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+! yP . . lt ,Jf r fT 1 S- N (,"' S .. c .yMi. iJ, " . ty r 4; ..t'k tttnb slx ^ '' t ^ U ilpgd~utl all araa' the'.s ~i~~nueuen t f y r stertkio ttb e mark.< " ' +t to be dleicontinued, qurp~ire; for a hingle.1 ,; s, . 1 ,5tMnthly dve: ue4itl1~et aehel somel4sth Ty'juti3 exceeling Fix uctiiereclimgnendcinsr "f :t* "tibli o tti_ or 'trusat-Or bII b charged" as ttlI is.1 a travellin - ,t )j gf, a,i t0utoiZO to t ntt!cAn ecp for the 4] . S~~lntahdaird. e'ine.i of the "south,.ytcpi ihadDs t tta$ i eldh Itis :city on Friday * ' 4bted 6to of lto most extiuordina. * ~ in 'abody* pro. '' al ratlvo. Its. ~1Yuauy:c"attitnte. a. par. ~AInq' iii~l M netg of the A sso. lutic5 caionl theConstitution he etilec'tirn of -officers. It was :.hat~nyther ~usiesswould t1IoI of 'those Who were "t , s> =nnpiiyo whqm are the b1 i~ ' V~prko.'The' omte " a ~pirn budui. for each meet. 4uubi~loti9 Stid,; 'iiasmuiflu is "., idehadit 'ben 'convened by "'or otherwise, lt waEvrys t l. "~ e d vnte'dthat, nothing of an important atould'ie presented. Hence, but tv o-6perationuste Attended. It is ":_ j liud b tulned circulation and * i~ ~ew,''1that the inmmediate W d-seize the occasion tilasreouin affirming heself. constituted Con. 11~di 4jcston in May' last, or ~itijintuion: of exclusive Seces. * ).e tielte Souther,, Con. ' v e @3 Orr ;? 1, 1!e ! i,1lh9W r~ . ' f )s .z; -t A hc ,friends of (C.opertatl, i h~i,'ld, Oidthrr wits at e.. 'fl~o itu) 'thi. rnj~ct W99.It crethtod! ;o pew - Wh9J Ht telded the' r~~ '"~i k!ffcu'ptJtls :A'ti 2T~ f t :". ,{ . aa fEJIV ':TI3 F 4. t e b',+r Asia.f: j tt} Cre exhibited, on you to r n std '! iguate colneption f its t '= 1 Was there a. tearl ee I I1. tone ? confess min wa e : an y a a on'as .adumirble dere e rte native digntity, ;worth,' and p ur it yo hi hitrcter ahine forth' more cunspicuosiy han on this occasion.: :is Irindicationy a otmplete-it wa' unanswered and oifa= werable. , t bpoals'to' the j ecord," to the "roeedinp ourLegi 141 ore, sie his entrani on the poftleapt stage, and a me of fact and contempora "bous expositlof y vsp pefsd, &., a ailt there is no miconsuitenqy .betweeu his seojtion as set-forth in his speeche 'n t-" I gislature, or his pledgo to the Asocai.. a ikn, avid his Iehdletop, BirnweilYl . a rifle, or any other letters.. lie a e 3ecession diJ not enter into the disua no n the Legislature, othervise thian a " ingoncy ants fail e to oitain cInde etson with one or more of the aggri Mtates; that, whilst all aY have readd t as possible, yet row,' perhaps, thought it vould occur, except in the "last tesort" ofI Sta to vindica her sovereignty, and ' hus relieve herself fronioppreasion. H'. ' showed tiaut-the Convention WSaa' left tir. ramrielled-free toiact in its. sovereisn wvisdom 'and.discretion, accordingto the cir-, eumstances existing, or the events. ouar ring at the time of ats.assinbliritr; ordtit 1 he period of its continuance,"He 'huwd i that when this body- acted, it yas the ea. ered duty of cvory,citizen tooboy its behest,. but that until tins mandateAid isi ~ ' body thus free to act according to(i6te i. sin will and plioeuro, no citizen was piog.J , either by allegiance or otherwise, to any j speciice measure, whother-dictatedi b or-i ganised or unorganized associations of indi. hiduals. Until that period 'arrives--.until the Convention acts, every' citizen was free to judge of the "mode and meisantes 'of r. Tress," always keeping steadily in viewv, Resistance by Co-operation if it can be ob. rained, or separate State action. if it cannot, 'as the one thing needful." True to his pledges,' Col. Preston now stands where he has ever stood-pledged to- exhaust all honorable means to obtain Co-operation; but, failing in that, pledged to stand byhis Mtate in any measure which the people,, in their character as