Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-01-03
Democratic Meeting i'm Davidson.

/ meeting Of the Democracy of Davidson County
was held in the Chancery Court room on Monday,
January %. and organized by the election of Col.
THOMAS L. BEANsFoRD. Chairman, and JOHN Henry
CURREY, Esq, Secretary.
The Chairman having stated the object of the
meeting, on motion committee consisting Of T. B.
CHLDRESS, Esq, DR.. c. X. WINSTON, and JNO. c
| THOMPSON, Esq, was appointed to draft resolutions
and propose list of delegates to the State Conven
ton.
The committee having retired, returned and repOr-
ted the following which was unanimously adopted :
l. RsSOCed That we hereby re-affirm and endorse
the principles set forth in the Cincinnati Platform.
?. That the leading measures Of the Admin
istratiOn Of President BUCHANAN meet cur cordial
approval and more especially do we commend the
pursued by it in regard to the admission of
Kansas into the Union - a State,-its Territorial
Policy and its equally Just and patriotic course in
regard to the Harper's Ferry Insurrection.
3. That we regard the Harper's Ferry tragedy as
but the natural consequences of the teachings
and the doctrines Of the Black Repi5EcGa and AbO-
lition Party.
l. That the principles determined by the Supreme
Court of the United States in the Of Dfed Scott
VS. sanford meet the hearty approval Of this meet
ing.
j. That the territories Of the United States belong
equally to the people of all the States and that the
citizens Of every State have the right TO emigrate
! thereto, and carry with them and there employ
! whatever may be recognized property IN the
State from which he may so emigrate. or by the
constitution Of the United States-sIaves included
and that the people of a territory have right
power to pass laws f0rbdding the same or discrim
mating against slave property. or impairing the
rights or title Of the thereof to such proper
", and that any such legislation or discrimination
/ would be unjust illIberal and arbitrary.
! e. That we approve of the Administration of our
distinguished Chief Executive IsHAu G.. HARRIS
That the foil he
| ed delegates to the State Convention to be held in
/ this city on the 18th inst. viz:
FOR THE CITY oPeNAsHvuIE
Dr. c. X Winston Noble Ellis John Mccain. Jno.
B. Pittman. T C. Crunk, T. b. Chidress. s A. David
son. R. W. McGayock Dr.. J. D. Winston. L. Powers,
| Michael Burns, Sanborn Capt Harsh. r.
| " Haywood, John Rose, John Colman, A. c.
March, Dr. ". r. Hurley, J. L. Rice J. c. Nicholson
! James W Manner, H. T. Frizzeu, Ira Stout Jno. c.
Thompson Capt Whcmillcr, J. Litton Bostick, T. l.
! Halle A. II. Hurley, john c. Burch and DanI F.
Carter.
] FOR THE COUNTY At LARGE.
John J. Corley, John Stanley, Dr. John Henry
Curey, Dr. J. Charlton, G. W. Everett, r. S Ander
SON. T. Dodson, Dr. John N. Lawrence, Thos. L. Brans
| ford. Dr. T. H. Charlton B. " Wheeler J. W Dabbs
| J. r. McCann. W. D. Gamble, W. Ward W. Briley
| VIM Henry Smith Geo. Hogan, Jno Rains, A. G.
! Merritt Andrew Ewing. Or. Anderson. John VIII
! liams John Johns Jr. VIM F. Cooper, 7. Frank Sc
yier. E. A. Horne John A. Fisher, W. E. Watkins
| W B. Dortch. F. r. Rains. John Guthrie, Geo D.
! Hamlet. T. NJ Patterson. " Patton. John L. Brown
| W. G. Harding. F. McGavocl George a. Leiper,
! -Aris Brown. Jr. W. Shelton. T. J. Crouch, J. L.
| Green G. W Bren, +. W. Collett, Thos. Harding, 7.
!. Allison Geo. Greer VIM. Greer. Thos Pardue.
! VIM Scott Martin Ussery, E. II. Childresss, Jr., J.
| B. Clements, DR.. J. Maxey. W. X. Hamlin John JUS
tee, W. D. Philips, Jesse Nerriman, Saml Fry. Jo-
sian Hays, Jno. Drake, J. W. Howington. W. H.
/ Wilkinson, D. Dozier, " n. Bilbo, and DR.. Hamp-
/ ton.
It was moved and carried that the above proceed
/ ings be published in tie UNION AND American.
Adjourned Scis die.
! Tuos l.. BEANsFuRD, Chmn.