The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-11-22
State Survivors, Association.

The meeting was called to order
yesterday morning, at IL O'Clock,
General kcrshaw, Woe President,
took tho chair.
On motion Of General Conner, tho
tfiiccrs of tho Association wcro ro-
elected by &c .lamation.
President, General Wade Hampton.
Vicc Presidents, General Il. II. An
derson, General J. b. Kcrshaw, Gone
raj S. McGow,n, Major T.'G. Parker,
Gcncrc1 NJ. G. Butler, aud General
Arthur NJ. M-nigsult. Secretary,
Colonel A. G. Haskell. Treasurer,
Captain w. Il. Bachman.
The Chair then announced tho fol
lowing persons rc.appointcd on the
Executive Board for tho ensuing
ycnr:
Executive Board. ..-Cuioncl Edward
McCrady General Ellison Capcrs,
General James Conner, Colonel !.
w. McCutchcn, Colonel W. II. WAL
lace, Colonel }. ii. Rion, Colonel G.
Irvine Walker,
Tho resolution presented on the 10th
ny General kcrahaw, and adopted, was
brought up for consideration, to.
gcthor with the report of the comuit-
tee.
Tho resolution is as follows
Rcsolued, That committee to con,
slat of ono from each delegation in at.
tendance 10 appointed, to consider
and report upon tho cxpcdicncy Of
somo action Of this association at the
present meeting, disayowing any
knowledge OIL our part, pf tho cxis-
tonco now or mt any timo heretofore,
Of any societies or organizations hav-
ing for their objoot tho unlawful de-
privation Of any GLASS Of citixons of
this State, Of tho FREQ exercise Of all
tho privileges to which thcy arc cnli.
tied undor tho terms Of tho recent
amendments to tho Federal Consti-
tuition. Also, as to tho cxpctlioucy y
Of M address to tho people Of this,
State: urging tho dishaudmcnt Of all
organizations, if any such tlcro be,
ii tho nature popularity known IN
Nu klux kl"ns, and generally urging
upon our rellowcitzcns u faithful OBJ
tcrvance of existing lnws, and pa
ticnt endurance Of evils which may
not he corrected by Legislative, poll
teal or social reforms. Also, that
Hald committee report at All adjourn
ed meeting, to be held this evening.
Adopted.
following committee
Orangoburg, Captain Davis Trezc.
want Charleston, General James
Conner Chesterfield, Captain j. A.
Wilson; Marlboro, Colonel }. W.
Harrington Richland, u. b. DcSaus>
sure Sumter, Colonel j. u. Blan-
ding; York, Colonel Cad. Jones
Ncwbcrry, Thos. S. Moorman Fair
field, Captain Samuel b. Clowncy
Edgoiiold, Leroy +. Ycomans Chcs
tor, Wm. II. Hrawly ; liershaw, Gcno
raj Korshaw ;'Grconvllle, Iioutcunn
Perry Lexington, IL. W. Rice
Harnw"ll, General Johnson I[agood
General Wade Hampton, President
Chairman, General j. B. Kcrshaw.
The report AZ folIowH wns adopted
by the unanimous vote of tho Conven.
tion.
The committee to whom were refer
red certain resolutions inquiring into
the cxpcdicncy Of certain action in
regard to tn" so-callcd Ku Klux
klAns, respectfully report, that the
subject matter Of the resolutions DO.
ing foreign to tho objects OF this asso.
viah't, which nrc expressed without
qualification or reservation in oul
printed constitutions, the committee
deem any action Of this body on the
suhjcc: inoxpcdicnt aod improper
but, inasmuch AZ it has been charged
upon NJ that we have participated in
or countcnnced the organizations re.
fcrrcd to, tho committee recommend
tho removal Of such aspcrsions by tn,
adoption of tho following resolution
Re.olpei, That at no timo has this as.
sociation given countcnanco or cn.
courngcmcnt to any organizations 0,
combinations for tho purpose Of viola
ting tho established laws Of tho land
or tho rights Of any pcrson hereunder
and hereby earnestly and so,cmnly
dccl>:e their disapproval of all sucl
organizations, if any there be, exist
ing IN this State. Respectfully sub
mittcd,
j. B. KERSHAW, CHARM.
Adopted unanimously.
Gcn. kcrshaw then requested Mai
TIC. Barker, icc-prcsidont, to tax,
the chair, and addressed tho convcn
tion on tho subject OF education OF or
phans Of deceased soldiers, who, i
living would ho entitled to be mem
bcrs of tho association, and introduce,
the following resolution, which WA
unanimously adopted
ReSolred, That q committee of liv
members Of this association bo ap
pointed by the chair, to corrcspon,
with and canvass tho district associa
tions upon tho oxpedioncy and pract;