Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-06

BotNtit, secretary aud Treasurer.
After fixing upon The lime aud rlace Of iu-
ture tuee',ngs Of the Club. and ether ,nnt,cr,
"f detail this pr.l'rnin.r, meeting was adj urn
ed sine do.
S r. DOoZER.
Secretary.
REPORT
Your committee experience n natural diiTi-
d'ncc in Attempting ~ recommend any plan Of
poli'icsi nc'i.n to \ primary n,evting like this
IN thrse dark AID gl"u,my days. When W. saw
the Government oi umr choice overturned aud
destroyed, No submitted to the government Of
the sword in good faith. hoping ,h., psti.n,
f'r,i'uJe. under overwhelming defeat, would
evoke some returning sense Of jnstice. some
'patk OF mngnnnitnity. or ere sutne marcy, f. ON
oar cruel oPPressors; but all such hopes have
been vain. aud their rule over Us has lie. n
steadily progressing from bal TO wor,e. W.
have patiently subni ted to the priva,ion Of
lights. ard The iuhictous of humiliation, n, which
"ur common AuyoSsxon blood 70 ,aiI boil, but
there w"s no response Of sympathy. Iik. all uu.
manly and c"war,lly natures, the li-ense to op-
prem has but given a ksener rel,.h to revenge.
Of Pesce. to hs rs unsItia,sd an6 insstinbIe a.
in the heat uf dreadful war.
We cannot find il in our hearts. As desc sn.i-
ants Of eonrnon Revolutionary sirss, thus ,o
characterze oil onr former f.llow y .ciIix-us Bn,
We q issk Of the uni.rinsipleL d.n,agogne,, tho
fansticsl Bsdlsini,'s. the mere scum thrown T.,
tho surface. by the recent disastrous national
cow vulsion'. aud who have esa,ed lllernsslv.s IT,
most OF The high places, anil ssissj tie r.ims Of
Horsrarnrni in thsir own hands, Now n,,l-
dsned at tho prospect Of being forced to die
gorge their unrishteous plu"d-< aud 10 L., 90
the 'i'oil' Of Office. they have shown that they
are IN. r's.rnn-d iy any low. human or divr-.
which w"n!d ohsiruct tn. ;~rpetua' ing Of their
Po"eL TrnmplinE the Coust itu:iuu u,der f.,,,.
they now susmp, to free thi. pro,,l old Stat.
under negro rule. to swell th~i. hL.,,.d r.Lk.
They have tAll-d together = Convention in
Charleston. which. under the r, ,u,seiiun uf their
hay""'ss. attempts to u'urp tls s"ser.iyn,y OF
The State. By dist, si,snrhi.irs ,ru. ..d ! y.i
citizens "f the State. tie Club lio"s." TOR ais
have only b'sn srsne'i 10 . strange .,i.x x.s:ing
and motley group. We sss th.rs tsr.s eIs,s.s
held iogshsr "hy tie ooLs.ivs power nf rnhliu
plnudsr.' The first, Of the lew lraiu.rs ~hn
could desert THAR native state il. tn. hour Of
peril. and affiliate with her h-.r,l-ss, cold
'lo"dod mur.krera Tie accnnd. Of iUp"st.L
political adreniure,. and Radical lice, di .Ii..
who have come among u. 10 gluat over n.
sacrifice If n sovereign State. or. hysns like, t.
| prey upon tho Sen,a ins nf her dead. Ti.r thir,i
clsss, cur own sn,aneir ir.tri slaves, Whose tr.,
| .os 4
other two si4''es. with ~ho,a they are psw as
aaristsd n statesmen AID legislators, nnd in
whose hands they are mere piinnt tools u carry
out their fuI! nrP"srs. To su.h tUdy 10 this
they have commit the drafting = constitution
which ito be the snpren,. Law "f the Ia, j for
III aud for our shil.!r.n. snd thsy are doing Il.
In lew days :hs br"al farce will again b. al =
uc'c'i in our midst "f "sui .n,i,'ir the C:onsiu.
tiou t" the psop!s fer ratification" The Hats Of
Alaba'ns srsures US that whether vot-d for hy
Tow or "sny Of even tie ''reyi-terrd vo.eis." j,
is surs "f the 'sne'i"n Of Congress.
| We sre r"w-rlsss tn r-si.t. Un.ler the ma
ign"nt rue OF This party, We can see uo .ins,-
bright sPo, {" relieve the ch.w.l hci, u"w over.
spread. our Whole sly. black ~i,h impending
j 'u'u and anarchy. Onr only i,"pc Of escape is.
'l.t one OF those sudden, lot w',.lining 20
li'issl rsv"l",i" =, Of wh,ch We have hsl III ny
presidents in the past history VI The Cniun may
hurt these iyrau's sud 'lemsgogu.s from, power
sn. forever Already We zee glad rr.sng.s of
| this urrsus III public sentiment before wbiri.
the s,r'mshoIr Of rnslicaism oru,nhs into harm.
lsss .'uss.. TIE bsnnar in this belly srussd. for
the redemption Of the Conau'ion Of onr fathers,
10 o'rus s'oft hy the D-ut'crat:o party, and W.
are Invited to 'rgasise and Ls rr-p.,e ed TO AID
them. wh.never. and ID whA'svss manner.
they nay need our ssryicea Surely. II We .csn
sn lily by. an.i. u,stsovs.l.. ouI friend> in
6sres eOnses's whh these foesa ft'od aud rnan.
Ne will dss.rv- III yaIi.ias shSss rivets are
sow ready fsr our pas.iv- li,'bs.
Your c,.mini,iss recommend TIE sdortion Of
,Ls iuil'wipg
\ ~ REVOLUTIONS. ...... .
! Isl Thss~we regard sh- esIlirg iogsshsr Of
| the aegr0 t'O,ventItS IN this STATE. mot only ss
illegal aud an 0dlis, Wsoesi. tut asa G'ui ti.'s
1n our eeaniry q hiasIS, sns! ss oatssxt against
The e,vilirs.isn uf the s,nsi--n,h century.
2d That IL the stsss t'6astitutieas tIis C6u-
Sshsion b soW sBsturing. us csh .ss qsabins hui]
uniRl tga,sd ssii "a. ~ and TO auI shildren.
Sd. Thst eur oniy hsi's Of sscsps frDsb the
rnin md .harehy. ihua hangings ovss u. u in
III. ;srs.4y ,rtamph u tbs l;ops,itu.i'.u II eur
fsshsts ss.r r.esiet, nii.rsis ssd usufpafion.
Afa That iiisESt dofssseiaissms,'s csaass
ssrnr .hs sieit ~ psssis sui ~ ~rr'x t,s-:'.ot.
t:.r,iinlsLss breast snt that we ste h6t Ssf
psspsrsd 4o ASsspsiy 81 tiss Rsphl,iis :.
,AA. 13ss ,ws kst vith delight The rsesai
sisnsItriuaspis sfths t'etisai o'feaat rafsy tse
isasa sE Shish ossssiEssi0n 30 6sd IN sfs .tl
f,smesrs,is t.assy. aith .b.sh ga u.sj 70 All,
i.as "A unsS,in.ssix In ti,s bsixltss dsyy sf var