The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-15
LErTEx FROM jackson. MISS.
Correspondents. Of sAsS. o. ors.osns.l

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JACKSON, Mss, March IL, 1868.
Ny telegram Of lhis date has informed you that
the executive committee Of the Democratic party
Of this State held meeting to-day in the Senate
chamber, at the capitol, and decided upon the
course to be pursued by the white people Of
Mississippi at the election for the ratification OF
the Constitution about to be manufactured by the
"so-called key board convention, which presents
the greatest number OF sharps, fats and naturals
that ever appeared within four walls.
The executive committee are unanimous upon
going into an active rigid campaign. to fight rad
icalsm for every inch Of ground on which the foot
OF constitutional freedom might be planted TO up
hold the fainting liberties Of the Southern people.
Sub-committees and clubs are to be organized In
every county, city and hamlet throughout the
State. E~e1y qualified voter will be called upon
TO bury the political differences of the past in the
quagmire OF radcalism, buckle on his armor, come
10 the balotbox with one mind, one will, one pull
together, to overhrow the I" black and tan F" har-
pies, and raise tie standard OF Democracy on the
battlements Of tie peoples homes and fresides.
Surely, the people will respond to this call, and
emulate the example set before them by such
men as johnson, Yerger, Harris, Anderson and
others, who heretofore advocated the political
sentiments of Clay, Calhoun, Cass and Webster,
but are now united In one common mass. fixed
aud firm as the rock of ages. l am not at liberty
10 disclose the details of the perspective organ
izations, but am grated 10 be able to state that
Of the principal incentives to the action of the
committee was the late demonstration Of conserv-
atyes In your city and the eloquent assurances Of
cooperation coming from the Democrats OF the
Northern States, brushing away our doubts and
fears, like sunshine chasing q shadow.
The convention will be reassembled at an early
day under call from its president, TO make nom
nations for the various Offices 90 be filed, and
provide for other matters not delegated TO the
committee; when it's confidently expected that
the capitol shall awake from its slumbers 20 vel
come the Ightful representatives OF persecuted
spd suffering people.
The keyboard convention met OF ii o'clock and
adjourned at noon. Nothing Of importance trans
pred. Key Sharp Of Warren county, made an
abOrtve effort to get the sergeantat-arms TO
bring In the absentees; which ! presume was In
tended to force Drs. Compton and Hemmingway
frCm the Senate Chamber, where they were act
ing as proxies in the Democratic executive COM
mitiee with closed doors; but Cutfee could not
come In. ta
At the opening Of the so.called loyal convention
all the seats were chosen in the usual way--by
ballot; yet il is a typical fact that all the SCALA
wsgs" are on the left of the house. Wonder If
some guardian spirit Of Liberty viii not enter
here on the last day, and looking toward the left,
say, Depsrtfrom me ye cursed into everlasting
damnationn
General Beauregsrd and his friends passed
through here this morning on q special train. as
sn escort 70 the Hon. John Everitt Of London.
ENnflano, who greatly amused the guests at the
nssen house BY prseticing his deineation Of q
uiu.n poy atthe ~. Charles Hotel, on the dusty
coat OF Dr. Q. K. Marshall. Captain Nelson had
conunued stream Of lady visitors at early morn.
lps. VINO came to catch glimpse Of the man who
mond. wv aRrrr.