The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-07-14
Public Meeting.
RATIFICATION OF THE DEMOCRATIC
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According to announcement in the
.Phosni:r, a meeting of the Richland
Democratic Club was held yesterday,
at 12 O'clock, in Carolina Hall.
About 200 members were present.
Hon. Joseph Daniel Pope was called
to oIpreside-. the President being abb
sent; and r. O'Neale, Esq, took his
seat as Secretary. 4 'n ,''i' y
Col. l.. P. Miller moved to adjourn; !;
giving as q reason, that he thought
it essential, as the delegates to the
New York Convention from this Dis
trict had not yet treturned. and he
thought it important that report
from said delegates should be sub
mitted. III
Hon. James d. Tradewell moved
to lay the motion on the table tenn
porarily, and assigned his reasons
for so doing. He stated that hereto
fore he had not taken any interest in
the Democratic movement at the
South, and had refused to sign the
roll of the Richland Democratic
Club, simply because he felt bound
hand and foot, mind and body-the
veriest slave. But the noble pro-
clamation of President Johnson made
him free man, and he now joined
the party willingly, and would use
his utmost endeavors to keep the
ball in motion.
A motion to lay the resolution to
adjourn on the table was then carried
almost unanimously.
The following letter from Col. J.
P. Thomas was then read:
COLUMBIA, S. c., July -, 1868.
To the Chairman Of Meeting.
DEAR SIR: AS an engagement in
Greenville will not allow me to be
with my fellow-citizens at the Demo
cratic meeting tomorrow, 1 ask the
privilege, in this way, to submit my
views, Tho meeting will, no doubt,
cordially endorse the nominees and
the principles of the late Conven-
ton, and I need hardly add, that for
one,, I am ready to pledge my most
earnest efforts and best energies in
behalf of our Democratic cause. '-
Tbe. Hon. Horatio Seymour and
General Blair, as bold and able
statesmen, are worthy of the post es-
signed to them, and the declaration
of principles adopted by the Con-
vention is all that we could desire
and expect. In fact, we need no
higher evidence of the fitness of the
nominees, and the acceptability of
the platform agreed upon, than the
fact they were adopted by Conven-
tion composed of delegates from
every State and Territory in the
Union.
Let us hope that the Democratic
party of South Carolina, from the
mountains to the seaboard, will now
go bravely and earnestly to work.
Denying the just rights and claims of
no class in the State, let us, in the
spirit of the great party to which we
belong, see to it that the imperilled
interests of the white race are pre-
served. ..
Permit me to present the enclosed
resolutions, which I hope may be
considered in connection with others
that may be submitted.
Yours faithfully,
j. p. THOMAS.
Whereas, the National Democratic
party of the Unicn, in convention
assembled, have nominated the Hon.
Horatio Seymour, of New York, for
tho Presidency, and Gen. Francis p.
Blair, of Missouri, for Vice-Presi-
dent. and have adopted declaration
of principles; be it, therefore.
Res0lced, That the Democratic
party of Richland District do hereby
cordially ratify the action of the
said Convention, and pledge their
most strenuous efforts in behalf the
cause.
Resoloed, That we invite our fel.
low-citiZens throughout the State,
including all the conservative ele-
ments within its borders, to unite
with us i'll the present struggle to
save the country and redeem our
State. 'f
Resolued, That the dignifed and
unobtrnsiye course pursued by our
delegates, in the recent Convention,