The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-05
Meeting in Kemper.

On Monday the 10Th inst, a large meeting
of the citizens Of this county composed of
different political parties crowded int the
Court House. -
The following gentlemen composed the
officers w. ?. KEESEE, President.
We Presidents-S. K. Gully, b. F. Rush,
A. i. jackson, II. w. Dawson, A 7. Stennls,
j. A. Swanzy, Giv'ns PedDn, John Jacksol,
j. j. 0den, John herr, w. g. Lang, w. c.
Rush, John Tavis, j. II. Britain.
Secretaries-J. w. Carte-, E, A. Iaclgsor,
j. l.. Morris.
The President in taking the Chain, briefly
explained the object of the meeting to be, tv
take into consideration the present political
crisis of the Southern States.
On motion, the President appointed q com
mittee of fifteen to draft resolutions explSsf
sive If the meeting, consisting as follows:
E Henderson, E. Mcdonald, T. j reden.
T. F. Bell, T. H. Woods, h. G. Farrar T. P.
McA .lum, B. A. Calhoun, O. Y. NetLy f. A.
jackson. Nelson Mccoy, j. j. Griffin Dorset
White, P. IL. Gully John Terry.
The Committee then retired to consult, and
whilst t..ey were out DR.. r. w. nswson was
requested to address the meeting, to which
request he responded in AL eloquent and able
speech. He declared that h. was fCf extreme
measures. The time, he said, had arriv ID for
action mo further hope could reasonably be
INDUCED that the Scsthern people could get
Justice from thu Government His speech
was heartily appIauded by a. The CON-
mittee reporte4 .he following
I. Resotued, That the election Of Abraham
Lincoln ard Hannibal Hamlin r. the Presi-
dency ana e-Presideucy Of the United
States Upon principles Of avowed hostility to
the institutions of the SoGth, is : violation of
the spirit of the Constitution, ought not to be
submitted to by the freedom OF che section
whose whole system of society is threatened
to be oYerthrowa and destroyed by the inau-
guration Of such principles in the administyS-
ton of the government.
2. ResoIUed, That it is incnn patible With
the safety and honor of Mississippi to remain
longer in Union whose principles Of such
deadly hostility to her most CHERISHED insti-
tuttons md her social system are in the
ascendant and that il is her duty to exercise
her sovereignty in re Iring FROM such Union,
she being the sole Jndge of the sutficiency IF
the cause for taking such step.
g. ResolUed, That we request the Legisla-
ture of the State which assembled; to
announce these opinions Gy resolutions at Tho
earliest possible moment, aud to communicate
Congress, and to cooperate with the Governor
of the State in calling a Convention of the
people to determine on the course Of action
to be pursued by the State.
4. Resotped, That we respectfully suggest
to the Legislature of the State to take imme-
dlate steps towards a more thorough organi-
zation and arming of the forces u the state.
5. Resolved, That copies of the foregoing
resolutions be furnished Uar Senator and Rep
resentatives in the State Legislature, who als
re- uested to lay them before the house Of
which they are respectively members.
After the resolutions were read, the follow
ing gentlemen addressed the meeting Messrs.
Woods, Carter, Chisolm, Watts, Neeiy. Farrar
Kerr, Love, Henderson, s. K. Gully, j. W
Gully, McAllum, Bell, Jones, Eimonds,
Holmes, Rives, Calhoun and others.
The resolutions being put to the meeting
they were passed unanimously.
On motion it was resolved, that the Ifesi-
dent appoint an executive committee, whose
duties it should be to call meetings Of the
people of the country together when public
exigencies require them, and also TO have
posters printed and publications made when
necessary.
As said committee, the President appointed
the following I. P. Bell, G. Farrar, E.
McDona15, 8. Y. Neely, P. H 5ully, Il. Bell,
j. w. Carter, S. K Gully, j. H. Britain, B.
A. Calhoun, J. Watts.
On motion, the President was added to the
Exeer we Committee.
James Watts Esq, moved thai the pro-
ceedings be publishel in the DeKalb, Demo-
crat, ind that all other papers in the State,
friendly to the Southern cause be requested
to copy them.
F. Il. Gully moved an adjournment.
w. P. KEESEE, President
j. w. CARTEo, }
E. A JACKSON, Secretaries.
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