sovereigns, acting through their Convention; may decree. Now,I ask you, Mr. Editor, and I ask eve. ry Patriot within her borders, what greater pledge than this can be expected or re. uired " But you will have seen the proceedings of this extraordinary meeting, and can draw your own inferences-can make your own comments. There are other things con. ieteed with it, which t wouhl ght Iy" ad eert tot bout tme ani 9b I. (, ie e aid ht ari. ullic. it to .a,, the dre( .1 1 r1 bas gone forth; the great CeraVAssocia slan hive decreed it: two of the most devo. ed n.d utefu ritizensa of COiutilina hav % A n proscribed awl reptudintislt by an irre. no"ktd 'unta, and Iaor what ? For dering 'c.u.raK . th phrnitIve of freemen.for 11r m ti aIIs'' ! d I, a t as' independent emeni'i. ')Id'r at h'gL ztd Molemn sanction :sf conscienee and all the responsibilities hey owe to GoD and their country. You may hear from meo again. VrI DEX From the Camden.Journal. Publie lMeensag. Pursuant to a rail signied by one hundred :sf te citizerns of Kereshaw District, word ad as follows : "The citizens of Kershaw District, who are in favor of Co-oparation, and opposed to the isolated Secession of Souths Carolina under existing circumstan. t-es, are reqnested to meet in Camden, on Tuesday, the 2:3rd inst. A Daorbacue will be provided. Col's Preston and Chesnut will address the mneetinsg:" a very large usd respectable number of the most sub. ttantial citizans of the District assembled atithe Court Ilonse at hsalf past ten o'clock, wheare tha meeting wvas organized by ap Maj. JOlli' M. DESA USSUR R, Pres'nt. Vzes PnESIDENTa. lames Chsesnut, sen.;John P'. Knox, lames K. Douglas, :John D. Mickle, 'Ihomas Salhnand, ;Wili am D. Fletcher, John McClelland, lA. H1. Donykin, George Stratford, !James Team, W. E. Johinson, |Thsomas Whitaker, U'. J. Shannon, sens.,'John C. WVest, Ilurwvell Boykin, IJames C. Ilaile. Benjamin McCoy, SteE-rIETms. Chlarles 8. West, I S. M. G. Gary, lohan M. Cooper, Wi\Vm. C. Moore. Thle P'resident, after taking the Chair, roposod to the assembled citiz'ens that lhey should fromt a procession and march to lhe Academy Grove, whore they would be addressed bsy lMfessrs. Preston an~d Chsesnut. Accordingly, a procession was formed in heo folliowin~g order, unader the comanud of ilaj. K. 8. Moff'at and Capt. T. lH. hannon, is Marshals The two Orators. Committee of Arrangemensts. Oflicers of thse Meeting. Citizen. Generally. At the Grove where the Addresses were lelivered, a large number of persons then assembled, estimated by a gentlemaun ol wmdoul'.id veracity andu intelligence, at between Sevens and Eighst Hundred. in a short and spirited' address, Maj. [Desauspuro, the P'reseident, handsomely in roduced Col. John 8. Preaton to lis fellow :itizense of Kershsaw Districi. Col. Preston rvae received in the most enthusiastic ruanner by tihe nsseminlge, and after the ipplause had subsided, ihe proceeded to address tihem upon the great question of ihe day-the eparate Secession of this IState.--atnd for more than an hour, ho riv atted the attentin of his auiditory;--only in. oerrupted by the plaudits which his elo-. neo drew from all. It wasM r. Preston's Ia parance among his fellow.citizens of this Distriat, and weo feel assured that Isis goentlomanly deportment and soul-stir ring eloguenceo has won for hinm "troops of frienda.' 'We would not susject Ihis gpeoch to tho.injustice of a crippled sketch, and twill content ourselves with ayinqr, that be 'demonstrated in a nmost conclusive danner, ' the Utter ineffcacy of Sepatato S;pte .&ction to redress our grievainces, and sktetched wvith.a Mfaster'., hand, the unnumn. bered Wooin*hlich ever wait upon rash and rnitt easures. P4 "lresident then introduced to tho u ig "wel~l known and trusty pub ifrra*a~ ~csuw, Jr,' Oftenha 'Krkwshouted) a 'hqar 0). Chesnist, but ter wih @snney End enthusiasm ypaihth 6 nt eegatio . eoinn it e Pj ih't eontae-'a h .