Washington telegraph., 1850-06-19
SOUTHERN CONVENTION.
NASHVILLE, Monday, June 3, 1885

committee appointed to organize the Con-
vention, said they had agreed to recom-
mend that each State be entitled to vote
in the Convention; that Hon. w. T..
Sharkey. of Miss, be appointed President
and Gov. Mcdonald. of Georgia, Vice
President, and E. G. Eastman and w. F.
Cooper, SECRETARIES.
The report was unanimously adopted
Judge Sharkey, upon taking the chair
made brief but animated speech, which
was received with hearty applause. He
thanked the Convention profoundly for
the honor done him i'll elevating him to
the position which he had no desire to
fill, but which, after the appeals made to
him, he could no longer decline. He
alluded briefly to the causes which had
induced the meeting of the Convention;
the several States had united on terms of
equality; equal rights had been guaran-
teed to all by the Constitution; but he
said those rights had been violated, and
| the Government could not stand the shock
of the desecraton of the Constitution.
He declared the Convention had not
assembled merely to devise measures to
protect the rights and property of South
ern people, but to preserve the Govern
ment which had been handed down to
them untarnished; it had not been called
TO subvert, but to perpetuate the Union.
Who, he asked, were the better patriots?
Those who wonld wait till the direct
calamity had fallen upon the country, or
those who propose to adopt measures to
avert the calamity! 1t Was for the Con-
venton. he said, TO devise remedy, for
the people to carry it out. He trusted
that remedy would be found. In cou-
clusion he repeated that the object of the
originators of the Convention was not to
dissolve the Union, the sianders Of its
enemies to the contrary Notwithstanding,
and expressed hope that the Union
might be the last thing to perish amidst
the universal wreck of matter
Rev. Jesse B. Ferguson opened the
session bv an eloquent appeal to the
Almighty to protect the Union of the
States.
Gen Gideon J. Pillow moved the APP
each State, to examine the credentials of
members of the Convention.
Tuesday, June 4,
SECOND Day The Convention met
| this morning in the McKendree (Method-
isD Church, and was opened with prayer
by the Rev. J. B. McFerrin
Mr.. Winston, of Ala, moved that as
much of the report of the Committee on
Organization presented yesterday, as re-
ferred to the manner of voting in the
Convention be recommended, aud sup
ported his motion bv few remarks.
Mr.. Crawford, of Ca, thought it would
be better first TO ascertain who were
members of the Convention. He would
be better satisfied if he was certain of be-
ing member.
Judge Smith, of Miss, said the COM
mittee on Elections were ready to report,
and after a few remarks from him, the
question was taken on the motion of Mr.
Winston. and it was rejected.
Gen. Pillow, chairman of the commit
tee on elections reported the following
list of delegates as entitled to seats i'll the
Convention:
VIRGINIA-W. Newton, r. H. Clay
brook, w. F. Gordon, w. o. Goode, T.
S. Gholson and B. Tucker
SOUTH CARoLINA-Hon. L. Cheeves,
R. w. BarnweIl, J. H. Hammond. S.
Otterson, J. A. Bradley, J. w. Whitner
A. C. Young, Maxey Gregg, ]. Chestnut
jr., w. Hanna, R. F. w. Aston, f.
w. Pickens, d. Nance, G.. A. Trenholm,
w. DuBose, D. F. .Tamison and R. B.
Rhett.
GEoRGIA-Hon. w. T. Colquitt, Hon
c. J. Mcdonald. Col. H. L. Benning, M.
J. Crawford, 0. c. Gibson, J w. Ramsey,
o. Warner. S Fouche, Gen. Robt. Bled-
soc, A. H. III. Dawson and Dr.. J. G. Nc
Whetor.
ALABAMA-Gov. B. Fitzpatrick, J. A..
Campbell, j. A. Winston, l.. P. Walker.
| N. Davis, J. Aml,rocrombie, W. M. Muir
ply S. B. Bethea, B. Boykin, G. W..
Gion, S. Buford, r. Shorter G. Gold
thwaite, J. S. Hunter, D. Coleman, w.
Cooper, r. Chapman, Il. A. Walker. G..
5. Walden, J. Erwin and w. M. Byrd.
MIssIsslPPI-Judge w. L. Sharkey, G..
P. Smith, A. M. Clayton, J. w. Matthew,
T. j.. Word, j. L. Neil, J. J. Peters, J. j.
NJ Cray and E. G.. Wilkinson.
FLoRIpA-Col. B. NJ Pearson. ]. HUI
nandez. A. j. Forman, Q. H. Dubent, J..
F. Mcclellan and E. C. Cabell.
TExAs-J P Henderson.
ARKANSAS H. Powell.
TENNEssEE-Col. r. Warner. R. Jones,
w A Sewell, T w Brents. H Taylor. J
l. Green, T Shepard, Gen w Hall. w b
Bate. E Boddie, G w Allen. G w Win
chester, Gen D Donelson, G w Bond,
I M Cover, B Gordon, S B Moore, E
Gnatt. J w Winfield, 3 B Satter6eld, G
w Fowlkes, J Patterson, T Kennedy. A
Ezeu, G T Malone, t McLauren, G
Everly, f Buford, Col Dergan, d X S
| Nowlin, NY Caxitt. E K Ray, Poin-
dexter. II L johnson, D F Norfet. w
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