The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-09-26
Meeting Of the Citizens Of Neshoba.


F. On the 11th inst.,. the citizens of Neshob
and Leake counties, met according to an ap
pointment, at Laurel Hill, and held Conyen
ton to devise means, and adopt measures
which, in their Judgment, they should deer
expedient. to insure protection against tn,
secret Emissares of the Abolitionists of tn.
North and to prevent the PRONUNCIATION O
sentiments prejudical to the Institution O
slavery, as it exists among us.
On the meeting being called to order, it or.
ganized, and proceeded to business.
Capt VIM. A. Slaughter was called to the
Chair, and Vim. Mckay, Esq, chosen to act
as Secretary.
The Chairman addressed the meeting, ex-
/ planned the object which called them together,
/ and admonished them of the necessity which
called for prompt and efficient action.
1t was moved and adopted, that Commit
tee be appointed to draft resolutions express
siye of the sense of the meeting. The follow
ing gentlemen were chosen, and retired: VIM
A. Slaughter. Jr. Hugh Mcdonald, William
son Fortune, A. Mckay, Sam. Moore, A. H.
Withers, M. Hooper, D. n. c. Mcdonald,
Jesse Watkins. b. j. Sanders. VIM. Hodridge,
F. NJ. Steele, Sam Williams, II. G. Bell.
While the Committee were in counsel, Mr..
W. Doud was called on for speech, to which
he responded.
On the return of the Committee the follow
ing Preamble and Resolutions were reported,
read, and by the meeting, unanimously adop-
ted:
WHEREAS, The fell spirit of Abolitionism,
which evidenced itself first in the common
territory of Kansas, then its bloody deeds in
the Sovereign State of Virginia, in violation of
her Constitutional Rights, and its more unmi-
tigated villainy in another one oil the Sovereign
States of this Union, the State of Texas.
where the Bowie Knife the Torch and Poison
seemed to be the fayorite means OF general
and whereas, we, the citizens
of Neshoba and Leake counties, have by re-
cent developments, good cause to apprehend
that secret EmisSarieS of the same Internal |
fraternity may bein our midst ; therefore,
ResoEBed, That we enbody ourselves in the |
character of Vigilance Committee to bring |
such offenders under the laws Of our country, |
and where its arm may prove too short or |
mbecile, to dispense tho punishment due to
such crime, We will fall back upon the COM
mon law ofour nature, selfpreservation that I
ours, like other lands, may not have to mourn
in sack-cloth and ashes.
g Resozued, That the proceedings of this
meeting be published in the Missssppian, and
hat all newspapers interested in this matter
be requested to copy thorefrom.
On motion of Mr.. Doud, the following
amendment was adopted.
Resolred, That in view of the present state
II affairs, it behooves us as citizens, to enforce
he Patrol Law, and that we hereby pledge
ourselves to chastise wholsomely every negro
ound out of duty, and furthermore, to stand
~ each other in the enforcement of this reso-
ution.
1t was moved that the resolution be read,
md all persons approving them, come forward
md sign their names
The motion was adopted by the meeting
and hundred and thirty names
laced upon the list.
On motion. the following gentlemen were
hosen members to a Vivilance Committee
NJ Steele, Hugh Mel Donald, S E Steele, Jesse
Watkins, d N c Mcdonald, Williams, Jno
dcMillan, VIM A Slaughter, SEN, A Mckay,
)f E Il Lewis, DIR L Backstrom, Sam VIII
on, j N Nash, G. j Hays, w B Say; F Evans,
v F johnson, Pig Bowie, A AWithers, VIM
'trifing, j d Moore, Fortune, j NJ Hooper.
Mcdonald, Asa Mays, II Wilson, R Moore,
G Allen, j Hodridge, JESSE Fisher VIM
'oozer, Jones, F Tarven, G w Horton.
The Chairman was called on and addressed
be meeting at some length, after which, the
leeting adjourned.
WIN. A. SLAUGHTER, Chm.
WM. Mckay, Sec'y.