Oxford eagle., 1890-10-09

Of State, who shall receive sucA coz-pcn-
sation - may he provided ~ iaw. >aii
Treasurer and Auditor @: Pablic Ac-
ccunts shall h-s Ineligible ~ irnmesii-
atcly sgrcced themselves * each other
In otticc.
>ec- -. There shall - a sheriff,
euruner. treasurer. assrssur. and sur
vryor Tor earh cpantv. Go bs elected a.
elS.N here provided hnrein. shall b.
elected IN earh county by the qualified
electors th~reof. who shall hold their
Offices for four years. said sheriff and
treasurer shall ~ inriigible 20 inn
mediatslv surcccd themselves o. each
other IN osice
Sec- - All officers named in this ar
ticle shall hold their of'iccs during the
term for which they wero selected.
unless removed BY impeachment or
otherwise. And Until thciE successors
shall b. daily qualified 80 en.or on the
discharge - their respective duties
The committee - whom was referred
the subiect Of m.morializing Congress
A. % th~ expedicncy and prop-ie,y of
rcpcaling the Fifteenth Amendment re-
ported a follows;
Whcrereas. There are in the State OF
Mississippi and some other States % the
nitcd states. in approximately equal
members. two di>tlnet races, or types %
mankind. tho white ami tho negro; and
Nhcre2s, a these tao rAce<. though
friendly an1 h0loze aeo1s Tor all husi-
nsss ana industrial parp.-ss. arr Nid"ly
~~sa-atssi ~ r4ce inkttnrrs and pr~lu-
4ices IN an political and sccial matters.
aud whers-as. uc are Eifhoat Ary sell
fuun4svl hop~ g a rtanxe in rezp pect 20
fhe political relations % the tao races.
bat in oar epinio1 they wiil ever be di-
ri4ri IA al political contests in the
uain- "a race lines rather than On
eoonoutc and other questions II eou-
uaua Interest - fhem. and whereas. ua-
DR. s'ch coalition the oze r1cs 90 the
other must have cAsrxe % an4 eontrol
she government 20 sarh Stats. anA 10
d. 40 ther~ wili ever h-s ever recurring
rTsnricts % -rwat@r - less magnitude
l'etS-s~a taer. AMI Wherras. Govern
Gent thus maiataine,i. existing and
restin. up-sa surh conliiion mast %
ner~xssty D. without permanent
~rirtenry - stability. ami whereas,
sarn coalition = insecurity - nos only
a Er~At ps3itaral - social evil. bat also
grv2tiy imr-,ies al Industrial develop
lrnts- au4 inasuaaa-h As the whiI~ peo-
pie cnlv arr capable - cundnctinE and
maintaining the government - such
>t2tes. r8vin- security aa4 Y-usertioa
- the Ehole people and property
thersef the nel-rs raoe. even u is p.-o-
pie sere s4Ee2sed. hciag shelly IN
evuAl - surh -r~2s responsibility 10
they sheul4 cuu~ iato conirol Of such
governments. therefore. hc u
Resolved Isv the people - the Statr
u Mississippi. IN Is CoastitEtloaal Goa
ventioa 4ss.s o. hles1. tha- it s. eur DE-
tih~rRfe juAsul~ns au4 upimlon that she
true aa1 0uly efficient rvusedy f1r the
great an1 importaaf dir1-ulfses arising
uut - the coalitions ~ farth in the
tursgoin- preamble. lies in -. reEe4l
- The Fifteenth Ameudusen. - ths
Constellation % the Tm.ts-8 States.
whereby such restrictions ans l3nlta-
tions may - pat upon aex-o su.frAge
By the several states. a. 1aF - nsc~s-
sary AMI proper Tor The unAinsspAnrs of
god and stable governments tserein-
Resolved. That ~ request toat the
Congress 81 the United States osusc -
BE- submitted 20 the several Stste- a
Proposition 70 repeal said fifs~~nth
Amendmeat % the Constitutions. AID
that Ne siii eheerfully aorepf a. ron
tition 70 such repeal such reductions In
the House 90 representatives Of Ceu-
gress from Mississippi as may b. res-
sonable and just in view of the dlmins-
tion ~ the n1mber of voters IN tht
State consequent upon the repeal of tho
Fifteenth Amendment
Resolved. That the senators and Rep
rescntatives in Congress from Nissis
sippi arc requested - bring these rcso
lutions and preamble % the attention -
Congress