The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-30
Democratic Meeting in Tallahatchie.

Pursuant to previous notice. a large and
enthusiastic meeting of the Democracy Of Tai
lahatchie county was held at the Court House
in Charleston, on Monday the 2lst of May.
Col J. Ii. iIcAfee was called to the chair
F. W. Merlin, and b. f. Brown, were chosen
Secretaries.
On motion committee of six was appoint
ed by the chair, to draft resolutions express
! sive Of the sense Of the meeting, consisting OF
T. w Merlin II, L. White, Capt W. c. Dill
hon. Gen. J. t. Iaiafcrro, and !. Upton
Smith.
I On motion of Gen. Taliaferro, W. S. Es-
kridge was added to said committee.
On notion a committee Of three was desg-
mated by the chair, to wait upon Hon. A. X.
/ Blythe, with request that he address the
convention.
Tho committee on resolutions then report
ed aud read to the meeting, the following reso-
! lutons
! Rcgolce{, l. That we adopt as the creed of
I our political faith, the principles enumerated by
/ the Platform. reported to the Charleston Con-
vention. by the majority of the committee on
resolutions, and sustained by the votes of the
| Southern States, and the sound portion of the
Northern Democracy.
ResoIred =. That the course pursued by a
large portion Of delegates to the Charleston
Convention, in attempting to nominate Stephen
A. Douglas, because of his Interpretation OF
the Cincinnati Platform of 1856, is a thing
unprecedented in all similar conventions, and
direct insult to the Democracy Of seventeen
States of this Union.
Rssoired, 8. That we most heartily indorse
the course pursued by the delegates from
Mississippi, in Withdrawing from the conven-
ton.
ReS07re{, /. That in answer to the call
made by the Democratic Executive Commit
tee for a Democratic State Convention, the
chairman of this meeting appoint ten dele
gates to attend at jackson on the 30th- of MAY
next, to represent the Democracy of Talla-
hltchie
Resolrel, 6 In order that the spirit of this
meeting may be represented in the State Con-
venton, we hereby instruct our delegates to
recommend to that Convention that the dele
gates to the Richmond Convention, shall en-
body the same delegates that so molly defend
cd the sights of the South, in the late Char
lesion Convention.
Rsso{pea, s. That we invite all true men Of
every party name, who agree with us in prin- |
ciple, to unite and cooperate with Us in the |
great struggle now impending. to save the !
Constitution and the Union of our fathers, and 1
the equal rights and privileges of the South, /
under that Constitution, and in that L Mon. ,
A motion was then made to receive the re- |
port of the committee and adopt the resolr.- |
tons as expressing the sense of the meeting |
Pending this notion Hon. A. X. Blythe was
loudly called, who responded in a short, but /
exceedingly interesting and appropriate adj
dress. and which was heartily applauded by I
the meeting
The vote was then taken upon the adoption
of the resolutions and was carried without
dissenting voice.
In compliance with the 4th resolution, the
ch4ir appointed delegates to TIE State Conven-
ton to meet at faction on tbs Both inst.
p. F. Studiyaat, Ger. j. f. Taliaferro,
j. II. Rayburn, Hon. A. G. Murphy,
". II. Fitzgerald, +. w. Merlin,
II. L. White, i. w. Davis,
j. r. Smith, A. w. Whitaker
On motion, the President of the meeting
was added to the list of delegates.
The following resolution was offered by +.
W. Merlin:
ResHuei, That the delegates Just appointed,
shall have the power to appoint substitutes to
TO represent them in the State Convention.
if unable tc be present themselves.
Hon. A. Murphy, offered as an amendment
that in the event Of the absence of all the del
egates from this county, that Hon. NJ. ID
Haynes and DIR. Z. R. Burt, of jackson, be re-
guessed to act as proxies for the county in the
Convention.
J. Upton Smith moved that the proceedings
ii this meeting lie published in the fallahatch-
ian, and that the Mississippian, and Memphis
Avalanche, be requested to copy.
j. II. McAFEE, President.
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