-5 - 5dD : ,.. Y ;. , tlr 't~ile keienly ai :, u;" ou t he rg and in. 1 :; 'rsbofo~Fedealfsway: Brsill - + fif dnt; that teIsolated aecessiont $64a Sae 3 t h Ca oditier xist. ng oney stante, iit: il et esrtive. of eig a - i h wte rpgard; M,~~~edWThat.Col'ad ie'sion .and Chet . tpt, have' iri Ilowmng and eloguent 'terms pven utterance to sentiments which find a. endy response in our hearts, and that we ttoby pledge:t;them. out, undivided 'uppt In' a-approaciinj electon Ahbh? thesee Resolutions "had been' Pot ,b Preident invi te Ciizens toform A ininto pession, and march to anI join~ing grove,, whore in plentiful Barbecue ,to provided, vhich'was accordingly done. ho number of persons who pattook of .inner, was stated by a gehtleman respectibilitand who counted them, to * .over. Fi'e' 'Hundred, After dinner b eW asts were reaul. Thosen ad inom. tnent to the :. two Speakers. - were racefully responded to by both- those tentlemten. Tie compuny b then dispersed in good sumor aned in good. oder; there was not e slightest-confuson or -diorder during hbe whole:day. Letters fint ol'y- tothe Committee of [nvitation were - received, from Messrs.. Sumter, Manning and Moses,expresiveof their regret at there Inability to attend the neeting; at the same time containing their hearty endorsement of its great objcts. 3.6; DESAUesoUR , President. CnuAs.8.S WEST, J. Mi Cooe i, , " ecttons. S. M. Q. GanTr, 8cea W.tC.ts Mooss a TRE S ITR BANNER. ePrSideterini , o 0 Ca.sn t fr JOHN T. GREEN, EmanO. 111ESDAP#, SEPTEMBER -0, 1831. 'su Messrs. A. WTr & Co., are A genta for the'Banner in Sumterville. Ouer Peirs whio e. o "[' Tre is one oint on which there cn be no sew atswerey f p rasL The Imng tom. who are tent to he r, or Wer, Acre mo.-+ up teir cnimul nut to by Woet; At '- h' a d be frmi toh.o-4en misternceaisd snome Mo 'he ightst, concuer of rtiorn t e n grse. etr tn lat- : t Commite)e f Litonwerercie f..o-::C sa,. autr Mann an . oseer sessieof hie regetss ot thee inablit tated trhe aretg at er/ saes Ntie naining t eir. totin endsement of prtc geat--Cjr.ts. CO. HN ep.P TN f ihad CO. JA'83. CHA ST , Jr.,tfr's h SSmaer vHayenSwea-Ca. aj.HNvs T n. tooRE E forinton Ti Mesr.A Wautela &a., r Ournt frd the an en semtorv think htther Banne irn ade 'a csiderblen mistak n aeis f st at i the S.3rd. We amn fre t anfes thaEto hinin orphressed. was thei eutooajugentrr ofestion mg is weakness, sp nea In. such matters:, an ad theJ' W'erA' na eprsed ran op5ino wente wouldglad antd coecio te. t circum stat rere !rance ofsour fr inds, wet theoe .hpe t-w uo~n venhg &ewitksob incrre.Itwl Cra Jo ik imoran. P StoN yie arecad.e IXuLse to'S theSdeutonr of ershadg ie enthat hr as lit trus. sinit.W suei ta ewro ee hae reeid opin uncaiontie awn expreJIss byr.arroo. Wa e c neond ntohims number men sh er in tourh >nlmTteofpbi a comnen hr ur fenes in (hie ltetuate w hiok hnatd hoouc sdent bu thserae itkeri nhc wes taten oflthed 1t. dife. fet tonsiertatl .dferno opinion esewas to whautlta ston ofsen oject to teanes. slaty n suh wtha whichn thd Spte ~e-A nusn iruss a wopiniseek outld bnglaor. tardi coretern. Pliticiarnsasc rumpirede If thnecessuru o prys wae Nrther thne ofoa roind is, w hfir hdmi that wca inay padnmber i the cirsnk of the Aoli tonss Ovne thuhwsould sppoec t illac yf its eaigtre aonsidleraetion sf oint. ulystronge to tempedutionea of seratedg Seceds. Wnae. neve magnuedI that w we wre ot right met tioponvr tetainedando exprway M.ining~. We oetoit beind pherfeomet of otineich inn ther maoers o public ,onrn ostre Ire tentiaept in his ter whichecofn inend ounr ecssenbtteeaeoiion~ oniieae .ntdirotte of oplition astoe ard ne thern olitician aumiesbe keeny asue In the rfank of theAli ~longt. nh u WKtthp ~ , 4 ternal Truth....of bI dilialit rfi- g Lt4ofeorder. hbre