The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1875-10-20
The Agreement
and IN Commit. eeat


At a meeting of tho H..
and some Of the adioin;,.' ,aa
following proceedings , ~,
On motion, DR.. + q '
to the chair, and explsi.A
the meeting to be 90 6 '.-
with the Governor n I''s
militia. Mr.. Moore. Of 8
appointed Secretary
At this point Cen
others, who had just 5,t
with the Governor on ' ~
peared in the meetipg 1 -
requested to state To- fbs
suit OF the interview.
He then in presence
made the call with him
stance as follows:
That he had received.
it would be agreeable /,
Governor Ames, to i,,
with some of the citizen.
relation to the present ON.
and in accordance tb4r....
ranged for an interyiav
taken place. The citizan,, a..
Joshua Green, ID. Shell.
son, }. w. Robinson. H 8
Wharton, Frank Johp,,,-
RobertL Saunders. Gen :
w. l.. Nugent aud hin..
That the interview b,5. f
frank on the part Of II.
the Governor. That tbsc
announced to the connie.
sequence of Col. A. TN
to go back to Yazoo count.
doned the purpose of ssgt.
with two companies Of na
and one colored, which
original purpose, and ,l
countermanded an orle,
shipped 10 DeSoto county
After this, a conference
the citizens and the Cover.
to the disbanding Of ihen
The citizens, in resp6a.
pressed by the Governor
good order would not Ne r..
that colored men would ma. !
to vote is they please ASSN,
ernor, that there was d.
among the whites than Nm. n
be preserved, the law, s-
fair election had. That
whites had all along incu.a
they also assured the Cover
would pursue this course ar
ton, and would, both bvr-
ample, do all in their p1g
peace and good order. and
election. The Governor
object in calling out the nj.
preserve order and suppress
that he was originally opp
the militia, but was, undr
cumstances, as he deemed
do so. That in view of
made by the citizens, be gs
meet their views as far as hs
to this end he promised ID.
order all the militia comBsr4
been organized, to dispar
their homes with their sr
further consultation, II wn
the arms Of the several conn
lied should be deposited ir
neighborhood in which taa
were raised, and should there
by u. S. troops, to be dea
purpose, aud TO be under @.
the Governor, and TO be ra
his order ; or if Il. $. troop
be gotten, then the arm.
guarded by men selected sol
by the Governor aud Gene
That the arms would DO.
livered TO the militia exae
riot or instruction which
suppressed by the civil apo.
The citizens above nam.
themselves satisfied With
ment.
After this report, and @a
in the meeting, it was
Resolved. That the fIHs
and also the following adir
men, to-wit Mcssrs. WAN
+. w. Cabaniss, r. G. Cr
G Manloye, A. Nj. Hada
ruth, Dr. Moore aud jill
should be requested o. 81 4.
Ames and tender the t
meeting for what be haj
represent to him that itWa
and more satisfactory r. her
that all the arms should be
jackson.
The committee waited 90
and he declined making mg
the arrangement which aai
to between him and tha %
was asked if the arrangamu.
citizens included the idea %.
militia would be organized.
ed, "that nothing was sa1
ject expressly but j, wH 3
and intention To- organic Don
The committee retired %.
and made report of the seaal.
and what was done was daaa
tory, aud the meeting Chen
after requesting the report of
viewers with the Governor be
writing and made public,
r. G.. RICE @
IL. II, moore, Secretary