Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-08-29
PUBLIC MEETING.
Relations of Kentucky and Ten-

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nessee.
Pursuant to public notice, large meeting
of citizens assembled yesterday morning at
the Court House, for the purpose of consider
ing the relations of Kentucky and Tennessee.
On motion by J. B. PITNAN, Esq. his
Honor Mayor CHEATHAM was called to the
Chair, and FL. K. WALLER requested to act as
Secretary.
Hon. ANDREW EWING addressed the meet
ing briefly in regard to the objects for which
il was convened He said that the people of
Tennessee deeply desired no conflict with
Kentucky-that they knew of no ground for
such a conflict They had every confidence
in the patriotism of the masses of that State,
and made no pretence of questioning their
right to determine their own position. He
believes, however, If the people of Kentucky
were obliged to decide the question whether
they would fight for Tennessee or against
her, they would decide to fight for her by an
overwhelming majority. Unfortunately that
people were not permitted to decide. The
policy of the Lincoln Administration seems
TO be to provoke stauggle on the border OF
Kentucky and Tennessee, probably for the
purpose of diverting our forces from Virginia.
Our people are anxious to avoid this conflict,
and had assembled to-day TO say to the people
of Kentucky, if this war is to come, Kentucky
must make it. We are friendly, and desire
to remain so, only asking of Kentucky, if she
cannot go with US, that she maintain her neu-
trality inyiolate, and not permit the forma-
ton of Federal camps in her territory, and
the transmission of Federal soldiers. arms and
munitions across her territory to invade Ten
nessee-
Mr.. EWING concluded by moving the ap-
pOirtment of a committee of five to report re-
solutions expressive of the sense of the meet
ing. which motion prevailed, and
The Chair appointed, as such Committee,
-Messrs. A. Ewing, n. Hobson, F. K. Rains,
Isaac Panl and III. S. Foote.
The Committee having retired. DR.. W. K
Bow1IxG, being loudly called for, took the
stand and addressed the meeting at some
length in an eloquent and interesting speech
He spoke in feeling words Of his love for the
proud and gallant State of Kentucky, eulo-
gized the warlike spirit of her people as ex-
hibited upon every battle field where the
cause of American liberty had been involved,
and assured his hearers that however unpro-
pitious the signs might be now, that the
hearts and hands of the people of Kentucky
must eventually, and very soon, be in fall
sympathy and cooperation with the great
cause of Southern Internationally as
much her cause as ours. He explained her
peculiar position, and the strong influences
which had operated to place her in her pres
eut attitude. The remarks of Prof. B. were
listened to with great pleasure by the large
assembly, and elected the warmest endorse.
ment.
The committee on resolutions returned
and through their Chairman, Hon. ANDREW
EWING, reported as follows:
=, The people OF Tennessee, deeply impressed
with the suffering and distress likely TO arise
from q hostile collision between their forces
and thase of Kentucky, earnestly desire in
this hour of calmness to express their strong
conviction that such struggle should be
avoided. Born from the same ancestry, en-
tering the Federal Union at the same time
lighting side By side against the Indians, the