Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1868-08-14
The State Democratic Convention.

bia, on Thursday night of tho past
week, with q full and a5.e representa-
'ion from all the Districts of the
State. The Hon. NJ. IT, Bpnham was
ra'lcd temporarily to tho Chair, und
+. &. DcFontaiac appointed. Temporal
~ Secretary.
The Convention was then organ-
izcd by the election of the following
permanent officers:
prcsidcn:-Ilon. a. Burt.
Vice p,e>iicuts-A. L. Aklrich, Gen.
w. w. llarllee, j. Wugeuer, G. Can.
non.
Secretaries G.. GiJbes, Jam cs A.
1l"yt, ". j. MrKerrall, A. c. Davan,
Mr.. Burt on being conducted to The
chair, made. The following address:
GcnHcmem-1 have no language with
which TO express the emolions which pusb
up from my heart for your kindness and
pErtiality in calling upon mo to preside
over your deliverations. You have mo,
tor the first time in tho history OF South
Carolina, to nominate electors of the
PRESIDENT and Vice-Prcsident of the Uni
ted States. You have met for the first
time IN long wea,y years, to assert the
slightest part'' ipa'ion in that government
which we now must adopt and claim as
our own.
ltls an occasion Of the deepest inter
est and Of the gravest Importance. To
us it involves the issues Of life and death
The contest before us is one uron which
trust every gentleman here 10 nirht is
resolved to enter with the noble and he
r'c determination to succeed [Applanse
Your State has been despoiled Of its
sovereignty. Your people have been de-
rr'ved OF their liberties, and you enter
upon the great work OF reconstruction,
we must reconstruct the great, proud,
noble Car1lina Of former days.
u lo"r beautiful capital, your crum5linp
walls and solitary and smokeless CHIN
neys, are typical of our political and ma
te''al condition. All this must be rerair-
ed and restored. We find here not the
ancient halls q Legislation that were
made lannon's hy tho illusl,ious men of
South Carolina. Thank God, that Grand
Old building now lies in ruins! [Great
applause Thank God it is not desec,a-
ted 10y those who assume to make laws FIR
lis here. [App!au>c I must not de-
tain YOU any longer, but before We sepa
rate let us resolve before high IIevcn
t|at The home Of the IIuguenot and OF
the Cavalier, shall never he ruled .ih.r
by The puritan .or the African. IGr.o
cl.ccrins:]
1he following a'e the elect,rs:
For the State at Large-J. Z. Thom-
as, ). ID. Kennedy.
First Di>:Iict-R. +. Graham.
Hec"nl Dl,irict-D. f: Rr,le,iae.
Third Dlslrtct-A. G.. HASKELL.
.Fom!h District T. C. McLure.
Alter much discussion the following
resolutions were adopted Ly the Conycn-
tinn.
Tes"i"Fd. That the State Central Cxecu,;yo
C"'h''''Ctee he anthuriz TO Il oil such v,.,,-
e.r' rs uuy otcur hy death. RESIGNATION. or
o'htrw's". in the iick-t nf .l-c,u,s E,. r,os;
dent and Wee President of ih. I,,,1 -,
or Take such action as The cun.i,t e. mag 4; Il
proper i"r the SUCCESS of The Democratic t;cL.,
H''Ao'"", That the President Of the Uuit.d
."'s, Andrew JOHNSON i'll rxc.ti, ;:,e Il, power
" 80 h'ss" oi'lce III Resisting the uu-rcssiuus of
S""a'ess upon The i"nnl rights of the
STATES nni the people. is entitled 10 lin, ,,a,;.
t"ue OF The whule American n-onle 81 :;
ne'"'' ot the Democratic party Of Souih caro-
''.a' We t-nier him our thanks for his pa,ri,,i,
Efforts III this regard
he""sprd That our acknowledgements ore
""-' "nu are heuby rendered, to all thos.
tp"'s ~ 'he North, citizens, soldiers
anu s"i'"rs. who. amid the storm If r.Jir,l
p"Ss'"n ana rr'Judire have raised their v,ice
:" 'e''"'' '' ah i"sulted aud outru. .cd sec ion.
Col. S'monton, from the Com,piltee nm
RESOLUTIONS, submitted scheme of or
ganiz'tion as follows:
lie Committee on Resolutions to whom
were referred sundry resolutions a(,.,
grave dehbrrntIon, respe cilui,y recnm-
'he''d as substitute the following scheme
Tor the organization Of a Cen trail State
Club. They feel satisfied that this scheme.
VIII recommend itself to every member of
the Convention. 1t secures organization
un''y and effectiveness to the action or
tue party. They earnestly recommend
It's adoption. In. selecting members for
this Central Club, they respectfully sup-
gest tha! none but earnest, active and
Intelligent delegates be selected, who
will pledge lbemse Ives to attend each
meeting, aud will give their strict a;teu
t'on to the duliss imposed up IN them.
That there Shall be a central State Club
J" 'h's State, To- be composed of one or
more delesa1es from each District Cen
tFal 'Club.
r,,a..,. - -.
Ahat this Central Club do meet in Co.
'nmtio, on the Tuesday preceding the
Isl Monday in Qach noo,E"- -