Mississippi palladium. [volume] (Holly Springs, Miss.) 1851-1852, 1851-07-11
>din. rf a Democratic ai.ss Flights
Meeting at Cornersville.

Meeting at Cornersville.
Pursuant to previous notice the
Democratic State Rights party OF
Tachaleeche District, in Marshall coun-
ty, Miss, assembled at Cornersville on
the 2Sth June, for the purpose of ap-
/ pointing delegates to the County Con-
vention to be held at Holly Springs on
the lst Monday in July next, to NOM
mate suitable candidates for the State
Convention and Legislature.
On motion, Col. E. F. Potts was call
ed TO the Chair and VIM. c. Swndle
appointed Secretary.
The Chairman having briefly ex-
planned the object of the meeting, the
following resolutions were offered by
VIM. Wright and unanimously adopt
ed by the meeting:
/ Resokred, That the attempt 10 brand
the Democratic State Rights party
with the name of Disunionist or Seces-
sionist is foul device of corrupt poll
ticians, thirsting for place and power,
and designed to create false issue be-
fore the people.
ResotUed, That we will strictly ad-
here TO the ancient land marks of the
Democratic party-a strict construc-
ton of the Constitution-the rights of
the States and reserved rights of the
people
ReSotred, That in the main, the So
called Union party are supporting po-
iitical doctrines calculated in its effects
TO invite further aggressions on our
Southern rights and Institutions from
the abolitionists and freesoilers of the
North. and thereby destroy our peace,
and prove fatal to the Union of the
United States.
Resoired, That we freely admit that
the so-called Union party is entitled to
the name of Union party, because we
believe the said party to be made up
of disaffected and disappointed politi-
clans from the whig and democratic
parties: hence we believe them entitled
to the name of Union party-being a
union formed by the politicians afore-
said: bat we deny that the said Union
party is doing anything calculated to
perpetuate and preserve this glorious
Union of States.
Resotced, That the aforesaid Union
party is not safe to be trusted with our
ship of State, and us such, are not en-
titled to the suffrage of the Southern
people.
ReSofUed, That we cannot in Justice
TO ourselves, our families and our coun-
try, give our support to any man who
is in favor of the so-called compromise
bill, passed by Congress in 1850.
Resolred, That we heartily approve
the patriotic and statesman-like course
pursued by our late Senator and Rep
resentative in Congress, Hon. Jefferson
Davis and Hon. Jacob Thompson.
On motion the chairman appointed
VIM. C. SwindIe, G.. ID. Nelson, S. c.
White, Thos. Cunningham and Wm
Wright, committee of five, to present
to the meeting the names of ten gen.
tlemen as delegates to the County
Convention. The committee, after
having retired few minutes, returned
and reported the following names:--
DIR. B. c. Alvis, Col. E. F. Potts, S. c..
White, Thos. Cunningham, G. NJ. Viii
lis, B. r. Long, J.. M. Jernigan, VIM.
c. Swindle, G.. D.. Nelson and VIM.
Wright; and each delegate was author
ised TO appoint his alternate in case he
could not attend; which report was
unanimously adopted.
On motion of VIM. Wright it was
resolved that the Chairman and Secre-
tary sign the proceedings of this meet
ing and that the Mississippi Palladium
and Jacksonian, at Holly Springs, be
requested to publish the same.
On motion the meeting adjourned
sine die
E. F. POTTS, Ch'mn.
WM. c. SwINDLE, Sec'y.