Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1860-12-06
Public Meeting in smith County.

\ meeting OF the people ot. SmLln County,
of all parties, was had at the Court house in
the town of Carthage, on Monday, .Novenr
b-r 10Th 1860. The meeting was organized
By the election Of James B. Moores, Presi-
dent; a Ferguson and VIM. II. Hart, Vice
Presidents; aud James 3. Wilson and David
Il. Campbell Secretaries. The object of the
meeting was explained by the President.
Upon motion W II. Dewitt, II c. Betty, V.
Ii. Allen. w V. r. Halllm, Fl. c. Mcdonald,
and L. Il. Cardwell were appointed COM
mittee on resolutions. Able conservative
Union speeches were delivered by Messrs. T.
II. Williams r. a Bennett and S. s.. Stan
ton. in response to calls from the crowd on
each of those gentleman. The meeting adj
iourned TO Thursday the 29th inst. at II o.
clocl-at which time large concOurse of
the people assembled in the Courthouse, and
at the request of the President, the meeting
was opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr..
Lapsley after few well timid and most ap-
propriatd re n1arks from that Rev. gentleman.
H.Y. Riddle and Hon. S. n. Fite were
loudly called for, aud IN turn made telling
speeches in behalf of conservatism and the
preservation of the Union. ' .1''-.s
VIII. Dewitt, chairman of the committee,
reported the follosging preamble andresoll-
tfons, and sup ported them with an able and
eloquent spetch.
WHEREAS, The energies of trade and COM
MERGE have been SO materially paralized, that
2 financial panic has come upon the country,
which threatens us with ali the evils that
necessarily How from such ealamity-an
believing that the General ASSEMBLY, if in
session. could do much 10 arfest,by judicious
enactment, this powerful Gde-of oppression
upon the people. And whereas, a serious
crisis now impends the destiny ofthe Federal
Government; which is evinced by the genef-
al dissatisfaction upon the part of some of
the States in view of the success of the
Northern sectional Republican party in the
late Presidential contest, shown by the recent
proceedings had in those States. "' 80 'r
And. whereas, we deem it prudent aud
proper that Tennessee as a State, should in
dictate what course she will pursue with refer
ence to our National troubles in such man
Ber as Will be most efectual, SO as TO allay
all sectional disaffection and fraternal strife,
aud secure the equality of all the States
both North and South in all the rights guar
anteed by the Constitution and laws of the
land, and thereby perpetuate them, with all
our free institutions as a rich Inheritance
till all earthly things shall have passed away.
And hoping that the Legislature when con-
Yened, will, in their wisdom, be able to adopt
come proper and most efficient mode of as
certaining the sentiment of the people as a
state, concerning the present state of the
Federal Union, therefore ''-'-- i'.-@
ResoLUed. That we the people of Smith
county, of all parties, and irrespective of
parties, and party motives, and party pur-
poses respectfully recommend that his Ex-
ISham q. Harris, convene the Gen
eraI Assembly of this State in extra session.
at as early period as practicable con.is-
tent with his best Judgment. - -.
Iessolred, That the Legislature when thus
assembled would greatly and materially sub
serve the Pecuniary interest of the people by
such Legislative enactments upon their part
touching the financial policy of the State as
may lead 70 a recuperation of the declining
energies Of commerce and trade.
Res0'g d., That we recommend the repeal or
iGdiciOus modification of the Conventional
interest law, passed at the Hast session of TIE
General ASS mbly.
Rescued. That we recommend the passage
Of such laws in reference to the, banking
system Of ibis Sthte IS kill eusbte said in
stQlSps to sf i.e. ths reAfl 10 peaple
WHICH lue present emergency requires
Resolred, That the val ioass 'lagislasive en-
actmenis Of the Northern States pailiflRaq
the Fugitive Slave law are Unconstitutional 1
and void. aud are at war with ibe iasfiiu-
tons Of The South; and that good faith upon /
the part OF such Northern States demands the /
repeal Of he samei aud we pledge our unit
ed aid 10 the stTicIsrXecutioa at the Fugitive
Slave hW, aud all our constitutional rights
in any maunrr that the emergency OF The |
case may require. We ask nothing more. !
aud will submit TO nothing less Gissaes-z /
ReSUiUsd, That the institution of slavery is
guaranteed TO Us by the Constitution and
that the Supreme Court of the United States
in pursuance thereof have declared slaves to /
be property; and We are determined toInAfu-i
tain our rights thus set forth and declared, TO
the same, against all opposition. And we
will use such means as viii best accomplish
this end. .af4 Tz7ii /.
Resolved, That the Union of these States
IS the only safeguard of our Liberties: and
that disruption OF the same would be the
greatest calamity that could befallsus. That
Il is the duty OF every good citizen to use
all honorable means in his power to preserve
the same, with all our constitutional rights.
That we can mzintain al The rights and inn
naniiles guaranteed to us By The Federal
Constitution, within the Union, in a manker
much more etfectual than can be done by=a
nefnbernient Of the States: Tint we xiii
,leaye to the Constitution, the Union. tie
lights afs.AselS South under the CoIsstitusioH
With all the institutions guaranteed thereby,
with the same determined zeal with which
,nr Sires OF the Revolution fought to give
hem birth.