Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-12

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men Of Dickson county, in convention, upon
motion of W. A. Moody, NJ. D. Alex. James,
ESQ. was called to the Chair, and ]. B. Bartee
was appointed Secretary. After the meeting
being called to order, the Chairman proceed
ed to appoint the following named gentlemen
to the occasion, to wit -=.---e----------
DR.. j. II. Larkins. o. L. V. Schimttou, j.
G. Jackson, Thos. w. Shaw and DR.. W. A.
Moody.
While the Committee was absent, our for.
mer Representative, F. F. ". Schmittou, was
called on to address the assembly, which he
did in a most Union style; when S. W. Ad-
kisson, of Cheatham, according to call,
mounted the stand, and in very few re-
marks, suggested the propriety of modera-
tion and firmness in the present state OF Ma
tionaI affairs; when the Committee on Reso-
buttons made their appearance to report,
which they did by offering the following
resolutions, to wit:
LIST. Resolped, That the Union men of Dick
son county concur in the call of Conven-
ton. to be held in Nashville on the End day
of Nav next, for the purpose Of nominating
Union candidate for Governor.
End. Resolved That the Hon. Andrew
Ewing is our first choice for that Office; yet
we will cheerfully support any other gentle
man who may receive the nomination, pro-
vided he is sound Union man.
3rd Resolved, That at the same time and
place, the nomination for candidate to Con-
gress should be made for the 9Th Congression-
al District.
4th Resolved, That in the Hon. James NJ.
Quarles, our present Representative, the
Union party, not only of the 9Th Congress
sional District of Tennessee, but of the
State, have an advocate Of the Union, who
by his voice and his votes in the late Congress
of the United States did boldly vindicate our
rights in the Union in a manner no less hon
orable to himself than worthy the Hermitage
District which he SO nobly represented.
STU ResolUed, Further, that the Hon. j. NJ.
Ouarles having declared himself candidate
for reelection, (subject to ratification by
Convention) we viii give our cordial sup
port to him, should he be the nominee of the
Union party.
9Th. Resoiued, That the Union men of Dick
son county, without. regard to former party
lines. still cling to the time-bonored Star
Spangled Banner as the Flag of their Fathers
and their country, under which they have
fought for their rights and their country's
honor; and under the old Stars and Stripes
we renew our pledge of fidelity to the Fede-
raj Union. 80
7h. Resolped, That we have individual,
county and State rights which we do as
sert, and as Tennesseans do assert them to be
in the Union rights which we will never yield
to fanatics, either of the North or South, only
with our lives -
Sth. ResoEped In view OF the foregoing re-
solutions that in this county there should be
but one candidate for the Legislature; and
he should be q man of courage; sound to the
core on the Union question, and well known
throughout the county as man OF hrmness.
If such a one can be had, all other asplrants
should yield, as the claims of tie Union
ought to outweigh all individual prefer
ments.
10. Rtsoiued That three delegates be ap-
pointed from each civil district to attend the |
at Nashville, in accordance with |
first and third foregoing resolutions, and that |
he following named gentlemen are appointed |
said delegates, whose duty it shall be to at |
end the Convention, and cast the vote OF the |
county for Union candidate for Governor;
10 one shall, by virtue of his appointment |
lnder this resolution, have power to cast the
7ote of the county for a SecessiOnlst under
my circumstances whatever; in all other
PARTICULARS the delegates are untrammeled !
DELEGATES.
First Disirict-George Evans, ST., Jno. A.
Baker and NJ. Bell.
Second District-John Anglin, ESD, J. B.
Dunnigan.
Third District-Frank McAslin, j. Nj. Holt
md Jas. Tidwell.
Fourth Distriet-John Brown, Esq, John
and A. Gentry.
Fifth District. d. Everett, S. G. Eleazor
md VIM. Austin, Sr.
Sixth Distriet-Wm. James, T. K. Grigsby
md F. NJ. Binkley.
Seventh District-R. C. Robertson, DR.. G.
Il. Pardue and W.B. Ross, Esq.
Eighth DistIict-J. Ward, ID. l.. Matlock
md Hugh Kirkman.
Ninth District-F. n. Mills, +. +. "
and w. B.Bell.
Tenth District. R. Cooksey, A. Jones,
So, and 4. B. Shelton.
Eleventh District-H. B. III. Williams. DR..
v. A. Moody and A. Nesbitt, Esq.
Twelfth District-John McAslin, Esq, FL.
4. Hutton, Esq, and A. P. Nicks.
After the resolutions were read and some
made thereon by DR.. W. A. Moody
md others, they were unanimously adopted.
After the resolutions were adopted, there was
resolution put to the house that in the
went no delegate should attend the State
that c. A. Fuller, Esq, be in
trueted to cast the vote of Dickson county
n said Conventions and it was also ordered
hat these proceedings be published in the
and GAINESVILLE papers.
ALEX. JONES, Chairman
]. B. BARTEE, Secretary.
Charlotte, April 1, 1861.