The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1866-07-26

if she enter that Convention, does it
with knowledge ofthe breakers be-
fore her. The resolution relative to
Hon. Jefferson Davis found in the Off
cial report of the meeting, Will meet
with universal response throughout
the South. n, < gses
But here are the resolutions alluded
to above. .,y.,,-,r,--,-. s----r. .,,
Whereas Convention is called to
meet nj p Philadelphia on the I4th; of
August next, to be cotnposed Of dele
gates from all the States and Terrific
ries, said-delegatcs to be chosen upon
certain prescribed conditions
And whereas those. conditions. are
such as to preclude the possibility Of
the late Confederate States sending
delegates without committing them
selves to course Numerically oppos-
ed to their idea of what was the true
character Of the late civil war, and
WhereaS, the den and of those who
originated this Convention is retro
spective in It's character, and pro-
nounces judgment in advance upon our
distinguished Statesman, Jefferson Da-
Wis who never has compromised the
dignity of the South, therefore be it
i. Resolved, That we, the Citizens
of Fairfield District, S. c., deprecate
any step on the part of the South that
will involve her in greater difficulties
than those which now surround her.
q Resolved, That, while we do not
object to uniting with any party at the
North which will extend its aid in our
behalf, in securing for us equality in
the Union under the Constitution, and
the seats of our representatives, elect
III the Congress of the United States,
still we believe it to be more con-
fnrmablc with our interest and self
respect not to commit ourselves to the
condemnation Of Jefferson Davis mere
ly for the sake Of party afliliation as
in condemning him we condemn our,
selves.
3. Resolved, That we, too, cordial
Iy endorse the restoration policy of
President johnson.
4. Resolved, That we are now ar
dently attached to the Union of the
States under the Constitution of the
United States that we ignore the
remedy of secession, and that we deny
the power Of the General Government,
under the Constitution, to exclude Il
State from the Union, or to govern it
as a territory.
5. Resolved, That we will anxious
ly await the developments of the poll
cy determined upon IN the Convention
to meet in Philadelphia, ard will cor
daily unite with that policy in every
particular in viii h it hall promise an
early solution of She oppressive and
anomalous diAlcultics of our present
situation, upon basis consistent With
the oaths We c ta'.nn'o support the
Nonsti,u ION and tho Tnion thorcnn-
dev, az well as with tho plain ond mc.
ruivocat terms of the Constitu, iou
with all its ratified amcndmoNts.
6. RhsOlvc'|, Tat Nyh cvccaiinrlv re-
= i'' 'lit va ~ i''' .>f''IDillt ' t'l-
vcrtion was rot ha,eI nron the Con-
sti'ution az Construed bvtho rcaults Of
the war, md ncrnrtcA ~ ~ Soufh.
which CO. s u'ti n nan'ac p t n &, d
thcir mUtnal co9nlerra" IN i.i- "CnN-
st;'u;ion 'ehich our lati.u.s esfa! Ii H.
CO." docethcr with Ell amcnGwc cnts
@uly ratified and appended thereto.
7. Resolved; That il is the scnsn Of
the people Of Fairfield District that
the proper action for the Convention of
the State which is to meet in Co!um-
bia in August is simply TO define the
position Of South Carolina relative to
the reconstruction policy Of the Presi-
dent, and to declare herself ready to
aid any party North that will defend
her rights under the new order of
things without regard to the past.
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