Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1845-08-13
From the Spartan.
Mass MEETING SPARTANRURe CoURT
HOUSE.


According 10 previons noIice. large and
respeciabIe concourse ofciizens assembled
m the Court House. in this Village, OH
Monday 4Ih instant, for the purpose of
adopting some plan to relieve the people
rom tie scarcity of provisions, and con
srquem suffering which must inevitably
fall upon them, occasioned by the late
universal drought.
On motion of Col. n. II. Thomson, Dr..
NJ. Moore. of Gle u Springs. was called
to the Chair, and q. d. CmlreIl requested
TO act as Secretary.
The meeting called 10 order, Prayer
as offered Ivy The Rev. j. q. Landrum.
Col, H II Thomson then explained The
object of The meeting, and III an address Of
forty. minutes, striki"gIy portrayed the
situaliru of this. and with few excep.
tinrs, that of The oIher Districts Of The
Stale.
DR.. S Ouerson came forward and Of
tered the following resolutions, 10 Wit:
Whereas il is ascerlained beyond all
queslun. or doubt that The provision crop
OF ,he present year will prove wholly insul-
ficirnt 10 answer the necessary demands
lnr subsistence Of the people. OF this Stale,
ana aohereas from present indications we
rannuI hope to obtain supplies from the
ailnInug States, nXcepl AT such ruinouS
raIes az will render il absolutely impossI-
uc for ii large proportion Of our people 10
obtain bread.
Aud, Whereas it is The duty as well as
ne interest Of every people 10 guard "a,
la, as possible against threatened and in
rvIlabIe calamilies; The people of Spar
l.uburg III mass meeting assemble, do
therefore,
Resolve, lst. That some means To
suppl, the deficiency in bread slulis, should
ne adopted.
Slate generally, and Ol Ine DISTRICTS Ol
| Anderson, Plckens. GreenvilIr, Laurens,
Union. York, Chester, Fairfield, New.
berry and Abbcvile es, ecIally, TO assem-
ne in mass meeting ON The 4Ih Monday in
this month, and select delegates attend
Il Convention To meet al Uuiun T.. Ii. OIL
lie I'd Monday ~ September uexI. to take
INTO cunslherallon the present alarming
state OF The country, aud recommend L."
Inc people Of This Slate Ihe adoption of
such measures as they in their wisdom
may devise.
Bully. Thai should said Convention rec
0mmend the interference OF the Lessa
ture OF IlIIs Stale in such way as to exreui
by the introduction of gram under The au
thurliy, and upon The credu o!'Ille State.
then we DO hereby request and instruct
tie Senator and REPRESENTATIVES frum this
DIs'iIcl, 10 give efficient aud aud support
To such recommendation.
4hIy. That this Preamble and Resulu.
lIous be published IN The Spartan with
the earnest and respectful request Of the
people, 0l This District, that all UIhcr editors
IN this Stale copy them INTO their respect
I've papers.
The resolutions being read and amend, d.
, ere unanimously passed, not, however
until three nOurS deIIberalInn aud animated
discussion, III which, Messrs. Farrow,
Ihumpsun, Henry. Leitner, Pnule, Dr..
Smith and sever.l Others, participated.
The interchange OF opinion, derived from,
Information brought from every quarer o'
the DlsiIcl, aud udI"Inins Districts, led lu
the uuanluIons ccnvIclIDE, that something
must be done, aud The s0Uuer The better,
for The sustenance OF class, composing by
lar the largest porliOn of our District. The
follow resolution mas then offered by
Col. Leliuer, to."ll:
Resolved, Thai The Chair appoint FIVE
Delegates To The propused Convention, re
qulred under The second resolution, just
propused at this meeting.
The. Chair Then appointed The following
gentlemen comnlllee Ior that purpose !:
Dl OIrrsou, James a. Miller. Col. II.
ii. thompson, E. Henry, K. Z. Lett
ner and u, The Instance ot Col. nomp
sun, the Chalrmau was added to the Conn
miiee.
III. L