Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-09
August 8, 1865.
For the Yorkville Enquirer.
Public Meeting

Fubnc meeting.
A large number of the citizens of the
District having assembled at the Cour
House, on Monday the 9th instant, to take
into consideration the subject of the enfor
ced collection Of debts, &c., &c., the meet
ing was organized by calling JOHN T. Low.
EY to the Chair, and appointing SAMUEL
G.. Brown, Secretary.
The Chairman having explained the oh.
ject Of the meeting, Col. CADwALLADEB
JONES, moved that a committee of fif
teen be appointed to draft resolutions ex'
pressi7e of the sense of the people Of this
District, on the subject above mentioned.
The Chairman appointed the following
gentlemen, the said Committee
Col. Cadwallader Jones, J. Rufus Ad.
ans, Samuel Blair, A. E. Hutchinson, j. F,
Workman, Maj A. A. Mckenzie, Col. W.
B. Allison, J. H. Faulkner, J. W. Rawlin.
son, John B. Lowry, D. A. Gordon, D. D,
Moore, S. P. Sutton, Theodore A. Moore,
and Captain W. L. Brown.
The Committee, through their Chairman,
Col. Jones, made the following report,
which was unanimously agreed to:
Whereas, since the Stay Law has been
set aside by the Court of Errors, it is
essentially necessary that some measure
should be adopted for the protection of the
citizens, against the enforced collection of
debts, which debts many of our best and
most patriotic citizens are unable to meet,
resulting from causes entirely beyond their
control, viz: having been absent for three
or more years in the Confederate army, and
the closing of the war having rendered two
thirds or more of their property unavailable
for the payment of said debts-said indebt-
edness having been increased by the accu.
mutton of four years interest, resulting from
creditors refusing to RECEIVE the only avail.
able means of payment, viz: Confederate
money. Be it therefore,
Resolued, That in the opinion of this
meeting, the enforced collection of debts
at this time, will be ruinous to the people
of the State, and to the end that some
measures of relief may be adopted, we
respectfully and earnestly call upon His
Excellency, the Governor, to convene the
General Assembly at an early day a
Resolued, That We do not hereby mean
to sanction any measure of reputation,
absolving debtors from the just payment
of their contracts; but only to express
a decided opinion, that the public interest
urgently demands postponement Of the
collection of debts at the present time
How long this postpouemeut must continue
must depend on the condition Of the coun-
try. .... .....
Mr.. J. N. McElwee, after some very
pointed and lucid remarks on the Banking
system, offered the following additional re.
solution, which was passed unanimously.
Resolvsd, That it is probable that an at.
tempt will be made to relieve the Stock
holders of the Banks of their "promises to
pay" or in other words, to enable the Stock
holders of the Banks to repudiate their just
debts due to citizens; that justice may be
meted ont to all alike, We earnestly recon.
mend that the Banks be held strictly to &C.
count with all other debtors, and to abide
the same rules and regulations, for the pay.
ment of their debts (under their respective
charters, } which may be made for all.
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the YoRKv1LLE
ENQUIRER and the Columbia Phenir, and
a copy be forwarded to His Excsllency the
Governor.
JOHN T. LOWRY, Chairman.
8. G.. Brown, Secretary.