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From: "Bruce D. Liddell" <>
Subject: Re: [MSJEFFER] 1849 Democratic convention
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:34:33 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <460062f70710161431uf03906eycaecf3bc3e613d67@mail.gmail.com>


Dear Editor:

Please remind your readers that the Democratic Party
is composed of liars, thieves, scoundrels, curs,
foreigners, cutpurses, pagan idolators, and persons of
dubious ancestry. The country is surely doomed unless
all honest men rise up and VOTE WHIG.

Thank you for setting the record straight.

whiggery4ever


--- Annette Bowen <> wrote:

> Since my ancestor, V. M. Stuart, died young and left
> relatively few records,
> I get excited when I find any mention of him. I
> thought someone else might
> find these names of interest (or just the fact that
> they expressed such
> approval of their elected officials!)
>
> Annette
>
> Mississippi Free Trader and Natchez Gazette,
> Natchez, Mississippi, June 9,
> 1849, Issue 40, col. C
> Jefferson County
> Agreeable to previous notice the Democracy of
> Jefferson county assembled
> at the court house in Fayette, this day, June 4th,
> when the Hon. John M.
> Whitney, Senr. was called to the Chair, and W. L.
> Harper appointed
> Secretary.
> The following preamble and resolutions were then
> offered and adopted.
> Whereas, A State Democratic Convention is to be
> held at Jackson on the
> third Monday in this month, for the purpose of
> nominating candidates for the
> several State offices, and also, a District
> Convention, to be held at
> Monticello on the fourth Monday of this month, for
> the purpose of nominating
> a candidate for Congress; and whereas, we approve of
> that mode of selecting
> candidates, and desiring to be represented in said
> convention, therefore,
> Resolved, That sixteen delegates be appointed to
> attend the Convention at
> Jackson to represent the Democracy of Jefferson
> county in the same, and
> seven delegates to attend the convention at
> Monticello.
> Resolved, That we approve of the administration
> of our State Government
> under its present officers, as able, efficient, and
> faithful public
> servants, deserving well of the party and their
> country.
> Resolved, That we approve of the course in
> Congress of our present able
> and energetic Representative, Hon. A. G. BROWN, and
> consider him entitled to
> the thanks and gratitude of his constituents, for
> the dignified and
> honorable course he has pursued in sustaining their
> rights and interests.
> Resolved, That in Gen. JOHN A. QUITMAN we
> recognize one who has rendered
> signal services to his country, one who has time and
> again perilled his life
> in the defence of his country's rights and honor,
> and who on the numerous
> bloody battle-fields of Mexico, illustrated the
> prowess of American arms,
> the patriotism of the American citizen, and the
> fortitude and forbearance of
> the American soldier—one who has occupied many high
> stations, civil and
> military, in all of which he has acquitted himself
> with honor and credit to
> himself and glory to his country. That in
> consideration of his eminent
> services we consider him justly entitled to the
> gratitude of his countrymen,
> and the highest reward of the Patriot; and that we
> heartily respond to the
> expression of opinion in his favor in different
> parts of the State, as our
> first choice for the office of Governor.
> Resolved, That the course of the Hon. A. G.
> BROWN, meeting with our
> entire approbation, we will yield him our zealous
> support for re-nomination.
> Resolved, That whilst we desire our delegates to
> observe our preferences
> as herein expressed, in the selection of candidates,
> as far as it may be
> practicable, yet we do not intend, hereby, to give
> them any binding
> instructions, but to leave them to the exercise of a
> sound discretion, so
> that after conferring with delegates from all parts
> of the State, and after
> due deliberation, they may be free to vote, for
> those whose nomination will
> be most conducive to the success of our party, and
> whose election will
> ensure the honor and welfare of the country.
> Under the first resolution the Chairman appointed
> the following named
> gentlemen as delegates to the State convention:
> J. S. Johnson, T. J. Cogan,
> Robert Cox, Davis Short,
> E. H. Hicks, J. J. Mitchell,
> W. H. Compton, W. Cade,
> W. R. Dent, Josiah Warren.
> A. P. Jones, W. L. Harper,
> David Harrison, P. B. January,
> F. J. Chambliss, A. Alderson.
> Under the second resolution the following named
> gentlemen were appointed
> delegates to the District Convention:
> John H. Duncan, Jr. Wm. F. Smith,
> George Torrey, H. J. McKey,
> Lewis Cato, T. J. Grafton.
> V. M. Stuart,
> On motion, the Free Trader and Mississippian were
> requested to publish
> the proceedings of this meeting.
> On motion, the meeting adjourned till the first
> Monday in July next, to
> meet then for the purpose of selecting suitable
> candidates to represent us
> in the State Legislature.
> JOHN M. WHITNEY, Sr. Ch'n.
> W. L. Harper, Secretary.
> We have a new home! http://jeffersoncountyms.org
>
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