The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-09-16

cotton as each planter may be Wiling 70
pledge to be delivered a. YicksbuTg or other
points to be designated on the river in the
month Of December, " hiCh they will hold
for shipment abroad BY sea vessels, either on
their own account or on account OF purcha-
sers; that said agents will for ward the list to
John K. Yerger, at Vicksbur,g, by the first
day OF November next, who shiLl cause the
amount OF pledges as well as tho sales and
shipments to be regularly published.
llth. That It be recommended TO tue IN |
habitants of the Mississippi valley TO l.old
convention at st. Louis, on the first day OF
November next, for the purpose of del bel-a-
ting and acting upon the subjects beIoI
mentioned, and that it be recommended to !
said convention to appoint a standing COM |
mittee to report to the western people from
time to time such facts and plans for the re-
peal as they may deem proper.
18th. That we will in every form adhere |
to the spirit of the foregoing resolutions until
the ordinances complained of and all like |
them be repealed and abolished, and that W e
will cooperate heartily in any reasonable |
plans recommended by said convention or a
committee thereof having In view the said
repeal.
18th. That a committee of three persons
be appointed with power in said committee
to appoint substitutes whose duty it shall be
to procure and publish information for the
use of said convention at ST. Louis, and also
/, for publication here; and especially to in
; quire and report by publication as to the best
+, place which shipments should be made for
+, New Orleans merchants. with power to
+; change Lafayette for such preferable place,
Q If any there be, in which said ordinance be
\ not in force; in which case such point shall
{; be considered as adopted in place of Lafa-
: yette, or in addition to it, in the foregoing
3 resolutions; and that said committee be like
d wise instructed to take pledges of steamboats,
and merchants to the principles of these re-
u solutions, and to cause the same to be pub
}, lished for public information, and, with a
e view to meet the expenses of such publica-
/ tons, &c, the same committee are requested
If to receive subscriptions of cash.
II 14th. That the President appoint seven
'e delegates to said st, Louis convention with
10 power TO substitute others in their stead.
18th. That planters and others. having
le business at New Orleans be requested ex
" pressly 20 instruct their agents here and else
:, where, to adhere rigidly to the foregoing re
solutions, so far as may concern the bushes
u of such principal, and that it be recomende
or to the merchants in Mississippi to annouhc
as these as their rulesin doing business, unles
otherwise instructed.
The following persons were appOinte
committees under the above resolutions, viz
; COMMITTEES TO OBTAIN AND PUBLISH INFoRMl
= TToN.-B. R. TaPpan, J. P. Harrison, and |
F. Henderson,
he ST. LOUIS CoMM1TTEE.-JnO. N. Chiltol
m Richard r. Abbey, Jno. B. PeytOn, T.
ng Coffee, II. w. Wick, Jno. NJ. jenkins, an
ire H. NJ. Barnes.
nd The Chair appointed as committee unde
7 the Sd observation-disclosures. w. M. Pinckart
John K. Yerger, ]. P. Harrison, N. d. COX
ses man, and ]. t. S. Collins.
ed Messrs. Abbey, Marley and PeytOn, IA
M nority of the committee, presented a repo
and resolutions, which being read, on INK
ed tion of MIR. John K. Yerger. it was
mt Resolved, That the report and resolution
CD of the committee, together with the report {
ia the minority be published, and that the ma
ters embraced in the minority report, as we
," as the subject generally, meet with the heart
ak appreciation of this convention; and that the
Ire be referred to It's further consideration at
Int meeting to be held at Jackson on the 9th da
of November next, to which all other couI
De ties of the State not here represented are re
De quested to send delegates.
~ On motion of John I. Guion, ESQ.,, the 70
~ lowing resolutions were adopted,-
of Resolved, LIST. That this conventio
en- earnestly recommend to the planters of Mis-
slssipPl and the neighboring planters
IN. Louisiana to come with unanimous effort II
Ter to the measures of reform and economy con
ice templated by this convention.
re- Cd. That the members of this conventio
sxt here present do hereby pledge themselve
out each to the other. that they will hencefort
will by all laudabe and practicable means, an
not with all the influence they can command
cal assist in establishing home marketor ma
ear kets within the State of Mississippi, for IA
cotton produce in the State.
m Sd. That the President of this Convertio
in be requested TO appoint standing commits
lch tee of i've merchants of Vicksburg to repo
Ike to him as soon as convenient. and thereafte
md from time to time, to be by him published
Use statemen: of such shipping and other facI
in. tiles as may be had in Vicksburg, for the fos
err tering and encouraging home market an
ted direct trade, and that the President hay
power to fill the vacancies in SAID committe,
lats 4th. As the sense of this convention, tn,
BILE it Is the desire of our planters whose cont
IS, guilty TO Vicksburg makes that city the MOI
up convenient point for their trade, to ente
On boldly and as speedily as practicable, upo
We. the business of direct trade; thst they wis
ter henceforth to employ the merchants OF thr
yer city as their cotton factors and agents. nstes
to Of those Of New Orleans; and that we regal
pit the enterprise as equal and mutual in i
out benefits to the merchant and the planter
ss, and further, that this Convention EXPECTS q
re- the part of the merchants and citizens
ge- YicksbuTg,a prompt and hearty cooperate
ats and union Of effort il thus promoting Il
prosperity and welfare Of the State.
ele SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT.
- - The minority Of your committees who disc
NJ from the report Of the majority, do 80 in cons
Us, uuence 81 our belief that it does not cover Ii
ect whole ground intended as the object 81 RS IS