The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-06-10
Democratic Meeting.

At Democratic Meeting, held at Edge
field c. H., this day, June lst, the Hon.
f. w. Pickens, Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Democratic party of
EdseGeld District, was called to the Chair;
B. 9. Bryan acting as Secretary.
The chairman read the Resolutions of a.
previous meeting Of the Executive Com
mttee, and also his Report under those
Resolutions.
Gen. NJ. W. Gary offered the following
Resolutions, and made a strong speech in
support of the same:
The Democratic Party Of Ed dgefeld Dis
trct, South Carolina, in mass meeting as
sembled, declare the following principles:
ReSolced LIST, That the Government of
the United States was made by white men,
for white men, and that with the blessing
of God and the help of the Domocartic
Party, it shall continue to be ga white
mans Government
Res0lued 2nd, That we utterly repudiate
the doctrine of qualified Negro Suffrage
to which South Carolina was lately pied
ged by what purported to be a general
Convention of the Democratic Party of
this State, as such doctrine is the same
| in principle as the Radical scheme of uni
versal Negro Suffrage, and its logical re-
suits would only be a little less injurious
Resozued 3rd, That while contending
that all political rights are only to be ex-
. ercised by the white race, we are willing
to guarantee all just civil rights to the ne
gre.
Resozved 4th, That the foregoing Reso-
: lutions, in the opinion of this meeting,
embody the principles of the National
Democratic Party of the North, as decid-
edly expressed in the late elections, involv-
ing the question of Suffrage, and that these
Resolutions are intended to put us in ac-
cord with that party.
These Resolutions were seconded by
the Hon. G. D. Tillman, who made an ell
oquent and effective speech in favor Of
them.
MI. E. W. seibels opposed the Resolu-
tions in bold and strong speech.
Mr..Tillnan replied, still warmly sup
porting the Resolutions
Ex-Gov. Bonham upheld and defended
the Resolutions in o manner which told
very decidedly upon his hearers.
Gen. NJ. G. Butler closed the argument
in support of the Resolutions in a short
but very able and eloquent address.
after Which, the Resolutions were sub.
mitted, one by one, to the meeting, and
all unanimously adopted.
Thcreupon, the following Resolution
was offered by Gen. r. G. ii. Dunnovant:
Resolrcd, That a Committee of twenty.
one be appointed by the Chair to nomi
nate to this meeting delegates to State
Convention to meet at Columbia on Monday
the sth inst, to choose delegates to the
National Democratic Convention, which
is to meet at New York City, the 4th day
Of July proxino.
This Resolution being adopted, the
Committee was appointed, and nominated
the following citizens as Delegates to meet
in Columbia on the 9Th inst, viz: t. W.
Picllens, NJ. L. Bonham, G. D. Tillman,
Jas. Gregg. II. ". Gary, n. G. Butler,
T'hos. Jones, L. Charlton, j. II. Brooks,
Luke Culbreath, Jas. A. Talbert, a. P.
Butler, j. P. lIickler, B. e. Nicholson and
r. G. Dunnovant.
On motion of Capt. J. G. Brooks,
Resolced, That the proceedings of the
Meeting be published in the l1dgeGeld
Adrertiscr, the Charleston lfercury, and
other Democratic papers of the State.
:. The Meeting then adjourned.
f. W. PICKENS, Chm'n.
3. G. BRYAN, Sec'ry.
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