The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-07-04
THREE O'CLOCK, P. NJ.

Convention met pursuant to adjournment
and took further recess of thirty minutes
to enable delegates to perfect NOMINATIONS
of delegates from the several Districts.
Upon resuming business, Mr.. a. ). Lewis
of Claiborne offered the following resolu-
ton, which was adopted:
Resolved. That committee OF three
from each Congressional District be appoint
ed by the President to select and report Iour
delegates and four alternates from the 0CaIe
at large in the Baltimore Convention.
The delegates from the several Congress
ional districts presented the following
names as delegates to the Baltimore COh-
vention, which were severally ratiheo py
First District-C. B. Mitchell, of Pontotoc,
| and j. NJ. Allen, of Lee, as principals, A. D.
Black, of Yalobusha, and S. Herd, OF nlon'
| as alternates.
| Soto, and H d. Money, of Carroll. as prlnci-
| piles, A. S. Pass and Kinloch Falconer as
Third District-E. O. Sykes, of Monroe,
and ] B. Dunn, of Choctaw, as principals,
J. f. Lee, of LOwndes and }. a. BInioru'
Sr.. of Montgomery. as alternates. :.
| Fourth District-B. J. Semmes OF Madi-
son and w. d. Gibbs. of Yazoo as princi-
nails, A. g. Horne of Lauderdale, and ID. M
Warmack. of Scott, as alternates.
| Fifth District-A j. FrantZ, of Rankin,
and u NJ. Young, of Warren, as principals.
Melancthon Smith, of Clarke, and FRANK
Johnston, of Kinds, as alternates
| Sixth Observation-Disclosures Seal, OF Hancock
and NJ. v, b. Huff, of Amite, as principals,
B. b. Paddock OF Jefferson, and l. D ford'
of Marion. as alternateS.
The Committee on Resolutions, through
their Chairman, Hon. Z. Barksdale, pre-
spnted the following report, which was
adopted with great cheering, and with OUT
three dissenting votes.
WHEREAs. s.The President of the United
States has openly used the powers ana OPP
Dortunities of his high off1ce for the promo I
hon of personal ends; has kept VIGOROUSLY
cOrruDt and unworthy men In places o.
mower and responsibility, to the detrlinen
of the public interests; has USED the puoil'
service of the government as machineIy y
| corruDtiOn and personal influence, anu lhteI
fered with tvrannical arrogance, IN the po-
iitical affairs of the States and munlclpall
ties ;" has uuartered upon the public treas
ury a horde of hungry, ignorant am am
ranacious relations; "has rewarded VIII
, | ;nt,uential and lucrative offices those wh'
have acquired his favor by valuable pres
ents thns stimulating the decentralization
our political life bWhis conspicuous exam
nle - has made the government OF on
fathers subserVient to a corrupt mlIltar
/, ring a mere instrument of partisan nat
and tyranny. an object of selfish greed,
scandal and a reproach upon Tree Ihs'lt .o,
: tions dishonOr to the American hiAIlle, an
{, n DISGRACE to people born free; he mas sus
nended the writ of Habeas Corpus, suOstl
/. futed the rule of the bayonet Tor the rllle =
. law. filed the homes of the South VII
mourning and the prisons OF the MOTT
, with our citizens; he mas, oy ms "a: a. G =; a.
arrests. left the pillow standing SUI III gu
J.. | fields and spread poverty. desolatloh an
rnin throughout our borders; he has place
; | ahova and around us his hired myrmldon
: who violate the law, outrage decehSs, aii
!, | attem Mt in all forms to dishonor ana degfad
J. n Deople entitled to the protection OF In
!. Prostitution and the laws; he has ofga!
;, lied governments in the South ana pIaceu
office by the bayonet set OF men VINO al
STRANGERS to our people, hostile TO us ]
l. faaIin9 sympathy and interest, and WI
have used and continue 70 use, their II
gotten power TO enrich themselves ny u
most onerous taxation and the must shalIi'
less robbery of the public treasury; an
D, thasa same men he continues to support an
.. keen in power By force and by the patroi
,. ace of the Government, so that IL Is no 10
annarent that there is no escape from u
o. ruin which they have pIeps at;or iof Us Z
cent by change of administrator,
ResoIved. That to defeat the admlblstr
ton of President Grant, and restore u
Government to the paths OF peace, feeuoi
honesty and economy, we are PIepdTeu
Law down all prejudices upon Ihe alLar
~ Common country, and in obedience
Il the nromptings of duty and PATRIOTISM,
Y clasp hands with the friends OF Sou S
tjonal Liberty In the North across tne ploo'
chasm made bv war. and help 70 efeVaIe
o the Presidency and Viee-Presldency OF {
% United States, Horace Greeley and b. Ora
i Brown.
H. Resolued, That our policy should aim
local self-government, and not at cehtra
t n, zation: that the civil authority should
re supreme over the military that the o W
e. of habeas corpus should be jealousy upn,e
% tha safe-ruard of personal freedom !; II
ae the individual citizen should enjoy the Lar
nc est liberty consistent with pubic orue
and that there shall be no Federal super
ed sion of the internal policy of the seVel
II STAGES and municipalities, but that ca
% shall be left free to enforce the rights :
/. promote the well-being of its inhaDital
y hv such means as the judgment OF It's p
= | pie shall pre- scribe.
IL Resolved, That it Is our solemn convey
he ehar the overthrow Of the ADMINISTRATORS
de President Grant is the one vital Necessity
the hour, and that for the accom- pilsnLne
It of so essential an object, there = NO sa1
en- flee short of personal disnonoF tnae "e
sl- not cheerfully make
ed Resolved, That we declare our deliber.
on opinion that it is 1nwlse anu