The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-12
Meeting of the Southern Rights Party
of Kinds. @

At meeting held in Raymond on the 10Th,
f.tthe nurpose of nominating candidates to re-
present Kinds county in the State Convention,
to be held on the 7th of January the following
proceedings were had, to-wit
On motion oil E. Barksdale, the Rev. Mr.
HamberIh, sopened the proceedings off the
meeting with prayer ~
Or.lmotion. Robert Miller was calledeto the
chair.
On motion committee Of five was oppoin-
ted by the chairman to select and report per
manent officers foa the meeting.
the chairman appointed the fNllnwing
named gentlemen on the above MENTIONED
committee. to wit: u
Geo Stokes. J. F. Watson Dahl Mcneil,
q w. Mimsand H. r. Goldman.
While the committee were preparing their
report the meeting was addressed by Gen.
r' The committee V report officers fossEhe
meeting. retsrned the following as their report.
to.wit: U
For presinenf, Robert Milsr. q avn a
For Vice Presidents, JobR Burnett, B.
Blount. j. L England. Il. W. I. Daniel, Z.
g. Banks and G. w. Gibbs.
For Secretary, Sam'l Livingston.
Which report was, onsnotionss unanimously
NJ IN motion q committee ofsix was appointed
bv the President to draft and report resolu-
f;ons expresivasDf the sense Of this meeting:
The President appointed the following
named gentlemen on said committee to draft
resolutions, to wit: =.
r Barksaale, W. P. Harris, John D. Free
man Dan'l Mcneil, j. D. Mcconnell and E.
| M. Yerger, who retired to prepare their re-
port. an
IN motion of W. P. Harris. committee Of
tuo from eash Police District, was appointed
hv the President to suggest suitable nomina-
,;,ns for candidates for the Office of Delegates
to the Convection, and the following gentlemen
co,nnosed sad committee, to-wit:
FL, the dickson District-R. H. Purdom
and G. r. Dickson.
RAYMOND District. A. Fairchild and j..
| Dixon.
bert Newman. wv ,.u
Rrnwnsvile District-R E. Stratton and
John P. Marin. Il
During the absence Of the committees in
,-o,,ar;ne therreports the meeting was ad-
dressed by ~Aao' "-'0 W 80
1,ho eonmiRee on Resolutions through their
.ha;r,nan Nh Barksdale, reported the fol-
I Inr rasoIutons which were adopted unani-
,oo,,sly and b reclamation, to-wit w.
RESOLUTIONS.
| p..o,,,.J That we endorse the resolutions
,an;,aorsiv alopted by the Legislature Of
.h;s S,ats in reard to the rights of the slave
holding States. r. 49,
| 2. That we rgard the elec.lon OF Aefanaln I
LINCOLN "a the Presidency, by the people Of
the non -slavehdding states. on purely Sec
tional issue, AM upon prineipies ~ open anu
ayowed hostility to the institutions on Ihe
a,a.oho,,i;rr safes, as declaration Of war
upon our rights
3. That we regard the Scneme " Ies,Ss
,hs R,acl, RennHican Government about to be
;,s,ollsd IN tb Union, by q combination
an,onrss7 mo sesators and Representatives in
Caaa,ssss - sns,end the functions Of the ma
,;onei ,ovsrnmsnt or by submitting PROPOSE
.;ors ~ s,tsr ,heexisting Constitution through
= c cnnS = Of the slaveholding States-as
a,;ke i'm rrsct;cate and inefficient, tending in
/ the ono case to posoke instant civil war and
/ in tbe othsr to nothing but uncertainty and
delay. ;,
/ .ct ,Ss.:sn,,, vi recommend the speedy or
gsn,z.,on ~ a Cenfederacy of such Of the
4 slsvehold;ne Staes as may concur in this
nolicy and the establishment ora separate
'ndsnendsnt goyeinment for them, as simple,
safe and practicable remedy for the evils under
The committse on nominations through
their Chairman. John F. Watson, reported the
following named gentlemen as suitable candi-
dates for delegates, VIZ;
Wiley r HAIRS s;sh rsnort was mu snmo ana
ly adopted. ... h.;n. ..t,.a 4.
addressed the meeting.
On motion ofC r. Dickson all papers
friendly % the objects Of the meeting were
requested to publish THESE PaOcesa;us .d;o,rn
ed 80. = = R0BT. MILLER. Pres't.
8. L,yuosros, Sec'y.