Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-04-16

Union Meeting i'm warren County.
At meeting of theTnion men of Warren
at McMinnville on the 18th inst, on motion
Mai. Thos. Mayberry was called to the Chair
and W. ]. Cliff appointed Secretary.
Mai. Mayberry, on taking the Chair, in a
brief and forcibIe speech, explained the OBJ
iact of the meeting to be the organization OF
Union MN of Warren for the coming State
canvass; and the appointment of delegates
TO the State Convention to nominate a candi-
date for Governor.
The following gentlemen were, on motion,
appointed Committee to report resolutions
expressive of the sentiments of the meeting.
| viz:
VS.. Haekett. s. d. Rowan, VIM. Lowry,
]. L. Spurlock and W. J. Harrison, who re-
tired and reported the following, which were
read and unanimously adopted:
ResoEued, L That we are in favor of the
immediate withdrawal of the forces of the
United States from the forts in the seeded
States; and that We are opposed to the en-
ployment of the army and navy of the Union
to coerce the people of the seeded States into
submission to the authority and obedience
to the laws of the Government of the United
States
2. That we are in favor of the slave-hold-
ing States yet in the Union cooperating in
the Border State Convention, called to meet
at Frankfort. KY, to effect final and lasting
settlement of all the distracting questions
which have grown out of the agitation of
the subject of slavery; and in the event they
fail to obtain such guarantees IN the shape
of amendments to the Constitution as pro-
per regard for their peace and safety in the
Union requires, we are in favor of their fur
Their cooperating together in one grand,
united and solemn act of revolution, by
which they shall dissolve all political con-
nection with the non-slaveholding States.
3. That we are utterly opposed to the doc
trine of secession as anarchical and submis-
sive in its nature and tendency, inimical to
the permanent existence of any Union of
States in which it may be recognized.
4. That the Hon. Andrew Ewing, of Da-
wilson, is the first choice of the Union men
of Warren for the office of Governor of the
State of Tennessee, and that the delegates
from this county to the State Convention, to
be held in Nashville on the I'd day of May
next, be and are hereby requested to cast the
vote of this county for him.
5. That we cordially approve of the bold
and patriotic stand taken by the Hon An
drew johnson in the Senate of the United
RtoteS, tue CUHSreSS, III OppOSl-
ton to secession and disunion.
On motion, the Chair appointed the fol-
lowing delegates to the State Convention
S Rowan, J L Spurlock, S B Spurlock, W
S Hackett, Maj VIM Lowry, Reuben Blue,
Isaac Jones, Jas Spurlock, ST., Geo Holden
pyl, Washington Britton, G ] Stubbleield,
Finley Bruster, Hon 81 NJ Watterson, Col P
H Marbury, Joseph N Bragg. VIM West, VIM
White, Sidney Ross, ] L Thompson, w Hen
meyer, Leroy Fusion, Nathan Newly, jr.,
John Gribble, DR. B Armstrong, Col John
81 French, Jesse r Edwards, Caleb Tally,
Geo Ramsey, W L Scott, Ransom Gwyn. VIM
Ramsey, jr., Allen Youngblood, Josiat-F
Morford, ST. c.
The Chairman and Secretary were, on mo-
ton, added to the list of delegates, and any
good Union men who may be in Nashville
from this county during the sitting of the
Convention are requested and authorized to
act with the above announced gentlemen as
delegates to the Convention.
On motion, the foregoing delegates to the
State Convention are requested to act as
delegates from this county to the Senatorial
Convention, should one be held for this dis
trict.
The Nashville papers friendly to the cause
Of the Union, were, on, motion, requested to
publish these proceedings.
After eloquent and spirited addresses by
Maj Mayberry, Maj. Lowry, and ]. L. Spur
ock, Esq, the meeting adjourned.
THOS. MAYBERRY, Chairman.
". J. Cliff, Secretary.