The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-06
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Dip r wdsh, aiken I'd, and, after some lit
d discussi&, ware adopted as follows:
WHEsEAs the National Democratic Con.
veution at CHARLESTON, BY majority vote cast
IN sid conYkation, refused to recognize the
GREAT constitutional right Of protection to slave
1ror,erty ia be Territories. and by SO doing
forced the &egates representing the Demo
cratic uarty 81 this State, TO abandon said con-
vention witftuta nomination being made:
And whereas, our last State Convention in
its wisdom, putemplating such a absorption
appointed a1Executiye Committee, and vest.
ed in the CHirnan of said Committee the
authority, uHn the happening of such con-
tincency, to all convention of the Demoe-
racy Of the safe:
And wherts in pursuance of the authori-
tv thus yesta in the Chairman of said Com
m;ttes. he hascalled Convention, to meet at
Jackson. on tte S0th inst Be it therefore
Resolyed. bat the Chairman of this meet
mo be requesedt to appoint five delegates from
each Police ditrct in the county, to represent
smith couutytn said convention.
Resolved, hat we approve of and endorse
freely. fully aH unequiyocally, the course of
our delegates b the Charleston Convention
and recommeIt their disappointment as del
eeates, Withhold any change whatever, to the
Richmond Co1eRtion.
Resolred, N Pc we are strenuously opposed
to any. even III slightest concession or com
promise of OF constitutional rights. and
therefore, are opposed to any utilization. or
having anythini whatever, to do with the so.
called Democr4c Convention to assemble at
Baltimore. Ed having disregarded plain con-
al Ss@nlnS and -
affect and appdain to the most important
species of persnal property held in fifteen
States Of the Chtederacy, it ceases to be the
great coRstitutAal party Of the Nation, and
hence, should pt receive the support of any
States Rights Dfnocrat.
Resolved, TIL we desire to see the Union
perpetuated, al think that it can only be
done by unity i the Democratic party; vet
if these are &c blpnrchased by the sacrifice Of
our constitution rights and Southern honor
then We prefer only discord and disunion
in the great Napnal Democratic party, but
even dissolutioi of the Union itself
Rcsoiaea, Thk the proceedings of This
meeting be published in the Mississipuian
Herald of the Sdth and Eastern Clarion.
The following tnendment to the Sd reso-
luton was oferedby j D w Duckworth and
adopted.
That the Sd reblution be so amended or
as to admit delegates in the Rich
mond ConyentioH from all the States in the
Union, not preclufng the Baltimore delegates.
Here the list q delegates were appointed
the names of wich we omit for wan. Of
space.
The following solution was then intro
duced BY DR. D r Walsh, and adopted:
WHEREAS, ThesState osDyention uuani-
mously recommend to the Charleston Con-
Vention, MississipRs faEorite son, Hon. JEFF
ferson DAVIS, as teir first choice foi Presi-
lent
Res1ued, aseretoA That we concur in said
an request our DELEGATES to !
press his claim on be consideration of the
Charleston Gonyentbn.
The Doctor thet made an entertaining
'peech before the G4vention, which was well |
lined, and brought birth unanimous applause,
A. s ANDERSON, Pres.
+. SPENCER, Sec