Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-04-03
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MEETING OF MEMPHIS WEH-
CHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN
At an sdjourAsd meeting Of the merchants
and business men Of Memphis, held on last
night, at.the common law courtroom, W. A.
Goodman acted as chairman, andJ W. Rogan
as secretary.
The committee previously appointed to draft
resolutions, were called upon to make their
report, and presented the following:
Resolvs5, That the peculiar position of
Memphis, resulting from recent changes in the
political relations Of the State Of Tennessee
and her neighboring sister States, renders a
practical demonstration OF the present views
and future position Of the,merrhsnts and eiti-
zens Of Memphis, absolutely necessary.
RssoIUed, That the Government of the Con-
fedeFats States is established spon the true
principles Of the Constitution Of the United
States, and is entitled to cur confidence, our
sympathy and our patriotic support, and, there
fore, as merchants oflMemphis, We pledge our
selves to promote BY all honorable means In
our gower her commercial policy.
RssolBei, That the people Of Tennessee are
bound to The people Of the Southern Confede-
racv, BY all The ties that could unite a free
people withsa Confederscy Of independent SOW
ereign States.
Rssolpsd, That as merchants and citizens Of
Memphis we heartily indorse and would be re-
iolced to have an opportunity to adopt imme-
distely for ourselves, and our children after us,
the Constitution Of the Confederate States Of
America.
Rssolped, That we have full faith that the
people Of Tennessee will grove true to south
err rights and southern honor, and that thew
viii, as soon as their voice can be heard, une-
quivooslly repudiate the usurpations Of the
government Of a northern, sectional, hostile
majority, and unite their political fortunes
with the Confederate States Of America.
H. R. AUSTIN,
JAMES ELDER,
] B. SHARPE,
T. A. MASON,
G. DEIoAcH.
After being submitted, these resolutions
read separately and unanimously adopted.
Tue following resolution bsing;Ofered, was
also adopted:
ResOlpsd, That we, the merchants OF Mem
phis, pledge ourselves to support no man for
any Office who il not pledged to the immediate
and irreVoeable secession Of Tennessee from
the Black-RePublican Union.
Mr.. ]. B. Perkins offered the following res
olution which was SsanmiOusly adopted;
Resolscd, That in the event Of the State Of
finally going with the abolition
Confederacy Of the North, West Tennessee
will Join The Confederate States, even if it
must be done at the expense Of revolution.
During the progress Of the meeting, Mr..
A. Goodman, Of Holly Springs, Miss.,
being present, was called on and responded in
a few appropriate remarks. He said that if
Tennessee remained with the North, the
time must inevitably come when the
relations Of Memphis with the
South would be cut of as a national neees-
and not as an invidious Discrimination
against her. He made further allusion to the
lnanimity Of feeling existing in the Confeder-
ate States, and to their destined prosperity,
md expressed the hope that be might soon sa-
us as feIlow-citizsns of the same national
commonwealth.
Upon motion the meeting adjourned.
W. A. GOODWIN, President.
]. W. RoeAE, Secretary.