Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1848-08-09
From the Charleston Mercury. 22d ut.
DEMOCRATIC
II A 7 L D r NJ E E II | n G.


and with notices, consisting of sentiments
and declarations 10 which he had given Ut
terance. On either side of The stage. nea
The footlighIs, were the busts of Mr.. Cal
houn and Gen. Taylor, upon neat pedes
tails. The nomination of Gen. Taylor fol
the Presidency, and Of Gen. Butler for The
Vice Presidency, was received with hear,
ty demonstration of applause and cheers
while the manner in which the meeting re.
sponded to the various speakers gave
unequivocal evidence that the hear of The
great assemblage as in full unison with
the avowed purposes Of The meeting.
The meeting was organized, on motion
of Major p. c. Gaillard, by calling VIM.
Bull Pringle. Esq, TO the Chair; and, on
motion ct Col. Jas. Simmons, the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed as Vice
Presidents:
Hon. J. Bond ron. G. N. Reynolds, Sr
Hon. john S. Ashe, w. Gilmore Simms,
Hon. Ker Boyce, John H. Honour,
Hon. John Huger, w. H. Houston.
James Lose, II. A. DeSaussure,
Chas. T. Lowndes, james Chapman,
James Robertson, DR.. Edward North,
Robert Marin, w. NJ. Lawton,
Gen. ]. Schnierlc. F. D. flaming.
Gen. S. Cruikshank. William Kirkwood,
Col. e. Kanapaax. Capt. w. P. Lea,
Col. J. Gadsdeu. Thos. F. Capers,
Dr.. Tidyman, James S. Burgess,
Edward Sebring, Geo. Thomson,
Abm. Tobias. Benz. Fuller,
DR.. Thomas Y. Simons.
The following gentlemen were reques.
led to act as Secretaries, viz: Thos. P. ].
Barbot, Thos. NJ. Hanckel. aud R. Vain
right Bacot.
The President, on taking the Chair, re-
turned his acknowledgements for The hon
or conferred on him, and after referring To
the objects which brough, the meeting to-
gether. passed a high eulogiuln on the
-chasactcI Of General Taylor, With all lthe
The purify iis fou1agfs II Sti6did
be administered.
Col. M. |. Keith came forward and Of
fcred the following Preamble and Resolu-
,ions, p,efacing them with some appropri-
ate remarks
|. Resolwd. That we reilerals the lan-
guage Of the 10Th Resolution unanimously
adopted al the late meeting of The Demo.
cratic party of Charleston District, and de-
clare '.thnt the Democratic party of Char.
lesion District had neither LOT nor part 10
the Ia,e Baltimore Convention and that
the resolutions Of The Convention, the
nomination of General Cass, and the pros
ceedings generally, are unsalislac.or, and
Objectionable and the action Of that Con-
venlion is disavowed by US and imposes 40
obligation on The Democrats Of this Dis
lrict."
9. Resolved, That we most heartily ap
prove and adopt the language of leading
journal of ths State, when ii declares That
"lbc proceedings of ,ha, body (alluding
TO the late Baltimore Convenliou) have
fallen like The startling tones Of au alarm
bell on The ears of the South. Its noml.
nation of Gen. Cass-its resolution about
slavery-its entire proceedings from begin
ung to end. fill US with apprehensious al.
most amounting TO dismay. The opinions
of Geu. Cass, promulgated 10 his la'e let
ter, that the inhabitants Of Territory, be
fore they are invested with the attributes
of self. government and sovereignty-Ien-
ants of the public lands at the sutfe'ance
of The States-mere squal,ers-have The
righ, TO appropriate the territory thai may
be acquired by the treasure or sallantry oil
all the STATES, and 10 exclude from its lin
its The properly OF fourteen OF The States
hos been 1epudiated by the press and the
people of The ,ui,oLe South. IT is DOC
TRINE 100 INDUSTRIOUS TO BE TOLERATED
AN osTRAcIsM TOO DEGRADING TO BE
ENDURED"
3. ReSolred, That we regard the issue
now made between the States Of Ihit
Union, styling themselves the free States
ant the States in which the institution OF
domestic servitude exists, as paramount 'c
all questions which eau he presented
That the Convention Of delegates from fif'
teen sovereign States for the accomplish
ment Of purpose which is the first steT
towards The abolition Of slavery in lht
States, and consequently the ruin Of the
people in the loss Of their property, ant
their degradation in this lawless violation
Of their rights, admonishes us Of slerl
necessity that calls for our Immediate
prompt. and decided action. That in seek
ing one uuder whose lead we shall lool
for the best guidance in our difficulties, W
turn to him. who in the simplicity Of hi
,labils illustrates the equality Of our priyi
leges. aud in his devotion 10 his country
teaches US The reverence due 10 the nsti
tu,ious developed by our Revolution
That with such leader, we may nope ths
the dangers which surround US may b
+. happily averted. But if this hope is di.
; appointed, we shall be best prepared |
maintain our just rights, and the integrit
Of our whole country under his direction
who has already announced 10 The enemie
of his country that GENERAL TAYLo
NEVER SURRENpERSn