Louisville messenger. (Louisville, Miss.) 1842-1843, 1843-03-11
No. 49,.

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A. Murray, Of Do'olo, and John ID.
williamson, nominated G.. =. Cook,
Iof Conhomn.
On tic third call Of tho counties,
G.. $. Cook received n majority Of ali
the votes, and was declared duly In
nomination.
Tic convention adjourned ill Q
O'Clock Friday morning 24lh.
Fridy can, o o'ciock.
/ The convention &c assembled.
Resolutions having been previously
introduced by Maj. j. Roger, Of Nox.
ubec, nominated Martin Van Buren,,
of New York, for the Presidency,
subject TO the decision Of a National
Convention, were, after some discus.
sion, laid on the table.
The convention next proceeded to
the selection Of candidates for Con.
gress, when the following named
gentlemen were nominated, to-wit:
Hon. JACOB THOMPSON,
Hon. VIM. M. GWIN,
Hon. WIN. H. HAMMET,
Hon. WIN. A. STONE.
A number of other gentlemen were
voted for, before the selections were
finally made, to-wit:-Dr. James
Hagan, OF Vicksburg, Col Robert w
Roberts, of Scott, VIM r. Crane, esq
of Rankin, Samuel F. Butterworth,
of Lowndes, Gen. Jesse Speight, Of
Lowndes, Joel M Acker, of Monroe,
Gen. II S Foote, of Kinds, and some
Others. On the first call, Messss.
Gwin, Thompson and Hammet were
selected, and on the third call, Judge
VIM. A. Stone received the nomina-
ton.
The propriety Of recommending a
suitable candidate for the United
States Senate was brought before the
convention, in resolution introduced
by Dr.. James Hagan, and after an
exciting and wrangling discussion, on
motion of Gen. G. M Price, the fol.
lowing resolation woe adopseas
Hes0ysca, That this convention
recommend to the Democracy of the
several counties Of this State to re-
quire of their candidates for the next
legislature, a solemn pledge, that they
will vote for that Democrat for the
Senate, who shall be known at the
SINE of the session Of the Legislature
to be the choice of majority of the
Democratic members thereof
On motion of Col Rob't. E. Harris,
ReSolred, That the President of
this convention proceed 10 appoint
Central State Committee, to consist
of 5 members, whose duty shall be
to prepare an address to the Democ-
racy of the State, and provide for the
publication of the same, and to fill
any vacancies which may occur in
the acts as they may think proper,
for the advancement of the cause of
Democracy in the State, and in the
Union, any five of whom shall consti
tute quorum to transact business.
The President appointed the fol.
lowing gentlemen to-wit:
Col. r. E. Harris, Of Copiah, J. E.
Davis, Of Warren, Jno. F. H. Clai.
borne, of Adams, John t. Cornell, OF
Lowndes, Henry C. Bennett, of Simp-
son, p. s. Cut Kings, of Copiah, IT.
w. Walsh, Of Neshoba, J. J. McRae,
of Clark, Gen. ii. S. Foot, of Kinds,
i. Percy Howe, of Lafayette, Gen.
p. Briscoe of Claiborne, Mai. Jos.
Roger, of Noxubee, David M. Fulton
of Madison, James E. Matthews, of
Tishemingo, and V. E. Howard of
Kinds.
The propriety Of agitating the
Presidential question was again
brought before the Convention and
the following resolution was unani-
imously adopted, on motion Of Gen.
Price, TO wit:
ReSoloed, That we recommend to
the people of the several counties in
the State, to send delegates to a de-
mocratic State Convention to assem-
bic in Jackson on the 9Th of January
1874, for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for the Presidency and
Nice Presidency; and to form De-
Electoral Ticket, and to do
such other things as to them may
seem meet and proper for the adj
vancement Of the cause Of EQUAL
RIGHTS.