The weekly clarion., 1876-08-23
THE CANVASS.
STATE LINE, MISS, Aug. Is, 1876.
S,,.e Line club.

STATE LINE, Miss, Aug IL, 1876
Rms. .CLARIoN.-Ata u meeting of the citi-
zens OF State Line and vicinity h'ld mere oh
Wednesday, the 10th inst, Tor me PuL LPo7'
Of organizing Democratic club. Mr. -
T. homer Was called temporarily 10 pre-
side, and Jesse By'd, Ed requested 10 ac'
as secretary.
The club then went into permanent or
Untiz4rion BY electing the following ON
ears: Jesse Byrd, Pre- id mt; w. w. Iul-
yhun, lst Vice-P President; B. r. Harris a
e-President; B. r. Hamick, Secreta-
rv and Treasurer.
The meeting proceeded To business, BY APP
nointin1 the following Committee on ltrso-
iuti0ns: Major w. 4. Lloyd. Capt john 4
Seabrook aud w. w. Tulghum, Esq J" lac
soou returned with the subjOiDed rrsulu
tions, which were unanimously adopted.
WHEREAS, We, the people o. State Line
Mississippi. and vicinity, in support ol the
principles OF the Democratic party, az an
nouuccd in ST. Louis platform. and Oelu9
Impressed with the conviction that tony
the liberties OF great majority OF the
Southern people, but the pros perliy OF tht
whole nation, and The existence OF the he-
public itself, depends on the election Ia No
veuliIer next OF the Democratic nominees
for President ard Vice President OF the
United States Therefore be it.
ReSolred, That we organize Democratic
CLUB at THIS place tn be known as thc state
Line Tilden aud Hendricks club. The OBJ
iecJ OF which is To awaken the people To a
sense OF their duty la the mighty Issues in
volvcd in the Presidential contest OF 1876
and to urge every man to do his duty by
registeresting and voting on the day Oi
election.
Rssolued That as citizens Of the Union
we demand, and by the constitution and
laws are entitled to the same political, re
lfyious and civil rights enjoyed by the peO
pie OF any orher section, aud that we are
willing to accord TO all others, irrespective
of color or previous condition OF seTvitude.
the same privileges we claim for our
selves.
ResoEved, That, in our opinion. the hostile
attitude OF the So called Republican party
as manifested in the acts and utteranCcs OF
its leaders, is productive OF discord and
strife. aud calculated to keep alive the
bitter animosities OF the late wa.
ReSOEUed, That in common with the great
mass OF Intelligent people, North anu south.
we are impressed with the uhs3tist factory
results OF ten years OF Radical corruption
and misrule as especially eXemplihed by
the adm inistratiOn of Gen. Grant and the
dishonest officials acting under him, aud
therefore look upon the party OF which Bab-
cock. Belknap and Spencer are the expo
nents, as being the most ultra, bitter and un-
compromising political organization known
in the history OF this country. We judg il
by its own acts, and by the light OF ten
years experience, denouncc the policy Of
the party rs characterized by its practices
in the South, as little short OF the worst
kind OF political knaVery, usurpatiOn and
tyranny, unknown since the bloody era OF
the first French Republic.
ResOLUed. That having, for long series of
years, tasted the bitter fruits o: misrule, III
that we have been slaudercd, robbed, op.
pressed, therefore we feel it TO be the first
duty of every patriotic man, no matter OF
what color, to cast his vote, and Use his in
fuence for the election OF Tilden and Hen
bricks in November next.
The chair then called tor members, when
fifty -one came forward and enrolled their
names as members of the club.
Committees on Registration were APP
pointed in Beats l and ,, of Wayne and
Greene counties, respectively.
The regular business routine having been
gone through, the club adjourned until 10Th
inst.
JESSE BYRD, Prest.
b. +. HAMICK. Sec'y.