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

Pursuant TO previous appointment a large
number of the Democracy of Yallobusha
county met at the Court house, in the town
of Coffeeville, on Monday, the first day of
August, for the purpose Of nominating candi-
dates to represent the county m our next
State Legislature.
On motion of DR. II. II, CORN, Capt. A. X.
Blythe was called to the chair, and on fur
Their motion j. F. Cox was requested to act as
Secretary.
On taking the chair Capt. Blythe in an ap
propriate and impressive manner addressed
the meeting upon the importance and necessity
of party organization in the preservation and
sperpeteity of the deIpocratic nssceipless
On MOTION OF IL. .. rage, the chairman was
requested to- appoint three gentlemen from
each Police Beat, committee to suggest the
names of suitable persons for the action of the
Convention.
Whereupon the following gentlemen were
appointed to-wit
Northeast Beat-William Strain, Daniel
York, and R. Williams.
Northeast Beat-L: Taylor, Robt. T.
Shaw, and Minor Pipkair.
Southwest Beat-Dr. b. B. Drane, C. H.
Guy, and Hon. Fl. S Bennett,
Southeast Beat-A. j. McCaslin, John
Vanhoozer and John Williams.
Center Be1t.-H. II. Gosin,J. J Garner, and
James r. Fox
Said committee thereupon retired, and after
deliberation, returned and reported the names
of c. G. Armistead and P L. Williams as
their choice to receive the nomination Of this
convention.
On motion, the report of said committee
was received, and c. g. Armistead and P. L.
Williams were declared the unanimous choice
Of this Convention, as democratic candidates
to represent the county Of Yalobusha, in our
next State Legislature.
On motion, committee Of six was appoin-
ted by the Chair. to draft resolutions express
i've of the sense Of the Convention, consisting
of Hon. II. C. Bennett, C. G.. Armistead. L. r,
Page, DR.. A. Powell, Z. Spearman and J. Il.
Armstrong.
The committee on resolutions, after. having
retired a short time, returned, and made the
following report which was received and
agreed to- to-wit
Resolved, That we cordially approve the
action of our State Convention and in the
candidates selected we recognize true patriots,
sterling democrats and fearless advocates Of
our Constitutional rights that the principles
enumerated in the second resolution Of the
platform adopted constitute the only ground
upon which the members of the party from
every portion of our confedeIacy can stand
with honor; its basis being constitutional
equality and protection to the interest Of
every section.
Resolved, That in pursuance of the recon-
mendations of our late State Convention, the
Chair appoint five delegates, with power of
substitution, to represent this county in the
Convention to assemble in the City of Jackson,
on the End Monday of December next, for the
purpose of selecting delegates TO represent the
State Of. Mississippi in the National Conven-
ton, to meet in the City of Charleston, in 1860.
And we declare as the sentiment Of the meet
ing, that the period has arrived when it be-
heoves the National Democratic Party to speak
inlanguage incapable of misconstruction ; that
al general political terms of doubtful mean
ing, such as 'tNonsinteryention by Congress on
the subject of slavery in the Territories"
should be discarded, and that the right Of the
Shareholder to protection by Congress against
hostile or manifestation by territorial legis-
lature, as decided by the highest tribunal in
the country, should be distinctly affirmed.
In pursuance OF said resolution, the follow
ing gentlemen were appointed BY the Chair to-
wit !: Hon II. S. Bennett, &c. Walthall, Ia
R. Page, K Williams, and
Upon motion the Chairman was added to
said committee.
The Hon. II. S. Bennett, being called on
addressed the Convention at length upon the
general political questions Of the day. After
which, on motion of W. A. Rayburn, COM
mittee of one from each, Police Beat was APP
pointed by the Chair to fill vacancies should
any occur in our county ticket, which COM
mittee consisted Of the following named gen.
tlemen, to-wit ::
On motion it was resolved that the proceed
ings of this convention be published in the
Grenada. Locomotive, and the Mississippian.
Whereupon the convention adjourned.
A. X. BLYTHE, Chairman.
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