The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1902-11-08
A LETTER TO THE GOV
ERNOR FOR RELIEF.
A Timely and Righteous Appeal TO
the Chief Executive of the State
Concerning the oyster Situation
Matter Plainly Set Forth and Should
Bear Fruit.


The committees at Biloxi representing
the City Council and the citizens meet
ing recently held in that city, the reso-
lutions adopted at both meetings pub
lished elsewhere in this issue of The
Echo, have forwarded the following let
ter to Governor Longino concerning the
oyster situation.
Biloxi, Miss, November s., 1902.
To His Excellency, A. II. Longino, Gov
ernor of Mississippi.
Sir-We have the pleasure to transmit
to you, herewith, certified copy Of a
resolution passed by the mayor and board
of aldermen of the city of Biloxi at their
regular November meeting held in the
city hall on yesterday, the 4th inst. In
transmitting this resolution, we desire to
call your attention with the subject mat
ter thereof, to-wit:
1st-The territory in which a suit has
been filed in the supreme court of the
United States by the State of Mississip-
pi, has been under the control of the
State of Mississippi, as we are informed
and believe, for SO long time that the
memory of this section runneth not to
the contrary.
%o--iV lS our opililol 'iia' Vne oVa'e Vi
Mississippi owns the territory in contro-
versy; and we believe that, even if there
ia n Doubt .e to yhetber sa;d territo,,v
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uoionBo W NlissieSipPi Vi i1ou''i"i'"'
Mississippi and Mississippians have as
much right therein as Louisiana and
I,o,lisianians during the pendino snit in
.,. I1--.1-, 90, -
.he ohiVSu o,aVeo supreme coelC over
.ne poulloaIy ines oe.weeii INC 'oV'Ves Vi
iss,ssiPPi as PIP anu Louisiana. "
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hue, anu proliu W hissiS9ipPi anu uiie
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