The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-09-19

factories, and far as il is practicable to diScon-
tnue It's intercourse with, and 20 throw of It's de-
! pendence upon people who steal our property,
fleece us out OF our money and brand oppres-
sors--who realize millions annually from the pro-
ductbns of slave labor, while they dsparage the
mof,ls and impugn The motives Of Save owners,
therefore we do soemnly pledge ourselves that we
viii purchase no article for our domestic consump-
ton that Is grown, prepared or manufactured In
any of the non-saveholdng States of this Union,
provided that such articles can be obtained the
growth manufacture of any of the Southern
States and that in the purchase of every descrip-
ton of goods, wares, and merchandise, we will IN
every instance, give the preference TO the manu-
] faetures and productions of the Southern States.
and TO such merchants as deal in such articles ex-
clusvely.
| ID. Resoiued, That will not transact any bu-
sness (elther by the shipment of cotton to, the
purchase of goods from with any merchant in the
city of New Orleans who is known TO be Free
solder in his sentiments, or unless his long resi-
dence in the South and known opinions have iden-
tilted him with the South.
Sd. ResoIped, That we will employ no schools
teachers, patronize any school under the man
agement of any person or persons, who are not
known to be wholly Southern in all their feelings
and opinions, unwilling to subject our
children TO the taint of corruption, by placing them
under the influence OF those who claim 1t as a re-
ligious merit 10 aid in the destruction of Southern
institutions.
4th Resolred, That the people of all the coun-
ties and neighborhoods this and the other South
ern States be requested to call meetings and adopt
similar resolutions.
ID. c. Glenn, our Attorney General, being
urged TO the stand by repeated calls, addressed
the meeting in his usual clear, vehement and
overwhelming power. He drew rapid but
4 vivid contrast between the low and paltry con-
Germs of party drill and aspirations the one
hand, and the vast questions on which the con-
federacy depends on the other He, with the
venerable president, was ready to drag party to
the common altar and sacrifice it, This is the
outline of his truly able speech, delivered amidst
incessant applause. He had spent five or six
weeks in his former county of Mlrshall, where,
on continued discussions before the people they
We're now united in one will and with one heart,
to have what the South will havc--aer share of
territory, her constitutional guarantees and her
existence. Mississippi has no ADLER defender of
| Southern rights than the talented Glenn.
On motion of DR.. ID. o. Williams, com
mittee of one from each precinct in the county
was appointed, to recommend to the meeting
suitable persons as delegates to the Nashville
Convention.
The President appointed said committee,
the following gentlemen: For Jackson, Judge
| A. Hutchinson; Clinton, ID. O. Williams Ray
| mond, DR.. Washington Rossman; Newton, Err
wine Lewis; Utica G. w. Minis; Auburn, L.
b. Yates; Edwards Depot, DIR. Kise; Browns
vile, ID. ID. Boykin; Sturges' Store, ]. ID.
| Houston
The committee recommended the following
gentlemen: Messrs John l. Guion, c. r. Cliff
ton, G. s. Tarpe, John Marshall William Smith,
j. r. Jefferson, Thomas j. Wharton, William
s. Jones, r. N. Downing DIR. Thompson, Jesse
Thompson, A. X. Montgomery, NJ. w. Newman,
John p Martin, Henry W. White, Vincent
Murphy, f. J. Kelly, John M. Duflield, Daniel
Black, &. w. Osborn, II. ID. McNear, M. w.
Philips.
On motion, the President, Vice President,
Secretaries and members of this committee, not
included in the names recommended, were added
to the list of delegates; all of whom were unani-
mously chosen by the meeting.
/ j. j. Davenport offered the following reso-
! luton.
Resolred, That should the Texas adjustment
bill be PASSED through the two Houses of Con
gress, and the proposition be rejected by the
! people of Texas, it will become the duty of all
i the Southern States to make common cause
with Texas in resisting the principles set forth
/ in the late message of President Fillmore and
: the aggressions Of the Federal Government.
Which was unanimously adopted.
} Col. John f. Cuslman, of Lafayette, being
now present, was loudly called for to address
the meeting, and to state the sentiment Of his
county. He made Il few observations replett
with energy and power, concerning the grea
crisis before us, and gave repeated and most EN-
phatic assurances, not only of the entire una
| nimity of Lafayette county, but Of tlc entire
northern counties of Mississippi This was, in
deed, cheering to every patriot present This is
/ Er.t oh
! proud to recognize the devotion of our talented
ccuntryman to great principles.
i j. J. Davenport esq.,, with universal enthusi-
asm, was called to address this meeting in re-
view of what had transpired. He did it nobly
Every thing he said aroused, awakened and con-
firmed the mind, and cheered and animated the
heart.
On motion,
Resolred, That the proceedings of this meet
ing be requested to be published in the Missis
sippian, and the presses throughout the State
opposed to submission, and in the Southern Press
and New Orleans Delta.
/ On motion, te
! Resolred, That this meeting do now adjourn
to meet again at Raymond, on Monday the 9th
inst !; that on that day. and SO long as the meet
ing may choose to continue, tN citizens of Kinds
county, and of Mississippi be requested to unite
IN free, open, and full discussion OF all the great
| questions either presented by the resolutions OF
! this meeting or opened by the crisis.
WILLIAM SMITH, President.
a 4 N \ noWNISG Y. Presidents.
i 2. ? RUSSELL, Secretaries.
i N. b. WARD, '''''''
4 From the Columbus Times
u SOUTHERN MEETNG.--The citizens Of Etfing