Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-11

At meeting of the State Rights Southern men Of
Monroe county, ON Monday, April LIST, 1861, on mo-
fior, Col M +. Johnson called to the Chair who
in clear, argumentative and forcible manner ex-
was then appointed Secretary,
- Capt. j. @. Vaughn moved the appointmeut Of q
committee to draft resolutions Expressive of the
sense of the meeting, under which motion Messrs.
Capt. J. c. Vaughn, ]. j. Wright ESQ William II
Brown, Esq, Geo. CsHarris Jefferson Ftter and
VIM. i. Eskin, Esq, were appointed who. through
JsJ. Wright, Esq. reported the follouing 20
WHEREAS, The old Union under the Constitution Of
our revolutionary fathers, is dissolved and Union
OF anolton fanatlcism reared in stead thereof and
seven States having withdrawn therefrom and de-
clared in solemn form their independence: ! and
whereas, there are are now two separate Cavern
ments (the one of the North and the ono of the
South, 1t becomes the duty ofevery person t., ro
claim fearessly their love for the ono people or the
other; and Whereas the people of the Souti are our
brothers, one in interest," one in friendship and one
in destiny; therefore .s5e94s . a -
Resolced, No power on earth shall onnress the
people of the Confederate States while the Southern
men of Monroe county have an arm In raise or
to bear in their defence and in declaring this
advocate stern, unyieldng resistance 10 the des
pOtic doctrine of coercng by Federal bayonets. the
free and independent people of the seeded States
or by military force to hold them as conquered
provinces $3.50
RESOLVED, That by the solemn act of their ueople,
InemgplV6Q
all allegiance to the old government and we pledge
ourselves they shall remain free from the sword OF
abolition fanaticisn. t5fesf-tr 4 IS )
Resoced, That those gallant States have only car
ried out the doctrine that resistance 10 oppressiou
is obedience to Godv and shat all power Is nhereni
IN the people, and all free governments are founded
on their authority, and instituted for their peace
safety, and happiness for the advancement of those
ends they have at all times an unalienabIe and in
defeaslble right to alter, reform, or abolish the
government in such manner as they may think
proper. That government being instituted for the
! common benefit the doctrine of non>resistance
against arbitrary power and oppression is absurd
savish and destructive of the good and happincs.
of mankind
ResoIUed, That all brave men and patriots should
desire peace during the separation of the States
and TO secure and maintain this blessing request
| and urge the Federal Government to surrender all
the public property and the forts in the seeded
States, together with Forts Jefferson and Taylor
and to wholly refrain from collecting any revenues
from executing any federal law in those States
or over the people thereof. And we urge the Black
Republican Government at Washing to acknowledge
the independence of those States Immediately, and
to withdraw all her troops therefrom and this, in
our opinion can alone prevent bloody civil war.
RESOLVED, That neither the Constitution of Ten
of the United States recognizes the free
negro citizen or freeman; that he has not the
right to bear witness against the white man, nor
vote at the ballot box, and those Northern States
which allow him to do so, have stricken down the
spirit of the Federal Constitution and have placed
the negro upon an equality with the poorer class
of white men; that the States rights men of Monroe
county oppose this equality AMI will not remain if
they can help it. in Government controlled and adj
ministered upon the basis of negro equality, but
that they will go with the South who opposes this
equality of races.
ReSolUsd, That we are and ever will be opposed
to middle Confederscy; that this doctrine is wild
and insane heresy, and is total surrender to Abo-
litionism. That we are for United South, if we
cannot obtain our rights, land have lost all hope
ofidoing so) and we will labor TO bring about that
result; and we opposed to Tennessee the home
of Jackson, becoming the "tdil end" of an Abolition
Government; and Tennessee must either in our OPT
MON submit to abolition and negro equality or else
join her Southern sistars, whose anities, duties,
destiny and interest unite together as brothers
upon principles of justice truth equality and free
dom. rsE t 81 fEE
RESOLVED, That the following gentlemen be and are
appointed delegates to State Convection TO be
held at Nashville the 18th of May next, to nomi-
! nate candidate for Governor, who is true to the
South her interests and her people, aud opposed 70
AbolihOnism and negro equality. And also to
Cleveland to nominate candidate to represent US
in the BLACK Republican Congress at Washington
City: c Boyd, ] A Wright, S B Haynes, John Ram
sey, Esq Capt. Vaughn, d Trotter, ]
Rowan, NJ A Harrall, G G Montgomery, John Simp-
son, R Roberts. Geo Chestnut. VIM P Jones, Esq.,,
- Toomey, D 81 Diekey, NH Regar, Paul Hartsel,
D 1. Csrmichal. Thos Reagan, Mcspadden, JEFF
ferSon Etter, Thomas Stephens, VIM McCaslin, Thos
s Green, Geo Brown, Zacariah Malone. Geo c Har-
ris. Jas Peck, Alex Rider, James Ghomlsy, F
Richardson, B Morrow, Calvin A Gurley, Vim A
Upton, H Worthy, Samuel NJ Gaines, Vim N Stake
ly, John Cole, w Eakin, Esq, Al Vaughan, Esq,
Abijah Fowler, VIM Dyer, Robert Russell, L Car.
ter, E E Griffith, James Crowder, Frederick
Weaver, benjamin Barksdale, Elisha Talent. A 3
Gift Geo P Carmichal, A MeQermot, N y john
son, Vim Parker, Sapel Henly, Allen Anderson,
HewEy ponahe, N Watson, John Stratton, Joseph
Bivins, zaeariah Roberts, Samuel Hutson, Capt G
W Morgan, Erwin Roddy, Adam Millsspps, William
Green, David Cunningham, Dennis Smith. Austin
Fry, james Pearce, John SelvIdge, Riley Kirkland
and John Lovelace; and lastly,
ReSolvsd, That the UNION AND AMERICAN is respect
fully requested to publish the proceedings of this
meeting. M. Z. JOHNSON, Chairman
E. E. GRIFFITH Sec,