Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-03-09
DICKSON COUNTY.

AT meeting of portion of the democracy Of
Dickson county, Tennessee, held at the Court
House. in the town of Charlotte, on Monday 18th
Of March, 1855, for the purpose of appointing dele
gates to the State Convention, to be held at Nash
vile, on the 9th inst, -..
1t was moved and seconded that JAS THEDFoRD,
Esq, act as Chairman of the meeting, and that Col.
NEsBrTT, act as Secretary. Whereupon, the Chair
man requested r. McNELLY, ESQ, TO explain the
object and purposes Of the meeting, which he did
in brief and pertinent speech, at the conclusion
Of which, he offered the following resolutions,
which were read by him and on his motion second
ed by DR.. j. n LARKINs, and others, were unani-
mously adopted:
ReS0lred, lst That this meeting approve of the
proposed Convention Of the democracy Of Tennes-
see to be held at Nashville on the 9th inst First
because it is in accordance with time -honored
usage of the democratic party; Second, because
the present is an important crisis in our political
history, either for good or evil, to our Republican
Institutions Third because we believe it to be the
duty of the democratic party to raise bold and
fearless standard against all tie new isms of the
present day, and particularly against kno10-notting
ism or Ned Buntldaeisn, which we view in no
other light than whggery in disguise in the South
and abolitionism i'll the North, with every cloak
thrown off and boldly presenting itself as the
beast with the mark in his forehead; and Fourth,
| because we consider the new party, as they wish
to be called Tor perhaps they like best the name Of
the American party as the old wing party with
the odds and ends of all the factions, who are, and
ever have been, warning against the great democa
tic party and unfortunately we fear for the pros
perity Of the country it hi, lugged into its support
societies who when left to themselves to accomp-
lsh the objects for which they profess to be organi-
zed, perfectly harmless perhaps, but when con-
shutting the fsg end Of an ambitious political
party, ominous Of evil and only evil to our be-
loved county.
Resolved, %, That we approve of the admintstra-
ton OF ANDREW JoHNs,N, the present able and
faithful Chief Executive of this State, and will
give him our cordial and cheerful support, should
he be the choice of the aforesaid Convention.
Resolved further, That we will support the can
didate who may be the nominee of said Conven-
tior, provided he is sound national democrat and
AoS dLL4otCN Will tIlhl Otu COVIt ttSE u USW
tail
Reso'oed, That we approve Of the administration
Of our present Chief Executive of these United
States, and We feel assured that while FRANKLIN
PIERCE is President the South need fear nothing if
she is only true to herself
RssOlved, That the following named persons lie
appointed delegates to said Convention, to be held
at Nashville as aforesaid, to wit: James B Dumb
gan, Z Wiley, Franklin McCasin, Moses It'd
well, Col W White, Thos Flamary, W J Mathis,
Thos McNeilly E s Gleaves, Ward, A '
Schmitton, W S Fentress, DR. W A Moody, and
James Daniel, and any one or more of said dele
gates who may attend the Convention, are authori-
zed to represent Dickson county in said Conven-
ton, and should no one attend, then the Hon. c.
JOHNSON is authorized and requested to represent
this county as our delegate
ReSoioed That these proceedings be signed by
the Chairman and Secretary, and that copy of
them be sent to the Nashville UNION AND AMERICAN
and that the propretors of said paper are request
ed publish the same JAS. TEDFoRp, Chan.
ALLEN NEsEITr, Seo'y