The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-05-01

was powerful and weakly, her sons
eyinced both, energy nj zeal in the
cause of railroad con 5Etions$ witt,
the interior of our Sic, AID her
materiaIaid has been, h past times,
freely given tolthese selipes ofinter-
l nal Improvement. .wit&eur borders.
and beyond them. NV, when she
in common with I'LL aenin thslinits
of South Carolina, is,5oruS down
\ by en- all controlling iiisfortune, it
is grateful refectios sthnt. .hersold
friends of the, Nortlwestern Dis
tricts have, through ..lthese We ars of
trial and difficulty, beA .steadfast. to
their old alliances. harleston, de.
Esirihg to foster att terpetuate her
ancient frien dshipSSh alLsottions
of the State, arsl alslngh estraneed
from them, in SOB querters, Shy
causes most unexpeE lily deYglo eed,
she knows full Aallff fkt, Uze h,,ieSseiH
come when thoy1WiI se.s,l F3ssstksad
and cemented bvi S.& ties. it4 ;;hs
hope, than ever bei J I, .afss 81
A. Committee ! at1s ii ss.
r. =; e. StlsorSy lCray'on. on . tR ais, 20.
ssss's:: s3ss called e. 8 81 sss lss
Secretary the inSi ~ lslhok. The
Committee .havingS bottsa q az
i5a,;oe jSFity of nseosss stock spsssts lhasaa-
President He, iqt{as ilia ilhi-
niial report, [ht jhusiisaa,ii:::l
and the Secretary Ss rSgg:sted to
rfad the report of hiAcLSag SriaI;t9ssr-
ihtendent and otbEr yfiesasss SIS ssase
feports were adoipa! WstRails sfte
psual. reference to MSmmitte4,sisi.
The following resphtions wefe in
Produced by Col. Rs,i, and adopted:
Resolred, Thai TBS Convention has
heard with great II aefioa ofsthe
tenewed and eneI y & Efforts that
are being made to a,plete' the &n
struction of the b. Estlge RaikohN,
connecting the co$Gbf Louisville
aud Cincinnati, sES3 through them
the great NorthssTeh. by dirEct
Pine OF communication with 6ar
Southern sea-boalS "a NJ. ..rleston. +,
ReSolred, That L we favor md
will encourage, ts extent of talr
ability, the const IN of all rAl-
roads that promis ame frieitls
to our road ant., AopingtAe
resources Of ouft ION county,
we regard the eari h pdetion of he
Blue Ridge RoatisAIof incafcula5le
Importance to the aedomplishmenEpf
these objects. This work is OF such
as to be piopefly regarded
as national i'll itt, ~c4araojns a its
early completion .rill BIZ Ather
socially, POLITICAL. %a4d coiNl iklly
the great North -wts ihnd tho 5sh-
ern Atlantic slops4two offtags sim-
portant sections cfi9u- soo1 ~ be
restored las we e. Ie' y. hdpes and
desire) National ..y1iG:5s iig bonds
that, growing strong yer by tiihss sven
the throes of revoinaon wiz ha i'm
potent to sever. fStsHss
Resotoed, That this. .CorSgstion
aSrs'sy +reaeWs tbs bction ,ii;:d and
pledges made at ieS (rpns1 meeting
In May, 1857, in 1 ,y4r o. said Blue
Ridge Railroad, a w;:lycontribute
to its scccess all d 5I,fluence and
means in its power i
Whereas, the ann, IL report of it's
President inspires thr hope that the
Greenville and Columbia Railroad
will yet survive its stpa,t misfortunes;
and whereas, we ealae4ly desire that
the bonded debt of the eompany shall
be annually decreased. Therefore.
Resoloed, That any bond-holder
who shall within thirty days from
this date, present at thd Treasurer's
office for redemption, coupons past
due, shall receive ip exchange for the
same, at the rate Of fifty cents in the
dollar, scrip emitting him to travel,
or freight, provided the bond holder
presenting such coupons for redemp-
ton, shall made affidavit that lo was
in possession of the same as hle date
of the passage of thi!sgesclutioa, and
will under no circuhstanees transfer
the scrip for the benefit of another
party. 3
Reso!red, That this preamble and
resolution be published onoa in the
Charleston, Columbia, NssberYy,
Abbeville, Greenyille and Anderson
newspapers. f|.c
These resolutions were introduced
by Colonel D. Wyatt Aiken, who sus-
tanned them in repeated efforts,
marked by his usual emnestness,
lbllity and eloquence, and his accus-
.omeG reference To the DAT, ppon