Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-07-05
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\ :sStsuptlc. .1nccS4MS sfA <hnsaASs s1s s45f :
t A large meeting, ef:the citizens OFT Aug1sta
.It.ana sieinay was held, ,:on Saturday evening
l.the224aa, 70 give expression TO their fsnti
/. 1,ents ,eollcerning the relations which asor.
:.eia sesrst the union Of the States. Ehs
} m melting Was ably addressed by The Chair
J:adss ,Jcnkiys: Hon. W. Y. HluElASfha@nd q, nd
Judge S7AsNEs after whieh tbe GomIiitree
/ appointed TO prspare.business' for themeetipg,
! submitted the following. Prsamble5sGd Res
. oinsionse which Ners: unanimously adopted:
In ths eadeaVor to discharge what We be.
i;eved toSbc cur daty asS nenNand Citizens,
/: and in siex oc what we conceived TO be the
!. bsss interests oi our people. North and South,
s.naar;y of Us present,at tpis meeting look part
ii rns late eff.rt,4o diaide the Union of these
St3fes Alter Lha,seiioft bad ;beeu Initiated,
; aaa the. State of r:;ic6 We are citizens. had
tssyur:ese ID place herself out Of that Union,
{ q y in th,N nsS situation co usmsnG allegi-
I aS,e a:.i csedieet service OF the citizens
(! s..bcS, :y.rsnoS a:'d whose property werc With
ii. Is- jurs- -.icrans clscantrol, ,imahy othrFs
kcf chose ncs present, ,Gudehfnpt a;prosapg
Wis; i.ad been Gone yerreit that1t sag Their
cu. , ;h;.a &c. aeqaiescs snd Jield obedience.
~ aei ar. rho course WAS right or wrong, IN
.cs,i -r i,,stsice ae do no. row propose to did
crss. This mis:at be decided according to
III. .paIi.,ca s.anG ooin. from winch il is cons
ttr,iated. But however DECIDED, it IS cer-
TIN tba; ;ba views 'bv iih which we were ihaG-
e,.c.d.h.r. NOT beefef,il.wed, .h9 a-auccsssf:i.
krssult, fha xp psuorsiy Of ti.e UlHsG SEa:es.
f5ascrnment over ;ur peopls nsa tesr r:stor-
ed. .he Colledcrsts GoVernDisnF hasRceaseoi
to faiss, t9st;Cans,itussd apttio:ltes 81 ouf
State. nave been ren.oysdror, rendered lnea-
ps'la Of diseh+rging t!ie.r tunet:ons, j. sno.weI
hace been for many days receiving protection 21
% our persons sud property from tDe an@hor.
these the United STATES AndlnaSiDucI' as
we kay. now sr.achesi.a point~when he>poli.
cy which the Government inieAds 10 pursue,
towards us aselns to he defsitely siniiiIsted,
aih,d as wnars 'iiatcr,nei,' ,tnat Pret:sionsl:
Gpv.oor hiss. Leen sneoin;ed rsor parpdses 81;
Reconstruction, ip oalf State, asds,setoaI now
:nnve in the mater with pl:de,sisaelagy ard 70
juisn,e a9ws.tj,itstss I'm piitation el;plei;
ma ure assh;n; He:it. t.theretore 80, :.
Resotoed, BY u.s. poslpn aPeeop:e.y e.
of RchmoEo unity, IL TStatt7ots5 enrglss y i
assembled for the pu.aosr Of. discuss e: gag.
4xar.ssing ours ophlltna upon tk:s sSsJett;
l.tha. for the reasois stated in ibe 81
E|ti.n to these resolutions, there .sstuld sAS.r3
Ehostility, Ss.actiols opposition 70 tassl GOV:
|sarnineut, ,afthe United States nani!esifdhi
This State. 49,.
: Resolred, That as honest men, who by:
our.,ly.s, ourkindred OF friends have bees
recently engaged in an ffss,,e, hostile to?the
|IIn;,ei States, we do not affect now :te sjaice.
in our failure nor. Indulge in vain d.clsft,a
t:ens Of doubtful tas,e, in. praise OF the: Un-
io..; get Ms Conscientious and law abiding
men. anxious to do our duty anderall clrcum-
sssrces. and 10 KEEP faith with our ieil9M-
Iner, we-now asew cur determination ioyslly
to 81. port ths1U 1Uaion0' thess Sta!esF.hs.Con
ssi;utina AID laws thereof, aud to Co operate
~ just aud true spiri, wish the constituted
au;hor;t;ssin the ttf'srt to- maintain order
preserve peace; and restore prosperity TO our
c:a1n.ry.
B.scl.,d. Tbai in this spirit. we will dis
ecu q, ,a,.aace ali factions opposition to the
vie ws an; 1.l;cy oftLs Governm.nt in The