The Madisonian. (Canton, Miss.) 1850-1855, 1850-12-19
c,o,,cc,.tio,, Or the STATE Of ms

Congress- of the United States, control
ed. as it was, at its last session, by a
dominant majority, regardless of the
constitutional rights of the slavehold-
inc States; and reAecting the will Of a
section whose population are hostile
in feelings and opposedoin principle to
long established and cherished in
stitutiou Of this State and our sister
States of the South. affords alarming
evidence Of settled purpose on the
part of said majority to destroy said
institution and subvert the sovereign
mower Of this and the other slavehold
inc States; and whereas, tits becoming
and properthata sovereign State should
promptly resort to the most efficient
means for the maintenance of its SOW
ereirn and preservation of its consti.
tutional rights as member Of the
confederacy when assailed, by the ex-
ercise Of the highest power 'recognis-
ed under our Republican form Of Gov>
ernment the expressed will Of the SOW
ereign people! Therefore,
SIC. L. BE 1t enacted by the Legis>
| iat0ye 6ft6c State g' MisSissippi That
al election for delegates to conven,
ton Of the people Of the State Of Mis-
sissipoi shall be held in the several coun
lies thereof, on the first Monday and
day following in the month of Septem-
her, in the year eighteen hundred and
6ftv one, that SAID election shall be
held at all the preciucts established by
law and shall be managed and con,
Quoted by the she-ifis or other proper
officers Of the counties respectively, in
the same manner and according to the
same rules and regulations as are pro
scribed by law forthe election Of mem,
bers of the Legislatures: And itFis here.
bv declared to be the duty of the Gov-
enor 10 issue his proclamation to the
several shenffs of the State, at least
ninety days before the time appointed
for holding SAID election requiring them
to hold aud conduct the same accor-
ding 10 law, and :he said sherifs shall
advertise the time and place of hold
inc SAID election for at least twenty
days by publishing the same in the sew
ersl newspapers Of their respective
counties, and by posting notices at, al
least, four public places in their coun
ties.
SEC. 2. Be 1t t0rt1er eadted, Tha
, each county shall be represented in
said convention by the same numbet
of delegates as such county has of Rep
! resentalives in the House Representa-
; atives. including the representation o
IS any city or town in any county
r SEC. 3. BE II further enacted, Iha
: no person not citizen Of the State
!. of Mississippi; who shall not at th'
i time Of said election have resided TO
: twelve months previous thereto IN tn
county, and shall not have attained th
age Of twenty FIVE years, shall not b
eligible to a seat in said convention.
SEC. 4. Be itfarther enatcd, That
shall be the duty of the sheriff or othe
proper returning officer of each an
every county, within twenty days ate
said election, to make foil and CON
pleto return TO the Secretary OF State
of the votes cast for delegates IN HI
c. county, and the certificate of eectlo
Of the returning officer Of the prope
county or Of the Secretary OF State
in favor Of any delegate, shall be ey
/. dence Of his right to a seat in SAID COZ
yention in such manner as they ma
prescribe' baa
Be SEC. 5. BE 1t further enacted, Ihi
the delegates elected under the provl
ions of this. act shall assemble at Ia
Capital Of the State, on the secon
+ Monday Of November, A. ID. eghtee
g. hundred and ffty-one, and orgauIz
r themselves into a convention hy U
. election Of President and such oth'
officers as they may deem necessa'
\ and the appointment Of snltao
y number of assistants, shall proceed,
q consider the then existing relations 3
tween the Government Of the unlte
2 States and the Governments OF the ola
y of Mississippi, to DEVISE and carry IN
effect the best means of redress tor u !
D. past, and obtain certain security
20 the fui ure, and to adopt such meas
res for 1indicating the sovereignty !.
!, the State, and the protection OF us !
On stituttons as shall appear to them ~ I =
ey demanded. Said convention shall apo
"1s III such rules and regulations torl1s g
re, ernment and for the proper trahsacV''
ad, OF business as they shall think props
The officers, members and asslssan !,
"A Of said convention shall receive !
same compensation as is now allo"'
l'I by law to the officers, members hno
slstants Of the Legislature ana
il. Auditor Of pubhcaccounls sha'l lSs 2
--~- his Warrante m the Treasury tneI6H