The weekly clarion., 1869-11-11
THE CANVAS.


Nominating Comvenafom Of xEe sfH
i Senatorial District.
The convention of National Union Reuub
licans and Conservatives for the purpose o
nominating candidates for the sth Senator'S
| al District composed of the counties o.
Kinds, Rankin and Simpson. met on Mon.
day, November lsL at o'colck p. M.
Judge VIM. Porter of Hirds was called tG
the chair and Harris Barksdale requsted te
| act as Secretary.
On motion the convention proceeded
ballot for the nominees.
Pending the nominations the following
letter from Mr.. VIM. Mannerry was read
and ordered to be spread upon the minutes
/ RANKIN COUNTY, Nov. 1st, 1859.
CAPT. HARRIS BARKsDALE:-
SIR; At the recent meeting Of Union Re
| pubiicans and Conservatives at Brandon
| the compliment was paid me of recommen-
dation for nomination as one of tn G Senators
| from the counties of Kinds, Rankin and
/ simpson. am not iusensible of the honor
and regret that the condition OF my health
/ absolutely precludes the posi- bility of can
vass- You will therefore please withdraw
i my name from the nominating convention
In making this request / need not assure
/ you OF my unabated zeal In the cause In
/ which we are engaged. A c0lored man, de
/ voted 20 the interests of my own race, and
an advocate of such government will
/ confer equal political rights upon all. can
| not but regard the success of the Ultra Rad
| ical party as the worst calamity that could
befall both races. My best efforts will be
| applied to the triumph of the cause repre-
| sented by Judge Dent and the platform on
| which he stands.
am your obedient servant
/ VIM MANNERY.
/ For the first nomination, I. J. Catchings,
Of Rankin, having received the whole num-
| Der Of votes cast, was declared the choice OF
/ the CONVEX ton, ID. Z. McLaurin of Simpson.
| G. ID. Gillespie, w. +. Fitzgerald, j. III. Haw-
| kins. and L. ID. Moffit of Kinds, were pla-
| ced in nomination Mr.. Hawkins being
present, stated that he was ineligible. and
| requested his name to be wltdrawn. MT,
| Motifs name was also withdrawn for the
| same cause.
After the first ballot, G. ID. Gillespie's
name was Withdrawn.
Upon the second ballot, w. F. Fitzgerald
having received majority ofthe votes cast,
was declared to be the choice of the COnven-
gion.
On motion the nomination was made unan-
imous.
Judge Porter offered the following reso-
luton which was adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That in case DIR. L. j. Catchings
declines the nomination that the Executive
Committees of Rankin and Simpson be en-
powered to I'LL the vacancy; and in case
Capt. w. +. Fitzgerald should decline the
nomination. that the Executive Committee
Of Hinds be empowered TO I'LL the vacancy
thus created.
No further business coming before the
Convention, it adjourned sine die.
WM. w. PORTER, President.
HARRIS BARKsDALE, Secretary.
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The Iuka Gazette has fallen into line for
the Dent ticket. In its last issue it gives
utterance to the following noble sentiment: ::
Believing, as many of our contem porarles
did, that straight conservative ticket
should have been nominated, we have here
1ofore refused TO support the Dent party,
and felt that we would stand aloof and let
others decide the contest going ON in our
State, But the course of recent political
events has convinced us that il would be
criminal in a true Mississippian TO longer
stand, with folded arms, and witness the
damning blight sought to be placed upon
the land of our adoption, without raising our
voice and crying aloud to our people to
avert the horrible tyranny that threatens to
oVershadOw and destroy them. Our Judge
fear of God, and with love and devotion
to our State and our people equal to that we
attach to liberty and life, we, this day, de-
clare our determination TO support the Ma
tional Union Republican party, In the COM
ing election. In adopting this course we
are free to confess that it is not what we
conceive would have been best for our coun-
try. But large majority of the people and
press of the State differed with us, and we
yield to their opinion. But between the
Dent and AlcOrn parties, we believe no true
Mississippian can hesitate longer. The
former is the party of peace, order, law,
Justice, right and reconstruction the latter
the representative of vice, crime, lawless-
ness, injustice, bloOdshed, misery. war of
races, and the destruction of every civil,
religious and political right and liberty cv-
er enjoyed by our people, added TO cold
bloode1 tyranny which would make every
rec man In the State al abject slave. With
his belief and this determination. we call
upon the brave soldier-citizensO of the grand
old county of Tishomingo to rally TO the
many bloody field in the late struggle
carry it proudly. boldly and successfully
through the coming fight.
Kemper county viii give good report of
herself on the 30th. The Spectator says:
Capt. Woods, candidate for the Senate,
and A. G.. Kills, Esq. candidate for Legisla
ture addressed the people of w ahalak Sta
tion on Monday last. and Scooba on Tues
day.
The audience though not as large as we
would have wished was quite respectable in
numbers. We were glad TO observe so much
interest manifested by both black and white,
and we can say with the proof on hand that
great good was done.
The colored people were gratified at the
position our candidates occupy, and so ex-
pressed themselves.
10. Jones made some sensible remarks on
the same occasion.
J.H. Nicholson, Esq, has been nominated
for the Legislature In Hancock county by
the Conservatives.
Mr.. J. j. Seal has been nominated by the
National Uuion Republicans and Conserva-
lives for Senator in the District, composed
Of the counties of Marion, Greene, Perry,
Jackson, Hancock and Harrison.