The true Democrat., 1856-05-20
Democratic Meeting in Seyier Co.


 According to previous appointment, the de- Monday the 5th inst.
 was organized by appointing Col. Benjamin F. Hawkins chairman and Benjamin c: Parker secretary. When on motion, the chair appoint ed the following named gentlemen as a con- mittee of and from each township in the county, to report the names of suitable per. sons to fill the different offices in the county, to aOlt:
 Henry B. Cone, A. F. Davis B. c. Parker. s. Eagerly L. P. Smith, B. Davis, John Kester- son, A. McKeller, S. Robinson, J. L. Baggs, J as Morris, l. N. Jackson. Who after few mi nutes retirement reported the names of the fol- lowing gentlemen for the respective offices in the county to wit:
 For Legislature-Jas. s. Dollarhide.
 For Sher0-Anthony w. Cole.
 For C2erk-Henry G. Rnd. For County Judge-Hon. David Foran. For Ireasuyer-James F. Locke. For Com School Com'r-Archibald Nickel. Ter
 For Int. Imp. Con'r-James Wright
 For County Surveyor-Joseph Pegues
 For Coroner-John P. Stroud. w hlch were unanimously adopted. On motion of Mr. Parker the chair appointed Hon. Charles Pettgrew Isaac N. Jackson and James Penney eSqrs., as a committee to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of this meeting who after few minutes retirement reported the following, which were adopted:
 Resolred That it is with patriotic pride that the democratic party of Sevier county finds that the true constitutional American citizens north, south, east and west, are wheeling into ranks ready to do battle under the old demo- cratic flag, under which the Union of this great confederacy has been preserved and our coun- try arisen to adegree of prosperity unprecedent- ed in the annals of history.
 ResOl0ea, That the proscriptive doctrines ad- hered to by the self-styled American or Know Nothing party, prescribing one class of Ameri- can citizens on account of the accident of birth, another class on account of their conscientious principles in worshipping Almighty God, and a larger class than either who refuse to become subservient to their extra judicial oaths, or bow the knee to Sam, are anti-American, anti-re- publican, subversive of those in- born rights and dearest privileges, that are characteristic of our free republican institutions, that are dear to freemen and formidable to tyrants only.
 ResolUed, That we consider the late Know Nothing or American convention, held in the city of Philadel phia in February last, to be an amagamation of abolitionists free-soilers and southern anti-republicans, as they joined in convention with majority in that body of free sollers and abolitonsts, hostile to southern institutions ana the constitutional rights of the slave holding States.
 Resolved, That it is with feelings of deep re- gret that we find men who claim to be the mi nisters of Christ joining this unholy crusade against the constitutional rights of American citizens, instead of proclaimng the glad tidings of "peace and good will to manknd'' as re- quired by the Saviour of mankind and his holy Apostles, have come on the public arena causing heart burnings, strife, animosity and unholy divisions amongst the American peo- pie, using the language of the talented Willard of the State of Indiana, "have put on the livery of heaven to serve the devil in."
 Resolcet That we, each of us, individually approve of the nominations made by this con- vention and that we will use our best endeavors to elect those nominated, and that it is the duty and should be the inclination of all sound democrats to unite in securing their election.
 Resolvea That the proceedings of this meet ing be published in the Hampstead Democrat, and copied in the True Democrat
 On motion the meeting adjourned.
 E F HAWKINS CH,,7