Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1860-06-09
Great Ratification Meeting at Memphis
lmmens. Opipo.ring IF the Masses 10 Ratiy The
Nomination Of Bell and Ererea,

Nomination Of Bel and Eeera,
----------------------
The Memphis inquirer of Tuesday, .nys:-L Lns
eteI Ing the friends ot the Constitutional Union
purity turned out IN ful !urce To ratiy tho nUmi-
nation 1t Messr-. Bell and Everett. Tho deep
lenm oi cannon at nn carly hour. and tho music
'llsc"ursel by nn excellent band, drawn through
the st 'eet- in car, which was displayed
rnuslarency. having pictureio on tho front large
bell Inscribed with the name OF Everett" and
on the reverse side, the plntlorm ot tho Uuiun
parts Tho Union. the Oonstitutio md tho
execution "f the Laws" gave additional fnrco to
the rathusiasn already aroused among tho mas
sea IN lasor "i the baltimore nominees. Old
Fellows Hail. the place selected for tho meeting.
VAS lot sufficiently large u coniain the multitude
dnwn together to testify their appreciation oi
the ioen, and their love for tho cause in which
thoy arc enlisted. and numbers were unable To
obtnn admission.
AT o'clock the meeting was called to order by
J"ha Martin. Esq. an Miles Owen. Esq. select
et - net ~ Picsdent, and large number of gen
Ito noh chosen to I'LL tho other offices.
Ga Iakiug tho Ghnir. the President briefly and
cl" lcnlly returned b,s thanks to the meeting Tor
the nen"r conferred upon him. After he had con
clud al his remarks, on motion Committee of five
oon,s;ing of Messrs. John Farrington +. Brown
}. {. jones. John Martin, and W. Fowler, WINS
mp inied by tho Chair to draft resolutions ex
mitter withdrew to perform tho duties assigned
them when loud calls wero mada tor Gen. j. H.
I. Snccd who responded to the demands If his
iell citizens in brilliant speech. in which he
boz o heavily upon the Into Democratic pnrty. lie
passrd high encomiums Uppn the candidates ot
th" National Unen Party, and rebuked in II
w,scring manner those lanatcs Southern MS we'll
Us Northern, who have boen persistentiy seeking
Ia hr,ng about the destruction Of our gl rious Nh.
t.,ua iabr,o.
At the conclusion Of Gen. Snecd'a speech, tho
Gomnitter, through i's Chairman. Mr.. John Far
ilngtnn reported the following preamble aud re
soiusG'ns, whlrh were unanimously adj pted;
Whereas. Ii - tho sense uf this meeting TINT
tao uni ~ ii these States, mn Observance of the
Constitution, Az! the enforcement Of the laws. are
paramount 10 all parties and purity organization;
and, nArreas further. we regard tho Hon. John
Bell, ot Tennessee. and tho Hon. Edward Everett,
o Massachusetts, true and worthy representatives
i rnch---the Union, the Const. tuition, nnd the
Laws. Therefore,
Rcsoiced, That VIC hail tho nomination Of those
cminent citizens as tho harbngsr OF u more pros
petou, era in tho Republic; and We here pledge
- tAem and to the country our sincere. earnest,
aud energetic support.
hesolrGd, That We invite the cooperation oi
the Unionloving and conservative men Of all par.
ties aud sections to aid Us in an effort to redeem
the Government fran the hands Of the extremists
place it--a guarantee Of the rights Of all.
HtSolrcd, That il is the National Union party
Of the country, composed Of the conservative o
all parties, that tho people are to look ior safety
while The Republican party OF the North ~ purely
seclic"al aud fanatieal, the great National Demo
cratic party lives only in hstory-powerless from
it's oSn dissentiuns aud rent by civil iued'.
Tne following resolutions, offered by Dr..
BrooX., yere also adopted:
Rs.o'ccl. That as citizens OF Union, purchased
by aud enmcnted with the blood Of our anc, stors
haii w,th delight the approach Of our national
anniversary and invite Al who revere the Con
s1ltution and regard it az the palladium Of tho
li.t,tes, ahd who earnestly desire the pcrpc uity
ii the American Cotiederncy aud wish Ia SEQ
hrothrfjy love restored by IL faithful enforcement
Of the Ia Ns tp unite with around oar conntry's
altar un the i,h proxmp to kindle anew the fires
etI6
Reso',ed That tho Chairman of this meeting
ntImint IL committee uf three. whuso duty i. shall
lie appoint such other committees us they may
deem necessary.
Alta tho adoption Of the resolutions MINOR A.
j. ID nelson, was called to tho stand, and in II
speech reviewing the course Of the different parties
for number al years past, abonnding with solid
argument, logical, reasoning, and satesmahllko
views III which the fa!lacy and rottcnn,sss oI tho
sham Democracy OF the present day we're shown
up in heir t.u" col,rs: he commanded the at-
ten,iun of tn meeting for nearly nm hour. The
speech If Major D'nclson. which we hnya in full,
will he laid bcrr readers tomorrow.
II ii. Charles Scott, was then called upon, and
delivered himself of an eloquent address, running
over wnh continents Of loyal Iati iu,Ism, and iul
OF w I and good humor.
i,,e ScrnygI followed Mr.. Scott in n speech
wh,-n was drlivered in pleasant style, and
abou.,1e with many we'll conceived and batter
told nar' !,cs. He closed his remarks with an
carr 1T arrenl I" the friends of the Constitution
and Cnl.n tn rally around the banner of BELL and
puseI Of huary headed fathers, middle aged aud
your men, all Of whom had been drawn together
by a common purpose and for n common good,
adjourned to meet at the polls in. November next
when the voice of the united people will ,ellingly
,atifg the nominations made at the Baltimore
Con vsntion. by eecting to the Presidency and
Nic.Presidency Of the United States those tried
and trusted patriots JouN BELL and EDWARD
E,EsETT.
ORIENT ADlErs Of THE JArANcsE ANBAssA-
DORIS. We ga,r Yesterday account Of hc inre-
well rt.r,.ew Of ihc japanese embassy with Pre-
siden5 Darhannan which t,uk place ~ the ex-
reu'ivr m.lsian at noon on Tuesday. Tie inter.
view wa. Of the IN ~ cordial and interesting char
aetcr. TIE Cvn,pfution ay-:
From thr executive mansion the embassy pro-
ceedcd !, the State Department, whore after an
arpr .uae farewell address, the venerable Secre-
tary Cass handed to them u copy oi the y, esdents
letter of re-credchce, and also presented twenty