Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1859-03-17
Opposition Meeting.
At a meeting Of the Wings

At a meeting Of the Wings and
Americans OF this county, on the
7th inst, Col. Wn. B. Robinson was
called TO the chair and Geo. w. Hig.
gins appointed Secretary.
Tho chairman having explained
the object Of the meeting. the fol-
lowing resolutions were submitted TO
the convention by r. E. Gllliland,
Esq, and unanimously adopted
WHEREAS: An Opposition State
Conventien is Gu led to be held in the
City of Nashville on the 29th of
March Cor he purpose Of nominating
a candidate for Governor, and per-
lscting an organization complete,cem-
pact, and united; and whereas, it is
desirable and proper that the Oppo-
silion party o! Lincoln County-com-
posed Of Wings, Americans, and
conservative national democrats
should have representation thereiu;
therefore
Resolued. That this meeting express
ing the sense of the spartan band OF
conservative voters Of Lincoln, who
in the face of overwhelming numbers
have for years battled against the
Democratic party, heartily approve Of
the proposed convention: and that
they this day pledge anew to each
Iother their devotion and zeal in the
cause of the overthrow of the De-
fmocracy, and assure their friends
throughout the State that they will
enter the approaching State contest
| with renewed hope, ardor, and irwin.
scible resolution
Resolved, That while We hold now,
as we ever did, that the protested
principles of the Democratic party
sare not conducive to the national
prosperity Of the country-are inim-
sical to the peace and harmony of the
different sections are violative Of
.the cons!itution-and directly tend
Ito the severance Of the union of
stbe States, and to precipitate ruin
gupon every interest guaranteed by
sthe Union; yet, in view Of the enor.
nous abuses which have been the
Iresult of democratic policy within
athe last six years. and especially those
Ito be attributed to the present ad-
sministration, we conceive it to be
sthe imperative duty of every citizen,
swhether Wig, American, or Demo-
scrat, who values correctly a pure,
shonest, economical administration of
sthe government, to emancipate him
sself from party Ties anG prejudices,
Eand to array himself under the ban
sner of Opposition and Reform.
] RESOLVED, That Democratic Presi-
Sdents have Of late years proven them
sselves, the Presidents of the party
which elected them, and have prosti-
stuted the high functions of their sta.
stion, for the promotion Of party pur-
pose to The de!riment Of the vital
sinterests of the country, and convert
sed the admirable machinery of this
Republican government into an en-
sgine for the enforcement of odiously
J despotic party tenets, and schemes
sfor paltizan ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
! Resolped, That the Pierce and
4 buchanan administrations, and chief.
sly the latter. have inflicted a deep
wrong and stale upon the elevated
Spurity and morality which should
scharacteiize the Republican govern.
gment. founded by Washington aud
shis pure and wise compatriots of the
earlier times, as well as grievously
compressed the taxpayers of the Ma,
stion, aud ruinously embarrassed the
Finances of the country, aud reduced
gthe Government treasury to the verge
sof bankruptcy, by reckless extrava.
ygance 10 the use Of public moneys
which they have encouraged, and the
swide-spread and shameless corruption
(which they have introduced among
sthe employees in the public service,
fand that this grossly dishonoring con-
edition of affairs demands an mdig-
sdant correction and rebuke at the
ballot box.
] Resolvea, That the proposed in.
snovations by the democratic Presi-
s.dent Buchanan upon the war-making
sand treaty-making powers Of the
! Legislative branch of the govern
sment, and his uublushing proposal to
sinvest him with millions of money,
sand subject the army and navy Of
sthe country to his direction-thus
sby placing the purse and the sword
sof the nation IN the hands of one
man, realizing the substance Of
I kinplv nreropative is faprsnt