Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1860-12-08
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Mass Nectina at bachelors Retreat

| a mass meeting WuS ucih Ul DNNttNNi.S ANc-
treat, S. c.. on Saturday, December LIST, 1850:
/ Can't VIM Steele was called to the Char, and
Dir. w. ID RlcWhortcr requested t"act as See
rotary The Chairman stated, i'll niew' clear,
plain and pointed remarks. tho object of the
meeting; after which, Messrs D. o lewis Rev
j. lI.aIiinmcrman. Rev. Wm. McWhnucr, W.
r. Marshal. and others. being called upon, adj
dressed tic assembly, all of whom were III favor
of secession.
/ The following preamble and resolutions were
offered by Roy. McWhur:er in behalf of u Conn
mittcc which were unanimously adopted, VIZ
= WHEREAS, the humilinting. though not alto
= Gsther unexpected intelligence hns reached us,
/ that ibrnn Lincoln has been elected TO tho
Office of President of these United States by
the blac. republican party-n party confined
entirely to the geographical limits of the non
Slnvchulding States. and bitterly inimicnl tothc
social system, and dearest rights and interests
! OF the slnvcholding States: Il system, rights and
/ interests confirmed To them by the sacred bonds
of the compact made between the States Mt the
formation of the Federal Unior = a party pledged
/ by the platform of it's principles. deliberately
expressed, adopted and prumulgcd, in conyen-
ton assembled to plumber the slavohpldinG
B States OF any participation Whatsoever IN the
cummnE Territories, purchased Icy at least an
equal share of their blood and treasure, and Sa-
cred to them by the compact of States; party,
known, by it's principal leaders and cXpUncntS.
to have for its chief aim The power to force tho
abolition OF slavery, and tho equalization "t the
white and Ulack races, according to their tnSe
theories ui philosophy and religion. and contra
~ to our maturcd IDEAS - what is JUST, humane
and wise; party continuing in its ranks hnrdeS
ready by every dubulical means. to excite, in
"itr Sl0vo States tuinsurrcctiun buruillg, plum
der and murder, though it may possess Snp1fy
wcl'meaung. but misguided uthcrcnts $fn pnr-
ty that has already shown. by its pcrli1y towards
the slave States in clCcting candidate tu tho
Presidency Of the United States, On principles
IN shameful violation Of the rights Of those
States. under the Constitution that it can no
more he trusted than the most treacheruus and
unprlnclrlcd epcnN, and that it will not scru-
PIE (havIng the pOwcTt to reduce the iuacpGnd
encc of these States to- absolute and provincial
Dependence to burden them with oppressive
! taxation, under the name Of lawful revenue,
and to deprive them of all voice and power in
the general affairs oil State. And whereas,
quietly to acqu;cscc in the election of their cam
, dnintc rs t" Insure the future complete triumph
OF tins party in its possession OF all the depart
monts OF our general q ,verumcnt our Uhtiro
, SubcctiOn To their destructive and humliating
rule, and IL future more difficult and rcruus
effort to free ourselves from its power. il not inl-
p"SSblc.-und>hcSc things not hcng likely to
follow. is, to say tho least degrading to our
honor and dignity a sovereign State -
Rc$plr@t, lSi. That we owe it to our henor
aud rights. as the people of free and sovereign
State, to Tie future we'll bcing of our predomi-
n"nt race. and of the subordinate race of which.
by Divine Providence, we are the guardians.
to the cause OF national and constitutional lib
crty ON this continent. and IN this world aud to
the preservation from future anarchy ard from
destruction of sound and hcalthfu! republican,
sm-to resist, without delay, all further en-
crGachmcnts OF this party upon our rights and
liberties.
Rc$o'ced, cd. That we rejoice Mt the spirit,
pr"mptncss and unnnimity IF the General As
sembly and Chief Executive Of our State in or
uerlhg Convention to adopt measures for the
execution Of this high purpose
Hc$otcSi. Sd. That we begin tn perceive plain
y that the slave States, hcing now numerically
the weaker Scctiun, and Iavim. interests entire
" different from the stronger. and State policy
different and rrocnucinblc. can M lungerrniuv
equal rights in the Union ~ it is ut present
constituted, and without sumo change in It's or
game structure.
RcSoircd. .lh. That we sec no way to secure
,liS organic change. our future liberties AMI
independence, but by the exercise of the sovc-
reign capacity of our State in withdraw ing from
the present Union but VIC are willing tn trust
our rights and honor to the diScrc,on OF all our
delegates in Convention aSscmblied, under the
future guidance of Diviae wisdom.
RrsoIccJ, 5b. That we will pray that t.,c God
al nations and the God rf fathers who battlcE
tor us IN the days of our revolutionary strug..
gles, and has given us nll our past prosperity.
will mcrcifuIly direct all the deliberations and
decisions of our State Conventions tn salunry
cnds, and that we will suppor its action, though
ut tho peril of our lives and fortune.
1t WIS moved that the Chair appoint COM
mlttcc to nominate delegates for the State Con-
vcntion. which committee consisted of CAPTAIN
Hawthorn, Wm Terrell, Rcv. Vim. McWhortor,
Jos. Shclor, who reported the following MS suit-
able persons To represent tile District i'm the
Convention: Col. a. p. Calhoun, Capt. John
! Maxwell, Wm. Hunter, Capt. Wm. Steele, and
y. +. Lewis.
On motion, resolved that the kcomes Cbarir,.
and Blue Rilge Ueraid he requested to publish
the above preamble and resolutions
The meeting then adjourned sine die
WM. SfEELE. Chairman.
w. ID. McWuoRrEn, Secretary.
Public Meeting at Fair Play, S, c.
Al meeting OF the citizens Of this ncighbor-
hood held at Fair Play, Dec. IL, 1860 Capt. A.
w. Glenn was called to the Chair and Mr.. ID. S.
Stribling requested to act ms Secretary.
by request the Chairman called on Mr.. w. T.
Cleveland 10 address the meeting on the political
topics of the day, who responded to the call made
upon him in very able and iorcblc speech set
ling forth the wrongs of the South and her pres
cnt dependent condition IN The Union lug language,
not to be misunderstood, and urging resi- stance by
the Immediate secession of the State h,m Il g
Union, az the last and only remedy left us, to.
maintain our rights and liberties MS frceinen.-.
The following Preamble and Resolutions were then
| ouered NY Ar i. }. Sloan and unanimously adopt
cd as expressing the sentiment of tho meeting
NnEREAs, by the election of Abraham Lincoln
10 the Presidency. tho administration of the Coy
efhnent OF these United States has falcu into the
hands OF the Black Repubcnn party whose set
tied and invariable policy, has ever been TO war
upon the dearest rights and institutions of the
/ Southern people, and will ultimately o vcrwEclIn