The Sumter banner. [volume] (Sumterville, S.C.) 1846-1855, 1853-01-25
From the Courier. si,s
Meeting OF aEke Cslslt b fta7 4 aaxss.
cin;ioaa ofss. j oiisas Coli d ia i:s
EeOcIkVsiIG. .Ess a. ~ ss5 Is
From The coprlsrI:.

In the absence of the President the
injecting was organized BY Ntajor. j ~.
9M. Murry, one ut the Vice Ifesi aleii IS, 4
Rnd Mr.. BeMj. Matthews vas eqfiesteds
20 act as Secretary. The sub nee 9ofs
Tfhc proceedings oiIthe last meeting was
stated by the chair, and h The proposed
change o the days of meeting to tlae
lst Monday il October, md the j stj
Monday in January were confirm cd
Mr.. Hugh Wilson, Jr.l one Of the
appointed delcgatess,o The Senate AS.
sociation, then addressed tiis; nj ecIsg t.:
ing III a graceful and feeling sniailneR !
He suid, that NJ the time this move
ment was first made, towards !. e &c. I I
ting u mommcnt7to Mr.. Calhoun, ait
was confidently expected, that the co. 3 3
pie nfSouth-C Carolina, grateful for for tllo
services he had rendered them, iiiiiid-8
tnl of the honors lie had bloug them 81
and true 10 their professions ufl0veanlA
devotion expressed for him while liy.
ing would have eagerly etllauced s.aGy
proposition to honor him, when dead,
and to express in a permanent form
the sense Of their gratitude md love.
hthis expectation, VIC had heei1 some.
what deceived. AS yet. only FIVE s.
sociaions had been formed lii tho
State: and he Ian suggested Tor tile 4
formation ota general Association Had
thus been defeated. He earnestly
hoped, that this apparent apathy Mas
not rcal--,h.t the nctnory8sof Cal
houn was not dying out irrthc hearts Of
the people, ana that something would
yet be done to place S.. Carolina sbys
the side OF Massachusetts and KEN
tucky, in honoring the mginory sof.
their great and iI1ustrious statesmen.
He concluded his remarks. Of which
the above is a mere skelcion. 81 by Of
te'ing the f;,lIowi,lg resolutions, which
werSunanirnonsIy adopted 'is M
Reso!usd, -tiissat We regard with
much regret, the apatl.Y8ald indiflef-
ence wlici. prevails in many parts <of !
the State, with respect to- TIC Object 4
for the aitainn,ent Of which I've are as 4
soc atcd Z: as " Z.
Rraolped. That this Association hop.
ing that the Iast may not; be- ind i.s
cat!rc Of the t,lnre, will always be-
ready to act in concert with ili. a.so--
Citations that arc already formed, or
such rs may be formed, for the efec-
ton 0faa monument. To thu emory
y. II .A.s ! ii 4siss
7'csof fOea, Hiatt iii IL ises dyent: tho
to'her Districts and ParisI.cs Of 4 he.il'
State falling to lake any action dtis
this subject, we will continue onr Dr.
ganization until 4 a5s,tlliciept sum be.ac.s8
qnirrd. TO enable US cxpfesss IN some
appropriate and enduring from, bur
gratitude for the services, and our yen-
cratitm iur,ie charactcref toGrsbeIoy-2
ed cointryInan John G. Calhoun. \
Dr.. Jenkins Roper then moved that
an account Of the proceedings lbefur.
miShel tp. the Charleston. }..spefs inrs
publication, and tha; IN lsI,aEcrs in tha3
State, favorable totle Object Of tho
Association, be requested 10 copy.
There being no further business the
meeting then adjourned TO meet sson5ilse5
first Monday in October next. S53
WM. M. MrRRY, Chairman. ss
Benz. Matthew's, Secretary Ss5i