Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1868-09-09
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The State Central Democratic Club.
At meeting of the State Central Demo
cratic Club, held in Columbia, on. the lst
inst, the following resolutions were adopted
and ordered to be published:
Whereas, in the judgment Of the State Cen
trail Club it is eXpedient- that Democratic
nominees for Congress should enter upon the
canvass. at as early q day as practicable |;
therefore be It
Rcsolccd, That we-recoinmend to the con-
ventiohs- of each of the Congressional Dis
tricts who purpose the nomination of cahdi-
dates for Congress, that the Convention ,for
the First Congressional District be held al
Florence on the fifteenth Of September; for
the Second, at Charleston, on the fifteenth of
September for the, Third and Fourth at. Co
lumba, on the: fifteenth of September, and
that delegates be appointed from each cleo
tion district equal to the number representa-
tives 10 the House of Representatives 1866
Whereas, A proclamation signed by Robert,
K. Scott, Governor, and bearing date August
3lst, 1858, alleges the existence OF armed or
garizatiors in this State, which are regularly
oficered and drilled and pretend to act by
authority, and alleges also the surreptitious
introduction into the State, of firearms and
ammunition, most Of them of improved de-
scription, ard which it is reported are 10 be
used for partisanpurpose and. ioAereds,s ssaG
proclamation attributes iother violations Of
the public peace to the people of the Stat.
in general, and makes no discrimination such
as would have been warranted by the facts Of
the case', and, icaereas, it is well known thar
all these disorders proceed from negro organ
izstions, headed by a few white and colored
men, who, by their iucendiary harrangues, art
inAamipg the minds Of the negro population
for party purposes and, ,chereas, these facts
have, from tims to time, been reported to the
author of the proclamation. Therefore, to
avoid any poss. bile misunderstanding of thr
state of things which has given rise to thi,
proclamation, be It
Resolued, Blythe State Central Democratic
Club of South Cafohpa-
First. That we authoritatively deny all the
exaggcratiJns set forth in this proclamation
and 'unjustly applied to the Democratic part,
of this State and further declare that in fu
ture, as heretofore, this party proposes to be q
party of peace, law and order, aud confident
ly relies upon peaceful iustrumentality aud
the ballot to accomplish political reform.
which the interests Of the State and country
demand. IA 80 e.-. 49, 80. =.
Second. We emphatically deny that i'm
proved weapons and ammunition. hays beep
surreplitiously introduced by white persohs
into the State for partisan purposes. Few
wcapons.of the kind alluded TO thashaVe been
introduced, baye. been openly purchased fol
purposes of individual seK-defence agxins.
sudden violence, prodnced by ihhalned and
riotous assemb!ages. -. .
Third. Although the armed organizations
Of freedmen which exist in many sections ol
the State might well justify the ,armipg Of the
Conservative people Of the State, yet WI
would earnestly urge our fellow-citizens to
CONTINUE to bear and forbesr, in order tia;
the peace Of society in this State may BE-
preserved. JAMES G. GIBBES, -
T. Secretary.