The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1836-02-13
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| Wereinioc, as all OR readers nisi
the prospec.of anamicabIs adjas.meat6 6f
our difficulties with frsnee 1hropg The
offered, and accepted mediation q Eng
land. The fact thai Il has bsen aecepiedss
has not ye. been officially snnouncsd;s
there is no doubt however, but Il has
been accepted, and The happies. results:
may be anticipated. We having nothing
very late from. France. A.our int dates.
the annual message had not been recsisrt.t
AT public meeting Of the citizens off
Kershaw District. held pursuant 10 notice
at the Cour. House In Camden. son The af..I.
,einoon of Monday the 9Th instant, the
Hon. JAaEs CHEsxuT was called TO the
Chair, and WsLLIAxs j. GRAxrsppoinied
Secretary. 5s-sa
Ths Chair stated the object Of the neef-s
| ing TO be, to take into consideration ihe
propriciy Of making such arrsngenenis.s
az would facilitate the equipment and
march of the detachment ordered BY tho
Governor from this Regiment for three
months service in and near Florida.
THonAs SALxoND. Esq, alters few rs-t
marks, offered the following Preambiel
and Resolutions. which being seconded.
was submitted by The Chair and unanimous
ly adopted. ss'
Whereas, the Governor .of this Sisfe,
having rdercd from This Regiment de-.
lachment Of sercniy.six officers and pm,
yates. To be mounted and equipped, and
10 march with the utmost expedition 10
tie assistance Of our fellow ci,i1ens Of
Florida. tho Regiment has promptly re-.
sponded TO The call, and Organized asYo-s
Iunleer corps for saIituty. Andsshefc-:
rs. from the shor, no,ice and other cansesv-
l., may be 3.fiiruli to provide the detarii-.
men, with Eossr. aud eqaipmrais suisS.
bic 10 the service, and The expedition may
Be- delayed: ss
Be !, therefore Resolsed, That Il Is 1t.
once both the duty, and The pride Of Tho:
citizens Of the District, 10 meet The praise
worthy and patriotic zeal manitcsled by
our youth. by facilitating ,te equipment
and expc,lilins she march Of The dataeh.
men. by all The means prapcr to The ui.,.
most despatch. s,s
Resoirsd, That - be appointed
committee 10 obtain forthwith, BY sub.
scrip,ion. money, horses, saddles, bri.s
dies, blankets and my other articles
which may be necessary and proper 70
equip the citizen soldier. or add 10 his
comfort while engaged in this .uilsoms
and pcrilous service; and that il be their
duty to distribute the same sgrceably 10
the Recommendation of the officers com.
manning the detachment. (
And. whereas, there Nay be iadiyiduab
in The detachment, whose families depend,
in part. on their efforts for the comforts
and ncressaries al lite: s.
Be it sAsrstas Resolred. That ..---.s
be commi,tee TO collect. By subscription,
supplies OF provisions Of every kind; and
,hs, i, shall be The duty. of said Commit.
tee 10 distribute the same as in their
opinion The wants Of such families re-.
qure.
The following gentlemen being nomi~
mated by individuals present, were by
unanimous vote Of the meeting appointed
the committee under tie second resslu.
ton. Viz Hon. JAnEs CR.sNur. Tho.
MAS SALAoNp. JOSEPH CUNNlSsHAa.
BErJ HIN lila ouNtEoyKlS, Sen. and
CHARLES SHANNON. Esquires..
And in like x,anncr the following we're
appointed the committee under the third
Resolution: viz: Messrs CHARLES ]. SHAN.
S"N, ALEXANDER JOHNSON, LAwRHNcr
WHlTARER, JosErH MicKLE, ARCHIBALD
M'DovALL. GSoRoR STRArFoRp. BEN.
JAxlN M'Coy, LEWIS PkEBLEs, ALLeH
MCAsKILL. LovicK YorNo, WAR Par.
TERsoH, JAMES B. CuRxrox, Jas. HALE,
JAMES BAsKINs. sen. WILLIAM FLKTcaER
and Isaac KNOX. - 80
The following Resolution vas unani.
nously adopted.
Resotptd, Tha, for the purpose OF pro.
yiding the detachment with The funds ne.
ccssary for its service nt!he march, and
until il is mustered into he service Of the
United States, at Purysburg the place
OF rendezvous, the committee under the
second Resolution. De authorized and re-.
quested to raise, by note in the Brancha