The Yazoo City weekly Whig. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 18??-1855, 1853-07-22


Wing and Flag Of The Union.
On motion. the meeting adjourned.
u HUGHES, Chairman.
A. PATTERsoN, sec'ty.
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WING STATE CONVENTION.
The delegates to the Wing State Conven-
tionsof Mississippi, assembled at the Capitol.
at Il o'clock a. NJ. this day. July 18th,
1853. and were called to osder. On motion
of Gen w. R. Miles, Hon. WM. a. LAKE
was called to the Chair: and on his further
motion r. X. AUTHER Esq, was appointed
Secretary, and on motion OF Hon. A. M.
West, Of Holmes, Thomas Palmer, Esq,
Assistant Secretary, pro tenn.
/ On motionof Mr.. Starke delegates were
requested to give in1heir names, as their re
peclive counties in the State were being call
ed over, delegates from 90 counties answer
ed to their names.
On motion of d. W., Adams, Committe
of one from each county delegation in this
Convention was appointed by the President,
to present the names Of suitable gentleman
to act as officers of this Convention; Where
upon the Chair appointed the following gem
tleman as said Committee.
Messrs. Starke, Farrar, Lewis, Evans.
Brantly, Johnston, Fox, Dumas. Rodgers.
Foote Eskridge. Moore, Buck, Harris, AID
ridge, Wilkinson, Mendenhall, McAlister,
Boiling, .Crump, Mayors, Henry, Bruner,
Robertson, West and Miles.
On further motion of Mr.. Adams, the
Convention adjourned until q o'clock P. a.
At Cd o'clock P. M. the Convention was
called to order by the President. Hon. w.
A. LAKE.
Hon P. B. Starke. from the Commute on
officers. made the following report:
have been instructed by the committee. to
whom was assigned the duty of reporting
the names ofproper officers for the Conyen-
ton, to suggest:
For Pressaent. Hon. WM.. A, LAKE. of
Warren
For Vsce Presidents, Gen. g. McLaurin, of
Rankin; 3 Il Montgomery, of Madison;
Geo. III. Foote of Noxubee: g. M. Hyller, of
Adams: and P. B. Starke, Bolivar.
/ For Secretaries, E. BRuUER, of Claiborne
a.. A. Dumas, of LoWndes; and 6. w. Har
| per, of Kinds.
On motion, the report of the Committee
was received and unanimously adopted.
/ Hon w "A. LAKE, President, then address
. ed the Convention, thanking it for the hon
or conferred, and advising union and har
mony IN the transaction ofsbusiness, and a
true devotion to the principles Of the party
On motion Of Hen.J. S. y erger. the Rules
Of the House Of Representatives Of the State
of Mississippi, were adopted by this conven-
ton. so far as applicable to the transaction
/ of the business of this body.
Mr. Nye offered the following resolution,
which was adopted:
ResoIued, That the rules OF this Conven-
ton be so altered. as to allow the votes to
be east, to be taken BY counties, according
to the representative strength of eachr in
the lower branch of the state Legislature.
i Mr.. Mcdowell offered the following reso-
luton:
ResolOed, That a Committee, consisting
oftwo from each county Ito be appointed by
the respective delegations, be organized for
the purpose of arranging aud preparing
business for the action Of of the Convention,
and that in cases in which there is but one
delegate from county, that one delegate
shall be entitled to cast two votes in Com
mittee
Mr.. Dougharty offered as a substitute
to the resolution OF Mr. Mcdowell, the fol-
lowing:
That this Convention do now proceed to
the nomination Of suitable candidates for
State officers, to-wit: for Governor, Secreta-
ry of State, Auditor, State Treasurer, and
Attorney General,
A motion was made to lay the substitute
on the table. Pending this motion. the
Convention adjourned, mil 8o'clock 2. M.
The Convention met at 8 o'clock p. NJ
according to adjournment The motion to
lay the substitute of Mr. Daugharty on the
table came up for consideration. On call
by counties, the vote stood-29 ayes to | 9
noes. -
Gent Patrick Henry, then offered as
substitute for Mr. Nc DowelPs resolutions,
a series Of resolutions which were debated
at length, before the Convention.
Pending the remarks Of Mr. Foote Of
Noxubee. the Convention adjourned to meet
at 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
SECOND Day
The convention met &c 8 O'Clock, A. NJ.
Hon. p. b. Starke in the chair. The first
day proceedings Of this convention were
read. Mr.. Foote resumed his remarks.
Pending these remarks. Mr., Foote gave way
for AR. HyIIel Of Adams to introduce the /
following resolutions as substitutefor those
Of AIessfS. Mcdowell and Henry:
Rssolged, That ii IS the deliberate opinion
ofthe members Of tlIis CON entions that the /
Hon Francis II Rodgers Of Monroe coan.
II, IS the choice 81 tie people, for TIE ofice
d chief MagiflFale he State Of u ississip-
81.