Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-03-14
Movements OF the Opposition.
BENTON COUNTY.


At meeting Of a portion of the Wings
and Americans OF the County If Benton,
held in the town Of Camden. ON Monday. the
9Th day of March. 1859. for the purpose of APP
pointing delegates TO attend the Convention
of those opposed to the present sham Demo-
cratic party, to be held in the city of Nash
vile, on the 29th of March, inst, for III.
purpose of nominating candidate for Gov
ernor of Tennessee, the following proceed
were had. viz:
DR.. II. L. Travis was called TO the Chair,
and A G.. Prrsson elected Secrt tarY.
The object of the meeting bling explained
by the Chairman. the following gentlemeh
were appointed IA committee to draw up and
present a suitable preamble and resolutions
expressive of the sense of the meeting, viz:
w II. johnson. A c. PressOn, A. Ballard, J.
L. Wincficld and Matthew Prrsson, who re-
ported The following preamble and resolu-
lions. which were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. The people of Tennessee will be
called upon. ia August next, to elect some
person to the office of Chief Magistrate of
said State; and whereas. a convention OF
those opposed to the present sclfstyled Dem
ocra.ic party is to be held in the city OF
Nashville. on the 29th instant, for the pur-
pose Of nominating suitable candidate TO
fill the high and responsible Office OF Govern
or Of Tennessee; and whereas, the party call
ing itself ID mocratc has lost all the nation
aIify it ever possessed. and is torn into a
thousand fragments. each warning with the
other for the spoils while the country, and
all the sacred int, rests Of the country. are
totally neglected. aud lie bleeding at a thou
sand pores. Therefore, he it
Re.olred. That it is. in our opinion, the best
interest of the people of Tennessee, aud of
the whole Union TO remove from office and
power tho>,. calling themselves Democrats.
but who. in fact, are uppressors OF the people.
and reckless squanderers Of the peoples
money.
Resolced, ID That political party. holding
largely in it's own hands the reins of govern
ment, who would increase the pay OF MEM
b-rs of Congress from eight to eighteen or
twenty dollars per day, and shortly after
wards refuse to vote small pittance in the
way of a pension 10 the Old soldiers who lad
fought and blrd in freedoms cause, should
he hurled from tn high positions which they
have disgraccd, and the Indignation Of pa
triotic people should be poured out upon
them in one eternal storm.
Resolred. 3d. That the Chairman of this
NEE ting appoint one or more delegates from
each civil district of said county, for the
purpose Of representing the Wings and
Americans OF THIS county IN sald convention.
Resoired, 4th, That this meeting has no es-
pecial favOrite TO present for Governor, but
should he he chosen from East, Wet or Mid
die Tennessee, if he be a loN er of the COn>ti
tuition and the Uuion of these States, aud a
devoted friend Of the great con-, rvative doc
trinrs of the Wing and American parties,
we hereby pledge him our warm and undlvi-
d support.
ResoiuaR 5h, That this preamble and these
resolutions be signed by the Chairman and
Secretary, and that copies be sent to the
Nashville PATRIOT and West Tennessee Wing
for publication.
Under the Sd resolution, the following
delegates were appointed, viz:
VIM. 5. Hubs, Col. r, J. Lawrence, A. p.
Hall. Vim. Abbott VIM. VI. McAulry, VIM
Love. Wm. Z Morris William Rowe. John
Phifer, David Brewer, Vim. Il. Pearce and W.
W. Waggoncr.
On motion, the Chairman and Secretary
were added To the list of delegates, when the
meeting adjourned.
NJ. L. TRAVIS, Chairman.
A. c. PREssON, Secretary.