The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-09-11

IL.
The following is the Constitution Of the
R'ch'and Southern Rights Association,
adopted at public mcetlng, held in CoIuin,
bia on Thursday the 5h inst
CONSTITUTION.
Article |. The name OF the Association
shall be The Southern Rights .Assoca
ton, OF llicliiand District" It's objec, shall
be TO organize more e!leciually the people
oi Rch'and IN support O! the interests oi
the Souih--.o insure concert of action
among The citiZer of this and other South
erii States--to vim caie their r@hls---so
maintain the Federal compact in its orig
maj purity and simplicity, as The only
4 tsteans % preseryipg the union--.and 10
~ .thss;.es IN any mrns
nrs Sonti Carolina may adopt for her de-
fence, or that OF her SISTER States, apans,
the injnstico and aggrcss;ons ol those of
the North.
Art. II. Every friend Of the South shall
he considered member of lhs Association
upon signing these rules.
Art. Ill. The officers Of This Association
shall consist OF a President, six Wee Pres
fAGnts, a Recording Secretary. two CORES.
pending Secretaries aud Treasurer. To he
chosen annually at the anniversary meet
ing OF the ASSOCIATIONS
Art. ". There Shall be Council of
Safety annually appointed, to consist oi
seven members for Corumbia and three for
each other election precinct, whose duty il
shall be 10 consider all communications
relating TO the objects of the Association,
10 call extra meetings whenever five OF
their number may request the President, or
III his absence, Wee esidcn;, so 10 do :
and to prepare and lay before the meeting
such information and reports as they NAV
deem Important. The President, Vice
Presidents and Secretaries shall be cy oli
CSC mcnbers of the Council
Art. V. There sha! be a regular quar-
tcrly meeting OF the Association on the frs,
Monday of October, January, April and Ju
lv, in the Town Hall; and an annual meet
ing on :hc oh day OF September, the ami
versary Of the Association.
Art. vi. The Association shall apnoint
delegates to other Southern Rights Asso-
cations, conventions and mass meetings.
whenever the Council of Safety NAV deem
1T eXpcdIcnt for It's interest and purposes
Art. VII. The Association shall contn
he in existence and prcscvcrc in its efforts
until the wrongs Of the South are redress
cd and the Federal Constitution restored
10 It's original purity. or the State resume
the powers heretofore delegated to the Uni
ted States for special purposes.
The names OF the officers OF the Associa-
ton areas Iollows
President
Col. WADE HAMPTON.
Vice prcSidcnLS.
CHRIsTIAN r. BooKrER,
JOEL ADAMS, Sr.,
w. c. Preston,
r. II. GooDwyN,
WM IlopKISs,
JNo ENG:Isil.
W. b. Johnson, Recording Secretary.
W.B. CARLISLE, }Corros,o,d;, soo
A. II. poRcnEn, corresponding 0ec'
f.. j. ARTHUR, Treasurer.
COUNCIL OF SAFETY.
Columha-W f. Dosanssurc. a. H.
GLADDEN., Jas. V. Lylcs, Jno. $. Scott. DR..
VIA. Reynolds, MaXcy Gregg, A. $. John
sion.
fork-pctcr Gafney, James U. Adams,
John Scott.
Garncr's NI.ll-Wm Seal, Howell Ed
monds, S. Thompson.
Davis Box-F. Iykes, Matthew r.
Howell, James NJ. Cckcr.
Forl's MlII-Ias Douglass, Harmon
Coon, WIN. 3. EIkins.
Brok,crs- DR.. Thomas r. Center Danl.
j. Fcnlcy, Alan Dubard.