Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-12
Conventions of Deleg.te. :.

| A Convention of Delegates to the Southern
Rights State Convention of Tennessee Assem-
bled at the Hall of the House of Representa-
tives yesterday at eleven o'clock.
On motion of Randall w. McGavock, Esq,
| Col. Tbos. L. Bransford was requested to
take the Chair, and HI. S. Hill, of Hamilton,
and Leon Trousdale, CT Davidson, were APP
pointed Secretaries
Col. Bransford, in few appropriate re-
marks, opened the Convention.
| Hon. John A. MINIS, after explaining the
circumstances that exist and that, in conse-
| quence, there was but partial delegation,
| offered the following resolutions, which, after
some explanation, were unanimously adopt
| ed:
ResolUtd That the delegrtes here assem-
| bled, having been heretofore appointed to
represent some of the counties of the State
| in the Southern Rights convention, in view
| of the exigency of war, which has been
| waged upon the Southern States by the Pres
| ident of the United States, sustained by the
people of the North. deem it inexpedient to
suggest a candidate for Governor at the pre-
sent time, and do refer the whole subject back
to those from whom We have received our
authority.
ResoIred, That, inasmuch a. az election for
Governor must take place in August next,
and it is important that there be no contest.
and no dictation from any quarter. We COM
mend that the people 10 their primary capac-
ity having buried all party prejudices and
erased old divisions, do hold primary meet
ings on Saturday, June 18th, for the purpose
OF harmonizing sentiment with regard to their
choice for Governor.
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semblage without expressing our warm and
cordial concurrence in the action of the late
extra session of the Legislature, in placing
Tennessee in attitude to resist an OdiOus
and tyrannical military usurpatioR and to
unite their fortunes with the Southern Con-
tederacy, and that the patriotic and energet-
ic policy of Gov. lsham G. Harris in The
hour OF his conntry's trial, entities him to
the gratitude and admiration OF his country
men.
ResolUed. That we cannot too strongly or
earnestly urge upon the people OF Tennessee
and the whole South, in consideration of the
entire unanimity in the councils of our enc
mics who are seeking 10 destroy our rights.
TO undermine our institutions, and to lay
waste DIR land, the absolute Importance of
unity and harmony in our movements; and
that he is an enemy of the public safety who
would promote discOrd on account of minor
differences, or do anght to distract our fast
consolidating columns.
After the resolutions had been adopted,
Hon. A o. P. Nicholson, of Maury, Capt.
VIM. Ewing, of Williamson, and James E
Bailey, Esq, of Montgomery, addressed the
Convention in able, earnest and eloquent
speeches, all warmly approving of the action
of tho Convention, and urging unanimity
and harmony in the action of the people of
Tennessee.
On motion, it was
ResoiUed, That copy of these proceedings
be furnished each of the newspapers, with
request that they publish them.
On motion of Randall w. McGavock, ESQ.,,
the Convention then sdjouI ned sine die.
THos. l.. BRANsFORD, Chm'n.
III. s. HILL.
LEON. TRoUDALE,