Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1860-01-24
From the Knoxville Wing.
KnOX County in MOTION!
Meetipg of the FrieHfs Of The UniOr!
Speaking from twelve. O'Clock until
suadow Gnthusiasm!

Pursuant TO a call made through ;he Knox
willie Wing a large audience Of the ciilz ns OF
Knoxville and Knox county. assembled in
tb. large Court room a. tie Chaneery Court
adjourned for dinn,r. On motion, MAJ r. y
H,isk. "A was called 10 the Chair, aud Samuel
A. Rogers. E<q.. was chosen TO act Is Secre-
tary. Mai Heiskell explained 1he ofgect oil
the meeting in few plain. pointed aud ap
tEopriate remarks; ard on motion the Cbair
was requested to appoint Committee OF
thirteen, to prepare Preamble aud Resoiu-
lions expressive Of The sense OF the iEe,tlug.
Under this order. the following gtntiem' IA
were appointed: w. Y. C. HumeS, w. e.
s.roynluw. VIM Il. Reese. Jr-. Samuel K.
Rodgers, Jas. C. Luttrei, VIM houldef, JAS
ID. hurry, David Burnett, james Cow an, Ja--
N. Rodgers, II. L. Mynatt, Gc' rye Weaver
and Joseph H. Walker.
Af,cr an absence Of short duration. the Com
miitee returned. and through the Chairman,
Mr.. Humes, presented the following Tor adOP-
ton:
That The Union OF the states Of this CHnfedeTaey,
ANA ia. AMERICAN nation, the offspring 81 the Lo'-
riitrt The United states, while b"ih are ceei
dent on II for their vitality aud perpeiuiiy-
= That every State Of this Con.edeTacy IS soyer
.iru within the limits Il territorial jurisdiction,
- N a, lar as lie people Of such stale Lave
rendered a part Il their sovereign power, under TIE
graz 70 Of the Consultation OF the United I'les-
. IL
sarcTeiyn pow er La unique stoDaOle rGht 10 -
tzbIisL MAINTAIN and enjoy, witiiiu lis own hlal's,
Such domestic institutions a. IL may apti"no ~, IA
Consistent with the Constitution Oi the Ohiei SatS-
4. That neither the Government OF The Chl ca
States nor the government or people q an! "'e %
nore States can IF right. aBDul, abrogae, c"HtrOl
or in aBy manner disturb the Institutions consttu
tionaI.y established IN a1y other state
s. That any state has right 70 estlol.Sh anu ni
slavery r., from tile nuIestaiOn or GIslui bante Oi
the people government oi any other I'ie 0i inc
q Iba, :, j. right Is recognized and guaranteed by
the Co sttuton II the Tn tel State III tie LIST ARA
c!e, 2Id Section, providing Tor tIe ehuin r'ioL anu
TrpTrsenIat OF the people, ana III lhe 1'' AZ 1O.'
