Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1860-11-29
DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.

The sentiment of the people Of the State can
be readily gathered, in advance of the State
Convention, from the upanimity Of feeling which
peryades the public meetings, now being held
from the seaboard to the mountains. We de-
sign recording this sentiment as fast as II
reaches us through our exchanges, or otherwise ;
and, at the same time, "perpetrating a person
al," now and then, on the delegates who may
be nominated in the different Districts to the
State Convention.
To begin at home, by referring to another
column for the proceedings of the public meet
ing on last Thursday, the reader may at once
see that 'York will remember her ancestry" in
the State Convention, as she is ready to do on
the field Of battle. All the nominees are repre-
sentative men Of the District. Mr.. Rainey-a
father in our midst whose gray hairs have for
MANY years made him venerable-was in 1852
elected to a Southern Congress by his friends on
"our side" Though passed the term of his pill
grimage, the light in his eye still shines with
genial and cheering lustre. York will vote Sc
cession.
From Chester we hear that Messrs. Jno. Nc
Kee, ST., DR.. Thos. W. Moore, Col. A. Q. Duno-
want and Richard Woods are the nominees
shat no other ticket will be run, and that these
are pledged to the policy Of immediate State
action Mr.. Mckee is one of the oldest citi-
zens in the District.
The town Of Spartanburg held q meeting OIL
the 2lst instant, at which Col. James Farrow,
Capt. VIM. NJ. Foster and Simpson Bobo, Esq,
made secession speeches-aH of them ; though
Mr.. Bobo has been a consistent and warm hear
ted Union man all his life. The nomination OF
delegates was postponed until the Oath instant,
when ex- senators Chestnut and Hammond, and
: other distinguished gentlemen, were to address
a mass meeting of the citizens of the District
Another meeting has nominated DR.. B. F. Xii
gore, Rev. J. G. Landrum, Prof. j. H. Carlisle,
Simpson Bobo, Gen. B. B. Foster, Rev. DR.. VIM.
Curtis. Rev. Mr.. Landrum is a most able and
eloquent minister of the Baptist persuasion
Prof. Carlisle is connected with Wofford Col
lege Rev. Mr.. Curtis is principal of Limestone
Springs Female Institute. The other gentlemen
are leading spirits OF spartanburg. This is q
strong ticket in intellectual ability and in SEN
ment.
Greenrile, for a long time one of the strongest
Union battle grounds in the State, has come ou'
right in the end. The ultra national views mar
shalled through the Patriot and hOuntaineer, il
addresses, and in social circles, with so mucl
ability by Maj. Ben. Perry during his public
life, swept by a deadly discharge" of stern ane
stubborn realities, have crumbled into dust
Rev. Jas. C.. Furman, Rev. Thomas s. Arthur
Col. Vim. H. Campbell and William H. Thomas
ESQ, have by request issued an address to TIL
people, in which they say they despise abolition
ism for its fragrant injustice; abhor it for i,
strocious impiety; quote l Timothy, 6: 1-5
to show that it is our duty as we'll rs privileg,
to uithdrap from such a body of death ; ant
earnestly appeal to the District not to submit
Rev. Mr.. Furman is President of Furman Uni
~yersi,v, and a man of much learning and weigh
in his church. Rev. Mr.. Arthur is pastor o
the Episcopal church in the town of GreenVille
The Patriot, speaking of a public meeting hell
on last Saturday, says it continued from II A