The Port Gibson herald, and correspondent., 1849-10-19
STATE S0UTHERN CONVENTION.

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conrened an The city Of jackson, on Monday,
| October l, I849.
| On motion Of Hon. IT. Fl. Williams. of Pom
totoc, Hon. Geo. Winchester, of Adams, was
appointed President, pro tenn of the Convention.
On motion of Hon. John |. Guion, COL Geo.
K. Fall Of Kinds, was requested to act as Sec.
retary; and on motion of GeR T. N. Waul, of
Yalobusha, j. A. Orr, of Chckasaw, was ap.
pointed assistant Secretary.
| The delegates from The various counties came
1 forward and registered their names.
| On motion of Gen. Waul, Hon. D. Wallace,
OF South Carolina, was invited to seat within
| the bar.
On motion Of Hon. r. II. Williams, com.
mlttee OF ten was appointed to recommend off,
GERS for the Convention.
The following gentlemen were appointed said
committee by the chair
L. II. Williams, of Pontotoc; J. |. Guion, Of
flinds; Samuel Jayne, of Lawrence; Il. N.
/ Waul, of Yalobnsha; G. G. Skipwith, Of Tssa-
quena; James Whitfield, of Lowndes; H. G..
| Chambers, of Rankin; r. T. Archer, of Clai-
borne; John NJ. Chiffon, of Warren; j. Nj.
Sharpe, of Yazoo.
| The committee retired and through their
chairman, Hon. T. II. Williams, reported
For President Hon. w. l.. SIIARKEY; for
Vice.PreFident, His Excelency JOSEPH w.
MATTHEW'S. for Secretaries, J. A. ORR, of
Chickasaw, and w. A. PURDoM, of Holmes;
which report was received aud adopted.
The Hon. w. l.. Sharkey was conducted 10
the chair, and addressed the convention in lu-
cid and forcble manner, explanatory OF the
objects Tor which they had convened.
Col. G. G. Skipwith moved that The counties
be represented in the convention, in the same
numbers as in the lower House of the Legisa-
lure.
Hon. A. Hutchison asked the gentleman to
amend his resolution, by inserting double the
number OF representatives in the lower house
a large number of delegates have been elected
under this rule.
The amendment was accepted, and on mo.
| ton, the resolution so amended was adopted.
Judge Winchester said that in view of the
fact, that the convention would likely draw up
an address and resolutions on the subject for
which they had convened, i; was proper there
should be a previous understanding Of their
! scope and character. The great point to be kept
view, was the preservation of the Union, as
veil as to sustain the rights of the South; and
he latter, he conceived, could only be done by
he preservation of our slave institutions. Here
he Judge read long exposition of his peculiar
iews.
Judge Guon and Col. T. III. Williams, pre-
ented their credentials as aternates from Tish
mingo
The Hon. E. G. Wilkinson gave notice, thai
lon tomorrow, he would introduce resolution
TO appoint of members, of whom the
President of this convention shall be chairman
to prepare and report such resolutions or ad
dress as they may deem expedient.
On motion, the Convention adjourned unit
tomorrow morning at o'clock.
TUESDAY MORNING, Oct. 2, 1919.
The convention met pursuant to adjournment
Hon. w. L. Sharkey, President, addressed tn
convention in ampliication and further eucda
ton of the positions assumed by him OH yester
i day.
On motion Ct Gen. Waul, call Of the rol
was had.
On motion of the Hon. John l. Guion, tn
; journal of yesterdays proceedings was read.
Theodore Filter and George r. Fall appeared
! as delegates from the county of Kinds, to Fl
| the vacancies of Gen. Jefferson and DR.. Catch
] ings.
Gen. Patrick Henry delegate from the cour
ty of Madison, appeared and registered hi
name.
A. C. Baine and A. Hutchinson, appeare
and took their seats as delegates from the cour
ty of Winston.
. &C. Wilkinson, in accordance with the nc
tice given yesterday, introduced the followln
resolution:
Resolred, That committee E be appoint
ed by the President, to prepare and report TO tn
convention, definite matter for its action; an
that the President OF this convention be reques
E ed to act as chairman OF said committee.
e DIR. YandeIl moved that the blank in said II
e solution. be filled with the word ten.
Pending said motion, DR. Yandell yielded to
call for division of the question, and tlereupol
:. the first clause of the resolution was adopte'
i A. Hutchison moved that the blank be file
: with the number thirty.
0 II. Ii. Williams moved, as an amencmen
S that the blank be filled with the word Si,rtee
four from each Congressional District, whlc
was adopted BY the convention.
The President announced the names OF u
following gentlemen, as constituting the con
mittee, under the first clause of the resolutio
introduced by E. C. Wilkinson, 10 wit:
First District.-His Excellency, Gov. Ma
j thews, Hon. John I. Guion, Hon. Thomas
e Williams and w. Ii. Smith,
q Second District-Gen. I. N. Waul, Il.
|, Gordon, E. r. Burt and A. c. Baine.
s Third District.-Elon. E. c. Wilkinson,
!. M. Chiffon, A. Hutchinson and It. A. Dabne
IS Fourth DiStrict.-Hon. George Wincheste
9, r. 7. Archer, S. Ii. Johnson and Gen. d.
r Cooper.
Is T. N Waul, moved that in addition to fo'
members from each Congressional District, th
four members from the State at large, be add'
to the committee, which was adopted.
n' Gen. Patrick Henry moved reconslderatIt
of the vote last taken, which was lost
: The President announced the following nam
gentlemen, as appointed for the State at lars
on the committee, to wit
John ]. Smith, ]. e. McAlpin. nj. Balat
and Fl. G.. Chambers
Il Geo, Winchester asked and obtained leave
introduce certain propositions, which, on m
ton. were received and referred to the comm
tee, raised under the resolution OF r, U w
knson. h
J &c. Wilkinson asked and obtained leave
2. withdraw the latter clause of the resolution {
IN fered by him, relative to the appointment OF Il
a. committee.
j., On motion the convention adjourned until
n. o'clock, F. NJ.
n s O'CLOCK, p M.
4. The committee not having reported at 81
:, clock, the convention adjourned until tt
- "Wednesday morning, 9 o'clock.
WEDNESDAY MoREIEG, 9 o'clock.