Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1850-12-07
SOutEacrla-rights Association
PICKENS DISTRICT.
OFFICERS.
T.. n. GARVIN. President.

Vice Presidents
a. RAMSAY, A. Nj, HANuLvoN,
WM. HUNTER, john a. EAsLEi,
w. ID. STEELE, WM. NlMMoNs,
Ii. HAGooD, JAS. ROBINSON,
NJ. nj. NORTON, 5. LoyINGCooD.
w. S. GRESHAM, LEWIS MoRHEAD,
ED. HUGHES, VIM. LEE,
IL. ID. MAXWELL, j. MAXWELL.
J; w. NoREIs, Jr, ! Recording Sec
w. I'll. TRIMMER, : retarics.
}, "; A. Il Dd1la, DGas1nr' or. Secretaries.
SILAs K,RKsEY, Treasurer.
oUNCILs OF SAFETY.
iSdrgeam'S Beat.--H Miller,
Thos Gasaway, VIM Oliver.
Garuim's Beat-J j Hollingsworth,
w S Williams, VIM Smith.
Hmier'S Bcm.- j B layton A
Hunter, John Arial.
EaSfcy's Bedt.-John Bowen, S A
Eoslcy, John Gossctt.
'Sewdf'S BeMt.-Robert Stewart,
f Alexander, f. Alexander.
1mdcrson's BeM-Isaac Anderson,
Joab Lewis, O f. Barton.
Chd$tain'S Bcm.--E III Griffin, ]
E Hagood, James II Ferguson.
Sngleton's Bcdi.--iarkin Hen
bricks, Eslv Hunt, VIM Edns.
Boyefs Beat.-Jcptha Norton, w
Ia Keith, Joseph Burnett.
Mcholyon's BeM.- Stephen Mich
olson, a B Grant, Jesse Mckinney.
Philips Bedt.-G Brazeal, A Ro-
bins, i Eretwell.
Hughes' Bed.-J A Ballenger,
Henry Hughes, Andrew Dickson.
Deaton's Beat. VIM Griffin, Josh
ua Y Jones, II NJ Stribling.
Deans Beat.-EP Werner, l. Tow
crs, S G Reeder.
Hunnicmt's Bem.--A Bryce, has
Hunt, James M McElroy.
FmrDldy Beat.-A p Reeder, Bay
lis IlIx, M S Mcay,
PREAMBLE:
Whereas. it is az. ,arent, not only
from the acts of injustice which have
been pcrpetrated by the dominant
majority IN ongress, but also from
the course of systematic and organ
IZcd aggression on the rights of the
South which have been for years pur-
sued by the Northern States of this
Union, that there is a fixed and un-
alterable determination on the part
OF those States 10 rob us OF our DO.
lltical rights and 10 despoil us of our
domestic institutions; and, believing,
as we do, that their peaccable pos
session and even preservation has
become incompatible with our pres
cnt relations TO Inc existing Con(ed-
eiacy, and having been forced to the
painful conviction that South Caro-
lima i'll common with her sister States
OF the South is driven TO choose be-
tween the preservation of her rights
and the preservation of the Union
Therefore, we, the people of Pickens
District, do now "solcmnly pledge
our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred
honor" TO aid, defend and support
her in mcntaining her rights, by any
course or by any means to which
/ she may be driven by the foul injus-
tice and aggressions of the usurping
North; and in view of an issue so
painful but inevitable to us,
he IL therefore RcsolUeol, That we
DO now organize and constitute our
selves into an Association for the de-
fence Of Southern Rights and Inter
ests, the objects and rules of which,
we hereby pledge ourselves as men
and as citizens to support and OBJ
serve, until the dangers which threat
Ell the destruction of our rights shall
have been entirely removed and for
that purpose weadopt the following
institution:
CONSTITUTION.
ART. /. The name of this Associ-
alton shall be "Fhe Southern Rights
Association of Pickens District" Its
object shall be ito orgap'ze and pre-
pare the people of Pickens District
the better to defend themselves from
thedangers which threaton-to p.S-
mote the interest and to secure the
harmonious and united action ofthe
whole South in the glorious cause of
constitutional Freedom, and more
especially shall its objects be 70 pledge
It's members to support South Carroll
ma ln any course which she may be
driven to pursue in defence of her
rights as q free and sovereign States.
ART. The officers of this asgo-
,cjafion, shall bo praE,J Jo,>t !,