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amen to any action in reference to them.
He said "moral suasion'' proved more
successful in Greenwood than prosrrip-
ton. They convinced them and carried
them. The grand old speech of General
McGowan Il moonlight night broNght
in fifty-seven. we never had more than
ten to vote with Us before, and we Lad
over a hundred vt the last election.
DR.. o. r. Hawthorne, of Due West,
made some remarks supporting thcr eso-
buttons. His speech VAS of such Il char
acaer as to show the intense earnastncss
Of the speaker. d.. HAWTHORNE is a
reody speaker and talks with all his
might when he knows he is right.
Capt. J. w. Perrin
said he supposed his conservatism on the
subject of prescription during the CAM
paign was we'll known TO the Central
Club, but his conservatism did not carry
him to the extent Of supporting the reso-
fled or amended so as to invoke amnesty
towards the colored Republicans he conld
sustain it, but the white Republicans,
never.
l.. w. Perrin, Esq,
after q very general discussion of the res
oiution OF ''political amnesty sug-
gested that in oader to meet the views of
the club, the resolution should be amend-
ed. by striking out the words general
amnesty" and also "polities! partics.'
1t was plainly to be seen that the resolu-
ton would not pass as it then stood, and
General MCGOWAN at once accepted Mr..
PERKINS, amendment. Mr.. Bradley then
moved that the resolution be adopted.
The ayes aud hayes were then called for,
when the Chairman announced that the
resolution had been adopted, though it
was by an exceedingly close vote.
Gen. MCGOWAN then read the fifth res
olution and asked that it be passed
by o rising vote. A. l.. McCaslan, Esq.
objected. He thought God Almighty
had nothing to do with it. The reso-
luton was passed. The resolutions as a
whole were supported by General Nc
Gowan several times during the discus
sion, He fought them through and we
arc of opinion that without his efforts
they would not have passed. The meet
ing seemed to prefer resolutions less for
giving and less conciliatory, but they &C
eeptod them principally from their re-
gard and respect tor General MCGOWAN,
who advocated them.
s. C.. Cason, ESQ.,,
then asked permission to offer the follow
ing preamble and resolution which were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, this convention having yielded
Its preference in the election OF q Chief JUS
tice OF the Supreme Court to that of the Adj
ministration and ncquiesced In the action OF
our Representatives in withdrawing the
nan OF General Mc(iowan for the position :
Therefore be nresOlred, TINT 1t IL the ununt-
imous opinion OF this convention that no
more fit and proper person could be elected
10 the position Of Associate Justice Of the SUI
preme Court, than Gen. Samuel MCGOWAN
and that 1t Is the earnest desire Of the con-
yention that he be chosen to fill that position
and that our representatives be instructed to
press his claims In the event of vacancy.
Capt. J. w. Perrin
moved that the Secretary be instructed to
send a copy Of the resolutions, as adopted,
by the meeting to Governor Ha!np-
ton, and to our Senator and Repre-
s~entatives in the Legislature, and that
they be published in the County papers.