The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-13
cHGcKAsAw NsTRUcTs FOR GREELEY a
BROWN.

| BROWN.
The Convention was called TO order b,
| Col. J. l.. ). Hill, and upon motion .Judg,
| Il. j. Steen was elected President. and Dr
| &. G. NJ. Marable, Vice President II. Il
| Lacey was chosen Secretary, and ;. l. viii
| son. Assistant Secretary. Judge w. =
! Bates explained the object of the meeting
on motion, the chair appointed the fol-
| lowing named gentlemen a committee Il
| draft resolutions, to-wit: w >. Bates. j. T.
| Griffin, j. l.. ). Hill, Il. Murray and A. \
| Park. who, after consultation, through their
chairman. Judge Bates, submitted their re-
| report:
From the series we are enabled to
make room for the following only.)
Resolved, That in the opinion OF thi,
Convention, party names and past polite I
affiliations should be suspended during the
approaching Presidential canvass, and that
the great Democratic aud Conservative ele-
ments OF every name and shade of opinion
should most heartily and zealously unite i'm
the proposed effort To overthrow the Grant
maladministration.
Resolved, That no necessity now exists to
disband the political organization hereto
fore known as the National Democratic par
ty, but in the opinion of this Convention a
Jealous support from Democratic and Con-
sentative elements of the United States in
the election of the Greeley and Brown
ticket is demanded alike by patriotism and
the true interest OF the country.
Resolved, That the nomination Of "A third
Presidential ticket by the Democratic party
would in effect, be suicidal, "a well 10 the
party as to the hopes and interests of the
whole country in this. that il would result
in the election: of the Grant party.
Resolved, That the platform Of principles
enunciated by the Liberal Republican
party In Convention at Cincinnati, i'm May
1872, and the letter of acceptance OF Horace
Greeley, contain sound and conservative
a. fri -.
which all liberal citizens can unite.
That we regard il unwise and ineXpedient
Tor the National Democratic party which
meets in Convention i'm Baltimore on the
9th of July, 1872, to make any independent
nominations, or To adopt any antagouf-tic
That in the opinion of this Convention.
the State Convention. the State Convention
which meets at jackson, on the 10Th of
June, should instruct its delegates TO the
National Democratic Convention al Balti-
timore 10 vote against the nomination Of a /
third ticket for President and Vice Presi- |
dent.
The meeting was then addressed by Judge 4
Bates, Gen: j. I. Griffin, Col. J. l.. >. Hill. |
capt. Frank Burkitt, III. b. Lacey, Hon. Il. /
Murray, DIR. j. l.. Evans and Capt. j. ID. /
Smith, all favoring the adoption OF the pre- |
amDle and resolutions, and fayorinQ the
election of the Greeley and Brown ticket /
for the Presidency and Vice Presidency and |
opposing the nomination of a third ticket /
by the Baltimore Convention, except Capt
smith, when the resolutions were adopted
The Chair appointed the Hon. T. ~
Martin, Gen. j. L. Griffin, Hon. j.. r. Me-
intosh, DIR. L. ,. Williams, A. b. May and
vention.
The Chair appointed Hon. Il. Murray. W.
). Bates, j. w. Buchanan, w. A. Boden
hammer, DIR. j. L. Murdoch, j. w. David
son and a. a. Park, delegates to represent
the Democracy of the county in the district