The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-11-21
To the People of Lancaster.

eu on npothcr coIumn Tor meeting at this
place on Friday next, to nominate persons
to represent you in the State Convention to
assemble in Columbia on the 18th proximo.
You are required fellow. citizens to perform
your Legitimate parts in the most important
measure Of your ives--the most important
that any people could be called upon to per-
form. Your State, because or the injustice
which she has received at the hands of the
Federal Government, ard IN view of the
greater wrongs which the future threatens
to bring upon her, is about to fall back up.
ON her sovereign rights and assert her sep
crate nationality. Every man should en-
deavor to realize the full significance and
solemnitude Of The undertaking and govern
himself accordingly. Not only are your
fortunes and your honor at stake, but +. may
be your lives and the lives of your wives
and children. No higher considerations
than these can influence any people, and
these are they which admOnish us to coun-
sci together for our common welfare.
You are entitled to three mem bcrs in
the approaching Convention, and inasmuch
rs it is to be a Convention ofsuch vast con :.
sequence, it behoves us to exercise due cir
cumspection and discretion in the choice
of members to represent us. We should
send our worthiest and best men-men of
known prudence and ability, and above all
of resoute npd deterpiped minds. No 9TH
er material can properly meet the prescn, ,
emergency. A large measure Of dscre-
tion will necessarily be left with the dele
gates; they will require all the lights which
the time between the election and the meet
ing of the Convention will develop 10 ena-
bic them TO decide undersiandingly the
momentous ques tons that may bc present
cd, and for this reason should not be un-
conditionally committed to anything except
to the proper discharge of their duty 10
their constituents and to our beloved State.
The destiny of the State, ana perhaps of
the whole South will be in their hands and
hence the great Importance of having our
wisest and most able men to represent us.
After the act of severance from the Union,
which we now anticipate. is consummuted,
the labor of the Convention will scarcely
have commenced. The resumption, regu-
lation and direction of those powers which
are now vested in the General Government,
the change Of oar State Constitution and
its adaptation TO the new order Of things.
with many other duties will come up be-
fore that body, and which will call for the
exercise of n due proportion Of wisdom,
experience, craftsmanship and diplomacy.
Who among your many able men can best
discharge these high and responsible trusts
is n matter for you to decide, and there is
not much time left in which to make up
your minds. You should act promptly,
after brief counsel among yourselves
1t is With his view that you are called TO-
get4er on Friday next +; that your united
wisdom may be brought 10 bear in making
suitable selections
Another object of equal Importance, is,
that we should ,ndeavor TO have no divs-
ions among us, for if there was ever time
when unity among ourselves was required,
it is now. In this matter VIC should have
but one sentiment to represent the good
OF our State and if we are united in prin.
ciple, surely we can agree as to men. We
should have no other aim but the common
good personal preferences and ambitious
aspirations should be sacrificed upon the
altar Of patriotism. Let us nominate men
who are we'll known throughout the Dis
lr!ct; men WHO are rs acceptable To every
portion of it as the circumstances will per-
NIT, and abide by the nomination. An op.
position ticket would be peculiarly unfortu
nate at this jpncture. If this course is pur.
sned throughout the State, the most gor.
Gus results will follow. South Carolina in
her assembled wisdom will present an ex.
ample Of unanmity and determination that
will have telling effect upon the other
Southern States who are now scrutinizng
all our actions. We are the centre nf at
traction not only for them but for the
whole country; aye for the world, and up.
on our actions virtually depend the forma.
ton Of a Southern Confederacy. Unity
among ourselves will accomplish all that
we want but division and distraction must
innre 20 our ruin and disgrace.