The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-02-08
HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb. End, 1860.

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HOUSE.
WEDNESDAY, Feb End, 1860.
The House met.
The journal of yesterday was read and ap-
proved
Mr.. Ware introduced bill to incorporate
the Brandon Military Institute. Refer ID.
Mr.. Walworth introduced a bill for the re-
lief of Albert w. Duncan. Referred.
Mr.. Suratt, from the committee on Propos-
itions and Grievances, to whom was referred
a bill to confine the charter of the city of En-
terprise, in the county of Clark, and making
amendments thereto, reported the same back
to the House with accommodation that it do
not pass. Received and agreed to.
Also the petition of w. II. Mangum, of
Yazoo county, and asked to be discharged from
the further consideration Of the same. Re-
ceived and agreed to.
Also, a bill to authorized certain officers to
take forthcoming bonds in certain cases, and
recommended its passage. Received and
agreed to, and after several amendments being
made thereto the bill and amendments were
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
Mr. Clark, from the select committee 70
whom was referred the series Of resolutions
on Federal relations reported the following
resolutions, and recommended their adoption,
which was received and agreed to.
1st Hes3lned By the Legislature Of The State
of Mississippi, That the Constitution of the
United States recognizes property in slaves,
and the Government created by it cannot nor
can any tribunal acting under its authority,
whether it be legislative, executive or judicial
within its appropriate sphere, justly withhold
from the owners of slaves that adequate pro-
lection for their slave property, to which the
owners of property ofother kinds are entitled,
or which from its nature they may further
require to secure them in its possession apd
enjoyment.
2nd. That the election of President Of
the United States, by sectional party, with
views adverse to the institution OF domestic
slavery as it exists in the slaveholding States
and Territories, or of one who is opposed to
the grant of the protection claimed in the fore
going resolution would SO threaten destruc-
ton of the ends for which the constitution was
formed, as to Justify the slave-h>lding States
in taking counsel together for their separate
protection and safety.
Sd. That in order to be prepared for such
contingency, MisSissippiac accepts the invitation
OI COuIu SdIUlllId W III SiotSl
States, to meet in conventioD and proposes
the first Monday in June next, and Atlanta,
Georgia, as suitable time and place, to meet
to counsel together, and recommend the
action they should take in such an event
which shall he reported to the Governor, who
shall convene the Legislature if in his judy
ment it may be required-and that the Gov
ernor be authorized to appoint delegates not
to exceed ten in number to attend the ConVen-
ton at Atlanta, Georgia.
4th.<That a Commissioner be appointed by
the Governor to proceed to the Capital of
Virginia, and express to the people of that
Commonwealth, through her Executive, the
Indignation that Mississippi feels at the out
rage committed in the recent invasion of her
SOIL and the readiness and determination of
Mississippi to unite with her, or any other
slaveholding State, in repelling any assail-
ment of their people or their rights and that
said Commissioner also present TO her Execu-
tive copy Of these resolutions, and invite her
cooperation in the proposed Convention.
9TH. That the Governors of this State be
requested to transmit copy of these resolu-
tons to the Governors of each of the slave
holding States of the Union, to be laid before
their Legislatures, and invite their co-opera-
ton.
The question then being on the adoption of
the resolutions, division Of the question was
called, and the first resolution was passed
unanimously.
The question was then taken on the adop-
ton of the second resolution, the yeas and
nays being called for, and decided in the affirm
tive, as follows
YEAs-Mr. Speaker, Adams, Akers, Arm
istead, Bugg Backstrom, Bell, Boone, Barks-
dale, Clark, Coffey, CulbertSon, Claiborne, Car
ter, Duncan, Downs, Dantzler, Dunlap Dick
ins, Evans, Ellis of Pamela, Ellis of Copiah,
Firth, Gilstrap, Gasque, Hamilton, Hill, Hook
er, Hall of Leake, Hudson, Holmes, johnson.
Keith, Lyles, Long, Matthews, Merinar, Nc
Donald, McWhorter, Miller, Owen, Purdom.
