The Winchester appeal. [volume] (Winchester, Tenn.) 1856-1856, 1856-02-16


the appointment Of the following Of
ficers:
PRESIDENT
Hon. WIN. M. COOKE, of Granger.
Wee Presidents
b. +. Mcfarland, Of Jefferson.
.}no. l.. Moses, OF Knox.
A. p. Hall, of Benton.
!. II. Swainc, of shelby.
M. D. Davie, Of Montgomery,
Geo. Glasscock, OF Warren.
Secretaries.
Ii. X. Walker, oithe Banner.
W. S. Fleming, Of Maury.
J. p. Pryor, Of Shelby.
S. p. Bankhtad, ofShe!by.
VIM. Hy. Smith, of Davidson.
w. N. Bilbo, Of Davidson.
J. M. Meek, Of Jefferson.
Il. Ii. Armstrong Of Knox.
Don. Cameron, Of Williamson.
w. 4. Neal Of Wilson.
l.. l.. Poats, of Hawkins.
Col. Cooke, upon taking his seat,
addressed the Convention as follows:
Gentlemen Of the Contention Of the
American Purity ofMe State Of Iennes-
see: feel that you have done me an
unmerited honor, and one that | feel
myself entirely unworthy to receive
at your hands. feel, gentlemen, that
it is a distinguished honor to be called
to preside over a Convention of the
American Party Of the State. | feel,
gentlemen, that your objects and your
purposes are as noble and as patriotic
as were the purposes and objects OF the
Convention that assembled to frame
the Constition Of the United States.
Applause, Sirs, your purposes and
objects are as patriotic as were
those of our revolutionary sires.-
What were their purposes and OBJ
jects! Their object was to resist Brit
ISL aggression: their proposes was,
that Americans should tax America.
Your object, gentlemen, is, not only to
resist British influence and aggression,
but it is, to resist the influence and
aggression of the power of the Old
World in combination against u.s.
The dominions Of the Old World have
looked with wonder and establishment,
and with fear and trembling upon the
progress of American liberty and
American institutions in the West.
Our progress has astonishod the
crownheads over there: and they are
as one man. in the purpose to overturn
our government. And thus it becomes
the one great purpose ofthe American
Party to resist the wiles and the inAu-
cncc Of British power, and the power
and influence Of the opposing world.
1t comes home to US as a duty; and it
comes with a more profound sanction
than it came TO the patriots of the rev.
olution. Great Britain give to our
ancestors affair and open fight. Our
ancestors met them on hundred bat
tie fields, and wrested from the British
power this glorious country OF ours
which has since grown up from infan.
cy to manhood and maturity, until il
has become at once the admiration and
envy Of the world; and shey have com,
bined to send cut myriads oftheir pau
per population to our shores--a popu,
iatiOn calculated to work a subversior
Of all the objects and ends Of our hap
by institutions. Shall we submit tc
this intervention? Never, gentlemen
never-nevcr!
Gentlemen, we have more to do
than our fathers had in l776; and il
is unfort innate for US that we are not
united and moIe agreed in contest fol
the American Union. Why should
we not be united as a band Of brothers
in this contest; and upon this question
which overrides all others in impor-
lance! Why cannot the South be uni
ted when she looks at ultimate results
to flow from this immense influx OF
foreigners, controlling our elections
and OCCUPYING our high placcs?--why
cannot we stand together united as
one man.
gentlemen, let US look at this ques
ton. know it is said by our adver
sarics that we need not be afraid o
this foreign influence; and they have
gone to the trouble to collect statistic
they have gone where foreigners arr
not, and collected their statistics, t.
disprove any cause for alarm. Blu
the foreigners don't come to the Soutl
and why! 1t is because they ar
opposed to the peculiar institutions o
the South. Their education ant
training has made them adverse t,
slavery, and accordingly they go II
the where it is not. They have over
spread the North like bees in tn
mountains, and are filling up tn
whole country. What is the result
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