The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1868-02-15


sa' otgshl,sd BY calling Col, IN.
lfby 70 the chair, and requesting 4
l., Strickland 70 aci a. sccfetafy.
AMER some pointed and fofcible
remarks By Col. Irby, 90 moiioa q
Committee consisting oi the follow.
Ing gentlemen, was appointed by the
chair % dram and report resolutions
expressing the object aud sense Of The
meeting, io.witi
Cgpt. Samuel Mathews, Dr. A. l.
Ellis, Capt. J. J. Meek, Capt. 1hos.
Taylor, Capt X. W. Crump and DR..
Joseph Garter.
The Committee having retired for
a short time, returned aud submitted
through Capt. Mathews the following
preamble and resolutions, which upon
being read, were unanimously adopt
eli
Whereas, The seeding States in
Convention assembled have declared
their ordinances of secession to be
null and void, and
| Whereas, The Conventions of said
States acknowledge and recognize the
abolition Of slavery as declared by
the Federal -conccding
to freedmen the protection of life,
liberty and property, and conformed
their organic laws to suit the provis-
ions of the Constitution of the United
States, and
Whereas, Said States have elected
their representatives and chosen theil
Senators in accordance to law, who
"after presenting their credentials
were denied their constitutional right,
representation" and C
Whereas, The dominant party now
controlling the action of Congress
have laws in force establishing mil.
itary despotism over the so-called
rebel States, contrary to the Federal
Constitution and manifcsting bold
and reckless disregard of constitu-
tional liberty, and
Whereas, The people in their SOW
ereign and popular capacity, upon the
momentous questions now pending,
indicate q reunion of all Conserva-
tives without regard to former party,
afiiliating under the seal and banner
OF the Conservative Democratic
Party" therefore,
Rcsolved-For the reasons above
set forth, we adopt the name and
principles Of the Conservative Dem.
ocratic Party, and that we will us,
all laudable means to re-estdblish the
Union upon its normal and constitu-
tional basis. ~ .T..
Reselved-That the Sherman and
supplemental bills for the reconstruc.
tion Of the so-called rebel States, art
oppressive and unconstitutional, and
should be resisted at the ballot bo,
by all lovers Of constitutional liberty
Resolyed-That we recommend tC
the people Of Pamela county that the,
hold Convention at Pamela, on Sat.
urday, the 18th inst, for the pur.
pose Of sending delegates to the stat'
Convention of the Conservative Dem.
ocratic Party, to be held at Jackson
on the 10Th instant.
Resolvcd-That Il is the sense o
this meeting, that Democratic As
sociation be formed for the Nortl
side Of the river, to meet at Sardi
on call Of lis officers, monthly or Of
tener IL necessary for the purpose o
carrying out the foregoing resolutions
BY suggestion Of Capt. Mathews
that the meeting at once organize
Democratic Conservative Association
for the North side Of the river, q
meet stately at Sardis, on motion 0
Capt. Meek, committee Of tbrcs
consisting Of DIR. Sam Dunlap, A. A
oglcsby, ST., and D. Walton, wer
appointed to report the namesof suit
able officers for said Association.
Duneg the absence Of the commit
tee, the meeting was addressed b.
Capt. Mathews, in one of his calm
dispassiouats efforts, urging upon tb
meeting the great Importance Of con
certed action on the part Of each an
; every couseTrtive. 400 30
The committee returned and rs
ported the following officers Of th
Association, to-wit:
DR.. A. !. Ellis, President; ID
Joseph Carter, Vice President; Co
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