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The meeting at Court House On last
Saturday, the ash uit., evinced the same
unalterable determination to effect some
thing towards their object that characterised
the meeting of the 13th June. not by Pes'-
tioning merely, bu. by voting. Iney re-
iterated the declaration before made. 'ha'
,hey would vote for no man for Governor
or fer the legislature, who did not pledge
himselfto use all lawful and proper means
to further the views of the meeting, and to
carry out the object of the same. This Is


right If we would accomplish anything


in this movement, it is necessary to make
use of rigorous. combined and Immediate
action on the subject. five will only do
this. and can also succeed in arousing the
mscha nics in the different counties of the
State to the sane sort Of effort. we see no
reason TO doubt the speedy accomplishment
of our purpose. They have the numbers
and if they will unite their force and put II
into actire exercise, they can soon put down
The nuisancs Of our present penltentlary sys-
tenn. Why. we have almost enough me-
chanics in Holly Springs to hold the bal
apcs of power in Marshall county; what,
then, would be the united influence of this
class throughout the county2 They cam
of course. control its elections, If they
choose. And we doubt not but that the
same is the case in almost every county IN
the Sate. Why, then, not use this
power2


After the business of the meeting was
concluded, GEoReE A. WILSON. ksq, ao-
dressed the audience for short time with
his accustomed ability. Col. WILSON vee
ry forcibly set forth the immoral tendency
of our present penitentiary system, and
suggested. as remedy, that our convlcts
be employed upon works o. internal I'M
provement. of which. he said, we had
enough 10 employ them for many years.
AS the most important, he referred 10 that
much needed work, the leveeing of the Mis-
sissippi River. which would redeem hun
ireds of thousands Of acres of our richest
lands, and ultimately be source of i'm
nense wealth to the State. The speech |
If Col. w. contained much practical good
ense.


We are sorry TO see that some persons.
without inGuiriug into the motives which
lctuase US. oppose themselves to our Asso-
;iation, upon the ground that he mechanics
ire leaguing together for the purpose of
imposing upon the other portions Of the
community. by building up high prices, &c.
We assure such parsons that they are vast
y mistaken. il they suppose this to be our
b iect. The moral influence of our con-
net system upon the industrious class is
What TO uses US to action; and we doubt not
hat if the other classes Of the community
would look at the thing impartially. instead
f opposing our course. they would rather
mite with us on this subject. What man,
esiring to give his son some respectable
rade, would like to- see him thrown into
he society OF unreformed scoundrels from
ne penTtentia:ye


We may have something more to say
IN this subject in future numb ber.