The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-01-12
Charleston Has Snokan.

Charleston Has Spoken.
The mass meeting in Charleston on Thursday
night was a fit opeuiug Of the final act in the
grand drama of a peoples recovery from goy-
ernmcnt of msrulo and corruption. In the
number and character ct the citizens who COM
posed it, and in the spirit and purpose which
animated them, IT was without u parallel in
Charleston. IL was presided over by Charles L.
Lowudes, Esq. assisted by over 100 vice prcsi-
dents, and addressed by the President, G. Rich
ardson Miles, 5. Y. Tupper, NJ. p. OConnor,
j. hdScr Smyth B. IL. Rutlcdgc and L. 5.
Tharin, Esqs., and General james Conner. The
address and resolutions were adopted uuani
,nously~ The resolutions are as follows:
RsS0iped That the Conservative citizens of
Charleston, Democrats aud Republicans, do rec
ognzc Wade Hampton, and none other, us the
lawful Govctnor of South Carolina. To him
alone will they yicl us Governor obcdici &C
and support, and to him they pledge such aid
and rs istance, moral financial and material,
may be required for the establishment and
maintenance of the constitutional government
Of which he is the head.
ReSoircd, That we recognize VIM. ID. Simpson,
and none other, us the lawful Ii, ,utcnant Cover
nor of South Carolina; and that we recognize
the House of which the lion. ". H. Wallace is
Speaker the illegally constituted House Of
Representatives" OF South Car, Ina.
Rcsoiccd, Ths y. H. Chamberlain, having
bcca defeated at the polls us II candidate for re-
ton of illegal General Assembly, by the un-
arrantablc of military force, is regarded
by us rs an uSurpcr, aud we here avow our un
cinrngyible resolution meyer to recognize hisr as
Governor, and our intGXiblc determination to
repudiatc his every act, and every act of the
pretended Lieutenant Governor, and every act
Of the. pretended General Assembly, rs being
without authority OF law, mall aad void.
Rc5oircd, That while we, 10y these rest lutiouS,
assert our right ANIL determination to be gov
crcncl only by the officers whom the ma Vrily ui
the people have chosen, and while we arc fixed
in the purpose TO oppose to the uttcrinoSt the
efforts Of ID. ii. Chamberlain and his associates
to usurp the functions Of government III this
State, we expressly dsclam any intc 10 resist
the execution of the process u! the United states
Courts, howe harsh they may seem, or to rc.
sit, under amy circumstances. the military force
OF the United States.
itryolrcd, That the pretended government Of
which u - haml crain is the head has lao
power, 70 oNS'6r authority in South Carolina save
what is given to it by the continuous support and
actual use Of United States troops. 1t is the
creature of political fraud and armed force
Without that armed force, ii is rs impotent rs
ii Is aUlacivus and unlawful.
rlIE SECURITY SMAsI.-Nir. ShcrfCaSc, the
S0ut! Caroi,.:a agent of the Security Life In
srrance AMI Annuity Company, still declines to
furnish any data rs to the amount ar number OF
circular issued vest rday to the policy
holders in this State:
CHARLESTON, =. c., December 20, 1876.
D.dr SIR: | regret to intorm you that our
company has been declared inSolven by the il-
surancc Commissioner OF New York, and that it
has been placed in the hands of receiver
Mayor ". II. Wickham, of New York
The first iutimation ! had OF it was through
the daily papers Of the 18th. | Immediately
proceeded to New \ orli i'll the interests OF the
policy holders. Upon my arrival there, found
the receiver in charge, and WAS Informed that
the company was not in coalition to rcinsurc,
AMI that it wonld be wound up soon posi-
bic and its assets be divided among its credit
ors. No regular statement of its condition has
,.us w. The rr"rvn- j. now
b,,l,v ra.ur"i r.' rrc21 ,uY Jug |; - sup
S.. .ur3.g.sI three fvuTils cf which consists IT
rrcLaf;rn, ,,u!C- - : .ili uc os,. ..
~ /. E%>r@ .". saap Ho',,J i'T'@
II - byl!c.ea lhe5 ,c,rat, M hold ~ cash
r,licics wiz get hn'r !vi,ieaa - cash. s'd thWt
ali ,olicy hy.icrs, "Hrse !"ii"'cs were IN .o:cc
Oh the 10Th December, will be cn,itlcit to such
dividend as may be declared.
lie, me warn You against AL efforts of imspr-
ancc agents, who may cmdcavor to induce YOU
to rart with your policies. II your policies are
worth auythnr to them, they are worth more
to vou amt would advise you To keep them,
so that yua may participate i'll any diviicni
which may he declared by the rcccivcr will
try and keep You informed as t" such matters
us may he of consequences to You III the winding
up Of the affairs of the company, and will do
my best to protect your interests, aud realize
what can be secured for you. if you will cntrus
me with your policy. Yours 'r' ly,
LOUIS SilEHFESEE,
Late Agent of the
Security Life insuraucc and Annuity Go.