Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-04-26
Meeting in Nashville.

One of the largest and most enthusiastic meet
ings ever held in the city of Nashville, met on Sat
urday evening in that city atvery short notice elect
ing Col HENRY FRAZER chairman, unanimously
passed the following resolutions
ResolUed That this meeting has learned with pro-
found regret that u serious conflict of arms has just
occurred in the neighborhood of the city of CHARLES
ton between the force of the General Government and
those of the Southern CoRfedcracy, and that we
decidedly condem the acts of the Administration
which have evidently produced this deporable state
OF affairs, and that we heartily sympathise with our
Southern brethern who have been so unjustly and
needlessly forced to experience the ineonvenienees
of civil war.
ResoLoed, That we cordially indorse the spirit Of
the Porter Resolution" in which the Legislature
of Tennessee declared, by an almost unanimous vote
that her people would resist all hazards and to
the last extremity, any attempt by armed force TO
reduce the people and States of the South TO the
extremity OF submission or resistance.
Resolved That we likewise fully approve the fol-
lowing resolution recently adopted By the Conven-
ton OF Virginia, to-wir That it is an indispensable
condition that pacific policy towards the seeded
States should be adopted; that no attemPt TO sub
ject them Federal authority should be made; that
the Federal Government should not reinforce nor
exact payment of Dues and that all the forts IN the
seeded States ought to be evacuated.
Resotped, Tnat the present. Crisis lupe'iouSJ w
mands of patriotic citizens Tennessee that they
should at once relieve themselves from the tramnels
of party, and stand up firmly aud fearessly US Que
man, in support Of the endangered rights Of the
South.
Ailer the adoption of the resolutions, speeches
were made by Gen. Z0LLcoFFER, Mr.. BuRcH, Col
STEVENSON and others. The Union and Amerl-
can says;
Gen ZollicoHer then responded to the importu'
nate calls Of the meeting in terse logical, and pa
triotic speech Hesaccncty reviewed the acts which
had led TO the bloody drama in which we we are
engaged. He rehearsed the patient and forbearns
course of Tennessee and the other Border States
He laid bare the dupliciy treachery, and meannes'
of the Lincoln Administration in bringing on civil
war. He wanted the next breezes that waited North
10 bear to those people the fact that the i0dr mus
| De stoned or Vdged dgaiast A UNITED SOUTH fo'
one he loas aph that gallant band noW struggling o'
our Independence. Throughout Gen. Zollicoher'
speech he was again aud again interrupted BY ths
most tumutuous applause. Amer he closed Col
Stevenson was again called upon and concluded in
an eloquent strain Mr.. Burch was then called upon
and addressed the meeting. During his speech /
large and beautif hag Of the Confederate State
was brought 10, which excited the widest eothusl
asm we have ever witnessed. Aiter Mr. Burch
MessTs Michael Waugh, Geo, Nancy, A. W. Putnam
aud Gov. Foote were called out, and unhesitatingy
announced their adherence 10 the South in this con
Aict. The meeting, after a most enthusiastic ses
sion sdjournei until Monday night.