2nd 81 ctu pTovf ing for the return oi an! slave s-
caI,g from one StIe, and found within the Iur sdc
Z Tbnt the Congress Of the United States has pro-
vded by law fer carrying into elf c. the several pfo,
SUNS III tie Constitution Tie supreme IOlIt Oi
the United States tire highest source oil JuuiC.' PON
or .u.r soIer,n celebration. has eca' ed The Ei"s
.fingrcss in reference TO African Slavery To Dc Ton
stitutional- ,to I-,;o,
hoidiDg and aiming political creed direcliy re-
prgnant and hostile to the CoHst tuition al the Cned
statss and the Union II follows that "neh any ote;
or the uai.-ri-y Of the PEOPLE of any stat ALREADY
within the mon shall assume adopt a"d persistent
Iv foIIw prInr lcS political action, repuSnsht aud
hostile o. the Constitution and The Unioti sach STAT
or PEOPLE NUT be regarded az aithless Ia theit ae
glance foes to the Union, aud enemies 10 the COsu-
tuition. - A.,
sIectiy. franchise manifest urn and determined
resistance 20 the righul laws oil COheIes7, the pro
r,.ioD ~ the Coz s.tuIiOu and the decisions Of the
supreme Court must b, regarded as IA rebellion
against the UDsted safes as having placed them
selves beyond the boundaries oil the CONSTITUTION
.s having sis-oIyed their political and national con
nctton with III states which stu maintain Their
Ioy.ltv l. the Constitution and the Unon-ln such
Stats are therefore ali and foreign IN al lbeir Po
ktscaI r. atoms 70 the Republic
10 ma: the Union o; these States was formed by
mutual concessions, frendships ard - mIaihiesi be
t,--n de people 4 the different states, and It can
only be msis tusd by the cultivation al tie feelings
aE.i y rnpstIieS firm which tspraHg-ti't SfuTe
I,~,.Jrra 1h.t the lOb ger Government and
rujon exist Vii their manifold and measurable
blessings. TIE mere are they oDhseStateo by Us,
knowing as we 20, 10 North, n" sHuth1 no hAs', no
Wrst but one common country whose integrity tue
CnstituIton alone SECURES, and whose varying inter
e, "a Ihe Union hai mouiz' and PeTtecis
hesoIre< That IelLesseeansr tiihiui To the Con
.fftu,t,u and the Union, With determined sparii o.
s.ert and m .IHtan bOth-ahd ready u PERI lie AMI
tr.asuFe Ia teir lust ssefSe, have ioIg regarded
zth Ualagl apprt henson, the progress 81 feel Hgs
and orui1us am0nst portion 81 +tie people 81 the
sarth ak ready to- the Cons the mon
and the rights and privileges OF the Pe.,Plr 81 the
ytith. ana that denOuuce and abhor al sue q h-
ba-tTi rof avs - Il John Brown mt, Virginia.
and call uyoa Northern states Ia IEeyeut Their
rrtetsI.on by the strong ann 81 the lLS
fseaDlsy.f That - contemplate with emotions Of
sl,r,. md nd n ton the Ii often REPEATED
in bs,,h Hous Con -Tess by ultra part rs ir'm
tIe so.Lh, that H the eTent II the defeat e Their
can. Iate Ia the Presiiental eircti"n- they Will
uvrrthr,ss the UnIOn aud exPs the euuntry 10 all
a.. horrors Of TrvJIuti.n and evil war; and that
sudors. tire UaiOI sLIImeEts 81 tlie lat se- Oh Ol
Rrpres-n alive
X, sois,d IhsI 4 the South were To go out OF The
Ur,5ou C sIIUud nOtb TeHOV cd one baITis BREATH
further ITonl the Noith stOuRi nor cese Ia ar
the Tavng- VI madmef, Or tie delu-lofs OF IAhati-
e m and that We ali-us 1Hd foreigners, would
have ma calln upon the conservative elrHieUt
sxt.f = a. th- North than ~ lave a members
aur breshfen OF tie same CJnf, deTacy.
R-so{rsf, In the hngUage Of tse f1tuHrms uron
winch Gen Pierce aud Mr. buchanan Nere II Ctrd
~ thu Presiueugy that opp sd To renewing
NJ at COBsres-, thu slavery agt ati"nr und'T
ehst-ver Shape Or sOL'r tie attempt N y be mae
ia At M 'sl 81 our pr set troubles and disturb
snces have grown cut Of the Intimacy 81 t-ose
NorIh and Scotia, wto have kePs up tie everlasting
cry If ''ni- ger"
R>sl,,f Thst N the m DIT 4 the gre cEeIt ement
IN the south growing ct tlts ia -Ts tyTfy To-
ray an abs numb r.t Ab'iithnH iEcend-arles among
d Is prop sng ~ II tht GLANCE sLiuId evrfl
shrre be observed, that every uni -hHsat
shoUId be upsn tiss>s - BIO 4ouud .arrr-
Ing y th -iav,s, that, ~hl.e counsel soutern
be vIgi NJ aud hrn, "a bec"Hiss our ehitshs
10 be Ir dent and discTesin all tses 40 Know ti@t
they have Tlis1z and uuI 10 AIRY thisg 1" al
extreme % restEg uuoH nding strangers and resi-
GENT eiiiEea > GpCL mere susii II N
Resolved Thas wiki such densn stra lots from on.
