The Port Gibson reveille. (Port Gibson, Miss.) 185?-1857, 1853-05-18

NorKJee.-J r Mastin, T A Hopkins. ]
Mcdonald, A @ FAINT, G b Ames.
OktibbcitG --Wm. II Cannon.
PanOia.-John Rayburn.
Pkc.--A Kaigler.
PontOtoe-E Pitts, r. ID Shakleford.
Rankin.-Rob't i Brown, ID Murry, j
Bennett, j NJ Jayne, John Kersh. @ G Fore,
G N Langtord sr., A ID Kersb, Geo. Murry.
A Wimberly. J Ray, II S Parrish. DIR. l III
Quin, w ii Clak, J Mosley, w II Kirkland,
DR.. j w Phillips. John Alliston, A Easter
lin, w Fore. A NJ Strattou, German Berry,
Duncan McRay, & NJ Williams, j L Sutton,
DR.. I J Haley.
Soo1.--R w Roberts, ID r Jones, J w
WofIord, & Harper, II i Harrer. DR.. u II
Bickham, NJ D Graham, J II Burks. NJ +
Holman, S J benson, Il II Buckncr, William
Thomas.
Simpsoa.-W b Chandler Z Vanzandt.
NJ A Banks
Smith, G Blackwell, G S Mcmillan,
b L Reynolds, A Smith
Tfppqh.-J Il Simms. proxy.
Tisheming0.-B n Kinyon, NJ G Lewis,
d II Corley.
Waryca.-R n Downing, d Walker. II
j Harris, q ID Mitchell, w ii johnson, VIM.
Cox, Wm. Biggs. @ } Searlcs, w B Sloan,
Jas. Harris, L Fletcher, w l. Green, DR..
Maybin Jno. Adams, Fondren, w II Sparkle,
Bryant, Mcknight. John Marshall, Newman,
Cook, Ragan, DR. White. NJ Donovan.
IEdyRe.-J II Horne.
Wilkinson w J Hodge, J II Leath-
erman.
IViRston.-J J Gage, w j shumaler,
Iali0busha.-G S GolIaday, w G Will
kings 5 n IIankins, 4 B Wathall.
la-oo.-Capt John N Sharp. II Vaughn
VI Pickett, Bowman, J. Exum, G A Cox,
l. e Wilkinson, j. Haynes, Il L Bower,
Hon. S 5 Wright, Harrison Barksdale. ID III
Miles J ii Andrews, b Il Holmes Gabriel
SwaY2e. J Russell, ST., Lear, NJ Malone, A
Swayza.
On motion Of Hon II Adams, Of Jasper
the chair appointed the following persons
committee, to select permanent officers for
the Convention 90 wit } Messrs r. Adams,
Of Jasper, Lewis, Of Tishemingo. Phelan, Of
Monroe, Powell Of Marshall, Barksaale, Of
Lowndes, Joseph McAfee, Of Covington,
Sharp, Of Yazoo, and Gouyeneaux, Of Law
renee The committee having retired, re-
ported the following persons to constitute the
permanent officers, which we're unanimously
confirmed by lhe Convention, 10 w.t.
Hon. WM II. CANNON, Of Oktibbeha
President.
Ticc Presidents Hon Jos. McAfee, Of
Coyington; Col John ii Horne Of Wayne !;
Hon. VIM A Stone, Of Lawrence Capt j
VI Sharp, of lazoo DIR. w Rossman, Of
Kinds; Dr. Sam'l Sample, Of Holmes; Gen.
John Rayburn. Of Pamela; Hon B n Kin
yon. Of Tishemingo; Hon. John Il Mastin,
of Noxubee Hon. Geo $ Golladay, Of Yall-
obusha, Capt. i L Seddell, Of Choc.aw /;
Capt. John i Neyitt, Of Adams; Col Il w
Roberts. Of Scott Col NJ Elder, Of Aladi-
son Major j G Blackwell, Of Smith Hon.
VIM Melville, Of Madison Gen. Chas. B
Green Of Kinds.
Secretaries ID n Barrows, Of Kinds I;
q S Mcmillan, Of Smith; VI q Lewis, Of
Tishemingo; John Marshall, Of Warren.
On motion Of Mr. Phelan, Of Monroe, the
chair appointed MeSsrs. Phelan, Briggs and
Mabry committee to inform the Hon. w k
Cannon Of his election as President, who, on
taking his scat, addressed the Convention as
follows;
BRorHER DEMOCRATS For this most
unexpecied manifestation Of unmerited kind
ness and confidence please accept my un-
feigned thanks. / would that the duties had
deyolyed on a wiser head. And now that we
arc again assembled in accordance with the
time-honorcd usagcs Of the Democratic party,
to sit in counsel together the better to main
tain and secure our organization. let us come
up to the duties assigned us, by those who
babe us kindle again the council fires" and
with the lights before us. select such standard
bearers in the approaching contest, as will
faithfully and zcalously carry out our long
cherished principles. How snail an object 50
desirable be accomplished How shall we
select among friends equally worthy and pat
riotic, and yet Mother wound those. or forfeit
our own self-respect ? Simply, my compan-
ions, by cultivating that harmony and for.
bearance, without which no party organiza-
ton can long endure, or achieve anything
either commendable or useful.
At the time Of our last biennial assemblage,
dissensions and heart-burnings Of no ordinary
cuafdcttI ulA0iAuu4tSl1 tAiHttus bhS 19P1AAsAS1
of which were none the less fostered during
the canvass which followed thereafter. All
parties, however, by common consent agreed
to refer the grounds Of difference TO those who
alone in our happy form Of government, had
right to act as arbiters in the matter, name
ly,-thc People, in their sovereign capacity
The issue was presented in September, 1901.
In November thereafter. the exponent of the
peculiar views Of each section Of our State,
met in this Hall, and agreed on the terms Of
settlement. Upon those terms, the People
and the press from the Tennessee line to the
Gulf coast, cried out. +" it is finished our
strife shall end, and our differences are
hushed
Within the past year. the Democratic par
" rcorganized on the broad platform Of cher
ished party lines. aud was CALAMITY borne
through the most perfectly Overwhelming
political triumph ever achieved since the Tor, :,
nation Of this glorious Republic. And shan
We, while canyassing the claims Of our neigh
bOrE and fellovv.cifizans for State Offices, be