The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-31
ALPH4 AND OMEGA.
The First and Last Movements of ths
Confederacy.

The Times is indebted to Mrs. W. r.
Branch. of Abbeville. 5. c., for copies Of
the following papers: The Alpha and the
! Omega Of the Southern Confadsracv
| The first, or the Alpha. is an account
Of the secession meeting I'm Abbeuile. s.
! C., and is taken verbatim from the Able
Vile Press Of November %, 1850. Il is as
follows:
zone Of the largest and most entbu-
siastic meetings ever held in our district
| convened in our village on yesterday.
Companies Of Minute Men were present
from Cokesbury. Greenwood. Einctv-Stx.
Bradley. Due West Donallsviue. Wick
lifts. Calhoun's Mills; the Ola Artillery
Company. the Southern Rights Dragons,
ana an immense concourse from every
section Of our District. Banners were
flying in all directions. and the booming
of common added TO the general excite
ment.
"At an early hour The procession was
formed under the direction Of General
A. VI. Smith. marshal OF the day. and
Colonel w. NJ Rogers and j. +. Living
ston. Jr., assistant marshais. and re-
paired 10 the grove near the depot, where
a stand had been erected and where
various speakers were expected 10 address
the meeting.
Thomas c. Perrin Esq presided as
sisted by the following Nice-Presidents:
Judge D. L. Wardlaw, Colonel John a.
Calhoun, Or. j. W. Hearst, John Brown
lee. DR.. John II. Logan.
after an appropriate prayer from the
Rev. Mr.. North, and well-timed ana
effective speech from the president. Hon.
A. G. Magrath. Of Charleston, was intro
nd m
the most eloquent and soul-stirflng
sneeches I'm behalf Of States Rights ana
Southern Independence. that it has ever
been our pleasure 10 hear. He urged thS
necessity OF prompt action, ana MS appear
awakened a response in every bosom
"General Bonham followed in his usual
able and eloquent style, ana was louuiS
cbeered. The time for compromise ne
said. was past, and he was now Ieauy
for Immediate action. He brought cheVi
ing news from other sections anu W"
the questions OF immediate SECESSION ne
thought that the public sentiment OF the
&C. yras unanimous-and, indeed, mat
the Cotton States would cooperate IN lhT
e,reat movement The speech was wen
rceived. and at the instance or GensraI
MCGOWAN. three cheers for our EaiiaHt
renreeentatiye were given with great en-
thusiasm. ,., .bo
edward Noble, ESD, introduced the
following among other resolutions NHl0"
were unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That In the opinion Oh tne
people Of Abbeville district the eiec'lVn
of Abraham Lincoln as President oil Iie
United States, and Of Hanmpai hdiill'
as Vice-President, upon doctrines ue-
str,,ctive of the rights and interests, the
eoualitv and safety OF the Southern
efates by the factions and secuohal
votes Of our Northern confederates' Ut
terlv perverts the spirit Of the compact
formed bv the Federal Constitution that
II must be promptly and sternly resisted
bv the State Of South Carolina anu ia
tho secession Of the State from the req
eral Union is the proper MODE OF re-
sistance. -,...,,,,+
% f. Jones. Esq, moved appointment
OF committee of twenty-one TO hoiiiiii''0
delegates TO the State conNehuoA' ~
"Conrittee-AIessrs. ID. f. Jones. Ut
Wardaw John II. Wilson. James ;.
Cochran. Robert A. Fair, Samuei heSSe;
Charles T. Haskell, j. NJ Latlmer, 'Ug zoe,
]. Cunningham. ]. II. Wideman' X w
IItes p. II. Bradley. J. c. willard >, l.
Wilson Samuel Donald, r. Il. Herhu0n'
w r. Jones. +. r. Calhoun, D. W.
Fooshe. Peter Mcclellan, c. W. Sproul'
"Durino the absence Of the committee,
the meeting was addressed by Gehera'
MCGOWAN. James y. Cothran' Esq' wv
ing to their indisposition W. D. Loli9N'
ESQ. and Colonel II. IL. Harper were u9
tanned at home. 49,,
their return, reported 10 me inee'li,7
noroination of the following named per
sons VINO were indorsed seriatim: Ed
VII Ncble Thomas g. Perrin John a.
Calhoun, Thomas Ihohisoh' 'oNi' ~
son. ID. J. Wardla".
"The delegates nominated were theh
each, before the vote was token cahed
upon for an expression OF their seAu-
rnentg and all. without xCeption, III
dorsed the action Of the meetirs
at NIGHT there was grand display
NJ fireworks. and our public square bla]ed
with ton-dres and illuminauons. An IN
posing torchlght procession was loli.ie''
and after making a brilliant deniois. "a
ton in our streets, halted IN 'front.' OF 'i1
Marshall House, where the eh'n usl'lo''.
crowd were addressed by succession OF
sneakers whilst ever and anon, the strains
OF spirt-stirring music, ana the SHOUTS
of the multitude made the weilun riIS.
JUDGE AiaQrath. Judge Wardlaw, hon.
NJ i. Bonham. Edward Noble. Thomas g
Perrin. John A. Calhoun, Thomas Inon-
son. r. A. Fair a. N. Smith. II. H.
Harper. s. MCGOWAN. and W. c. Davis
SUCCESSFULLY addressed the meeting ana
others are speaking as We 20 20 press
But one sentiment pervades the meet
ing. and from the mountains 70 the sea-
board the cry is echoed back: Resist
ance TO tyranis IS obedience 20 God
THE ladies' IN large numbers lent 70 the
proceedings Of this eventful day. their
pre ,,nce and sympathy, and at might from
the windows ard balconies Of the houses
with waving OF handkerchiefs. and with
smiles OF encouragement. hailed the ad-
vent OF the Revolution which we are now
inaugurating."
We certify to the authenticity OF the
above.
j. S. Cothran, NJ. c., Goth and Dist Con-
gress; w. r. Bullock. c. c. c. i. & @.
s. Abbeyille County; r. NJ. Hill, In
tendant OF Abbeville.
The Omega
The second, or the Omega, Is an au-
thentio account OF the retreat or the