The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-12-04
Public Meeting.

aDLlC InSetulE. ~
Pursuant 10 notice given, n large and
respectable portion of the citizens Of Clar-
cndon assembled at the residence of Mr.
John w. kidgway, OH Saturday, the 9th /:
inst, for the purpose Of organizing a brapshs
TO the Southern Rights Association, as COLI
tcmplatcd by the Bird Article Of tho Consti-
tuition for tho Southern Rights Association
of Clarendon.
The meeting was organized by Vice
President Capt. Richard =. IIaynswortIs ta-,
king tho chair. On motion, Wi.tiam n.
Brcgdafi syds3 requested 10 act as S;ereiary
OF the meeting, and Mr.. WIN. r.! Ceskrex
as Treasurer. The President addressed
the meeting at some length, i'll an %iu,pres-
slve ard appropriate speech, explanatory
OF the object yor which it had assenblcd;
at tho conclusion Of which, Sir. Isaac Bag.
nal offered the following Constitution for
the government Of the Society, which wac
unanimously adopted:
Whereas, we, n portion Of the people of
Clarendon, feeling The deep wrongs inlict.
cd upon us and our section, by The aggressss
ions OF the nons!avcbolding States: andbcf5
ing concious that our constitutional prtyil.l
cgcs have becn vioiated-that Justice has
been denied to US, and our rights as equals
in the Union withheld by an u%nprineiplcd
majorIiy-ard of the depths OF degradation
that awaits US, if in THIS emergency and
fearful crisis VIC make no efforts To yindt-
cate the rights, homer, aud institutions Of
the South: Therefore,
Resofrrd, for the prompt assertion of
these rights, beqncaihed 10 us by n noble
ancestry. and tho practical iiIaiu,cIsnCe Of
them, we do proceed 10 organize ourselves
INTO a Branch OF the Southern Rights Asso-
CATION for Clarendon co, to be, called
"lhe Brcwington Branci,.n, And after
having pledged ourselves 10 be governed bvs
the Constitution of the Southern Riglfs2
Association for Clarendon, ,vc ID adopt tlic5.
following By-lygws for It's government:
LIST. The Officers of this Society sind
eonsis. af ihezviee pssSsshaI Sssro,sw 4,
and Q. g.sSifssaF ns 9s,
21l. The duty &c - - ies e.hH
shall be. 10 P1cIaes al &C order ssiisnIEi si.s ~ nr, NJ
To appoint cra,nilt!Gs, anaaip faa sn,,ssieas
uflhc Association SIleiiegsf ID s III sf,.s
proper, and to make repoftss sls&s5ia era,
the President. oil the rHesaisNasoeSati
So. The Secretary siialL kecp reed
the proceedings ofsaii meetings. ofssf
soeia,ion, together With iii.
membefs.s faSI -
.4ih, There shall be 4 eanasl
ard Safety Tor this ASA saEsa
OF iour fsonsGsEsggH2A$SsSHs SASsE - PsSN
Branch, Dnep S%HSgsS
Swamp. and ssaSsS ilsssgTaSs aNEs
tcmpis TO produce ttsubs S sNs
the came; and 10 make .
lnisdGlRnaiiDrs to this lAs4s4s;Gf s5ttsuisfE n I1s&Ss Ss8 4
ths chairnion of fha Cotata5sstrasrss
lance anrR Safaty for Clarendon.
9Th. There shall be n CornniittceSappaass
cd, whose duty it shall be TO prooufeisigRa-ss
lures 20 the Constitution, and 10 mako o re-
port Of the same TO the Vice Presidents to-
gcthcr with the names, number, and reasons
OF those who may refuse TO sign.
Tho Chair appointed the following EantrsI
tlcnen to serve on The committee designated
by the 4,h Article of the Constitution:
For Broad Branch: Mcssrs. Isaac Bag ,.al,s
YIN. II. Brogdon, Thomas S. Nelson's and
John c. Ragnal-
For Deep Creek: Mcssrs. Samuel +. N.
Plowdcn, WIN. II. Coskrry, James 4 lowdens
and William Johnson.
For Beaver Creek; Mcssrs. James G.
Blackwell, Robert w. Burgess aud Henry
d. Holiday.
Fur Ok swamp: Messrs. Joseph spraas.
Jas. B. Hilton, Samuel l.. Johnson, and /
Daniel Johnson.
For Santcc: John w. Hilton, Hal N
Hudna!I, Henry. Il. Drosc, and Il. S.
Lescsnc.
Under the fifth Article. tho following
gentlemen were appointed: Mcssrs. Henry
Montgomery, James c. Strange, Joseph
Sprott, aud w. J. l.. Bctltune.
The Constitution Of The Society was
then presented to the meeting for sigma
lures, and was unanimously sigaei.
On motion OF Dir. Robert w Burgess, il
was ordered that the proceedings Of thiass
meeting be published in ,he iFdssS
aud banner, after which the XxS$ss
journcd.
RICHARD p. HAySswose asasSSsssS
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