Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1890-01-23
MISSISSIPPI MATTERS.
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Falio~inx is verbatim r-pars q IN.
memorial suhsniEt-f to th@ Hoass og Repre-
ssatativ-s BY G-u- A. NJ West. Of a.r>a.x
ccaasys
Memuri@i 20 the ceaxr~-~ Of the r-ags--s states
- the LEt.ssar- of tie stats % shs-ss-
sppt aDou tn ftfteeash An~udm~af of
tA1 k~sI~rA Constitution.
T~snty years Asv. elapsed siaes ths ne
gro was ~atrsachss~i. Th~ s.rs vas vssw~d
and wsil ever stsad oas q tha ussss assa-
be Aad psy,foasd IN th- history sg th. Gov
srnment. withcaE pr-cesi=ut or parallel
The end sought hrst rsgstr~d that . r-cog-
niE~st Jurisdiction of the States, thai q suf-
frsge .hoald - aPprc rcprtsiea by The Ped
ersl power. wAieh snd was 80 revolatios-
sry and farresrhiax that IL ~. regarded
vita dcabt - grave that ft would no< havs
been attempted exc~ps at ths tssss lnme-
iiasssy sacce~'i4s< q great civil var. T.
could not have he@n accomplished by any
usual aad ordinary e0ar~> OF Iegisiassoa-
u vas In direct orpositioa o. the united
white sentiment "a the soathsra States.
aud, Il 10 believed. eoafrxry 10 the iadx-
Inent % the phiIosophie stssesm@n.hfp
North Originating in -sch circumstances
snsl vita saeh asfsaslsass. the r~salts OF The
at -ouii b. most worthy of eousid~r.tioa
AMI declarstt'n after fair t--t. .ves yer.
these ordinary Bat the consisson. pro-
dar-si. the fE;ar- impending. the ii--s..sou
evoked. tEnF~rativesy demand sxpressiou
from those eatrust~ss With the publs@ good
The discussion u the negro IN politics has
- shssrb~i and -niighs~a~-l The pablic
minis % the whot> coantry that d-t.ilsd
statement u aan~ce-sary- Is 10 0uIy in-
cuaIb~ot aPoa ss 20 sum sP the eoacia-
sions fairly AMI justly d-rivaht- from tn.
lessons u the past Jpva thes.. all sxr~.
that negro sHrrsg~ las failed "a the theory
and praetacw: that the sfort - curr.lAf@ the
races ss equals IN citizenship Is utterly
vain aud mischi-voa. 10 the last degree
II has h-~a attensIesl ali along iss whols
eoarse With strife. blood snd naanif Ii Ills.
both materially and morally. 40 far frvm
eadowing the ~esk~r race ~ith prvsectiSa
against the stronger ,hs hsIlos las pro-
vok-d discort and eonfict IN ~hirh he 10
ever the saf@r~r- Estranxfax the races. 10
has taken fr0aa the basess sssns~stsi nx sssoux
and certain On ~hich 81 lean .ad DEPEND,
10 hss harien-i aad turned away IN.
whites from pros~cting th. blacks from
wrong sni rendered in-n~rtu&l appeals -
their manhood which tn the aideu time
we're never disrexsri-,i save in -xr-p,fonsI
cases In all BIS history the negro has
never shown moral progress except by
ktndly associations With the whites. This
destroyed. ami hts rrsrugr~ssion. involvinx
ruin - th~ coantsy. Is Hno-t prUb.bi-- Is has
kept alive AMI iat-nsitst sectional IA vii,
~ lfcff "a
makes easy the sway q sppressioa ans.
wrong IL 10 working ts . sssts q dsmor-
slizatioa. aad has pr-iae-d methods -
political practices which will sar-lv de.
cetve and keep god uaea cut of the south
and prevent the free ami gnr~ssrsin~d In
t@rrours~ Shich should ever exist between
brethren q one csmaoa eeaasry AMI ma
tionsI ds.tisy- Weighed against these
sff--ts and fearful port~ats Is IN. sinxls
consideration - the south % certain in
erease of FEDERAL ami national repr-.-uts-
tion- This IL 70 sbsolrt.iy No comparative
consequence. and Is freely ogfsrsi 10 sur
render. AZ enfrancs,is-m.nt % the nezrs
has proved the main cause Of race dIscord.
we may reasonably expect It's abroxation
u lead IN at leass a partial restoratisa Of
the old-tinse race concord Thsrefor. b is
Resolved. by the Legislature Of th1 STATE
Of Mississippi. That it 10 the deliberate
opinion Of the said Legislature that the
fifteenth amendment 10 tn. Consultations OF
the Unised States should be snnsilesi. and
the said Legislature doth h-veby res ton
Congress To take tbs necessary steps TO that
end BE IL fnrther
Resolved, That our senators in Congress,
be. aud they are hereby Instructed. and
our Representatives in Congress b... and
they are hereby requested. to present this
application aud petition 10 their respective
tosiiss for their consideration and action.
Be 10 further
Resolvvd. That the Secretary Of STATE
forward certified copies of the .bow.
preamble aud re~.alations 10 each Of our
Senators and Representatives In the Con
srsss Of the uni.s-i states. aad . e-rtin>d
copy u the Governor of each State In the
Union. With a request 10 have them read
in their respective Legislatures.