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Constitution of the Republican Blues Building and
Loan Association.—Adopted February 6, 1851.
Article t.— Title and Object.
This Association shall be entitled “The Re
publican Blues Building and Loan Association/’
and shall have for its object the accumulation of
a fund by the savings or shares of the members
thereof, to assist them in business, or enable
them to purchase for themselves respectively,
such real estate as they may deem desirable.
Article it. — Members.
Sec. 1. The Members of this Association
shall be .Membe.s of The Republican Blues, who
may also hold Stock in trust for their wives and
children.
Sec. 2. F aeh stockholder, for each and every
share ol Stock by him held, shall nay the sum of
one Dollar (in par funds) on subscribing, and
the same amount on the first Wednesday of each
and every month thereafter to the Treasurer, or
such other person or persons as shall from time
to time, by the Laws and Regulations of the As
sociation, be authorized to receive the same until
the value of the whole stock shall be sufficient
to divide to each share of stock the sum of Two
Hundred Dollars.
Sec. 3. When each stockholder for each and
every share of stock by him held, shall have re
ceived the sum of Two Hundred Dollars, or pro
|>erty to that amount, then this Association shall
determine and close.
Sec. 4. Should any stockholder fail to meet
his monthly dues, as often as the same shall be
payable as aforesaid, he shall forfeit and pay the
additional sum if ten cents, for every such fail
ure, and for each dollar thus unpaid; the same to
lie charged with the monthly dues.
Sec. 5. In case of inhability or neglect on
the part of a member to pay up his monthly dues
or fines for three months, his shares shall be offer
ed to the Directors for sale at par, deducting all
fines and arrearages, (with no allowance for in
terest thereon) with the proportionate part of
any losses ami expenses sustained. If not pur
chased by them, tnen the shares to be forfeited.
In case of a purchase by the Directors, the shares
so purchased shall he assigned to members ap
plying for them by lot or to the highest bidder,
as they may deem best. Any premium obtain
ed to go into the general funds of the Associa
tion.
Sec. 6. Any member wishing to withdraw
from the Association, may do so upon the terms
provided in Sec. 5, and by giving one mouth’s
notice to the Directors of such intention. Tras
fer of stock may at any time lie made in the
presence of the Treasurer, attested by his signa
ture, such transfer, however, will lie subject to
the conditions above specified, and must be made
at least thirty days before an election, to entitle
the holder thereof to vote.
Sec. 7. In the event of the death of a mem
ber who has received no portion of stock in ad
vance, the heirs, or legal representatives of the
deceased may continue his relation to the Asso
ciation; or, should they prefer it, shall be entitled
to receive from the Treasurer his full interest,
first deducting any charges there may be due
lor fines and arrearages, and proportion of losses
sustained. Should the member have received an
advance, the heirs or legal representatives muy
return the balance due, or continue to pay the !
interest and monthly dues until the Association
close.
Sec. 8. No stockholder shall hold in his own
right, more than forty shares.
Sec. 9. Eaclt stockholder, for each and every
share of stock by him held, shall be entitled,
when personally present at an annual or special
meeting, to one vote, for the election of officers
and other purposes.
Sec. 10. Each stockholder shall sign this
Constitution—thereby obligating himself to pay
punctually his monthly dues, interest, and fines
(including those shares transferred to the Trea
surer as collateral security for loans.) and to fulfil
all the reqisitions herein-contained.
* * * *****
Article vin.— Advances.
Sec. 1. Each stockholder, for each share of
stock he may hold in the Association, shall be
entitled to purchase an advance of stock of two
hundred dollars, and no more; provided, howev
er. that no stockholder shall receive an advance
to the amount of more than one thousand dollars
at any one monthly meeting, if any other stock
holder present, not having received an advance,
shall bid for it an equal premium.
Sec. 2. Whenever the funds in the treasury
shall warrant it,one or more advances shall be dis
posed of at the monthly meeting of stockholders
to the highest bidder; provided the same shall not
be sold under par and be well secured by real es
tate or such other securities as may be approved
by the Board of Directors. Should it so occur,
that the funds of the Association remain unpro
ductive and uncalled for, for the space of one
month, the Directors are authorized to loan what
may be on hand to others than stockholders, if it
be safely invested, and be repaid within one
year.
Sec. 3. Any stockholder'taking an advance
shall allow to be deducted the premium offered
by him for the same; and shall secure the Associ
ation for such advance by bond and mortgage,
and policy of insurance, renewed annually at his
expense. lie shall further pay all costs and
charges that ma> accrue for examining titles,
drawing acknowledging, recording and releasing
all papers in connection with said security.
