Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-05-11

JoSEsBoRo'. May 6, 1861.
Pursuant to previous notice, a meeting was held
in this place on the date aforesaid and on motion,
f. s. FERGUSON, Esq was called to the chair, and
A. G. GRAHAM, appointed secretary.
On motion, committee consisting Of A. G. GRA-
HAM, JACOB ADLER and GEoRGE P. FAIR. was appoint
ed draft resolutions expressive of the sense of
the meeting. On returning the committee reported
the following, which were unanimously adopted :;
WHEREAS, A State Convention has been called to
meet at Nashville, on Saturday the 18th inst. to
nominate candidate for Governor. to advocate the
cause of State rights, and to resist the encroach-
ments of Black Republicanism in its unauthorized
crusade upon slavery and the rights of the South;
therefore, resolved,
l. That we approve the holding of said Conven-
tion and advise that this meeting appoint delegates
thereto, with alteFnates, to represent Washington
county in the said convention.
2 That we look with alarm upon the assumption
of power by the Administration at Washington, in
calling out $4,000 men to invade the seeded States,
and in increasing the regular army and navy. as
to raise force including volunteers, of $4,000
men, with the object, we most unhesitatingly
believe of overrunBing the seeded States and hold
ing them in subsection and governing them by mill
tary force instead of by the consent of the gov
erned."
3. Thatwe are for TENNESSEE taking her stand now
and forever with her sister States of the South,
believing that her every interest, POLITICAL social
commercial and otherwise Imperatively demand her
to that position, in order that she may, in
common with the seeded States resist all eneroaeh-
ments upon those interests and maintain them " at
all hazards. and to the last extremity"
A. That we approve the act of Gov. Harris IN
promptly refusing obey the unconstitutional call
of the President of the United States upon Tennes-
see for volunteers to aid the Black Republicans to
sublugate the seeded States, believing that his
Gov Harr1sO act was patriotic, and demands by
every feeling of interest honor and humanity, and
that we will sustain that act even if it is decided
that that act is act of rebellion and we are to
maintain our rights did our revolutionary fathers
of old.
5. That we will support any nominee Of the said
convention for Governor, who stands fair upon the
Southern question, and ignoring old party predllec
tons, we will cheerfully cast our ballots for the
man who maintains the interest and honor of the
South in opposition to. and in defiance of, the en-
croachments of the Black Republicans of the
North.
G. That the following citizens of Washington
county, be appointed delegates to said Conven
rion:
LIST district, Alex McLin; 3D. Hunter Il. Ruble; 3
Washington Wilcox; 4th, L. j. Wilson; 5th, A D. Tay
or; 9th, A. V. Deadrick It'll, J. H. Smith; Sth, Abra
ham Fame; 9Th. Montgomery Hoss; 10th, James
Crumley; llth. Geo. P. Farr; 18th, George Gay
18th, Frank. Gibson; 14th, R. A. Thomson; 18TH A
E. Jackson and A G. Graham; 10th, E. Barley
| I7th, Josiah Conley; 18th, ]. c. Sans.
| - and in the event none of said delegates are il
attendance, that Col VIM. NJ. Bayless, our Represen
tative, and Col Gee. R. Mcclellan, our Senator, OF
in their absence F. c. Huntington and Jno. G. Burch
Esq'rs, of Nashville, be appointed aternates, viii
full authority to represent this county in said con
vention.
After passing resolution that the proceedings o
| the meeting be published in the NASHVILLE USIO
AND AMEIcAN, and Jones6oro' Union, and the paper
friendly to the same, the meeting adjourned.
r. S. FERGUSON, Chairman.