Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-07-02

Resolved 4tns That N passa
of such 9 law can not be regarded
otherwise than an attempt to force
such newspapers upon the people,
and lsst TO fix the compulsi0nS for
advertising therein is simply 20
deny to parties litigant, to widows
and orphans, the right to have such
service performed through better
mediums, and on better terms, aud
virtually amounts to the taking Of
private property for party purposes.
Resolved 9Th. That 10 the event
the bill now pending In the Legis-
lature becomes 9 law, the members
Of the Press Association Of Missis-
sippi solemnly pledge themselves
each to the other, and to the public,
TO publish such advertisements, or
a synopsis Of them, In their respec.
tive journals, free Of charge, In
order that our patrons, and the
people generally may not be sub.
jected TO the necessity Of giving aid
and encouragement, BY their sub.
scriptions, to = hireling press.
Resolved 9Th, That these resolu-
lions, signed by the President and
Secretary, be submitted to the Leg.
islature and the Governor OF the
State of Mississippi as our memo
rial and protest In the premises, and
that the newspapers Of the State en-.
dOrsing and subscribing TO the same
be requested TO publish them.
Report Of the Committee on Ad.
vertising Agencies, was made, and
on motion was received and
adopted.
WHEREAS, Believing The system
Of patr0niEing Advertising Agen.
cies has In a majority of instances
proven ininical TO the interests ct
journalism ; therefore
Resolved, That the Press Of Mis-.
sippi disapprOve Of the system Of
dealing with advertising agencies
as hitherto pFacticed, and while be.
lieving each paper has q right to
Judge for itself, we recommend that
all and every advertising agency be
placed on the same footing 90 any
advertiser and the same rates be
required, except the usual allow.
ance Of 0 percentage.
Signed by the Committee.
Report of the COMMITTEES on
partial printing Of Mississippi
newspaper outside Of the state,
was presented, and on motion was
received and adopted, as follows
The committee appointed TO In.
vestigate the partial printing Of
Mississippi newspapers IN other
States respectfully report that after
having consumed the time allowed
them for consideration of the mat
ter. they have been unable TO arrive
at any satisfactory conclusion, anC
respectfully recommend that no &C
tiOn be taken in the premises, as Ii
their opinion, il 10 Of present mex
pedient TO deal with the subject.
Signed by the Committee,
Convention theut0ok q recess, u
hear the annual address Of J.
Pryor, and the poem of Mrs. Wiz
ginia F~rantz--b0th Of which weru
delivered to the public at the Cum
berland Presbyterian Church. Tn
poem was read by q. ID. Stands.
The Convention re.ssscmbled q
2 o'clock.
Messrs. A. L. Rowe aud I. I
Pitts of the Mi.sippi Central, ap
pearing, were enrolled.
J. L. Power offered the follow
ing resolution which wac unani
m0usly adopted:
Resolved, That the thanks of thiI
Association are cordially ant
gratefully rendered 10 Mrs. Wiz
giuia Frantz, Tor the poem this dal
read before the Association OH tbl
Power Of the Press" written b!
her in response TO an Invitation
from this body at its last annus
meeting.
Resolved, That in the writer o
this beautiful poem, We recognize
one Of the most gifted OF our man,
accomplished ladies Of the South
and we trust that she will long con
tiuue 10 contribute her rare gem
ofpOesy TO the public press,
Resolved, That the poem referred
TO be filed among the records o
the Association, and that the sam,
be published IN our several jour
mails.
The time and place of holding
the next meeting Ofthe AssociatioI
was then aiken up. Winona wa
chosen the place, and the I'll Tues.
day in MAY, 1871, the time for III
next meeting.
The election Of officers for th'
next ensuing year was then take.
up. Messrs. FrGntz and Pitts wer
, appointed tellers.
/. The following officer were de
clarsa duly elected:
Presiden,--J. L, Power, Of Jack
son.
lst. Vice President. W. Boot
of Winoua,
% Vice President--F, W, Mer
, rim, Water Valley.
Secretar:-Freeman Randolph
/; Pamela.
Treasurer. F. Vance, HALE
hugst.
6. D. Stands was chosen OratC
for the next meeting.
Singleton Garrett was electedE
I sayist.
The following resolutions wei
. adopted:
By Mr.. Randolph Whereas, III
proceedings Of this Associatio.
4, have heretofore been kept in lool
! manner and without form and al
/, now In newspaper reports ;-Ther'
! fore Resolved, that the Secretary B
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