The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1872-06-08
Pablo Meetings.

Pablo Meetings.
UNIoN.-In accordance with public
announcement. meeting OF the citizens
of Union County was held in Culp's
Hall, on Monday last.
s.. M. Rice, Esq, was called to the
Chair, and D. P. Duncan requested to
act as Secretary.
The Chairman stated tho object OF the
meeting was to elect delegates to the
State Convention to be held in Colum-
bia. on the 1lth inst.
On motion. the Chair was directed to
appoint committee to consist of one
from each township to nominate suitable
delegates.
The committee, after deliberation, re-
ported through their chairman, Mai. J.
B. Steedman, the following named gen
tlemen as delegates:
PRINCIPALs-A. r. Anghtry, G. D.
Farrar, Hon. r. Munro aud B. Il. Rice.
ALTERNATEs-W. s. Gregory, Capt. J.
Thomas, +. W. Eison. David Thomas.
Judge Munro said ho was opposed to
the Convention. He thought all the
conventions held in South Carolina had
done more mischief than good. The
Judge spoke at some length, and re-
counted the action of the conventions
held i'll the State for many years pust, to
prove that each convention had either
resulted i'll no practical good or decided
injury to the people and their cause In
conclusion he respectfully asked the
meeting to subatituto some other name
for his among the delegates.
On motion Of W. G. Harris, tho per-
sons nominated were requested to state
their views as to what action the State
and Baltimore Conventions should take.
Maj. B. II. Rice and Mr.. Aughtry re-
sponded. endorsing the Cincinnati plat
form and adverse to the nomination of
straight-out Democratic ticket. Mr..
Farrar was not present.
Mr.. Harris nominated General ". II.
Wallace, in place of Judge Munro, as
delegate to the Convention. The vote
was then taken on the nomination, as
amended. and unanimously adopted.
Gen. Wallace introduced the following
preamble and resolutions:
We, citizens of Union County, ear
nestly desiring q change in the spirit
and character of the administration of
national affairs. and believing that the
principles and candidates of the Cincin-
natl Convention of May 2, 1872. if sus-
tanned by majority of the people of the
United States, give assuran ce of an ad-
ministration in harmony with tho spirit
and principles OF free, constitutional
federal republic; therefore, be it
Resoloed, That we endorse and ap-
prove the resolutions or platform adopted
at the Convention held in Cincinnati on
the I'd day of May, 1872.
Resolced, That we endorse and ap-
prove the nomination of Horace Greeley
fnr -
B. GratZ Rrnwn for Vice. President.
Resolued, That in our judgment, the
National Democratic Convention, to
meet in Baltimore on the 9th day of
July next. should endorse the platform
and candidate of the Cincinnati Con-
vention of May last.
Judge Munro expressed his views with
much force in opposition to the candi-
dates of the Cincinnati Convention.
Gen. Wallace supported the resolutions
in speech of some length, setting forth
the present urgent necessity for change
in the Federal Government, and said, if
the Southern people would relieve them
selves of the load of oppression, corrup.
ton and infamy, which Grant aud his
followers have heaped upon them. their
only hope, at present, was to join forces
with the Liberal Republicans. to defeat
the common enemy. He said he was O
Democrat, and all who we're in attend
ance we're, morally, mentally and physi-
cally, Democrats. but under the heel of
relentless foe, it would be worse than
madness to refuse the friendly offer
extended to them by the Cincinnati Con-
vention, to lift us from our PROSTATE con-
dition. He did not see that in accept
ing the friendly offer of former foe
any sacrifice of principle would be made
The resolutions were then adopted,
with two dissenting voices.
KERsHAw. to the notice
heretofore published, the citizens OF
Kershaw County met at the Town Hall
at Camden. on Saturday. the 1st inst, to
choose delegates to the State Convention
to be held at Columbia, on tho 11th inst.
The meeting was organized by calling
Hon. James Chestnut to the Chair, who
delivered an interesting address.
On motion of W. l.. DePass, it was
Resoloed, That we accept the invita-
tion Of the Democratic Executive Com
mittee to send delegates to State Con-
vention, to be held at Columbia, on the