Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-08-30
For the YorkviIle Enquirer
Pnblio Meeting

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A meeting of the citizens of the upper
portion of York District was held at Boyd
ton, on the 25th instant, to takssinto con-
sideration the present embarrassed condition
of the country. A. Hardin, Esq, was sall.l
ed to the Chair, and. Joseph Bridges ap-
pointed Secretary. aeas 10 ';S.iislaso4is,
| The Chairman, appointed r. @, Oassny,y
j. M. Deal, J. L. Parker, j. @. Smith and.
w. H. Carroll, IA a committees Ito prepare
business for the tneetingat aat. 5as so;s'S
| The commttesfetired and Id q short time,
returned sandorsported, the follunipg pro-
amble and resolufions: gISf'aos sdi o. sfs4S
/ Whereas! thei Court of Errors in o slats.
decision, declared the Stsy Law snactad by
the Legislature for tEesfelieft of Dsbtots
torbe unconstitutional and osoid, esndahas
opened the way to ths immsdiats collection
of debts, which wilfinevitsbly involve, the
country in social as we'll ss pscuniary ruin;
and whereas this result will not be due only
in exceptional cases so any fault of the deb.
tor, but to the action Of the lateG Gonfsdsrste
Government 10 substituting Q worthless pa
per currency for q legal tender suzrsucyy
and by the action of the State Gonyenfion
in confirming the emancipation ofaohr
slaves, thus deprising many of usTof i6nr
most valuable aproperty,; and xtefeastour
late effort to eecure sour independents from
the United States GopefnnentH made BY
| us as psople--both the creditor mud dsbter
participating in it--aud whereas, Il would
be eminently unjust to allow the imme.)
diate enforced, Collection Of debts, thus
throwing the burden of 'cnrb failnFs Upon,
the debtor, when the creditors bore ansqusi
share in bringing about the embarrassed
state of affairs. And whereas the failure
of the growing crop, the embsrrassingpcsf.
city of money and consequently depreoiaz
ton of ell kinds of property would reader
the debtor unable to- meets the Eimmedists
Collection of debts; with aruinious saci6es
of property, and loss of the necessary
means of present support: Be it therefore,
.Resozued, That whilst We earnestly das
nounce any and all measures looking to
private or class Legislation, Is proposed BY
some, exempting stockholders Hof sBanks
from the discharge of their liabilities to
the prejudice of private individuals, ws
think that all should fare or share the same
fate, is the confirmed opinion of 2this msst
ing, and that some measures should be de-
vised for the prevention of the immediate
enforced collection of debts, buts xifhls
provision to secure. the property fof fhe
debtor for hesafety of the creditor. ~ .
Resolued, That in the present pecnniir7
embarrassment of our country and in,visx
of the almost entire failure Of the growiag
crops, the State government should prompt
ly adopt some plan to purchase provisions
from abroad and sell the same to the needy
at cost believing that such course aih
save to the State many Of her most valuable
citizens, who will otherwise emigrata tqthe
grain-growing States Of the West j s8t> 10
Resolved, That we believe it to beths
duty of His Excellenoy, the Governor, and
respectfully request him ~ convene zths
Legislature of this State iEs extra Session st
once, to legislste for the relief Of ths country
in its present distress. ssh soosr ~ .aasfn :
B.. Resotpea,i That p, copy Of the foregoing
psesmble and resolutions be forwarded 20
His Exosllepoy the Governor and thscpro-
ceedings Of this meeting be published ulp
the YoRKy1LLE ENQUIRER and ths, Colpni
bis Carolinian. . - nm,
The preamble and resolutions were SEQ
ouded and unanimously adopted, after
which, on motion, the meeting adjourned.
t'nas9 A. HARDIN, GAasrasan.f
JOSEPH Bridges, Secretary. sigl t.6i