Sec 4. Tor each and every advance of two
hundred dollaus made to a stockholder, at least
one share of stock shall be assigned as collateral
security—the Directors to be first satisfied that
the security is sufficient. In rases of failure to
give security for such advance within one month
from the date of purchase, the month’s interest
shall be charged to such purchaser, together with
all costs and charges for examining titles, and
liis right to such purchase cease.
Sec. 5. Any stockholder taking an advance
shall py to the Treasurer in addition to his
monthly dues for shares, one dollar per month on
each share tor which such advance is made; or,
at the rate of 6 per cent, per annum on the whole
amount, including the premium.
Sec. 6. No stockholder shall be entitled to
an advance who is m arrears to the Association,
and no property taken as security for an advace
out of the County ot Chatham.
Cuba Meeting -A very large meeting of
our citizens was held at the court-house on Thurs
day evening last, which was addressed by Gen
Henderson,of Louisiana, and Col. Wheat. These
gentlemen came down the railroad on the morn-
ing of the 14th, and made speeches on the occa
sion by invitation. We heard a portion of Gen.
Henderaon’s talk, in which he depicted most
glowingly the wrongs ofthe Caban people, and
was particularly caustic on the Fillmore admin
istration for its extraordinary exertions to pre
vent Americans from going to the assistance oi
the patriots.— Montgomery Advertiser If Gazette,
18M inti.
AUGUSTA, GA.
THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 21.
For Governor.
CHARLES J. MCDONALD.
For Congress—Eighth District,
ROBERT MoMILLAN, of Elbert.
TEE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE STATE.
OS’- SEE FIRST PAGE.
A Returning Sense of Justice.
Our opponents admit that the North has
wronged the South. But they have professed
to rely upon a returning tense of justice. Let us
look at the returns since the passage of the Com
promise measures. New York has eleeted Fish
Ohio Wade, and .Massachusetts Sumner—ali
free soilers. Some of the States have nullified
the fugitive slave law, and mobs have violently
defeated the rights of the owners of fugitives
from labor. We need only allude to the case of
Alberti and Price. Mr. Webster reiterated, in
his Buffalo speech, most of the sentiments, hos
tile to slavery, which he has been known to en
tertain throughout the whole of the agitation of
the question. A convention of Northern Chris
tians, of every denomination but one, has been
recently held, to array the Sabbath schools, the
class meetings, the pulpits, and, in a word, the
religious feeling of the North, in a new and more
deadly crusade against the South. We arc
scorned and contemned; every epithet of bitter
hate is hurled against us, backed by acts and re
solves to enforce it; no new slave State, it is
sworn, shall ever be admitted into the Union;
the anti-slavery power, colossal in statue now,
is rising higher and higher, with vengeace grow
ing in proportion, and our people are lulled to
rest with the betraying declarations that all is
well, the North is returning to a sense of jus
tice ! 1 We would have more hope if we could
dissolve the death-like trance into which some
of our people have fallen, under the influence of
popular leaders.
Citizens, will yon let the ambitious aims of a
few men, their thirst for personal aggrandize
ment, be put in the scales against your rights,
your honor, your liberties, and your lives ? Yes
terday you were strong, to-day you are less so,
to-morrow you will be weak. If the North has
taunted and hated you when you were strong
est; has wronged and trampled upon your rights
since she has become numerically strongest, what
will she not do when you are dependent upon
her mercy ? You are rapidly approaching that
ignominious fate, and the popular leaders in
whom you confide, are lulling you to repose,
taming your once proud and noble sense of in
dependence, and preparing you, eventually, for
abject submission.
Do you ask for the proof ? Here it is: They
are now striving to get you to establish in Geor
j gia, in old Re/ntbliran Georgia, and the South , the
doctrine that a State has no right to secede from
the Union!! When you get much weaker than
you are, and the North much stronger, your own
: established doctrine of anti-secession, (should you
sustain it,) will rise up, like a flame of tire, be
fore you, when the North shall tell you to secede
at the jteril of bayonet , blood and chains.
Georgians, turn and look upon your family
altars—contemplate their future degradation—
: and arise, in the majesty of your power, to pre
vent it, before fate itself shall wring from you the
despairing declaration, it is too late ! it is too
late !!
Mutual Loan and Building Associations.
