The Yazoo Democrat. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1845-07-23
Vol. I. No. Al

The committee in the case of Ingrahan,
begged leave to make their report:
The committee to which was referred
the resolutions relative to the appointment
ola cadet by our late delegation in con.
gress, which cadet, it is suggested, was not
nor had been resident ofthe state of Mis-.
sissippi at the time Of his appointment, beg
leave to report, that they have given the
subject all the attention and examination
which the limited time afforded them would
allow.
The Committee learn that the appoint.
ment of cadets is regulated by law or us.
age, which allows that each congressional
district in the United States, shall be enti-
tied to cadet. By regulation of the de-
Partment, the appointment of each cadet
is made upon the recommendation Of the
member of the district in which he is ap.
pointed, and such recommendation is gen.
orally observed. The members of Con.
gress from Mississippi being elected by
general ticket, the whole state is entitled
to four cadets and for the purpose of con.
venience, and in order that each member
might assume the esponsibility of his own
act, our delegation agreed among themsel-
YES that each should recommend cadet
from his own section of the state, without
interference from the others, and that then
all would unite in the recommendation
The committee believe that this mode of
proceeding was unexceptionable, because it
Appropriated as near as could be to con-
tormity with the mode of appointment by
law or usage. The committee believe that
the appointment of Mr.. Ingraham was ur-
ged by the hon. Mr.. Hammet, from the
southwestern part of the state, and they
have had some evidence before them which
llaductss- tiIr1IS w.
egates, with himself were ignorant at the
time of Recommending Mr.. Ingraham for
appointment, that he was not citizen Of
the state. The committee believe there is
no, doubt of the fact that young Mr.. Ingra-
ham is not, and was not at the time Of his
appointment a resident of the state. And
while they would condemn in unqualified
terms, the practice Of appointing as cadets
from this state any other than citizens Of
the state, they are not authorised by any
thing which has appeared, in believing that
our representatives have acted culpably
in the premises. They think it highly
probable that some of them at least were
misled by misrepresentation as to the res
idence of Mr.. Ingraham; but that if blame
rests an. where, it should be upon those
who represented the applicant as citizen
or resident of Mississippi.
To prevent a like occurrence, we res.
pectfully instruct our representatives and
request our senators in the next congress
of the United States, to use their best exer-
tons to procure the passage ola law to
provide for an equitable and just mode Sc
letting candidates for cadets from the sew.
eral states to the national school at West
Point based, in all cases, upon an actual
residence in the state Ofat least five years
next preceding the time of his recommen.
dation or appointment.
P. BRIscoE, chairman, c. BOYD,
L. SANDERS, jr. r. E. HARRIS,
B. F. DILL, A. B. MOORE.
On motion, the convention adjourned 10
2 o'clock P. NJ.
EVENING SESSION.
The convention was called to order by
the President at o'clock.
On motion of w c Hale, Of Carroll,
RESOLVED, That committee Of thirteen
be appointed to act as central committee
of'the democratic party, who shall have the
power of receiving designations and filing
thai may occur in the list Ofcqn-
didates selected by this convention.
The chair appointed the following per-
sons said committee Lewis Sanders, jr.,
John NJ Elder, Seymour Halsey,
H 7 Elicit TW Walsh, J BaHaile, G T
Swami, ] E Davis, D c Glenn, N s Price,
AG Wen, W C Hale, B FDal.