The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-06-17
[From the Columbia Phoenix.
Return to the Union--Public Meet

public meeting Of the citzens'ot Colum.
bia and of Richland District, with the
view to restoration of the State of South
Carolina to the United States, large
and respectable assemblage took place at
the City Hall, yesterday morning. On
motion Of Mr.. NJ. G.. Mordecai, Mayor
Gibbes was called to the Chair, Mr.. An
drew G.. Baskin was appointed Secre-
tary, and the meeting was duly organ.
lied. The objects of the meeting being
then fully stated by the Chairman, Mr..
G. r. Bryce moved that committee of
FIVE be appointed by the Chair to report
upon the object in view. The commit
tee consisted of Messrs G. r Bryce,
John Caldwell, A. R. Taylor. Edward
j. Arthur, and w. HI. Scarborough,
who reported, through their Chairman,
the following resolutions, whic, were
adopted .n
Resolved, That the citizens of Colum.
bia and Richland District, respectfully
request his Excellency Andrew John.
son, President of the United States, to
take such measures as will lead to an
early restoration of the State of South
Carlina to her former relations with her
sister States of the Federal Republic,
and will restore her people to the enjoy.
ment of their civil and political nights in
the Union and under the Constitution
and laws thereof, and remit them, at an
early day, to the prosecution of their
wonted industrial pursuits.
RESOLVED, That committee of TWEEN.
ty-one be appointed to communicate the
foregoing application in such manner
as they may find most proper and con.
venient.
Resolved. That our fellow. citizens of
the other Districts in the State, are ear
nestly invited to take an early action for
the attainment of the above Objects and
that the committee appointed under the
! second resolution are authorized to act
as o committee of correspondence with
them whenever it may be desirable.
The following gentlemen constitute
the committee appointed on the Sc.
cond resolution G. r. Bryce, John
Caldwell, DR.. John Fisher, M. C. Nor.
decai, A. NJ. Hunt, Jacob Lyons, T.. J.
Arthur, Capt. w. B, Stanley, VIM.
Gilmore Simms, John Townsend Wm.
F.. DeSaussure, E. J. Scott, J. A. Craw.
ford, E. u. Kerrison, J. Mckenzie, A.
r Taylor, w. II. Scarborough, H.
Leiding, G. H. Baldwin, C. A. Bedell,
J. NJ. Blakeley.
The War Department,lias decided that
officers of Volunteers below the rank oi
Brigadier.General, who have been OF
may be honorably discharged, under the
provisions of General Orders Nos. ~
and 50, Of May l and 6, 1855, issued
from the War Department, and have
con inued in the military service unit
the close ofthe war, and are therefore
entitled to three months pay proper
authorized by section four Of the act O
Congress approved March 3. 1865. The
benefits OF the same act will be extended
to volunteer officers below the rank o
Brigadier General, who may hereafter
| be discharged by honorable muster ou
with their regiments or otherwise. il
consequence Of the Government NJ
longer requiring their servicee.
\ WENDELI PHILLiPs EXPLAINING
| MIR. Wendell Phillips has revised hi
| speech recently delivered in Boston, Il
/, the published rep8 sef which, at tn;
! time. he was TO have advo
Gated the repl sr national VIA