He who originally devised the ingenious
scheme by which industrious men of small
means could, by combining, enable each other
to build, for themselves and families, comfortable
dwellings, was both a shrewd practical man and
a benefactor to his race. We look upon these as
sociations as one of the most beautiful and inter
esting illustrations, on a small scale, that the age
affords of the great benefits derivable from asso
ciated effort. Grander results have been, and
are continually achieved by associated capital,
combined with science and mechanical skill; but
Mutual Loan and Building Associations diffuse,
. in the limited range of their influence in a com
munity, in proportion to the pecuniary invest
ment, an amount ot benefit superior to any other
that can be named.
They offer strong incentives to economy, to
industry, to temperance, and the habit of sav
ing—of laying up small sums, by affording a sure
prospect ofa large return. They are greatly su
perior, in this respect, to the simple contrivance
of Savings Banks. They are twice blessed.
They bless them that borrow, and them that
loan, which canuot be said of most operations!
where a premium of twenty-five or thirty per
cent., in addition to lawful interest, is paid for
the use of money.
It is a continual marvel to the uninitiated how
such large premiums can be paid for money, for
the purpose of building or buying houses, and yet
prove not only beneficial to the association, but
to the borrower also. The following letter,
written by a gentleman of Charleston, who is
President of one of these Associations, will ex
plain the modus operandi, to the satisfaction, we
trust, of our readers.
Charleston, Aug. 4, 1850.
Dear Sir: —Nearly twelve months ago, I had
an application from Augusta, and I think it was
from you, for the rules and constitution of one of
our Loan hnd Building Associations, and as the
one over which I preside has now lived one year,
I have thought it would not be unacceptable to
you to know what has been the result of a
twelve months’ business.
The capital is 1500 shares at $1 00 each; no
one to own, in his own right, more than 20
shares. The instalments are paid, $1 00 per
share, monthly; consequently once a month, we
have SISOO to loan: and, for the year ending
10th July, we have but one defaulter, and that
for S3O.
Our receipts have been, in cash, for the year,
$17,970 00; all of which was regularly sold, at
the monthly meetings, to the highest bidder.
The premiums have averaged 29 9-16 per cent,
and produced $7,829 05
Received from fines 105 00
“ for interest 709 25
Our expenses have been about $5lO. We have
bonds and mortgages on real estate, unincumber
ed, to the amount of $26,500.
i And the grand result is, that each shareholder,
having paid into the association sl2 00, being
$1 per share for twelve months, is now entitled
to receive for the same, sl7 66, being a fraction
under 00 per cent, on the amount paid, assuming
the assets to be convertible into cash.
The second year’s business will greatly sur
pass this, especially in the item of interest, as
we commence at the outset with an asset of
$26,500, which pays an interest of 6 per cent.
monthly; and I think it not unreasonable to count
upon a receipt of at least $2,500, the second year,
in interest alone.
The premium in our association. 1 think, is
less than in the other two in the city, as the
most of our members have tried to not let it go
beyond 25 per cent., and at which rate, it is be
lieved, the association will double, and be able
to wind up in a little over six years, as the an
nexed statement will show, according to my
mode of calculation.
I send you this, hoping it may aid a little in
the advancement of the one I, a few days since
noticed was about to be brought into existence.
According to our rules, each share can pur
chase *2OO, and consequently 10 shares can pur
chase $2,000 00
At a premium of 25 per cent 500 00
Net proceeds $1,500 00
Ten shares must contribute $1 per
share monthly; 12 months would
be $120; and 6J years would be... $750 00
which would have been paid into
the association on 10 shares.
Interest at 6 per cent, on the bond of
$2,000, is $l2O per annum, and for
61 years it would be 750 00
$1,500 00
Now, a man to rent a house at $250 per an
num, for the above time, would pay out $1,500
at the end of 6] years, and have nothing to show
for it.
By this mode, he borrows at 25 per cent., as
above, and for which he gets nett $1,500, and
buys a house with the same. At the end of six
years, he has paid by instalments and interest,
$1,500, and his house is clear.
In order to convey a more clear idea of the
manner in which these associations are organiz
ed, we publish extracts from the Constitution of
the ‘'Republican Blues Building and Loan Asso
ciation,” of Savannah. We have already pub
lished the Constitution of one of the Charleston
associations, with some comments on the sub
ject, in the hope of interesting our readers in this
city sufficiently to induce them to organize a
similar association.
