Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-09-10

Alta meeting of respectable number of the
Wings of Lowndes county, held at the Court
House, on Saturday last the 7th inst. Colonel
JAMES H. SMITH was called to the chair, and
Doctor w. w. HUMPHREYS was appointed
secretary.
]. A. Parker, Gen. r. T. Brownrigg, Hen
~ Dickinson, John J. Goodwin and Thomas
Gholson were appointed committee to draft
resolutions. The committee, after short abb
sence, reported the following
Resolred, That we have full confidence In
the talents, patriotism and political views ofthe
Hon. s. s. PRENTISS, and that we highly
approve Of his nomination as candidate for
the Senate ofthe United States.
Resolue1, That we tender to Mr.. Prentiss
barbecue. to be given at such time as may suit
his convenience, and that committee of invi-
ration of five be appointed by the chair -
whereupol the following gentlemen were Sc
lected: Henry Dickinson, E. L. Acee' Gen.
IT. Brswnrigg, Wm..L. Harris and Greene
Hill subsequently, the chairman and secre-
tary wereadded to the committee
Resolrd, That the committee Of invitation
be INSTRUCTED to invite the Hon. JOHN BELL, OF
Tennessee, and to extend the invitation to
such othe distinguished gentlemen as they
may thinkproper.
Resolud, That the citizens of Lowndes
county, without distinction of party, be invited
to attendthe barbecue.
Resided, That a committee of fourteen be
appointed to make arrangements for the barbe.
cue.
TIE following gentlemen were appointed {
committee arrangements
]. J. Goodwin, A. S. Humphries, P. B. Bar
Ike, Col, B. S. Long, George Goode, Reuben
: Hdges, Alfred Thatcher, Col. McKinney Hol
} deness, Maj. Joseph |. Moore, Col. John D
ANS, Capt Seth PEBBLES, VIM. E. Marsh
ColNimrod Davis and Maj. John L. Allen.
: lesolued, That we heartily concur in tn,
e suggestion made in several counties in thi
/, Stae, for Convention of Wing Young Men
to b held in jackson, on the
mex; and that the following gentlemen be re
commended as suitable persons to repr,sen
Lovndes county in that Convention, viz =
: Stehen E. Nash, a. J. Calhoun, Thoma
Gibson, T. G Blewett, Jr, E.B. Castor
Thomas Meade, and N. ]. Moore.
HsoIred, That the proceedings of this NEE
ting be published in the Southern Argus.
. JAMES H. SMITH, Chairman.
". w. HUMPHREYS, Secretary.
! Fhuquier Springs.--The number of visitor
at the celebrated Fauquier White Sulphu
] Springs was 500 on the 18th of August.
! Appointments President has appoint
5 ed Henry Ledyard to be secretary oflegatio
at Paris. John A. Parker of Virginia, ha
been appointed clerk to the commissioners fc
marking the boundary between the Unite
States and Texas.
Abolition.-This matter has come to focu
The following resolutions viii, certainly, dete
> mine whether the Wings or locofocos are d
t Abolitionists. An Abolition convention Wi
J recently held in Albany, N. Y. at which the'
! resolutions were adopted:
, ]. ReSolred, That we viii neither vote
nor support the election of any man for Pres
dent or Vice President of the United State
! or for Governor or Lieutenant Governor,
for any legislative Office, who is not in favor
the immediate abolition of slavery.
2. Resolved That every ahnlitionist wi
has right to vote be earnestly entreated
lose no opportunity to carry his abolition pril
ciples to the polls, and thereby cause our pet
Z tons to be heard through the medium of Ii
ballotbox.