The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-09-09
STATE CENTRAL CLUB.

Under resolution passed by the recent Demo-
cratic State Convention, a State Central Club has
been formed, consisting of the Central Executive
Committee of the State and delegates from each
District Central Club. The first meeting wns held
in Columbia on Tuesday, September lst when the
organization was completed by tho election Of the
following officers:
President Wade Hampton.
Vice Presidenta-W D. Porter, S. McGoran, J..
Pope, ]. 2. Thomas.
7reasurer-W B. Stanley
Sscretary-J. G.. .Gibbes.
The following preamble and resolution. in refer
ence to Conventions Of tina several Congressional
Districts for the purpose Of nominating candidates
for Congress, were adopted, and ordered to be
published:
Whereas, In the Judgment Of the State Central
Club it is expedielt that the Democratic nominees
for Congress should enter upon the canvass OF an
early day as practicable; therefore,
Resolrsd, That we recommend that Conventions
be held by ench Congressional District, foT the
purpose of nominating candidates for Congress
that the Convention for the first Congressional
District be held at Florence, on the 18th of Sep
tembcr; for the Second Congressional District at
Charleston, on the 18th of September for the
Third and Fourth Congressional Districts, ct Co.
lumbia, on the 18th of September that delegates
be appointed from each Election District, equal in
number to its representation in the House of Rep
resentatives, i'll 1869
Also, the following emphatic denial and refuta-
lion of certain statements made by the so-callcd
Governor in his proclamation:
Whereas, A proclamation signed BY Robert K.
Scott Governor, bearing date August 81, 1865, al
cges the existence of EARNED organizations" in
this State (which are regularly officered and
drilled, and pretend to act by authority" and al
egcs aiso '.he surreptt,ous introduction into the
State of firearms and ammunition, of the most
improved description, which, it is reported, arc to
be used for partizan purposes and,
Whereas, This proclamation attributes other
violations of the public peace to the people of the
State in general, and makes no discrimination,
such as would have been warranted by the facts of
the case and,
Whereas, 1t is we'll known that all these dis
orders proceed from negro organizations, headed
by few white and colored men, who, by their in
cendiary harangues, are inhaming tho minds of
the negro population for party purposes and,
Whereas, These facts have, from time to time,
been reported to the author of this proclamation {;
therefore, to avoid any possible misunderstanding
OF Inc state ol LniuSS WHICH h"S given iioe W eio
proclamation.
Be IT, therefore, resolved Jy The State Central Dem
oerutic CLUB of South Carolina, /. That We author-
tativcly deny that tho allegations set forth in this
proclamation justly apply to the Democratic party
of this State, and do further declare that in the
future, us heretofore, this party proposes to be a
party of peace, of law anu order, and confidently
relies upon tho peaceful instrumentality of the
ballot to accomplish the political reform which the
interests of the State and the country demand.
g. Resolved That we cmphatically deny that i'm
proved weapons and ammunition have been sur
repdtously introduced, by white persons, into the
State for "partizan purposes" The few weapons
(of the kind alluded TOY that have been introduced
have been openly purchased, for the purposes of
individual defence against the sudden violence of
inaaned and rotous assemblagcs
8. Resolved That although the armed organiza-
tions of the freedmen which exist in many Sec
tions of this State, might well justify the arming
Of the conservative people of the Stale, yet We
would earnestly urge our fellow-citizens to con-
time TO bear and forbear, in order that the peace
of society in this State may be preserved.
Tho regular meeting of the State Central Club
will be held on the Tuesday before salcday in
every month.