The Yazoo Democrat., 1860-05-26
DEMOCRATIC MEETING IN YAzoo.

At a meeting Of the Democracy of Yazo
county, held at the Council Chamber in Yazo
City, on Saturday, the 10th inst, for the ppr
pose of expressing their approval of the actioi
Iof the Southern delegates to the Charleston
Convention, ia seeding therefrom, Cot. JohI
NJ Sharpe was called to the Chair, and ID. P
Garrison appointed Secretary.
On taking the Chair, Col Sharpe briefly ad
dressed the meeting, explaining its object, ant
clearly showing the necessity of sustaining th'
Southern delegates in the course pursued b.
them at Charleston.
On motion of Judge Jones, committee o
seven was appointed by the Chair to draft res
olutions approving the course of the Mississippi
delegation to the Charleston Convention, con
sisting nf the following named gentlemen
Judge D. Jones, Judge j. R. Burrus, Hon. H
Barksdale, Dr. ". J. Leake, Judge G. B. Will
kinson, E. Bowman, Esq. and f. BostiUk, ESQ
Maj. W. S. Epperson was, on motion, added
to the Committee.
While the Committee were preparing reso
utions for the consideration of the meeting
Hon. D. W. Sanders, of Holmes atthe reqnes
of the meeting, delivered an appropriate ant
wellti address.
On the return of the Committee, the follow
ing resolutions were reported and unanimously
adopted:
RSsotred, That the Democracy of YasoC
county fully endorse the action of the Mssis
sippi Delegation in Withdrawing from the
Charleston Convention, and that the reason
assigned therefor, are, in our opinion, entirely
sufficient, and meet our unqualified approba
ton.
ReSolced, That the platform of principles
reported to the Charleston Conven'ion by I
majority of the Committee, and known as the
A." Majority Platform" proclaims the true doc
trine of States rights, aid that we will not b.
satisfied with any platform that abates one par
tcle of the substance of its patriotic declara
tion.
ResOloed, That the resolution of the non
seeding Southern States, known as the
Ultmatum," is so vague and unexplicit il
its terms as to deny it our confidence or re-
spect.
Resolued, That we accept the invitation o
the delegations from tho seeding Southern
States to send delegates to Convention to bt
held in Richmond, Va, on the second Monday
of June next, and that, for this purpose tht
Chairman of this meeting be requested to ap
point seventy five delegates-to be selected in
as equal numbers as may be-from the severa
Police Districts in this county, 10 attend thu
Democratic Convention of this State, to b.
held at jackson on the 30th inst,
ResolUed, That the delegates appointed by
this Convention to meet in Jackson On thu
3Oth inst, are instructed to insist that th'
same delegation from this State that attended
the Charleston Convention, be appointed Al
delegates to represent the Democracy of this
State in the Convention to be held at Rich
mond
RssOlced, That it is the opinion of this meet
ing that the delegates to the Richmond Con
vention should be fully authorized and empow
ed, if, in their Judgment it is wise and e&pe
dent, to attend the Baltimore Convention
and fully participate in all its deliberations.
Tie Chairman then proceeded to appoin
tile following delegates to the Jackson COnvsn