The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1886-11-17
REFOLC2ION I.T.l UG URI TED.

GREAT Mass MEETING NOVEMBER -, iSGG-
TIE PEOPLE GREATLY AEpUSi:D-FIRsT
RESOLUTION ADOPTED LOOKING To TIE
SECESSION OF TIE STATE - DELEGATES
NOMINATED TO TIE STATE CoSvENTlu%.
In connection with this, it may not he ami>s
10 rcpuD!sh tie account Of that historical
event, rs il appeared III the .idjcrMe Press OF
November y. iS0, being the next day after
the meeting which organized the Rcvulu!i"n
and which plunged the country into IL war,
i;.at Was followed with all lis terrible and dis.
aS,rUuS Consequences. That accOun; is as fol-
lows:
"Gnc Of the largc:, and moSt enthusiastic
meetings ever held in ulr District, convened
i'll car will &c on yesterday. tnnlnil!rS Gl
Mnu;c Men w"rr pr"Scrl from to!irshury,
'irr"nw""G, y Ainr;y--.X, !irli.cy. DUr West.
Dpuu idsvi!i". ck!i!rS, Cnlhoun's M.ilS; the
1!d Artillery Comp my, the southern Nights
Drg""nS. and I'm iImmrES" cumc"ur>c from
every section %. our ln>triri. Banners wcT,'
ilyin2 i'll nll directions and The hunmiaS u1
r;tiin"n nd'tr;l to tie general excitement.
'.\t;n early lluurtii procession w"S formed
under tic direct iun ri General \. VI. SIniiIi.
liza :;i'al OF III" day. and Cot. ~. Vi. Rogers
and J. +. Livingston, jr., assistant mar>liaS,
AID repaired To thu grove nrar The depot,
where stand had hc"n erected, aud where
m@ring.
"Thuu:aS e. Perrin. ESQ. presided. assisted
by the lnllowiny Wee Presidents: Judge u.
l.. MarGllw, ,,ul. Jnhu \ Cn!hOun. Dr. J. W.
Hearst. John ErnwnIrc, Dr. John II. Logan.
'Atlcr :iI anprDlria prayer rom the Rev.
M. Nurih. and Il wrll-Iimrd and effective
speech from the i'rr$id"ni, Hon. i. q. VI Mrg-
rain, Of Chartc.ion. vas introduced ~ tn"
meeting, and made one Oi the nlOSt eloquent
and SOui stirring 81 cccii~S in behalf OF States
ni.EtS and southern Independence, that il
II lS ever been oar pleasure ~ hear. ne ur-c,l
the necessity az pium!.i ncii"n and his appeal
awai:cnCrl q response in every brSnm.
'H;;rnclal Bun:riGi followed in his usual able
and clnuuriit style. and w:ls loudly chcrrr |.
The time FOR compromise, he said, Was past,
aud hr WIS nOw ready for ininC'.iaic action.
lie brought cheering news ir:'In O'h"r sections
and upon The question al Immediate S"crS-
sion, he Thought tiiu' the public So timrnl %!
the state YVES u:!::n!m"uS--and indeed that
the Cotton States would aii 80 Operate in the
great movement. The speech WAS well IT,
c"ircd and al The inStan"" OF General Nc.
GnWaa. ihr,'c cheers tor nnr gallant ErprrSrn-
tativc were given with %'''Hi enthusiastic.
"t..iward NGhl", Ed. .n;rp;iurrd ih" follow
ing among ether resolutions, which were uI!-
animru> Is :t;lpi ted.
"R"xrirrd That IN the opinion of tho people
Of Ahhpvillr District, III" rcciion oi Ahfl'
hnm Iiui.uin rs President rf the United
States. and Of i.ann:,ral I!amlin nS Vice Pres
il:.ut urcn doctrines destructive of the rights
aud Interests, The equality AMI safety ~ the
SGuthrru States 10y the factions and S"cliOnn;
votes Of oar Northern cuniodCrat"S, utterly
pclv,r + tho spirit of the compact formed 10y
thp Federal Constitution: that IL must b'
pr,,Inp ~ ard Strrnly RESISTED 10y ILL.," STAT q!
South clro.ina, and tlra; HE s;rCcs sion OF the
State from The Federal Uni is the proper
mode Ui resistance.
~. Z. Jones Esu., moved appointment Of