The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-14
ScR1vEN County, Oct. /, 1850.

MEETING IN ScRIvEN, GA.--In accordance
with notice previously given, u considerable
number Of the citizens of Scrven met this day
in Sylvanil, and held Il meeting which was or.
/! yanized by calling Moses N. Mccall to the Chair
nd appointing Wilson c. Cooper to act as Sec
'etary. Edmund b. Gross, esq, at the sugges.
ton of the Chair, explained the object of the
meeting to be mainly preliminary one held tol
the purpose of appointing a subsequent day toI
| 4 general meeting OF the citizens of the county
without distinction Of party, to take into con-
sderation the questions which now agitate the
public mind, and which are so vitality important
10 the Southern States; and also for the pur.
ose of selecting two candidates to be elected t.,
repre- ent the county in the Convention recently
called by the Governor OF the State Of Georgia
10 assemble in Milledgeville, on the 10th day OF
December next.
1t was proposed that the chair now nominate
three persons in each District in the county
whose duty it shall be to inform all the citizens
in their respect We districts OF the meeting here
.fter to be held, and to urge their attendance.
The chair proceeded to appoint the following
persons, most of whom were present.
seth District-Curtis Humphreys, Martin L.
Bryan, ]. B. Moutric.
259th Diarict-H. S. Creech, DR.. P. Stotes-
berry, Geo. Oliver.
3Sth D;shict-Mai. Mnems, ]. w. Bowie, ].
w. Mars.
3ith District-E. B. Cross esq.,, Peter Red.
dick Jno. Arnett.
35th District = Ransom Rodgers, Simeon
Burke, Geo. w. Cooper.
260th District - Seaborn Jones, Jefferson
Roberts, Juc. W. Roberts
37th District.-R. NJ. Williamson, Or. r. II.
Saxon, Jno. NJ Miller.
Soth Distria--Adam -Brnson, Enos Scar
borne, Thomas Parker.
The first Tuesday in November ensuing, is
the day determined upon for the above meeting,
in Sylvana.
Benz. L.. Prescott, esq, was called upon to
address the meeting who responded in few
patriotic remarks which met Il hearty approval
from all present.
The following resolution was proposed and
carried by reclamation.
Resolred bY Ais Meeting, That we portion
of the people of Georgia. feel disposed to take
the matter of Southern wrongs, and the remedy
to be provided out of the hands of our would-be
leaders, and to act for ourselves; hat we know
our rights, and knowing them, will dare main
tain them.
The following resolution was also unani-
mously voted by the meeting
ReSolued, That we do most earnestly solicit
the delegates elected to represent us ct its re-
assembling in Nashville, in the month of Noven-
Der next: that we most respectfully urge upon
our sister counties of the District to join us in
this request; that we believe, from the general
expression of public feeling which has been
made, that the people are sal. right" and that
they will Sustain ut every hazard whatever course
the Southern Conventions in its wisdom may
think best for the South TO pursue.
Resolred, That the Secretary send q copy of
these proceedings 10 two or more of the public
Gazettcs Of the State, with request that they
publish them and that other papers copy.
NJ. N. MCCALL, Chairman.
WILSON c. COOPER, Secretary