The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-08-01

Pursuant to call made through the Petrol
'for the Democracy and all who desire to sus-
tain the great Constitutional movement of the
South, to meet and ratify the nominations OF
Breckenridge and Lane" the Democracy and
Constitutional men of Chickasaw assembled
at the Court House in Houston on Monday,
the 9th of July, at IL O'Clock, A. N. B. F.
Fitzpatrick was called to the Chair, and ex-
planned the object of the meeting.
On motion of T. N. Martin, A. NJ. CARRIER,
Jr., and 7. d. Hamilton, were appointed Sec
retaries.
A committee of six was then appointed by
the Chair to draft suitable resolutions express
sive of the sense of the meeting. T. N.
Martin, Dr. j. p Montgomery, 10. Reid, T.
L. Caruthers, I. G. johnson and A. N. Gar
Der, Jr., composing the committee
During the absence Of the committee, Hon.
j. NJ. Thomson was called on to address the
meeting Mr.. T. made powerful appeal to
all parties to unite on Breckenridge and Lane
he reviewed the action of the Southern
delegates, both at Charleston and Baltimore;
he showed conclusiyely that their action was
| all the South could ask, and that the entire
Southern people were bound in honor to sus-
| tain their delegates, who had risked all, oven
their party success and unity, to gain the ac-
| acknowledgement of their rights. He appealed
to the old opponents Of the Democracy to
drop old party issues, and join hands with
him in electing the true and tried statesmen,
! Breckenridge and Lane.
The committee returning, Mr.. Thomson
| closed his speech.
On motion OF i. n. Martin, the following
resolutioes were read to the meeting by A.
III. CARRIER, Dr.:
Resolved, LIST, That we, the Democracy and
Constitutional men of the county of Chcka-
saw, do most cordially endorse, in the whole
and in all its parts, the action Of cur dele
gates to Charleston, Richmond and Balti-
more.
I'd, That in John C. Breckenridge and Gen.
Joe Lane, the nominees of the National DEM
ocracy, we recognize men true to all sections
of their country--ever firm in their devotion
to Southern Rights, and gifted with every
quality that should form the statesman, the
patriot and the soldier-and that we pledge
them our hearty and enthusiastic support.
| Sd, That the principle of protection to
slavery in the Territories has always been
held one of the Fundamental grants of the
Constitution by every party in the South;
and we deny that any party or the people Of
the South ever endorsed or subscribed to the
doctrine of Squatter Sovereignty.
| 4th, That the national men of the North
who have heretofore co-operated with the
| South in maintaining her rights under the
Constitution intact, have by their action in
| withdrawing from the Baltimore Convention,
merited the appreciation of every lover of a
| Constitutional Union, and they should be
sustained as sacred duty. by the entire
| South. 80
| 5th, That in order to make one further and
| united effort to save the Government and the
Constitutional Union of the States, this meet
4 ing would earnestly urge all good citizens OF
/ the State to join in one common effort to
| elect Breckenridge and Lane, as in SO doing
no sacrifice of principle, or anything, on the
part of any, would be made, other than the
mere pride of opinion or personal preference
for men.
Judge T. n. Martin then moved their
| adoption in an eloquent and stirring address.
In speaking Of the present great crisis in our
national affairs he told his old Wing oppo-
nents who had known him consistent par
tizan for twenty years, that he was now fol
dropping old party prejudices and all uniting
on the only Southern and Constitutional men
that could be elected, Breckenridge and
Lane.
+ The resolutions were unanimously adopted
Hon j. A. Orr was then called upon to ad.
dress the meeting. He excused himself OF
account of i'll health, but declared himself il
favor of and ready at all times to do battls
for. Breckenridge and Lane.
On motion, the Petrel, the Prairie News
the Mississippian, and all other papers friendly
to Southern Rights, were requested to pub
lish the proceedings of the meeting.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
B. e. FITZPATRICK,C Chairman.
A. NJ. CARRIER, Jr.,1 cao,.
L, d. HAMILTON, {