Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-01-26

suits of the Southern States of the
Confederacy, is war upon the princi-
pies Of the Constitution and upon
the rights Of the States
Resolped, That the late treason
able invasion Of Virginia, by an or
ganized band of Republicans, was
the necessary result Of the doctrines,
teachings and principles Of that party;
was the beginning Of the "irrepress-
IDLE conflict Of Mr.. Seward; wac a
blow aimed at the institution Of
slavery, by an effort to excite a SER
vile instruction; was war upon the
South, and as such, it is the duty Of
ths South to prepare to maintain its
rights under the Constitution,
Resolred, That, if this war upon,
the constitutional rights of the South
is persisted in. it must soon cease to
be war of words. If the Repub-
lican party would prevent a conflict
of arms, let them stand by the Con-
stitution and fulfil its obligations
we ask nothing more, we will submit
to nothing less.
ResOlued, That We approve, gener.
ally, Of the administration of james
Buchanan, and that be deserves and
receives our tribute of admiration
for his clear and lucid exposition Of the
true doctrines of the Constitution
and laws Of our Union, and for his
frmness in rebuking sedition and
treason.
! Resolued, That we have full conf.
dence in the patriotism aud wisdom
of the representatives Of our party
at Charleston, and We will give our
hearty support to the nominee OF
THAT Convention.
The resolutions we're adopted unan-
Iimously.
The following gentlemen we're ap-
pointed delegates and alternates to
the Charleston Convention
1st Districs--Wm. Fl. Maxwell, and
John D. Riley Alternates, John
G. King, O. r. Watkins.
I'd District--Jas. w. Newman,a and
W. Z. B. Jones-Alt, D. II. Cum
mirgs, JAS A. McHenry.
Sd District-Wm. Wallace. and
G.. w. Rowles-Alt, Jas. A. Tulles,
J G Vaughan.
4th DISTRICT NJ She'd and Nj
D Burford-Alt, Fl Nj Watterson,
VIM Payne.
| 5th District w Avant, and
John McGavock- Alt, E j Wood,
Gen D IS Donelson.
9th District = VIM I McClelland
and r Mathews--Alt, JAS 3 Lamb,
G A Shook.
7th District-Tbomas M Jones
and S B Moore ALT, A G McDoug.
al, JAS Z Mickey.
9Th District-Thos Meme es, and
ALI Robb--Alt, Thos B Childress,
Jno D Winston.
9th District--H w Wall and Gen
VIM Conner--Alt, w r Caldwell,
Lewis Taliferro.
! 10th District--Sam McClanahan
and W Il Carroll--Al., w A Turner,
W w Guy.
Mr.. CAN'T then made the following
report from the committee to ap-
point Electors and delegates for the
State at large:
! Electors L c Haynes and W c
Whitthorne.
Delegates-Sam Millegan, j D G
Atkins, Andrew Ewing,W A Quarles.
.Alternates-G W Jones, j K How
ard, BJ Lea, E A Keeble.
Report unanimously adopted.
The following resolutions were Of
fered and adopted:--
| Resolred, That our distinguished
fellow citizen and Senator in Congress,
Honorable Andrew johnson, posses
SEES in an eminent degree, the high
qualifications demanded by the ext
gencies of the times--combines in
bis character, history and political
antecedents more Of the elements Of
success than any other Of the emf
nent democratic statesmen whose
names have been suggested in
connection with the Presidency
We, therefore, in common with our
fellow citizens in various portions of
the Union, present him as our first
choice for the Presidency, and most
earnestly urge his claims to that
high distinction; but if another shall
be preferred by the Charleston Con-
vention, and who cordially endorses
the Cincinnati platform, whether be
reside North or South, we will yield
him our hearty support.
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