Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-25

INSTRUMENTATION In 1Iemphis.


According to the Auaiarcle, the news that South
Carolina had withdrawn from the Union, created,
intense excitement in Memphis on Friday. That
paer says some of the oldest and most responsible
citizens joined the boys with the blue cockade, y
and sported that insignia of Southern independence
indeed says the Aodaachs, the streets were filed
with men wearing cockades The Avalanche says !:
During the forenoon salute was fred inhonor Of
South Carolina. The guns, their thunders reyer-
berated through the forests of Arkansas seemed to
awaken whole people to lively appreciation of
the wrongs that have IL years been heaped upon
them. s. 1900
day. We saw man kicked from Main street store
for denouncng South Carolina A little boy, who is
descended from the right stock, cried Justify for
the home of Calhoun, was taken in charge by anum-
Der of Hthe boys with the blue cockade, loaded down
with presents and sent home his parents in car
rage procured for that purpose. Even the niggers
at the levee were cheering South Carolina, and the
enthusiasm seemed to be general, aad continued till
late at night
After dark crowds of men paraded the streets
huzzaing for the Palmetto State but the enthusiasm
took more substantial shape, if we may use the
expression Although the effort was spontaneous
several houses were brilliantly illuminated. Among
these we noticed the residence of Col. Sam. Wood
SON. on Second street; the jewelry store of A. j
streets; the large wholesale boot, shoe and hat
house Of Bransford, Goodbar & Co., on Main street
below Monroe; the offices and rooms of p. B. Lee
Esq. j. B. Barker Esq, ]. J. Wicks, Esq, and the
Avalanche editorial rooms at the corner of Nam an6
Madison streets. The myriad of lights presented 9
brilliant appearance from the streets, and were
ranged with taste that reflected credit upon the
patriotism of those who prepared them.
A meeting was held at the Common Law Cour
at nine O'Clock Friday night, by appointment, which
was attended by some five or six hundred persons
The meeting was addressed by Gen. JAMES E. CHAL
NERs, delegate elect from DeSoto county Miss, t,
the State Convention after which the following res
olutons were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, The telegraph has announced the fac
| that South Carolina has dissolved the connection
heretofore existing between herself and the Fedora
! Union, therefore
/ ResOlued That we hail with delight the action o
our gallant Southern sister, and regard it as th
dawn of glorious day of Southern redemption frOu
Northern misrue and oppression.
2. That inasRuch as there are differences of OpiT
| ion existing among us to the right of State t
secede as a constitutional remedy, that we waiv
any expression, believing that all people have rigt
to resist oppression and that it is material no'
| by what name that resistance be called. r-
g. That the Union is already dissolved, and it Onl
remains tor US to determine whether will tamel
submit TO Black Republicanisra, or by uniting wit
our sister Southern States aid in forming an ind'
pendent, homogeneous Southern Confederacy. FC
OURSELVES WE DO NOT HESITATE TO CHOOSE THE LATTE
After the meeting adjourned, a procession wa
formed and Col. GALIAyAY and number of othe
gentlemen were serenaded.