Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1857-04-09

DicIxson Comfy.

At meeting of the American .r,y of Dickson
county, at Charlotte, the 9th of April, 1857, for
the purpose of appointing delegates to attend the
State Convention to be held at Nashville the LIST
of May next and the District Convention to be held
at GAINESVILLE, on the l4.h of the present month,
on motion, J. c. Collier, Esq., called to the
chair and Leech appointed Secretary.
The chairman having explained the object of the
meeting, after few very forcible and pertinent
remarks in regard to the present position OF the
American pirty, appointed committee Of three,
consisting of Messrs. B. G Robertson, J. NJ Lar
kins and b. G. Collier, 20 draft appropriate resOlu
tons, &c, who, after retiring short time, return
ed and offered the following preamble and resolu-
tions, which adopted:
WHRREAs, II has been determined by the State
Central Committee OF the American Party, that
Convention shall be held at the city of Nashville,
on Friday, the first day of May next for the pur-
pose of nominating a candidate for Governor. And,
whereas, Convention will be hell at Cllrksville
on Tuesday, the l4th of this instant, for the pur-
pose of selecting candidate for Congress. There
fore,
ReSolged, That the Chairman Of this meeting APP
point two or more delegates from each Civil Dis
trict in the county, to attend the State Convention
at the time aud place appointed, and that they be
be instructed to cast the vote OF this county irst
for Gee. VIM. T. Haskell. of Memphis, tor Cover.
nor, andif he fail TO receive the nomination, then
they be directed to vote for some other good
American.
Tlakry l...s.. 4 C.Ii,,
dorse The course of the Hon. F. f. Z1lIicoIer, our
able and efficient Representative in Congress- but
hal committed ourselves before learning that be
wond again be candidate.
Rssoived That the services OF Gen. James NJ.
! QiArle-, Of Montgomery county, during the last
canvass, as the Fillmore EleeIor, were able, gal
la,t, aud meritorious, and meet the cordial appro-
baton Of his party.
| Resolved, That the delegates appointed TO the
State Convention be instructed to att nd at the time
aud place designsted for holding the District Con-
veutlon and the vote of this county tor James
NJ. Quarl.s Tor Congress- aud II he tails TO receive
the nomination., shrn they b, Insruc,s to vote for
some other good AMI true A nercan.
Reso!uei, That the Secretary Of this meeting fur
nsh the Nashville Prtriot aud Clarksvill. CAroni-
es with copy Of the Preamble aud Resolutions for
publication.
The Chairman then appointed the following gen.
Ilemen delegates TO the convention, viz:
lst Dstrics-Jesse Beck Jr., AID N. d. Ed
wards
srd District-A. C. Hosins. WIN. Il. Crutcher
AMI n Bsh.
4sh Distrct-John Work.
ssh Dissriet--J. d. Everett.
9th District-F. n. Binkley, J. B. CJrding, n.
c. Collier, DR. j. n. L,rkins, Col Allen NssO,st
and DR.. r. H. Sycamore.
7ta Dissrict--B. G. Robertson, T. L. Collier, N
Bell Jr, aud Warren Jordan.
sth Disuiet--B. A Collier, John Grimes, D. S.
MasIock. J. G. Davis. Randall Mills, and DR.. wm.
Mills.
9Th Dis,rict-w. B. Bell ana r. n. Wills.
10Th Distrist-Geo. T. ooOkssy and Abner SGsl.
too.
ilth Di.trict-Dr. W. E. Ellis. A. A. Brown aud
d. W. Daniel.
Go mOtiOa the meeting then adiourasi si-s de.
JNo. @ COLLIER, 0hairAaa.
J. LEEcH, Secretary.