The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-11-30

at a meeting Of the citizens las
Saturday, about 400 Of the citizen,
Of Jackson, Harrison, Hancock
Green and Perry counties, Missis,
eippi, and Mobile county, Alabama
assembled last Tuesday afternoon
at the depot platform at this place,
to take rome action in the matter
OF the illegal, unjust and indiscrim-
mate seizures by the United States
marshals of the lumber, logs and
naval stores OF this seciioD Of coun-
try. There were fully 400 men
present, composed of the leading
citizens Of this and adjoining coun-
ties. who were 81! more or less in,
terested in the stoppage of the great
industry of this part OF the State,
and whose business has been par
alyzed by the sweeping seizures of
the logs and lumber, which is the
staple commerce OF our coast.
At 3 o'clock Dr.. Griffin arose and
moved that Rev. s. J. Bingham be
requested to act az chairman, and
E. W. Morrill, secretary. which was
put and carried. Mr.. Bingham
stated thet the object of the meet.
ing was TO adopt some measures
whereby the community could OBJ
tain relief from the seizures Of
property, and that would start up
again the operations Of the mills
and The general industries of our
country. The following preamble
and resolutions were then read:
Whereas, The special agents of
the government aud deputy United
States marShals have taken advant-
age Of their Official positions to in
fin nee the departments, and fore
elall public opinion to their action,
aud that Of the people, by exagger>
atcd and perverted reports in a
daily newspaper, thereby attempting
70 d2Iane and de-poii US Of what
ever good name we may have; and,
Whereas, They ! ave manifested a
disposition TO include and crush
everybody by their understandable
proceedings, not outstanding exhi-
billions have been made to them Of
right Of property, according to all
the forms of law, 10y seiziug indis
~cripinately everything within the
convenient and easy reach Of them,
without regard 10 law or justice,
thereby stopping the whole business
of our section, breaking up our
commerce, throwing the whole com
here ont of employment,
and earring wide spread want and
ieotitution. In al~testation Of this
disposition 10 destroy everything al
one fell sweep, and TO exceed and
override the constitution ard laws
IF the land, we have but 10 refer to
drag>net sequestration writ, i
declared to be illegal and uncon i
,t~itutional by the United States
and 10 the report to the de-
lartment which caused the closing
IT our port, and last but not least :
o the false and slandcrous report ,
made by the deputy United States :
MARSHAL to the New Orleans Tunes 8
hat his keepers had been driven off '
" the sherlff's posse at Grjhin's t
Mill; therefore we the people in
crested, in mass meeting assembled,
exercising the rights guaranteed to s
IL By the constitution spd laws of
,ur country, while we respect it, d
avs and honor its rulers, and have y
n all good conscience lived in =
obedience to them so far as we
know, and intending in the future n
o to DO. disciaiming any desire to !
wade The law or pefvert its exc
on the contrary, expressing g
willingness and desire to see the
aw enforced, believing that there u
ave been deprcdations on public a
ands, to some extent. And appeal
ny to that sense OF justice in the b
Of our cuuntrymen that n
hould influence every righ; think
ng man hat the innocent should
OF be made to suffer with the
uilty. and to the governor of our ,
tate that be protect US in our
lights, and TO the government OF A
ne United States that We be not A
oppressed. n
Resolved, That in view Of the -
act that hundreds and thousands
re depending on the lumber trade A
lr daily employment ana support, =.
ne governor is hereby urged 10 use =
very means in his power to pro~
ct and give ia relief.
Resolved, That U senator's and
representatives in congress are re \
uesled TO represent our condition \
!, the proper departments OF the -
overnment, and make every ether
fort they nav deem necessary TO =
Us speedy relief. 4
Resolved, That a copy of these 4 !
solutions be forwarded TO the gov. 4
of the Stale. and TO our coz A
ressional delegation, by the secre-