We believe there are already a number of our
citizens ready and anxious to go into the enter
prize. We suggest that some of them agree
upon a day, and call a meeting, through the press,
of all those dis|iosed to form an Association.
Lopez Landed in Cuba.
The cheering intelligence of the landing of
Gen. Lopez, with his gallant comrades in arms,
who went over with him in the Pampero, will
be found under our telegraphic head. It is with
the highest gratification we give these inspiring
tidings to our readers. We (irmly believe that
the cause of Cuban liberty soon will lie in the as
cendant—that the chains of oppression which have
so long bound her to the rotton throne of Spain
will be thrown off, and Cuba will take her stand
among the free Republics of the earth.
Soon may she sing with exultant heart—
“ The last link is brokon
That houud mo to thoe.”
That her lone star will be floating in a few weeks
over the city of Havana and Moro Castle, is not
improbable, notwithstanding what the Spaniards
of Matanzas may affect to believe will be the
fate of the Pampero patriots.
IX7” We understand that the President, Dire «
tor and Company, of the Bank of Augusta have
purchased of Mr. T. S. Metcalf the property on
Broad-st., next above the Rail Road Bank, se
venty-two feet front, and intend proceeding for
thwith to remove the old buildings and erect
in their place a Banking house.
Dy-xhe most uumistakeable signs of progress
and improvement are apparent in every quarter
of our city. A large number of new buildings
are in progress, yet the demand for dwelling
houses is still unsupplied and many more are in
contemplation. Our mechanics are all kept
busy.
Sail Hoad Celebration at Charleston, Tenn.
We understand that the first section (of 40
miles) of the East Tennessee ar.d Georgia Rail
Road, will be completed in a day or two, and
that the citizens of Calhoun and Charleston,
Tenn., will give a public Barbecue at Charles
ton, on Wednesday, the 27th instant, to cele
brate the opening of the road to the Hivvassee
river.
All are invited to attend, and we hope that
many Southerners will make it the occasion of
a trip to the “ up country,” to partake of the hos
pitality of East Tennessee.
Appointments of Col. McMillan.
Col. McMillan will address his fellow-citizens
at Col. A. H. Anderson's, Burke eo., Aug. 30th.
At Augusta, Tuesday, Sept. 2nd.
At Judge Neal’s Mills, Warren co„ Thursday,
Sept. 4th.
05*- We regret to have delayed the publication
of the following so long—it has been postponed
for the want of room. We would have been
pleased to have inserted the article entire, if our
space had permitted.
[communicated.]
Political Discussion at Woodstock, Oglethorpe
County.
Messrs. Editors Believing that it might
be interesting to you and some of your readers to
receive intelligence of the political discussion
held at Woodstock, on Tuesday, the sth inst., I
have concluded to give you a succinct account of
whatever of importance that may have occurred
there in that day. On our arrival there we found
quite a large and respectable concourse of the
sovereign people of Greene, Oglethorpe and
Wilkes counties. Messrs- Toombs, Stephens,
Thomas, of Elbert, Irvin and Gartrell of Wilkes,
and that same Mr. Cobb, who wrote that letter
were there. From this you perceive there were
five Constitutional Union speakers, and only one
advocate of State Rights. Mr. Gartrell of Wilkes.
If correctly informed, this was owing to a little
manoeuvring on the part of Messrs. Toombs &
Co., who were written to to appoint a day, and
who knew a thing or two, and were fully aware
that the sth of August was a day when most of
the State Rights speakers could not be there, it
being Commencement week in Athens. How
ever, in the event of the day, it availed them but
little, for Mr. Gartrell, though a young man, is a
host in himself, and proved equal to the task be
fore him. From the fact that Mr. Gartrell, was
the only State Rights speaker present, reasonable
men would have concluded that Messrs. Toombs,
Stephens, and Cobb, with their little fry, would
have consented to an equitable
with regard tfl the order and time of tHfe address.
But facts prove to the contrary. The Committee
of Arrangement, composed oi three Constitution
al Union men and three State Rights men, had
no difficulty in agreeing upon this point. They
were disposed to act the fair thing. But Messrs.
Toombs k Co. could not abide their decision. —
They knew full well that they were on the
wrong side, and that resort must be had to a little
trickery to seek some advantage, or else the day
would be lost to them, and the cause of State
Rights prove triumphant. Mr. Gartrell magnani
mously offered to give the Submission speakers 41
hours reserving only 21 hours to the cause of State
Rights. To this they could not agree. They
thought by their superior numbers to walk over
Mr. Gartrell rough shod. But to their disap
pointment, they found that truth was not so easi
ly crushed. After some time was consumed by
Messrs. Toombs k Co., in trying to disagree, he
proposed that some one should be called upon to
speak. Whereupon, Mr. Toombs, upon being
called for, ascended the stand and proceeded to
address the people.
