The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-03-07
1,SWIIt NuIttNs.

VtN Wst''Ns
On motion, Cot j. u fgor vu'
called 10 the rhnir, sud u " Bod
ford appointed Secretary on mo
ton II ] H. kc.fh. o committee ~
G,c were appointed to draft rr.ola
tions. consisting of y J Jcrncgan,
4 ~ Keith, J. !. Meek, Alfred
Hudson and T Y. wilson During
the absence Of the committee, Cob {
Miller, upon invitation, addressed
the meeting IN u spirited AMI ANNA
ted speech, rccounting The wrongs anil
grievances under which w. hp1 been
laboring for years, and Which have
forced m unwilling people TO sever
the ties which once bound q happy
AMI prosperous people mrlcr the
broad acgis Of the United States Of
| America, ~ formed by our fnrcf,th.
crs. and administered by them with
fidelity and virtue. Also the oncrou'
grievances under which the South has
been laboring--undcr unjust and up
prcssive taxation --most specially
by the operation Of Protective Tar
IA. protecting n II does the interest
VI the North alone, and imposing
%sricvou. bur,hcu on the South -shN
thus paying tribute To- the North I
her own manifest injury /; and show
ing further that the advantag, tha
would accrue to the South by q sew
rance from our Northern enemies
more especially in reference to u
; radiance 81 this tax upon her lab
to sustain her fac,orics-wc pnyir
the expenses Of the Government al
they rcapine all It's benefits.
After the conclusion Vt Col VI
, lcr's address the committee rcpOrtt
{ through their chairman, \. IlulsC
{ the following preamble and rcscl
= tons.
J.. wprsr,s, We have hitherto chs
/. ishcd the confident hope tina, 9
j, late sister STATE. Tennessee. bound
~ ~ she Is by 50 many commerce.
y industrial aud social ,irs. would Wit
draw from y Union In which she
Is no longer an equal. AMI unite vi
a us in tho formation Of n SouthC
\. Coufcicracy. and
-. WHEREAS. by her rccen, clcc,i
W she has colby turned her back on
IL and our cause. and declared her "
lc linrncss TO BE- ruled by a man VIII,
he words. breathing ,htCas u ccvrrl
m and blood against M South, hu
\. scarcely died upon the air. y,
therefore. h. it
Re.olrei. Tha, whilcec accord
full measure Of our sympathy .
praise 10 those gallan, SONS Of 7
: nessee who have ~ ncblv struAr
no Cor the cause Of h,,tty and equal
N. vet. in our business relations. wc
constrained ~ the rrompting'
RS duty and sclf.prcservation. to Ills
a. inmate between communities wi
IL own allegiance to, and are CON
yer, parts Of a Government abOu
U pass into the hands II our dCaji
enemies. aud communities which !
embarked their all with us in
great cause Of Southern ludcr,
&c enee sai to that end,
Itu- R,,pirei. That We will use
the hes, cndcsvcrs to transfer the q
;,b cf Pamela COUNTY from the for
a. aud anti-Soudesu city Of Menu
INV to the domestic and los al city #
ap- Orleans. but nevertheless, II
sb- people Of Tennessee should. b
II e beginning Of the res, ccm~c
IN. SEASON. bring their State into
lon. 9th Mississippi. IA reasons 70,
70. sinng to withdraw trade from y
and phis vould m longer exist.
Rswirsi. That a COMMITTEE
|, of three he appointed by the chair
the 10 confer eth suitsble partiesiu
tie. orlesas for the purpose Of INST
the as steamboat compnnicsticn
that city dnfins the nes, sea
and and alec 10 ~sscessain as what
1 to cotton cen he transported to