The Rock Island daily Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1872-1873, 1873-08-01
THE PROPOSED NEW STATE.
Tho Convention at Jackson, Tenn.

JACKSON, Tenn, July 3O.--The conven-
ton reassembled nj o'clock in the fore
noon. Hon Kenneth Rayner, of Missis-
sippi, in the chair The resolution offered
( by Mr. Tomlin, of Tennessee, on yesterday,
providing for the appointment Of a Central
I Executive Committee composed of five
members from each State, whose duty it
should be 10 present the question in the
most favorable bearing in their respective
sections, resulted in the following selec
ton
For Tennessee Brown, of Madison ;
James Feltress, of Haldeman; w. F.
Handy, Of Albion; A. H. Rhodes, of Hen
derson t. W Brown, Of Shelby
For Mississippi. Robertson, OF Desc
to W. II. Fitzpatrick, of Alcorn j. ii.
Cole, of Tate Geo. NJ. Govan, of Mar
shall j, Il. MOI gan, Of Desoto
For Kentucky-.Johu Martin, Jr, Of
McCracken; Ex-Governor q. A. c, Holt of
Galloway Judge james White, of Bal
lard Capt C. l.. Randle Of Fulton D.A.
We'll, of Graves.
Judge Milton Brown was chosen rs
Chairman of the whole committee. The
committee on the question of defining the
southern boundary OF the proposed new
State think it best at present not TO desig-
natc any special boundary, but to leave
that subject to the development Of public
opinion ia the counties of northern Mis-
sissippi. that those insereSted may
decide that question for themselves,
and thus by the voting manifested give the
best indication as 10 where the southern
boundary should naturally fall, They fur
Their suggest and invite people in the sec
tiOn. Immediately interested in the project
in Tennessee, Mississippi aud Kentucky,
10 hold public meetings in their respective
counties give liberal interchange of opiu-
ions, aud associate and confer with the
Executive Committee for their respective
States, appointed by this convention
Major K, d. Scott, Of Tennessee, moved
that it was the sense of the convention that
each section Of the States proposed to form
the new State is expected 10 pay its pro
portion Of the debt Of the State from which
the fraction is taken, which was adopted
unanimously. IL is also provided that in
the case Of vacancy in the Central Exc
cutiyr Committee, appointed as above, the
remaining members Of the committee, shall
have power 81 fill the vacancy A resolu-
ton of thanks was rendered OF. l.. Camp
bell ESQ. for map Of the proposed new
ptdlt Huug III tue CONVENTION udll uuIlug
the sitting. Also 10 j. j. Williams. who
has offered free Of cost 10 make large
map, TO be placed at the disposal of the
committee. Thanks were also rendered
the citizens Of Jackson for their generous
hospitality extended 10 delegates during
their stay in the city. Nothing further
appearing, the convention adjourned sin,
d,,. a. be- reassembled at such time and
place a. the Central Executive Committee
designate The utmost harmony pervaded
the deliberations Of the body Nine cuun-
ties were represented from east Tennessee,
and ten from Mississippi The Kentucky
representation was light owing u u misun-
dcr,andlng a. To the time OF assembling,
but the evidence as given by the zeal with
which those present participated, gives an
earnest Of the support we may anticipate
from that quarter