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| All present. AS soon aS announced thosf
who had started from their seats, returned
Col. J. T. MARSHALL was called to III.
Chair, and w. c. DAVIS, Esq, requested ,e
act us Secretary. ~
Tue meeting being orgauizsl. til. Chair
ma" made few very appropriate remarks
relative to the objects OF tho meeting.
Dir. E. NOBLE submitted Preamble aud
act OF Resolutions. ~l,cl, were read.
\ qucstion from tho Chair.-NVas there
any person present who desired to max.
any remarks upon tho resolutions Offered I
Hon. A. Burt rose-said that he had
been requested By some of his intimate
friends to say word in behalf of the prop.
osition to raise money and men for Kansas.
His remarks were received with applause
and were but the echo Of that patrio,ic sen.
timcnt which stirred the blood and swcllcd
the heart of every one present.
We took copious notes of his remarks
and intended to report them in ertenso, bu.
regret that our space forces us to forcgo
this intention.)
When Hon. A. BURT concluded his re-
marks. Mr.. NOBLE moved that tho resolu.
tions be adopted.
Tho Chair called for the yeas and nays
upon the following resolutions, which were
adopted unanimously ly-without a single
dissenting voice:
WHEREAS. news has reached US from un.
doubted sources, that the cause Of the South
is in danger in the new Territory Of Kansas
from all invasion Of the fauat;cal hord.s
from tho North.
And whereas, the friends Of law and or.
der, AToa1soN and STRIsorsLIow with
thor party. have made call upon the South
for help and suex,or, to save Kansas from
the Black Republicans, who at this moment
from Maine to Missouri. are organizing to
invade the Territory at tue opening Of
Spring.
And whereas. we bclivo that all Of us in
the South, individually and collectively, are
deeply interested in tho fate of ,lis Terri
tory, and ought and should do something
TO save and protect It from tho enemy who
now threaten it with suhjugatiou.
Therefore, be it resolved
LIST. That wo organize ourselves into a
Kansas meeting. for the purpose of raising
means to enable our young and patriotic
fcllow-citizens of this District to emigrate
thither and settle the country for the South.
I'd. That Committee Of twentv-one
persons be raised by the Chair, to solicit
from tho people Of Abbevile District, sub
scr'ptions of funds sufficient to equip and
transport to Kansas a body of our young
men. to DO ready to start by the 25th of
this month, or as soon thereafter AZ circum.
stances will permit.
Sd. That Abbevills District should equip
and transport to said Territory company
OF at least -- persons, and for this pur.
pose the District is earnestly appealed to, to
raise an amount Of money sufficient to 40
complish this object.
9TH. That Committee Of nine he an.
pointed by the Chair to superin,end this
organization. whose duty it shall be to OBJ
tain emigants, to receive and receipt for tho
various su'ns subscribed by our citizena 80
select an Agent in whose hands the funds
aforesaid shall be entrusted, who shall be
made answerable for its faithful disburse.
ment. -
9th. That each and every citizen Of the
District is earnestly requested and appealed
to. toraid our patriotic objsrt by subscribing
according to their respective means aud in.
cl'nation. The. poor and the rich are called
on to contribute to cause Of immense and
paramount importance to the whole com.
munity, and none should Withhold tis hand
in farthering this great Southern enterprise.
The following gentlemen wers appointed
under the aecond Resolution: ;4m.
bon. A. Burt. Capt. D. n. Rogers, Dr..
Jno.S W. Hearst, Jnost Cothran, ESQ. Mai.
". g. sproulI, DE- sans s. Mar1hali. cabt.
Z. 3. BYRD. Col. W. AZ Williams Thos.
Thomson. Bsq,J. &. Vance. Esq, IT,. A.
Jones. Esq, Cap. @. N. Maiti.on, IA. c.
Hawthorn. Esq, Capt. Jao: Brownies. Capt.
Joel Cunningham. D.. J. 7. ,Baskin, w. B..
L"ti'nore. g. R. Mccalla, Esq, james w.
Lomax, Esq- C.h. a. .M., Smith, Col. B. z.
uerndon. Col. r. + R,,ha,t. ~, H. az