The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-12
Meeting in DesOto,

In compliance with request Of the citizens
of ReSseto county to send delegates to a con
ventioG to be held in fernando on tha 24th
inst. the citizens Of TG4licsa county assembled
at the 6ENIrt- house IN Austin, on Wednesday,
the 2lst p an afl
On motion 81 udge John Hardeman was
called to the CHAIR, and 0. Barbour, Esq. ap-
pointed Secretary.
On motion, a committee COMPOSED of eight
pe@ons was appointed by the chair to draft
resolutions expressive of the sentiments of
sthe meeting.
Conalsittee consisted Of Messrs. John d.
Trottef, X. G.. Kelsey, J. N. Philips, N. P.
Willis, n. G. Wormley, NJ. G. Mcmillan; Au-
g@stuse Owen and, O. Barbour, who kfter q
short Consultation reported the following:
WHEREAS, 1t is well ascertained that we
have faaed to elect a conservative President at
the last election, and that the Government
will betraEsIerred to the keeping Of presi-
dent elected against the wishes and without
Dshadow of support in half of the States, and
beigsg elected bNaa vote exclusively sectional
and endorsed by powerful party continually
at war upoA the Institutions and interest Of
the Sou3l and subyarSiyeIDf our common con-
al;titution and tho Union it snouid protect,
And whereas, we think it epainently impor-
tant in the present position of ]Bolitcal affairs
That ou1party prejudices should b. buried in
pa uDsnimity of feeling and an identity of in
tsrest sbltivatcd throughout the Southern
States. II
Resdaue1, lst That in the future we forget
our party Differences among ourselves and
gmutually endeavor to engender the same po-
litical feelings. and that we combine all of our
senefsies to arrest the progress af abolitionism
seIther at home or abroad.
\ "a. Shat wetleerly depIore the tridrAph of
athe Black Republican party in the election of
nAbraham Lincoln, whose ultra views and
feelings are inimIcal to the prosperity Of our
peculiar institutions in the South, and in
wifom we do not recognize conservative and
constitutional Chief Magistrate, and that we
pledge ourselves to cooperate with our sister
southern States in any manner deemed best to
thwart the oppressiYesrHle of Black Republic
lacanism.
Sd. sIslat in the election of Mr.. Lincoln we
iiaNe scarcely an assurance and snS pledge that
our rlgets under the constitution will be re-
gpeetef AID in view of our State as an inde-
pendent menber of the UHion and her people
as frecIen with equal rights and privileges
lguaTafsteed by the constitution III this coDfed-
eracy, and that we sustain and protect these
rights by tiRels and manly resistance, to that
end We hereby declare our belief in the right
of STATE to withdraw from the Union and
assufneGher original character Ian iudepcnd-
ent soverciegt State. ,eE
:, 4th That in the imsendlg9g crisis we will
stand hye0ur gallant State to whopa allegiance
bis first due in any action exposition she may
! take in her sovotsign csnaaty.
9th. Thseeour representative, Hon. R. II.
Bysrn, in the State Legislature, be instructed
to ut ils9acconlance Sgth the above resolutions
in the pssxt Legislature of Mississippi. sE
9th. That these resolutions be published in
the Memphis Avalanche, the vicksburg Mhig
and the MAississippiaD, !l
u Here followed long list of delegates for
which we have no room.
an motion, the meeting adjourned
JOHN HARDEMAN, Prcs't
70. BARBOUR Secretary. -