The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1860-04-18
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pointment. These gentlemen being, as
they are, altogether opposed to the State
seDding delegates to the Charleston Con-
ven,ion, have very properly advertised those
whom it was intended they should represent,
that they decline the appointment.
AS member Of the Committee appoin-
ted at the District meeting on the I'd inst.
to nominate delegates for the State Con-
vention in Columbia, | desire to say that
| regret exceedingly, that any one opposed
to the State being represented in the Char
lesion Convention was appointed dele.
gate to represent the District in the State
Convention. The regret is, not that the
appointment of such will defeat the objects
of the Convention, or operate to the injury
of the friends Of the measure. but that such
appointments have placed these gentlemen
in false position before the people, and
put them to the Inconvenience of disowning.
through your columns, any and all connec-
ton with the measure 1t was the object
and desire of the Committee to select sui
District persons too, in this busy season
of the year, who might probably have lei
sure to leave their occupations and homes.
1t probably would have been well, had the
appointments been confined to persons in
attendance ut the meeting-then there
would have been no liability TO appoin, any
from the ranks Of the diSdtected Some
thing has been said in reference to discIam.
ing all connection "in assisting 10 drag The
State Of South Carolina into a National
Convention" This language seems TO i'm.
ply. that n majority of the people of this
State nre opposed to the State being rep
resented in the Charleston Convention, and
that n medd minority are endeavor-
ing to force her into that Convention. For
the idea conveyed by the words "aSsiSiimg
10 drag The State,' is this, that there il a
party pulling and hauling the State by force
where she is unwilling to go. Now with
all due respect for this notion, where il the
evidence of il! Is the State of South Car
olina opposed to the Charleston COnven-
llOH w nat are the 1aCls lnc evidence
Is that tuo .S'a'r 10 V'vI ""v'm'"gry ~ I.'NoI
Of the Convention. Every District through.
out her entire borders with four or five rx-
ceptions has held its meeting, appointed it's
delegates, and doubtless ere th,s beer rep.
resented in Columbia. 1t is true we find
occasionally individuals who speak out n
gainstit, but no concerted action any where.
So far As my observation hns extended, there
has not in n single District been a meeting
called TO offer the slightest objection to the
measure. Now if the "'0irs puiiers and rot
ten politicians Of The South" are endeavorng
to take by storm South Carolina into the
Convention. where we are told by mplica-
tion she is so unwilling to go, why do not
her people come TO the rescue, ana cut
loose the fatal cords that are dragging her
down 10 destruction and ruin If il be so,
that this imposition, so ex;ravNgant and
alarming in its nature, is about to be prnc-
ticed upon the State, her people must be
the most stupid, abject and worthless on
the face of the earth, else they w0nd rise
n
that few designing politicians have thrown
around them, and exterminlte her iutriguers
But the fact is the people Of the State
have the intelligence to understand their
| rights and the independence to proclaim
them, rs well rs the chivalry to defend
them and South Carolina is neither going
| TO suffer herself to be dragged into the Con-
vention or restrained from il; bat is going
into it understandingly, freely, and of her
! own accord. This is the news waited from
every District throughout her limits.
She will take her position by the side of
! her Southern sisters-their cause is her
cause their interest is her interest and
| 'her destiny (be it what il may) is her des
tiny BY their counsel she may profit, and
by her counsel they may profit. BY refu-
sing the counsels of, and isolating herself
! from her Southern sisters, she can gain
no thing hut their contempt and ridcule -
! She can, in no respect, lose anything by
going into the Convention /; it may be that
she can do nothing there 10 her interest
| bat there is a chance TO aid in bringing u
| bout favorable nomination, and let us
avail ourselves Of that chance. a common
destiny awaits the Southern States how
important that they should be united
We are told again and again, that the
South will be absolutely powerless in the
Convention. This we do rot concede, for
according to the practice of the National
Convention, the two third rule PREVAILS
Under this rule the nominee must get two-
thirds Of the whole Convention. And by
virtue of this rule the South can, if she
will only stand firm and united, prevent any
man from the Northern States getting the
nomination, or to say the least, she can Sc
cure the nomination Of an acceptable candi.
date. She, so TO speak, holds the balance
of power and this being true, il is of vital
Importance to US that every Southern State
be fully represented.
The past history Of the action Of these
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