Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-04-14
DEMOCRATIC MEETINGS.

CLAIBORNE CoUBTY-The democratic meeting
in Claiborne county, on the 9Th, appointed dele
gates to attend the State Convention, and TO the
Convention at Clinton to nOlniaste candidates for
Congress and for the State Senate. A preference
was expressed for Gen. HARRIS for Governor; and
E. G. EASTMAN was requested to cast the 70 Of
the county in the event none Of the delegates at
tend the State Convention.
CHEArHAM CoUNrY.-The democrats Of Cheat
ham met or the 7th Col. w. G. SHELTON, chair.
man, and G. W. MCQUARRY, Esq, secretary. A
list of delegates was appointed to the State Con-
vention, who were instructed "to vote for q good
democrat for Governor.
HARDIN CoUETY.-DANrEL SMITH, ESQ, was
chairman, and J. D. MARTIN, secretary, Of the
democratic and Old-line wing meeting at SaVan-
nah. on the 9th. Delegates were appointed to
| the State Convention at Nashville, TO the Con-
gressionsl convention at WsynesborO, to a county
convention at Savannah, to nominate candidate
| for Representative in the Legislature, and to q
| Senatorial convention. Gen HARRIS was nomin-
| sted for Governor; Hon. JOHN '. WRIGHT for
| Congress, and o. L MERKs, Esq, for the Senate.
KNOX CoUKTr.-The meeting in Knox recon-
mended Gen. HARRIS for Governor, aud appointed
| delegates to the State convention. The meeting
also recommended the first Monday in May SIS
the time, and Clinton as the place. OF holdirg the
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counties in the district to meet the Knox delegates
/ at that time and plscs
GREENE CcUETY.-Ats meeting of the Demoo-
racy OF Greene county In Greeneviile, on Mon
! day the 9Th inst, Col WV HAWKINS was chosen
chairman, and SAM'L H. BAXTER and L. B. HEAD
RICK appointed secretaries,
The following are among the resolutions
adopted:
Resolved, That VIM N Lowry, DR. George W
/ Foute ROb't johnson DR. hn Shields, DR. P
| Crawford, Jacob Harris and Cha's GsSs, be snd
they are hereby appointed delegates to attend and
represent Greene county IN the State Convention,
to convene IN Nashville on the 18th inst, to 10 m.
| mate q suitable democratic candidate for Gov
erDCr.
Resolved, That we will most cordially support
| Gen. IsBAM G. HARRIS, of Shelby, or any other
/ sound and well tried democrat who may be nom
| insted by the convention.
| Resolved, That we most cheerfuily and cordially
endorse our own distinguished fellow citizen, the
present able, efficient and patriotic chief executive
| Of Tennessee, the Hon. ANDREW johnson, IS 8
statesman and citizen true AID tried, in every way
/ worthy the confidence and support Of bis fellow.
citizens OF the United States to the highest trust
! within the gft Of the people, and that he is our
/ first choice for United States Senator.
Resolved, That in expressing our approval OF
the present able conservative, national and pstri-
! otto Cabinet appointments, we, as Tsnnessesns,
hail with pleasure and with feelings Of special pride
The selection of q distinguished son OF Tennessee,
! the Hon. A. ' Brown, 20 one Of the most impor-
| tsnt positions in the councils of the nation.
/ Resolved That the Hon. A. 6. Watkins, our
late sOe and efficient Representative in Cong -Css,
is Justly entitled to the thanks of every lover OF
| bis country, and we do hereby tender our most
cordial thanks for his patriotic course in the late
! Congress OF the United States, and for his able
advocacy of the claims of James Buchanan and
| John G. Breckenridge in the recent Presidential
! contest.
! Resolved, That while we on the one hand dis
approve of the proposition to distribute the pro-
| ceeds of the sales OF the public landed among
the several States recently brought forward
and advocated IN the Senate Of the United States
by the Hon. John Bell, as insIncere, unwise
and insuspICious as to time; having tendency, il
carried out to sink the sovereign States into so
many dependencies, the mere recipients of bou a.
ties and fsvors to be bestowed ct the discretion Of
the great Federal head; and that we, on the other
hand endorse the Homestead poliGy as Swallowed
| forth in the Inaugural address OF President Bu-
chRn8u, that the public domain, Of which this IA
ton enjoys 80 rich and noble an inheritance should
cease, il the language Of the immortal jackson,
to be q source OF public revenue, and permanently
sci apart in limited quantities to the actual settler
and thereby afford an opportunity to the landless
! thousands to acquire homes, populsting the new
States with hardy, industrious, brave, patriotic
! and honest citizen, the benign and humane lDHu'
ence of which will be handed down to their chill
dreR's children through all coming time.