The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1883-11-22
The CoPInh Resolutions.
From copIah sIrnnl. Nor. ia

From copah signal, Nov. ISL
Thv citizens of Copjah comfy met In mass
meeting this day and after the eleciian of j.
i. Meade as chairman and Jessie Thompson,
Dr., and O. j. Allen as secretaries the follow =
ing were adopted.
Resolved, That the horns heretofore worn
land justly SOY by beat !, be and the same are
awarded 10 beat 3,
Be it further resolved, That this resolution
is by no means intended TO reflect upon the
past and present services of beat .; but to
show our appreciation of the result of the
election Of the ticket In beat ,.
1t was also resolved that the clubs con-
tinuc their organization and CONSIDER them
selves not disbanded, and subject to the
order Of the cha irInan OF the executive COM
mi.tce.
Whereas certain rumors are current that
| the relatives of the late J. p. Matthews have
| threatened the peace of society 10 avcnge his
death 10y killing Democrats and destroying
their property;
Now therefore lie il resolved by the people
of Cupiah comfy, in mass meeting this day
| assembled at the court house of said county
| That if any person shall be injured or at
| tempted TO be injured, either in person OF
property, in any manner by tho said relatives
and friends Of the SAID J. p. Matthews de-
ceased, then we hereby declare that We will
hold his said relatives ard friends who parti-
cipate accountable tor the same and that We
will regard them as without the pale and
protection of the law ard common enemies oil
society, and that We will visit upon them GER
tain and swirl rctribution
Resolved, That 50 long MS the friends and
relatives OF said j. p. Matthews obey the
law as becomes good citizens VIC hereby
pledge them the protection of the law.
Res Owed further, That in the opinion o.
this meeting it is necessary to the safety Of
society and the welfare of all races and
classes in the county, that hereafter the Mat
thews family shall keep out of poll tics in Co
| piah county.
| Resolved. That from henceforth no may
or sot of men shall organize the negro race
| against the whites i'll this county, and If the
same shall be attempted in the future W
hereby give notice that it shall lie at the
| peril of the person or persons attempting Sc
| to do.
| Resolved, That VIC do pledge ourselves
each to the other our lives and fortunes anC
our sacred honor, that We will all and indi.
vidually, from honceforth hold our ourselves
| in readiness to enforce the foregoing resolu
| tions, and to meet at any time upon the cal
Of the chairman of this meeting
! Resolved. That a committee of twenty, foul
| from each supervisors district, be appointed
by the chair 20 present a copy Of these reso
buttons to the brothers and sons of the atC
! j. 2. Matthews, and that the same he pub
lishcd in the Copiah Signal and Meteor.
! Resolved, That the thanks of this mcctin!
be extended to the Hazlehurst band tor thci
services on this occasion.
J. L. MEtoE, Cam.
JEssE Thomson Jn' Secretaries.
! c. c. ALLEN,
The above are the Copiah resolu
tons to which we referred last week
We publish them and leave til,
reader to make his own comments
Later on, when We have asccrtainet
all the facts, pro aud coz, we vii
publish a full and impartial accoun
of recent events in Copiah, provided
in our judgment, the general public
good can thereby be subseryed.