The Woodville Republican. [volume] (Woodville, Miss.) 1847-1853, 1851-07-01
Meeting Of Town Dogs

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Meeting Of Town Dogs
Early yesterday morning, our window was
darkened by the appearance of a large man..
gy dog, who, with nm omenous growl, and
threatning look, dropped from his frothy
mouth a paper containing the following pro
ceedings OF a meeting of the town dogs. con-
vened to take into consideration the subject
of paragraph, which had lately appeared
in public print. 1t seems the meeting was
very dog-matic in its proceedings:
"a large and highly respectable meeting
Of town dogs was convened this day, near
the town of Woodville. to take into consid-
Grafton the purport and meaning of a certain
paragraph which has lately appeared in pub
lie print, and to devise means and ways to
effect and preserve our welfare generally
Whereupon, the venerable Wallis, late of
NewOrleans, and the aged Argus, were Sc
lected Presidents of the meeting, and Bose
and Zach were chosen Secretaries OF the
meeting. The venerable President explain
ed the object Of the meeting, in a lengthy
and highly interesting dissertation upon the
following paragraph, drawing the most ire
sistable conclusions as to its meaning
"a number of OUR exchanges mention
the appearance of mad dogs in their neigh
borhoods. We would not, for any thing,
conspire against the lives, or insinuate
against the perfect sanity and good temper
ament of our respectable canine denizens-
but we would suggest to our " city fathers "
the propriety of e%nacting an ordinance some.
what restricting these denizens in their lib
critics. They assemble upon the pavements
and at the corners in such numbers, that Ia
dies are frequently compelled To take to the
streets TO avoid them" d. za
After he had concluded, Meg moved the
appointment of a committee to draft a pre-.
amble and resolutions expressive of the oh.
jects of the meeting. Wherenpon, Meg
Rough, Gap, Stump, and others, were ap
pointed on said committee. E.f td.
The committee retired, and after a brie
absence, reported the following '
vi" WHEREAS, it Is with the most serious IN
terest, that we have seen, Of late, in public
print, certain indications aud |insinuation.
that the canine species are a nuisance ant
incubus upon the corporation of WoodviIle
and whereas, the said public print did seri
ousIy offend our feelings aud dignity, b,
falsely charging us with gathering in crowd
upon the corners SO as to imcommode church
goers and whereas, we have often beef
treated with indignity, by having Tin kettle
} applied to our caudle e%xtremities, and on
. Lives have been wilfully and maliciously en-
dangered and sought by the shooting of fir
arms and the scattering Of FINISHES OF deatI
+ about us,--thercfore, be it
ReSotvc1, That while we entertain non
/ but the most friendly feelings Tor our fellow
t%ownsmen, generally, and assure them thf
we are DESTROYS of preserving equality an
y friendship, yet we are free to avow our Sc
tied determination not to compromise on
G right to occupy the streets, corners, and ma
ket place, in the said corporation
I'd. Tha: we do wage our eternal hosti
ity against any one who may propose fol o
" fee in the said corporation, who Is in fave
y of restricting, abridging or ~cur-taiIDg o,
n long established privileges, and that we d
4 clare to be among those privilege,
sour delight,
OF a starry night,
To bark and bite.D
Sd. That the insinuation that we do NJ
surrender the street to ladies, is a direct j
suit to MS, and q dangerous encroachmel
L oil onr right to occupy said street at our di
erection. 1t is as easy for ladies' to leave I'll
pavement as it is for us to do so.
a That the %insinuotion that we are ma
or liable 10 become rabid, is the creature
u destardly brain, entertained only by tim
cuy-mudgeons.
IS 8. That we frown with indignation upc
the vulgar habit of attaching tin kettles
our dorsal appendages.
i 6. That we look with holy horror upt
y the abominable system of scattering poiso
ed SassengeyS and or.rom,t upon the pub
streets.
Z. That in order TO prevent accidents v
. /" handle not, touch not taste not the u
clean things" a
8 That the proceedings of this meeting
published Wallis Presidents
a@a 81 a ARGUS, al
d a aass, Secretaries. saps.,
- ave have never met with 80 honest
I avowal in any Of our political opponents,
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