Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-04
Primary Meeting In Humphreys
County.

Editors OF Pdfrts:
GENrLEMEN-Below we send you copy
of the resolutions adopted at our Convention,
held at Waverly the first day of April, 1861:
Resolred. That in the coming canvass, we,
the Union men of Humphreys county, pledge
ourselves in the selection OF candidates TO
represent us in the balls of legislation. to ig-
more old party distinctions and prejudices,
and to act upon the issues before us as we
may find them.
eral Union and Constitution properly inter-
preted as iradispensably necessary TO the mamie
nance of SOUTHERN RIGHTS.
ReSolUed. That so long as our valuable,
practical rights are not denied US in the pre-
sent Union, we will remain in it.
Resolved, That we will support for Govern
or and other officers, during the coming can
yass. any man that is firm friend OF the
Union. and the maintenance of our rights in
the Union.
Re,olred, That as our old and tried repre-
sentative. the Hon. Cave johnson. has ever
proven himself worthy of our confidence and
trust, we recommend him to the Union party
of Tennessee as the first choice OF Hum-
pbreys for Governor, but will cheerfully sup
port the Hon. Andrew Ewing or any other
good Union man for that position.
RESOLVED, That the following gentlemen be
appointed delegates to the State Convention
to be held at Nashville, the I'd of May, 1861,
as well as to meet the Union men of this
Congressional, Senatorial and Representative
district, at such times and places as may
hereafter be agreed upon:
LIST Diarict-Calvin Batson, W VIM, w
B Latimer. Louis Hunley.
I'd District-Dr Gould. G E Harris, Tom
Batson.
Sd Distria-H Marlborough, W W Moss, NJ
Trotter, James Thompson.
4h District-Jack Thompson, Wood Owen,
Jas Batten, Geo Thompson.
5M District-Wm McIlyea, R B Hatcher
Saml Woodbridge.
9Th District--J W Harris, H Marable, S
Spaun, Al Saunders, n McKinnon.
tn Disrict-Eli White, John O'Neal, Jonas
Spiser. VIM Meadows, Edward Warden.
sh District-W J knight, G NJ Fowler,
Steven Allen, Harvey Hunter.
9h District &c W Crowell, VIM Perry, W
NJ SIayden, NJ McMackins
lob Diarict-Esq Lomax, Esq Slayden,
Jerry Shean, Thos Simpson.
IIh District-Nat Scholes, Mark Bryance,
Isham Rodgers, Allen Scholes.
l2M Diarict-W B Porch, W Whitfield,
J Carroll, NJ Byrne.
And any other good Union men that may
be present.
C0mnuaee-Wm Meadows, II Marlborough
n McKinnon.
J. S. SPAUN, President.
7. 81. BAKER, Secretary.
MoNTGoMEEY.-At meeting Of the Union
men of Montgomery, held at GAINESVILLE on
the lst., Hon. CAVE JOHNSON was recon-
mended for Governor, aud Conventions
called to meet in that place on the 4th OF
next month to nominate candidate for Con-
gress, for the State Senate, for Floater, and
| Representative for Montgomery county
dressed the meeting. Resolutions approx
| ing his course in Congress were adopted
| Delegates were appointed to the Guberna
torial Convention.
RoBERTsoN-A Union meeting was also
held at Springfield on Monday. Delegates to
| the Gubernatorial Convention were appoint
| u,
| for Governor. Col. J. c. STARK was recon-
mended for Congress. The following resolu
tons were adopted
| WHEREAS we, the people of Robertson
| county, in convention assembled, devoted Il
the Union and Constitution OF these States
and believing as we do, that the perpetuity
of civil liberty depends upon their preserva
| ton. therefore,
| ResolUsd, that we hereby take our stant
boldly upon the side of the Union and Con
stitution and will support and maintain tn
same as long as there is hope of thei
| preservation.
RESOLVED, that we are opposed to the doc
| trine of secession, believing as we do, thai
| it is no remedy for any of the existing politi
cal troubles that now affiict our country, but
is destructive of the best government ever
instituted by man.
Resolued, that we are opposed to civil wa
or blood shed under any and all circumstan
ces, if possible to be avoided, but that W
eau not, under any circumstances, surrende
our right to the free navigation of the Mi:
| sissiDDi river.