The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-11-19
THE sURrrvoHs OF THE HAR.
Convention OF Delegates from the Scve-
raj Districts-orsnniHntio Of IA State
Survivors, Association.

| yors' Association OF Charleston District, dele
| gates from similar organizations throughout
the State met i'm convention at noon Yesterday
| in South Carolina Hall.
Tho convention was called 10 order by Cola
mel e. McCr,dy, Jr., who moved that Gcnfl 5. Il.
Kcrsl,aw be called 10 the car and.Mcssrs. r..
plnckney Lowndcs and Pierre Baco, be re-
| qucstcd 10 act rs SECRETARIES.
| The motion being adopted, General Kcrshaw
| took the chair. lie said that to hold the hum
blcst position in IN association Ike this would
be regarded rs u privilege to be priced, and
that TO be called to preside over Its dclbcr;l-
| tons was an honor Indeed. Iiu had hoped
that his gallunt cOnradc, General Wade lamp
| ton, the representative man of South Carolina
| in Tins connection, would have been present;
but as hc General Kcrshaw) had been called
to preside over the deliberations Of the meet
ing, he could only promise that he wonld do all
| that lie could to conduct the proceedings with
proper regularity and harnouy. AS explain
ing the business before the convention, und
the purposes for which it WAS called, he read u
circular from the Survivors Association OF
Charleston District, and the following prcam-
bic and resolutions adopted by that associi-
ton on July ID, last:
Whereas, The late war between the Con-
fcderatc and United States OF America are
now fresh in the minds OF it's survivors, and
! many records do now exist which time and
| neglect will certainly destroy, 1t Is highly de-
| sirabc to have these records and these rccol-
lcctions put In such substantial form as TO re-
siSt the rlvaScs Of time; anu whereas, we have
| no government which will collect and pre-
serve the history of those transactions OF
which we arc proud, 1t Is therefore the duty
Of all South Carolinans TO place the history Of
lln n In n,rlf hnf0r
in order that those who fought ind died for
\ their country may have, not only the reward
| OF their distinguished patriotism, but the
justice which their achievements deserve; and
whereas, the survivors association of any
| single district may Ito much In collecting and
preserving these records, yet because oil the
intimate ussocintion existing during the war
between all the troops OF tile State the work
will become proportionally lres 1ncrolis and
much more effective ii the survivors OF the
whole State were TO unite in Il con,ilOn effort
| therefore, be IL
| |. RfSolued, That the Survivors, Association
OF Charleston District earnestly invite the sur
| vivors Of each district in the State where as
socintions 0i record do not now exist, to form
district associations composed Of the survivors
OF The Confederate Army and Navy, TO collect
and preserve the records of the late war.
2. That the various district associations bc
Invited 10 send five delegates to u convention
to meet at our hall in Charleston, on Tl.arsilay
November IL, 1869, 10 torn Il State Survivors,
Association. for the purposes set forth in the
| next resolution.
5. That tho primary object Of the proposed
State Survivors Association IL the lrcscry;l-
| tion of oil matlnrs OF history connected with
| the late war; That the proposed means OF ac-
complishing this object Is The establishment of
u State bureau, under the control Of the State
Association, where all original matter shall be
| regularly and conveniently filed away for the
reference OF such persons ts the association
| may see ut; that competent person Bhaii &c
employed 70 take charge OF this bnranus that
f,n ff,,fr-. t-oIi lity
mcnt of the district associations; that the sec
ondary object OF the proposed State Associa-
tion, the future development of which Is left
| to tue action OF the State Association, Is the
| aud smaller school histories, in which the
part the Confedcracy bore in the late war may
be properly related TO the world, and that the
| rising generation may be taught that their
parents were not the vile traitors that the
common school histories now prepared by our
| enemies assert.
4. That committee composed Of the prcsi-
dent, secretary and five members of the asso-
citation be appointed to correspond on the SUBJ
jcct OF these resolutions, TO make all necessary
| arrangements for the assembling Of the con-
vcntion, and to take such measures as they
may deem essential to the full accomplishment
OF the intentions OF the preamble and resolu-
tions.
Under the foregoing resolution, the follow
ing committee was appointed: Colonel Ed
ward McCrady, Jr., president; Colonel G. Ir-
vino Walker, Colonel I}. II. Rutlcdgc, Major T.
g. Barker, Colonel j. II. Kinloch, Captain F.
X. Hugcr; Captain James Armstrong, Jr., sec
retary.
On motion OF Major Barker, delegates were
requested TO register their names, and aurvi-
vors In good standing, from districts not rcgu-
larly represented, were invited to act as dele
gates.
On motion Of Major Barker, the presidents OF
sister associations, present by Invitation in the
convention, were requested to enroll them
selves as members Of the convention.
The following delegates registered their
names:
Abbcvilc-J. T. Robertson, G. NJ. Jordan.
Anderson.Cooncl James A. Hoyt, A j. Sit
ton, DIR. L. NJ. Brown.
Barnwell-RObcrtA Aldrich.
Beaufor-Captain William Elliott, DIR. John
A. Johnson.
Charleston Colonel f. McCrady, Jr., Major
=. G. Barker, General james Conner, Colonel
B. II. Rutlcdge, Captain q. II. MofTett Alter
nates-Coloncl g. I. Walker Colonel p. C. Call
lard. DR.. j. +. Prioleau, Isaac IIaync, Lcuten-
ant It. r. Lowndcs.
Chester-Joln A. Bradley
Chesterileld-Theo. H. Malloy.
Darlington. Jonathan Lucas, f. w.
Lloyd.
FaIrield-Gcneral John Bratton, Captatn
Pierre Bacot, j. Macnc, A. 8. Galllard.
Grccnyillc-W. l.. Mauldn, John Ferguson.
Kersaw-Gcnoral j. d, Kcrsaw, Captain
w. l.. Del'ass, VIM. Clybnrn.
J40ncastcr-B. j. Wiihcrspoon.
Laurens--I. Lcgare Farley.
Marion-S. A. Dnnhanl, ID. Il. GilchrIst.
Narlboro'-Dr W. j. David.
Northumberland i. w. McMastcr, General
Wm. Wallace, Warren Adams.
Spartanburg-C. f. Fleming.
Wilamsbnrg-J. Fnrman Dargan.
The following officers registered their names
as presidents Of sister associations:
Colonel u. Davis, South Carolina Rangers
Charitable Association.
Colonel A. Rhctt, Moultrle Association, LIST
s. G. Regulars.
a. James Minis, Charleston Riaemcn So
cieLy.
Major G. T.. Buist, Palmetto Guard Charitable
Association
Major Barker read the following letter from
General John a. Preston, which was ordered
TO be- preserved with tho Ininutns.