The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1888-05-25
The Citizens Of the Commonwealth
Do Not Exaggerate
The Glorious Advantages That It
Really Possesses.
The Citizens Who Speak Tell Of It's
i Faults as Well as It's Good Points
\ Some Solid Addresses
Delivered.
|pecial Dispatch to The Appeal.

capitol was most deliberately and tastefully
decorated with bunting evcrgreens, flow
ers and natural grasses, commencing with
| the front gate and yard, and including the
|~.sont portico, the rotunda and the Repre-
septatives' hall-the latter being in profuse
and most exquisite taste. An immense
crowd was in the city, and as they began
to assemble the weather suddenly changed
and terrific windstorm came up and
lasted for some time, which necessarily
delayed the meeting. Notwithstanding
the storm, by 1880 O'Clock am. the hall
OF the House was filled by delegates from
nearly every county OF the States, and
good delegation of representative citizens
| from the northwest.
Gov. Lowry opened the meeting with
short address, giving the reasons for hav-
| ing called the con yention. AT the con-
clusion OF his address he introduced
THE HON. W. n. HARDY,
Of Lauderdale, who delivered an elaborate
and able address. lie said:
This convention has assembled under an nuspi-
| cious era for us He contrasted the present era
with that preceding and during the war, showing
1 the mutual antlpathy OF the sections for each
other Since ls65 the people OF the two sections
thanked God that there now remained but bare
trace OF the heretofore existing animoslty between
the north and south During this period OF allena;
place, but now II n timely and appropri-
ate, and will be effective In securing i'm.
migmtion profitable to the State and TO
ccedingly interesting statistic Of the acreage and
character aud capacity Of our lands the Dopua.
ton, health, etc, Of Mississippi He showed that
Ia mn N
capita than In any other State In the Union.
ifs statistics showed the death rate Of number Of
southern. eastern aud western States, aud showed
that Mississippi was the lowest O any. It being
twelve IN every 1000 inhabitants. lie showed that
the laws Of Mississippi good and sufficient 70
he Educational advance Of DE State and especial.
y eAtolled the University Of Mississippi, the A; a
n. College and the Industrial Female college. lie
tagcs and possibilities Of different sections Of
{hc siatc-.in the great cotton belt the fazoo'
..i's delta in The u west The l., Pp TSSrdis;s
sas ~ AMI S-i6 ssislsani The timber adyant
srcs especially There 4 being daily shipped from
our coast ten % twelve ship loads Of yellow pine
parts OF the globe, excluding portions OF Africa,
and much il shipped 10 the northern States OF our
In addition 10 lumber advantages, these pine
lands arc frstclnss for stock nislng, prpducing
ne grasseS and IL perennial streams afford ample
;be ad ~, Of he STATE and what We have
d. proroscd 10 show what we do not have. lie
|onlnstcd the population OF our cities, railroad
|hcties aud other business and matters OF inter
ID IN $50 and the present period We have no
Xrh men, no commerce, no ports ana nothing 10
tain our productions, but are hcwer q wood ior
hers commercially. MCrc II Otherwise and
Did tue vat sum Of money that ilows from the
oduei Of our ilmitabie resonIccs De retained ~
build onsuo lie showed the geographical ndynnt
n Of the S4ie; lie followed and nmplyhed
"a prediction 81 Commodore Marry ihatthe Gulf
81 Mexico viii ultimately become The center Of
- commerce Of the world. That intelligence and
ightenmeni and wealth follow prosperous com
rec; that when this commerce 40 develops, we
Nc the geographical position of being NJ the scat
III commerce. The Mississippi valley produces
10000 bales Of cotton. We can exchange this
b. other variety Of products OF our for the
MFoducis Of every other country In the world lie
trcdlcied the grandcst commercial result In the
puth In the near future. before the war We car,
ihc Unified States, but now we carry only
b per cent. Our only relief q 10 open
Epbsr an ~ ov g eessi which we,s they ON ,be New
Hgland coasts or anywhere else, they would be
| Ill lied.
hsfbor being deep and land locked by surrounding
I'D nds aud projected from storms. Every Governor
NJ oiissieippl for forty ycan pat has mid some.
Nj Ship Island harbor. The Gull a ship Island
vilnoad viii be built aud the country
WI be developed: lie paid q hltng tIlb,
| that more hal been accomplished by his admins
lratiun than that OF any other Governor that the
state ever had. lie had no opinion OF man who
III Language ON this point was pointed and de-.
Inr-yo. lie condemned In strong and unmeasurcd
/ -fsr,N personal journalism. There should b. such
xernfipeni against this that would oslracifc and
IIiyc from the state every man who VIII presume
io practice ~ II that will not do there should
ID law passed 10 make II tclony
- couslgn the pcrpciraior 10 the peniieniiary.
A These sentiments met with loud and
continued applause. The whole speech
WAS received with most hearty commen-
|ilation.
I Al the conclusion Of this address, Col.
n. s. Stewart, OF Ocean Spring, made
bort but ielicitous speech.
II On motion Of Mr.. Prowitt, Gov. Lowry
Das chosen chairman OF tho convention,
Fol. l.. Howe was chosen secretary and
"a. NJ. Hui, Of Pike county assistant sec
fetary. Then tho roll OF counties was
rallcd and delegates enrolled, showing 36S
<lelegates from sixty-six out oil the seventy
bur counties In the State.
On motion Of Mr.. Prewett, OF Yazoo, a
c1mmittee OF two from each congressional
1ttrict and six from the State at large was
1tpointed, 20 whom all resolutions and
L alters Of business shall be referred, and
"a shall formulate n plan for n per-
n organization and work out line
n pos. and practical course OF action 10
b pursued TO secure immigration 10 the
Eiate.
Gen. VIM. r. Miles was invited 10 adj
dress the convention this evening
A resolution was adopted thanking
Capt Hardy for his eloquent speech, and
asking for copy for publication.
The chair then announced the following
committees provided for In Mr.. prewitt's
motion: s. NJ. Meek, OF Lowndes; DR..
4 Jesse Montgomery, Of 0ktibbeha; A. j.
M1lilcy and {. A. Caruthem, Of Panola;
NJ. Russell, Of Coahoma; DR.;
ebron, Of Warren; J. s. Madison, OF
oxubee W. q. Poindexier, Of sunflowcri
X. Wall, Of Laudcrdale; J. NJ. Glass,
j Alfalfa q. Aldredge, Of Adams; w. X.
Vlcwart Of Ocean Springs; 7. w. Peoples,
81 Kinds; Geo. A. Pricc, Of Franklin; j. @.
Prcweit, Of yaxoo; w. r. Mills, oi Holmes;
John ID. Mills, Of Pike; Geo. w. Carlisle,
Of Kinds Gen. A. nj. West, Of Marshall;
Gen. 4. d. Ice, Of tie Agricultural and
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