yris .e 'iti. hi Is neiths . apr nythg stf he narrow hooq h9sical visbt-.ti glee of aem- who bai.Ra lia, -ese. ' l neans of sistaiking a tent, with .eets and he power, pomp. s4 Great and Glerious ' nest assuredlya Pd t' IMilibus-temtswho o plunder, rof Ag. is iracy and:byusi 00 In our remarks,bead; Iaoq," at certainly a er t maination that te Sep0r tb i tfter holdingtheirown ~IbU6*hI; msd making a. gloriou s f 4 nodestiy propo the be allowed tacone i bIn eiq, Ind occupy the titpe they had set ao their Own apeahe *inl sid nothing to inteifest withtheu us ionist on the d4 .bf their: held' no eprate me dr the pu oftt t iarty as ta' .. "fI k9 is but fai.,the the The pepple6 t his M whether they abould -h a i o They~avft k-a rate BeceeiIs"ss tn have heaheir pwn it willb time enough to tet mach party ,h , ha p equal footing. had their ite will ho is mthough t t nteceioj/ t hold afot tbWu pie s : re afrad c the argumens neither of Mr lWStr-TT, nof 9fMr..anybodyilbe. - Our fert te am.ad complain of cur .ad he " freemeb oft Sunter nding Fre Dirt g rT: ecesi.on Party did not iaite the G~o-operatot ty to jin themr in i4ir e..i ~l~04w~sA 19e't hing~k any of the arsea mtafo the ,~aepse Mass Mae ' ni4rthy waes net edhaferd with for any purpoee'hatever. 'he C* Dperationl party haed publshes eAdf. coat r a meeting on the first Monday in October., The object of their meeting was plainly set forth-it was to be a Cp-opeorstion meseting --the Secession party had seen thinecall.. it was published in the eoisnttia. of the Banner-prinmed hand.bills e very# where ditributed. Now nothing' was easier for Ua Seeds. sion party than to have !o4d at coaifd. ence with the Co-operation party, and pro. posed In a becoming uanner, tb unl*vitkh them in Joee Discusuion. Snch a preoni. mion, in di n~e andeppeetful lanugu, would have been muet in the some epirit. But. tho Secession party thought .proper to pursue a diferent course."The inletase. that we draw from this course alone.4onwg that the Secession party did not tgig~ 4 mire 'Free Discssios$.we submit to the candor of every one tolikve been perfectly legitimate. Thus believing we did say to the Co-operationiusts, as a . Hlave nothing to do with the oif the 23rd inst. From this advice however the Seesselon party can claim no advantage, inaemeuch~ as the remarks addressed to the C(opratio ista were not publishsed matti efler the meeting if the 28rd inst. ars Aed. Of what availecould the advice to persop. on Wednesey hve 4wti,*e t et W4 meeting held the day beforw? We invite the closs4 .toee of our readers to the following letter fr6 a ', LCArInoux, which was re-pub)iahedimrjhe Charleston Meruy of Juns 4th 185[, from the New Orleane Defta. The cireemstaeces under which the let ter u~aa made public are set forth by the Delta. The views eapressed by Ma'. Cat~noun in this letter are in perfect liaepinsg with all his published opinions down to the very last speech he made tt the'Senate Just be. tore he died. These authoritative public declarhtioa canno, consiuntently with jusie to the as.i mory of our distinguished statetnasae made to yield to mere primat. r.ertothls siledged conversatiobs. lie says emphatically : "I ausuie that rheflrsa desire of eeery Wits beerfsd $otuhsens man ls t sawe, i pesnlWe, thef js, as weell as ouerseles; butt j( both. oed 4 then to rave oursalets at all evets." tt he declares :" Wilhsw* comst AtfJt thse part of ihe Suth~ mei4Ade~4 e ils wrhole object irts to Pi1*the0dt not only for the pef Im but for our own salvstioes~ajss whole South. Thi s as palpebI Si guage cantmake it , k '.t at y Y'rt } t'", mac. i a i y. Ittt8t nining-f kilt ,":t .- ' ^t " r ' a ; t ltr _ '" y .'R . and mu t:"s! dsdeu the tt4 j . f toflt er li t ;, upi iioriYip IA r$ those lire. a to .h o ' t f r, F t0 alair$4 tiat ? r . 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