The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-06-06
POLITICS IN THE STATE.

Democratic clubs have been formed at
Rock Spring Church and Mount Zion, in Pick
ems District; at Columbia Church in Greenville
District; and at Donaldsville, Union Academy
and LowndesviIle in Abbeville District.
"A Republican. meeting was held at Green
vile Courthouse on Saturday night. Itwas
filed by eolorsd men and few white men, and
was addressed by Paraon French, who is said
to have made conciliatory and temperate
speech. He was followed by the Rev. F. L.
Ca1dozB Of whom the Enterprise says that his
speech was briefand kindly.
AT a meeting Of the Greenville District
Democratic Club held on Monday, the follow.
ing resolutions were adopted.
Whereas, the Executive C1mmittee of the
Democratic party of South Carolina have re-
quested .eac6 Central Democratic Club in the
/ the State at large, and ONE tor their Congress
sional District, in the Democratic Convention
in New York on the 4th Of July next:
Be IL therefore Resotued, by the Central Dem.
ocratic Club for Greenville District, That the
vote of this Club is cast for General Wade
Hampton and the Hon. W. D. Porter for dele
gaiss to represent the State at large, and Sam
uel McAlilley and W. D. Simpson for delegates
to represent this Congressional District.
Whereas, we are thoroughly convinced that
an industrious and thrifty white population
are the natural friends OF liberty, of good gov
ernment and opposed to oppression IN all its
forms and, whereas, there is in this State Q
vast amount of idle lands and large opening
for an increase of population, and believing
that there is no settled part OF the United
States where greater inducements In cheap
1l,,,l xicf 10 nt oir1,
immigration, as well as immigration from the
more densely settled Northern States; tn .re-
fore,
Resolued, That it is every way desirable and
important to encourage immigr alton from
Europe and the North, and that it is incumbent
ON every good citizen to use every effort to
induce such immigration by all lawful and
proper means.
pointed to open correspondence with such
persons as may assist in this object, wherever
they may be, and that such committee be re-
ouested to procure info: o:mation from persons
throughout this District, and parts adjoining
as to lands, to be sold or rented to white imml-
grants, whether from Europe or the North, as
we'll as to procure information as to the de-
mand for hired labor in either agricultural or
mechanical employments, and that the COM
mitteo do commute ate information 30 acquir:
ed to persons abroad who may encourage and
promote the desired immigration.
ResoIued, That it be intrusted to the COM
mittee to devise the best plans for carrying
out the object expressed in the foregoing pre-
amble and resolutions, and that they be
authorized to call public meetings in reference
thereto, whenever deemed expedient.
Resolued, That inasmuch as there has been
great deal of systematic falsehood and mis-
representation respecting the disposition oi
the white people Of this State towards immi-
grants from the New England and other North
ern States, We deem it due to ourselves, 70
truth, and to our best interest to disabuse the
minds Of our Northern fellow citizens OF all
false impressions that may have been created,
and He solemnly proclaim our desire 10 hal
white immigrants from the North with cordial
welcome and encouragement, knowing, thai
all such immigrants who may settle among us
for the purposes of promoting their own vel
fare, will be necessarily prepared to sustain
the common interest OF the State against the
Vaccinations Of adventures and renegades o
every class.
At meeting of the Democracy of Fairfield
District held on the 1st, the following nom
nations were made T. ". Woodward for tht
Congressional District, and c. P. Sullivan
alternate for the State at large-Hon. ". D
Porter-James Conner, alternate; j. P. Thom'
as-Hon. D. L. Wardlaw, alternate.