Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1855-02-15

everything, and especially of demonstrating one with
principles Of organization nos Oily secret IN thsif
operations and seeking unity IN action, not in J, d.
viduai couviction and responsibility, butin the sur
render of the will Of ea:h to tn demands oil those
who gain the direction of the assoc ation-durng
this process the public mind must be ia a state Of
sfeverish excitement unfriendly 70 calm delbera-
lion, and mrorities, acquired by combinations arr
sing out Of this state of things do not act under the
''isir aud proper circumstances" which decllred
in 1850 to be indispensable to the obligatory forl
of legislative Instruction. tE--ttE
am firmly persuaded that the adoption of eith'r
of the measures, much more of both. demanded by
the legislature of Michigan would be the signal for
the breaking up this government and the dssolu-
ton Of this coniederacy. / know there are many
honest men who scout at every idea of danger, and
many others, who, while admitting it are yet pre-
pared to meet it, let it bring what disasters it may
Prepared to sacrifice this magnificent structure of
freedom to one overpowering impulse which leads
captive alike the heart and the understandings
This is nc time 10 surrender the outworks Of the
citadel To abandon the securities which wisdom
and patriotism have provided, and to throw away
all the checks we possess against rash and danger
our innovations.
For myself sir, if Providence permit shall re-
main in the position | occupy during the residue of
my term of service, unless, indeed, the democracy
OF Michigan should require me to do what my con-
victions of duty would prohibit me from doing in
which event ! should retire without hesitation to
private life, where indeed am sufficiently warned
by the years that have passed over me, must soon
retire, come what may. But as my life draws near
its close aye, it advances instead of enfeebliDg
adds strength to my love OF country, and continues
to console me with bright hopes Of her future pow
er and stability.
What fear above all is that, in the Providence
of God, We may be struck with that judicial blind
ness with which nations are punished for national
offences, and thus add another to the melancholy
list of people who had not wisdom enough to APP
precate the value of free institutions nor virtue and
firmness enough to maintain them.
CONVENTION OF THE FRIENDS OF TEMPERANCE
IN DAVIDSON COUNTY.
AT an adjourned meeting of the friends of the
Temperance Reform held in Temperance Hall, on
Wednesday the 14th Feb. 1855 The following
preamble and resolutions reported for the con-
sideration Of the Convention, and unanimously
adopted:
WHEREAS, The evils of intemperance have be-
such that moral suason has failed to stay the
tide Of immortality and crime, occasioned by it in
the commonwealth of Tennessee and whereas we
regard the principle of legislation, which proposes
to regulate the sale Of sprituous liquors, errone
GUS and tending rather to render the traffic honor
able, than to suppress it; therefore,
ReSolred l. That the only eif.ctual method of
suppressing the evils of intemperance, and thus
staying the tide Of crime incident thereto, is the en-
tire prohibition by legislative enactment of the traf
fc in alcoholic liquors.
RESOLVED q That as friends of the Temperance
reform and of the community in which we reside
we pledge ourselves to vote for no man for either
branch of the Legislature, who does not advocate
and support the principles of the Maine La,O, in
other words, law prohibiting the manufacture Of
and traffic in alcoholic liquors with the necessary
provisions and penalties for the enforcement of the
same, and the enactment OF such law at an carly
date in the next session Of the Legislature Of Ten
nessee.
Resolved 3. That all past experience warns US to
guard against all entangng party alliances, and
that the cause of Temperance in Tennessee requires
US to sustain its principles irrespective of party
RESOLVED 4. That while we heve no desire to
disturb either of the existing political parties of this
State, still, if neither of them bring forward cand-
dates that in favor Of the passage by the next
Legislature, of aprohibitory Law such as referred
to in the foregoing resolutions, shall deem it our
duty to nominate and vote for Independent candi-
dates, who will carry out our views upon this, in
our opinion, all important subject
Resolved 5. That as means of producing uni
ormty of action throughout the State in reference
to obtaining such law in Tennessee, we fully ap-
prove of the convention of the friends Of Temper
ance, to be held in Nashville, the 22d inst.
RESOLVED, That for the purpose Of more fully eff
fecting our object in the premises, the following
named gentlemen are appointed, and requested to
act as delegates to said convention and are hereby
instructed to use their influence for the adoption by
that body, of a platform, embracing the principles
embodied in the foregoing resolutions.
LIST OF DELEGATES.
Hon. W. H. Humphreys, Hon. John S. Brien,
Hon. Edwin H Ewing, A. F. Gof, Rev. Jno. D.
McFerrin P G. s. Perkins, William B. Ewing, Jas
E. Manlove, G. W. Moorman, ]. HUI. Smith, G. W.
Nance, Herman Cox, Gen. Joel A. Battle Z. p
Graves, J H Currey, Auson Nelson, Jno Henry Cur
rev, A W Nelson, NJ D, John Thompson, John II
Nelson, W Thompson, D d Nelson, John Reid
Esq, John Nelson, Joel Nj Smith, Nelson Allen,
Webb Smith, 10 G McClelland, w A McCleand,
Rev E w ellsworth, Rev r A Lapsley, Isaac Litton,
H Carroll, E Cunningham, A P Skipwih Rev A
R Erwin, Isaac Paul, E P ConwelI, L f Linn, N
Shivers, 8 S Hall, DR. A Bowman, DR. W S Lang
don, Hon VIM A Ramsey Rev L P Green
Rev VIM Thompson, A Ashbrooks, Fl R Buch-
anan II II McAlister, R II McEwen, jr ESQ, DR.
A Hatcher, DR. X Winston, VIM Edmiston
James Johnson A NJ Tillman, G " johnson, G W
Cowan, William G Brien, c D Bren, j B White,
w Freas, A Mcdaniel, c Brode, W " Robb
W P Newland, Jno L Cabler, w Luton, R A Cole,
W Brchitt H c Alley, S P Amen, J G Fellows
] Toomey A w Baker, G Sanders G r Koepf,
A B Shankand, D S Anderson, Geo Johnston,
Nath'l Cross, DR. Rein Thompson, N D Cross d
COVER Capt w B Walton, G S Newsom, W B
Cooper, B Weller, F Newsom, F H Morgan, B
Bruce, B Willis j Allen Duncan, A Woods S
Billings A D Cox, Rev R Graves, Rev W H
Bayliss, Rev Jno Edgar, VIM Ewing, ESQ,
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