The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-11-21


of five gentlemen were suggested to draft re-
solutions The chair appointed; NJ. Till.
man, p S. Catching, A. !. johnson, John W =
Thompson and John Cowden.
P. S. Catching reported from the committee
the following resolutions
PREAMBLE.
We the people of Cepiah county, State OF
Mississippi, regardless o. eli past d ticraGa a.
political opinion het Tor the purpose OF con-
salting together, as band OF brothers, what
WIN be the course for US to adopt best for our
own safety and to secure he blessings''oflibtr
to our children. Inasmuch as the Northern
people of the free negro States, who have be-
come rich and insolent from the profits of
manufacturing our great staples and the con-
sequent Southern trade have determined in
the election Of Lincoln, the author of the ar
repressibe doctrine" to debase, corrupt, free
negroize, conquer and finally ruin the South,
we. who intend to meet these invaders think
it time we were, not only putting our houses
in order, but as another preparatory and de-
fensive measure let them feel and know the
value the South is to them as staple produc-
ing and consuming their vast and varied
articles of manufacture, therefore we do in the
name of and for the people of this county,
/. Resoluei, That we will buy all goods OF
Southern Manufacture, to the total exclusion
Of similar goods Of Northern manufacture,
and recommend that Southern manufacturers
send US. anddistribute freely. circulars sam
pies etc. We further pledge ourselves 10 ex-
ercise preference Of foreign over Northern
goods, the moment that any Southern State
will declare her ports open to free and direct
trade with all foreign cou-ties.
2. Resolud Wea merchants and citizens
pledge to eah other our most sacred honors
that we willpatronize no merchant or set Of
merchants here among us, who refuse to aid or
fully comply with the above resolutions, and !
we most respectfully recommend our policy
to all Southern men.
3. ResoireI, In view Of our future relations |
with the fedsal Union, and with other States, |
it is highly Important that the State of Mis- |
sissippi should have a sea port, on the Gulf |
Coast, within our own border-Mississippi |
CITY and theShip Island Harbor present all |
the natural advantages to be made available. |
The Cuffs and Ship Island Railroad must be
built We therefore recommend our Legisla.
ture. which will soon be convened, to give
this great Stae enterprise every and all posi-
BILE available constitutional aid, that it may be
cheaply and speediIy completed.
2. Resolrd, That we prefer secession to
issue is now Apon US. The
election of Abraham Lincoln is the finale to
the many ovet acts, that have been commit
ted against tie slaveholding States Equal
ty in the Unpn'' under his administration is
impossible, vi therefore prefer Independence
tut of it" We will join other Southern
States and inlugurate the President whom
We may choost whereas the Black Republi
ans who alonshave elected Lincoln NAV see
It to inaugnrae him they will of course have ,
he right to do,o. But il our own State was
unk so low in he scale Of degradation as to
'ecome willing slave to Black Republican
legro equality ule, We. as citizens, will aid t
nd assist any Southern State to effect her [
ecession from tie Federal Union. For that
urpose we nowpropose the Minute Men Or
anizaton.
: On motion thdreport of the committee was Il
dopted
John w. Thopson moved that the propos- :
d constitution b published and meeting be
ED in this PLACID next Saturday to ratify Q
ID adoptjt. a
On motion theGopiah News and Mississip. A
ian were requesedto publish these proceed n
lgs.'
r. W. ROBERTS, Chm. CT
DouGLAs NEn, Sec'y. HI