New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-07-31

THE NEW STATE.
secou4 Day Of the Conv entior to Form n
New State.

AsO~ StHhACs
JACKSON. Tenn. July 3o.-The conven-
.iou reassembled at A. NJ, Hon. Kenneth
Ravnor, of Mississippi, in the chai-.
Abe resolution offered by 3r. Tomlin, OF
Tennessee. yesterday, provi6 ing for the ap-
pointmenc of q central executive coumit.
tee composed Of five members from each
State, whose duty should be to present the
question IN il: most favorable bearings in
their respective sections, resulted in the
following selections: For Tennessee, Milton
Brown, of Madison; James Fentress, of
Hardeman; W. r. Hamly. of Otion: A. II.
Raodes, OF Henderson. and 7. w. Brown.
Of Shelby.
The committee on the part of Mississippi
is posed ss follows: John Robertson, of
DeSOto; w. II. Fitzpatrick, of Alcorn: J. H.
Cooke. Of Tate; George NJ. Gowan. Of Mar.
shalI. ard j. b. Morgan, of DeSoto.
The committee on the part of Kentucky
j, as follows: John Mar..n, Jr., of Nc.
Cracken: Ex-Governor G. A. C. Hult, of
Galloway: Judge James White, Of Bullard;
Captain c. S. Randle, of Fulton; Daweil,
Of Groves; Judge N1len Brown. chairman
of the whole committee.
Tho committee OF the question of
defining southern boundaries of the
proposed new State think 1t best a. present
not - designate any special bound
arg, 5u: to leave that subject to- the devel-
opment Gf public opinion in tie counties Of
Northern Mississippi, that those interested
may decide that question for themselves,
and thus, by the feeling manifested. give
the best indication as to Nher, the ,utt ern
boundaI, ehOr'd naturally fall Tney
further suggest and invite the people in'the
sections Immediately interested in the pro-
ject in Tennessee, Mississippi and Kentucky
- hold public meetings in their respective
oor7ties. give liberia interchange Of opin-
ion. and cooperate and confer with the
execu ve comm. L, for their respective
States. appointed by th's convention.
Major K. 3. Hurt, of Tennessee, moved
tha. i: was the sense of the convention that
ea h faction of the States proposed to
tom the new .Sf.''. is expected to pay its
pro rata OF the Gebt of the State from which
the fraction is taken: which wss adopted
unanimously.
1t is also prov .ded that u case Of va.
calcC i. the cent.a! executive committee,
appO.n' 4 a.. above, the remaining mem.
bers of the committee shall have the power
to ti' tie vacancy. A Vesolution of than
was teadered to +. w. Campbell. Esq. fo:
. map OF the proposed new State ma 1e by
b y, which ws' hung il the convention
h"'i Gul .ny the sitting, and also to Colonel
cost. to make large map, to he placed at
the dlsp' a: Of the commit :. Th' =
were a 30 offered = . the c: -, of j. y N
tor the gene. .us hospitality extended to
the delegate. during their stay 'i"i-
pleasant and beauttu. city.
Nothing further appearing. the cOnven.
ton adjourned sine fe, to be req 7sem5led
at such tine and place as the s,n'"s' ex.
ecut.ve committs, may designate.
Tue u.nos. harmony preva:'ed during
tbs deliberations Of the body. tt. N
counti0. were represented from West Ten.
nessee and ten from MOI .he.I Mississippi.
TIE Kentucky delegation Wa, light, owing
to a IL isunderstandpy a, t. the time of
assembling, but the evidence given by the
zeal with which those presen. participated
give. aU earnest Of the fee!'ry we may 81.
t.cipa:e from that quarter.