The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1873-08-01
Thn New State.

tucky assembled in the Court room at
jackson last Monday at II O'Clock. for
the purpose Of putting in shape The
movement SO lately made looking to the
formation of a New State to be composed
Of the territory within the sections NAM
ed above
At the appointed hour, large number
of citizens being present, Maj. RIB.
Hurt rose from his seat and welcomed
the delegates in the most cordial manner.
On motion he was elected temporary
chairman, and Messrs. w. 7. Eesbitt, of
Mississippi, NJ. r. Parrish and H. C.
Burnett, of Tennessee, and J. II. Van
Cullen, Of Kentucky, secretaries. Upon
motion Col. D. NJ. Wisdom, Of Madison
Felix Sabanor, f. NJ. Goar and g. N.
Govan, of Mississippi; J. Martin, jr.,
and J. II. Van Cullen, Of Kentucky; and
W. P. Morris, Milton Brown, N. A. d.
Bryant, of Tennessee, were appointented
q committee on permanent organization.
The convention then adjourned until
p o'clock. Upon reassembling the chair
man Of the committee on permanent orr
ganizatiOn reported the following list of
names for officers of the convention:
President, Kenneth Rayner, of Missis-
sippi Vive Presidents; w. Il. Kill
patrick, of Mississippi; Milton Brown
and Horace M. Polk, of Tennessee; and J.
H. Martin, of Kentucky. Secretaries,
w. Il. Nesbitt, John NJ. Allen, of Missis-
sippi; d. NJ Wisdom, NJ 4. Parrish and
H. G. Burnett of Tennessee, and j. ii.
Van Cullen, Of Kentucky. The report
was received and adopted On taking
the chair Mr.. RayneF made the usual
speech o thanks and said that he felt
certain that the movement would ulEi-
mately prove a success.
w. Il. McCOrry, of Madison, offered
the following: .
ResOlrsd that a committee of five be
appointed by the chair, who shall report
to the convention the names of nine per
sons who shall compose committee to
be known and called the executive com
mittee Of the new State and who shall
hold such position until the next meeting
of this Convention, and whose duty it
shall be to use such efforts and means as
they shall deem best to promote the OBJ
ject sought. 4 half dozen amendments
and substitutes were offered, the after
noon being taken up in the discussion.
Finally a resolution offered by J. 3. d.
TOmlin, of Madison, making the execu~
tive committee fifteen, to consist of five
from each State, with power to appoint
subcommittee, prepare addresses, and
memorabilia the Legislature and Con-
gress, was adopted in lieu of the original
resolution. Upon motion of Judge Mill
ton Brown, of Madison, it was agreed
that eech delegation should appoint its
own committee, the whole to be ratified
by the Convention.
A committee of seven, composed of F.
NJ. Goar, W. II. Fitzpatrick and Young.
blood of Mississippi, and Messrs. Brown,
Snipes, Parrish and TOmlin of Tennes>
see, was appointed on resolutions, and to
report rules of order to the Convention.
This closed the labors of the cOnven>
ton for the day.
Tuesday morning at half past nine
O'Clock the convention again assembled
and was called to order By the chairman.
Pursuant to a resolution of the day be-
fore, the delegation from Tennessee re-
ported the following persons as cOnsti-
tuting the central executive committee
on the part of Tennessee
Milton Brown, of Madison; James
Fentress, Of HaFdeman; W. f. Handy
of Obion a. ii. 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. b. Fitzpatrick, O
Alcorn; J. H. Cooke, of Tate; George
81 Govan, of Marshall; ]. B. Morgan, o
DeSoto.
The committee on the part of Ken.
lucky is as follows: John Martin, jr, o.
McCracken; Elk Governor G. A. G. Holt
of Galloway Judge James White, 0
Ballard; Captain c. L. Randle, of Full
ton, and D. A. NeiIl, of Graves.
Judge Milton Brown was chosen chair
man of the whole committee.
The committee on resolutions deemed
it inexpediont to designate speciaFbound
aries at present. Concured in. The poo
pie Of the counties Interested were in
Vited to hold meetings and give expires
sion to their opinions, and to cooperate
in the proposed Enterprise.
1t was the sense of the convention tina
each fraction of the States proposed t
form the new State is expected to pa,
the pro rata of the debt of the Stat
from which the fraction is taken.
The central executive committee wa
granted power to fill vacancies in tn
same should any occur
a vote of thanks was rendered th
citizens of jackson for their generou
hospitality.
There were thirteen counties repre-
scented from West Tennessee, and l
counties from Mississippi. Kentucb
was represented by a small delegation
owing to q misunderstanding as to Il
| time of the assembling of the convex
= ton, but we are satisfied the friends
r the new State have a majority in tn
B portion of Kentucky proposed to be Ell
braced within its limits. The best
( harmony and good feeling prevail'
throughout the entire sitting, and Il
4 delegates departed, pledging themselv
; to labor at all times zealously to secu
. the formation Of the new State, to al
another star to the old flag.
We learn that the Executive Commit
will meet in Memphis on the 18th il