Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-07-31

Special to the Union and American.
JACKSON, TENN, July 30.-The Con-
vention for the consideration of the project
for the formation of a new State to be com.
posed ofparts of Tennessee, Mississippi :.;,a 3
Kentucky, assembled AZ 9 4. NJ, Hon.
Kenneth RSynor of Mississippi in the chair.
In pursuance Of G resolution of yesterday
providing for the appointment of a Central
Executive Committee to be composed of
five from each State for the purpose Of pre-
senting the matter OF the new State forma-
ton before the people in lis most advsnta-
geous light and for further memorializing
their respective Legislatures and Congress
as their discretion and judgment might
dictate, the following persons were reported
as constituting said Committee: On the part
of Tennessee, Milton Brown, of Madison
James Fentress, of Hardeman, w. R.
Handy, of Obion, A. II. Rhodes, of Hem
derson, T. w. Brown, OF Shelby. The
Committee on The part of Mississippi
John Robertson, of Desoto, w. 81. Kilpat-
rick, of Alcorn, j. II. Cooke, of Tate, Geo.
M. Govan, of Marshall, j. 8. Morgan, OF
Desoto. The Committee on the part of
Kentucky-John Morton, Jr., of McCrack-
en-, ex-Gov. G. A. G. Holt, of Galloway,
Judge James White, of Ballard, Capt. C. l..
Randle, Of Fulton, d. A. Neil, Of Graves.
Judge Milton Brown was chosen as chair
man Of the whole committee. L
The Committee on Resolutions reported
that they deemed it inexpedient st the rres-
ent time to designate any special boundary
for the proposed new State, but gave it SIS
their opinion that it had better be made a
matter of future consideration. Meanwhile
the development of public opinion in the
counties Of North Mississippi, would best
indicate where the southern boundary
would most naturally run. They further
expressed il as expedient 10 invite and re-
quest the people of the counties interested in
the sections OF Tennessee, Mississippi and
Kentucky, to be included in the new State,
to hold public meetings in their respective
counties, and present the subject in its most
favorable bearings, and maintain commu-
nication with the Central Executive CON-
mittee appointed by this Convention.
Major Hurt of Tennessee, offered reso,
luton in effect that it is the sense of this
Convention that each fraction Of the States
proposed to form the new State is expected
to pay its pro rata of the debt of the State
from which said fraction is taken, which
was unanimously adopted.
Provision was made also, by resolution
and adoption, for the members constituting
the Central Executive Committee to have
the power to fill any vacancies occurring
therein.
Resolutions Of thanks were rendered by
the Convention to F. W. Campbell for a
map Of the proposed new formation, made
by him, which was hung in the conven. ion
hall during its session, and to Col. John j.
Williams, who generously offered to make
free of cost, q large map to be placed at the
disposal Of the Executive Committee. Al
so in recognition of the open and generous
hospitality extended to the delegates du-
ring their stay in the city.
A further motion of thanks was rendered
the President and Secretary for the eff
Gent manner in which they had discharged
their respective duties, which compliment
was responded to by the President in
beautiful and well timed language. The
Convention then adjourned until such time
and at such place as the Central Executive
Committee may designate.
There were thirteen counties from West
Tennessee, ten counties from North Mis-
sissippi represented; the Kentucky delega-
ton was small, owing to misunderstand-
ing as to the time of assembling of the
Convention, but We have the most flattering
assurance from that quarter that the move
is growing daily in more favcr. The entire
assemb.age seemed animated by common
impulse and single feeling which gave
strong earnest of the zeal with which we
may expect the project to be pushed in their
respective localities.