The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1872-06-27
50 90 PER YEAR
Conservative nn a Democrattc
Was MeeGtaG "a the I~t DE-
trtcu 81 Huimd. county.

At the meeting of Conservative and
Democrats held la-t Thursday. Aih, eve
ming Al o'clock r. N. Judge W ". Porter
called the meeting IA order. aud nominated
Judge Geo. l.. Potter Tor chairman, who
was unanimously chosen. Judge Potter. on
taking the char made short address np-
proprilte 20 the occasion. John +. Hull
was requested "a act A. secretary.
Hon. r. BAFk ,iale being called upon de-
clned e. address the meeting. on Che
ground that it should proceed to bu>inc--,
and moved that a committee Of I've lr
appointed 10 select delegates Go thc srAIE
CoNvENrIoN. which meets on the 26th iu-t.
carried. The chair appointed 1ul. y. J..
Power. Col. Jones =. Hamilton. Or. Rubt.
kclIs. Judge ". ". Porter aud oliver
clifton. Esq.
on motion 90 Capt. Harri, Blrksdalc,
Messrs. II. l.. Saunders and r. D. Hull were
added Ia the Committee.
Upon motion OF Frank Johnston, Esq,
committee of i've were appointed to urttt
resolutions expressive OF lac sense % tIi-
meeting. The chair appointed hDs-rs.
Frank Johuston,E. Barksdale.l E.laTtius-
ton. and Marion smith. On motion Nr T.
e.. Gum WAS added to the committee.
Marion smith, Esd, moved tAat tAc com
mittee 10 suggest delegates hc instructed %
report hst OF not les than lity which
Wa- adopted.
The Committee ON Delegate. through
their chairman. Col. =. l.. Power. made tHu
following report ~ hith.aittr htiuG amended
upon motion Of Marion smith. Esq. pl
adding the committee, WAS unanimously
adopted:
pEHGAIEs.
A.G. Brown. ,. .. Wharton. D.. Eala--
dale. Marion smith. Ju-. i. ArrErr. duH. ]
Hull l.. G.. Gum, Geo. T. Pott' @, Ame- q.
Johnston. Or. T. r. Harrington, J'Nr|f
Washington, II. NJ. TaN lur. j. +. O'~uliNau
+. y Wharton. ". 4. Harris, J. - Hamilton.
IL. IIilzheim. Dr J.. Bt k- l.. Levi. ". 3.
Montgomery. Irwin IcWls, Evan Cook, y.
II Boyd. lsydorc strauss, Robert j. ADgru.
John II. Erhols, jos. 4. Brown. John Nlg-
Donnell. q. +. Wright. Tho. Atkinson, d..
T.. Hooker. ". ". Wi.hart. Frank johnston.
W. H. Allen. John ". Robinson, samuel
Livingston. \. i. krrr J.. ". BurHDtr, "
II Tribett. VIM. Hester, Lem iiuI-"n. a..
W. Prtrie. Tuos. 4. Melville. johnson
Sp-ole, Harris Barksdalc, g. % GrelFr-.
Dir. A Alexander, Tho-. Marion. Joshua
Green L. -. Pace. j. -. Cohen. J.. @tr.u-
berg. W. l.. Ware. John Nelson. James
Compton. ". r. Fitzgerald. lucitu Moore
l.. h. Neal. &. L. Hughes. 4. IT, Dickson.
Arthur Nergpr. John j. Rohtblcher. Jacob
kausler 4. -. Lyon, y. W flte, O.. d. i.rb.
= French. j. J.. Power. ". ". Porter OIL
yer Clifton. 4. y. Hun. Il. J.. saunders aud
Dr. II. kelS.
The Committee ON Resolutions through
their chairman. Frank Johnston, E-q.r'-
ported the following. which were atHpua
! RESOLUTIONS.
/ BE il Resolved, That Vc regard cine Cine
| cinuati Platform as patriotic, rm.arHiA
/ conservative. and broad enough o. embrace
ana consolidate all the elements tu thr state
/ opposed To the corruptiou-. AMI upprr-.ioU-
OF the present Radical administration.
/ Resolved That We recognize iu toe rllt-
| form aud nominations oi the Liberal ltr-
publican party. the promise 81 % moro gene
/ erous aud enlightened policy, and "a broader
.fY "a N "A iU H.
National Government than has character
/ lied the administration OF General Grant
/ That the platform ot principle announced
I Al Cincinnati yiyc- sincere .uraurH iu
! American citizens of the highest drErrc ~
/ civil liberty and good government; ut tull
! and complete amnesty ot the return 90
better feeling and sympathy between al
! races and sections OF our common country
/ and that il both promises to the p'"W'' lut
/ right of local self government. ana 10 lhc
| National government trm support and iuH
/ sympathy.
! Resolved. That this Platform promises to
I the southern states. ana 10 -urt,-.ltI WIZ
/ secure 90 them. prIrr and tranquility uu8
/ "A fair and Equal uartici patton Doc lir ''"Irr-
4 al Goyrrumrut.an1 constitutional Rights ii1i
/ have been denied them hy thc Ire-"nt AL
mnIstratIon.
Resolved. That wc regard 'hc Cincinnati
movement A. "a generous auu stat .smlN-ilht
| effort Ia Danish forever from An. rir1u Love
I eminent the present policy ut /. u~rtIU il"t
| and tyranny, and ~ inaugurafo aud eture
| 10 the whole country an honest, impartial
and constitutional administration of the
! National Government.
BE it further resolved. That We deem th"
| nomination of "A straight Dgmurfaiit
| ticket bv tile Baltimore Convent 30 u- lW-
| polite and unWise, and that tie delegate
! appointed by thi. meeting % the state Com
| vention. be- and they ARE hereby instructed
/ TO take such action IA the state convention
| a. will secure the cooperation 81 am the
oppo-ers of Radical mi-rule in support Of
! Greeley and Brown. upon the Platform oi
| lust and liberal principles adopted by the
! convention that nominated them.
Upon motion Of Marion smith. Esq. IHE
| CLARIoN, was requested ID publish The pro-
/ ceedings Of the meeting.
No further business appearing. on motion
the meeting adjourned.
q. l.. POTTER, Chairman.
JoHN L. Hull, Secretary.