Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1860-12-02
The Davidson County Meeting.

SONDAA MOANlNG, DECGN1ESAN - AeOO'
The Davidson County Meeting.
The proceedings of the meeting held in the Court
House, yesterday, exhibited entire and most cred
liable absence of party feeling and determination
to waive all questions that might to indicate
the least hostility party prejudice in the great
movement for settlement sought to be inaugurated.
This is as it should be. We take it that the men
who participated in the meeting earnest in
wishing to save the country from any further peril,
excitement or agitation on the dangerous subject
that has caused all this trouble and that they are
ready to take their just share of the responsibility
involved in a united demand by the South, upon
the North, for the perpetual enforcement of
all our rights in the Union, if we remain in it.
Nothing less than this will suffice to cement and
bind together anew the lacerated and broken cords
of this once glorious Union Any mere patchwork
will only furnish fresh material for future contro
versy and alienation and will thus only lengthen out
the cOnsumptive existence of the Government Any
halfway, quaek measures will only deepen and
widen the breach, in the future, and will result
eventually il the dissolution we would avoid The
people of the Southern States will no longer submit
to subject 81 600 goo worth of property directly
to the caprice and fanatcism Of hostile sectional
agitation and legislation together with the incidental
depreciation in all other property in times of agita
tation and the destruction of the peace, good order
and happiness of their communities.
MOI The knife must cut out the root of the evil.
The fresh understanding with the Northern States,
that all statesmen now see must be had, if we would
preserve the Union, must be thorough, definite, de-
cisive and perpetual as to our rights. The South
will not anv lonOor Weld ono inch IF her RIGHTS
She viii demand these-nothng more, nothing less.
She will give right, she will take only right This
is the determination of the least extreme men of
the slave States as we believe. If the LNCoINTTEs
can agree to that and find comfort in it. then there
may be final settlement of our troubles 1t rests
with them to thus save the Union, by recognizing
this great fact and yielding to its imperative de-
mands. Many of them need to be taught that mi
norities hare constitutional rights. But they must
learu it. if they would aspire to be the agents of
free people, worthy to be freemen. Otherwise, they
can never govern the Union as it now exists The
spirit of the most conservative and Union-loving
slave States will rise up and cast off their detested
rule, unless they acknowledge and enforce their
rights and give full guarantees Of that fact This
they might as well learn now as hereafter. We can
tell them there is deep and universal current of
sentiment setting in this direction in the most silent
slave States. The Union can be saved by such
guarantees, and God grant that it may be thus
saved The toll which built 1t, the time that
strengthens it, the blood that cemented it
all appeal to US to preserve it, if we can
1t is easier to destroy than to build up
so mighty and glorious a fabric. One more en-
ergetc, solemn and noble effort should be made, by
the men Of the South, to obtain their rights and
preserve the fair fabric that has so long sheltered
them and their fathers from the rude storms Of
tyranny and from foreign aggression Let them
make it with q glorious and Godlike will. Let
them make it e. .nesty, and Understandings. Let
them rally the work their master minds and their
patriot hearts. Let them proclaim q God and my
right" their motto, and impress this symbol of
perpetual and consecrated union upon the conven-
ton that they shall call to deliberate upon these
momentous questions Let them invoke the aid and
the blessing of " the Supreme Ruler of the Uni
verse" upon their effort Cast aside all divisions
and ealousies that may retard obstruct the great
work, be willing to sacrifice and endure much for
the cause, and success may their labors as it
did those Of the patriots that first gave to History
this mighty Government, under which we have so
long lived and prospered.
NeeAtDS Oh the EeOple Oh DAVIDSON county.
At a numerously attended meeting of the people
Of Davidson county held at the Court House in
Nashville, On Saturday lst inst on motion of Hon
ANDREW EWING, Gen. F. X ZoLICoFFER was ap-
pointed Chairman, DR.. W. r. HURLEY and F.
RAINS, Esq, Vice Presidents, and II. K WALKER, la
p JONES tLEox TRoUsDALE and T. J. KELLY Secre-
ries.
JAMES +. BREWER, Esq, offered a series of resOu-
tions, which were read.
Hon. E. II. EWING proposed a resolution, which he
moved to refer, together with Mr.. BREwFRs and any
others that might be proposed, to committees to be
composed Of three persons, to be selected by the
Chairman whose duty should be to report thereon
Mr. EwNG's motion was adopted, and the Chair
man appointed the following gentlemen the COM
mittee, viz: Gov. y. S. BRowN Gov. H. S. FoOTE,
and Hon. ANDREW EWING.
The Committee after retiring a few minutes.
returned to the Hall, and, through their Chairman,
Gov. BRowN, reported the following resolution being
the same in substance as that introduced by Mr.
EwG stating that they had adhered to tie call for
the meeting, and did not undertake to express either
appreciation disapprobation of the other resolu-
tions submitted for their consideration:
Resolved As the sense of this meeting that in view
of the present dangerous crisis in affairs the
Governor of the State be and he is hereby requested
TO call together its Legislature forthwith that they
may provide for State Convention, TO be elected by
the people; the object of which shall be to bring
about a conference of Southern States, to consider
existing political troubles and, L possible,
pose our sectional strifes.
The question being upon the adoption Of the resO
luton, on motion, it was unanimously adopted.
On motion, the meeting adjourned
+. X. ZoIIICoFFER, Chairman.
II. X. WALKER.