The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-04-17

oil Delegates To the s1id Convention and
for the Purpoae of proyidiDg representa-.
tioD from, this e.ectiog County, that aeon.
,aiittee off, be appointed by the Chair
TO nominate four suitable persons 10 meet
the Committees from u,iier Districts to
assemble at Camden on tile first Monday
in May to select two delegates TO represent
this Congressional District in tic Nashville
|, Convention.
i Rrsolred, That in responding to The in-
vitatlon OF the State Of Misaisaippi IL, :s.
sscmbIe in Convention as proposed by her
Resolutions. re gracoenizs TIE enirii OF a
gallant younger sister, aud appreciate the
| patriotic considerations Yficfi have dictated
! her suggestion. ~ ~
! Res0lrcd, That il is with noble pride,
we hail as foremost leader III the stfug.
gle for Southern interests, the mother not
only OF tSiaiCs.$but Fof Statesfnen-prnud
old Firginia-the warnings Of the expert.
crccd voice is not to be dsregarded, and
South Carolina will be found by her side,
/ molly conlendipg will, fcrforstle rights of
self-gorcrnmcnt as did our fathers in i77G.
| The blank in the Ord resolusion vas
| filled with twenty-onc.
Messrs. J. II. Nelson, Capt. J. ID. ASH
MORE and +. II. KENNEDY then seyeraliy
addressed the netting in support Of the
resolutions in an energetic aud eloquent
! style, and upon the question being put by
the chair they were unanmously adopted
TO facilitate the Ch1irman in the appoint
ment Of the Committee under the third res
o.ution and enable him to report during the
session Of the meeting The Hon FL
MOSES moved that he vacatc the Clair, and
that Col. J. i. RENgEnr be requested 10
act protcmpore.
0laj. A. c. SraIx here stated to the
meeting that he thought this most proper
occasion, and while debating The manner
and means to be employed in securing TO
ourselves those rights and privileges which
Northern fanatics were seeking to deprive
us Of, and which were guaranteed 10 us by
the Constitution OF our fo.cfathers and now
mos, siame!ully and dangerously perverted
and trampled upon, to mourn the loss and
show our sorrow for the great calamity
| that had bciullen lis in the death of South
Cardinals late Senator, the Hon. JOIN c.
Calhoun In whom whilo living our hopes
| in common with those of the entire South
! were conferred, and whom since dead, we
should mourn as did Rnclcal for her chii-
: dren-he therefore moved the adoption Of
the following preamble and resolutions.
which was unanimously carried.
The citizans of Sumter District, in com
mon with tho citizens Of tho entire State of
! South Carolina have heard with the deepest
feelings Of regret Of a loss to them that
canno, be repaired, in the death Of their late
Senator, tho Hon. JuriN G.. CALHOUN. ,ififlut
tho among., The last 10 be heard cnstliis
no''.(uf OCCASION, the sense Of the common
loss Is none the less poignant, nor the es:is,
mate OF the worth Of our late Senator, issYie
the less exalted. M
The history OF CALHOUN may we'll be
said to be the history of the country, for 40
years past. He has bcen infinitely and ac-
' afii'sly 1aa @ asRgsn5s4 E wIssaRS fs Ts5s
Ghovernment, fnrFtoag series ofyear;sl -
sach a nan and OF si'rh services performed
BY him, IN tho councils of tho naticn, il Is
needless here In speak. The never ciliinp
page Of History will award hi,n-a place
amongst the patriotic martyrs Oft the Union.
But we may be assumed To give vent TO tic
put-up feelings of our Saddcned hearts.
Be II resolved that the citi.cns Of Sumter
District feel that il the death of their late 8
Senator Jo!iS {. CALHOUN. has been ex-
hngTlsiied the brightest star in the galaxy
of Anierinan Statesmen
he IL further resolved that as fniiit ex
preston OF onr sense Of the public less we
wear the usual badge of mourning for 80
days.
Resolved, That copy OF these resoln-
tons be sent by the Secretaries of this mnc,
ing III the family OF the deceased, whose loss
Ike our own, not even time with her heal
ing wings, can fully restore.
Resolved, Tint the public prints be re-
qucslod TO insert these proceedings
Tho Chairman having returned and re-
snnea his scat reported the following gen
tlcincn as composing the COMMITTEES of
twcnty-onr.
Col. Jons b. MILLER, Col. yyM. NErrLEs
Capt. J. ID. AsnNoEE, Col. JAMES f. REM
BERT. Col. SrErnES I.,coSr, Gen. CHAsD-
LER, J. w. SrrcKEY, WM HARRIS, f. III.
KENNEDY, Mai A c. SrAIS, Rev c. p.
ELLIOTT, EZEKIEL HEELS, NJ p. NfAYrs,
Dr. MrLDRow, DR.. JSo. E. DExsIs. J. j.
KNOX, DIR. WM BALLARD, Mai. WIN. HAYss-
WORTH, Il. j. DtSxsSs, WM SANDERS. Sc.
BAsTIAS SUMTER.
The Committee retired and in short
time returned and presented through their
Chairman Col. MILLER the following re-
port.
The Committee Of twenty -one appointed
under the third resolution to nominate four
Delegates to the Congressional Convention
to be held nj Camden on the first Of May next,
recommend the following gentlemen as
suitable persons TO represent this County in
the said Convention:
Col. WV. NErrLEs, DR.. JSo. E. DExx,s,
SAMUEL MAYRASr, DR.. w. w ASpER-
son.
Upon call of tho question tho report was
received ard concurrcd ill.,
DR.. J. B WiTHERSrooS then nlovetltbat
the Dnlcpntcs lavr mower tn snnrlv ,nv a.,