Reasons, Ruffin, Rogers, Reid, Scales, Sanders,
Smith of Jones, Shelton, Trotter, Terrell, Toll
son, Wheeler. Winburn, Withers, Ware, Wal
ker of Itawamba, Walker Of Simpson, West,
Williams, Jones of Sunfower.-62
NAYs.-Messrs. Augustus, Bradford Bea-
man, Chambers, Denney, Graham, Hall of
Lauderdale, Love, Lake, Martin, McRae Pines
Palmer, Smylie, Smith of Lowndes, Suratt,
.Smedes, Van Eaton, Wilson, Wheathersbv,
Walworth-20.
The question was then taken on the adop-
ton of the third resolution, and decided in the
affirmative by yeas and nays as follows
YEAs-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Adams, Au-
gustus, Armistead, Bugg, Backstrom, Boone,
Beaman, Barksdale, Clark, Cofey, Chambers,
Culbertson, Claiborne, Carter, Duncan, Downs,
Denney, Dunlap Dickins, Evans, Ellis of Co.
piah, Firth, Gilstrap, Gasque, Hamilton, Hill,
Henley, Hooker Hall of Lauderdale, Hall of
Leake, Hudson, Holmes, Keith, Knox, Lyles,
Long, Love, Martin, Matthews, Merinar. Nc
Rae, Mcdonald, Miner, Owen, Types, Palmer,
Purdom, Reasons, Ruffin, Rogers, Reid, Ruth
erford, Scales, Sanders, Smith Of Jones, Smith
of Lowndes, Shelton, Terrell, Tolson, Thorn
as, Van Eaton, Wheeler, Winburn, Weathers-
by, Ware, Walker of Itawamba, West, Will
lams, Jones of Sunfower 10
NAYs-Messrs. Akers, Bradford, Bell.
Dantzler, Ellis of Pamela, Graham, johnson,
Lake, Smylie, Suratt, Smedes, Wilson, With
ers, Walker of Simpson, Walworth-l5.
The question was then taken on the adop-
ton of the fourth resolution, and decided in
the affirmative by yeas and nays as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Adams. Bradford, Back
strom, Beaman, Barksdale, Clark, Chambers.
Culbertson, Claiborne, Carter, Duncan, Denney'
Dunlap. Evans, Ellis of Copiah, Gilstrap
Gasoue, Hamilton, Hill, Henley, Hooker, Hall
of Lauderdale, Hudson, johnson, Keith Long.
Love. Martin, Merinar, McRae, Mcdonald
Miller, Owen, Purdom, Ruffin, Reid, Ruther-
ford. Scales, Sanders Terrell, Tolson, Wilson,
Weathersby, Walker Of Itawamba, Walker Of
Simpson, West, Williams Jones of Sunhow-
er-4S.
NAYs-Mr. Speaker, Messrs. Augustus
Akers, Bugg, Bell, Boone, Cofey, Downs,
Dantzler, Dickins Ellis of Pamela, Firth,
Graham, Hall of Leake, Holmes, Knox, Lyles.
Lake. Pipes, Palmer, Reasons, Rogers, Smylie,
Smith of Jones, Smith Of Lowndes, Suratt.
Shelton. Smedes, Thomas, Van Eaton, Vince
Ter. Wihburn, Withers, Walworth, Ware-35. |
The question then occurred on the adoption |
of the fifth and last resolution, and decided in
the affirmative.
Mr. Suratt, from the Committee on Propo- !
sitions and Grievances, to whom was referred |
a bill to enable James Porterfeld, son of VIM.
Porterfeld, to sell lot Of ground in the city |
of Vicksbarg, reported the bill back to the /
House with recommendation that it do PASS.
Received and agreed to and the bill passed
Also, bill ior the relief of j. w. Miller
Of Lafayette county, without any recon-
and asked to be discharged from
the further consideration of the same. Re-
ceived and agreed to.
The question then occurred on the passage
IF the bin, and decided in the negative.
Also, bill for the relief of William K.
Posey and John Y. Leatherwood, of Chicka-
saw county. reported an amendment. and
the passage of the bill as amend
ID BY the committee. Received and agreed to