Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-07-31
A FAILURE,
The New State Convention at jackson
AdjOurned-Only 23 ont Of 43
Counties Represented.
An Executive Committee Appointed TO
Take Charge of the Enterprise
and Pres it On the People.
Resolutions in Regard TO State Debts
and Southern Boundary Adopted
Exit of Delegates.

Special TO the Appeal
JACKSON, July 30.-The convention
reassembled at nine O'Clock this morn
ing, when the delegation from Tennes
see, pursuant to a resolution Of yesterday
reported the following persons as eonsti-
tuting the central executive committee
on the part of Tennessee:
Milton Brown, of Madison; James
Fentress, of Hardeman; w. r. Handy
of Obion; A. H. Rhodes, of Henderson:
T. w. Brown, of Shelby.
The committee on the part of Missis.
sippi is composed as follows: John Rob.
ertson, of DeSoto; n. H. Fitzpatrick, o.
Alcorn; J. Fl. Cooke, of Tate; George
NJ. Govan, of Marshall; J. B. Morgan
of DeSoto.
The committee on the part of Ken.
lucky is as follows: John Martin, jr., oi
McCrscken; Ex-Governor G. A. C. Holt,
of Galloway; Judge James White, oi
Ballard; Captain c. L. Randle, of Full
ton, and D. A. Neill, of Graves.
Judge Milton Brown was chosen
chairman of the whole committee.
The committee on resolutions report
ed as follows:
Resolved, That we deem it inexpedient
at present to designate any special bound
sry for the proposed new State, but think
it best to leave that subject to the devel-
opment of public opinion in the counties
of northern Mississippi, that those inter-
ested may decide the question as to the
southern boundary, line, for themselves.
Second-That we cordially invite and
request the people of the counties in
terested throughout the entire territory
in the three States of Tennessee, Missis-
sippi and Kentucky, to be cOmprehended
in the new State, to hold public meet
ings in their respective counties to give
expression to public opinion, and CO.
operate with US in the proposed enter
prise, and to confer with the executive
committee of this convention.
The following resolution was also
offered by Major R. B.,Hurt, and unsni-
mOusly adopted:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that each fraction of the
States proposed to form the new State Is
expected to pay the pro rata of the debt
of the State from which the fraction is
taken.
The following resolution offered by
John L. Tomlin was adopted:
ReSOlUed, That in case Of a vacancy il
the central executive committee hereto
fore appointed, the remaining members
of the committee shall have power to
fill the vacancy.
By resolution the thanks of the con-
vention were rendered to f. n. Camp
bell for the map of the proposed new
State, made by him. which was hung in
the convention hall during the sitting;
and also to Colonel John J. Williams,
who has offered, free of cost, to make q
large map to be placed at the disposal OF
the convention.
On motion of J. w. YoungblOod, OF
Mississippi, it was
Resolued, That we most heartily re-
turn our thanks to the citizens of Jack
son for their generous hospitality extend
ed to the delegates, during their stay in
their beautiful city.
A vote of thanks was rendered to the
president and secretaries for the efficient
manner in which they discharged their
respective duties, which compliment was
responded to by the president in beauti-
full and appropriate terms.
Whereupon, the convention, finding
no further business before it, adjourned,
to reassemble at such time and place as
the central executive committee may
designate.
There were thirteen counties repre-
sented from West Tennessee, and ten
counties from Mississippi. Kentucky
was represented by a small del
egation, owing to misunder-
standing as to the time of the as
sembling of the convention, but we are
satisfied the friends of the new State
have a majority in that portion of Ken
lucky proposed to be embraced within
its limits. The best of harmony and
good feeling prevailed throughout the
entire sitting, and the delegates depart
ed, pledging themselves to labor at all
times zealously to secure the formation
of the new State, to add another star to
the old flag.