The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-10
MARLBORO.

Our correspondent, writing under date of the
9Th instant, says:
public Conservative meeting was this day
held in the court room, and very well attended
by whites, but few colored persons present.
Tn saw that the latter were conservative IN
principle. il is more than your correspondent
will venture to do-they, however, played the
part of spectators and very attentive listeners.
What Impressions were made on their minds
bv the very candid views expressed, your cor.
respondent is not sufficiently well acquainted
with human nature to depict. The district
seemed to be pretty well represented by men
of striking character, whether attracted by
sales day or the interest felt in the meeting to
be heldis yet without solution. In any event,
Major Q. A. Drake was requested TO act as
president, and John Monroe johnson, Esq, to
act as secretary. The president appointed
committee OF five to draft set OF resolutions,
which were in short time drawn up, submit
ted and adopted. The preamble and resolu-
tions are as follows. to wit:
We. q portion Of the citizens of Marlborough
District, in public meeting assembled, alarmed
at the Radical developments In our midst and
the utter ruin which threatens, unless all good
citizens at once rally to the support OF the con-
stitution OF our common county, convin ed
as we are that no salutary laws can be admin
istered when ignorance and vice, melted and
controlled by designing emissaries laboring for
their own ACKNOWLEDGMENT. predominate; and
that many of our people who have been thus
misled, if the true state of affairs were set be-
fore them in proper Light, would become ac-
tive supporters of truth, virtue and intelligence
and heartily join us in preserving constitution.
seeing equal justice done to all classes, do ear
nestly request and invite all citizens of the dis
trict to unite with US in carrying out the prln.
ciples above enunciated, and as an election will
soon be held under the new constitution for
members of the General Assembly, we feel inn
PEELED, BY motives Of safety, to submit to the
people of this district, gentlemen OF intelll-
Fence and experience in legislation as candi-
dates for said positions; therefore, belt
Resoued, That this meeting proceed to no
inmate three suitable persons to represent the
district-the one in the Senate, the other two
in the House of Representatives; and that we
do pledge ourselvs to their support, and to cor
daily invite and earnestly solicit all good citi-
zens to attend the polls on the 18th, 18th and
18th instant, and to cast their votes for the
candidates who may be nominated.
3. That q committee Of eight, one from each
precinct, if possible, be appointed by the presi-
dent, whose duty it shall be to report forthwith
to this meeting for active, suitable persons as
candidates, in accordance with the foregoing
resolution.
8. That the president appoint committee Of
GlgQt. Ole 6dCu plOCluOV, pOcoiDiS,
whose duty it shall be to prepare constitution
and regulations for the organization of Con-
servative party in this district, with power to
call public meeting at such times as they
shall see fit.
Under the second resolution a committee
was appointed to make the nominations therein
provided for. While thus engaged, the meeting
was addressed by William A. Rogers, OF the
sum and substance of whose remarks your
correspondent says nothing. Colonel j. g..
Hudson followed, by earnest solicitation, and
made q forcible address, and, it is believed,
spoke his honest sentiments in his usual and
eloquent style of fluent speech and beautiful
diction. His remarks seemed to have telling
effect, if there is any meaning in the cry Of
ego on" His views Of the Union League were
not poetical Love for an object inspires within
us sentiment, and if the speaker had any love
for this society, it was implied, &c. The Com
mittee on Nominations now made their report:
Major z. A. Drake, tor the Senate. Colonel B.
F. Pegurs and Harris Covingtou, Esq, for the
Houf.e. The two former gentlemen are practi-
cal planters-gentlemen of character, lnteli-
eerce, experience, and estimable citizens. The
latter lawyer, just entered the practice of
law, with an increasing practice, and destined
to make his mark in the world, who begins his
public life under the most favorable auspices.
The candidates are registered voters. ''The
longest pole reaches the persimmons," and
ssthe race is to the swift" The meeting was
also addressed by 8. j. Townsend, Esq.,, after
which the assembly peaceably dispersed.