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('nion .Meeting; in Carroll County.On Monday the 15ih day of December, the I I nion party of Carroll county, mot in pur*u-j ance of pievLoos notice; and was railed to or-, der by railing A. McCarroll E*q„ to tlm Chair;. and on motion of Win. Hemingway, K»q«, Mr. H. F. Jones was requested to act as Secretary. The lion. James S. Johnson presented fo the ! consideration of the meeting, the following | Resolutions which, (after a lew brief remarks I by James Somerville, Rsq„ railing on the I nt-• on party without distinction of the old party j diflerences which have heretofore. xistcd, to con-Unite, to ho united; and assigning rens n.s for Ins advocacy rf the resolutions ;ir»n»iming del* -! gates to the Baltimore Convention,) were passed by a unanimous vote.RtMttlved^ T hat in the opinion of this meeting j it is the duty of the I.’nion party o\ the State | ot .Mississippi, without former distinction of parties In continue to net together.*Jnd. That w o have no confidence in the prc-’ tyncc on the part of the States Rights Dtmmrm-1 tie party that they consider the qo* stions involved in the late canvass as srMbtd; that the: malignity w ith which they continue to persecute• the Union Democrats whom th* v have liercto-I foro professed to respect and honor, nrovlt; •* \ •us clearly that their professions are ulv .3rd. That delegates he appointed to rrprowt this county in the Union Democratic Convcn* tion to be Kioldeii at Jackson on the 5ili day of | January next.•1th. That in fh»* opinion of this meeting,J aatd Convention should appoint rt suitable number of delegates to represmt the Union parry of Mississippi m the National Democratic Convention tc be bolden at Baltimore, in 1-52. f»r | the purpose of procuring the nomination b: that Convention of candidates for the oftie»*s of President and Vnm President of the I nited States, who ur«* in favor -T enforcing the com-I promise acts of the late Congress as a final adjustment of the *•! jvery question.5th. In the event that Hindi nominations should | be made by the Haiti more i onveniiin, that tin* t ni* n parry of Mississippi pledge themselves to use all honorable means t a seen re tin ir election.ilth. That v.’e will not support any titan for ithe office ot President or Vire President of tliei I nitcii Stat' s. win* will not pledge the influence of his administration in favor of the «te* cutton of the Fugitive Slave L;nv.On motion, the Chair appointed the foll owing dvlegates the t'nion Convention to be lud-d**n at J .ickson, on the 5th day of January, 1*5 t C. F. Hemingway. Ja*. f?. Johnson, 0. F. Jones, W . A. Strong, H. H. South worth. C. T. Scurlock, L. Benlhal, W. B. Helm, W. M.A dridge, Hugh A. Reynolds, James Blanks, Ber»j. T. Marshall, Isaac Sullivan, A. M. Townnend, \V. T. Townsend, John Stovall, William Booth, Owen Carpenter, O. Harris, Jas. A. Godfrey, Riley O’Neill, Frank Crawford, Jas. Somerville, W. J. Freeman, \V. L. Meux.On motion of B. F. Jane* Esq., the “Union Flag,” and ••Flag of the Union,” at Jackson, were requested to publish^tbe proceedings of thin meefing.On motion, the meeting adjourned.A. McCARROLL, Vk'tirmftn.B. F. Jonics, Secretary.-
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Flag of the Union
Jackson, Mississippi, US
Fri, Jan 02, 1852
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