The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1851-04-19
The Young Mems Southern Rights
Association of Greenwood.

The young inen Of Greenwood, feeling n deep
interest in the movements. recentIy taken by tho
students of tho University of Virginia. and iIso
in many other places, and being determined nosto
10 behind in insisting to ward off the threu,nng
danger, that lowers darkly over tho rights and b.
attufions OF ;the South, collected ahShnSsi sess
gcther in the chuPe's on the 2a& II February, ,ilbr
the putposa Of codaaltisg onthe pi6ptisty of ffash
ing thefneelyess fnt1 sit;lar cistion Afer
due'delibcsfion apssi subject, they determined
to Iiieoson the following Saturday, for the purpose
OF forming themselves into regular organized
body! Accordingly OIL Saturday, the LIST OF March,
a respectable number of the young men of the
place, collected for that purpose DR.. J. III. Lo-
gan having beon requested 10 deliver All address
before the meeting, appeared and addressed them
ut some length, oil the importance and imperative
necessity Of the citizens of the South, and cspec-
tally those of South Carolina, to be placing them
selves in an attitude Of defence. Tie address be-
ing concluded, the following resolutions were read
and unanimously adopted.
Whereas, the dangers that have so long men
nced the rights, tile interest aud institutions of
South Carolina, and of the whole South, from
tho unconstitutional Entertainments of the non
siavehoding States, afe pressing sorely upon lls,
in great and federal crisis, which encroachnents
have been heaped upon us, despite our most ean-
est cntrenties, remonstrances and even threats
Of resistance, it becomes tho solemn duty of ev-
cry citizen of the South, but especially of South
Carolina, to take decided alid determined stand,
therefore, we, the young men OF Greenwood, do
clare Ill the following resolutions, to our eldors
and the world, tho position we occupy in this try-
ing hour of our country's peril.
l. Resofred, That We yenerate the Union
framed by the heroes Of seventy-six but hate
and dcnounce the present one us the degenerate
corrupt r. mans Of that noble work.
2. ResolDed, That we oppose any compromise
except the constitution.
3. Resoloed, That our only safety depends upon
secession, i'll cooperation with our sister Southern
States, If we can,-alonc If we must.
a. Resolred, That in cape South Carolina re-.
fuses to secede, if any nggreved slave holding
State, nIive to her wrongs, and awakened to her
high sense Of honor, shall secede, we pledge our
lives and our honor in tho defence of her cause.
D. Resolrcd, That We earnestly recommend the
young men of South Carolina, to form similar As
soc'ations, and request correspondence will,
thenl.
The meeting then proceeded to the election Of
officers, which resulted Us follows: J. w. Hitch,
President; T. 8. Farrow, Vice. President; A. M.
Reid, Secretary; DR.. J. H. Logan and ]. e. Buck
halter, Corresponding Secretaries, and J. F. Dan.
iel, Treasurer.
A resolution was then adopted that the Associ.
alton meet regularly once month, to debate que
rcs relative to the great question that dsurbs our
Union.
1t was then moved and seconded that the pro.
ceedings of this and the former meeting of the
Association be published in the Abbevile Banner
and Laurensville Herald.
The meeting Then adjourned to meet OH the
third Saturday Of April
A. NJ. REID, Sec'y.