Southern standard. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1851-1856, 1853-04-30

by their action as well as theory, the principles of
the Republican political creed, conceive that they
have just and weighty claims upon their brother
Democrats of other sections of the State, respect
fully present their yiews-so far as the party in
the county of Jasper is concerned-to their breth-
rem of the North, the South and the West in the
following Resolutions
Resol0ed, That the bulwark Of Mississippi De-
nocracy, in defeat as well as victory, has been
the Counties Denoininated Eastern Mississippi.
Resolved, That while Eastern Mississippi has
never wavered in the political feld-while she has
often retrieved fallen cause-as yet she has new
ef asked the Offices which have been in the power
of the people to confer, or of the General Gov
eminent to give.
Therefore, RESOLVED, That the Democracy of
East Mississippi, claiming portion of the talent
of the State, respectfully but earnestly present the
name of the Hon. JOHN j. M'RAE, of Clark
county, to the ensuing Legislature of the State,
as suitable individual to be elected to the U. S.
Senate.
RESOLVED, That the Hon. JOHN J. M'RAE,
by his assduous devotion to the public interest in
all the trusts confded to him, and recently by his
able and constitutional advocacy of the rights of
the South in the Senate of the Union, has estab-
lished paramount claim upon the gratitude of
the people of Mississippi.
RESOLVED, That the Hon. D. c. GLENN has
ably and efficiently discharged the onerous duties
of Attorney General of the State of Mississippi,
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Resolved, That we instruct our delegates to the
State convention to use all honorable means to Sc
cure the denomination of D. G. GLENN for the
same Office.
! The mover Of the first Resolutions Hon. S. R.
ADAMS, sustained their adoption in an eloquent
speech representing the necessity of harmony in
the Democratic ranks, and placing the claims Of
Col. McRae more particularly upon the ground
that he was Eastern of distinguished abili
ty and that it became Eastern Mississippi, as fore
most and most effectual in the political fray, to
stand by her own men of genius Mr.. ADAMS
also made most eloquent allusion to Col Nc
RAE's brief but brilliant career in the federal
Senate.
On further motion, the meeting adjourned to
the ensuing day (Tuesday.)
On Tuesday, at the hour of IL o'clock, the
/ Democratic party again met in Convention.
/! Mr.. S. R. ADAMS was called to the Chair, Col.
| O. c. DEAsE, the President of the association,
being absent upon jury.
Mr.. BANKsToN introduced the following reso-
lutons which were adopted:
Resolued. By tie Democracy Of Jasper, IN pri-
mary Convention assembled, That no nomination,
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, more acceptable to them than that of the Hon.
SHIELDS L. HUssEY for Auditor of Public Ac-
counts.
Res0lged further, That recognize in the
Hon. S. L. Hussey, an able and consistent Dem
ocrat devoted to the conservation of the Amerl-
can Union and to the Constitutional rights of the
South.
JAMES J. SHANNON, Esq, offered the following
resolution, which passed unanimously
ResoIOed, That the Democratic delegates from
this county to the State Convention be instructed
to present the name of the Hon. S. R. ADAMS,
of this county as suitable person to represent
this Congressional District in the House of Rep
resentatives of the Congress of the United States,
and that they use all honorable exertions to pro-
cure his nomination.
The report of former committee, appointed tC
select a candidate for representative in the State
/ Legislature, was received. The substance of the
report was that they could not decide between the
| rival asprants. After much friendly discussion
it agreed that the Democrats then presen
Constituting large number of the Democracy O.
Jasper should recommend suitable person fol
the Office of Representative in the State Legisla-
ture. After various ballotings SPENCER R. BANK
sToN was unanimously recommended as the can
didate of the Democracy of Jasper, for the office
of Representative from this county in the Legis
lature of the State.
The resolutions passed unanimously.
On motion it was further
ResoIved, That the proceedings of this meeting
, be published in the Eastern Clarion, Missssip
: plan, Lauderdale Republican, Holly Springs
) Gurd, Southern Standard and Columbus Demo
5 crat.
On further motion the meeting adjourned san
die
O. c. DEAsE, chm.
, JOHN S. MURPHY, Sec'y