The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-03-27

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can institutions, State and Federal,
in their o-;Ss::na! purity, as handed
down to us by our fathers.
ART. 3. The officers of the associa-
tion shall consist of q President and
ten Vice-Presidents, two Secretaries
and Treasurer.
ART. 4. Each Vice-P President shall
be the President of q ward club in the
city; and in the country, of club to
be established i'll each election pre-
cinct as heretofore existing in the
District
ART. 5. There shall be one central
executive committee, to consist of five
members; and one committee Of five
members to be styled 1.-The Commit
tee on Correspondence"
ART. 6. The Democratic Club of
Riohland shall have its regular meet
ing once in every two weeks; and at
all times shall be subject to the call
of the President.
ART. 7. The ward clubs of the
city and the country clubs shall
meet whenever they shall be called
together hy their respective Presi-
dents.
AIT. s. The ward clubs and coun-
try clubs shall have power to make
such regulations for their govern
ment, as may be deemed necessary.
ART. 9. Any free white man of the
age of eighteen years, resident of
the District, may become member
by signing this Constitution, in book
to be kept for that purpose, or send
ing in their letter asking member
ship, which letter shall be filed by the
Secretary of the Club.
ART. 10. Distinguished members
of the Democratic party, North and
South, may be elected honorary
members.
ART. II. At any meeting of the
Club, where there shall be present
100 members, t. IS Constitution may
be altered or amended, or other arti-
ticles added thereto, by majority of
those present.H
On notion, the Secretary of the
association was instructed to obtain q
substantial book, and enroll the
names of all citizens desiring to con-
meet themselves with the association.
Mr.. Mckenzie offered the follow
ing resolution, which was adopted:
Resolced, That the different ward
and country clubs are earnestly re-
quested to organize forthwith and to
thoroughly canvass their wards, and
to report the names and number of
members to the Chairman of the cen
trail club.
Mr.. d. B. DeSaussurc then read
the following letter, received by
Mayor Stark, from Hon. Ct. Cannon,
formerly member of the State Sc
nate:
SPARTANBCRG G. H.,
March "a, 1868.
Hon. 7. Stark.
DEAR STR: I see call in the Pho,-
ni.c for mass meeting of the citizens
of Richland District, to form a Dis
trict Association, for the purpose of
cooperating with the National De-
mocratic party of the United States.
We are rejoiced to see that you are
putting the ball fn motion at the seat
of Government. 1 hope every Dis
trict in the State may fall into line
Immediately; we have no time to
lose. Act on must be our watch
word. The people of this District
have now formed constitutional clubs
IN nearly every section-numbering
about 1000 substantial citizens; and
on next Saturday we are to form
some five or six more. L feel proud
in saying that our people are being
reused up fully alive to the important
issues of the day. We hope to be
able to carry our District in the
coming election, and send good and
true men. We will enter our protest
against the Constitution, by voting
against it. But we respectfully sug-
gest the propriety of calling con-
vention of the State, to meet in Co
lumbia, on Wednesday, the first day
of April, or day after; so that by
sale-day in April, the whole State