Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1860-12-07
Public Meeting.

At meeting of the citizens of Montgomery
County, held the Court House in GAINESVILLE, Ten
nessee, on Monday, December Sd, 1860, motion
of H. S. Kimble, the Hon. Cave johnson was de-
clared President and n B. Dudley and b. A. Rog-
ers were appointed Secretaries.
The Hon. Cave johnson, ON taking the Chair,
spoke eloquen;ly and earnestly in advocacy of the
Union, and denounced, in strong language the doc
triue Of secession
On motion Of Jas. z. Bailey, the Chair appointed
the following gentlemen as Committee resolu.
tions The resolutions explain fully the object of
the meeting; DIR. VIM. Drane 7. w. Wisdom, Esq,
Thos. L. Yancey and r. +. Ferguson.
While tie committee were absent preparing the
resolutions tho meeting addressed in able and
patriotic speeches by Jas L. Bailey, A. Robb, n. B.
Dudley, John F. House, and others.
DR.. Drane, the Chairman of the Committee,
ported,the following resolutions, which were adop
ted:
Resolped, lst That the union of the States crea-
ted by the Federal Constitution, was the work Of
the wisest aud best that ever lived in this OF
any other country, and comes to US recommended
| by them as the palladium of our Liberties and
more than seventy years experience proves that 1t
has conferred more prosperity and happiness our
citizens than ever enjoyed by any other people
In the language of an illustrious statesman ut
must be preserved"
Resolped, 3D. That the Constitution imposes du-
ties upon each of the States toward the Others that
should be faithfully and promptly performed, and
cannot be pretermitted without endangering the
peace Of the country, and the permanency of the
Union and among them is the restoration of fugi-
tive slaves to the owners duty of so much i'm
portance to the Southern States that it cannot be
dispensed with.
Resoived Sd. That seine of the States, disregard
ing the obligations imposed them by the Consti-
tuition and their oaths TO support it, have in effect
nulifed the acts of Congress- and created obstacles
to its execution by State legislation that greatly i'm
pairs its usefulness; and by encouragement of mobs
in their resistance to the officers of the law produ-
cling great loss to the citizens of the South and ma
terially affecting the vaue Of that kind of property
in certain portions of the Southern States il be-
comes proper and necessary to have further action
on the part of Congress- and such additional penal
ties as will suppress such violations of the law here
after, as well all other unlawful assemblies in the
free States that give assistance to ugitves, or ex
cite instruction among the slaves and at the
/ time to use the power and influence of the Federal
Government TO cause repeal of the obnoxious State
laws, and thus restore harmony between the differ
ent sections of the country,
3 Resolpcd 4th. That the election Of Abraham Lin
: leolu to the Presidency, upon the principles pro-
claimed by the Republican party, is just cause C
alarm to the citizens OF the South, for the safety
u and protection of its property and renders it pru
dent for each State to prepare for its defence agans
: any and every contingency.
= Resoived, 5h. That should the South fail afte
using all proper efforts to secure the protection
l. its property and that equality in the Union to which
Is il is entitled under the Constitution, the time viii
II then have arrived to consider whetherwe will brea
up the Government by force drive out of the I'm
ion the offending States which so far forget the oh
" legations assumed by them coming into the Con
n fedency regardless of the solemn oaths taken b.
"a them to support it, and reckless of their duty
their country and their God.
ResolDed, 9Th. In view of the alarming conditio
os public affairs we deem it expedent that the Leg
sature of the State Of Tennessee shall be convene
n to enact such laws may bo necessary to considS
the policy to be adopted by the State Of Tennessee
and to take such action in reference TO Convento
n of the Southern States, or of the whele Union,
j. the exigencies Of the country may require.
A ResolVed tn. That His Excellency the Governc
be requested by proclamation to call the Legislator
u to meet at such time as he may deem best. :
y On motion of J. E. Bailey, it was
Resolved That the proceedings of the meeting |
le published in the GAINESVILLE and Nashville paper
e, and a copy of the same transmitted TO His Exec
in lency Gov. Harris.
m Hon. CAVE JOHNSON, Pres't.
Il \ B. 3 P Rnn1ss sec'ys.