The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-07-26


PUBLIC MEETING IN ScRIvEN--At a meeting
held in Syvania, Scriven county, July 8, 1850.
On motion of w. J. Manner, Rev. Moses NJ
Mccall was called to the Chair, and on motion
OF J. Lawton Singleton, Benz. L. Prescott was
appointed Secretary.
The Chair stated the object of the meeting to
be to endorse the resolutions of the Nashville
Convention.
On motion of W. J. Lawton, the Chair APP
pointed committee of twelve selected indis-
criminately from both political parties, to report
suitable resolutions. The following gentlemen
were appointed said committee: W. J. Lawton,
C. HUMPHREYS, Wilson Cooper, s. H. Little
field, b. L. Boikin, II. X Archer, A. Kemp,
+. b. Gross, George Oliver NJ Wells, B.
Williamson, and j. B. Dell. The committee
retired and presently returned and at their
request W. j. Lawton read the preamble and
resolutions OF the Southern Convention Mr.
Lawton then addressed the meeting in relation
to the present agitation in Congress, showing
that the North had been encroaching upon the
rights OF the South, from the time Missouri
was admitted into the Union up to the present
and that the North now presented more hos
tile attitude to the South than she had ever
done heretofore. That the time had arrived
for us to stand by our own sunny South and
gression the time was not far distant which
would witness the dissolution of our glorious
Union.
Mr.. Marsh of Savannah being present was in.
vted to address the meeting. He did so--and
hoped that disunion would never happen, it was
his impression it never would, he believed
demagogues and office-seekers were the cause
OF all this agitation. But he might be mistaken,
II ne was and the hostility evinced in Congress
against the South was the real feeling of the
North and she still persisted in that course he
would be ever ready to raise his arm in defence
of Southern rights. J. Lawton Singleton also
addressed the meeting He was in favor of dis
union, if the Union had to be preserved by the
dishonor of the South The South would never
submit to be deprived of her rights-disunion
would be preferable.
The following resolutions which had been re-
ported by the committee of twelve were then
g unanimously" adopted
RESOLVED, That we the citizens of Scriven
county in primary assemblage do in the most
positive terms sanction the entire proceedings of
the late Southern Convention, and will hold
ourselves in readiness at all times to enforce its
recommendations to the last extremity.
RESOLVED, That our only safety is in unity
of feeling aud action, and that with it we will be
sufficiently formidable to resist all aggressions.
ResOlued, That we view with satisfaction
the demonstrations made in various parts of
the South to endorse the proceedings of the
Nashville Convention, and hope the entire
South will feel called upon to express their
opinion on subject so vital to our best inte-
rests.
On motion of DR.. Robert H. Saxon, all the
political papers in Georgia were requested to
publish the proceedings of this meetinp
On motion ofDr. W. l.. Mathews, the thanks
of the meeting were rendered to the President
and Secretary.
On motion of ]. Lawton Singleton, the thanks
of the meeting were rendered to the Judges and
Clerk of the Inferior Court for their attention
and politeness.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die.
MOSES ~ MCCALL, President.
BENZ. l.. PREscoTT, Secretary. II
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