Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-02-19

Knox County.

hnOX SOunty.
A public meeting. held at Knoxville on
the I4th inst. adopted the following preamble
and resolutions. Delegates were appointed
to the State Convention, and steps taken TO
secure a county convention on the lst Mon
day in April. to nominate candidate for
the Legislature
Being fully convinced that the time has
arrived in the history of our government,
both State and National, when longer silence
in regard to the wrongs inflicted upon the
country by the sO-called Democratic party,
might be construed an acguiescence in,
and aIject submission tn. such wrongs, the
Wings and Americans I KNOX, those who
look 10 the Union as the source of orr best
political hleSsings-who disguised with the
corruption that pervades every department of
government-whn are opposed to the out
rageous extravaganza of the present National
Administration - who are tired of the
sectional agitations that Democracy still
fosters, and which continue to distract our
people--who look still to the sound doctrines
of the old Wing party, as expOunded by
Henry Clay. as the only hope of the Nation.
deem 1t proper to declare for themselves and
to their brethren throughout the State, that
they are still, as ever, opposed to the ruinous
dominant party.
Under the continued reign of Democracy,
the course of our government has been but Il
steady advance toward final ruin. Under
the specious pretense of preserving the Union,
they have brought us within sight of disunion
under the hollow preteXt of regulating
and purifying our currency, they Lave given
us bnt financial disaster. Borne into power
upon pledges for economy, they have depict
our national treasury and more than doubled
the expenditures of government. Protesting
extreme regard for public virtue and govern
mental purity, they have deluged the land las
it were, both the high places and the low,
with corruption. until their own Senators in
Congress are forced TO confess to the world,
.'ols Is tie most corrupt Government on tie earth.
Seeing all these things, and finding nothing to
hope for from the continued ascendancy OF
the Democratic party, but wrong, corruption,
extravaganza and national ruin, we feel 1t
our solemn duty, as freemen, to do all in our
power to accomplish its overthrow. There
fore.
ReSoL"ed That we approve the time selected
for holding State Convention for the nom
ination of an Opposition candidate for the
office Of Governor of Tennessee, and that the
President of this meeting be hereby instruct
ed to appoint at least fifty delegates to repre-
sent the Opposition of Knox county in said
Convention.
Resolved. That we have witnessed with much
pleasure the popular Indications that seem to
point to Col. JOHN NETHERLAND. of Hawkins.
as the proper standavd-bearer to be selected
by the Suite Convention, and the delegates
appointed by this meeting are hereby in
structed to so express our preference.
Resolued, That we have viewed with much
satisfaction the upright. digniied and states
man-like course of our Senator in Congress,
the Hon. John Bell, and while we regret that
his Senatorial career is drawing to n close,
we are pleased to see that the popular mind
in all sections of the Union is being directed
toward him as the Opposition candidate for
the Presidency, in 1860.
Resolued, That the Hon. Horace Maynard.
our able Representative in Congress, deserves
the thanks of his entire constituency for the
signal ability and fidelity with which he has
discharged his trust.
Resolved. That we hereby call upon our
brethren in the various counties of East Ten
nessee. to unite with us in organizing for the
coming State canvass.
Resolved, That. in the event none of the de-
legates appointed by this meeting be in at
tendance at the State Convention, Hon. +.
K. Zollicoffer and Col. VIM. B. A. Ramsey are
hereby authorized to cast our vote in said
Convention.
Resolved, That copy of these resolutions
be furnished the Knoxville Wing and Nash
vile Banner and PHriOs for publication.