Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-01-19

Democratic Meeting in Henry County.
At meeting Ct the Democracy of Henry county,
Tennessee, held in Paris. on Monday, January Sd.
1859, on motion, Crudup Fowler Esq, vas ca led
ito the chair, and Ii. Cumnlins appointed Secre-
airy.
On motion, committee of four were appointed to
draft resolutions expressive of their sense of tie
meeting
The chair appointed H. F. CummiGs, V. B. Walk
err Col. H. w. Wall and j. j. Lamb said committee
who reported the following resolutions:
l. Resolved That, believing, as we do, the Demo
cratic party to be the only truly national and con
sentative party in the country and believing that
the prosperity and perpetuity of the Union can
alone be maintained and administered with equal
justice to all sections and interests by an organizes
lion natonalin its character; We the Democracy of
Hen'y county, reafirm endorsement Of the plat
form and principles adopted by said party in Con-
ventiOn at Cincinnati, in 1866.
Resided, That We have implicit confidence in
the honesty, ability and patriotism of President
Buchanan, and cordially endorse his course on the
Leeompton issue, and the general policy of the ad
ministrstion.
8. Resolved That we most heartily endorse and
approve the course Of able and distinguished
representative, Hon. J. D. c. Atkins, in the last
Congress, of whom it be truly said, the people
of the 9th Congressional District have in him rep
resentalive worthy their entire confidence and trast
4. RssoLUed, That we approve of the holding of a
Convention or the 18th day of March next, to nom-
mate candidate for Governor.
5. ResolUfd, That in cur present distinguished
Governor, Ishsm G. Harris, Tennessee has a states
man eminently worthy any position that the people
may assign him, and his faithful administration Of
State affairs, merits our cordial endorsement and
approval.
6. RssoIDsd, That Isham g. Harris is our Oh ice,
above all others, to bear again the Democratic
banner in the approaching Gubernatorial and
State canvass, to victory.
Rssolpsd That approva tho raaolu.ioDs
dopted by meeting of distinguished Democrats
held in Nashville in September last, upon the sub
ject of the currency.
8. RESOLVED, That the chair app int number of
delegates from each civil district in the county, to
represent the Democracy in said Convention and in
case one should attend F. G. Huntington and G.
g. POindexrer authorized to cast the vote of
Henry county.
9. ResolUed, That the Paris SESTIxEL and the
Nashville UNION < ANsRIcAE be Furnished with CO.
pies Of the proceedings of this meeting, with re-
| quest to publish the same.
The chair appointed the following list of dele
gates:
1st. J J. Lamb, James Vowel, B +. Lamb, H.
F. Cummins, jeff. Thomson, W. A Dunlap, Ed
Fitzgerald and S C. Braswell.
I'd. HhilliP Iron, Constantine Frazier.
Sd. Dennis Cox, Howard Street.
4th. Sep,imus Ray, Robert Aycock.
9Th Brit Simmons jeff Alexander.
9th John Clendenden, J. P. Kimbrough
7th Frank Beasley, Col. W. Il Travis.
Sth MaoIiG Walton, Levi Perry
9Th Ranse Jones, P. G Haynes.
10th. VIM Maxwell, Col Il W. Wall
llth. J. w. johnson, Wade Barton.
12th. Sol Fuller, Thomas Ridgewsy
18th. 4 D Caldwell, Robert Martin.
18th. Thomas A. Bruce, Ziba Williams, William
Vandyck
18th. L. D. Conway, Crawford Bradford.
18th. F. B Walker Col O. H. Edwards
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18th. D. E. Muzzle w. Pinson.
Goth. John Chilcut, John Bennett.
CRUDUP FOWLER. Chm'n
II. f. CUMNIEs Sec'y