Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-06-27
MISSISSIPPI.
The Ablest and Best Men of the
State in COuncil-IIlin0is and
Mississippi Shake Hands.
Governor PaImer's Dispatch :
The State Unit for Greeley
and Brown.

Special TO the Appeal
JACKSON, MISS, June 25.-The Con-
servative Democratic State Convention
met here to-dap. 1t is by far the largest
and most intelligent body that has met
in Mississippi since the war. The solid
men of the State are here; Judge Wat
son, of Holly Springs; Major Chalmers,
of DeSoto; Hiram Cassidy, of Frank
lin; Benz. King, Governor Humphries,
Governor Brown, and in fact a host of
the legitimate sons of the State are Civ
ing their aid to the great movement.
The utmost harmony and enthusiasm
prevails. A large colored delegation is
present, six of whom are from Marshal
county.
A permanent organization was effect
ed without dissenting voice, by the
choice of Judge Watson, of Holly
Springs, as President, and John Logan
Power, of Kinds, as Secretary. In tie
listof Vice-Presidents, two eolored men,
Thomas Sinclair, of Copiah, and Henry
House, of Marshall, are included. The
following dispatch was sent to the Illi-
nois Democratic Conventions:
The Democrats and Conservatives of
Mississippi in convention assembled,
send greetings to the Democrats and
Liberals of Illinois, and propose to clasp
hands with the great West over the
bloody chasm made by the war.
The following was received inreply:
We will, God givingus the power, join
in the holy work of reconciliation.
TSigued1 JOHN NJ. PALMER.
The delegates for the State at large are
]. w. C. Watson, of Marshall; E.
Barks,iale, of Kinds; J. H. Sharpe, Of
Lowndes, and A. G. Horn, of Lauder
dale. The platform is short and to the
point. The following are the resolutions:
Resolved, That to defeat the admins
tration of President Grant, and restore
the government to the paths of peace,
freedom, honesty and economy, we are
prepared to lay down all prejudices upon
the altar of our common country, and in
obedience TO the promptings of duty and
patriotism to clasp hands with the
friends of constitutional liberty in the
North across the bloody chasm made by
the war, and help to elevate to the Pres
idency and Vice-Presidency of the
United States, Horace Greeley and B.
Gratz Brown.
ResOlUed, That our policy should aim
to local government and not to CEN
tralization; that the civil authority
should be supreme over the military
that the writ of hd6eds corpus should
be zealeusly upheld as the safeguard OF
personal freedom; that the individual
citizen should enjoy the largest liberty
consistent with the public order, and
that there shall be no Federal supervi-
sion of the internal policy of the several
States and municipalities, but that each
shall be left free to enforce the rights
and promote the well being of its inhab-
itants by such means as the judgement
of its people shall prescribe.
Resolved, That it is ursolemn eonvic-
ton that the overthrow of the admins
tration of General Grant is the one vital
necessity of the hour, and that for the
accomplishment of so necessary an OBJ
lect, there is no sacrifice short of person.
al dishonor that we will not cheerfully
make.
Resolyed, That we declare our deliber-
ate opinion that it is unwise and mex
pedient for the Baltimore Convention to
nominate candidates in opposition to the
nominees of the Cincinnati Convention.
ResOlUed, That our delegates to the
National Convention be, and they are
hereby instructed, to vote as unit in
favor of the nomination of Greeley and
Brown; but should the Baltimore Con-
vention, in opposition to these our sol
emn convictions, make other and differ
ent nominations, we pledge ourselves to
their support.