Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1857-07-16
Southern Convention at Knoxville.
70 the People of the Mdyeholdtng States:


FELLOW CITIZENS A session Of the Southern
Convention will be held at Knoxville, Tennessee on
the second Monday, the tenth day Of August next.
It will constitute another Of the series that have
taken place periodically in the Several Southern
and Southwestern cities, attracting large and in
auental delegations, actuated by lofty patriotism,
prepared to deliberate and act with intelligence
and harmony.
The latest of these was at Savannah. There,
but few months since, delegations from ten or
twelve States enjoyed the courtesies and hospital-
| ties of time .honored community. interchauged
the kindly greetings and friendly Offices of broth.
ers advised and counselled together, as in family
circle on the dangers that threaten, and the hopes
| and interests that encourage and unite us.
For six days these deliberations, lasted, embrs.
cling in their scope the wide field Of the social life
and institutions Of the South, its education and
literary policy, the various and important ramih-
cations Of its industry its political rights and me-
cessities, or such of them at least as rise higher
than the cunning and often deceptive platforms Of
parties and politicians.
Upon several most important matters select
committees were appointed to meet in the recess
of the Convention, to collect information and pre-
pare reports, to be hereafter submitted and con-
sidered.
Looking primarily to the advancement and Sc
curity of the South, the aims of the Convention
are altogether consistent With and promotive Of
the peace and welfare Of the Union, shall it con-
tinue for US and ours, as all Government worth
preserving must--a shield and not Q sword-and
shall its obligations be preserved and obeyed-
obligations without which it would not and could
not have been formed, and without which, and
their faithful performance by all of the parties to
the great compact it cannot be and ought not to
be maintained. Every other purposeis Of trihing
importance in comparison with the high, moral
and social objects Of this Convention. They are
intended to spread far and wide correct, enlarged,
and decided views of our rights and obligations,
and to unite us together by the most sacred
bonds, to maintain them inviolate for ourselves
and-our posterity.
The citizens Of Knoxville are making liberal
preparations for the reception Of the Convention.
It is point readily accessible from the North,
South, East or West, by the Railroads Of Teunes-
see, Virginia and Georgia; and the meeting will
take place at . season when it will be convenient
and delightful to visit the mountain regions Of the
South, and to explore the charms Of an almost
virgin country.
Delegates to the Savannah Convention are, with
out further appointment invited to Knoxville,
and the Executives of the States, and the Mayors,
and other competent officers Of cities and towns
through all Of the slaveholding States, ore earn.
estly requested to make additional appointment Of
delegates.
The, aid Of the press is solicited in calling at
tention editorially to the meeting and ofrailroad
and steamboat companies, etc., in granting tho
usual facilities of travel to the delegates
By order of the Convention:
J. D. B. DEBow, of Louisiana.
W. G. SWAN, of Tennessee
JYO. Cochran, of Alabama.
WIN. BouLwARE, of Virginia.
MITCHELL KING, of South Carolina