The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-19

Mr. Malone ot.rred the fo lowing res
Iu.;oa. which was unanimously adapte'
EssoLred, That me CLERGY Of this city tf
invted 10 open the proceeding ot this
Convention each d5y by invoking the
blessing oi an Ali wise being over ite
drlibera:ion-
Mr. Mathews moved that the President
be authoriz TO appoint four pages for
tho Convention.
The President announced as said pages,
Lewis Fite, Leo. Phillips. George Don
| nell, and Chas. /. Tolbert.
Mr.. Harrison offered the following
resolutions
Reso7red, That the Rules Of the House
| Of Representatives OF the State OF Mis-
sissippi, Ter the year 1860, be adopted as
far practicable, for the government OF
! the Convention.
Mr.. Levers offered the following
amendment by way Of additional resolu-
| tion.:
Resolved, That the Secretary be request,
ed to furnish each member of the Con-
ven;ion with q copy of said rules as soon
| as practicable.
Mr.. johnson, of Smith, moved to lay
the amendment offered by Mr.. Levers
upon the table, which was lost.
| Upon a division of the question the
resolution offered by Mr.. Harrison was
| adopted:
The question recurring on the adoption
of the amendment offered by Mr.. Levers,
| it was rejected.
Mr.. Johnson, of Smith, offered the
following resolution.
Res0laed That Committee of --
be appointed by the President, whose
duty it shall be so soon as practicable to
draft and report 20 this Convention for
its actions such amendments to the State
Constitution as it stood on the 9th dav Of
January, 1861, as may be deemed neces
sary .or the future peace and welfare OF
the State.
Mr.. Sanders offered the following as a
substitute for the above resolution.
ReS0LUed, That the following standing
committees, be appointed by the Presl-
dent, to wit:
l. Committee on Credentials of the
members elected to this Convention.
= A Committee on Safe Constitution.
). a Committee on Federal relations.
4. A Committee on Finance
3. A Committee on State ,Tudicatories.
And that said committees inquire into
matters properly belonging to them, and
report by ordinance or otherwise.
Mr.. Slmonton raised the following
point of order, toWit That it was in
competent for the members to proce ed
to business, after the organization until
they had qualified by taking the oath to
support the Constitution of the United
States, as indicated in paragraph sixth
of the Governors Proclamation.
The resolutions being again read Mr..
johnson accepted the substitute offered
~ Mr.. Sanders.
Mr.. Potter moved to strike out so
much of the resolution as provided for
the appointment Of committee on
State Jurisdiction, which was adopted.
Mr.. Goode renewed the point of order
made by Mr.. Simonton when, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Matthews, the further con
postponed.
Mr.. Slmonton moved that the oath 10
support the Constitution of the United
States be at once admin ;sterod by the
PRESIDENT to the members of the Con-
vention.
Mr.. Goode moved to amend so as to re-
qulre each member to present his Gre
dentials.
The motion of Mr.. Simonton was then
adopted, and all the members Of the
convention present qualified accordingly.
Mr. Brown offered the following res.
olution
Resolued, That the President of This |
Convention proceed by committee, or in |
such other manner as he may deem an
pfopriate, 10 communicate to Gov. Shar |
Key That this Convention is now duly |
organized, and ready to proceed to bus
mess, and to ascertain if he has anv
official communication to make to tben3
Which was adopted
On motion of Mr. Torp;o,o
the above resolution was recon.
sldered, when he moved to amend tho
same by striking out the words land to
ascertain If be has any official commu
nication to make to them.
Mr.. Potter expressed himselfas opposed
to the resolution. If we represent the
people at all, we represent them in their
sovereign capacity. He questioned the
of adopting such a resolution
MIR. johnson, of Kinds, agreed with his
colleague. This Convention. he did nct
think, could be assimilated to a leoisla.
i've body In any respect. They were not
oound to call upon anybody for advice
or instructions. He said this with all
tue difference to the distinguished gen
iefaan who now occupies the Executive
'halr. We had no accountability in that
luarter- his suggestions out Of doors he
puC IHey were above all other |
powers In tie State, and he could not
the riSdt to report to any one.
Mr. Brown thought that a response I
'lllty upon the action of the convention I
ested somewhere. {Je would like to
lnoW wether it could act at discretion. /
r wether 1t was expected 20 assume the {
esponslhility for its own action.
Mr.. Jarnagin thought we were, respon- {
IDLE to nobody but to the sovereign t
tate of mississippi. The responsibility
t our action could by no means rest r
poh the Governor. 1t rests on this | |
odv.
Mr.. Martin did not think that opr !;
ctions should be guided either by prom !
'es or intimidations We were NOT here
o receive instructions from any quarter. n
We know what the evil is to be rem c
died. The proclamation of the Gov
rnor itself indicated what we were here n