Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-04-17

]. The East Tennessee Delegation arst held meetrr
they resolved unless the party Eo
agree the delegation said tiey
would until corn planting time, they do so
and meeting Of the East Teunessean called in desen
the corn planting Caucus. They finally caude to 90 il to it,
Nashville Wing papers pa N favor of ether OF
the candidates by Their articles fg.ong tearir
the position Of the East TeHnesse, aba supposed
special reference to the interests OF Gov.
3. After several failures to get the Ia seans int eau
Gus, the cAnddateswere finally invited Wing
go attend themselves The poem opens with this meeting
4. All the candidates made speeches. Henry, Foster Brown
bers all consenng with the will the majority Jones
and Neherland argued that the minority ought
abide Inv the action Of s the eIectiSo an5 he agreed 70
hand of the Democrats just much that way as it would BY
any less number adheriRg to aay particular candidate
attempted had declared that they would not vote to
bring election Of Senators, the other Wing
members might be fGrit This number Wings, acting
cert with democrats would be to defeat the election
Senator'S the East considered the par
pledged 10 the election Of two, they regarded this the first
revolutionary and designating movements and that justified
In one Of the caucusses it was said that Mr. Netherapd
made speech in which he declared he elected Congress
by than the majority Of his party and the Democratic
vote he he going there with halter around
his This understood hit the majority of the
East Tennessee delegation who against him.
Nelson. lie attempted explain the speeea might njure
him with the Democrats.
orator, Patrick Henry.
As Cot Poster very young looking gentleman and dis
nguhed for his poenes to the ladies, supposed he will
O. While the East Tennessee delegation stood out from the
caucus great produce harmonious action
HARMONY was supposed to he in favor Of Gov Jones' as either
Of the other four could probably
preference to him.
10 Doefu lamentations were made in the newspapers and in
about Distinguishing with the view of forcing per
suadng the tast Tennesseans into
IL The object of the produce
the Wings should present but candidate legislature
70 The East Tenndsseans claimed because that
division of the State always furnished Senator except when
General Jackson and Col Bell were elected.
b. These lines written before the election,
has e been prophetic of defeat ~.
l45. There different nights baottng previous
to the last night and nineteen baotngs in which Nelson's
ranged eighteen sixteen candidate got
more than sixteen and generally not more than ten twelve
Mosof the Middle Tenneseans anxious 70 elect
Foster would not vote for the strongest and thus
6 The the very point dssoyiDg as IF
tyone did assemble. At first only forty were
present. Although 10 of these voted against making nomna
Col advocated nomination Others thus
H. As the election was fxs fer the next day. various members
were sent go caucus
and some Of them who had gone bed were awok arose. and
IS Major Henry together with his trsnds after his own
Mr. Nelson although he knew would subject him to eprcaches
from the friends CT Gov. Jones.
Of the East Tennessee delegation had been against him, he
believed that the number Of candidates from that quarter had
this Of action lie but four votes in East
Tennessee, Ills vote in generally ranged at Eve He
would not act delegation, voted against
table to the people Of East Tennessee
and probably two, Tennesseans
had pledged themselves in the East Tennessee caucus to vote for
Mr. Nels5n voted against him because thew received one or two
letters from home supposed too have been made to order On
majority. the next snd 10th ballot lie received s5 and
Governor Jones his friends boed just a. the
II The gentleman alluded to did not interfere directly in
The election against Nh Ne but believed taken
great pans to assa tae position assumed by him
ana also by Col Foster Major Henry and
lui-e Brown thus making his opposition effective than n
he had been personal and pablo
% ayOrite expression Of Gov. Jones' when speaking Of the
Overegns, is to call them ''the boys
The Governor elected Friday the I4tA Of
November, 1851, which morning the poem completed
cad to him.