He commenced by stating that the whole diffi
culty grew out of the institution of slavery at
the South. He then made an abortive effort to
show that in the Compromise measures, the
South had obtained full-handed justice, that the
adjustment was equitable and honorable, and that
we of the South had no cause of complaint. He
signally failed to show that we received one
square foot of the common soil acquired by com
mon blood and common treasure; knowing full
well that the North gained all the territory as
freesoil, and that was the matter of dispute.
* * * * *
When Congress has said, that if I buy slaves
in Baltimore, with the view of selling them in
Georgia, and pass through Washington City, and
remain over a night to see a friend, and put my
slaves in depot to keep them from being stolen,
as Mr. Toombs’ slave was, that then my slaves
are free; is not this an act of legislative hostility
to slavery ?
Mr, Toombs said, on the 27th February, 1850 (
“ The first act of legislative hostility to slavery is the
proper point for Southern resistance ; and that when
argument is exhausted toe trill stand by our arms.''
Where did Mr. Toombs stand then ? where now ?
Oh admirable consistency! oh shame where is
thy blush! Don’t he know that he is wrong
now ?
# * # * #
Probably it would be well for Mr. Toombs to
come out frem behind the il masked battery,” or
it may be said of him as Nathan said unto David
—“ Thou art the man.”
Mr. Toombs next spoke of secession, uttering
a perfect tirade of abuse, against the gallant State
ol South Carolina, saying that ifshe wanted to go
out of the Union, let her go, intimating that she
ought to be kicked out. He spoke of her in
about the same terms that one would speak of a
sheep-killing dog. Comment upon such senti
ments and such language as he used, when speak
ing of South Carolina, is unnecessary. Suffice
it to say, that if it had been spoken in Vermont
or Massachusetts by Mr. Hale or Giddrngs, that
it would not have appeared so bad. He ad
vocated the doctrine, that a State had the right to
secede, but the General Government and the
other States had also the right to interfere and
coerce her back, and that the only common ar
biter was the sword. Still, Mr. Toombs said
that he was a State Rights man. If he had said
that he used to be one, it would have appeared
more reasonable. The people of old Wilkes know
what he used to be. Mr. Toombs used to say,
that this Union was one of consent, and not of
force.
*****
Mr. Gartrell, being loudly called for, next ad
dressed the meeting. He spoke in a very able f
forcible, and dignified manner for an hour and a
half. He proved himself fully the equal of Mr.
Toombs, and armed with the panoply of truth,
he utterly demolished his errors. He took arrows
barbed arrows, from Mr. Toombs’ own quiver,
and each one was hurled with a truthfulness that
! made Mr. Toombs writhe in pain. He read the
documents and commented upon extracts from
j that able and manly Southern Rights speech
which Mr. Toombs made little more than a year
I ago. Mr. Toombs became so restless and uneasy
| under the galling effects of the “ extracts," that
he could not keep still any longer. He rose to
j his feet to correct Mr. Gartrell. Whereupon Mr.
! Gartrell quietly and coolly turned to the gentle
man and held the speech to him, and told him it
was there, and advised him to keep cool and
bear it like a man; that Mr. Toombs had placed
the weapon in his hand and the licks must come,
notwithstanding they were hard ones. Mr.
Gavf v re!l then spoke of "that letter:’ He said that
he wanted to see it. that every one i n the crowd
j wotdd like to see it, that even the ladies (a great
1 many of whom were present) would like to see
I that curious little document—and that as Mr.
j Cobb was present, we would certainly have it
; now. But no letter came—Mr. Cobb was afraid
I the light would kill the thing.
Mr. Gartrell turned again upon Mr. Toombs,
and nobly defended the gallant Palmetto State
against abusive epithets and the manner in which
she had been denounced. He truly remarked,
that if our sister and neighboring State of South
, Carolina felt her wrongs and insults a little more
i keenly and warmly .than we did, that it was no
! reason she should be denounced, abused and villi
fied by Southern men. We thought that part of
Mr. Toombs' speech would go down better in
Federal Massachusetts than in old State Rights
Georgia.
