Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1860-11-23
Great Mass Meeting at
Abheyille. ...
;EFlRATE STATE ACTION ENDORSED.
THE NOMINATIONS RI
Torch-Light Procession - Gnud
Display Of Fire Works
Scrcna,.e, SC.

ODc OF the Ia'CrHt ard most enthusiast ic
meetings ever held in our District. cunvc, e..
/" onT FLiag" oil Yesterday. Companies al
Minute aleu- were present from C"kcsi.ury
Greenwool. Ninety Six. Ernl"ys. Due West
D"na'ls-ilie. Wicklif-'s. Cnlh"nn's Mills; tn.
Old Ar'ilie'y Company. the Southern Rights
Dra2"nns ani en- immense cnreourse from
every srction nf our District, Banners were
flying in all directions, and this h,ou,ing oi
Cannon added 10 The general cxri'rnent.
At ar early hors. The procession was formed
under thc .!:r, ctr nof G-n. A. N. Smith. ia.
M"lsEnli of ilc Day, anj C"l. W. NJ Rogers
AMI j. +. Livingston. jr.. Assistant Murshalls,
and r-i'a;red Ia the Grove near the 1;aro..
where "A etand had i'e.n erected ar.l y here va.
ri"Gs speakers w.re eArc,:ted to address the
meeting.
Thes. G. Perrin. Tei., presided, assisted Ky
the following Nicc.Presidc,Ls: .Tnt!gc y. J..
Wnrdi"w, Col. lao. y. Calhoun, .Nx j. W.
Hearst. join Hr"wH'ec. and Dr.. John ngnn rr
Alter nm ari'rorr'nt" prayer fro:n the Rev
Mr. North. ami II We'll lined AID ctIrcl:".
speech Fl ON the Pree iitu III tn. Hen A. G, Ma
era'h Of ClrnrlcS:un, was introduced to the
and soul stirring speech-s in behalf Of Stat. 3
Rights oh'i Southern Independence. ihst It ha
ever been our pleasure to hear. He urged the
Necessity OF prompt Action, and hie appeal
awakened response in every tos":n.
Gea B"nham followed IN i,i~ usual able and
e'o9renta'yle. and was loudly checred. The
time fo, compromise. he said, wan past. and
q " 1x, fn
brought cheering news fi"n other sections
and 1pap the qn,stio.. Of Euplrdat. secession.
he though: ,h"t the public sentiment Of The
Stat" unnnin,"us-anj indeed that Tie COTTON
States would all cooperate in the gr, q, mo, G.
, m"nt. The speech WE we'll rec-ivcL. and Mt
the instatc" OF Gen. McGowan, three cheers
tor our gnlIant Representative were given will,
great Ell thn-i.sn.
Edward Noble. Esq. from the Committee ON
ftSo'u'lo"s introduced a series of Resolutions,
which endorsed the ac.iou Of our Legislator.
III calling n. Convention of the People and re-
rornu'endtd immediate separate Secession.-
1he kes'ut'onS were nl'iy and el,.quen,ly ni-
v"cated ty Dir. Noble and Thcn.as Thomson.
Esq.
The 90 and 81 Resolutions are suistan,i,,ly
those adopted Mt the Inte meeting in E.lpef.ld
They were UNANIMOUSLY adopted. Ii .ag
On n,"!i"n Of .. L. Jones, ESQ., a commits.
>oitwen'y one were arl ON ed y the 'Chai, to
'nou' nale suitable delegates 10 represent our
Dis tr'ct in. the, Forthcoming Corvontjou
During tho abse:,ce Of. this Committee tho
meeting was addressed in able and appropriate
speeches by Gen: McG"wsn. jas. N. Cochran.
E'q' "n:c Davis. Esa. : W. James Lotnaz,
Esq. and Col. II. II. Harper were. detained a,
hon'eby d:srrsilinn. ',
iheCo""i"ee of twenty one. upon their
'ret"rn.,r ported to the Meeting the i,ames of
the following Delegates. which we're, endorsed
oeTiaiim: -.".It
g.. H. I EDWARD MOB E.
.. -IHGS. jC::sFERRIS,
JnHS.A@ CALHOUN, g..
THOMAS THOMSON,