The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1859-08-10
. Democratic Meeting in-EeshOba

Pursuant TO adjournment q large number
of the Democrats Of .Neshota county, met at
the Courthouse in Philadelphia on Monday,
the LIST day Of August, 1856, for the purpose
sdf nominating Democratic candidate for Rep
fesentative m the loweS branch6f the Legs
ature. -
limit. called the meeting TO order.
On motionsof. J. B. Payne. the Chairman
sappointed the following committee oil nTe
from each Police District, to report suitable
name for nomination, to-wit:
District No III. B. Payne, X. b. MIX
land. L, C. Franklin, n Crockett, and Buiort
Scale.
District No. flames Riley, Singleton
FronLiin Thomas A. Morris, Michael Cook,
and Jas. Wilkinson.
Warren. Turner Bodies, J. q Adams, and Jas.
District No. 4.-Wm. B. Jay, S. J. Tullos,
VIM. ]. johnson S. F.. Steele and William
District No. SIS. B. Thompson, LEVIED
Ingram, John. Parker, Thomas X. ~oodall'
and j. s. Parker -.
On molten Of r. b. Kirkland Hon. Isaac
Fnloe was invited to address the meeting IN
the absence of the nominating committee,
which he responded to in short and spirited
speech in favor of Democratic principles.
At the close of which the nominating COM
mittee came forward and reported through ..
B. Payne, their Chairman, the name OF Dr. D.
| L. Backstrom, as the unanimous choice oil the
committee for the nomination.
On motion of r. B. Kirkland, the report OF
the committee was received and on his fur
Their motion, DR.. Backstrom was UNANIMOUSLY
nominated by the meeting
On motion Of j. B. Payne, committee On
three consisting of Hon. Isaac Enloe, >. Is.
PAYNE and L. c. Franklin, was appointed to
wait on DR.. Backstrom, and inform him OF his
nomination and request his acceptance. The
keommittee retired and in few minutes re-
tuIlleu .sl.s,~--.4y - VI, Nv Raclcstrom. who
returned his thanks to the meeting for the
honor conferred on him and accepted the
nomination IN a few handsome remarks.
R. B. Kirkland, offered the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted
ResOlUed, That the Chair appoint COM
mittee of three Democrats. from each Police
District Of the county, to constitute an Exec
utiSe committee, with authority to call DEM
ocratic meetings whenever they may think
proper to do so. =
/. The Chair under this resolution appointed
the following Executive committee, to-wit;
District No. 1.-R B. Kirkland, Josh. Bart
lett, and n. Crocketk.
District No. flames Riley Singleton
Franklin, and Jas. Wilkinson.
District.No. 3.-H. NJ Walsh, j. Q. Adams,
and Elijah Cooper.
District No. 4-Wm. F. johnson, Martin
Hardridge, and 8. E. Steele
District No. SIS. b. Thompson, VIM. X.
Parker, and D. B. Yates.
The following resolution was offered by j..
B. Payne and unanimously adopted
ResolUed That we greet with pleasure the
nominations made by the recent Democratic
State Convention for Governor and various
State officers, and endorse the platform of
principles announced by that Convention
That the choice of the Hon. VIM. Barksdale
by the District Convention at Louisville, as
the Democratic candidate for Congress, finds
hearty response in the heart of every true
Democrat of Neshoba county.
James Wilkinson offered the following res
olution, which was passed without dissenting
voice:
ResolUed, That it is the sense of this meet
ing that the circulation of foreign bank paper
should be prohibited by the Legislature of this
State.
On motion Of James Riley, the Secretary
of this meeting was requested to forward a
, copy Of the proceedings Of this meeting 10 the
Mississippian for publication and other DEM
ocratic papers be requested to copy.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine die.
:. WIN. HUNT, Chairman.