Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-19

Dir. Atkins moved an immediate and unanimous
Concurrence in the Committees report
The resolutions were adopted unanimously
Resolvod, That our distinguished fellow citizen
and Senator in Congress, Honorable Andrew John
son, possesses in an eminent degree tie high quail
heations demanded by the exigencies Of the times
combines in his character history and political ante
cedents more Of the clements Of success than any
other OF the eminent democratic Statesmen whose
names have been suggested In connection with the
Presidency We, therefore, in common with our fell
low citizens IN various portions Of the Union pre-
sent himas first choice for the Presidency and
most earnestly but respectfully urge his claims to
that high Distinction; but another shall be prefer
red by the Charleston Convention and who cordially
endorses the Cincinnati platform whether he reside
North or South, we VIII yield him our hearty snp-
port.
Mr. Quarles. Of Montgomery, offered the following
resolutions
Rescued, That we fully endorse and APPROVE the
] course Of our present Chief Magistrate Isham G..
| Harris and doubt not that his future administra-
ton Of the executive department Of our State gov
eminent will be both creditable to himself and adj
vantageous to the best interests Of the State.
ResolUed That the public record Of Gov Harris
as Representative in our State and National Legis-
/ latures as the Chief Executive Of this State and
upon the hustings in the discussion Of the great
principles Of the Democratic creed point him out
as one worthy Of promotion to places Of higher
and more honorable trust.
! The amendment was adopted.
| The resolutions, as amended, were then adopted.
! Mr.. Cave Johnson of Montgomery offered the fol
| lowing, which was adopted
! ResOlUsd That we depore the death Of the late
distinguished Postmaster General, the Hon. A. V.
Brown, as loss not only to Tennessee but to the
nation. His voice, which has so often and so elo-
quently resOunded in this Hall, and reverberated
through the mountains and valleys of Tennessee is
now hushed in DEATH but his spirit still lives and an
imatas his countrymen the zeal and patriotic de-
| vOti0n with which they uphold the government OF
the Union and the liberties of the people.
Mr.. Williams, of Hickman, offered the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That we deeply deplore the death Of
Hon. James G. Jones, who, in an hour Of danger to
the Union deserted party and strucfor his country
Mr.. Wagner, from Williamson county, offered the
following, which was adopted
| WHEREAS, We the Democracy Of Tennessee, IN
| convention assembled, deeply regret the untlmely
death Of G. G Poindexter, of the late Editors Of
the UNION AND AMERICAN newspaper, published IN
this city and that in the person Of G. G. Poindex-
| ter we recognised the poet the scholar, and the
statesman; man uniting the virtues Of a woman,
with the innocence of childhood, the chivalry of a
| Bayard with the courage of a Murat, and that in
him we recognise all the virtues that tended TO ee-
vate man in the scale of humanity. Therefore
Rescued, that we, the Democracy Of Tennessee,
regret his death not only calamity to the State
Of Tennessee, but to the whole Union.
RESOLVED, That we deeply sympathise with the
relatives of the deceased in their melancholy and
| untmely bereavement
ResoLUtd, That in the death of E. G. Eastman the
State Of Tennessee has lost one of its most useful
and valuable citizens his family their dearest and
nearest friend, the community kind hearted, use
full member, and the Democracy Of Tennessee one
of their most able and trusted members.
RESOLVED, That deeply sympathise with the
family of our deceased brother and friend.
RESOLVED. That these resolutions be entered as
part of the proceeding Of this meeting.
Mr. CAN'T then made the following report from
the committee to appoint Electors and delegates for
the State at large:
Eeci0rS-L. c. Haynes and W. G. WhitthOrne.
DeleqaieS-Sam Millegan, j. D. G. Atkins, An
drew Ewing, W. A. Quarles
AHeraqtes-G. w. jones' J. K. Howard B. J. Lea
Z. 4. Keeble.
Mr.. Mccormick by leave moved that the report
be unanimously adopted
The motion was then agreed to-
Mr.. Huntington moved that the President Of the
Committee appoint State Central COmmittee-the
usual number.
The motion was agreed to.
OnmotiOn, the thanks of the Convention were
returned to Hon. Geo. W. Jones for the fair and I'M
partial manner in which he had presided over the
deliberations CT this body
The Convention was then addressed By Messrs.
\ McConnico, Haynes Whitthorne, CAN'T atkins,
Burch, and others.
Onmotion, the Convention adjourned sine die.