The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1851-08-12
Great Meeting il, yTar;Eoro.,


Great Meeting ina Marsboro.,
Early the month OF July. the following
notice was 1is put up in every part OF tie Dis.
trict: +
kPupLfc MEETING
Oftlie citizens vi Marlboro is rcsDeeif,,f.
ly called for on tho first Monday ip Augus1
i'ext, at Bcnnetlsyillc, in order to mako
known their sentiments as 10 tic expedjcp.
cy OF Withdrawing South Carolina al0ne
from the Union.
T.. w. DUDLEY, FOR SELF AND oTHrpsx
July 5il,, 1851. E, 3
Pursuant to the above call, yesterday
morning (August 4,h, ls5I) every road
leading to the village was thronged i.orrnn nm
early hour until II O'clock 4. m. ,I'I,e peo-
pie came pouring in from every direction.
III dense masses, and long before tie hour
nrriyed for organizing the meeting, lie
public square presented u spectacle rarelY
Witnessed in Bcnnettsylljc.
Mt half-past eleven o'clock, Il. Il.
WeathcrIy, Esq., asccnded the Court.
House steps, and insited all persons present.
who felt any interest in the meeting, To-
draw nigh and participate in the proceed.
ngs. ca;
Capt. NJ. Townsend proposed that T.. wv.
Goodwin, Esq. be called 10 the Chair, which
was unanimously agreed 10; and on mo.
ton, u. ID. Townsend was requested 10 act
as Secretary.
The Cha,r briefly explained the objects
Of the meeting, as dictated above, invited
discussion from both sides Of the question,
and expressed an earnest hope that perfect
order and dccoru:n should prevail through
out The proceedings. y
Capt. a. J. Stanton moved that, mas
much as from, the extraordinary crowd
present, It was necessary 10 hold the meet
ing IN front OF The url-llouse-,he peo-
pie standing-thnt the discussion should be-
confined 10 two speakers OH side, and that
each speaker should be limited 10 a half
hour
Ihis proposition was unanimously agIees4sts I
Col. C. w. DUDLEY ,hep,
the following resolution s. ~ S
Resolved, That in the RtS
meeting, the secession oi .ss
without the cooperation OF
States, Is unwlsc and IneXpedi cs2ss
&. a Thornwell, Esq, seconded 81
soiuiion, ana ably discussed aud suppofg IN
It, III speech which was loudly clcercd N
The Chairman, when Mr. Thornweli had
resumed hls seat, invited a reply from the
although present in full ior3c-lookinr, on
-iaciily declined TO acceps The challenge.
Col. Dudley next addressed the meetiuy
half an hour, in avery effective speecl1.
which was frequently interrupted with ap-
plause..
The Chair then announced that the
quest on would be dccIued, by dividing and
counting, aud requested all III favor Ot ihe
resolution, 10 march GU, and form ranks,
iirc deep.
AT first, the Whole crowd scuined to- be-
moving oil calmly, deliberately, and in tho
most perfect oruev-i0rniug III tive loufrf
psia,ahxcs, which extended almost across
the entire line OF the public square.
The ta.idd adniissIcn, must, however,
ec made, that snail group, composed Of
strangers, neutrais, aud separate seces-
siohists, still remained on the ground; bur
there could sclrcely have been one hundred
persons left mall.
The Chair appointed hIcssrs. Il. G.
Ncaihcriy, &. a. Thormwcli, A. G.
Johnson, and William l.. Le.get, Tellerss
to count the ranks, who coon reported tha
number III iaSer ;oi Iii; resolution, To he--
SIN IiEEDRED AND TwESTY-SEvKMf
The other SIDE was then invited TO make
sl,owing-but declined 10 march out.
Alter the result was announced, A, c..
Johnson. Esq, submitted the following
resolution, Which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the Chairman OF lhI,
meeting. do communicate the fureeoinp'
resolutions TO the Delegates who viii
represent Marlboro District, in the State
Convention, aiih request them, iespectlu,ly.
to vote IN comfortably thereto: and in The
event oi their failing 10 SIGNIFY to him
their intention TO do so, then that the
Chairman do cause IL iuil account ef ii,e
proceedings of This day, as expressive Of
The public sentiment oi Marlboro District.
to be lnId before said Convention.
whenever assembled.
Resolved. That VIC feel highly Indignant
at the course OF Federal Legislation. and
are ready, Il w, and shall keep oursel,es
in rcldllcss TO unite with our sister States
in the formation Of Southern cuuiederacy
whenever, and as soon as they will consent
thereto; believing as we do, that nothing
less than such conledcncy is at present,
under all the circumstances, available to
us as remedy for The grievances Of which
We complain
The meeting, altogether, was one OF the
largest. and most respectable ever as
scmbltd in the Distrlct-there vas no
Incorporate cScitcment-the greatest order
prevailed throughout the day; indeed It
must have been apparent to one present
that tie sovereign people, rank and tile.
had come up To express their sentiments
emphat'cally on the great question Of tho
day. nor vii! 1t be questioned that they
have done SO in terms hardly to be
misunderstood.
GA motion, the proceedings were ordered
to be published III lie Southern Standard,
Charleston Erening, Meas, and that all tie
papers IN the State be requested to copy.
The meeting then adjourned.
T.. w. GooDW,IN Ch'n,n.
Is. ID. TOWNSEND, Secretary.
The whole number Of voters in the District
is about $50 -
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The GREAT FLOOD AT ST. LOUIS
The 81. Louis Republican OF the 24th ul,.,
gives the following particulars respecting
the damage by the recent flood at illinois.
town. opposite that CITY: