Southern telegraph., 1837-12-12
From the Natchcz Courier.
NATcnEz, Dec. 4, 1887.
PUBLIC MEETING.

|, At a meeting Of the citizens Of Natchc.
, ana Adams county, assembled agrccably Il
prevloIls call. on notion
Col Joseph Sessions was called to the
char, aud z. l.. Mitchell was appointed
Secretary. 3.
The chair then stated tho object Of the
meeting to be for the purpose Of memorial.
Yang Congress upon tho right of the people
"f tins State to choose their own rcpresen-
tafives to ill the term for the 25th Con-
grcss. 4.s8sfe1 hs4 3 ttus t
The Hon. Geo. Winchester offered the
following resolutions which were carried
without one dissenting voice.
I, ]. Resolrcd, That by the writ ef cleo
ton issued by the Executive Of this State To
hold an election for members of Congress
in July last, by the notices given by the
Shcriffs in the several counties for holding
said election, by the understanding of the
people of the State, and by the certificates
OF election given by the Executive, it man
ifestly appears, that Messrs Claiborne and
! Gholson were elected to fill the vacancy
in the Office of Representative from the
State of. Mississippi, whirb existed FIR the
period of time intervening from the tcrm-
milton Of the 24th Congress to the time fix
cd by the law of this State for Il ,ldin the
election 10 fiji the term for the 18th Con
| orcss, and il is equally manifest by the vote
OF the people at the late election, that they
were not elected to fill the entire term.
:. kesoired, That whether the Eyecr-
tive had or had not the power 10 Issue writs
| OF election TO flI the vacancy in the Office
| OF Representative, the free ard indepcnden,
voters of the city of Na'chez, and county
of Adams. do deny the authority of the
House of Representatives to declare The
members 50 elected to Gil such vacancy 10
| hc members for the whole term fthe 25th
| Congress.
). Eesolrcd, That it is Tho righ. of the
people of this State to fix the time by law
| for holding the election to fill the term of
Representatives 10 Congress from this State.
!or the 2o.h Congress-, and tia: il is not
competent for the lio1sc of Representatives
to snperseae the law fixing the term in No
venhcr, by declaring members elected TO
fill the vacancy in the Office under writs of
election issued by the Executive, to be
members for the whole term of the 25,h
+, Congress. 1855
4. lecso7red, That the voters of The free.
Sovereign and independent State of Missis-
Sissppi, have right to he represented in
Congress, for the 18th Congress, by their
representatives Messrs Prentiss and Word
duly elected for that purpose at the late
election in November. under the law Of the
State, by large maj 'rity of legal voters
| in preference to Messrs. C!ab,rae and
Gho!son, who never Were elected to FL
! that term, but only to fill a vacancy in the
, office. a7
5. Rcsozred, 1t is tho opinion Of this
, meeting, no vacancy had happened in the
: representation from the State in July last
: there never having been at that time any
representation from the Statc to the 25tf
5 Congress; and the only vacancy which
| has happoned being Tint which happens a
the end Of every Congress, viz: by the
!: expiration of the former term mere va
4 cancy in the Office, and not in the represen
: tation from the State.
6. Resolred, That a committee Of
b be appointed to memorialize the House o
/ Representatives claiming the right of thu
: voters nf Natchez and Adams, county, al
e citizens of Mississippi, to be represented b,
e Messrs. Prentiss and Word, as Representa-
Q tives from the State Of Mississippi to tn
: 18th Congress, in preference to Mcssrs
e Claiborne and Gholson, elected to fill VI
cancy. And the said committee procur
/ subscribers to said memorial and fnrwar
s the same to or Representatives, Messr'
d Prentiss and Word. ~ 1
,, On motion Of Hon. VIM. Vanncrson, tb
r, blank in the-6;h resolution, was filled wit
}: the number Of ten, and that the chairman
" appoint the committee.
n Whcreupon the chair appointed the 10
. lowing gentlemcn--J. A. Quitman, A. |
toll Bingaman, J. T. McMurran, j. +. Grif1i'f
Mt Thomas Armat, G. 3 ker. r. Abbey, Wi
p liam P. Mellen, T. L. Mitchell and C. Raw
S, lings. 81
vi The Hon. William Vannerson offerc
to the following resolution, which was passed
IN Resolced, That the citizens of the sevt
raj counties in this State holding the sam
ed views, be, and they are hereby requeste
2. to adopt similar measures for making know
cd their sentiments on this question.
lis On motion ofWm. P. Mcllen. it was
h Rcsolpcd, That the proceedings of til
nd meeting be published in all the Wing papc
m. in this State.
ed On m s,tion. tho meeting adjourned.
a JOSEPH SESSIONS, Charm.
by P. L. MITCHELL, Sec,y.
n TIE WING LINE FORMED.
= The Wh;r. line ia now formed, and {
- c:o. 1,f fl,fs country are ready for cilnre