Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-11
Ear sz.e Mississippi Palladium
Meeting At RyhzIiz

Ia On the 9th inst, Col James s Rod
gers was called 10 the Chair and Mr..
4 c keaiOn appointed Secretary
The meeting being called to order, the
Chairman arose and in most dignified
and Ce1tlemanly manner. explained the
object ol II, to-wit;-To appoint dele
gates 20 the County Convention TO be
he'd at Holly Springs on the sih inst.
-to- THe purpose OF nou1inaiing candi-
dates for the State Legislature, and al
80 DELEGATES 10 the State Convention.
The following preamble and resolutions
were then offered and read by the Sec
retary-
Whereas, We consider that the en-
cucachments Of the North upon the
most vital interests Of the South man.
fest direct tendency TO overthrow
those Institutions which we hold most
sacred and which are guaranteed to us
by that golden iie," the Constitution,
aud that a crisis has arrived in which
AT men vino value their dearest rights
ssCul5 unite in one firm phalanx to
CHECK their onward career; Be it there
fore
RzssIrad, That we unfurl the stan
6ard Of democracy 10 the breeze and
Inscribe upon its banner, Southern
Rights and the Constitution, and main-
tam an uailinching allegiance to the
Union, based upon these and no other
Grounds
Re~Jrcf, That we consider the so
called compromises OF Congress as but
supporting the North in ats course, and
containing but one feature (the fugitive
slave laVl al al beneficial 10 the South,
and they are using every effort 10 pre-
vent 1he enforcement Of lis benefits
and 10 weld which point and tamely
submit, would deprive us of every foot
q Freedoms soil, and we would be
virtually sold 70 Northern fanaticism
RcSs5us8, That we will not be de-
oeived b the cry of GLORIOUS Union,"
bat that we consider the course pur-
sued BIZ the 50 called Union for Sub
uaisSicn) party . bait inviting to any
kird cf AGGRESSION, however humilia-
55-lE il may Se, even were II TO make
rs r FroriHcs of that section.
r r flytL1r Reso'red, That as we
consi6e-. our fc1efathers left the moth
x country for 4 much less cause than
yEe would have, and as their Declara-
lon u Independence, lthe very seal of
the Constitution, which Is an assertion
of equal rights and privileges, and
which Instrument expressly declares
that when anv measure or measures
becomes destructive of these ends, it is
their night, at Is their duty, TO alter or
abolish them" &c, that, (after exhaust
mg al means Of remedy within the
.iIl.its & the Constitution, they are not
convinced Of \ sense of unjust aggres-
s5on-l we unite ourselves firmly to OPP
pose and defeat abolitionisn and Fill
more whiggerv lat all hazards and to
the last extremity"
The question being called for after
their second reading, the resolutions
were unanimously adopted, both sepa-
Tateiy and jointly
IL beng suggested that the more I'M
mediate object Of the meeting was the
appointing Of delegates, the following
gentlemen were unanimously elected,
VIZ MeSsrs 4. Arnold, ID. B. Lindsay,
= Harms. Jas. b. Owings, Osborne
Arnold, &C Strickland and HI. Town.
send
Mr.. Z w Pggh was then nomina-
ted. whereupon he arose and made
some remarks 10 define his true posi-
ton, stating that miSrepresentation had
caused him TO avail himself of that op-
PortGnity OF clearing himself from any
unjust charges which may have been
alEesed against him. He said he never
had been so rigid partisan as to be
trzmelled exclusively by either party;
that he was with the democracy of the
cd school. whose principles were en-
bodied IN the resolutions Just adopted,
and TO which he fully subscribed, but
that he thought il necessary to act in
ike present crisis with great delibera-
ton and calm reflection. The vote be-
Tag put 10 The meeting he was unani-
usou>iy elected to fiji a seat in the
convention
Mr. L Coleman was then elected as
IN alternate, IN case of contingency.
On motion of Mr.. Townsend the
Chairman and Secretary were added
70 the list of delegates.
On molten Of Mr.. Harris it was or
cered tina, the proceedings of this meet
ing be published in the two democratic
papers al Holly Springs, Palladium and
Izckscnian.
On motion Of Mr. Harris a vote of
thanks was rendered the Chairman for
The able manner in which he had pre-
sided-'he Secretary included.
IL being announced to the meeting
that Col Samuel Benton of. Mount
Pleasant had arrived in town, on mo-
ton II Mr. Harris. the Chairman, Sec
resa-v and Mr.. Townsend were ap-
posatea committee 10 wait on Col.
Benton and invite him TO divide the
tire with General Whiimore in the
Systsksas Of the evening.
No other business being before the
mee;inc Il adjourned % meet with the