The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-10-22
For the Journal.

PUBLIC MEETING AT, LANCASTER.
Iii ahsWerto a call made through the columns
of the Camden Journal, meeting Of the citi.,
zens of Lancaster District, was held at the
Court House onille 7th of October inst, for the
purpose Of forming Southern Rights Associa.'
ton. .; ~ 80, -;
On motion Mr.. JamesP. Crockett was call.
ed to the Chair, aud WIN. A. Moore aud M, p.
Crawford were requested to act as Secretaries.
On motion of Col. Dixon Barnes, 4 commit
tee of nine was appointed by the Chairste pre-
pare business for the meeting.
The committee consisted of the following
gentlemen, viz: Col. Dixon Barnes, Chairman,
S. b. Massey, Henry H. Couch, +. B. Ingreas
J. Ii. Witherspoon, John Crockett Joseph
Cunningham Capt. Wm Mekenna and Daniel
Brown.
The committee retired, and the interim of
its absence wasoccupied in addresses from sev.
eral gentlemen.
Mr.. Williams being called upon, Addressed
the Chair in explanation of the objects of the
meeting. He commenced by explaining the
nature and purposes of the Federal Compact,.
and proceeded to show that the Consultation;
had been violated, repeatedly violated lbx the
unjust and wicked agggressions Of the Nbraihp
OIL the South that the sentiment Of hostility to-
the institution of Slavery IN tie S',aI.l,, wns'
general and deep rooted in the pedplestf ne
North; that this sentiment had evinced itspl!,
in n long and continued system of aggression
upon the institution of slavery; denouncing the
last act in the long catalogue Of wrong, injury
and insult in the admission of California rs Il
State, as more odipus and insulting to- the South
than an undisguised passage of the Wilalot
Proviso would have been, and showing thattie
only mode ofredress now left us. is to he found
In secession. He then proceeded to show that
the condition of the South would be greatly i'm.
proved by disunion from :he North.
Mr.. Hammond being called upon, expressed
his concurrence in the views ofthe first speaker,
and his willingness to aequiesee in any measure
to remedy existing wrongs, that the State may
adopt
Mr. Cureton was called upon. but iaboring
under indispositinn begged to he excused, SIM
ply express ing his determination to stand Of
fall Ivy his State, 49,
Dr.. R. E. WyGe then a aldressed the. meeting,
portraying inviSd snlors the horrors that would
ensue, in the evena the North succeeded in their
fIal end, the abolition of slavery He male
the great questan bes,re us at tits lime, to be
one which addressed itself with equal force to
every souther. .sNs. by showing that the evils
which would ssw slv,n abolition, would find
their way to the bearah ofevery man.
Mr. }. Galiae],at then rose in a strain ofim.
passioned cloHenae,. spoke, pointedly of tho
wrongs of the Siessa, and. the necessity ofim
mediate action eth tie part of theSeHth.
The c"mmittre tl,en read tieif Repeft--the
following onstsaiioa. ,ss.if
believing the plin suggested OF fdrtssag
Southern Rights Associations in the Saaabesa
States to bette hes. meausaf arausing tlepeo-
pie OF the Soutl, to- full sersa aaa Heir danger,
and bringing ;rbout ss,aninity of action III pro-
tecting their rights ssaiilt the, ussrpations Of
the Federal Goyernssent By disseminating ill.,.
formation among the peotde--we, the; ;ciiizeus
ofLancaster DisTt 4 3 do herel,Yso5graize our.
selves into nh Assoria:nn forfsuclf a purpose,.
witt, the following Constitution:
A.ticle lst.--T 9 liaasc of ffis !issotiatiin
shall be tie Southern Rights association Of
Lancaster District.
Art 2nd. Its officers sltaH lie President,
two Vice Presidents, two Recording Secreta--
ries, two Corresponding Secretaries and a
Treasurer, to be chosen ai.Gunlly. H..
Art. 3rd The, Association shall appoint al,
nually a Council of Safety to consist OF FIVE per-
sons for Lancaster village, and,S four, for each>
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