The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-11

hed Banks-d - Rand, r NJ Nor
fleet.
Hudsonville-Dr w F Hyer, f Z
Kirby, p 7 Slayden.
Pine Mountain-H d Baum.
Chewalla-C n Powell ] B johnson
Chulahoma-W j Phillips, Jno Miller
M G Harden, G w McKie, w III Young
DIR r HI Peel.
Holly Springs B FAINT, A J Woot
en-, w 0 Mckinney, L + Taylor, ia.
Howard, + j Wlkerson, g NJ Govan
K w McLane, l. S Scruggs, KinIoct
Falconer, Jas Higgins, John Calhoon.
Early Grove-J w McAlexander.
Lamar D Reinhardt, w II Ma.
lone.
The convention was organized by the
appointment of ID Reinhardt, Chairman
and DIR r j Lyles and w H Malone,
! Secretaries.
On motion of Kinloch Falconer, the
Chairman was instructed to appoint a
committee of five, on resolutions, one
| from each district.
The Chair appointed the following
gentlemen on said committee
| No. 1-kinlOch Falconer
No. pr w + Hyer.
/ No. 3-Benjamin Norris.
No. 4-John III Miller
No. John L Brown
During the absence of the committee
the convention was addressed by Gen w
S Featherston in an eloquent and forci-
BILE speech.
The committee on resolutions, through
their Chairman, KinlOch Falconer, re-
ported the following resolutions which
were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the history of the Re-
publican party of Mississippi since its
advent to power, presents an almost I'M
broken career of imbecility and corrup-
ton, and conclusively demonstrates its
unfitness to administer she affairs of
State 1t has filed every department of
our State and county government with
men who have no interest In our people
save to plumber them, or with men so
utterly destitute of education or qualifi-
cations as to bring contempt upon them
selves and the offices which they pretend
to FILL 1t has piled up the the taxes up
on impoverished people, until it amounts
in many instances to practical contisca-
ton.
Resolved, That the administration of
Adelbert Ames is unworthy of the conf
dence of the people of Mississippi, hav-
ing proved blight and a curse to our
every interest, paralyzing the trade and
the business, depreciating the value OF
every description of property, and cor
rupting the courts, opening the doors
of the iails and penitentiary, encouraging
fraud and corruption and venality in
every department Of the government, re-
warding ignorance, baseness and vice,
while it has plundered the people by an
excessive and unprecedented taxation,
and labored without rest for the over
throw of intelligence, honesty and virtue,
Resolved, That all hope of relief at the
hands of our present rulers is vain and
idle. and self-preservation demands the
defeat of the Radical party.
Resolved, That we will make an earn
est. united and determined effort to throw
off the Radical yoke, and in this endeav-
or we ask the cooperation of all men who
prefer honesty rather than corruption'
economy rather than extravaganza, intel
| ligence rather than ignorance, and low
taxes rather than legallzed plumber under
| the guise of taxation.
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves to
endeayor to elect to office none but true,
capable and honest men who enjoy the
respect and confidence of every good cit
izen. and whose names will be guaran-
tee Of the sincerity of our efforts to bring
about reform in the administration of the
State Government.
Resolved, That the colored people are
"a much interested as the whites in an
honest and economical administration OF
the government, and their cooperation is
asked to secure such a government fol-
Resolved, That we pledge ourselves tC
the promotion and support OF an honest
and efficient system of public education
for the benefit of all classes and will dc
all in our power to secure honest and COM
petent teachers and officials,
Resolved That the chairman of thi:
meeting appoint committee of two from
each Supervisors District, who shall Sc
lect an Executive Committee of ten, two
from each Supervisors District, any three
of whom shall constitute aquorum, whose
duty it shall be to take such steps for a
thorough organization of the Democrats
and Conservatives of the county as they
shall deem expedient, with power to cal
a County Convention at such time as they
may designate.
Resolved, That we earnestly recon-
mend the formation of a Central Club al
the county seat, and auxiliary clubs nj
the several precincts, and we hereby
instruct the members of the Executive
committee in their several neighborhoOdi
to take such steps to have such clubs or
ganized.
Resolved, That this Convention ap
point twenty-five delegates to represent
Marshall county in the State Convention
to be held at jackson, on the Sd of Au
gust. prox., and that our delegates are
hereby empowered to act in conjunction
with the delegations from other counties
of this Congressional district in the nom
ination at jackson, of a candidate fol
Congress if deemed advisable.
Resolved, That the Chairman and Sec
retaries of this Convention be added L
the list of Delegates to the State Conven
ton,