The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-05-16
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Democratic Mestins in Lowndes.

Pursuant to previous notice the Democracy
Of Lowndes county assembled at the Court
House on Friday, the 18th inst The meet
ing was called to order by the selection Of
Governor James Whitefeld, President, and
the appointment Of w. II. Sims and w. II.
Worthington, Secretaries.
The Chairman then announced the object
OF meeting to be TO hear speeches from our
delegates to the Charleston Convention, Messrs
Barry and Matthews, and to appoint delegates
to the State Convention TO be held at jackson
on the Goth inst
Gen. J. D. Bradford moved the appoint
ment Of committee Of five to report resolu-
tons tor this meeting The President appoin-
TED Messrs. lsham Harrison, Thomas l. Sharp,
T.; +; odeneaa, James W. Harrison and John
W: Crump, said committee.
synopsis Of the speeches Of Messrs.
Matthews and Barry was prepared too late
for insertion IN to-day's issue thew will pro
baby appear in our next
AT the conclusion of the. Sneecbs Of Mr.
! Barry, the committee reported the following
resolutions, winch were unanimously adonted
ReSotred, That, TO the Constitution az the
! United States. with the rights. comnronieee
and guarantees, thereby secured and Inc IN
ion thereupon founded, the true and honest
Democrats Of Lowndes county are hithfaIlv
and ardeptly attached.
RESOLVED, That with that Constitution onl
those rights, compromises and ora MICS et,h.
| fully and honestly carried into efFect by tba
General Government the States composing
the ConledeFacy, and by the people thereof,
the Union would be Gin the opinion Of this
meeting) what it was designed by tsfounders
TO be.
(Herc' follows long series Of excellent
resolutions for which we regret we have not
space)
Resoyred, That we heartily endorse the ac-
ton of our delegates to the Charleston Con-
! vention, and as democrats greet them swell
done, good and faithful servants
ResOlted, That in response to the call by
the Democratic Executive Committee Cor a
Democratic State Convention, the chairman
Nappoint forty-five delegates te attend at Jack.
son on the Both May next to represent the
democracy Of Lowndes.
The following Delegates to the Democratic
State Convention were appointed by thC
\ Chairman
] Isham Harrison Jr., Calvin Perkins, j. W
Crump, G. Brame, j. T. Connell, Vim. B
Cavanah, j. C. Cox, A, C. Jennings, J. NJ L
Smith, j. Ii. Sharp, S. II. Meek, J. V. Harris
G. H. Young j. Blair, E. P. 0deneal Ruff
Webb Uriah Hearon, r. Lakewood, Amo
Acker, II. Smell, w II. Worthinston, II. a
Moore, j. D. Bradford, j. w. Brownrigg, T
L Sharp, VIM. II. Sims, ]. Dukeminier, J. w
Harris, B. Barry, VIM. H. Dukeminier, VIM
d. HUMPHREYS, VIM. S. Barry, Beverly Mat
thews, j. A. r. Jones, Thos. Z. Cannon, d
p Blair, VIM. l.. Lipscomb, II. Stevens, J. NJ
Wynne, j. f. Carr, Il. A. Irwin j. Ussery, u
Dickinson, r. Ellis, j. Halbert, -----------
RESOLVED, That in aid Of thc-call made b.
the Executive Committee, we would respect
fully and earnestly ask the prompt co-opera
ton Of our democratic friends throughout tn
State.
Resoluea, That we recommend that th
State Convention to be held OH the Both inst
include in their list Of delegates to Richmon
and Baltimore, the names Of those delegate
who represented Mississippi at the late Char
lesion Convention. .
Mr.. Harrison offered the following resolu
ton:
Resolced, That we invite all true men, {
every party name, whoAg with US in prin
ciple, to unite and cooperate with us in tn
great struggle now impending to save tn
Constitution and the Union Of our fathers au
the equal rights and privileges of the Souti
under that Constitution and in that Uuion.
On motion of T. l. Sharp, it was
Reso1Ued, That the proceedings of thi
meeting be published in the Mississippi Demo
crat, and that democratic papers throughou
the State be requested to copy them.
The meeting then adjourned
JAMES WHITFIELD, Chm.
w. H. SINS, s......;.
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