The Yazoo City Whig. [volume] (Yazoo, Miss.) 1844-1851, 1845-04-25
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Al meeting of the Voters Of YazoO City,
on the evening OF the 10Th inst, for the pur-
pose Of taking into consideration the propri-
ETY. Of nominating Two ca. didates for the
State Legislature favorable to the removal If
the Seat Of Justice from Benton to Yazoo
CITY.
On motion. Maj w. REGAIN was called
80 The Chair, and DR.. D. A. JAMES appoint
ed Secretary.
The House being called TO order, D. VIM.
Mills moved, that Committee five be ap
pointed to draft RESOLUTIONS for the adoption
Of said meeting. Whereupoo the following
gentlemen were appointed said Commitie' .
DR.. w. Mills. F. w. Qnackenboss. J. M.
Allen, J. NJ. HolingswOrth, and A. Patler-
sun. After an absence Of few minutes, the
Committee, through their Chairman Mr.. A.
Patterson. reported the following resolutions.
which were adopted.
let. ReSOlUed, That in our opinion the
majority Of the voters of Yazoo county are
favorable to a removal Of The Seat OF Justice
rom Benton To Yazoo City. A removal as
we belle e conducive to the interest and
convenience of vast proportion Of the cIti.
gems Of The county.
2nd. ResolDed, That in the selection Of
candidates rOr The popular bFaLch OF the Leg
stature, we entirely disregard The lInessOl
party d,smnc'ion. and pledge ourselves 10 The
snppoEt of the Two candidates reLularlynom
mated as favorable 10 The proposed removal
of the Court House 10 this place.
Ord. ReS0lUPd. That committee Of ten
be apppiRted 10 meet with Committees from
other PORTIONS Of the county in Ben,ons ON
he hTd Monday of May, to nominate w
suitable persons as candidates tor the Leg
stature. WHO are favorable TO the removal oil
he Court House from BeLion 10 Ya7oC
City
Alb. ResolUed, That N. G. Nye. ]. s
ClendenlD, J. J. Hughes. John |. Wilson
aud A. Patterson, Esqs, be appoints !
Committee TO facilitate by all possible means
The proposed measure, and whenever va
lority of Item may deem il exped,ent. 10 cal
meetings If the citizens Of YazoO City, il
furlherance Of the same.
Under ,he provlsiun Of The Ord section o.
he above resolutions. the Chair appointed
the following gentlemen to constitute saiC
Committee.
DR.. J. w. Barnett. Dr.. WIN. Mills, 7
Malone. r. Cage, F. b ,rksdale, A. Muir
dock, r. Spiers, J / Wilson, and w. John
snn. On motion, the char was added TO tn,
Commttee.
S. E. Nye, Esq moved the adoption Of tn,
following resolution, which was accordingly
done. - r--- Is.
sw FeeSolped. That ia. is the sense ofthi
meeting. that the Senalur from Yazoo an,
Madison counties, should be governed IN re
lalion to The removal of the Court House
by the wishes of the people, az expressed il
he election Ol Representatives.. and that th
cleo ion cf Representatives, ia, o'able to tina
object shall be deemed an instruction !
. IN.
On motion of. w. Barnett, the Cores
ponring Committee are requested address
our fellow cilzens at Lincoln. D llets. Ben
ton, Salarna, and the Big Black Box, urgrn
them TO call meetings for the purpose of send
ing Committees to Benson, ON The third Mon
: day Of MAY, TO nominate candidates for tn
: Legislature. favorable to said removal Of lh
Seat uf Justice.
s. E. Nye, Esq, moved that the proceed
inRs Of this meeting be signed bv The Char
IN m and Secretary, and that the Y goo Den
ocral, Yazoo City Wing, and Benton Banne
| be reqnsted to publish the same. On inc
lion, tine meeting adjourned.
VIM. REGAIN, Ch'mn.
D. A. JAMES. Sec'v