t-rtAsfn conservative ITien >, resi- SCtable and
30 io-ujsble u nun.beTs the Sluth us.y W-lI afford
60 uaR fuTth-r developments, because Nc have Goa
Ia thsir h-ely AMI u the sincerity 81 Their
d<ci,rsu
K<,siref Mat we 10 l upon ass arkiud ant want,
ing ely tei-i sch In INVEST t''s oi los al
~ u the Usso. and iLsssd ml~tsS I"F uis SUN
and thu We hereby RECIPES a'e that itaeFhai Ieri
inx-Iis q waut bat 1uc tuhstIt-tlons Que United
4 at--. bat Ubis-sId 80 la - lies n our iS'~
4, gr.p ate ia Union plrsis- OuT sriNv- L"
a ma true 20 the South t North, true 20 tie
E.si an true 20 the West-noI severed not DIS "
ed b.ss all aud iusrI rTabIe, new I'D t'ieNef
ksa1s-,i Tia, wiiilst hires csc IA TIA North
VIII. n.vv z. ReTed Iiems sy's uUuo - us 4" reh-Ac
and the yefcsg Cee-T GA "a "a sii"a "' siANsls
" q an Gu tuey have "a" rtslt con eru, % ~oni''
be unean,id IA . psss oNST ct shch s'Atts ss
f5s titr S,futh isils ut IA GtsoF-
g.ix-rs mAnifes lng 40 less tsu ti- -Si ton II o.
tnr Mouth ant 81 reverence iuE la C''usu ut'nu
and the Z absh. In q tho possessing tLi- ieei Is
~ usrl - Z L4F
srnIlucut--.isaI "a ogr opiaitn, thust Who iAN"r
sli<lTni..n eoastt4Ie bal me4gru minority II the
koath.
While the Committee were out. in compli-
aacr with a call by the crowd Col. Temple
addressed them. in a strong U,fion speech,
being frequ nny interrupted by TIE enthnSl-
sstic appllnss OF The aadeacr. He conc md
ed bis address by rtading thr thrilling Uaion
speech of Henry Clay, del yered IN 1851,
and took has - at amidst deaiening aPPiau {.
W.. Y. G. Humss, after rraCiing the furego-
ing report aud resolutions, delivered al eln-
qaeRt unina speech. and portrayed ia glow
ing color the Wis OF diSSolvihg the bnion-
He Wa repeat diy eherred and took his sat
amidst the loud and i0ag continued shouts oil
enc multitade-
Judge Baily being called for. took his
stand by tina chairman, aud delivered .
speech Of mSre tlsB oGe b01r's leagth aud
when DC concluded. OF red preamble aud
string OF r.--olutlol.s ia lieu a the Commit
tees report. constituting IN all, a dOeum at
as Pasduegs AZ the EsporI Lord North made
81 the Il, i;i~b Hoass Of CuEeaaans IL xas
after the sre-e1ts,a order Of documents, while
the speech pseevsiing Il. Was sort OF eOl-
fused history Ut Ablliiionism aud Congrrs-
sioasl legislation. THE Jadge may not have
s.saaf much be sad. 10th in hi- speech
aad his document; bat /, i the l0ttf hu-
N sniiy to hold ap-sa ali suii cts. with lee
exceptions. different opiEions. Oar native
language employed By the hest edaes,ed and
taleat~d Of cur cOuHtfyEicn. ePoa the most
Important questions. seems to be understood
differently ny diurrent men. Oh the truth 81
this rrmssk, there eoald not be pofe stfik-
ing illustration than the reading OF Judge
Baiiey,s docament, aud the delivery OF his
.r.-.zeh and h.-ar.n- IL .liel,.ar.ls