Semi-weekly Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1851-1852, 1851-05-09
SOUTHERN RIGHTS CONVENTION.
MONDAY, May 5.

The Delegates from the Southern Rights
Associations of South Carolina assembled in
Convention at Charleston this day. y
On motion, General John Buchanan oEFair-
field, was called to the Chair, and w. II. Camp,
BELL of Greenville, and Z. A. Price of kcr.
shaw, appointed Secretaries.
Mr.. Lyles, of Fairfield, moved that Com
mittee of fifteen be appointed to select officers
and frame rules for the government Of the Con-
vention, which was agreed to.
The Committee, after, a. short absence, re-
ported through their Ghauafau, lir. Lyles, the
following gentlemen as ohcers'of the Conven'
ton:
For Presidcni- Ex-Gov John P. Richard.
son.
For Vice Presidents Eek Gov. w. B. Sea.
brook, Hon. j. S. Ashe, Hon. n. l.. Griffin,
DR.. J. A. Simpson, Col r. H. Goodwin, Hon.
b. X. Hennegan, Col. w. II. Gist.
Secretaries-W. II. Campbell, G. A. Price,
#. B. Fraser, A. Sinkius, Z. D. Melton, }. Z,
Walker. -:
The report of the Committee was unanf:
mously adopted; and the President on bdag
conducted to the Chair addressed the ConSen-
ton at some length, and with great power and
eioquence, in reference to the causes ana the
objects of its assemblage. .=aisss:.. q.
On motion of Mr.. H. Peronneau Finley, it
was resolved that the daily sessions of this Con
veution besopened with prayer, and the Com
mittee Of Arrangements be requested to secure
the services of clergymen of different denomi-
nations for that purpose.
The Rev. DR.. Somers, being present, was
called on, and delivered fervid and impressive
prayer.
Hon. John E. Carew having stated that the
Southern Rights Association of Burke county,
Georgia, had appointed delegates to visit the
Convention, it was, on his motion unanimously
resolved That Committee be appointed to
wait upon them and invite them to seats upon
the floor of the Convention.
The Convention then adjourned until ten
o'clock tomorrow morning.
g asts. - SECOND DAY. ~ .os
The Convention met at ten o'clock, a. m.
pursuant to adjournment, and the session was
opened with prayer by DR.. Bachman. s@s
The roll ofthe delegates was then called over
and the namesiof several additional delegates
were added to the list 6 "a
The unfinished business, which was the Re-
port of the. Committee on Rules for the gov
ernment of the Convention, was then takrnup
aud after brief discussion, the report was a
greed to. q = i---ss'-,' . '-,s''' 81.
Col Maxcy Gregg then rose and said that
the Convention had assembled for very broad
and general purpose-that of consultation, and
the objects to be embraced by could have no
limit except the objects for which Southern
Rights Associations were formed. In deliber;ft
tive bodies the appointment of Committees, toY
which the various matters brought before them
could be referred, to place i'll a;shape to be ef.
fciently acted on, was found greatly to facili-
tate business, and he rose for the purpose of
moving the appointment of such committee.
He then sent to the Chair the following resolu-
tion, which was adopted: ea 2",z - ~
Resolred, That Committee Of 81 be ap-
pointed by the Chair, to prepare and report bu-
siness to be submitted to this meeting, and
that all propositions which may be introduced
in this body, shall be referred without previous
debate, to the said committee for consideration
On motion of Mr. Edmund Rhett, the Secre
tary proceeded to call the several election Dis
tricts Of the State, each Association, having
resolutions presenting them on being called;
which were referred to the Committee in pur-
suance of Col. Gregg's Resolutiun. We pub
lish the following as indicating the general ten
or of those submitted. ,.s.a.-
LAURRNs RESOLUTION.
Whereas, crisis has arrived in the history
Of our country calling for some decisive action
on the part Of the friends Of the South,
I. Resolped, That Cancellation is virtue,
and co. operation desirable; but that if need be,
separate State action is the rightful remedy to
which, or any efectual measure of resistance
by the Constitutional Convention, we pledge
our all
2. Resolred, That more effectually to secure
the cooperation desired, a State Southern
Rights Association be organized by this Con-
vention, to be composed of. Delegates from each
Association in this State, which shall meet
serniannually at Columbia.
9 3. Resolved, That each Southern Rights AS
sociation in the State be requested to call a
meeting Of their members as early as practical
bic. and ascertain the names and number of
members over the age of II and under DO, and
all over the age of 40, and keep roll of the
same separately, to be reported to the State
Association semiannually.
4. Resolred, That the President of this Con-
vention appoint Committee of -, to pre-
pare an address to the Southern Rights Asso-
tons of other States, inviting them to meet US
in Convention at -, on the = day of -.
ST. HELENA RESOLUTIONS. .
Resolrcd, That in the opinion of this Con-