Mr. Gartrell concluded his speech by a very
able defence of the old State Rights doctrines.
He said that the Southern Rights party of Geor
gia were contending for the old Republican prin
ciples of '9B and '99, the doctrines of Jefferson
and Madison—and that in October next Georgia
I would be found there. After which, we all ad
journed to a public barbacue, which did credit to
the good people of Woodstock and its vicinity. '
| There was a plenty of that which was good, and 1
the whole crowd feasted sumptuously.
After dinner, we returned to the stand, and the 1
man who wrote “ that letter" proceeded to ad- '
dress us. He first told us what the Democrats did !
a few years ago, and occupied the remainder of
his time in abusing Gev. McDonald and the
Southern Rights party. There were continued
and unceasing calls for that letter. The fact is, I
all wanted to see it. Mr. Cobb must be very ,
hard of hearing, for every time “ that letter ” was j
called for he never heard a word of it. The
thought forcibly occurred to us that in October '
next the people of Georgia will recollect that
they called*for u thaßttter " and Mr. Cobb an
swered not—and the hand-writing will again
appear upon the wall—Mene mene tekel uphar
sin. We will dismiss Mr. Cobb, hoping that he
will yet permit that curious little document to
see the light.
Mr. Thomas, of Elbert, next took the stand.
He appeared to think that he was doing wonders
and his speech died away upon our ears produc
ing only that impression.
Mr. Irvin then rose to speak. His address was
nothing but abusive epithets and the lowest villi
lication. He ranted, foamed and look like he
was mad. He broadly asserted that the South
ern Rights party was infamous and that the
whole of them were cowards. He has been try
ing since ’43 to go to the Legislature from
Wilkes, and having exhausted all other means,
he hopes to get there by abusing every body.
The people of old Wilkes sent Mr. Gartrell last
year, and they know whom to send again. I
believe that every body was sorry for Mr. In'in,
and it is to be hoped that he will be sorry for
himself and do so no more. After Mr. Irvin
concluded his abuse, a loud call was made for
Gartrell and Toombs. Upon the subsidence of
the clamor, Mr. Toombs said that he did not
wish to make another speech. Mr. Gartrell
stated the same, but only wished in a very brief
way to take a little notice of Mr. Irvin's abuse.
He then kindly and pleasantly rebuked Mr. Ir
vin, and told him that when he cooled down he
would be sorry for what he had said, and that
such language as he had used would not do in old
Wilkes. Some gentlemen from the audience
called upon Mr. Irvin to repeat Ids assertion, that
all Southern Rights men were infamous and
cowards, &c.,and Mr. Irvin repeated it and Mr.
Toombs endorsed it. Mr. Gartrell then very
coolly rebuked them l>oth, and Mr. Toombs then
attempted to brow-beat and bully him down.
But Mr. Toombs, as he well knew, was knock
ing at the wrong door. He could not begin to
come in. Mr. Gartrell, with a smile upon his
countenance, told them that it was all blow,
only a tempest in a tea-kettle, that it was no
time or place for a difficulty, hut that they knew
him and that he could always be found at home.
This little bullying affair was regretted by all,
and was doubtless occasioned by the ill-timed
and unfounded, abusive speech of Mr. Irvin.
With that exception, all things passed off very
well. We are aware that public men Ose great
freedom with each other, and we think that
things were carried sufficiently far that day. and
that the good sense of all concerned will so di
rect them. STATE RIGHTS.
[communicated.]
Southern Right* Meeting in Walton.
According to previous notice, a meeting of the
Southern Rights party of Walton county was
held at the Court House, in Monroe, on the sth
inst., to nominate candidates for the Legislature,
and appoint Delegates to the Senatorial and Con
gressional district, embracing the county of Wal
ton.
The meeting was organized by calling on
Waters Briscoe and John S. Means, to act as pre
siding officers, and requesting A. W. Brown to
, act as Secretary.
. The object of the meeting having been ex-
I plained,on motion of Jesse Mitchell, to that effect.
the Chairman proceeded to appoint two Delegates
I from each Militia District of the county, and four
I for the county at large, to meet such committee
I as might be appointed by the county of Clark,
, at the place known as Shepard's Mill, the 3rd
Saturday of the present month, to nominate a
I candidate for the State Senate in the District
composed of Walton and Clark. The Delegates
appointed were as follows :
Riihardson's District. —Joseph Glass and David
, Michael.
i MoutUain District. —Willis Cooper and Russell
Shepard.
