The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1867-11-08
ConservsIve Convention.
ADDRESsEO THE PEOPLE.

ConservsSlve Convention.
ADDREssFO THE PEOPLE.
COLUMBIA, c., November T.
The Conventidl re-assembled at 12
o'clock-PresiAnt Chestnut in the
Chair.
The names q Messrs. W. II. Tai
ley, d. B. Deaussure and A. r.
Taylor-of the j jchland delegation
were accidentally omitted from the
list of delegates ublished yesterday.
The Committd on Business sub
mitted two repoT ts-one sn address
to the people of the State, and the
other deciarinr certain principles
which should he maintained. A
spirited debate snsued, which was
participated il b,- Messrs. Chestnut,
Gilbert. .Me&astsr, Perry, IngIis,
Townes, Reynolda Aldrich, Bland
ing, Wallace, HaAilton, Hampton,
Pope and Ghers.l The sentiments
expressed ty chancellor Inglis,
touched the fcartsbf all his hearers,
and the words of avice and caution
given by tho col man eloquent"
will long be renen4 4ered. The report
on principles etc. was laid on the
table, and thesolloting unanimously
adopted:
TO THE PEoPLd OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
FEILow CIT EMS In times of great
public dangerDthe instinct of self
preservation pltmptl n people to as
semble and conlr tokether upon the
issues that thetsteri logic of events
forces upon t4ir attention. The
citizens Of Soutl carolina stand to-day
IN this positlon.SE becomes our duty,
therefore, to tidy counsel together,
and to announce Ar conclusions tenn
perately, but firhF and fearlessly, to
the public. In tforming this duty,
we shall avoid al (rms of animadver-
sion upon nor, @rtios or sections.
The vice of MISREPRESENTATION and de-
sstyaction has becOrh the order of the
and botk Non and South have
!, ,ulst from thdevils which had
'neir oliein m fruitful source of
1ushed with victd lv bcva.nat hoan
'olicitous to ascelv in the t,,mnor of
ihe Southern mind and tbe GontI
ern people, crusht bv tbe Io.s nf
heir cause and their n0st cbor;shed
hopes, have been alil;o = ;nd;ffarant ~
events for which / low do ~ fooI ~.
themselves respons hie ond ove,.
which they have not Tho ~ nove, go of
'ol'i4i, 'oa IL; 80 one ~ntime, wicked
North and at the Sontb bawo nnt I
oeen &c waning wnn.ine. 10 Keep alive the fires
- eeo.'oai liaIe, u4til now they
.mrea'en IL, .u iavo1ve a pc whole coun-
Wy ~ IN ta,n mlsrnle 'a., anu @ anaf fchy.
~ 80 iu'o wnl' ~ 8 not our pur-
s"n. ,oSe ;,S LILY s. ~ speahM'4e 49, sanguinary
tao. WIZ s'aiu iofSn forever in the
Hiss ns Vi .nese A,h,erican az, States.
and their future conse(, ,pencns Tho ,
emancipation policy of the Govern mo
tnenI h was ant :lS Is 'ne great fountain
neau iron WHICH sPfings, and will
commune TO spring, the tbousond
evils by which we are ell v;roneJ "
What bit disaster cdnId fo,low =,
the footsteps of the has Ev and neon
siderate policy, by which 4 GOO o00 Of
slaves, without educatioh md with
out the least prepalntE?r s,,r fho
change, were turned ndE liz ftom Tho
discipline and interested corl os tho
1lla.er nT 10 ProVioe ioi them selves?
4h MusG IL not De seiI-eY ilent to any
prejudices, that notilin|o he ca[ nous s
propose will be abe o convA.t om
iuie, tovlng, tnriit esie free iegro
pJpuinnron I"Sn,,, INTO sne -, .H,h9ady. aAhy,
employed in our fields / tha SnSt
But, gloomy as the pfoJ act @ ,,nau H H. {a
the people at the South ~ nst &C. Co. y;
this disastrous result as i -. e. Il 4
settled beyond recall. E,"rarv ;s
III ~ "e "o no' propose. thd