Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-08-03
seIr & Everett, club at oxford, n,i..


Pursuant TO previous call, the members
of the Constitutional Union party met at the
Court House in Oxford, Miss, Jnly %, for the
purpose of organizing Bell and Everett Club.
The meeting was largely attended by MEM
bers from various parts OF the county, and
at the hour for meeting the Court House was
filed.
The meeting was called to order by j. w.
G. Swiih. and, on motion, T. III. Robinson,
E-q- was requested to act as Chairman, and
J. d. Frierson and J. ". c. Smith were ap-
pointed Secretaries. The object of the meet
ing was explained by the chair, after which,
on motion, the meeting proceeded to organ
ize the club Thos. II. Robinson was nomi-
mated and UNANIMOUSLY elected President OF
the club, and the following gentlemen Vice
Presidents:
AT OxFoRD.-P. B. Barringer, T. d. Isom,
D. l.. Robertson, 7. F. Luneiie. j. NJ. Cook, j..
G. Trigg. 1hos. n. Wendell, Bluford Powell,
J. w. G. Smith, A. Chiffon.
AT WYATT.--Jno Wilcox. Allen smith,
John Shaw, DR.. Z. l.. Frierson.
AT SPRING DALE.--Jason Wilson, George
Goodwin. EGG Harry Gardner, Green Nc
Kie.
AT GaossEs.-W. E. Buckner, Thomas L.
Harris. Thos z. BuiOrd, W. A. Morrison.
AT COLLEGE HILL.-Maj. E. l.. Frierson,
G.. w. Butord, j. S. Dunlap, J. ]. Wilson, Il.
e. Webb.
AT PARIs-W. II. Stein, W. J. Azlin:
AT DELAY.-Dr. Theodore Frierson, W. ID.
Mays.
Jas. Murphy. J. Gilmore, Gen. Mcintosh
AT CARNELL-S. Woodward, r. IL. Adams,
DR.. Stewart.
AT DAIIAs.-Noah RayburD, John Ray
burn, MIR. Morelaud. w. j. King.
AT ABBEvILLE.-Gen. Austin, j. b. Davis,
Fl. LIE.
AT LIBERTY HILL. II. Jones, Lindsay
Ward, Hurry Joy.
AT MAPLE SPRINGs.-Dr. Terrell, }. Z.
Dunn, Il. Withers.
DR.. Robert o. Carter and j. W. c. Smith
were elected permanent Secretaries of the
Club. and upon motion were requested TO act
as TIeasurers. DR.. Green moved that a COM
mittee of FIVE be appointed to draft Consti-
tuition and Bylaws for the government of the
Club. to be reported at the next meeting
The Chair appointed DR.. Green, A. J. Buford,
Nj Lundie, DR.. K. o. Garter and ". E.
Buckner as a committee for that purpose
The following named gentlemen were then
appointed by the Club as sub-El ctors for The
county F. n. Green, Esq. A ]. Buford,
Jas. Frierson and J. H. Wiser. The gentle
men all being pr, sent accepted the appoint
ments and promised to canvass the county
thoroughly. J. II. Wiser being Loudly called
TOR. took the stand and addrt ssed the crowd
for half an hour in most appropriate and
well tim d speech. and took his seat amidst
great applause.
F.N. Green was then vociferously called
on aud promptly took the stand and
Il oIe for nearly an hour in his usual able
and happy style. Buford and Frierson
promised to ad Iress the Club at its next
m citing. at tn conclusion of the speeches
it was moved and carried that the Club sub,
scribe for fifty copies of the National Union,
publish, at Nashville. Tenn, and the Treas.
urer was ordered to forward the money for
the same.
The Secretary was directed to procure a
book for the purpose of enrolling the names
of all persons wishing 10 become members o.
the Club.
VIC. Smith moved that full report o.
The organization of the Club and its proceed
ing be published in the National Union, the
Memphis Enquirer. and the Constitutional Union
at Holly Springs, and that the papers put
Iished in Oxford be most respectfully request
ed 10 publish the same.
No other business appearing, the Club ad
iourned till IL O'Clock Saturday, the 9Th o
August.
THOS II. ROBINSON, Chairman.
r. o. CARTER, Secretaries.
J.W.C. SMITH, oe're'af'e