Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1857-1865, 1861-04-05
Union Meeting in Montgomery
County,

the LIST day of April On motion of O. O. Smith,
Gro. W. HAMPTON, Esq, was called to the chair
and J. s. NEBLsTT, appointed Secretary.
The Chairman then briefly stated the object of
the meeting, and on motion the following gentle
men were appointed committee to select suitable
delegates to represent the county of Montgomery
in the Union State Convention, to be held at Nash
vile on the and of May 1861, and to prepare all
other business for the Convention. The following
gentlemen composed the committee: Col. Thomas
Ogburn, James E. Bailey, R. p. Bowling, Thomas
Ramey, VIM. Crouch, and b. A. Rogers.
During the absence Of the committee, the Hon.
Jas NJ. Quarles was called for, and came forward
and addressed the meeting in a short, yet able and
eloquent speech.
The Committee reported IS follows:
RESOLVED, That this meeting do most heartily re-
to the State Convention, as proper per-
son for Governor the able and distinguished patri-
OF and statesman, the Hon. Cave johnson, of this
county, as the first choice of Montgomery county
The following gentlemen were appointed to the
State Convention from this county:
C. w. Hampton, J. E. Bailey, I. W. King, ]. b.
Killebrew S. p Bagwell VIM. Edmondson, r. p.
Bowling, Richardson, VIM Crouch, Q NJ Tyler,
Josiah Hoskins T S Trigg, Jno Powers, Thos Or
gain, Nelson Brown j G johnson, H Cornell, Hem
ry Brown, jr, Geo. Warfeld, w Cowherd, Jno.
Long a Johnson DIR b W Ussery, W r Thomp-
son, NJ D Davie, II Allen, DAILY, S + Allen,
Dudley, Moses Steele, DR. II Marable, B Will
hanson, II NJ Dudley, II Shelby, Jas Clark, T F
Pettus, McFall, G McCaulcy Jno Nolen, H Rye
DR. Crouch, 4 Y Dixon, r Pollard, G Alternately
VIM Allen, sr., A Rogers, Thomas Ramey, Jas
Halyard, Thomas Ogburn w Batson, D Raimey,
Geo Allen Harry Horn, Peter 0'Neal, Jos Smith,
DR. Drane, W Dinwiddie, John Cock, John Gold,
A G Brown, Jas killebrew, Henry Liesnby, VIM.
Davie Jas Wall, Moses Oldham, Sol Barbee, John
Burgess Jno Harris, John Broomfeld 10 Whitfield
@ p Boston, r Pollard, r I Pollard, r w Hum
pbreys, w johnson, H Carney John House,
L johnson, Len H johnson, E L Fort DIR. Dab
ney Fl Izer j F Couts, ] Elder, B II Wisdom, A
Robb, Geo Smith, J 0 Shackleford, and G G Smith,
and all other members of the Union party who
may be at Nashville during the Convention.
The report of the committee was unanimously
adopted; and on motion of Thos W. King, it was
Resolued, That we request the counties in this
Congressional District to send delegates to Con-
vention TO be held at this place on the 4th Monday
(27th) in May next, for the purpose of nominating
a candidate for Congress. And that said delegates
from Davidson, Cheatham, Robertson, and Mont
gomery counties be empowered TO unite in Conven-
ton the same day, TO nominate joint-represen-
tative for said Pictorial District in the next Legs
ature, and that the delegates from Robertson
Stewart, and Montgomery be empowered to nomi-
n ate n candidate for the Senate of the State o.
Tennessee, in the next General Assembly. Also
that the Union party of Montgomery county will
nominate candidate for the lower house of the
General Assembly on the same day.
ResOtped, That the Union party Of this county
hold meeting at the Court House. in this place, or
the LIST Monday in May, for the purpose of selecting
delegates to said Congressional Senatorial Flotor
al and County Conventions, to be held in Clarks
vile on the 4th Monday in May next
The following resolution endorsing Gen. Jas. NJ
Quarles, was introduced by B. A. Rogers, and pass
ed the Convention without dissenting voice:
WHEREAS, The term of Office of the Hon. james
NJ. Quarles our efficient and able representative il
Congress, has expired. Therefore
RESOLVED, That we, tho people of Montgomery
county, do most cordially endorse his course whilst
in Congress
ReSoIUed, That the energy and zeal which he ha
displayed in procuring the passage of measures ten
ding to the benefit of his constituents; his watch
full vigilance, which has saved the Treasury a vas
sum of money; his efforts to remove the dutie
now imposed by foreign Governments upon our to-
bacco trade his successful effort to prevent the
general Government from levying heavy duty up
on tea and cofee-hs attention to the private anC
public interest Of his constituents, all merit oul
most hearty appreciation.
ResolVed, That the stand taken by Gen. Quarles
is the true position that Tennessee occupies in thi
alarming National crisis. And his answer to til,
query, "What will Tennessee do" meets the appro
baton of every true and loyal son of Tennessee;
"But am asked, what will Tennessee do in thi
sha ,.r,n oh lew,n
means of compromise; she will appeal to you, a
she is now doing through her commissioners sen
here to confer with those of other States; and i
she finds you incapable of the sacrifice of your par
ty prejudices to save our glorious Union, she viii
appeal to your consttuents-"from Philip drunl
to Philip sober;" her action will be deliberate con
sentative patriotic and temperate. No State val
ues more highly the inestimabe blessings OF thu
Unioa She will do everything except tarnish he
unsuled honor to preserve it. No rashness viii
mark her counsels; but she will be guided in al
she may do by high sense of duty to herself ant
a fervid and glowing love of her whole country
She will stand as the "day man between the fierc
and contending extremes of North and South; ant
with the olive branch of compromise in each hand
she will say in accents of affection, "Let there b
no strife between YOU"
But, sir, it, in an evil hour, led on by rash, in
considerate, and extreme men, You should attempt
under any pretext, however plausible to subjugat
her, or one Of her sister States of the South, b.
force of arms,
"At once therell rise so fierce yell,
AS all the iiends from Heaven that fell,
Had pealed the banner cry Of hell"
And she will stand the dread arbitrament of tn
sword This, in my opinion, is her position; an
in this position, am proud to say concur, will
my whole heart.
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