WHIG MEETING IN YALOBUSHA


COUNTY.
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Agreeably to previous notice, a meeting Of
the Wing citizens of Yalobusha county con.
vened at the Court House in Coffeeville, on
the 2lst day of August, lS43, for the purpose
of expressing their views as to the right OF
the State of Mississippi, under existing laws,
to be represented upon the floor of the lower
house Of the next Congress-; and TO make
known the names of the individuals by whom
they would prefer to be represented.
On motion, .t


J. T. Leigh, Esq, was called to the Chair,
and in like manner, J. H. Hutchins, Esq, was
requested to act as Secretary.


The Chairman having briefly and pertinent
y explained the object of the meeting, E. 5.
Fisher, Esq, rose and addressed the meeting
at some length, and after very ably demonstra-
ting the right of Mississippi to full repre-
sentation in the lower house of Congress, al
though no legislative division of her territory
into districts has been made, introduced the
following resolutions, which were unanimous
ly adopted:


Resolved, That in the opinion Of this meet
ing, the State of Mississippi, Notwithstanding
the failure of her legislature to district her
territory in obedience to the provisions OF the
apportionment act of the last Congress, still
possesses the right to send her delegates to the
Representative Hall of Congress.


Resolved, That committee of five of the
members of this meeting be appointed by the
Chair, whose duty it shall be, by circular or
some other mode of general publication, to
express TO the people of the State, the reasons
that induce this meeting to believe the State of
Mississippi is not disfranchised either by the
apportionment act of Congress, or the disre-
gard of our State Legislature to its provisions.


In obedience to the last resolution, the Chair
appointed the following gentlemen said COM
mittee, viz:


E. S. Fisher, S. Barnes, J. H. HutchinS,
Alfred Turner, and James Cook, Esqrs.


On motion,


The name Of the Chairman was added to
said committee.


The following resolutions we're proposed by
S, Barnes, Esq, and received the unanimous
appreciation of the meeting:


ResolUed, That this meeting have full conf
dence in the patriotism, integrity and ability
of the Hon. b. F. Caruthers, of CarrOllton,
Gen. A. B. Bradford, of Holly Springs, Hon.
Thomas Armat, of Natchez, and Hon. p. w.
Tompkins, of Vicksburg, and do warmly re.
commend them TO the people of Mississippi as !