The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1850-10-09
Public a.neding.

pursuant! to adjournment tho citizens OF
g,arcmon Election Coun:i assembled this
ttayssin the Court House alSum,eryiIle, for
Ease purpose OF forming a louthern Rights
assoc'atlon. The meetlhl was called to
sMues. ny Gen. SamI.R r. Chhdlcr, tho chair
man, uhd proceeded to BUSINESS.
Capt. l.. ii. Bclscr, chair an of the Com
mittce to d.nfl n constilutih for tho asso-
c'at'on' made the following report, (amend-
edin n fow unimportnnt %paticulars.)
y Whereas, it is high ara sacred duty we
wv 10 ourselves, cur country and our chill
drcn, to guard oui rights and institutions
rom the oncroachnents Of power, and in
their defence to maintain a vigilance us un-
ccnsing as the aggressive spirit which en-
dangers them. All whereas, the people Of
inc Northern States impelled by n spirit of
a~varice aud fano,iism, manifest. both by
t'eis acts and sentiments, n settled purpose
70 undermine and ovlrthrow our institutions,
Il trample upon our iglts; while the action
Of the present Government ereu no,o OK.
Guides us from a participation in privileges
guaranteed by The Constitution equally to
all, and will, If unrsisted. make us the
vassaIs Of the North. And whereas, we are
July impressed wi,hA sense of the import.
ancc Of harmonious views AMI united &C.
ton, whether in directly resisting aggres.
sion, or in dissolvin9 an alliance which
thrcatens and endanyen our freedom And
whereas, we cherish a, undoub,inr conf.
dence. that 'ioubly armed with a just cause,
VIC have only to unite n order to secure its
triumph: we, therefore, the undersigned
citizens Of CIarcmom Election County.
uniting heart and hand with one another,
and with all Others associated together, in
defence of Southern Rights, do adopt lur
our Association, the following
CONSTITUTION.
ART. LIST. This Association shall be
called, 1.-THE Associations Clarcmont Elec.
lion County, for the defence of Southern
Rights"
ART. 2nd. The object OF this Association
shall be TO direct the attention of the pco-
ple,of the South, to all such acts and dc.
signs of the Northern States or Northern
people, whether acting through the Gen.
cral Government or the State I4eeisla.
lures abolition societies or fanatic mob
meetings, the press or the pulpit-which
may, in any Ior'n assail or leopard the ,nte-
rest. rights or institutions Of the people OF
The Southern States, and TO unite the pco-
pie OF the South, in an efficient course of
action, for the protection OF their rights, or
the redress Of their wrongs.
ART d. The officers Of this Association
shall be . President, 3 Vice Presidents, a
Secretary and a Treasurer.
Arr. 4l,. Either the President, or the
3 Vice Presidents coucurring, may. at any
time ..n."rar;tn neetihg { h Assoc,
citation.
ART. 9th. One committee Of vigilance
and safety Tor eacl: 5eai company. consist.
ing Of > members for each whole beat, and
Il pro %"rl'onn: Lumber for the fractions Of
beats III C!afnmOnt lection County, all Of
which shall constitute n general commit.
tee for the w',oI, coun'r, shall he annual.
ly appointed, (and of which the officers Of
this Association shall be ~ex.ofiicio mem.
bcrS) whose duty 1t shall be. To correspond
with other Southern Rights Association, to
report, al each regular meeting, all matters
proper for the dcIibcration ar action OF the
Associations, and to execute such special
! fI,nasirn. ~, tt,, ,.-, 49,. $1,000. - ~
pedlcn'; to promote by all just and polite
measures, The objects III view, and to call
such special meeth,gs as to a majority Of
them shall seem proper.
AIT. 9Th. There shall be an ann;ve, sary
meeting o' this Association, ON the Isl
Monday in Oat annually. when, (excep,ln no
the time o' The first election and appoint.
mcnt lis officers shall be elected aud the
committee Of vigilance and safety appoint.
cd, and us regular meetings shall he on the
t!rst Monday IN each alternate month be.
ginning w!'li the first Monday in Novem.
Der following It's organization.
Art. I,h, any citizen OF Clarernont cleo
ton county may become a member Of this
Association 10y signing ms name 10 its
! Constitution.
The report was unanimously adopted
and on motion OF Capt. =. Sumter II Com.
m'''cc OF Twcnly-onc were appointed To
nominate suitable officers for the Associa.
ton.
The Committee consisted of the follow
mr. gentlemen: Capt. s. Sumter, J. s..
Richardson, Capt. J. B. n. Hummer, DIR. J..
b. Wi'hcrson. Major John Ballard. Col.
VIM. N%ctllcs, W. ii. Burgess, X. l.. lie.
riot, Capt. WIN. Vaughan, DR.. Henry All.
boz, Capt. WIN. Harris, W. a. Muidrow,
Geo. Mccutclicn. Capt. }. w. Sluckcv,
San,l. +. Wilson, ]. Kccls, Capt. James ii.
Blin1'ng. |. n. l.enoir, VIM. Sanders,
Cap;. |" y. l.oriny, DR.. ]. NJ. Pitts.
Ih" Committee were authorised to NOM.
nate persons who were no: present and had
not signed tho Constitution, who could he.
come entitled 10 hold The Offices To which
they should he appointed by signing the
Constitution by the mex, regular meeting
IN I"r"Inhcr next. The committee retired
10 1Iakc nominations and the meeting took
a recess In ALLOW them time to deliberate.
When the meeting rcassnmhlch, Cant.
=. Sumter, Chairman of the Committee
made the following
IIkNrN