The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-07-31
The Tennessee New State Con.
VentiOn.

JACKSON, TRNN., July S0.-The Con
yention re.sssembled this morning, Hon
Kennett Raynor, Of Miss, in the chair.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Tomlin
OF Tenn, on yesterday, providing for thI
appointment ota Central Executive Com
mittee composed Of five members from
each State, whose duty it should be t
present questions in their most favorable
bearing in their respective sections, re
suited IN the following selection:
For Tennessee, Milton Brown, OF Madi-
son; james Fentress, oi Hardeman; w. r
Handy, Of Obion; A. II. Rhodes, Of Hen
derson; and T. W. Brown, OF Shelby.
Tho committee on the part Of Missis-
sippi Is composed as follows: John
Roberts, OF De Soto; W. Il. Fitzpatrick, ol
Alcorn; j. Il. Cooke, Of Tate; George II
GoVan, Of Marshall, and ]. B. Morgan, oi
Dc Soto.
The committee on the part Of Kentucky
is as follows: John Martin, Jr., OI
Met CraCken; Ex-Governor q. A. y. Hill, ol
Collaway; Judge James White, Of Bal
lard; Captain q. l.. Randall, Of Fulton; D.
A. Well, OF Graves, with Judge Milton
Brown as chairman OI the whole com.
mittee.
The Committee on the question oi de-
filming the southern boundary Of the pro.
posed new State, think It best at present
not TO designate any special boundary,
but 10 leave that subject to the develop.
ment Of public opinion in the counties
OF northern Mississippi that those inter-
ested may decide that question for them
selves, and thus by the feeling manifested
give the best indication as to
where the southern boundary should
naturally fall. They further suggest and
invite the people in the sections immedi-
ately interested in the project in TGnnes.
sec, Mississippi and Kentucky, to hold
public meetings in their respective coun.
tics, give liberal interchange Of opinion
and cooperate and confer with the Exec.
utive Committee for their respective
States appointed by this convention.
Major Il. B. Hurt, Of Tennessee, moved
that It was the sense oil the convention
that each faction Of the States proposed
to form tho new State, is expected TO
pay It's pro rata of the debt of the
State from which the fraction Is taken,
which was adopted unanimously. 1t is
also provided that in the case of q vacancy
in the Central Executive Committee ap.
pointed as above, The remaining members
Of the committee shall have power to fill
the vacancy.
A resolution Of thanks was rendered 10
F. W. Campbell, Esq, for map Of the
proposed new State, made by him, which
was hung in the convention hall during
the sitting; and also 10 Col. j. j. Williams,
who has offered FREQ oi cost to make
large map to be placed at the disposal Of
the committee.
Thanks were also offered the citizens Of
Jackson for the generous hospitality ex.
tended to the delegates during their stay
in the city.
Nothing further appearing the Conven-
tion adjourned sine die, to be reassembled
Mt such time and place as the Central
Executive Committee may designate.
The utmost harmony pervaded the de-
liberations Of the body.
Thirteen counties are represented from
West Tennessee and ten from North
Mississippi. The Kentucky representa-
ton is light, owing TO misunderstanding
as to the time Of assemblage, but the
evidence As given by the zeal with which
those present participated gives evidence
Of the feeling VIC may anticipate from.
that quarter.