The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1876-02-03

to meet again on the third Saturday in Feb
ruary next, at o'clock p. m
------,----,:FRs.aN.W ------,--Fs.N. r. N. WRIGHT; President.
M.C PARKKs, Secretary pro tenn.
At meeting, Of the scitizens of Brushy
Creek Township, held at J. p. ,sittons, on
the. 18th inst. Col. W. S. Pickens was, called
to the Chair and s. G. Williams requested to
act as Secretary. After q few brief and very
forcible remarks from the Chairman il was
resolved, son motion Off. 81. Russell, that q
committee of five be appointed to draft q
Constitution and report upon permanent
officers. The committee as appointed were
Messrs. T. n. Russell, J. w. Singleton, J..
Jamison. ]. w. Pickens. J. W. Rosamond.
Upon their report the following officers were
elected President, Col. w. s. Pickens /;
Yice-Presidents, Js.W. Singleton, W. G..
Smith; Secretary and Treasurer, s. G., VIII
liams I; Corresponding Secretary, J. M.
Glenn. After the officers were elected the
Constitution published in the Anderson In
hHigenoer was adopted with slight altera-
tion. Z. .;g.,.,,. ,s..,,..'.i-: !, - ss, =
Maj. T. b. Russell addressed the meeting
with few forcible and sanguine remarks
which were well received, after which he
offered the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, Thst the action of the dominant
party in the present Legislature, and especi-
ally in the election Of Whipper and Moses,
has obhterated all hope ofany permanent or
general reform through or BIZ men of that
party.
people of the State to re-organize the Demo-
cratic party, upon the high issues OF low
taxes, retrenchment in every department of
the government, and an honest and econom-
ical administration of its affairs in the inter-
est of the overburdened taxpayers Of the
State = 6.
Resolved, That upon this single issue we
invite the cooperation Of all the sons of Car
olina, irrespective of past party amliation.
Resolved, That the momentous issues in
yolved in the approaching election will not
admit of any quarrel.among ourselves over
past mistakes, and that the experience of the
past has tanght us all that in union and
harmony among ourselves is our only hope.
Resotsed, That in this contest We know no
Iow-country, no up-country, but our whole
State, every inch Of whose soil wepropose to
wrest from the grasp of the spoiler.
fellow citizens of the middle and sea-board
counties Of our State our heartfelt sympa-
thies in their behalf, and pledge to them and
to each other our unceasing efforts for the
establishments of q good State government,
in which the best interests and rights Of all
classes Of our citizens shall be amply protec-
ted.
Rsolved, That Gov. Chamberlain, by his
determined opposition to the corruption Of
his own party, and especially in his success
full struggle for reduction of the tax bill,
and his bold refusal, upon bare pretext, to
commission Whipper and Moses, Is entitled
to the thanks of all the good people of the
State, irrespective of party association.
:: Resolred, That the course of the Democrat
ic members of the present Legislature in
sustaining Gov. Chamberlain, meets our
hearty approval.
Resolved, That with low taxes emblazoned
on the folds Of our battle-fag, the abroga-
ton of all useless Offices, and o reduction of
salaries generally, we fling our flag to the
breeze, believing that the good people OF the
State will roll up such majority IN the ap-
preaching election as will drive from our
borders the hordes of plunderers who have
invaded our soil.
Resolved, That upon this issue We know
no such word as fail, and pledge to each
other our time, our talents and our property
for the political redemption of the old COM
monwealth.
Resolved, That in this struggle for the re-
d, -nption of the State we look with conf
dent hope to the young men Of the State to
hear aloft the battle-fag of reform.
On motion it was resolved that meeting
of this Club be held at J. M. Glenn's store
on the fourth Saturday in February, at 10
o'clock q. M, and that the proceedings of
this meeting be published in the Anderson
LnteIigencer. The meeting then adjourned.
W.. PICKENS, President.
8. G. WILLIAMS, Secretary.