, Cut off District. —Carter Hill and Sanford
, Smith.
i Braiuhjs District. —John 11. Kilgore and Jas.
t Thomson, Jr.
5 Li nelly's District. —William Smith and James
i Edwards.
i Buncomb District. —Thomas W. Bachelor and
r William S. Pike.
7 Broken Arrow District. — John Carter and
t Thomas J. Trammell.
> Brooks District. —John Dickerson and Eli
Smith.
Circle District. —J. A. Ciarke and Elisha Gar
t rett.
Blassengame's District. —J. R. Browning and
1 John Malcom.
i Allen's District. —D. N. Easly and E. J. Ham
■ ilton.
- Toicn District. —William Stroud and B. B. Ran
l som.
County at Large. —John S. Means, J. Lewal
‘ len, Joseph S. Moon and Elijah Palmer.
It was then moved and carried, that the above
; Committee report two suitable persons to run as
candidates of the Southern Rights party for the
approaching Legislature—who, having retired,
reported the names of Hendly Harris and James
Richardson, Jr.,which nominations, were adopted
by the meeting by acclamation.
On motion, a Committee of five, consisting of
Willis Kilgore, Nathan Fletcher, H. L. Wil
liams, H. E. Haralson, and Jesse Arnold, were
appointed by the Chair, to inform said gentlemen
of their nomination, and request their acceptance
of the same.
On motion, also, the Chair proceeded to ap
point a Committee of ten to select four Delegates
for Walton county, to meet such other Delegates
as might be appointed by the various counties of
the 6th Congressional District, at Athens, Ga., to
nominate a candidate for Congress of the South
ern Rights party, in said District—which Com
mittee reported the names of Jesse MitchelL
Jas. Richardson, Jr., Samuel Locklin, and L. H'
Briscoe, which selection was confirmed by the
meeting.
L. H. Briscoe, Esq., being present, was called
on, and addressed the meeting in a brief but
spirited address, introducing the following re
solutions, which were unanimously passed by
the meeting:
Whereas, Our fall elections are close at hand,
and a meeting of the Southern Rights party of
; the county of Walton has been called, and is now
convened, and holding as we do, that every party
in this Republican government should openly
! avow the fundation principles of its existence,
and the tonets of its political faith, as the sense
; of this meeting, in primary assembly convened.
Resolved. That as a party, we hold the same
j doctrine, and entertain the same belief with ref.
' erence to the Compromise measures of the last
Congress, which., we always have; though
we have never been in favor of disturbing the
Union, or resorting to separate State action on
account of their passage, yet we still adhere to
the opinion, that the measures embraced in that
Compromise are unfair, unjust and illiberal to
the Southern section of the confederacy, viewed
in any light whatever, and that at all events,
they fall immeasurably short of being a 4l tri
umph” to the South.
Resolved. That in our opinion, the election of
men to high and honorable stations, holding
views different from those contained in the
going resolution, would exert an influence vastly
injurious to the South, inasmuch as the North
might and would conceive, that the South was
either profoundly ignorant, or really indifferent
to her rights and honor, and thus lie induced to
give us a few more triumphs, and extend a few
more acts of liberality ot the same kind.
Resolved, That in our judgment, the politics of
the day can and must be resolved into a differ
ence of opinion as to rights and remedies of the
States, and that upon this subject, our creed is
this:—That the States of this Confederacy ac
ceeded to the constitutional Compact, as separate
and independent communities—that the General
Government acts under certain powers, express
ly enumerated in the Constitution, which must
be strictly construed to preserve the rights and
liberties of the people of the States—that each
State is sovereign within the sphere of its re
served powers—that we no where find in the
powers delegated to the General Congress that
which is now claimed by our opponents, of
forcibly keeping or coercing back into the Union
a State, who judging that the Constitution has
been violated, and that the interest and honor of
her people demand a seperation—we further hold
the Republican doctrine of our fathers, that the
Congress of the United States is the agent of the
States to the extent of her delegated powers—
that the principal has at all times a legal right to
revoke the powers of its agent, unless a time
is stipulated for the existence of the relation, but
that this legal does not become a moral right, un
less the trust reposed has been violated, and the
relation no longer subserves the purposes for
which it w-as intended, of which fact the State
itself must of necessity be the judge, “as well as
of the mode and measure of redress.’’ Whilst
we wholly repudiate the idea ot wishing, or in
tending to carry, either directly, or indirectly,
our doctrine of State secession into practice for
present grievances, we confidently believe in
these days of Federal and Consolidation tendeu
cies, that it is right and proper that the doctrine
should he recognised and vindicated by the South,
in terrorem over our Northern bretheren, and se
curely guarded as the last citadel of Southern
rights and Southern safety.
