The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-06-03
THE LATE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION AND
THE CHARLESTON DEMOCRACY.

to be held in Columbia on Monday next This
movement has grown out Of the suggestion made
by the Central Executive Committee Of Edgsfcld
District, Us to the propriety of calling general
convention, sto ascertain the sense Of the party,
as to the right of suffrage and other grave quo5-
tions, touching the interests Of the State" To
this suggestion, made to The Central Executive
Committee appointed By the April Convention, it
was replied ;hat il was, in the judgment oil that
committee, neither ''wise or proper TO invite any
other Convention Of tho people Of the State at
this time" Tho committee also expressed their
views in this manner:
"The Convention rccontly assembled, represent
cd, we believe, the sentiment of the State, and
any other line of policy now would be disastrous
to the unity aud harmony so necessary to SUCCESS
The resolution adopted by that Convention was
bnse, uper the right OF each State to regulate for
ITSELF the question Of franSAiss, and in giving an
expression OF what they believed to DO tho oi,in-
ions cf OF: po0ple, the Convention acted deii1e-
reLciy calmly und, uIGer Ito circumstances, wiae
ly The sc:iou of The Convention meets with ap
proval everywhere in the ranks Of the Democratic
party, au3 we are disposed TO abide By tho action
OF the Convention es polite, prudent end just"
Notwithstanding these declarations, and the ac-
Quiescenee with which these risWs OF the State
Central Committee we're received in every other
section Of the State, tho matter still astated
in Charleston, aud urged by the Mercury with ell
the force and ability for which taat Journal has
ever been disting nguishsd. The result was meet
ing of the Citizens about ten d2ys ago, to considor
the proposition made by the Edsc6e!d Committee,
anG the passage by that meeting of osr'ain resolu-
lions, which here appended, in order that JUS
ticc may be fully accorded to their visws:
TAsreas, Tho white people Of South Carolina-
Notwithstanding they ere without political power
Or influence in The affairs OIL tho United Stneg and
are held by force OF military powcr under poiiii-
cal disabilities Gcl subj ecel 20 the political con-
,rol CT tls African race, corrurtly used by tran
sisut perscnh-hgye beeE iasi.sd by the Damoerst-
10 party TO jsin them and DC represented ut their
cor7ertion about to asse!ubis at TIE City Of Now
Ycrx on the fourth (ath) day OF July ncxt There
fore,
Reselc.d, That no sgrec with our fellow-citi:cns
Of Eagse!d, aud it is tho opinion Of this meeting,
thai The White people OF South Carolina, who, by
permanent residence with tho intention TO remain,
or by payment of taxes, are honestly cltizeEs
thereof, ought and Will, with but few and not In
Guent;al exceptions, cordially accept this iavita-
tvn.
lGesolre1, Tka: Re sincerely regret that the gen
tlar;cn, Who lately assembled in convention at
Columbia, cid not, by timely public notice of
their intended meeting and it's objects, or by pr-
ya:a consultation with some of our Citizens, whom
they might expcc. would give such notice, aTord
TO Cha-isuon and .io low country o fair opportu-
nifty 10 jcia with t!ac,.
Resoiusd, That, ,Thic we heartily agree in the
nrrpose OF lhat convention 10 unite with tho
ncmocracy) and express our ttarks Tor their Sta
tistical C. posIre OF those who are forced upon
az legislators and rulers, We regret that some
parts CT their proceedings do not coincide with
our views. And,
While We regret, also, that they should have
thought it proper to appoint a Representative of
this district, who has never been resident lhore
OF, snG while VIC DO not think it wiSa or consider
ate to nave entirely excluded tho old City Of
Charleston and he whole iow country .rola partic-
;pasion in their executive Organization for tho
Whole State, yet, wiling to accspt tho sug-
csaon that these Cruises Of regret we're the result
Of insivectarcs or accident.
Tcso!rGa, Ih:: the Waite citizens of Charleston
do hereby III spirit OF harmony, appeal to AID
in7tc tbs T!to citizens of The State AID the MEM
bars CT the las convention who IL part, doubtless,
,sprcsent s;ich citizens, 10 meet il convention at
Columbia The second tcd) Monday OF jane nezt,
for Tho pu:pcsc Of selecting delegates to the Demo
cratic Convention, to be held ct New York OH the
fourth deg Of July, and also to consider Of the
sSee~a wcl:Gre OF thor feliowc:tiscns; and that
for that purpose they hold meetings. CT their re-
spec;iyc court-houses the FIRST lls:) Monday Of
June.
iieso,cea, That delegates equal to double The
number OF the Charleston delegation, IN tie lcst
General Assembly, be appointed 10 represent us in
said convention, unI thai Committee cf EI;leon |
be- appointed to nominate, to an al ljorrned meeting
such suii,lb,e persons as VII accept and perform
this service.
Pesolres That in c.sc this our appeal ard invi-
1.a, flr. fs,ay
that our delegates 60 proceed TO nominate to iho
citizens Of THIS distric., ard subject to their ap-
proval, tie usual numbci OF delegates, namely, Ole
delegate for lho State at large, and alternate
in behalf of Ills district and. two delegates ard
two al;ernates TO represent this dicirict in the
Democratic Couycat;on 10 be held al Ne" York. on
the z;h day Of Juy-and that the Hon. Carlos
Tracy he one of said delegates.
Hcsciped That We, the citizens Of Charleston. do |
ho-cly tender 10 the Democracy AID 10 the faithful
Conservative Republicans Of the United States our
grateful ackuoTled gment5 for tie zeal and earnest
neas with wL;eh they ere struggling TO save us from
the barbarisIu Of military and African dcspotisIn
under which we now are, and Cor their e.fcrts TO
restore tho constitutional liberty established by
the blood and wisdom of common ancestry.
The principal ground of objection seems to be !
that Charleston wes not Afforded timely notice of
ths meeting Of the Convention held in Columbia
in April last. The question of suffrage, touched
upon By the Edgcaeld resolutions, is not disturb
ed This action Tor rather non actiou) of tie
Charleston meeting, VIC are prepared to endorse
But wO feel disposed to take issue with tho decla
ration that ''timely notice" was not afforded our
fellow citizens Of Charleston Tho citizens Of
that place were duly informed, by telegraph, that
such e Convention would be hold; they were in
vited to participate in its deliberations; thsre
was no activity or interest manifested by them,
and consequently they were not represented, al-
though sou,e Of tho remotess districts had dele
gates il attendance. These are the facts, and
there can be no excuse now rendered for their not