The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1869-07-15
THE CONSERVATIVES OF AT
TAXA IN COUNCIL.
Grants Plan Of Reconstruction
Adopted.

Grants Plan Of IiOE
Adopted.
/ The Conservative element of Attala coun
1 ty- without reference to race, color or pas
! political affiliations, assembled in kosciusko
the 10Th inst.
On motion, Capt. g. p NJ. Turner, wa:
called to the chair. and DIR. j. L. Roby wa
| requested to act as Secretary.
/ Capt. Turner, upon taking the chair, eX-
/ explained the object of the meeting in
most satisfactory manner.
/ On motion of Col. T. =. Hoy, committed
of ten was appointed, to report resolutions
| expressive of the sense of the conservative
masses of Attala county. The Chairman
I appointed said committee, Col. Hoy, being
| Chairman of the same.
Maj. John Il. Butt was requested to adj
dress the Convention, which he proceeded
to do in a spirited and most satisfactory
manner At the conclusion OF the remarks
of Maj. Butt, a motion was made by Capt
&. Ill. Campbell, that the Chairman appoint
committee of five on nominations, which
motion being carried, the Chairman appoint
ed said committee composed of colored and
whites, Capt. Campbell being Chairman
which committee retired to recC nsider tho
question of the propriety of making NOM
| nations at the present time. This commit
tee reported adversely thereto. which re-
port was received, and a motion made to
adoptthe same The report of the Commit
tee was finally adopted unanimously.
The committee on resolutions, reported
the following, which were unanimously
adopted by the Convention.
Resolved, That we. the citizens of Attala
county, without reference to race, color, Oh
previous political antecedcnts, in mass meet
ing assem- bled. do approve the plan of Re-
construction as the same was Swallowed
forth in the late message of President Grant
to the Congress of the United States, and
that we will use all honorable means TO car
ry oct said plan of reconstruction so far as
the same relates to the State of Mississippi.
Resolved, That we believe it to be the sa-
cred duty of the people OF the State of Mis-
sissippi to ignore all former party names as
well as all special party creeds, heretofore
in vogue, and without reference to past po-
litical issues to unite upon that line OF poll
cy which is best calculated to secure unto
the State of Mississippi a republican form
of government. wherein true American lib
erty shall be forever perpetuated and each
citizen protected in the full enjoyment OF
life, liberty and property, not Inconsistent
with the constitutional laws of the land.
Resolved, That we desire a permanent
peace, and will encourage no policy calcu-
lated to keep in allegiance that great blessing
to our people.
Resolved, That we will ever look with
disfavor upon all legislation contemplating
the detriment of one class of the community
for the aggrandiZement of another. That
civil and political rights unto all citizens,
without reference to race color Or previous
condition.
Resolved, That we favor universal amnes-
ty and manhood suffrage, regarding this
principle as the true republican policy,
founded in a spirit of Cancellation and JUS
tice.
Resolved, That the delegates to be APP
pointed to or State Convention, to be held
at Jackson, (when said Convention is called
l,aF- fol ffa
of this county for men who approve the
principles in the foregoing resolutions and
for none others.
Col. J. L. McCullum offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously adopted
by the Convention:
Resolved, That Capt. G.. Z. NJ. Turner, our
late triumphantly elected candidate for Con-
gress in this district, is our choice above all
others for like position, and that We will
leave nothing undOne to secure his election
to a position which he would adorn by his
eloquence, and illustrate by his abilities as a
practical Statesman.
On motion, the Chairman appointed the
following delegates to the State Convention,
to convene at Jackson on some future day,
to- wit:
WHITE-Col. 7. r. Hoy, Maj. S. T. Old
ham, Col. j. L. McCuilum, Col. Sam Martin,
Milton Roby, q. III. b. Campbell, Doc Davis,
w. V. Davis A. j. Boyd, .. +. Wilson, Capt.
l.. ID. Fletcher, Jas. A. Groves.
COLoRED-Dempsey Taylor, George Olive,
c. Comfort, John Thomas Hosea Taylor,
Daniel Harvey, Ross McAfee, Ben Ayers,
Harry Hardy, Vim. Snow, Alfred Frazier,
Edmund Clark.
On motion the Chairman, G. L. NJ. Turner
was added to the delegation.
On motion the Chairman appointed the
following delegates to a Senatorial Conven-
ton of the counties of Leake, NeshOba and
Attala, to be held at some time and place
hereafter to be determined upon by the peo-
Mo of fh.1 district fO-Wif.
WHITE-AIaj. l.. S. Terry, Maj S. I. Old
ham, Judge i. w. Scarborough, >. Il. Viii
son, w. Ii. White, Col. Sam Martin, Col. j.
l.. McCullun, John w Hanna, 7. S. Proc
tor, Il. f. Kimbrough, j. IL. Wallace, VIM
Edwards.
CoLoRED-Wm. Snow, John Thomas, Ben
Ayres, G. Comfort, Ross McAtee. George
Olive, Hosea Taylor, Sam Wells, Dempsey
Taylor, Harry Hardy, Edmund Clark.
The following resolution was introduced
by A. j. Boyd, and unanimously adopted:
Resolved, ThOt we recommend TO the cit
liens of this Senatorial District that they
hold Convention at Center, in Attala coun-
ty, on the second Saturday after the pro-
mitigation of the order of election by the
President of the United States, and nomi-
nate a candidate for the State Senate.
On motion of Col. I. Z. Hoy, the chair
man appointed the following Executive
Committee of the conservatives of Attala
county, to-wit:
WHITEs-Col. T. z. Hoy, /. w. Scarbo-
rough, A. J. Boyd, S. T. Oldham, John Han
ma, 9. I'll. Campbell, DIR. James Sails, Col.
Sam Martin, Maj. J.. 5. Terry, Harrison
Donald, Capt. L. ID. Fletcher, James Hub
bert, I. 5. Proctor, Capt. David Love, Maj.
E- G. Wall, Col. Martin Davis.
CoLoRED-Wm. Snow, G. Comfort, Daniel
Harvey, Ben Ayers, Ross McAfee, George
Olive, John Thompson, Dempsey Taylor,
Lank Hemphill, Harry Hardy, Alfred Fra
zier, Hosea Taylor, Jack Lewis, Edmund
Clark, Sam Wells.
On motion, the kosciusko Chronicle was
requested to publish the proceedings of this
Convention, and the JACKSON CLARION and
the Conservative papers in this COngression-
al district were requested to copy the same.
q. z. M. TURNER, Chm'n.
J. Il. RoBY, Secretary.