The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-23
The Platform Constitutional Meetings of the DemQc-
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Pursuant to a resolution of the adjourned
Democratic meeting of Saturday the 18th
inst, the Democracy met at the Court Hoass
: i'm Woodville, Tuesday the 18th inst DR.. D.
| Hon afesidiii9 ~ - T. T.1sIff I I
The meeting being called TO order, the COM
mttee on resolutions, DIR. A. C. Holt, Gen. G..
. Posey, and H. j. Hearsses, 4apPogltsd at.5he
meeting on Saturdays Is aafgk thei haIrns.nl
DIR. A. c. Holt reported the following
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- WHasn4t, !At'the Bcinee+atic EbtfsHt1Ttbn
recently held at Charleston. for the purpose
of Selecting suitable candidates for tie ffeSi-
81 .dency. and Nice- Presidency of'the' Bmted
States, a.colpmtIee composed DG ofIe .ineEnber
from each STATE, was formed for the purpose
1iof reporting platform OF principles upon
S hieii the party cdii1d sdSti:h tier candidates
before the whole country L.'ii.. ''''' ''''' q"
l. Ays{ sclereo A m d orty1 &C that t14 NIT n
representing seventeen tiotatesa did alter Iqas-
'tnre dellberatl0l report platform recOgll-
zing the equality of the States in the Union.
t. A,,t e7ekstbas;l This majority report was
/ rpjected By the Majority eeHfss I'd Of the
Northern delegates for. the sole reason that
lit conceded to the South equal rights, and
7 protection Of Slave property in The G mmon
territprips,' t'"'it.'i 's''i4i '"I' '-F' - ~
/. And ,ehereas, Inallp past conflicts. the Suuti,'-
for the sake Of the Union lFas yielded alwaGs,
! has surrended the vast territory new coppos-
fIng' the great North BiesSt.ras lost California
i with her untold NH lions by political j11dry;;
| and il now askedite. y ald her ihsaeri aRa.sse
;scknoY ledge hepSslf IN
/ vi States. t-r. f..s..,4; a.,
/. Ind lctereas, In Resistance 'of this demand
and TO preserve fsl1- honor ,ihslRed5 CDR dele
gates. ia the Charleston Convention, afttf sol
T ernuly protesting Asmst the tt'ratlieaf attidii
7 dc the .moioritv; did withdraw from all con
/. neesion with tliat EenTeftiuu:' Therefore, =
i Res91cesi; s14iat we most HiediThy, apnf6Te
the .aeti6Aeof .seur'telegatbS in withdrawing
from tie Charleston Eonventfen and inviting
all the States in.fTvJn ofiustite ahd 'gsI'ostd
i to the humiliation Of the S6ntEtf I'd meet tleth
]; in Conversion at Rithrh6fiei: ID" ''''''' -
/ Res0l,e}, That %ed RECOMMEND the STATE
Convention called atJack scti r+he Both inst,
/ 60 fe-appoirrt the, delegates who Hbrestfltca
US st Charleston; as our delegates ID the RIt-
/ mond Conventions, with the 'en'l6tsenet
| aWeIl done good and faithful servants p = '''''
t lRssolUeig ,That lit is the orhhoa Of this
| meeting and we So instruct our delegates that
| the IaichmeBa. Gony eneio', adopt a psaf6rif'
| which eannot be misunderstood N5fth: Sdtfth,'
East or. SEsst,. in (which the SSuth .sfTfalE ie
T mand nothing more thhH her rights and CON
4 sent TO nothing ard That especially the
right of the ,So,ith to go ir,te the common ter
rtories with slavd property, 7ahet' the right of
protection to slave iproperty eqialfg' With all
I other property, shall lie especially sfatdii.
I And tile. words slave property" SHAH be-
uSaA. s $50 Ill -; ts.'r e''''f''' - -,
LlResaI.si, That the action ef'the' ATerfty Of
T the delegates from the Northern States in the
| Charleston Convention, in refusing to ouTlcctfe
/ to the South eqdalrights in the pefrftnfius for
| which she paid her blood andtresSrte, etu.ai-'
1 Iy with the North a CONCESSION vlitil involves
/ no sacrifice on the part OF the NORTH, tihas
much as they inst that it is an abstract right
I but which the So, III feels herself Gishonoted
/ in Welding. And also their unreasonable
/ persistence in demanding that the South'sli
accept their man and his principles, while tley
admit their inability at best to bring more than
two Narthern States to, aid in IFS election, Is
t arrogant and eveFbearing, ard is well caiculGt
+ ted to cause, us to doubt their good faith.
: Rssek-eI That the absence of tile entire
| North from the Richmond Convention, shourf
L fender this doubt certainty, and sflbuld' be
deemed evidence ;Aat the Democratic. party
has ceased to be national. a nd as OUTSIDE Of
I this poiitaaI organization al the North, the
South can expect nothing but ebntinued IN.
