Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-07-25
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From NOEEM ALABAMA.
Grand Rally Of TIE National Dsnoeracy q
North diabama - Raiifcaiisn Hcfilg Of
DougisF aad yotnsoa.
EorroHs AFrrA1. According 10 q previous
noace given throcfh the columns Of The AP,
rEsI ard ether papers, the national Demoera.
eY o. North Alabsma assembled at Tuscumbiar
On Saturday lest, 20 ratify the noniHsiiOns d
stephen A Douglas and HeTschel v, Johnson
as the nominees q the ustioEsi Ds6oerstr
e~ouvsauoH 10 The asaiesi oAess IN the git q
the Amsrhcsn people, and We are hapPytO say
cam met our msst sanguiue hopes, there Be
ing present faIy seven hundred, WhO were adj
dressed BY Hon. d. C. Humphrey, OF AkeSisor
county, Col J. P. PRYOR, Of Mics, Hos 4 B.
Lindsay eselor Tor this district, and Judg,
H. c. Jones, Of Lau8sriale county, an Of
whom made speeches that brought down sp-
plause IRON all parties. How could they have
been otherwise, when hsy were founded upon
principles laid down in our Eloriess Cohsttu-
ton and Up to ne present time defended by
the ola and uied Democracy az eur country.
Yea viii get in the neat issue Of the Sfsiss
Rghh Dr1g-uf, a FUN account Of the proceed
ings, which you viii Of course give place in
your paper. The Bell sRd Everett men hold >
ratification Ia our county On the 2sth inst
TIE Breekinridge weekly meetings have been
suspended for the present I think they have
made their lat demonstration it was wei
they did, Tor after November the party will Be
dsfunet. Trusting that our ticket is gaining
strength in your section, as 1t is in North Ala
bsua, I an truly yours. in haste, ".
a Meeting OF the National Demoe
racE OF Bedford County.
A considerable nsmber Of the national Dem
ocrsis Fl Bedford eeunty met at The court
house in shsIbyviIls, at night On the Dist
Inst, sor tie plFposs Of r~stfyiug the nomins-
tons Of Donslah and johnson, and 10 request
TIE national Democrats Of The county to at
tend The state convention which meets in the
eli Y Of Nashville on the 2sth inst.
On motion, d. p. Richardson was called 10
the chair, who briefly and polntslly explained
the object o. the meeting, and ]. ". Ruth was
appointed secretary. After which it was
moved and seconded that a COMMITTEES Of three
Be appointed 10 dratt resolutions expressive Of
The object Of the meeting; whsrsupon the
shsir appointed J. G. Carrigan, French Hag-
gard and 8. NeIigan, who rsportsdths follow
ing resolutions, which we're unaninouslv
adopted;
While We deeply dsplors the present
e9Eallon o. ne Democratic party, we never
tn-iess teei u 70 be cur duty as Conservative
HHHwamu ahA mnHan-~n n--
what We believe and feel 70 Be the best for our
country, the preservation Of our Union, and
tie restoration Of the party; therefore,
hsroicea, By tie national Democracy Of Bed
foFd county, that We cordially indorss the
nominations Of Stephen A. Douglas and r.
y. johnson BY the regular Baltimore conven-
Ton. FOR the presidency and v.cs-presiienry o.
-he United States, ant pledge ourselves to tie
promotion Of their election BY all honorable
means.
Resoiusi, That the convention BY which tbsy
we're nominated vas the only national ana
authorized convention OF the Democracy Of
our Union, and that the secession convention
vas introduced and upheld by open and avowed
tisunionists, having for their prime object The
destruction Of the nationality Of the Demo
cratic party, "a ordsrto the perfection Of their
" southern confederacy schemes
Res0ired, That our solemn conviction is that
1AtNA = ~ Nnu@EL MN fAN EMuTLs
OF tanatcss in both sections, 10 carry out their
respective extreme views, and We believe that
ne only available protection 10 the coun-
Hy, IN The present crisis, il for all parties 70
ally % the standard OF that bravs and venera-
DE party which has for wear, in lis most su-
-nortative declarations, fearlesslV and faith
fully proclaimed on-interventiu bv Congress,
with slavery in State and Territory. OF In he
District Of Columbia.
hetolrsd, That We approve Of the propriety
n callinL a State convention on the 2sth inst.
20 nominate electors for the State at large,
and Tor the congressional districts Of the STATE;
and IN view OF our future State election, would
respectfuily suggest ths formation Of a unit
ticket, il such can Lonorsbly and consistently
Be effected by said convention.
Fetolued, That We heartily indorse the course
OF that portion Of the Tennessee delegation
Fhlch remained in the national convention,
and nominated candidates who CORDIALLY in
dorse the Cincinnati platform"
The following gentlemen, and all other na-
H7nal Democrats OF the county, are requested
70 attend the State convention Thos. White,
A. D. Armstrong, J. H. Wells, Robert Arm
strong. Thomas Wells, J. ". Ruth. French
Haggard, william Murphn, D. P. Richardson,
B. N~slligsD, DR.. Frank Blakemors, n. Lande,
J. G. Carrgan, J. J. Miller and J. NJ. Miller.
The convention was then addressed BY J. G.
CarHigan in brief speech, when, on motion.
The proceedings were requested to be sent to
the Memphis APPEAL aud Lincoln Journal for
publication, after which the meeting adjourned
6as die. D. P. RICHARDSON, Pres.
J.. ". RUTH, Sssy.