The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1877-01-12
PUBLIC MEETING.
The Governor VIC EsecOgnizc.

"A "eeuHg ol the citl2cnS Ot Union county,
irrespective of party, held in the Court
House on Monday, the lst inst, and notwith-
standing tho terrible snow storm quite respec-
table number of our most intelligent citizens
| were present.
The meeting was called to order by Mr.. Shand,
who moved that Hon. T. Is. >Jeter take the
chair, which was unanimously ai0p.ed.-
On motion of David johnson, Jr., ar. D. r. 8
Duncan was elected Secretary. M
| Upon taking the chair, Mr.. Jcter briefly ex- El
planned the object of the meeting. lie said it ~
was we'll known that two persons now claimed &
| to be governor OF South Carolina. One Of them s.
| ID. Ii. Chambcrlain-had received minority e
Of the votes cast, anil was declared elected by B
the Mackey House, held by the Supreme Court 4
to be an illegal body; the othcr-Gen. Wade
liampton-had received n majority of the votes <
| cast, and had been inaugura,cl by the legally ri
constituted House of Representatives. Andk
this meeting was to say which govcrinscnt-ih~-ss
| people Of Union would recognize.
| Mr. Shand made few remarks to the same
| point. lie said it was Il question which one
could shirk That the tax levy of tho Cham
| 6crlain government, enormously high as it was,
| had been passed in part by pretended House
which I,"-S--rssmo Cour. Iasaat, t,velraalx.ppn>z-,
nounccd an illegal body, and ID been approved
10y d. ii. Chamberlain, claiming to be governor
because SO declared to be by this same illegal
oo"y. Every cent, therefore, paiI under that (
lax levy would be voluntary, tSatibu,on to
the support of revolutionary g6xernmcnt, ana ~
'hat no one would pay it except those who -
"'shea 10 sec Chamberlain maintain his posi-
''oh' Inc contribution asked for by. HAMPTON Z
was "'So voluntary, but that every patriot who
"eS"cu 10 see Hampton governor Of the Slate
"'"'" surely 10 tho little which was asked for
nu' mere were other matt .rs which would soon
io'ce every man to avow his allegiance. For
instance, octore the close Of the month pcrsor,
"ouid claim to be tri;S justices under Hsmr- II
500 appointment, while others would claim ~
hoiu The same Offices under Chamberlain's an
Po'h'meht. II was, therefore, n question soon to
DC Drought home to each one Of us, and ono
cilc It now and here, aud to shy iii ID
which of the two claimants we would Sun
and obey. 4
Mr.. Shand then offered the following preA
bic and resolutions, which were adopted unaA
mously:
WHEREAS, 1t is proper that the citizens Oh
Union County should publicly indicate the
course OF conduct which they intend to pursue
under the complications now existing in South 4
Carolina; and
WHEREAS, it will be necessary for every citi-
zen to decide ut an early day to which govern
ment he will render tribute, and to which Off
clais ne VIII yield obedience therefore be it
=, hesofped That NC, citizens Of Union County,
,}}Ss9nSS meeting assembled. speaking us we be-
49, niments of all classes OF our people,
.{gee2en[c VAC liampt"ir the legally elected
sSssss ssisss q 1lII -eSd!1 .roiin"; ! and and
& ,.sSs s;SS IL, 80. !, g. = .s;ssx w.. =
ssrs y ssga g epoisstass y 'ss sa'S
d i'll chccrtully pay the OF money
Gu' CT by the House of Representatives ,N
such ins'"lmen's "s may lie designated =:
iSceilenIy, n' govern"r' 50 soon i nj Qualified.
''j ts"r'% "s ."is THa" HaH'v We w pay cen, Of
'trjnutc to maintain thei'nbeobe and pretenoeu
90, ,rnnent of d. Ii. Chamberlain; and to no
ended statute or resolution passed in part
X he Mackcy l!ousc will be acknowledged inc
IL. nest obedience. ~
C SesoLrc,i. That in all our acts VIII keep
e stsly wrt1n the law, and will Willingly SUP
y nisSpil judpine from Courts Of competent
,r duriscS on hut, on he other hand we VIII
~ yield at s.e, st: or of our rights rs Sc
cured tnse,,, itc yesn.,~ he late election,
. Eil't lei4syssASfots ppss t'oC - e. "oh.
nj 'gtnotiai' g, .soceeiim, vi! '1r Heetingi
s we're ,i''Iered tc,,sps j. a.. o,.. "'sr
!, T. anil copy ,shssstat tsoisss ss2s Nssts,ea4
~ On motion tSsmoeuug .,euSAsds 3. q.sssj
in D. =. DUNCAN, SEQ y@y- ay.,s D.. 49,;
fbstri9amsgY
= CHRISTMAS AND NEW YRAis "S McxOs 4, .SI
% Christmas and New Years Day - rSrif,
y time within a dozen years have iaeu h,a-
W day They occurred on Monday in 1860, va.,
'e the folio wing sngular prophecy wAS exhuh. e
~ ~ from an ancient folio in the British Musca@
"If Christmas day on Monday be,
A great winter that year you'll see,
Aud full of wndc both loud and shrill
But in summer truth to tell, ,-~~
High winds there shall be, and
Full of tcnipcs,s lasting long;
While battles they shall multiply
he And great plenty of beasts shall d
on They that be born that day, | ween
y. They shall be strong each one and
C. lie shall be foHnd that steacth aug
MS Tho thou lie sick. thou diest not )"