Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-06-18
Commnu iicatcd
MEETINa OF THE YOUNG MEN OF HAMBURG,
-, - SOUTH CAROLINA 80. -.

he. In. SOUTH CAROLINA. i-,ss: 80: 81:
On Friday evening, the 1thsinst, an enthusiastic.
-imceting Of the young men Of Hamburg assembled,
aeihe Town IL5alS&th the viscf aplsasnss lie: !it
Teleut ca.altssdahuds Reprcsthtaiive, ,the:
Hon P S. BRocRs Investigating, in so,adinrab;$e:
anonncr, the Hon. CHAnbEs suMSE6,of Maass-ii
eafrdsctts On motion; j. CnElolfros WAS:
called to the Chair, and .JouN c. NcDosALD, Esq
requested fTac as Secretary.
After few pertinent remarks from the Chair, in
explanation Of the object Of the nertng, DR.. GEO
C. CuSNlNGnAM moved that committee Of five be
appointed 10 draft resolutions expressive Of the
s"nse OF the meeting. Wheyeupon the Chairman
appointed The following gentlemen: DR.: GEoRGE
EC. Cuxx1xenAM, Capt. W. W. SALE, lExnY Solo
MON, S. V. JOHNSON and H. W. McTYRE, Esq.
The conmttc retired and after few MINUTES.
returned and reported as follows:
WHEREAS, We have learned through the mesiIrm
Of the public press, that CnAs. SUMNER, Senator
from Massachusetts, in the Senate house Of the
United States villiicd and scandazed the nstitu lon
Of South Carolina. and her Senator. Ju dge BUTLER,
in The most savage and unbccoming manner;
ind Whereas, We consider that The freedom OF
speech should be allowed to al meu living ina free
country, providing it does not ,rangrcss the limits
of dcrornm and proper respect. But when that
freedom is iufruged so unbecomingy by those
who froa their position, should be as paragons for
the naliun to look up to- we believe it then beeom
the duty Of all and every well disposed citizen to
chast;se such RIGHTEOUSNESS with punishment COM
mcnsu ate with their misconduct. Therefore
Be ii Resolucd, That this meeting have learned
with satisfaction that our Repres, nsatre, PRESTON
| S. BRooKs(chastisrd the said CnAs. SUMNER Tor his
unw;ri aiIlLlc insult to the South, her people and
Institutions, and we, with due deiberat!un, unan-
nul,>y concur in the mcritcd cIlaslisement dealt
upon the said CIlAs SUMNER, and heartily applaud
the manly course Of our Representative.
ResoLrcd, That We unanimously sustain the dig
n;Grd position Of our worthy Representative in
| whatever may be the issue.
We, therefore, ehecrnlly tender him our warm
tst thank, and lg hest esteem for representing is
well rs defending our rights, and for ehastisS, at
the most appropriate time and place, the dct''sr o'
thrm which viii have 81 utiry effect in quclilng
such unbrid RIGHTEOUSNESS as indu 5cd in by sucll
men as CnAs. SUMNER assuring our esteemed and
hunorrd BROOKS that his name shall be the ri! ylns
cry which We will transmit to our ell ldrcn 10 naln-
tam and defend their indispu;a5c rights, to lold
our domestic institutions intact as guaranteed to us
by the Constitution.
Therefore, in testimony o! our high appreciation
of the character of Hon. p S. Brooks, we unhcsi-
tltnglr believe that his fair name should never Dc
allowed to perish, that it ever stand as monument
OF our national and State Rights, and that our rally
ing cry shall be PRESTON S. BROOKS, and our State
! l,ighls-these or death!
RcsOlrcd, That copy Of these resolutions be
forwarded to our Honorable Representative, and be
published in the district papers and the cit: papers
OF Augusta. Amos J. CREIGHTON, Chairman.
,ISo C. MCDONALD, Scct'y.