Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1856-11-18
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TaE MAJOR AND ALDERMEN OF EAsHVIIL
We copy from the Banners report of the ls
meeting Of the Mayor and Aldermen of Mas
vile as follows: N
TIE Mayor presented communication from Ii
Committee of the Southern Commercial Convex
ton, asking for the appointment of delegates
I'll Commercial Convention which is to meet .
Ssyanah on the 9Th of January next. Also sim
liar communication from the Mayor and Alderme
of the city of Savannah
Aid Ware moved that the COMMUNICATIONS b
received, that the Mayor appoint list of dele
gates.
AID. Fogg made some remarks in regard to tb
propriety OF countenancng this Convention, stat
ing as bis opinion that il was calculated to pro
mote sectional sentiments and to stir up agitation
Aid. Fogg said he was in favor of requesting the
Mayor TO address reply to the communications
expressing the hope that the Convention would
result bene6cisly to the South, but declining to
send delegates.
The Mayor and Aid. Conger expressed their co
Incidence in these sentiments.
Aid. Ware advocated bis motion. he said If
there wKsa Disunion Southern ConfederAcy project
under cover ia this Convention, be for sending
our deegstes-good Union men, as all Tennessee
ans were, to crush it out
Aid. Fogg desired to explain that he meant no
dscourtesy the citizens of Savannah and Charles
tonin his remarks. He believed, howeye, that
no practical good had flown or would how from
these conventions. They were useless. The times
were rather more out of joint than they were at
the inception of this movement, and we should be
cautions how we participate il the assembling of
sectional conversations, not likely to result in any
good The results ostensibly sought by these con-
ventions were to be attained another way-by
public and private enterprise and energy Mr.
Fogg spoke at some length and conclusivey in
support of his position.
The question was taken on the motion to re-
quest the Mayor to appoint delegates, and lost
ayes 6-noes IL.
Here you have the sentiments Of q know-noth-
ing Board of Aldermen Patriotic men, having
the Commercial and Agricultural interests of the
South at heart, desire Convention of Southern
ers to take these matters into consideration and
senda polite request TO the yfsthers Of Nashville
to appoint delegates to the same and are insulted
with reply which would only be justifsbIe, had
they been invited to seud batch of ire-esters to
8 convention called for the open purpose of dis.
union.
What do they mesn2 Our planters wish to
meet publicly to study the machinery of commerce
and to become acquainted with more of the econ
omy of trade than that part which pertains to the
mere producing, and the project of meeting is |
considered by this Board, as " calculated to pro
mote sectional sentiments and to stir up agitation"
Oar merchants wish to hold q meeting to exhibit
to the community of planters the best markets for
for their produce the cheapest mode of carriage
TO the same, and to aid in the project of establish
ing the commercelsnd interests of the South on a
firm basis; and we are told that such meeting is
"a sectional convocAton net likely to result in
any good. "
1t is well for ali concerned to know that the
beIl-wes,her of this board is New England man,
also an Intense American, who believes that
foreigner cannot become good American citizen
under twenty-one years of residence; end it is
not difficult for Us to understand that an individ-
lal with this faith may be under the firm belief
hat man from New England may live in Tennes-
zee for quarter of a century without losing that
cy temperament which be imbbed with his
mothers milk, and acquire 30 little real attach
nent for the home Of his adoption that every pull
ation OF his heart is for his old land, and for the
PRESENT ruling sentiment of his birth place, no
natter how degenerated it may be from that which
obtained of old, nor how antagonstic TO the well
are ard safety of those among whom he now re-
ides.
Aid. Wares suggestion was protective enough;
ct Intense Americans be sent if you will, and at
be frat breath Of treason to the North, let the
unhAllowed proceedings" BE- denounced, and the
word of JACKSON brandished in the face of the
raitors We doubt very much if such denouncing
nd sword Furnishing would secure to our State
mother Vice Presidential nomination, but the
hing might be tried on again,
We earnestly hope our cit zsns will hold meet ,
ng and elect delegates and return fitting reply to
he polite invitation of the Mayor and Aldermen
# our sister city, Savannah, and thus prevent that
degradation which our cty.fathers have prepared
Dr. US. TIRE MERCHANTS