The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1893-05-25

OF Tho Fire of The Resolutions Adopted
by tho CoIumbia and Charl. ston Indig-
nation Meetings.
COLUMBIA, $. g., May 10 9-Promi-
nent negroes Of the State met in con-
vention here yesterday at noon in
Stenhouse Hall, and after long ses-
SIGN issued an address to The people Of
the State in regard to the recent lynch
ingS. The convention was quite a
large one, and congressman George.
M urray, Deas, Miller. Fred Nix and
other leading negroes were among
those who attended. The Rev. T.. ~.
Wilson of this city WAS made chair
man. and the Rev. J. III. Johnson, sec.
retary.
The convention was composed Ot the
following delegates, representing twtn.
tv-twO counties:
II. II. B. Reed, +. V. Gassowav, G. T..
Coleman, +. j. Dickerson. Fred Nix,
E. l.. Nelson, j. &. Rowe, G. &. Jacobs,
T.. II. Colt, w. T.. Johnson, ). +. SIN
gleton, S. Nj. Muck, G. l.. Nelson, r.. y.
Stewart, W. NJ. McDutlir. + ID. White,
a. II. Bacote, :. $. Dreher, T.. II. Deas,
n. j. Streater, J. W. Easily, f.. II. Mc-
Neil, D. $. Ford. }. +. Moore, ID. NJ
McGilI. r.. ID. Mcintosh, J. b. Middle
ton, a. w. Powell, w. +. Boykin, ID.
NJ. Shamlon, J. H., johnson, y. y.
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3 ,bo wnrd nn,ohe ~ @ nCilMe "'d
aested tb.t no ,rnrds "toi.of noS ts,,s,i
men" be substituted and ne ,dS, dinr
amid heaI ty laughter.
l. .; Miller. or Columbia made very
ihcendlary speech winch met with no
iaNol III llie CohVeiiIioh' many 'hreatol
l,ls W PuI nm ouV. lie Si'ld I'm" au-
uleso was "oI S'lotS cilongh' ~ LOOK
,n uiaso inen W ;eau, ho1 coWaras' an ana
SioS Mclo sicepiiiR on Inelt rlgn'S. he
peaC Cnltls iol all ol Gheih TO 40 was 10
seC ihcheaIei iine ana Keep IL IN
@ .nelr nouScS, al'o "htll Ihey come 10
S.ne saiH oti isIi.o SuopI ,ilell l,ho uoSS.
Amer was co'ilplHloiS tho"ie" do"h py
NE col'' Sti.iot' ,, A.,
,eu NiA ''is', |uuh .ilo l'o"l ~ "'iu
l,iaue a Eeiy col!Sel VhClFe Sptech. 1hcy
S3ile CASTS ~oulu loI 40 'h''ch Rood.
ne was lloI "iiaii I' go anywhere. ne
coioreu iileli' "heil L!'cy see lileir riHh'S
pelhg Iake,l rom tlelil III any Vlcill'y,
Siouiu "iIhuid" lloii IL; Shoulh lcaVe
plahCaIlouS ana cease 10 patTohlZc lhelr
eneinies, me coioIeu men snould also
oe IauehC 10 ltau Ihe newspapers. "A
puoliG sentiment lor JuSIlce ana Ilght
"ouid 10 cIeateo aI once III tney urea
10 lnhauno Iheir own people the collSo.
quencts "ouiu iall on 'ile slio"luerS OF
Ihe more nelpieSS OF lre race. Alter
collSiucraple oIiler LAX Che audre:S was
auoPVeu 'tS lepoiCeu.
TIE ADDRESS.
Claiming the peaceful right of the
possession of life. liuerty and the pur.
suit of happinrss. while moving within
the constitutional barriers ard lmita.
ti0ns erected for the guidance of law.
abiding citizens. conceding tho right
even Of capi,al punishment. when tht
. law has been violently and ruthlrssly
, broken. and rppard,uy thr attrmnt +,
, mete ont punishment for aDy crime
whatever Without the regulations "a
tablishmfd for the coed of society As
being as unity as the victim of thelr
savage and misguided vengeance. and
on account of the example made OF
hra.kip< law i'm the nomn Of lu,u ,uor,