Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-06-12
State MlRWratic Convention,


party "i !hiS Sl,'r me, ia N"&r,1on's
: bait. this evening. Il, : o.lu,k.
On m"linn ct lIun. Irhn T. tarcw,
"' (har,"Slrn. nr. IhD,naS %ni;h, OF
hr,!in.,,"n. WIS Gated to tn. thair,
; ~" \. y. Gilbert. E.l, and Henry
SrAr"rk. E,r, w.ro requested 10 ~,
! az Secretaries.
Delegates appeared from tho dist.
ricts OF Berkeley, Charleston, Chester.
dcld, Darlington, Ed"cfolh, Orange.
burg, Sumter and Williamsburg.
Tho Convention was organized by
the election Of tho following officers:
Prcs;dcnt-Hon. Charles II. Simon
ton.
Fico oPresidont-Ex Gov. John J.
! Manning, Hon. Thos. W. Glover, Hon
!Char!cs NJ. I'urman, Hon. T.. y. Rich
ard-on. Gen. N. Z. Butler, Hon. j. W.
Cha, go, DIR: Marcus ltcyrolds, Hon.
Alexander McQuocn, Col. John c.
Prcss!y.
; Secre.ar;cs-IIcnry Sparnicle. ESQ =,
! y. A. Gilbert.
| In pursuance &C 4 suggestion from
tho state Central Executive Commit
tee, C"mmiltco consisting ct Mcssrs
tAmrh'll, Gary, Mc1vcr, Glover, Eel
, z'r' G'lh"rt and HarkncI was Hrrcint.
Cd for the purpose of comforting with
;hat rom,u;.tce us 30 tho hes, mn:Ic
OF harm"n;z;ns tho party III the
: state.
! This Committee, after due confer
rnce "cccded to the following rropo.
Niuon from tho Central Executive
: Committee
"1hc Central Executive Committee
having been invited TO Il conference
hy tho Convention now assembled
here, and being mos. solicit..us tp Sc
cure harmony in the State, tcs leave
10 submit to the Conference Commit.
tee now in scssi"n the following basis
Of union, n%mr!y: That tho Cuuvcn,
lion proceed to the nomination of del.
cIa'cs To the National Democratic:
Convention at New York, to fill up
! tho delegation OF tho State. And the
Executive Com,aittcc pledge them
selves to use all their. efforts to have
these nominations confirmed hv all the
organizations represented by tho said
Committee. The Executive Commit.
tee further recommend, that An Exec
utivo Committee be appointed by this
Convention, to act with that selected
by the Convention in April last; and
that, in tho opinion Of this Committee
OF Conference, 1t is advisable that tho
two Executive Committees should be
consolidated at the earliest moment
possible"
Their report was unanimously
adopted, and also the following sup
Elementary report after being first
referred to tho Committee on rcsolu-
tons:
Rcsolrcd, That tho Democratic party
OF this State duly appreciates and ac-
ccpts the invitation from the Exccu-
tive Committee Of tho Democratic
party OF the United States, to send
delegates TO the. general Convention
TO bo held in New York, on the 4th
day of July next, to nominate candi-
dates for tho Presidency and Vice.
Presidency Of tho United States-but
inasmuch as the military dcspotism
under which South Carolina labors
will render it impossible for tho whito
race to. cast the voto. Of the State,
at tho next Presidential election. it is
recommended to tho delegated appoint
ed from this State to ask cnunscl of
their brethren from other States as to
the propriety ef their voting in tho
Convention, and to govern themselves
accordinGIy.-
Resolred. That having ontiro conf =
! dcnco in tho principles nnd patriotism
Of tho Democratic party, ard bcliev-
! ing and trusting to their assurances
that they will, If Triumphant, restore
and MAINTAIN at the South, az they
have dono in the North, in tho East
and in tho West, Tho supremacy and
government Of the white raco-A
WHITE MANS GovERNMENr-lcavi
| to the States themselves to regulate
thcir suffrage laws; and also that
, they will expunge tho usurpations
ind the fraudulent governments crea-
ted by the military powor, undcr what
are called tho reconstruction laws,
and thereby restore to. the Union the
Southern States, such rs they were
Lcfore tho enactment of said laws
wo horeby pledge ourselves TO tho
support Of the candidates of that
party for President and Vice. Presi-
dent of the United States, to bo nom-
mated at the coming Convention in
tho city Of Now York, on tho 4th day
Of July next.
Tho Committee on Nominations
for delegates to tho National Demo
cratic Convention, made the follow
inp rcport. which was unapimouslv