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

uIar meetings OF their clubs, soon after
sale day, during. the FIRST week of of every
month.
Mr.. Darlington submitted the following
additional resolutions, which were alob
ted:
Resolved, That in any emergency.
which may hereafter arise, involving tL.
necessity Of prompt action by tho Cen.
trad Executive C'mmie;e., and when it i,
imprac:icatle for the committee or II Quorum
thereof to meet the Chairman of said
Committee he authorized to take such nc
ton as in his Judgment, said emergency may
requireto be afterwards submitted TO Tho.
approval Of the Committee.
Resolved, That five members CT sail!
Comm'tteebe constituted quorum to do
business.
Resolved that one additional membc,
OF said Committee, residing in The city OF
Columbia be appointed by this Conyeu.
tion.
Under this resolution, Capt w. b
Stanley was appointed.
Alter tSo days session. On motion
the Convention resolved itself into Com.
m't'ee of the Whole, Judge Aldrich tc-
ing IN the Chair, when the following res
olulion was unanimously adopted.
feStt~ed, That the thanks of the Con
ventlon are returned to the President and.
Secretaries, Tor the able and agreeable
manner in which they have performed the
ardnous duties in w.!ich they have de-
volved upon them.
The committee then rose, and the rcso.
luton WAS referred 10 Mr.. Burt with a
lew appropriate remarks by Judge AL
Jr;ch.
MIR. Burt replied that he received this
manifestation Of the kindness Of the Con-
ven''on with lhe liveliesl sense OF gratit ud..
and that he would cousecr.e it in hi, mos,
cherished recolsctions. The members of
the Convention had cuveL out for them
selves great and glorious work, and they
should perform it as men, as heroes, as
Carolinians. Tncy should resolve not
to rest until the uutry was free from
the Vahdal hands which wero desccra
ting their allars and fresides, and un>
I'll they had reconque' cd their homes
ION the stronger. For one no would
mako solemn vow before he loft the
hall that never, no never, should his
voice become stillcd until the country
was rescued from the invaders. IL.
never doubted that another section
was greatly commended for it's on
terpriso, but it bad no more than tho
Southern people. There was energy,
genius aud daring enough in the
Southern men to accomplish anything,
there was life in the old land vet
lcheers], and the task set out by the
Convention would cvokeit Venus
not consent TO be governed by stran-
gers and Africans. Tho glorous mem.
~-'oS Ss WV p@ob Aot UiO uuu we must
rise to the height Of the crisis, fall into
line with the gallant Democrats. and
swear that by that sign we shall w..
conqncr. This country was discover
cd by white man. settled by white
men, and by the aid of Heaven it.
would still be 4 wLito mans country.
Every white man should be canvass.
or, aud every family q Demucra;ic
Club. If every tuan would do his du-
~, victory is az certain in November
as the coming OF tho month itself
Seymour and Blair are our champions.
aud every man should pledge to their
support I'll lis energy-alI that he has
in this world, and all that he hopes to
DC. [Great applausc.1
On motion, tho Convention then
adjourned sine die.