The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-08-04
DESOTO COUNTY.

Pursuant to a call, large number of
Democrats and Conservatives of DeSoto
county met in mass convention at the
court house in fernando, on Saturday,
July Oath.
The convention was called to order and
organized by electing Col. Sam. Powell,
chairman, and VIM. S Slade and N. w.
Campbell, secretaries.
The object of the meeting was explained
to be for the appointment of delegates to
the State and Congressional conventions,
and to take steps to organize the par
ty in DeSoto for the coming campaign.
The chair appointed a committee of
five on resolutions, who, after being out
short time, reported ohe following, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That the history of the Re-
publican party of Mississippi, since its
advent to power, presents an almost un-
broken career of imbecility and corrup-
ton, and conclusively demonstrates its I'M
fitness to administer the affairs of State.
1t has filled every department of our
State and government with corrupt adj
venturers, who have no interest in our
people save to plumber them, or with men
so utterly destitute of education or quail
fication as to bring contempt upon them
selves and the offices which they pretend
to fill 1t has piled up the taxes upon
impoverished people, until it amounts, in
many instances, to practical conhscanon,
as is shown by the enormous and con-
stantly increasing bodies of land which
have been forfeited to the State for I'M
paid taxes.
Resolved, That all hopes of relief at the
hands of our present rulers are vain and
idle, and that self preservation demands
the defeat of the Radical party.
Resolved, That we will make an earnest,
united, determined effort to throw of the
Radical yoke and In this endeavor we ask
the cooperation of all meu who prefer
honesty rather than corruption, economy
rather than extravaganza, intelligence
rather than ignorance, and low taxes,
rather than legalized plumber under the
guise of taxation.
Resolved. That the chairman of this
meeting appoint a committee of hve who
shall select an Executive Committee of
twenty, any five of whom shall constitute
quorum, 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 call a County Convention,
if deemed by them best, at such time as
they may designate.
Resolved, That we earnestly recon-
mend the formation of Central Club at
the county site, and auxiliary clubs at the
several precincts, and We hereby instruct
the members of the Executive Committee
in their several neighborhoods to take
steps to have such clubs organized.
Resolved, That the chairman of this
meeting do appoint twenty-five delegates
to the State Convention to assemble at
jackson on Sd of August, and that our
delegates are hereby overpowered to act
in conjunction with the other delegates
from the other counties of this Congress
sional District in the nomination at Jack
son of candidate for Congress if deemed
advisable.
III. II. Chalmers, w. III. Johnston,
John Fennell, G. A Marshall,
w. j. Bynum,
Committee.
Executive Committee as selected and
adopted
J. B. Morgan, chairman; Donald Nc
Kenzie, secretary; g. l.. Blythe, Jno.
Fennell, Mitchell TAFT, A. w. Huddles-
ton, l. G. Holloway, S. d. Irwin, I. G.
Duncan, B. F. Lewis, Robt. McCargo,
John Chamberlain, r. r. d. Eason,
John Robertson, VIM. Mechanism, Z.
Oliver, Jos. Allen, S. G. Williams, G. I.
Banks, Tom. Harrington.
Resolved, That the Executive Com
mittee select and appoint FIVE active men
in each Supervisors District, who shall
constitute committee on Registration,