Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1857-01-18
DEMOCRATIC MEETING.

A meeting Of the democrats and old line wings
of O7erton county, was held 10 the court house in
Livingston On the 9th of January, inst. COL Jas.
R. COPELAND was called to the chair, and W. Il
TURNER and J. D. GcoDP4sTURE were appointed
Secretaries. Hon. A CUIIoM briefly explained
the objects of the meeting. Upon motion J. D.
GooDPAsTURE, A. A. SwoPE, W. II. TURNER, DR.
e. n. CoLQUETT and GEoRGE W. CARMACK, were
appointed committee upon solutiOus, who, af-
ter retiring, reported the following:
RssolDsi approve the PostPOnsment Of the time
Of holding democratic State Convention, from the sth
day Of January, 1857, to the 18th day Of april.
RssOlBsd That the unqualified preference of the democracy
Of county Andrew Johnson for Governor but that
will give to the nominee Of the party cordial and deter
Rescued That the following gentlemen be appointed del
egatss thus county TO attend said cOnvenuon TO VII
Peck Barnes, Mr. Cummings, Langiord, Riley Up
ton, o FISK, " Donaldson, DR. ChOWninR, Eldrdge, N
GO5d0ar, F Bates, w Jones, GOOdear, al ARM
strong, Hickey, Herd, N Armstrong, Or MeHenry,
Sewer, W A Oficer, G 81 Thompson, Ray, Cope
land, DrJ McDonald L Armstrong, W NJ Martini b GEims-
ley, West and Matheny and that Eastman Esq, be
appointed proxy the Of this county in the event
Of attendance Of said delegates And upon motion,
The Committee resolutions and the Hon Cuom were
added 30 the list of delegates,
RssOBsd congratulate ourselves and the country,
the democratic parry in the late Presidential contest
involving deem it TO have done the paramount issue
Of the existence Of the Union, and as connected with TINS
right and capacity OF man TO govern hlmse the right OF
conscience or liberty; and the right the people
choose their Official agents the basis OF merit and qua
cation without reference the place Of their birth civil
liberty rights regard fundamental in repub-
system Of government that they prominently
vOved and directly indirectly ssssed in the election 8u
ded 10; the people have their wisdom and
otsm and through their action In that con1e nave pro
nOUnCed In favor Of those republican doctrines furnishing
thereby the WOrda proof and 10 the advocates OF iee
pledge Of the peTmanency Of this republic In
Of these ends the democracy have had
the aid and cooperation Of great number Of the members
the old wing party; and to them, who have subjected
old pTeudces and embtermen TO what they conceived 10
heircOuntTy and the dictates OF
rriOtism, the thanks OF the democracy due.
RecJEUsd Tuat this convention recommend to this Con-
gressOnal district the holding of convention at Clinton on
candidate for Congress in this District and that the delegates
appointed the State Convention hereby appointed del
egates 20 said convention.
ResUsd That this convention recommend TO the conven-
ton held Clinton, McHsury, Eq., well
qualified and in every worthy OF the nomination by said
convention candidate for Congress in this district
6sOlBed this convention recommend the holding OF
yentOn at jamestown on the end Monday Ia April next,
for the purpose of noninatDk candidate for the Senate in
this District and that the following gentlemen be appoint
delegates 10 said conventions Johnson MaTchbanks,
Rev Nulen, Philips Harris, HOlem8n, DR. ChOWn-
ing, Davis, Eldddge, Copeland, Col HamIltonl
McHeny, Col S Copeland, Allen, Harvard, Bur
chett W Turner, Gist, D Davis, w N Roberts, G
ChOwuiHg, g W Thompson France, Carl0Ck, Linden,
/ Armstrong, w Martini halheny, West, and
Grms ey,
R0Usd That we recommend the holding Of county
the LIST Monday in April next for the purpose OF
nominating candidate 10 represent this county In the next
Legislature.
the NASHVILLE UNION AMERICAN, and the Spar
"a "Mouutan Democrat for puhhCaOn. The meeting then
adjourned. j COPELAND, Chairman.
W II TURSER and J. L. GOODFAsTURE, Secretaries.