Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-01-13
Democratic State Convention.

Thursday, the Sth January, 1852, in
the Representative Hall of the Gen
eral Assembly. The Convention was
organized by the appointment of
Hon. CAVE JOHNSON, President.
Jacob Miller, Lewis Shepard, A. @, P.
Nicholson, S. r. Anderson, G. W.
Smith, and r. |. Chester, Vice Pres
idents.
W. T. Helms, J. w. Ford, 7. Boy
es, NJ. G. G. Church, and N. 0.
Blake, Secretaries.
/ Mr.. Johnson, on assuming the
CHAIR returned his thanks for the hon
or. He attributed it more to his
long services than to any especial
quail fications for the discharge of
the duties of the chair. He invoked
harmony and good feeling upon the
proceedings of the Conventio n. He
trusted that it would prevail With
harmony, we would find bat little
difficulty in again bringing b ck our
state to its old position in the DEM
oeratic ranks. He alluded, briefly,
to the Compromise measures. The
whig party charged during the last
canvass for Governor, that we were
opposed to them. They were intro
Iduced, passed, and sustained by dem
ocrats- The wing party could claim
but little share in the matter. He
knew Of no democrat, who di d not
aequiesee in their finality He re-
Ipdlled the insinuations thrown out
that we we're a disunion party
| 1t wasa SANDER upon its integrity,
honesty, and patriotism. He trusted
THAT this Convention would silence
Ithcse slisputations.
/ He concluded by again acknowl-
ledging his obligations to the Conven-
Ition for the compliment they had
paid him, and took his seat amid the
warmest applause.
/ The committee Of seven through
their Chairman, Col. Hardwick, re-
ported the following resolutions:
! ResoIved, That the Convention
shall vote according to their repre-
sensations in the two Houses of the
Legislature.
Resol0ed, That each Democratic
member of the Legislature be recog-
nized as a Delegate from the county
or counties represented by him.
Mr.. Pickett presented the follow
| ing:
Res0lced, That the President APP
point committee Of two from each
Congressional District, who shall re-
port Electors and Delegates .or the
State at large to this Convention.
Mr.. Allen, of Sumner, introduced
in lieu of Mn. Pickett's resolution,
the following.
1st. Res01gfd, That we deem it in
Iexpedient to express any preference
in favor of PERSONS to be nominated
for the Presidency, or Vice Presiden-
cy Of the United States, leaving the
Delegates in the Baltimore Conven-
ton, q trammelled in their action.
Cd. +Resolced, That the Delegates
to this Convention from each Con-
gressional District shall elect a Dele
gate to REPRESENT their respective
Districts in the Baltimore Conven-
ton, and that the Delegates to this
ConF ention shh ll jointly elect.
Sd ReS0ludd, That the President
Of this convention appoint a commit
tee Of who S hall prepare and pre-
sent an address to be offered BY this
Convention to the people of the Dni-
ted States, exp ressive Of the views
Of the Dem6cr4 tic party of Tenn ssee
upon all the great national ques tons
Of the day.
Mr.. Eastman moved that a commit
tee of five be appointed to see who are
delegates to this convention. The
folloWing=are the committee:
E. G. Eastman, Brookins Camp
bell, John hea, D. Buford, J. c.
Ramsey.
MIR. Whitfield offered the following:
Resoleed, Tia all resolutions and
motions introdu ced by members Of
this Convention shall be reduced to
wiring. Adopt led.
During the introduction of the res
olutions, speech es were delivered by
the movers, in which Mr.. Stephens,
of Monroe, Mr.. G. Irwin, of Fayette,
P. B. Anderson, Maj. D. Buford and
Hon. w. G. Dun FLAP participated
Mr.. Nicholson offered the follow
ing in lieu of I'll e original resolutions:
Resolced, That this Convention
will recommend to the National Con-
the name Of some one Of our