The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-09-27
SOUTHERN RIGHTS MEETING.

reSpeclaDe neellnp OF Tie cuZelIs VI f1snh"
District assembled in the Court Homsyxis day,
for the purpose of forming a " Southern Rights
Association" |
On motion Of CO.. James Chesnut, jr., Capt
Thos. Lang was called to the chair, and A. G.
Baskin, K. F. Mofat, Vim. NJ. Shannon, and
c. A. Price, appointed Secretaries.
On motion of Gen. ]. w. Cantey the follow
ing committee of 81 was appointed to prepare
business for the meeting, viz: Gen. J. W. Can.
tey, Col. W.. Taylor, Rev. S. W. Capers, w.
E. Johnson, ESQ.,, DR.. L. Fl. Deas, DIR. Z. j..
Shannon, jr, Col. James Chesnut, jr., Capt.
James Cantey, Dr.. E. NJ. Boykin, ]. w. Dolby.
esq.,, Maj. A. H. Boykin, H. Levy, esq.,, Col. l..
]. Aucrum, Thomas Whitaker, esq, Maj Jno.
Rosser, VIM. Dixon, esq, Tho. J. Warren, esq,
Mai. J. NJ. DeSaussure, James |. Vllepigue,
ESQ.,, DR.. James A. Young and Thomas Boone,
ESQ., The committee then retired for few
minutes, and through their Chairman. Ges:
Cantcy, submitted the following preamble and
constitution:
Whereas, the primary allegiance of every cit
izen of the State of South Carolina is due TO
her, therefore, we, as her citizens, 90 hereby
pledge our lives and our fortunes, to sustain any
course which, in the present emergency the
constituted authorities of the State, may see fit
to adopt. And be it therefore,
Reso7red, That we, the People of kershaw
District, do form ourselves into Southern
Rights Association and with the following
CONSTITUTION.
Article lst. The name OF the Association
shall lie, "Thc Southern Rights Association"
of kersiaw District.
Art. 2nd It's object shall be to organize more
eilectually the people Of hershaw in support OF
| the interests Of the South-to ensure concert ol
action among the citizens OF this and other
Southern States-.to viudicatc their .lyhts-to
maintain the federal compact in lis orlsl pu-
rily and simplicity, as the only means OF pre-
serving the Union, and To support the State an-
thorilies in any measure South Carona may
adopt for her defence or that o her sister States,
against the injustice and aggression OF those OF
the North.
Art. 3rd. Every friend Of the South shall be
considered Il nclber Of this Association upon
signing these rules.
Art. 9TH. The officers of this association shall
consist ola President, six Vice Presidents, two
Recording Secretaries, two Corresponding ST.
cretarics, and Treasurer, to be chosen annu'
ally at the anniversary meeting OF the AssocIa-
| ton.
Art. 5th. There shall be Council of Safety
annually appointed, to consist oi eight members
for Camden, and five at nine different points IN
the District, viz: Camden, Cureton S Mall, Saw
neys Creek, Liberty Hill, Flat Rock, Buffalo,
Lisenbys, Goodwin's Store, Doykin's Depot,
whose duty it Shall be TO consider ali commIn-
cations relating to tho Objects OF the Assocla-
ton. to call extra meetings whenever five oi this
number may request lie President, Or, IN his
absence, a Vice President, so 10 do, and 10 p:e-
pare and lay before the meetings sdcn laloTma-
ton and reports as they nay deem inportanr.
The President, Vice Presidents, andAccretaries
shall be cx.oliicio members OF the Council
Art. 9th There snail be 4 regular quarterly
meeting of the Association Oh the first Monday
of October, January, April aud July, in the
Court House at Camden, aud an annual meet
ing on the twenty-flh day Of September, the
| Anniversary OF the Association.
Art. 7th. The Association shall appoint dele
gates to other Southern Rights Associations
Conventions and Mass Meetings, whenever the
Council of Safety may deem it expedient tor
its interests and purposes.
Art. Sth. The Association shall continue in
existence and pcrseverc in its efforts until the
wrongs of the South are redressed, and the Fed
eral Constitution restored to its original purity,
or the State resume the powers heretofore del
egatcd to the United States for special purposes.
Attested by order of the meeting OF organi'
zatiomn, held in the Court House of Camden,
Sept. 25th, 1850, by the following officers of
that meeting no,,,s,,1c c
I; ks'rr IT; nss,Is: $; Hs:r.r, Secretaries.
WIN. NJ. SHANNON,
e.. A. PRICE,
Col. Chesnut then moved the adoption of the
preamble and constitution.
Capt. Cantey seconded the motion for
adoption.
The preamble andconstitution were then sub
mitted to the meeting and adopted without a
dissenting voice.
COL J. B. Kershaw then moved that the con.
stitution be signed and attested by the Secre-
tarics and the meeting be requested to sign.
He earnestly hoped that the ordcr-lc'';ag
citizens of Kerslaw would prescribe no man
for refusing to sign the Constitution. lie ur-
ged this for two reasons: first, because honest