The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-06-06
3 O'CLOCK, P. N.
Convention was called to order.
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| OOnVSltiO0 was CalIcu 10 Orucf.
Mr.. NJ. Nelson, Of Madison, delegate,
was admitted to a seat,
| Mr.. Greer, of Marshall resumed his remarks
on the question before the Convention. He
| hoped no hasty action would be taken, and
thought that the delegates should so to Bal
| timore.
Hon Saml j. Gholson, next got the floor,
amid loud cries for the question" The Judge
remarked that he was too Old now to be res
| trained from doing his duty, and proceeded to
argue the propriety of sending the delegates
to Baltimore, and hoped therefore, that the
vote would he sacoEsiaered. -s-4-..Aee4=-ss-
Harris, ret,lisd- saAlsA.ait4;Eae5 GAE-
ther and still more forcible arguments in sup
port of his resolution. He wanted the Rich
mond Convention to be a substantial thing,
and not the mere shadow of the Baltimore
Convention. His resolution, however. proyi-
ded that the delegation should go to Baltimore
under certain contingencies.
Mr.. I. W. Harris, of Marshall, responded.
He argued IN favor of the resolution of the
commIttee-deeming them all-sutticient.
Simeon Oliver, of DeSoto, followed, ap-
proving of the resolution offered by Mr.. Harris.
lie thought SO far as there was any difference
between the two resolutions, the discussion
appeared to him to be one between tweedle-
dunn and tweedle-dee.
Ex- Governor Matthews as chairman of
the committee on Resolutions, offered few
suggestions.
Gen. Wood called for the previous question,
the reconsideration Of the vote by which the
resolution Of Mr.. Harris was adopted
The call of the counties was then called,
with the following result:
Soto, Franklin, Itawamha, jackson, Jasper,
Lafayette. Leake, Lowndes, Madison, Mar
shall, Monroe, Noxubee, 0ktibbeha, Pontotoc.
Rankin, Tippah, TIshomingo, Yalobusha-46.
NAYs.-Amite, Attala, Bolivar. Carroll, Clai-
brine, Copiah, Coahoma, Harrison, Issaquena,
Kinds, Holmes, Jefferson, kemper, Lawrence,
Neshoba, Newton, Pamela, Pike, Pontotoc,
Smith, Tallahatchie, Warren. Washinton,
Wilkinson, Winston, Yazoo-39.
So the motion to reconsider was carried
The question was then taken on the origi-
nal resolution.
1t was moved and carried that the vote by
which the previous question was ordered be
re-considered
I. l. Sharpe, of Lowndes, offered the fol-
lowing as substitute for the original reosolu-
ton and the amendment offered by Mr.. Har-
riS.
4. That while reposi7g entire confidence in the
wisdom and fidelity of our said delegates to
the Richmond Convention, we do hereby re-
commend to them to defer final action at the
Richmond Convention until after the adjourn
ment of the Convention to be held at Balti-
more on the 18th day OF June, aod do accri-
dit them to the Baltimore Convention with
full powers and without instructions to pur-
sue such course in reference to the said Con
veDtions as may in their discretion, be best
calculated to save the Constitution-to secure
the unity and harmony of the Democratic
party, and to obtain the nomination OF q
sound man upon a platform embracing the
cardinal principles incorporated in the ma
jority report submitted to the late Charleston
Convention, which are dearer than success,
and paramount to all the claims of party.
Mr. Fontaine moved that the amendment
be adopted by acclamation. Carried.
On motion of Gen Wood, of Adams, the
1st and Sd resolutions of the report were
adopted by acclamation.
Mr. Chambers, of Coahoma, offered the fol-
lowing resolution which was adopted:
Resolrea, That the delegates here present
from the several Congressional districts, or any
of them, have leave to retire for half an hour
to select names to propose to this Convention
to fill the vacancies which they may know
will exist in the Richmond and Baltimore
delegations from their respective districts
said selections when made, to be placed on
the same footing with the original delegates
Whereupon the Committee took recess
for half an hour.
On re assembling Mr. Matthews, from the
1st Congressional District reported as addi-
tional Delegates, Gen w s Featherston, of
Marshall, and Col II Chambers. of Coaho-
ma, and as Alternates, Col W Avent, of
Lafayette, and Capt w l. Davis, of Tippah.
Adopted.
From the I'd District, Capt A X B ythe re-
ported, as Alternate for j NJ Thomson, Judge
Saml J Gholson, and as alternate for Mr..
Tyson, Mr. c G Armistead. Adopted.
From the Sd District, Capt P F Liddell, as
alternate for Col Jas Drane Adopted
On motion of Col Fontaine, the thanks of
the Convention were rendered to the Delegates
from Kinds for their Hourtesies
On motion of Mr. Mayson, the thanks of
the Convention were rendered to the Presi-
dent, Secretary and Assistant Secretaries Of
the Convention, for the very satisfactory per-
formance of their onerous duties.
On motion Of Mr. Stricklin, it was
Resolved, That the Democratic papers, and
all other papers endorsing the action of this
Convention throughout the State and else
where, be requested to publish the proceedings
Of this Convention.
The Convention then adjourned sine die.
SAM'L ] .GHOLSON, Pres't.
w. w. w. WooD. Secretary.
FELIX LABAuvE,
CHAs c. FRrTH, Asst Secretaries.
j. I. MoRRIs.