Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-08-10
THE STATE conyENr1oN at COLUMBIA.

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pies, til. Convention went earnestly md har-
moniousy to work, aud occo,nplish"d tho bust
mesa of tho Session in single day, Instead Of
" long platform Of principles. it adopted the fol-
lowing simple resolutions:
Resoirca. That This Conversion approves OF
the restoration policy Of President johnson, ns
orpused to the Radical policy of Congress, aud
iha, We accept the invitation 10 unite with the
Cons rvnives of The euunry in the National
Convention TO be held Mt Philadelphia Oh the
ii II inst.
EtA0'rc'', That this Convention proceed friI-
with 20 elect four delegates FROM the State al
large.
H"So'rol That the delegates from each Con-
Ci-ssi"na District shall elect two delegates
from their respective Districts and re,u,t their
s~ec'i"n 10 an adjourned meeting Of ths Con-
veuI ion.
THIS action was thought u eoElport hcet
will! the dignity Of the Siale, and with its
PRESENT position: Rely ing upon the character
md discretion Of lis delegates, it seuds then, to
rh'i'd"lphia tc'terel b.; M instructions, aad re-
lies upon IN. nm, ,eccdrn,s cf it's chosen repre-
seh!ut!'"s that the honor and interests of the
State shall suffer II" detrimcnt in their hands
From the State at large il sen!s Gov. james
l.. Orr. Senators r. +. Perry. J. l.. Munnl.g
and James Campbell.
From Ire j'Trst Congressional District-Rich
ard D'zier, Judge Franklin J. Mosts
Sec"nd Congressional Iisirict-Col. Thomas
Y. Simmons. Col VIM. P,nckney Shingl.r
Third Congressional Disfrict-J,dge D. L.
Wnrlaw. Gen. sam. McGownn.
Io"rM Congressional Uistrict-JuJge T. N.
Dawktns. Colonel james Fnrrow.
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ilARrEE's WEEELY.-A "so.called" "Jour-
na of CivIiiza'i"n," is one Of the most bitter,
malignant. anI lihrluus sheets, that III. North.
crn abolition press sends forth to vi:liiy and
traduce the institutions of the South. Bur-
ics1ue iepr .scntations OF Southern life and
lhanuers-lihcl"us charcn,yre of whatever is
>"cr"d III our present character past :ory,
fuim the staple materials nf this teacher If the
hnrmniti"s-tlis hnnnmnId of civiz .tirn
Vile wo dcu,s. presenting: false aud degrading
representations of the late war and lis heroes,
and of oil that we most revere and clrr.h,
whether IN tile past or rresent. i-flame South
ern luminosity, and in ensify ull the elements
"f sectional hate. If ne is TO lie regarded II
public enemy, ard worthy Of death who takes
The liz, of the individual, Of how much sev-rer
punishment is he deserving, who thus loisons
| the springs oi na'!"mal life, and destroys those
kindly symPnthies und irat-innl feelings
which form the h!e.h.uod Of cumnunitles.-
Yel srch IA The cherished mission of this Her
aid oi Civili:ation-to ei,hiiter sectional feel
ing, anl TO c'ysta ze seciiornl hate: A lnte
number presents kidcous picture of our honor.
cd cx. President. troubled in his sleep ny epec.
tres Of tho sluus Uttered dead, as a type of
| southern treason-auoher number exhibits the
| lacernte bacl: of Southern freed oman, AS
n specimen Of Southern in!,unani,y. Shall We
| thus cherish the viper that stinrs us TO the
| heart, nnd sustain II literature which thus. out
RACES every instinct of seI-fespec. We nre
| glad to see that Southern booksellers have dis.
cardcd the vile sheet, and that public opinion
| will entirely prescribe its circulation.
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| TIE PHILADELPHIA CoNvEHrroN.-Ths cnll
for the Convention al Philadelphia seems to be
meeting n hearty response from all sections Of
the corn,ry. The fact that two thirds of the
Northern press endorse ihe movement that such
sa-acioiis ssateasncn as Seward and Blair are
sanguine Of success and that 70 deeply dyed
Radical Ms Stanton is afraid to oppose il. afford
cheering auguries Of tho future. To this Con.
| venton We lcok M the only hope of the coln
try in bringing together the Conservative ele-
ments Of the North and West, and check
ing The progress of Rndcalism, which
else 'hr"n:ens 10 control the Judicial and ex-
! ecutive branches o: the Government as il does
now the L"gisn,ivel In the language of Gov.
| Orr, ut therefore, hehooves us to 60 cordially
ond hear tily into this movement anI to sustain,
as far as prep-rly can do. the men and meas
ures adopted. The call for the Convention il.
in my Judgment, almost entirely unexceptiona.
bic. go much 60. that il is neither ''wise nor
polite for us TO raise a'point concerning it, The
niaj jorty Of the committee were members of the
Republican party. and it is to consolidate with
it, he war and anti war Democratic, that con-
s,itutes one of the oi:jrcts of the Convention.
Let us hope that it's deliberations will prove
hnrmonicnus. and that the conduct and derort,
ment,of the Representatives of the North and
South towards each other will be based upon
the same PRINCIPLES tina, sciunie two friends
who have qnnrrelled and become reconoil+d.
Let them ignore the past and 60 forward ,nutul-
iy intent upon healing the breach that has
been made, and again. strive in unison. to make
the country happy, prosperous; and cOntented.
eB 1t affords us pleasure to announce that
the Rev. D, MoNiell Turner, D. D.. ut the earn.
est solicitation Of his Congregation, has conclu-
ded to Withdraw his application for dissolu-
tion of the pastoral relation with tho Presbyte.
rian: Church Of this place. as prev iously an
nounced. We congratulate The church and
community upon retaining in our midst so emf
ne4t and useful . minister. and feel assured thst
The announcement will be highly gratifying to
the numerous friends and admirers Of Doctor
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