Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-10-31
SOUTHERN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION.

President, me non. Jonn >. Asne, III tuc SIail'
The meeting being ready for business, MIR.
Wilmot G. DeSaussure announced that the fol-
lowing gentlemnn were in attendance as dele
gates from the Southern Rights Association OF
St Johns Berkly and St. Stephens, and moved
that they be invited to take seats upon the stage
which was unanimously adopted and the Del.
egatcs took their seats accordingly:
Hon. VIM Cain, Hon. Il. L. Gourdin, Peter
P. Palmer, Benjamin Marion, Peter G. Snow
den. VIM Threat, Roye Neal, Fl. F. Porcher,
PC. Kirk, Percival Porcher, S. w. Palmer, +.
l.. Porcher.
Mai. Edward Msuigault, Chairman OF the
Executive Committee, then presented the ioi'
lowing Address and Resolutions:
Inasmuch as since our last meeting, the par
tv towhich we belong has been defeated IN m
election in which we had confidently expected
n decided majority, it becomes us to consider,
and decide upon, the position to be taken by
our Association. in the present altered state oi
affairs In so deciding we wish it to be distinct
w understood, that we assume not to indicate
the course to be adopted, even temporarily, Tar
less permanently, by the party at large, or the
Southern Rights Associations throughout the
State; such course should be decided on by
the Associations for themselves, in concert with
the State Central Association, which, by the
terms of its formation, should be shortly called
together for its semi-annual meeting. Our OBJ
ect now is, simply to lay down the course we
deem at presant proper for our individual Asso-
citation. ......
p Our Constitution provides that "the Associ-
alton shall continue in existence, and pe:se-
we're in its efforts, until the wrongs OF the South
are redressed, or the State resume the powers
heretofore delegated to the United States for
special purposes" Neither of these conditions
having taken place, we must still look forward
to the attainment of the grand end for which
our Association was formed Yet, as from be-
ing ginsa minority, we feel our inability to effect
anything decisive at present.; and furthermore,
as the successful party have avowed themselves
to be as highly indignant at Northern and Fed
eral aggressions as we can be, and rs Jealous
and earnest in their intentions and efforts to re.
dress our wrongs, we deem it proper to suspend
for the present our meetings. and to abstain
from agitation, in order that they may have
fair opportunity of carrying out their plans for
the redemption of the South, and the security
of the State We had an honest faith in the
remedy we proposed, namely Secession, or the
withdrawal Of the State, in its sovereign ca
pa.ity, from the Union and we still have full
faith in its justice and propriety, and in its full
efficacy if fairly and firmly carried out. We
were willing to hare assued, if the party to
which we belong had been in majority in the
State, our full share Of the responsibility Of
endeavoring to put it into execution; but the
matter has now been taken out Of our hands,
and upon the successful party must devove at
present the responsibility Of devising and sus.
tanning measures for carrying the State through
the difficulties which encompass her.
Impressed with these considerations, we pre-
sent the following resolutions:
Resolred, That we still regard separate State
action to he in the last resort the true and et.
fectual remedy for the evils under which we Ia
bor ....
: Rpsolced, That this Association do appoint
the Constitutional number Of Delegates to rep
resent it in the next meeting of the State Cen.
trail Association, whenever it shall be held.
Resolred, That feeling that we have done
what we conceive to be our duty, so far as un-
der present circumstances I'VE can, and looking
to the successful party to devise or maintain
measure to relieve the State from her position,
we will for the present suspend the regular
meetings contemplated by our Constitution:
leaving our Association to be specially called
together again, in the manner provided i'll the
Constitution, whenever circumstances may rem
der such call expedient.
Col. John Cunningham then rose and second.
ed the. Address and Resolutions, and delivered
an able, spirited, and conclusive argument in
support Of the necessity of continuing our
organization, in view of certain future success,
although for the present, our moathly meetings
might be discontinued.
The question was then taken upon the adj
option of the address and Resolutions, and
was unanimously carried.
Mr.. A. w. Burnet, from sub committee Of
the Executive Committee, presented the names
Of the following gentlemen, as nominees Of the
Committee, to represent the Association in the
semi-annual meeting Of the State Central As.
sociation:
Williams Middleton, Col. NJ. 7. Keith, Hon.
Wu. Rice, H.W. Sullivan, Hugh Wilson, Sr.
Dan'l Hayward, Peter Maniganlt Col. Chas
Kanapaux, Thodore Dehon, w. X. Davis, John
Heart E. Banwell. jr. F. d. Richardson. w.
E. Snowden, VIM. Blanding, Otis Mills, J. L.
Rhatt, N. B Hill, Col. R +. Reynolds, Geo. S.
Hacker, w. G.. DeSaussure, E. W. Mathewes,
FL. shafer, Col J. Cunningham, c. B. Nor
throp. E. Tennet, Il. P. Lockwood, Jr. E. B.