The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-30
Democratic Meeting in Yazoo.


AT q meeting of the Democracy OF Yazo
county, held at the Council Chamber in Yaso
City, on Saturday, the 10Th inst, for the pur
pose of expressing their approyalof the actor
of the Southern delegates to the Charleston
Convention, in seeding thereiroIn, Col Johr
NJ. Sharpe was called to tbe Char, and H.. I
Harrison appointed Secretary
On taking the chair, Col. Sharpe briefly
addressed the meeting, explaining its object
and clearly showing the necessity OF sustain
ing the Southern delegates in the course pur'
sued by them at Charleston.
On motion of Judge Jones, a committee o.
seven were appointed by the Char to diai'
resolutions approving the course OF the NJ IS
| siSsippi delegation to the Charleston Conven-
! ton, consisting of the following named gent.e-
men d. Jones, J r. Bu1us, II. Barksdaie,
/ W. J. Leake, e. +. Wilkinson, I. Bowman
| and F. Bostick.
w. 5 Epperson was, on motion, added to
| the committee.
While the Committee were preparing reso-
lutions for the consideration Of the meeting,
ID. W. Sanders of Holmes, at the request OF
the meeting, delivered IN appropriate and well
timed address.
On the return of the Committee, the lollow-
ing resolutions We're reported and unanimous
ly adopted
ResoIued. That the Democracy OF 1azoo
county fully endorse the actioneot ihe Mis-
sssippi delegation in withdraMsng rom the
Charleston Convention, and tut fhe reason
assigned Therefor. in our opsnlpp, entirely
sufficient, and meet our npq1Gih5ed approba-
ton.
Resoltei That the platfornl.ot principles
reported to the Charleston Convention by a
majority of the Committee, and gnown as the
Majority Platform, . procialtnaahe true doc
trine of States rights and that VIII not be
satisfied with any platform 4 ahates one
particle of the substance Of f7otie de-
claration.
EssOig9a, THAI the Pcseiatieatf - ssoi' &c
ceding Southern States, knownas their "Ulti-
matum,'' is SO vague and inexpilclt in its
terms as to deny it our confidence OF respect
Hesolrei, That we accept the invitation of
the delegations from the seeding Southern
States to send delegates to Convention to be
held in Richmond, Va, on thesccond Monday
of June next, and that for this purpose, the
chairman of this meeting be requested to ap-
point seventy five delegates-to be selected in
as equal numb ers as may ba--from the sever
III OiiCt lBlSLEtEtS III atHiS obhhsJs ~ dIISlil
the Democra c Convention ofthis State, to be
held at jackson on the 30th inst.
Reso1cel, That the delegates appointed by
this Convention to meet in jackson on the
Both inst, are instructed to insist that the
same delegation from this State that attended
the Charleston Convention. be appointed as
delegates to represent the Democracy of this /
State in the Convention to be held at Rich
mond.
Resol,'e[ That it is the opinion of this |
meeting that the delegates to the Richmond |
should be fully authorize and en-
powered, il, in their Judgment it is wise and !
expedient, to attend the Baltimore Conven I
ton, and fully participate ia all its delbera- /
tons
The Chairman then proceeded to appoint !
the following delegates TO the jackson Con- +
Tention
Here follows long list OF well known
names, which we regretwe have not room for. /
On motion off. Barksaalc, the name ofCol.
J. NJ. Sharp, Chairman OF tlle meeting was
ldded TO the above list.
On motion Of J Judge Wilkinson, the Missis-
'ippian and Yazoo Democrat were requested
o publish the proceedings Of the meeting.
The meeting then adjourned.
j. N. SHARPE, Chm.