan
appointed the following/Committee on Ulcers:
Col. Dixon Barnes, John M. Doby, Wm. C."unningham,
James H. Witherspaon, Dr. R..
2. Wvlie, Henry H. Gooch, J. D. Mcllwair,,
ohn Foster, James Robinson.
On motion, tho meeting stood adjoin* ed an
il the 15th inst,, when t^e Committee on Gffi
ers submitted the following report:
President?Dr. R. E. Wvlie.
Vice Presidents?J. M. Doby and Col. T. P.
lallard.
Recording Secretaries?Wm. A, Moore and
f. P. Crawford.
Corresponding Secretaries?J. Williams and.
ames H. Witherapoon..
Treasurer?J. D. Mcllwain.
COUNCIL OF SAFETY.
Lancaster village?S. B. Mnssey, Geo Me.
Vithersppon, A. C. Dunlap. M. Ciiuton.
t.