The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1841-05-14


According g rsloW lhe
proceeding nub iing SIS l'le eilis
zsns n|nc county held ten
- The 28d oI
PUBL tIEsfl
iQateed messing Of Tie Wigs ol
Holmes co0nlN Che 3d day Apth
ihe Coa House 10 Los ION loI
tfe purpose of nominating suiNbs persons
10 represent t1e c0an n lhe senate md
House of llepfes tifes md lof other pllr.
poses. npon mnlie0 Col VIM 1ands.
dale was called so tie chaIl aud John Dean
Secfeiafg. After few brief aud pefIinenl
remalks from He Chaiiman explaining Tie
opiec aud intention of tie meeting Tbs
following Committee were appointed e
make nominat lons. and oiieI such Iese lutIens
as they might deem necessary aud appfo.
Pirate under existing ciFcunls ices. wllege-
upon the Chairman appointed lhe following
gentlemen for said committee. q I Ii.
FuHz and ] FL Bake, fof zing1nn
beat: A W West and Df W W UFsher,
RaYnefs beat pr d. Sharpe and Lemnel
DofY, Richland beat g. Norley and s. N.
MaIheT Tchula beat and a. Bridges md
Rueden Matthews. Eulogy beat. The said
committee retired for consultation, and in
due time came forth and proposed Tie fol-
lowing gentlemen as suitable persons 70 ZEE
present Holmes county. III: Dr. keith,
for the Senate, and Col Thomas Land and
Walker Brooke, Esq. FOR The House of Re
uresentatives; which nominations met The
entire appreciation Of The large and respect
able assembly of Whigs. After the nomi-
nations were affirmed, the committee intro
d1ced the following resolutions, which were
unanimously adopted
WHEREAss crisis has arrived in the af-
iaiFsof this State that requires the calm and
deliberate inyestiga CATION Of every citizen, and
whereas i is hls duty a vel as his privilege
feaFlessly 20 express bis opinions on al sub
iects Of vital Importance TO lie community,
Therefore Be 10 ResoIDed, That IN the
opinion Of this meeting the Slateo Missis-
sippi viii faithfully and honestly discharge
al legal obligations which she has con-
tfacled.
Res0lCed, That the honor Of The State as
we'll as the honor Of her individual citizens.
demands the ultimate payment of the bonds
SUI eOl l1C uC14Ct48Ne AAN t1t11 "a al SAA~gN
under the control of the Union and Planters
Banks, refuse TO pay the same By legislative
sanction, would Be . foul blot on the page
of her history.
ResolDed, That ID the opinion Of this
meeting, the present rate of taxes will be
sufficient, il properly assessed and collected,
to defray the expenses Of the State Govern.
nlent, and to pay the interest accruing on the
State debt
ReSOlUed, That we earnestly appeal to
our fellow citizens of Mississippi, ID exam
inc the subject candidly for themselves.
The resources Of the State and its means 81
meeting all its liabilities, and not permit
their judgments to be sednced By blind
and indiscriminating self-inierest on the one
hand, nor By the reckless declarations Of
demagogues on the other.
Res0Iped, That the public good requires
thatthe Union and Planters Banks, be put
in liquidation as soon asthe same can legal
ly be done.
ResolDed. That publication Of these be
made 10 the Lexington Union, Yazoo Ban
ner and Yazo0 City Wing
WM M LANSDALE, Chairman.
john DEAN, Secretary.
GEN HARRrsoN's Fanny We copy,
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