The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1877-01-18
Public Meeting.

"A ~
bold Q meeting, by calling MajorJ.
II. Amblor to the Chair, andarequests
ing .. H. Carlisle to act as Secretary.
Pho object Of the meeting was ox-
planned by Col. @. j.. Hollingsworth,
namely, to devise, ways and means of
paying of tho amount of tho judg>
ment obtained by the Bank of Com
merce and the Air Limo Railroad,
against Pickens County. He urged /
upon those present that it. is not only
the duty, but interest ofgall Taxpayers
in tho, County who can command any
money at this timo,,A to come forrWSard
and loan it to the Agent Of The County
Commissioners, and receive from him"
q g certificate boal'ing interest 9ats12
per cent, in order that tho present
judgment may be satisfied at once and
stop turther cost TO thelGountya by,
oxection and sales of thepropertyeof
those persons who signed tho above
bonds. Hon. D. Il. Bradley r. boing.
called on for his opinion, concurred
with Col. Hollingsworth. .....-......]
Capt. J. J. LOWS introduced tho
following resolutions, which woro
unanimously adopted: '''" ''' -.
! WHAREAs, the payment of the iudg.
monts obtained on, the suporsedeas
bonds, against the'County of Pickons
and lts suretios is matter affecting
tho interests of each taxpayer atiko;
and Is the result of an effort mado BY
the proper authorities Of tho County,
assisted by many Of it's best, citizensin =
common cause for the benefit ofall; and
whoreas it would be 'in-bad faith and
against public pulicyto allow or cause
ono taxpayer to suffer more than an
other in matter for the. bonoft. Of
all. Resolved, ' "''"'.-'' "',' 49,"
I. That in the mattor Of this meet4
ing eVcry taxpayer should oome to
the relief of the surcties on the super
sodcas bonds, and sustain the efforts
being made by tho County Commis-
sioncrs to raise the money, on tho
plan they have adopted, and thereby
avoid further costs by loves and sales
OF Individual property to pay q public
debt. ., = '4..>'F : '"a '@n: ;
2. That we considor it the duty and
| policy OF evory taxpayer, to pay bis
| eight mills tax rs levied and ordered
| paid by tho County Commissioners for
tho purpose of paying off the said
Judgments as soon as an opportunity
is offered.
The ysignors Of the bonds raised and
paid TO- the Agent, Col. HoIlngsworth,
on this day, something over $4,000.
Tho balance will be raised soon.
Hon. D. +. Bradley introduced, as
not out Of order or improper, on the
occasion, the following resolutions in
reference to our heartily recognizing
tho Hampton Government, which was
enthusiastically y and unanimously ad,
opted: .'," .......,
Resoloed, That tho Taxpayers Of
iPlckcns County in pnblc meeting as
scmblod, do recognize Wade Uamp-
ton and none other as the lawful
Governor Of South Carolina-to him
alone will thoy yield as Governor,
obedience and support, and to him
thoy pledge such aid and assistance,
moral, financial and material as NAV
be required for tho establishment ard
maintenance Of tho Constitutional
Government of which he is the head.
ReSolOed, That we recognize W. D.
Simpson and mono other as the law
full Lieutenant Governor of South.
Carolina, and, that we recognize tho
House of which tho Hon. w. II. Wall
laco is Speaker, as the legally consti-
tuted House of Representatives of
South Carolina.
ReSolUed, That d. II. Chamberlain
having been defeated ut the polls as q
candidate for re~clection, and placed
III office under the declaration of an
illegal General Assembly, by tho un-
warrantablo uso of milttry force, is
regarded by us as q usurper, and we
here avow our Interchangeable rosolu-
ton ncvor to recognize him as Governs
or, and our infloXiblo determination to
ropudiato bis ovory act, and every act
OF tho pretended Lieutenant Governs
or, and every act OF the pretended
General Assembly, as being without
authority of law null and void.
ReSolUed, That while we, by these
resolutions, assert our right and dc,
termination to bo governed only by
the officers whom tho majority of the
pooplo havo chosen, and whilo we arc
hxed in tho parpose to oppose to the
utmost the efforts Of d. II. Chamber