The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1877-12-05
THE LOG SEIZURES.
Mass Meeting Of Protesting Cld
ZemH.

EAST PAscAGOULA, Miss, Nov %. Is.
To the Editor Of the Picayune:
A mass meeting was held at this uIaeer
day, protest against the action of Go.
| ernment agents Ia Selling logs um0t
etc. at PascagOulA and PrarliupiOu and Ut
refusal of the Custom House Officials
clear vessels from here by order of s.g.t
tary Sherman.
Pursuant to n call for mass meeting.
large number OfcitiZens Of jackson, llaH.
| son, Hancock, Perry, Pearl Mobile. Grr
Jones aud Marion counties, and also 'ou
New Orleans, gathered &C the platform
the re- lroud station 40 This place.
The X, ). ). Bingham Was called.0tI
chair and Il W. Morrill, appointed ser
tafy.
The following resolutions, offered by Dr
| Il. II. Griffin, were read aud adopted
whereas, The peciAl pgent the Govern.
have taken ., dd 5e''t3 5 81 9setse a
lions to influence the Department and fore
stall pubic opinion as 90 their action aGI
that of the people, by exaggerated and uer
verted reports iu daily newspaper. thef..
by attempting TO deiame ms, and duspu.. u
OF Whatever good name we may have; mI
Whereas, they have manifested disp0.-
ton to include and crush everybody by
their unWarrantable proceeding, uDIWIth.
standing exhibitions have been made DO
them of right Of property, according Jn aI
the forms OF law, by selling iudser.mi.
nately everything within The convenient
and easy reach OF Oh, m, without regard 90
law or justice, thereby stopping the whole
business Of our section, breaking up our
commerce, throwing the whole community
here out OF employment and causing wide
spread want and restitution. lu uUg.fa-
ton Of this disposition 10 destroy every.
thlDg az one Tell swoop, aud 90 exceed and
override the constitution aud laws of DOE
land, we have but 90 refer 90 theirdrag Dol.
sequesiration, which WAS declared t0 be- TO-
Il gal and unconstitutional by the United
States Court and 10 report 90 the depart
Ihent which caused the closing Of our bort.
and last, but not least, b. The false and
slenderCus report made by the DEPUTY
United States Marshal 10 the New OrIeHu.
Times, that bis keepers have been driven 0H
by Sherih7s posse aJ Griffin MIL.
Therefore we, the people injured and rn
terested, In mass meeting assembled. rsrr.
ctsing tue rights guaranteed 10 us by thr con.
stitutiOn and laws Of our country, while SOC
respect It's laws and honor its rulers.. add
have In all good conscience lived 300 obrdi-
ence 20 them so Tar as we know, and intend
Ing IN the future so 20 do, dlsClaimiug any
del to evade the law or prevent Iis exc.
cution on the contrary expressing % will.
lngness ana desire 10 zee the laws enforced.
believing that thvre have been dcprrdat0uf
on public lands 20 some extent, AID appeal.
Ing TO that sense OF justice in The h4-nms 0I
one country men that should g fucncr every
right thinking man, thar tho innocent should
not he made 70 suffer with the guilty and u
the Governor Of our Stale that Doe urOtrcius
In our rights, anu TO the Government 0.
the United states that we be not Oppressed.
l. Resolved That In view oithe Tact uat
hundreds and thousands are depending uu
the lumber trade for daily employment aud
support, the Governor is hereby urged lo
use every means In his power to protect ana
give us relief.
2 Resolved, That our Senators and Rep.
resentatives Ia Congress are requested DO
represent our condition 10 the proper De-
partm ents Of the Governments aud make
every other effort they may deem necessary
10 attD us speedy relief.
3. Resolved, That a copy Of these res0In-
tons be forwarded 20 the Governor of ODE
State, and to our congressional delegations
Oy the secretary OF this meeting.
Inc following memorial 70 Congress was
then read
To the Congress Of the United States Of
America:
We, your petitions, citizens Of tho states
Dt Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana, ana
masters OF vessels, desire 10 call your At
ieDtiOn TO the unwarranted inter'ernla
Win our business by the agents OF que Nv
,erior Department, In the illegal seizures OF
bur lum Der logs and timber; thereby pl.
.ings stop TO all business in this -ecl'-'
ma bringing us 10 the verge Of sArval.l-.
We claim To be Innocent of any cfm-
against the General Governme nt anu O-'
State that we do not believe that one-leI.-
" the logs and timber that come t9 W.
market are cut from the lands Of the Y n-l'-
states.
Yet all are seized wheresoever found Dl
he agents of the Government. s-t,
We appeal TO your honorable Doul
lass law for our relief and we pray u
lou may cause 10 be sent to this sectloI
Of intelligent men 30 iuIy
'estigate the situation here. ..f.,s
Signed by the most prominent cil@
Ind hundreds Of Others. ,.,.
W. Denny & Go. A. p. Krebs, A. G. Dan
Ter & Co., Mosely, Wheplwright o'9C
v. Griffin & Co, j. A Horton, y. T. U-f
In. Bereler s. De5met, J.. N Danzl9l
Of the citizens Of Jackson oouN-