The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1876-06-21

MIR. Nuldrow, from the committee, sub
mitted the following resolutions, III addition
to the foregoing:
Mr.. PRESIDENT: Your Committee on
| Platform and Resolutions beg leave to make
| the following report:
| Res0IceI, That the occasion for the adop-
| ton of what is called the two-third rule, in
the National Democratic Convention, hay-
| ing passed. it is the sense of this COnyen
J ton that the next National Democratic
! ConYentlGn, 10 ie held ut st, Louis on the
9th inst, should adopt q ruie by which a
| majority of said Convention shall be COM
petent to nominate candidates for President
| and Vice-President, and that our delegates
| to said National Convention be instructed
to vote III accordance with the above views.
| Fes0trta, Lhat our delegates to the Ma
| uionaI Convention, To be held at st Louis,
| be sent untrammeled, and without instruc-
tions from this Convention.
| Respectfully submitted,
+. BarKsdale, Chairman; w. :. Feath-
| erston, VIM. f. Martini 5. y. Jonas. II. L.
MuldrQW, Tbcs W. White, !. N, Howry
| W r. Barksdale, A. j. Baker, John ~
| Jewell, Garnett Andrews, r. II. Lowry,
z. X. Mayors, J. Armstrong, w. S, Parish,
| Committee.
On motion of Mr.. Bridewcll, the resolu-
tions as read by the Chairman of the COM
mittee was unanimously adopted.
| The question was then taken on the first
res oution, as reported by Mr.. Muldrow,
and its adoption was urged by Messrs..
| Jewell and George, and opposed by Messrs
/ Labauvo. RrideWell and Lewis.
The resolutions reported by Mr.. Null
| drow We're then adopted.
Mr. Ethelbert B4rkSd lie offered the fol-
| lowing resolution, which adopted;
ReS1lUed, That the delegates 10 the =
/ tiona Convention b. Instructed to vote as
Il unit in conformity to the voice of the del
egatiou as expressed by the majority.
| Mr.. HumphFies. OF GOpjaE, offered the
| following resolution, whioh was adopted
ReS0ioed, That Senators Bayard and Me-
! Donald he invited TO address the COnVeu-
| ton and citiZcns Of Jackson this evening at
5 o'clock, and that the chair annnint '.o'..-
mittee of three to commune lte this request
and lep0lt ,Ae.r Acceptance.
The president appointed as the commit
tee to wait on Senators Bayard aud Melon
aid. Messrs. G. HUMPHREYS, j. w. Shields
and r A Allen.
Gen, George asked to be excused from be-
ing delegate to St. Louis.
On motion OF Mr.. Street, the request WAS
unanimously refused.
MIR. Redwood offered the following reso-
luton. which was unanimously adopted
ReSOlred, That the Democratic Conserya-
tive Party of Mississippi, in Convention
assem- hled, az hereby tander the Executive
Committee of the State, and to our Legisla-
tors, :heir grateful acknowledgements TOR
their able and efficient manner in which
they have discharged their onerous duties.
thereby assisting US in rescuing our State
from ruin, and our people from degreda-
ton
The following communications We're read
for information:
JACKSON, Miss, June Il, 1876.
TO the Aelegates to ghe . ationa, C9pyention.
We expect Il very large number of people
at St. Louis. Com Portable quarters NAV be
difficult 10 get. Ii the delegates and citizens
from our State viii telegraph Us, or write.
indicating thej- preferences for hotel or
boarding houses, we " i'll make such arrange
ments they may desire. We can he
found at No. 202 North 2d strce-, over Boat
mems Bank.
A. N. HARDIN & Co
Hiss. Grange Agents.
The delegates to the National Convention