Resolved, That we have no objection to the
platform of the Georgia Convention assembled
last fall, with the exception that it asserts the
forcible doctrine of disruption, instead of the
peaceble remedy of secession, in case of further
aggressions upon our rights, and what we have
principally to regret, is that any party should
have been christened by name, to stand upon,
and appropriate this platform to themselves, and
that the self sty led Union party did not show
their faith by their works in the nomination of
a man for Governor, who stood firmly on, and
not notoriously under their boasted platform.
Resolved, That as a party, we are not disu
nionists for present wrongs, and that this charge
so often made to deceive the people, is false, il
liberal, and unjust to a party, whose faults, if any,
are too much zeal for their neighbors rights, and
too much love for their native section. We
sympathize with the injuries inflicted on Caro
lina, in common with the South by Northern la
natism and Southern faithfulness, but do not
sympathize with her present disposition to re
tire from the Union. So far as our candidate for
Governor is concerned, he answers all question
which are asked by a respectful public; his senti
ments are embraced in letters, open and unsup
pressed before the people; and we proudly
challenge reference to a single sentiment con
tained in them, showing him in a light favora
ble to disunion at the present time, in any shape
or form.
Resolved. That the sum and substance of our
politics at the present day, consists in the belief
which we entertain, that the crisis has arrived
when the South should give a strong expression
1 to State Rights and Southern Rights doctrines
1 by the election of such men as Charles J. Mc
; Donald to the position of trust and honor within
her bestowal.
On motion, the proceedings of the meeting
I were ordered to be printed in the Constitutionalist s
If RejttUtlic, and the Southern Herald.
W. BRISCOE, ) ■
J. S. MEANS,) Chalrme "
A. W. Brown, Sec’y.
Southern Rights Convention in Thomas.
Delegates from the several districts met at
Thomasville 13th of August, for the purpose of
nominating a candidate for Senate from the 12th
District, composed of the counties of Decatur and
Thomas, and also a candidate for representative
' from the latter—present
From Duncanville District—Wm. H. Rey
nolds, John C. Browning,and George W. Brown.
From Thomasville District—Wm. G. Pon
der, D. S. Brandon, and John G. Dekle.
From Groovesville District—W. M. Archer.
Wm. P. Smith and J. B. Striplen.
From 17th District—John Hurst, W. M. Bry
an and C. J. Young.
From Bth District—Henry Gay. Darlin Creed
and Moses E. Norman.
From Swain's District—James McDaniel,
' Elias Roberts and James Alderman.
The Convention was organized by the appoint
ment of John C. Browning, Esq. to the chair, and
G. W. Brown as Secretary. A statement of the
objects of the meating having been made and
followed by a few pertinent and patriotic re
marks, by Col. Reynolds,
It was, on motion of Dr. Brandon, unanimously.
Resolved , That the Convention proceed to
nominate a candidate for Senate, and one for the
House of Representatives, and that a majority of
. two-thirds of the votes be necessary for a choice.
Whereupon Col. John B. F. Dixon w-as nomi
nated by acclamation.—several gentlemen were
named for the house of Representatives.—On
he fourth ballot, John Denson, Esq., having
received more than the requisite number of votes,
on motion, w-as declared unanimously nominated
H Reynolds, Dr. D. S. Brandon, and Wm.
G. Ponder were appointed a committee to notify
the nominees of their selection and to request
their acceptance.
The following preamble and resolutions were
then presented by Col. Reynolds and unanimous
ly passed.
Whereas the circumstances attending the pas
sage, through the two Houses of Congress, of the
acts called the adjustment measures, do plainly
indicate the settled purpose of the majority
States, and the existence es corrupt combinations
in high places, to disfranchise and defraud an en
tire section of the Union; and whereas the recent
avowal, on the part of prominent public servants
of the South, of doctrines pointedly at war with
all their previously entertained opinions, and
which, if admitted to be sound and orthodox, and
so endorsed at the polls, cannot fail to prostrate
her people forever at the foot of power, goes far
to confirm our convictions of the participation of
these public servants in the collusion.
Be it therefore Resolved , That the memories of
the past, the certainties of the present, and the
hopes of the future equally unite in the call upon