Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-01-04
COMMUNICATION.

LOUISVILLE, Tenn, Jan. J., 166l.
Alta meeting Of respectable number of the citi-
gems Of Blount county. at the Masonic Hail. JAMES
K Cox Esq, was called to the chair who very forci-
bly, and clearly explained the objects OF the meeting
wheE H. HEAersuL and J. NJ. SINGLETON were re-
quested to act as Secretaries.
The Chairman appointed II. T. Cox, ESQ, DIR. JoHx
SrxeLEroN, JoHN G. GoURIEY, D. R. Dyer and Dr. NJ
Coz to prepare suitable resolutions for the meeting
who, after brief retirement presented the follow
ing:
WHEREAS, the great political and financial crisis
row existing in our beloved country is beyond pre-
eedent. and calls imperatively for prompt express
sion Of opinion by the people of cur State.
Therefore, we, the citizens of Louisville and vi
cinity, composed heretofore of ali parties pro-
claim to the citizens of our common country our
principles and views on this all important subject
Res0lued, That whilst we much deplore and regret
| that any cause has ever existed to create in the
minds Of the people of any section of this once
highly priced and glorious Uron, even thought of
| dissolution or acknowledgements, yet believe that
cause exists, solely from Northern aggression upon
Southern constitutional rights and Southern institu
tions--impolitic unfair and determined the North
has forced the crisis upon US, and the South have
rightfully become exasperated, and are deter.
mined to have their constitutional nights in the
/ Union, or. their independence out of it.
Resolved That without deeming 1t necessary tc
rehearse the many wrongs borne by the South, in
1icted by Northern aggression for many years upon
their rights amt institutions we most soemnly and
unequivocally declare that we are for the South
and Southern rights should De maintained, and il
they cannot under the Constitution then we claim
that the South has the right to ahsolye herself from
and dissolve her connection with her aggressors.
Resolued. That if majority of the Southern
States dissolve their connection with the Fedora
Government and form Southern Confederacy, VIZ
are for Tennessee going with the South at all haz
ards and to the last extremity.
Rescued That the late speech of Hon. A. Johnson
in the Senate on national affairs, does not meet ou
views nor do we believe his sentiments therein ex
pressed will meet the views of majority of th'
people of Tennessee belonging to either OF the oil
parties. -
Resolved That the national and State financial EN-
together with the unprecedented failure
ofcrops imperatively demandle extraordinary legsla
tive relief especially to prevent as far as pcs
sble ruinous sacrifice of property likely to result
from execution sales.
We therefore desire the Governor Of our State 4
recommend to the Legislature soon TO convene tn
passage of such relief measures as they, In thei
wisdom, may be able constitutlonally, to grant.
Unanimously adopted
On motion the Secretaries were requested to for
, ward copy of the above each to Brol0noU's Wig
Rnoruile Register, and the UNION AND AMERICAN 70
I. publication. JAMES K Cox, Chairman.
H y HE slEass1,v Secretaries,