The true Democrat., 1855-08-07
NO. 43.

ency, and thereby to deprive us of our proper position in the Federal Union, should admon- ish us that no time Is to be lost in preparing ta meet this fearless issue.
 Your committee would therefore recommerd the appointment by this convention, of a SUI able committee, whose duty it shall be to pro pose such a constitution and bylaws may b. necessary to organize said associations and to unite the cooperation of the cotton States iU this movement
 The committee would also recommend thot delegates be sent to another State conventiou to be held at Jackson on the 18th of January next when the Legislature will be in session and such legislative steps may be taken as Wi insure the success of this movement.
 COMMITTEE ON CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS ] Under the provisions of the foregoing repo the chair appointed the following as the com mittee:
 1 J. D. Freeman, Wm. l.. Sharkey, w. T. Withers, Geo. s. Yerger Dr. w. s. Langley, pr. w. L. Balfour T. c. Tupper, Col. Bibb, Gen. Henry, Col. Wm. Smith. i FURTHER REPORT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
 The committee on resolutions made a fui ther report as follows which was received an, adopted:
 Re8ozved, That the president of this conveu- ton appoint committee of five members, whose duty 1t shall be to go before the Legsla- ture of the State of Mississippi and request the appointment of a special committee of the Se nate and House of Representatives to consider and report such legislation as may be necessary to secure to the cotton planters of the South more adequate and certain remuneration for the capital and labor engaged by them in the culture of cotton. And that, in said action of the Legislature of Mississippi they unite the cooperation of the legislators of the Southern cotton States.
 The chair appointed J. S. Yerger, of Wash ington; Wm. A. Strong, of Carroll; c. s. Tup- ley, of Hinds; T. c. Tupper, of Madison, and w. L. Harris of Lowndes, on the committee | raised by the above resolution.
 The following resolutions were offered by
 Col. w. T. Withers, of Jackson, which were,
 on motion, received and adopted: ReSotUed, That 1t is the sense of this conven-
 tion that an agricultural paper should be esta- bshed aud sustained by the cotton planters of
 this State, and that the chairman ot this con-
 venton appoint a committee of five planters to
 make arrangements for the publication of paper devoted to the entire interests of South
 ern agriculture. : Reso1gea, That should such paper be csta- blished, we pledge ourselves individually to
 sustain it, and do all in our power to extend its circulation
 Under the above resolution the chair appoint
 ed the following committee: w. T. Withers, of ,. Kinds; NJ. w. Phillips, $. A. D. Graves, of , Madison; E. G. Marble, and J. T. Simm., of , Hinds.
 a Mr. c. G: Baylor having delivered an able
 address upon the subjects under the consdera- ton of the convention
 On motion of Colonel Johnson, Messrs T. C. , Tupper and John D. Freeman were appointed , to call upon him for a copy of his address for ' publication.
 A letter from committee appointed by a , convention of planters recently held at Meut- <, phis, Tenn, recommending labor-saving ma 2 chine for picking cotton, lately invented by M
 F. w. Porter of that city, was read to the Co., Vention, and
 Y On motion, the chair appointed the following , committee to inquire into its utility and pract
 cabilitv and report thereon at the next meetia f of this convention: Col Henry w. Wick, D. NJ. Fulton, Gen. S. A. D. Graves and John I F Simms.
 a The following resolution was offered by Henry c. Adams, and agreed to: h Resolvet, That the papers of the State, f,,- l vorable to the objects of this convention, be
 quested to publish its proceedings. y On motion of the Hon. Joseph Began, oi 9 Claiborne county, the convention adjourned : until the 18th day of January 1856
 JOHN J. McREA, President :. W. w. $; r rErrEhsoN' sP,,a. Secretaries