Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1856-01-24

and fixed the principle of imposts on the
revenue, not the protective basis Since then
they have actually repealed the Missouri res
friction, opened the territories to settlement,
and enabled us,,if the South will be true to
herself and aid in peopling Kansas, to form
another slave State. In1843a man would have
been pronounced insane, had he predicted that
slavery would be introduced there by the re-
moval of Congressional restrictions. They
have by their votes given all these pledges to
the Constitution since lS43, and if we could
then fraternize with them, what change has
transpired that justifes the delegates, in that
convention at least, in refusing now to frater-
nize with Northern and Southern Democrats?
That convention was called to present formally
the name of Mr. Calhoun for! the Presidency,
and to provide for havingh the Staterepresented
inhe then approaching Democrat Conrention
1t was presided over by the late Gov. Seabrook,
assisted blythe Hons J. Bond Ton, J. B. o.
Neall Job Johnston, D. L. Wardlaw, Angus
Patterson and W. f. Colcock, as vice Presi-
dents, and Jas. Simons and B. G Yancy as
Secretaries. A committee of 21 was appoint
ed to report an address to the people of the T.
nitcd States, and invite your attention to the
distinguished names composing the committee
to wit IT. ~ Dawkin5, f. " pickens, 5. W.
Trotti. Kcr Boyce, r 7. " Allston, James
! " Harrison, u. J. Cauehman, j. T. Black,
! +, II. EIlmccc, Sanl Porcher, j. s. Brisbane,
J. l.. Manning, +. G Palmer, J. j. Chappcl,
! John Douglass, j ". Fielder. t. DcFrevilc,
J. J. Caldwell, Edward Frost, G. ". Darean
and Jno hcQuccn The address which they
reported was nn0aimonSiY a'ioptcl By the con-
Gcaijoa. make the following brief extract
from it: .Ne are also uaaAimOuS in recon-
mcnding that the General Convention Of the
party should be held in Baltimore, in May,
i1SH, and that each State should appoint as
many delegates as she is entitled to members
in the Electoral College, &C."
\ committee Of fifteen was appointed to re-
port a ;'ioJ, Jar The Rcprc&entaho" Of the peo-
|. pie Of h:< State IN Me Gcncrm Coarention.
NJ the head Of that Committee was General
Buchanan. Of Fairfield, and the following gen
tlcmcn rs members, Henry Bailey, +. D. Quash
| a. ". Dozier, ". ". IIarllec, B. X. Hen
ncgan, i. Sumter, l.. j. Patterson, J. \. Lee
land, George Douglass, Joel Smith, \. J.
Lawton ". DuBosc, y. l.. Griffin and T. H :.
Pope the report they submitted waslikewise
unanimously adopted by the Convention, and
from which / make the following extracts:
Resoircd That this convention concurs with
the Democratic Republican party in the States
of Maryland Massachusetts Rhode Island, Lou
isiana Kentucky, Pennsylvania, New Hamp-
shire, Michigan, Alabama and Mississippi in
the appointment of a general convention of
the Democratic Republican party of the Uni
ted States to assemble at Baltimore, in the
State of Maryland, in May, 1874, and that
this convention recommend the 4th Monday in
that month as the day of meeting the said
general convention.
Resolred, That the vote in said general con-
vcntion should be per capita, dc.
Resolued, That this convention recommend
to the people of the several Congressional
Districts Of this State to elect delegate from
each to represent them respectively in the said
general convention, 's&c." and that the dele
gates of this convention be respectively ap-
pointed committees to bring the subject of this
resolution to the consideration of the people of
their respective districts and parishes at such
time as will insure an election of delegates to
the General Convention on or before the first
Monday in April next
"Resolrcd, That tis contention proceed to
elect by ballot tuo delegates to represent the
State at large in the General Convention, pro-
posed to be held in May, 1874"
The convention proceeded to ballot, and
actually elected Hons. +. FL. Elmore and F.
W. Pickens These gentlemen attended the
convention in 1874, as lobby members, and did
much service in exciting enthusiasm in Mr..
Folks election. Why they did not take IT, y
seats does not appear; certain it is, that the
State Convention, nor any other subsequently
called ever revoked the authority given them
to represent the State. <
An Executive Committee was appointed to
carry out the general purposes of the conven-
ton, composed of the following gentlemen:
J. Bond TOn, Nat. Hayward, Ker Boyce,
John S. Ashe, Ed. Frost, James Rose, Henry
Bailey, f. II. Emore, VIM. Aiken, Henry
Gourdin, VIM. DuBose, J. NJ. Fielder, J. L.
Manning, w NJ. Murray, and NJ. e. earn.
These proceedings show concusivcly that
the delegates in the May Convention were in
favor of having South Carolina represented at
Baltimore think | have shown that the