Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1860-06-14
Constitutional Tn ion Meeting.

<nSoio SoohtJ, iol tue purpose VI
appointing delegates to the District
Convention to meet at Shelbyville for
the purpose Of choosing an Eector
for the district at large. and Cor the
purpose Of ratifyipg The nomination
of Bell and Everett by the delegates
Of that party in COW, ntion assembled
at Baltimore, DR.. r I. SEARCY was
called to the chair. who in a concise
manner stated the object Of the meet
ing, and having appointed DAVID A
BucKNsR Secretary, the met ting was
pronounced organized, when upon
molten of James B Wright, W II
Moores, Alfred Bearden. G w Hig.
gins, and D W Clark were appointed
y committee of four to draft AMI
report resolutions expressive Of the
sentiments Of the meeting. Upon
motion of MIR. Holt, /. P. Dismukes
was added to the committee.
Whereupon, the committee having
retired a few moments, reported the
following preamble IN resolutions, all
of which were carried unanimously:
WHEREAS, with deep and abiding
intensive hail with gratitude the pro-
ceedings Of tae Union Constitutional
party in convention assembled at
Baltimore on the 9th Of May, 1860,
Resolped, That the prin ciples
enuuoiated by said Convention, viz:
"The Union, the Constitution, and
Enforcement Of Laws are worthy
of the endorsement of all good
Union-lovin G men. and We hereby
invite all such to rally to the support
of the nominees they have chosen
as opponents of these principles.
Resolred, That we not only en-
ldorse the nomination of John Bell
lof Tennessee for President, and
Edward Everett of Massachusetts
for Vice President, but moreover
pledge ourselves to support them in
the coming canvass and use all hon.
orable means to eonsummate their
election.
| ResoIue9, That We instruct our
delegates to ShelbyvilIe, TO cast their
votes for Col. w. F. Kercheval Of
Lincoln, for Elector for this Con-
igressional district, and to use all fair
means for bis election.
( Resolved, That We suggest Tues
day, 10Th Of June, 1860, as a
suitable time for the district con.
veDtion, but We will be governed
by the voice of the district in its
meetings.
Resolved, That as We have no
ne mspaper exponent Of our principles
in this county, That we request the
Lincoln Journal, FAY ETrEvILLB Oh
SERVER, Republican Banner and Pc
triot at Nashville, Shelbyville -Ez,
positOr, and all the papers friendly
to the GAUGE, (the. first two from
courtesy to publish the proceedings
| Of this meeting.
Which resolutions having been
separately acted upon, the following
gentlemen we're appointed delegates
to the Convention to be held in
Shelbyvills for the above purpose set
forth:
Ist-District-Jas Clark, Louis
Bird.
3D. jeff Stone.
3d-Newt Whitaker
4th-Samuel Miles, Dr. Z r
Moore.
9th Nathaniel Bo6re, Dr. Whit
man.
6th-John Wastburp, Thos Whit.
aker.
7th-Gcorge W Higgins, Sam
Little.
Sth-D " Clark, w n Moors,
Rane Mckinney, r R Mckinney,
II G Wright, ] r Bright, ] D Griz.
zard.
9th-.Thomas Miller, D NJ Beatty,
VIM M Rosboro.
10th--H Il Holt, James NJ Dyer,
T V Greer.
1lth-A C Martin, james B
Talley.
12th-B F Clark, VIM DeFord.
3,h-E Cunningham, E J Whit
aker.
14,h-Ben March, A A Goodwin.
15th-E. 8 Wilson, w M
Mckinney.
16th-F L EselI, j 7 Curtis.
17th-D 8 Patterson, H Fl
Bledsoe.
1Sth-J II Mckinney, W B
Robinson, ] Smith.
19th--Alfred Bearden, John
Moore