The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1878-07-24
TIE SIXTH DISTRICT.
.uhe REORGANIZATION Of Hon. >. H.
Chalmers.
PLATFORM.
Yicksburg Herald

for RE 6rh fShoestring) District Assem- DIeu
ar The Opera-b house yesterday iorenOo"
promptly at ii O'Clock III N5oc.rdle
Chairman of the District Executive Coih
mite. Col c. F. Webb, the Seeretar ,cal l's
tbe Convention TO order ana Driehy q
planned its object. 80 - Dolivar
ON motion. Col. Alex. 1erger' OF Dol''"i'
was elected temporary chairman. -
Col. French, OF Warren, moved thaC tue
Chair appoint commlltee OF I've ~ -
dentials aud that the several deles aC'O"S
| requested to report to the COMMITTEE Gar
| ried. -, ,,o.,,v,ittao
Messrs. French, Pintard, of Jefferson; A9eF-
| holt. of Coahoma; Humphreys, OF Olal :
borne, and Burns OF Mashl ~ S,iio,,;ng del
| The committee reported the tolloWthS uei-
e0ates entitled TO seats in the ConVehIlon'
| THE Convention then went into perma-
nent organization by electing by acclanla-
| ton Col. Alex Yerger, Chairman; C9I' -
e Webb, Vice-President, ana MT - "a
| VPntress, Secretary. -
vention was ready to proceed TO business.
| Mr.. Wright, of Warren, moved that %hSh
a vote is taken by ballot, the roll shouIu DC
called, the vote taken by counties ana thaI
each county should be allowed It's represent
| tatiOn i'm the Legislature. Carried.
| Mr.. d. Gilland, OF Warren, moved that
| Hon. Jas. X. Chalmers be nomlnatrd Ior
! Congress from the 9th District of Missis-
| sippi by acclamation, which was enthuslas-
col Frerch moved that the Chair appoint
| a c lmmittee of five to wait on Gen. Chalmers
and inform him of his nomination.
The Chair appointed Messrs. French, OF
Warren; Spencer, of Jefferson; Smith, OF
Washington Edwards, of lsSaquena' ana
Field, OF Bolivar.
MIR Marshall, of Warren, read pre-
amble and series of resolutions, which he
| wished to offer to the Convention for adOp-
| ton.
/ Committee on Resolutions. consisting OF one
/ delegate from each county, to whom all
resolutions should be referred Carried.
! The Chair appointed the following COM
mlttee on resolutions:
! Pintard OF Jefferson, COwan Of Tu1ica.
| Aderholt of Coahoma, Shad OF Washington,
Field of Bolivar, Edwards OF Issaquena,
Moore of ShaTkey, Marshall of warren,
| Martin of Claiborne, Uhlman Of Adams,
johnson of Wilkinson, and Wright OF
TInica.
Mr.. Pintard moved to amend by request
ing that the resolutions be referred to the
Committee on Resolutions
Mr.. Marshall refused TO accept the amend
mpnt.
Mr. Price, of Warren, moved to table the
amendment, which motion was lost on
call of counties, and the resolutions were
finally referred TO the committee.
were out, the Chairman introduced Gen.
Chalmers, who was received with prolonged
applause and ably and elOquently addressed
the Convention.
On the conclusion of the address the
committee reported the following resolu-
tions, which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, A systematic, speedy and re-
liable trans continental railroad connection
between the Atlantic, Gulf and Central
bo Pacific n TTuiou
is necessary sin order TO form more perfect
union'' (by promoting intercourse between
the people thereby IN order to ''prOUtde fJr
the common defence" (by furnishing means
of transportation of men and munitions In
time of war; in order ''tO insure domestic
trdnQHiluy' (by the easy intercourse foster
ing community of interest and sentiment,
aud enabling the common strength to be In
case of violence concentrated, and by en-
abing the Federal Government to Ruaran-
tee To every State a Republican form OF
Government and in order TO promote the
general aoelfdre of The United States (by OPEN
ing up vast territory, rich in material re-
sources, by giving work to thousands OF
aborers and m mechanics, and employment to
machine shops and boundaries, by develop
ing a great market for the products aud
manufactures ofthe country, and by ena
bling us successfully to complete with
foreign nations for the lucrative trade of
Asia.
2. And WHEREAS, The single thread OF
he Union and C eTTtrse2 nPs secfes al bu states
Government aid9 is wholly inadeqnate to
secure the objects aforesaid;
g. And WHEREAS, 1t is not right that the !
benefits arising from such trans-continen- |
tai communication secured by the eXpendi- |
ture of the common funds should be confer |
red exclusively upon one section OF the |
Union; therefore be it
l. Resolved, That the building of the |
Texas q Pacific railroad on the 31d parallel,
and the Northern Pacific railroad by Gov
ernment aid, is indispensable TO the attain
ment of the objects aforesaid.
2. Resolved, That our Representative in
Congress be requested, by all honorable
means, To promote and to insist upon the
building of said trans continental roads by
Government aid.
3. Resolved, That we appeal to every
Senator and Representatives in Congress
but especially 10 the Senator'S and Repre-
sentatatives OF Mississippi, to sustain said
WHEREAS, The Mississippi river is a great
inland sea, washing the shores of many
States, upon whose turbd bosom h)ats the
of the vast Mississippi valley,
and the waves raised by passing steamer
abrades the crumbling banks aud the arti-
fetal barriers or levees bordering thereon ,
and
WHEREAS, These levees were built before
the war by individual means and were dur
ing the late war cut and destroyed as a | ,
measure of military necessity and
WHEREAS, The protection OF the large
bodies of land contiguous to said river is an :
of National Importance and OF too ,
great magnitude to be accom- plished nv | ;
private means unaided by the Federal Gov q
eminent: y
Therefore be 1t resolved, That our Sena-
ore and Representatives in Congress are
requested to introduce and support
Dill for the building of said leVees by Ma
ional aid.
Resolved, That we, the people Of the
sixth Congressional District through our 4
delegates IN Convention Assem- bled, uuani-
nously indorse the able and manly man h
er in which the Hon. Jas. X. Chalmers s.
as represented our Interests in Congress. d
Resolved further, That we unanimously <
ldorse the position taken by him on the va ii
lous and grave National questions now be- o.
pre- the country. S
Resolved further, That recognizing an we T.
o the political equality of all men we u
ereDy commend hiIn for his fearless course Il
q behalf of the interest of the colored race W
1 Congress. showing that he has fully sinh el
srved the interests of his party, and proved
lmself by his course in every sense OF the
'ord true representative of the people. .,
Resolved, That the course OF the Hon =
:: Chalmers in Congress was in full accord
'lIh tne principles OF the Democratic Com X
,rvative party, Of this State as repeatedly Il
lunclateu' ana tnat we renew and re-afFlrm | ~
S platform. "a ." ii,
On motion, the Chairman appointed tbe th
dioWing District Executive COMMITTEE CO
leh uelegatlon nominating member: he
sam Ullman, of Adams John Nice. Mar O.
d, OF Claiborne; James b. Perkins. Of M III
ca; Z. e. Webb. OF Warren: C. III SINH as
w aSnlngton George TorreV, of ,ye fTerson so