Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-03-08

HUMPHREYS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
Ats meeting Of tie Democracy end old.lins
Wings Of Humphreys county, 10 the town Of Wav.
erly, on the ID inst, the following Prssm5le and
resolutiors were adopted:
WHEREAS, The CREST necessity ard Importance
OF tie next canvass requires thorough crea9z,
tie1 OF the Democratic party, aud provisiofs hsv
ing been MADE with that visw iCr Democratic
State Convention ia Nashville, CO the I5th Of
April next therefore
Resolved tnat the Democracy Of Humphreys
s'e ready al sny nomeat to follow gallant leader
through any emergency that may be required
keSosred, That We dispense with loug detail
Of our political cred, by simple leiteration Of The
great Prrcples set forth 10 the Cincinnati platform
Of 1856.
Resolved That we congratulate the political
champions Of our noble State ggho devoted the :
unhfIng energies to the success of the D5uocratiC
tckst, aud TIE imports principles they represent
ca, N the recent Presidential canvass
RESOLVED, That We are disposed 10 recognise the
Outline Wings who have identified tbemseves
win Us IS Democrats IL future, and entitled to
taiT proportion OF tia hOnOrs of the party.
Resolved, That we regard the Hon JlHN Y,
WRIGHT, as az able exponent of Jefersonisn D.
mocraeJ; and that his increasing watchfuluess owe
the interests Of the South, gives evidences of his
htaess for his present position and entities MIN 10
| a re election from this district
| Rs5OEUed, That We regard with favor he acton
taken by tbs Democracy and old lice Wings o
! Perry county, in tee announcement Of Col e. P
| Saunders as q suitable person to represent thH
Senatorial district but that We intend 70 co1form
| to the decision OF the Convention b be- hsid 81
MeGsss on Morgsn's creek, Decatur county, on the
! third Monday IN March
Resolved That tbs following gentlemen be sp-
pointed TO attend the GubernBtoTisl and Senatoria
Conventions at their respective places: joan Cragg
/ d Thomas, W w Moss, r T Turner W
| Hendrix. james Psyner & R R,as, D N Simpson
/ Daniel Carlton, Sylvester Adams, L Kirkland, Johr
Garter, ] E Meekey, Elisha Turner, Edmund Yer
! den, Adams, w M FlemoDs, w o Pollen,
d LesmGur, n McAdoo, Thomas Holland, Mari
Bryant Richard Traylor, B Scott, and "
Foster.
ResolUsd, That in case Of failure Of our dele
gates to attend the State Convention at Nashville
E. q. EASTMAN is authorized to cast the vote 0
| Humphreys for Gen. IsHAM G. HARRIS o! Shelby
And in case of failure Of ell of our delegates t
attend ct WsyDesborOugh or the 81 Monday II
May next, the delegates from McNairy county or,
authorised 70 cast the vote Of HUMPHREYS ir fsvo
/ Of Hon JOIN v WRIGHT
On motion Of Sylvester Adams RESOLVED, This
the Chairman appoi1. one delegate from each oivi
district TO nominate 6 candidate to represent the
counties Of Humphreys and Benton in the mex
State Legislature; wbareupon the following gen.
tiemen were appointed: John Crsgg " II Hen
dirk D Simpson, Daniel Carlton, N Crockett
J Massey, NJ NJ Massey, W Pulen, J NJ McAdo1
| Il K Blanks and 7 Scott
Resolved That such Of these delegates as shal
be present shsli cast the vote Of any that may b
absent aud that any good Democrat who may at
tend, in the absence Of tbs regular delegates ma
cast the voteof his district and that the people ar
| respectfully invited to attend the convention
| Reproducing on the An Monday in March.
| RssolVed, That these proceedings be published
| in the UNION AND AMERICAN, and the papers OF tn,
9Th Congressional district be requested to copy.