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ST1IECIH OF
GEN. VIM. E. MARTIN,

Delivered before The Columbia Sonue,tion
Mr. PRESIDENT: l have felt very unwi,
ling to contribute to the excitement which
now prevails in this assembly. I have,
therefore, restrained myself from speaking
in reply to the four gentlemen who I'D
dressed the Convention Immediately before
my colleague. y. But. after what has fall
len from him, feel tha. it is imperative
upon some one holding the views Of our
side Of the7question Inder debate to re
spond to his positions.
l understand my friend to announce two
proposisio,'s, to which wish to cali his
attention, AZ 81 Observe lie is still in the
hall. I. That in organizing the meeting
in Charleston and preparing for this Con
vention, we called on him, AS Chaisman of
the Genital Committee, for his endorse
ment. 2. That finding himself in a. mi
nority here, lie will not remain to casstta,n-
other vote, and lie has announced his in
tention to withdraw.
(PIie speaker having yielded the floor,
MIR. Barker explained that he was misun.
derstood AS to the first position, and as to
the second he WAS 1fGcrstood 10 say he did
nossjleave tile Convention betause he VII Viz
in minority. But, he repeated that 1GHee
had said; being in miuofiIy, Ills vote
would be, a blank, and tlletas saas no ocea-
sion for him tQsrcmain long fhsis the
reportcr's recollection of Mr.. Bakers ex.
PLANTATION. OF course it is subject TO cor
,rection) The speaker proceeded
sA He WAS gtadsto 'hear the disclaimer on
Che fret ground. He feIt.for himself and
bis friends that they needed no saderses-
ments from the Chairman, sef, the Ssnsfnl
Committee. nor any one else: they felt
that, under the terms OF the call, they had
a perfect right 10. be here:
b The dis.i'Mssap dsawn by my friend on
the.second point,is to my mind one with
out difference. It: means; ;aecordlpg !.tt6
my appsatssRsion, .thatAs, ,esne here he.
lissing As was in:the majority. Il his ex
fpeetstieds had been lsalised; EprasGme We
would have hassasnStBi6g Isl f.isis seeding.
But'he finds. himself ins a lniaority, and
he proposess.to sase us: K do>sst knoE
whether his friends, Of bis way. Of sstfimk-
ing, intaaa, to>ipitae Iris example; bu,
tlsiApesition is very similar: to lis. They,
too, came here under the isa1sssiyn they
wsgei in 4 majerty. They took msseurss
for Assu,Dfng gahe;contro efs s'ilis .Conseq-
ton accordingly. Theysbsve Ipst it, and
with it they seem to Lave suffered tue loss
Fef their temper also. SFor theaIsst! !ssssS
hours we have .iisssped TO, ans ulibfSa 81 81
steam of complaints of4ae4rea,men ent .lley
bnee met With. And uiis-. has bSsb pu,
forth in no measured Language, and will,
no "baited Sbreasl,." 9or hours have We
sat under fre-.en.s they have drawn n,
last. I regres fiat. ,ks;tAsk- -s lzssassa il
Should syS Ibs Iso sBFs i,an,l,
than tnine 70 my ability
tssnd under he:inpnIse " tBas A6meat,
shall perform she suty as well III. 3st
able: =
T. Tha change against us. is,that We hav.
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bear in in@a lhspfssissspsiH q .liss .
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