The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1868-05-28

Rssolred, That the white citizens Of
Charleston do hereby, in g spirit OF
harmony, appeal to and invite the
white citizens Of the State and the mem
bers Of the late Convention, who in.
part, doubtless, represent eli citizens,
to meet in Convention at Columbia, on
the second Monday Of June next, for
thepurpqse Of selecting Delegates to
the Democratic Convention, to be held
at New York on the fourth day Ut July,
and also to consider of the welfare of
their feIlow-citizens; and that for that
purpose they hold meetings at their
resi- tive Court Houses on the first
Monday Of June. .a ,sa
Resohnd, That delegates equal to
double the number Of the. Charleston
delegation to the last General Assembly
be appointed to represent us in said
Convention, and that a committee of
fifteen be appointed to nominate to an
adjourned meeting such suitable per
sons as will accept and perform this
service.
Resolued, That in case this our
appeal and invitation shall unfortu-
nately be disregarded, then that our
delegates proceed to nominate to tile
citizens Of this District, and subject
to their approval, the usual number
Of delegates, namely: one delegate
for the State at large-and one alter.
nate in behalf of this District, and
two delegates and two alsernates to
represent this District in the Demo
cratic Convention to be held at New
York on the fourth day of July, and
that the Hon. Carlos Tracy be one
of said delegates. y
Resobed, That we, the citizens of
Charleston, do hereby tender to the
Democracy and to che faithful Con-
servative Republicans of the United
States our grateful acknowledgements
for the zeal and earnestness with
which thcy are struggling q save US
from the barbarisnn of iniiitarysand
African desporism under which We
now are, and for their efforts to re
store the constitutional liberty estab-
lished by the blood and wisdom of q
common ancestry.
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! These resolutions were seconded by
Mr.. J. B. CAMPBELL in an elaborate
speech, part of the burthent of which
was The great wrongs inflicted upon
| Charleston by the recent convention at
Columbia, which organized the Demo-
cratic party of, South Carolina, while
as yet it had not pleased Charleston ito
throw off her lethargy" prefering to re-
main "inert and yoiceless;' but some
what palliated by the fact that WADE
Hampton" "..was at the head Of the Exec
utive committee appointed by the afore-
sail convention, of whom it pleased the
speaker to declare belief in his purity,
ability and patriotism, but that he had
been made the instrument" of soWe-
body. to do Charleston wrong in this
thing, &c. = aii5a Il s.i7
The wrong complained Of was the
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necessary result Of Charleston's failing
to be represented at Columbia. The
! notice was extended.to the mostremote
regions of the State, the subject was
discussed in the city papers, and the
leaders of opinion there did not see fit
to take any part in the moyement.-
The wrong done to Charleston then
wns, that the large portion Of the reo-
pie of South Carolina who sent dele.
gates To Columbia, did not suffer this
failure of Charleston to participate in
the movement, to prevent their organ
izlng party to 40 Datlle against the
radical constitution about to be I'M
posed upon us, and that in so brief u
time, that the organization could not
then be effected before the election was
upon us. ii Charleston by her suplne-
ness at moment so critical, waived
her natural prominence in the affairs
ofState, was no other city Or town. VII
laee or hamlet, to raise a voice against
the monstrous iniquity about to be per-
petrated ? 1t was in better taste and
spirit to confess as Col, SIMoNToS and
the signers of the call did, that Charles
ton had been sleeping or Indifferent or
did not choose to join in the movement.
But while we have thought it 'lue to
The cause ofjustice and fcandor to le-'
pudiate the chargeaof wrong done 70
Charleston 10y the Columbia Conyen'
ton. We, for our part, are willing to
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