Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1851-08-28
FOR TIE ADVERTISER.
COOPERATION MEETING.

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TIE Citizens of the Ridge and vicinity met to-
scthcr ON Saturday. the 81 inst, for the purpose
of expressing their sentiments on the subject nf
Secession, and to oreanize themselves into body
or Co-oncrn,on:s,s.
Ar,; r. WATSON acted aS Chairman. and W.
IT No,,,s and Jouy VI. Nopprs were requested
,o ,ot nc Secretaries
Tho p.srl,,,:ous or the late Charleston, York
,.;Il,, ,r1 c,,,rt,nbrrn Co.Op.roIion Meeting:
u,1 ,.,,;ol, ma, +h, boor,r onnr,b,.:on ~
III nroso,,
a., motto, Committee was onpontcl to
dror Po,ort and Resolutions for The a!op,on
of thc meeting. The following gentlemen, con-
stitutcd the Committee, viz : JOIN NJ. NoRRrs,
Chairman l. W.rsoS NJ ITo1sToy !. Mon
rev NJ r Wurrrrr .Ior1, PIpG,IL. p WILL
,,,us J,pv,s AsurrJ w II NopR,s and Ay-
,noer Uu,rr,r
After few moments consultation. the Chair
man m,1o ,Lc rol,oyino P.p,rt with Resolutions
o,,o,d.d to Wit.
IN .Ic ,r;r;t of = nconlc that know thcir rirhts
"a F,ccucn wc. the citizens Of the Ridge and
v;c;uitv have mot torc;hcr To declare our scnti.
morts on the orrcat questions nov anitatirn our
ct,to ,nd which so dccnlv concern o,r uost
;nnortont interests. We hold that the institu-
,;on cf sl,vcr, s nroran,icd TO rs bv the Cousti-
tu,on Of the United States, s,-that It is sanctioned
and approved bv the Christian religion, and tar
upon its pcrpctuiiy depends tlle future welfare
and prosperity Of the South. We believe that
the General Government has pcrpctratcd wrorcs
and injustice upon the people Of the South by
seeking IN break down this, our cherished insti-
.utinn. W. believe it to be the settled ,!cIrrni-
n,,iop Of ;hc Greater rart Of the North To use
a.. :, H.. ,,,.,. ., o..l,.,.r, .I. J.
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Isn'" III 'Hr -'''"' We "e''''' '''"' ''' '".-
mics, tn" ah"ii'"niS;s, are already formidable
party, and are rapidly increasing in strength and
rr,,r,or. w. L,J II to Lc IN unlcuial,lr fact
c,r
that, we have lie rIei't'" Scc'c rom ''e '''"''
aud that VIC should exercise the right for the r'a-
so,s ,b,vc enumerated Eut whilst we hnld
=, c.:. L,..,.,,,,,;,II, ,,,,,
''r ''@''' " sE'.''''" ~ ''''''
it is high time that THIS tn"n he dissolved, We
are unwilling that South Carolina should sccc,lr
alop. under cy;s,;ur circumstances: for by such
,n.o ala, ,..;u 49,, o,1,. s,n,r,,, frn,, L,r
northern enemies out "F''e from ''er a''' hcr
true friends and allies of the South. We be-
l;nvn ,b,t orr sstcr Stotrs arc arous;no nm to :,
,,,'l' ,N'", -,
se''Sc VI ''e'r ""''Sef ''' ''''' "e ''''e % "o'
far distant when they will he ready to join South
Carolina ina Southern Conrcdcracy. We arc
,,r tho orr,, tbot th,. S,,,c hv scnorotc oct.on
;. =, ,...I. ,,,,1
l''''''' '' '''''''''' ".'' =. ,,..,,
the present aspect OF aii;i'rs. WIN liicse views,
we have adopted the following Resolutions:
1sr. P,so,rsd Thu. wc orc onnoscd to tho
.o,or,t,, soo,ss;nn or Snu,b Cor,,n, unJ,.r rv.
;x,;na ,.r,.nmst,rccs ,s ury;sr nrr,ctc,[In
and not ai MI agreeable To the wishes of Il ma
jnrity Of the Sovereign people.
md hcsD'fc" l'!at w we rc@ar" e"meert r a., "'
Snwhcrn ] m S:ntos m ms rs tbc most cGcc.unl means Of
sustaining Southern Rights and of rcdrcssing
Southern Wrongs.
INa' l's"".'r", '''" ,""'' m IT, m"t hoIioro
,hn, n, apw o,hrr snu,hrrm S,atc will ioin rs in
Southern Coufcdcracy.
4Tm Rcso'red, That "ur Delegates to the
Slate convention he instructed 10 oppose me
tlr .o,s 81 s.;,I Cnnvcn,inm when I;ournrJ bc
submitted to the people for ratification or rcicc-
ton and that We will abide the decision OF the
PIN 5ru P,.oyr,d ,rh,. ro ,ro ro,d, ,rJ lo,or-