The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-06

Alta meeting of portionof the Democratic
Party. held 1t the Court House in Quitman,
on Monday the 81 inst, pursuant to previous
call, for the purpose ofappolnting delegates to
the State Convention to be held at jackson,
on the Both inst, on motion, Hon. Robt
NeIain was called to the chair, who in q
few pertinent remarks explained the object
of the meeting. On motion, n. L. Moody
and Robt G. Miller, were appointed Secreta-
RES.
On motion, the following gentlemen were
appointed committee to draft resolutions ex-
pressiye of the sense Of this meeting, viz 5
II Terral, DIR. H L Howe. DIT. S A Og-
burn, R w Davis, Dr. j S Mcintosh. The
committee retired for celebration.
On motion, . committee of one from each
beat were appointed to nominate five delegates
from each Police Beat, to represent this coun-
ty in the jackson Convention on the Goth
inst, VIZ Hon. Geo. Evans, D w Northrup,
Col o w Freeman, F w Johnston, and Ru-
fas Mcintosh.
During the absence Of the committee Gen.
W ID Trotter, addressed the meeting, in an
interesting and able manner, indicating the
. rights of the South and end ,rsing the action
of our delegates to the Charleston Convention.
The committee on resolutions reported
through their chairman the following pesolu-
tons
Resolved, That the Democracy of Clarke
cordially endorse and approve Of the course of
the delegates from Mississippi to the Charles
ton Convention at the late session of that
body.
Resolved, That we adopt IS the creed Of our
political faith, upon the questions therein en-
braced, and IS the true construction Of the
Cincinnati Platform, the Resolutions reported
to the Charleston Convention by amajority of
the Committee on Resolutions and sustained
by the vote of the Southern States and the
sound portion Of the Northern Democracy.
Resolved. That we concur in the proposition
for meeting of the Democracy of the United
States, who are in favor Of the principles of
the majority Platform for consultation and
harmonious action in the Presidential election,
at Richmond. Virginia, on the 11th of June
next
Resdped, That we recommend to the State
Convention that the delegates appointed to
meet the Democracy in the Richmond Con
vention, for the purposes herein stated, be also
accredited rs delegates to the adjourned Con-
vention at Baltimore on the 18th of June |
next, and that they be empowered to repre-
sent the State in such Convention, with in /
stractions to make no surrender Of the posi-
ton assumed BY the State in the Charleston |
Convention, and to adhere to the principles |
enunciated in the majority report.
s. II. TERRAL.
e. l. HOWE,
z. n. DAVIS,
JOHN WINSTON.
The above resolutions were unanimously |
adopted, when DIR. H Ogburn arose and |
asked that bis vote be recorded in the mega
tive.
The minority report signed by DIR. j H |
Ogburn, was read and urged by that gen.
tleman in lengthy speech, but receiving no
second was not voted upon.
MINORITY REPORT.
WHEREAS, The withdrawal of the Missis-
sippi delegation from the National Consen-
ton Of the Democratic party, and the partici-
patton Of that delegation IN the deliberations
Of an irregular, boiling and sectional conyen-
ton, which has now adjourned to Richmond,
Virginia, places the Democracy Of Mississippi
apparently In an attitude Of defiance and hos
tility to the only party which can claim the IT,
tie Of National in the present distracted state of
public affairs and
WHEREAS, The men who, by word and
deed, are engaged IN bitter warfare against
the National Democracy, still continue to call
themselves Democrats and yet through their
organs and orators openly avow it to be their
object to denationalize the Mississippi Democ-
racy by committing it TO the actions of sec
tional convention to be held at Richmond. Vir-
gnla, and to the support of sectional candi-
date
z i Hssolzed, That no true Democrat can
consent to treat as debatable question wheth-
er or no the Democracy of Mississippi shall be
represented in the National Council of the
party.
2. ResoErsd, That the State of Mississippi
must be represented in the adjourned National
Convention Democratic to assemble at Bal
timore on the 18th day OF june
g. Resolved, That the Democrats Of Clarke
county will not meet In convention as party
friends, those men whose declared purpose it
is to segegate the Mississippi Democracy
from the National party, and to commit it to
the support ola sectional candidate. Nor will
they, BY meeting in convention men holding
such views and purposes, consent that an ac-
cidental majority shall disfanchise the De-
mocracy of Mississippi in the National Coun-
ell Of the party.
4. Rssoteaz, That the Democrats of Clarke
county, asserting their rights as freemen and
as Democrats, 70 assemble whenever the good
Of the country or Of the party require il be-
tIete btf1t tNc tAuAAtucab PcLl1 WHICH buIc6ttQS
the party, through the designs Of those who
aim at "precipitating the cotton States into
revolution, make It the imperative duty Of
Democrats in every part Of the State to take
prompt and efectual steps to save the party
from disruption, and to provide that the voice
Of Mississippi Be heard in the nomination of
candidates for the Presidency and Vice Presi-
dency.
5. Resolved, That the Democrats Of Clarke
county invite their party friends throughout
the State, and all who IN the Democratic Con-
Eention and the Union, and who are willing
to sbids By the action Of the adjourned Con-
vent;on at Baltimore, to assemble in primary
meetings In every county of the State to APP
point delegates to State Convention to be
held at jackson on Wednesday, the 3oth day
of May, for the purpose of filing the vacancy
occasoned by the withdrawal Of the Missis-
sippi delegation from the National ConTen-
ton, which re-assembies at Baltimore on the
18th day. of June proximo.
6. Re0lced, That the Chair shall appoint
thirteen delegates from this county 10 attend
the Democratic State Convention to be held
at Jackson on Monday the both day of May.
Nsrs follows long list of delegates, which
we do not publish for want of space.)
Democratic Meeting in Claiborne.
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