The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1859-04-07
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SOUTHERN CONVENTION AT vicKsBURG


liz III" P'"pi. nf III" SinrchrhEny Sinirx:
f"|ir~ Ci!icnS "A connmiiir" consisting of
i. u. Il. b"h"w, "f I"ni>iann: Hon .l"lm \.
t9hi'ma". at Mississippi F; Hon Guy Bryan. Of
Texas; li",. ". !. lnms ~. "f Ai.In,tnu aud
Major w. II. tha<, of Florida: WAS appointed
al II" late Southern Convent son IN M"n'rn,,,cry
+" invii" ih" people "f the South. rn Sn.s tn he
represented ai an al i"uinrl ,.,rr:n.. of IN" Con
rr"'i"n !" Eirksb"rg, MissisSpp. on rI" 9h day
oi Nav next
TIL" lnn,enIcI decrease Of General Qutmnn.
cr"af"d 400" after, vacancy III ia" tn,nmit,"c,
which WAS ii.!,'l wih the name Of G-n j. J.
MrI,r.
Th. Cnm,,nir.. cann.i believe that an a.ru
meet J. necessary /" ,!r,nos'r:i, L, il,. l,.nr!..
"t tl" v.h"iuy States tn" inl"!,taI,rr Of
union ;'"'"'ir Themselves. aud of mutual tnu,!
understanding III III" "iig,',ainn aud Discus
sion of qrcsi"is essential /" tlu,ir security nud
rrLos,.
ot this nature are the qu"$,i.,ns which come
annually before the C"ny.ntin: and whatever
diversity Of opinion "Xi>.s in regard To snr,. .,C
them. II "nnn"i IL" ."uh, that he liulu which
tn" discuss "nS elicit, nni tn. ."ni' at riud
which they induce. "Ncrr'>,. an ~ f.rcncr Iuo.i
s"!"t"ry. and keep a;iv.. .p:r favorable top,,ri.
"ri.m.
!h" presence annually III ii- Convention of n
la'r" nnn'"r "t n,"n oi I"..lti.n and cha,nrr.r
from every section of the South. ar.l uf u lu:,,r
r'prrS"" alton trum III" ui The rr.pr
IL" ""'i"r III" rrs'r'i"i> of panty, aud in ~,
We" Obligated u Il" il rln is aud rl,. r,e. in
t"r'h,m"" Li opinion wci, takes place. nunr.-
'''"'n is ir>'l' nm important feature oF III" Con.
v""'i"n. nnh. III !hr uh-riIc.. of every other
>hunt.l iusurc lis p"rp, imiiv.
IL l. only fran such ussr,nhlira. tina, in
periods ri great rnhl.r peril the i..p.> # The
I,,rut he Irnliz ID, .S the. ,..,u :, I,,nry -,
ili" "o,I,irv .riir"I.
Th"r" is ""a''l l"n"'",l il, III" counrils. or
Powered IL, The heart. "f tn. South / nm the
siF'Si period OF t@ history u the present. that
n'av not h' claimed a. nu. .,"riiv i,r .v,ry thing
that l. snn@h hy the t"nvc,.ii"n From sucl,
pn''i"' sour" hay" com" warnings of d.nnrr
nCn'u>i whic' ih"t ""vrr,i ,on wnul,l prnvli. n.d
:Pr'a> f"' nr::"n I" which tia. tomv"n'inn wnulr
r>I'on'; and # AMY nf those ar. now ,u h.
i"hm'i III "'H Tie; with II. or iulrr,..iu,. dis
'''nra""in"n'S r"rt'i"'n I'll ~ ", IN. H.
rinv ii"d Il diiiicn!i /" :n"rS;,nd The ,,..r,r m
i"'ncc III establishing the srcnr'v nnl ,.p,>co'
tn" south which has h""n rX.r"i>r'l hv I!!. re-
cm 'r""i'hs "f H''rk H'I"hij",n,sn, im ,,rru
f'"' Sn' IF Mr N"yih. n"d IT'S s,rmiy secured
m.J",H;.S !" III" El,ci"rnI r"llcyc
fc'l"w-rIlizrns oT the South. h.t us no, i..
lnll"d int" Sleep and dreams of security, whicl,
experience teaches can only prove b.. lusnrv.
tor "rI"sii"n I" slavery has rncrrl into liz.
head an'l heart "r the },-uJi" of the North, am,
can al"n" he ,rt hy wisdom and iir,nnc.S nn til.
pnii Of the Snlh.
Tue power winch Threatened lis in i,s infancy
and Weakness. unless mt aud rrbuk..I is no,
likely To take step back ward in the hour Of its
highest triumph. whatever 10 tn. rary il may
''c tn" interest ur the want Of nerve in politicians
to t.Hch
There is much for the Convention however
4" do. beyond the discussion of political u,rstinns
important ~ are il,es., fm within it's ,nrvi.w
comes everything that rr.ui ~ 10 the nt. t.i.ctunl
moral, educational and industrial development
"t In" South. 1" create opinions is to create
things.
The Executives Of the several States and the
various municipal o,Ii"s Of the Snmih are earnest
lv requested I" send such delegates rs will best
represent the opinions of the body of the pco-
pie
The ninth day o May will be favorable time
TO visit N'ckshnrg aud the citizens Of tina, ho-,,i.
table community invite to tn" of the Mis-.
s>>'rP', the people OF tn" Atlantic Sintcs and of
the Cult.
lrleg'ies t" recent conventions nre invited to
this.
J. D. B. DEROW. Of Iouisanu
JOHN McRAE. Of M,s,issippi.
GUY BRYAN. IS Texas
W. J.. YANtEY. Of Alabama
w. H. Cii iSE Of F.ori.in