The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-07-16
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,WedMcsday......... July. 18..lS5I.
The Meeting on Sale Dav.

The Meeting on Sale Day.
The regular meeting of tho District South
ern Rights Association came off on last Sale
day, amidst large concourse of members
and citizens. Itithad been generally known
over the District that Mr. Burr would have
/: been present to address his constituents upon
the political movements Of the State and
the General Government, we no doubt would
have witnessed an immense gathering of the
good people Of our District, As it was, our
eyes were greeted BY q B,rge and respecta-
BILE assembling, tins. paid great attention to
the prolonged discussion which was excited
by the reportef the District delegation to
the Charleston Convention, made in pursu.
ance of q previous resolution of the Associi-
alton. %sSss !: IS. 8.
EDWARD NOBLE, Esq., on the part Of the
delegation, reported the proceedings and re-
suits of the Convention, and in a brief and
lucid manner explained the object of the
address and resolutions, and the effect thew.
were exercising in the South favorable to
the great Southern cause. lie dwelt upon
40 iact that the Charleston: Convention Was
meant to be, as it turned out to be, meet
ing. to harmonize the conflicting opinions
then somewhat prevalent in the State, which
tended to divide into two separate parties
the great sesistanco movement, upon The
happy success of which the safety of our
Southern institutions and Southern honor
mainly depended. That this Convention,
; was not a proscriptive body, or. wished to
effect party triumph, or injure the great
Southern cause, he pointed to the course of
Mr. BUTLER and Dir. BARN y ELL and others
subsequent to that Convention. !. So satisfied
we're they Of the impoiiey and bad effects Of
opposing the action. Of tl,is body, that they
have refused to be the leaders in an under.
taking to divide and SOW. alscord in the ranks
Of the resistance. movement of South Caro-
d S]ina. Y. a.. (. ~. - sl ~
s>Mr. JOHN A. CALHOUN next addressed
the Association in his usual feryent and forci-
Llemsnner: His object was to add some
additional important considerations concern
ing the acts of the Convention, which con-
clnsireiy showed that hafiu1aony i was its chief
aim, and :lhatneser was greater harmony INV,
!. exhibited in, any BODY 81 intelligent men
met 70 .e discuss grave ands weighty Z concerns
Of Goyespment BE deprecated division in in
sthe Stat, and spoke of the minority resoolu-
ton, proposed in,the Convention by Mr.. Oaa
OF Anderson, in terms Of appreciation and
satisfaction--that it swas a noble offerinp nm
on our State aitau, to,ff tha fs sake 81 union
and concord among ourselves. @..
CHoaAs Thomson, aEsq,, next arose; and
in few remarks seemed disposed to find
fanlt with 1.-The manner in. which delegates
had sbeenss selected for the Conyention--nlsot
enough regard having been shown to the
..Go:operationists: Mr.. THonsox appeared
tosshink hat the cIarIe Convse,nt ion vas vas
composed Of the hottest: slemeats, olly Of 'tIia
different sociatiops % the State and did
not think that It's resolutions q md address
should eeopsid dered Of much sconseaueiice, e,
efnanating asss u aid, sffon an.inssponsible
collestidn 81 combustibis materials. i;il . + .
~ sreplssd to MI. THonsos's CHAR
ges seened 10 u, Tie most COM com,
plsts sdccess q; s4s:sss,ssF sss,
S IIavisssTos, then took the door
sininates only; sustaining, as ven