The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-06-11
FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE
COUNTY MOHEMENTS.
from the walhaIla courler.l


From the WalhsIla Courierl
The citizens Of Oconee County met in the
courthouse, at .Walhalla, on Monday last. for
the 1Hpose OF considering the propriety Of ap-
pointing delegates TO the State Convention to
be held in Columbia, on the 10Th day of June
next.
on motion, DR.. O. N. Doyle was called to the
chair, and Robt. A. Thompson requested to
act as secretary.
Robt. A. Thompson was requested to state
the objects Of the meeting. He said, in sub
ptance: l. That this movement was not politi-
cal in its character. 2. That 1t proceeded upon
-athe acceptance Of the present condition Of
affairs In reference to the rights and privileges
S Of all the citizens Of the country. 3. Opposi-
ton to the present Radical party, its corrup-
!. tion, profigacy and high taxes. 4. Reform
and Retrenchment In the administration Of the
State Government. and county affairs gene
rally. s. Capacity and integrity as qualifca-
: tions for Office.
3 Colonel J. W. Livingston endorsed the call
for the meeting, and favored representation IN
]: the convention.
{ Livingston, Keith and Thompson, the motion
Ss,Has carried.
The chair appointed as delegates the fol-
flowing persons: Messrs. j. l.. Shanklin, DR..
"a. e. Norman, Samuel Lovingood, Robert A.
Thompson and j. W. Livingston.
On m0UOn, Gno cnarmaQ Ol ILLS meellu&
was named as one Of the delegates.
Chester.
From the Reporter.l
Though the meeting was not as full one as
was anticipated, In consequence, doubtless, OF
the pressing demand for every farmer to be at
home attending to his growing crop. quite
large and respectable gathering Of the substan-
tial citizens of the county was held In the
courthouse on Monday last. The M citing was
organized, on motion of Major s. P. Hamilton,
by calling Major James Pagan to the chair, and
requesting c. 8. Brice, Esq, to act as secre-
tary, The chairman, In clear and forcible
wayiexplained that the object Of the meeting
was to inaugurate measures to- secure the CO
operation Of all honest men In the effort to
shake off the knaves who are running the
State Government solely for the sake of plum
der, and to restore the administration Of the
government to honest and capable hands, ire
spective Of color or past party associations.
He shid that 1t was the duty Of every respecta-
bic man to come out squarely and work for an
. honest government; that all men white and
: black, rich and poor, are equally Interested In
the movement to reduce Che expenditures OF
the government.
Colonel W. A. Walker moved that commit
tee of eight be appointed to nominate dele
gates to the convention to be holden in Co
afumbIa on the 10Th instant. The motion was
adopted.
q m8IOT .. r. dhIRllLOu tuC lOlIVWiuS
preamble and resolutions. and urged their
Sdoption In speech of considerable length,
kepiete with good sence and convincing argu-
nent
Whereas, By the passage Of the Fifteenth
amendment to the Constitution OF the United
btates, equal rights, both civil and political,
bave been granted to all citizens OF the United
etates, and in every State of the Union the
said Fifteenth constitutional amendment has
become the law of the land; therefore, be 1t
Resolued, That we recognize the said consti-
EutiOnal amendment as the law OF the land,
and that we the citizens of Chester County
will truly and In good faith carry out the prin-
ciples therein contained.
Resotved, That the resolutions heretofore
passed by the Press Conference at Columbia
are hereby approved and accepted not only as
the announcement Of proper principles, but
also as the first trumpet note to rouse the
whole people for the impending overthrow OF
the enemies Of law and order, truth, Virtue
and common honesty.
In Disgusting the. resolutions, Major Hamil-
ton first depicted In forcible words the great
changes the revolution had brought about, and
appealed to the white men present to recog-
nize these changes, and to accord to the colored
man cheerfully, sincerely and truthfully, all
the civil and political rights that the law now
gives him. He met and exposed the falsity of
the charge made by the enemies OF Reform,
| that the new movement Is nothing but the
Democratic party under thin disguise. Inc
= Democratic party in South Carolina, he said.
was dead; that the main question of differ
ence between the Republican and Democratic
parties had been the status of the colored man;
and now that the Reform. party accepted In
good faith the Fifteenth amendment as the
law of the land, there was really'Ra difference
between the platform OF that party and that
: Iof the Republican party. He f0rcibly ap-
pealed to the colOred men to assist In wrestling
The State government from the bands OF
Ihe plundering carpet-baggers that 1t was
through their instrumentaAty that the govern
hent had gotten into such hands; and that
hey owed It to the welfare of the State to use
.lheIr power and restore the administration of
FAIRS to honest hnds. He warned them to
aware of the mean white men who are going
Ito the league tor the sole purpose Of securing
ices for themselves, and said 1t was good
ne for honest colored men to know that they
ere in the wrong place and come out OF 1t,
hen such bad specimens OF white men were
linz in among them. e.next proceeded TO
NV M the Land Commission as one OF the
latest swindles Of the age, and stated one
itance In which a gentleman OF York mad
h his land to Leslie at "a per acre. and AFTER
krds getting glimpse at his DOCKS 3 saw
ere that immaculate thief had entered II as
Echased at IS per acre. The recently dlscoV-
h 600. 600 swindle of N. G. Parker, Stare
ksuier, was also ventilated.