The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1899-08-30
AN old MISSISSIPPI PAPER.
THE LEGISLATURE or 1836-BI G
BLACK THEN A NAvIGABLE
sTREAM-HoLLY SPRINGS
FOR SALE.
Jackson, Aug. Is, 1S99.


A friend has loaned your cor
respondent a copy of The Missis-
sippian published at jackson,
February 5, 1886. 1t is a seven
column folio. Published by @.
r. and J. S. Fall. tPublic Prin-
ters to the State, weekly, So. 90 |
in advance, or $500 at end of
year.
Two pages are devoted to leg
islative reports on Governor
Quitman s message relating to
rFederal interference with our
domestic policy, ,"-one signed by
John Henderson, chairman; an
other by Thos. H. Williams, chair
man; another by Geo. H. Gordon.
The resolutions attached to Mr..
Gordon's report declare "that the
people of Mississippi look upon
the institution of domestic slavery
as it exists among them, not as a
curse, but blessing-ae the le-
gitimate condition of the African
race, as authorized botn by the
laws of God and the dictates OF
reason'and philanthropy, and that
they hope to transmit this insti-
tuition to their posterity as the
best part of their inheritance; that
we hold our institution of domes-
tic slavery, like all our other do
mestic institutions, as sacred from
the touch of foreign interference;
we hold discussion on this sub
ject as equally impertinent with
discussion upon ourrelations with
our wives and children, and that
we will allow no present change,
or hope of future alienation in
this matter.
The Legislature was in session
in Jackson, ana the proceedings
of senate and house for January
-18, 10, 20, 81, % and 81 appear.
Several bills to incorporate rail-
road and banking companies were
introduced.
Mr.. Brown, of Copiah, offered
a memorial 10 congress asking an
appropriation for improving the
railroad leading from Nashville
to New Orleans.
Pearl Masonic Lodge No. 23
and Lexington No. "A were in
eorporated.
A act 20 establish peniten-
tiary was passed, after amend
ments to locate same at Vicksburg
and Madisonville were rejected.
Act passed by vote of 81 to s.
Apetition from citizens of Jack
son praying for donation of
land upon which to erect union
church in said town. was re-
ferred to special committee.
Among the noted Mississippians
of that day, who We're members OF
the house were: s. S. Prentiss OF
Warren, Albert G. Brown of Co.
piah, Amos r. Johnston OF Kinds,
Samuel J.. Gholson of Monroe,
George H. Gordon OF Wilkinson.
John L. Irwin. of Carroll, was
elected speaker.
The senate journal, of that ses-
sion, shows such names as A. @.
McNutt, John A.. Quitmans a.
G. Runnels. George Winchester,
ct al.
The Democratic ticket support.
ed by The Mississippian was
For president-Richard M. John
son. For presidential electors
P. Rutilius R. Prey, of Hancock
Gen. Thos. Kinds, of Jefferson
Hiram G.. Runnels, of Kinds
Renken r. Grant, of Lowndes
The electors were nominated at 9
numerous meeting" in the towr
of jackson, at which Joseph Holt
ESQ.,, of Port Gibson, made al
address that was ssreceived with
loud and frequent bursts of ap.
plause.
These editorial paragraphs ar'
interesting:
1.-The charter of the New Or.
leans and Nashville railroad hai
been rejected in the House o.
Representatives on account of it
location east of Pearl river, by ,
vote of 38 to 29il
'"rhe Mobile and jackson rail.
road chn<tef becomes q law a
sooh a& the bill receives the sane
ton Of The executive. The bank
ing capital ii 1AO0 600. -
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