.! suit and wrong Theres re.j..' ii,5'',' 80
+ liesol ssl, That relying upon the Justice of
7 cur cause. and thu blessings, ofGod to sustain
7 the right, we express the hope that the RIch-
i rnond Convention will pat fnrwaplieandiiates
worthy the support of all just men and PATROLS
# aud with The motto. Equal Rights in Tue
j Uf,ien'er INDEPENDENCE dnt Of ii" calf upon all
4 to sustain them as the best hope 0four Ftfon.
!. Resoicei, That as we. believe the failure to
elect our ean,lilates. tA4s;aalsinated, can on
I " result in the success OF that party, whose
! Inception is due to hatred Of the Sontf, whose
progress thus far has been iriaTked With in
I suit and oatxags, and svi,ese T,ltirnate and
5fs3Wssr ol. ! II Vtfr f.sl.,l. a., ~ ss'i rs
this event the, people of .Missssippi shall call
| primary meetings and appoint delegates To
7 State Convention And by Their feipresentatiges
I in convention assembled, shall resllriIe ttat
I SoYsregntE dhlegatet5<i the compact toifbrrl
this Federal Union. s5.-.,. ...... ... .i.:,. :
1 ResQiaed. Th4t7Te extend tue. right llartl Of
/ ellQwsbip and with IL the Varlnest impulses
+ Of OUT hearts, to california and Oregon, and
4 % any aud every delegate in the Charleston.
/ Convention, who asserted and were willing ttJ
= maintain the equal rights of the SeutlhseS. -.
I Mai. Van alOnofered the following amend
4 Inent to the RESOLUTIONS :, ffs..- 4. i. i4.g-
i Resolced. That IN the. opinion. of this meet.
4 ihgs the platform reeantly Adopted "lJy the
I Southern or5seasdng porS ION. of the dole gate
b tp the late Charleston Convention, failstemeet.
| the issue between the Northern and Southern
|. Democracy on the subject, Cd Congressional.
+ protection of slavery. IN the TeFTitofses.i nj
|. that the I'd and Sd Resolutions. of sad plat,
T fbrm intended doubtless toi Helefi to- his sub
| jeet do not. contain such an IGSpFeSsion.,ef.
opinion pr ,pFlnelple, as, tho Soilthegn-DemO-.
4craeS, and people. bad a right ..toidemand aad.4
had asked for aad resolved IPpa, in Their pIi4
i mary meetings, and State Conventions.
Maj Man Eaton spoke u lisaSs ofMisamsead
PROSECUTIONS reported lsa4r4re Committee and
|. offered his not in opposition to them but to
reach point which they did not touch L.
Ii# Williams. Esa,, and. Dr.. 4, e. Holt .oppos- /
ed the amendment upon the GROUND that the !
faction pf The. Southern delegates TO which it ]
referred, cogld only he Eegarded as the-aetinm
private citizens and thefoply subject tor the j
meeting to act upon was that referred 10. in |
Ethe resolutions, of the eommittee-rthe with
@drawal OF the delegates frop the orgiaaEGen-
.iyention. ..,lt .,,......; : t...,..s,,z.a
+ Inc vote on the aInendment was then taken
and the amendment was. carried, The vote
on the resolutions as amended was then taken |
ahd they were carried. MIr.i Hearsey only,
.sybting IN the might've, 60; =. 80
i On potion, i was then resolved, that tie
il hair apTppIpt delegates to represent thiseoun.
stY in the Democratic State Convention to be /
held in Jackson, on the 30th INST, The Chair |
the following delegates, TIL. VII
claims, II. R. Dayis, Walter ,ShropshoEs, Ein7
dent Bow, Seth. Kline, ", g EonnelI,, j. Il. /
knight Milus grisKeslllh + :. Haynes, .s..al.
i On motion, 1t was. resolved, that as. Gen, /
G. Posey is now Jackson and will be there at.
the time, appointed for the meeting Of the State
.ConYentipn, he be addedf 10 the list ofdelegates.
: On motion the chairman, DR. ID, Holt. and. |.
tie Secretary, II. j. Hearsey were also added
ID the list Of delegates. 1T, -,
on pipptilo5ni, L Was Hasotysd that the pro
eeedings 81. this meeting, 3be published in the
Woodv11e Republican, ,Wilkinson Gazette
.Mississipppian- and the Richmond Enquirer,
and that copy Of them be sent to the Secre-
taPy of the MISSISSIPPI delegation at Richmond.
! On motion the meeting then asljostned.
d. HOLT, Chm.
!. HsiJ. HEAR=Er, See,y. = 4. :'.i'-t-'.' 81
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