Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-02

the ludicrous has furnished us grapnlc account
of the meeting Of the so-caIied Union party yes
seraav to appoint delegates to the State Convention
"a nominate : candidate for Governor, which will
he found in another column. Considering that it
was County Court day, and the number Of people in
town. the meeting was decidedly slim affair, and
betrayed most lamentable want Of enthusiasm in
behalf Of the mongrel party which certain old fos-
ss are attempting to build up upon the ruins of the
old Wing and Know Nothing parties. These old
fossils were out in full force yesterday and took
complete control Of the meeting. Judge W. K. Ter.
NER presided, and 4r. P. ". Nancy moved that 9
committee Of Eve be appointed to select delerates
to represent the county in the State Convention,
which was adopted. And then DR.. J. E. MAS1ovE
suggested that the committee consist of nine,
and without putting this last motion the Chairman
named the nine gentlemen, all of whom are old
Wings and Know Nothings, we believe, with one
exception. With such committee, need it be won
dered that Of the eighteen delegates selected to rep
resent the county at large only two Democrats,
and of the twenty-five selected to represent the eight
wards Of the city, only four are Democrats! The
delegates to represent the county districts bear
about the same proportion. 1t will thus be seen
that the fossils about Nashville had everything their
own way in the matter of selecting the delegates,
| and we think the subsequent proceedings showed
that those Democrats who have taken stock in this
"Uniou" concern felt they were rather cheaply
sod.
The delegates having been satisfactorily disposed
of. A. L. DExoss, Esq, who participated in the Sc
lection of delegates proposed the following resolu-
tons for adoption:
Resolved That the Union party of Davidson
county hereby insructs her delegates to the State
Convention to be held in May next by the Union
party, to nominate a candidate for Governor to
cast their votes first for the Hon. Andrew Ewing
and TO use all honorable means to secure his nomi-
nation.
RESOLVED, That the delegates appointed to the
State Convention are hereby appointed as delegates
TO the Convention to be held soon to nominate a
candidate for Congress, for this congressional
district, at such time and place as may be
agreed upon by the delegates representing
TIE various counties of the district, and
also appointed delegates to nominate candidate for
foater for this Aoteri9l district in the Convention
to be held Cor that purpose, at such time and place
as may De agreed upon by the delegates from the
various counties composing the district.
Resolved, that in view of the present trying ext
gencies of the country this Convention respectfully
suggests the Hon. John Bell the proper person TO
represent this district in the Congress of the United
States.
RESOLVED, That the Hon. James NJ. Quarles merits
the appreciation of his constituents as an able,
jealous and faithful representative OF their inte-
rests and as q devoted friend to the Union.
The reading Of the resolutions brought Mr.. ]. z.
MCCAIN (who was selected As one of the delegates)
to his feet who denounced them as iltimed and out
of place. He seemed to have particular dislike
for the Recommendation of Mr.. EWING, and he de-
clared that if the resolution was adopted he would
not serve He would not be instructed to vote for
any man.
Subsequently Attorney General RAINS got the
floor and appealed to the meeting to adopt the
buttons unanimously. He thought It would be a
disgrace to vote down withdraw the resolutions,
and again appealed to the meeting to adopt them
unanimously, or as nearly so as possible He, how
ever, to sppease those who objected to the first |
resslutioe, offered the following q substitute:
RESOLVED, That while we viii not allow personal |
preferences in time like the present, to influence
US in the selection OF a candidate for Governor and
while we are ready to follow the lead of any true
and trusty champion, yet knowing the high per- |
sonal and political worth of fellow-citizen, the
Hon. Andrew Ewing, and believing that his large |
experience. his wise moderation and sagacity, and
his firm and tried devotion to the Union, eminenty
qualify him to be the head of great State, in q |
crisis like that which is upon us. We declare our |
partially for him, - the members Of primary |
meeting, and respectfully suggest his name to the /
Otabc OOuNcuhO1 VI Tic ClllOu party
DR.. HuRILY objected to the adoption of the sub |
stitute, which had been accepted by Mr.. DEMoss,
and declared emphatioaHy that Mr.. EWING was not |
the choice of Davidson county. He was opposed to
instructing the Delegates for whom to vote month
before the Convention would meet, when changes
were taking place every day. He desired
to know how men stood, and he denied the suthori-
ty of one hundred and fifty men TO speak for the
people of Davidson county. II the meeting thought
Mr.. EWING was thelchoice of the county letthem try
Mr.. STOKES or some other gentlemen, be said, and
then they would see. He declared that, if the reso
luton should be adopted, ne would not serve as
delegate.
Mr.. MCCAIN subsequently moved to strike out the
name of Mr. EWING and iusert NEIL s. BRowN,
which motion failed, only two three voting iQ tbs
affirmative.
The resolution (Mr. RAINs) was then adopted by
a uiUa roce vote The sound indicated about fifteen
Or twenty ayes" and fully half as many noes"
The question then recurring the third and
fourth resolutions, Z. 81. McEwEN, Jr Esq., thinking
the pIsstering' was not laid on Mr.. QUARLEs thick
enough to appease that gentleman offered the fol-
lowing in lieu of the fourth resolution!
RESOLVED, That the Hon. James NJ QuRPles, our
immediate Representative in Congress, by his calm
patient and cOnciistory efforts for the preservation
of the Federal Union his Vigilant guardianship of
the public treasury and his devotion to the peculiar
interests of this District, has merted our hearty
appreciation, and We say to him, " well done, good
and faithful servant"
This was accepted by Mr.. DENoss, and the adop-
ton of the resolutions advocated by JACKSON B.
White, Esq. L. NJ. TEMPLE, Esq, then got the floor,
and was sbout to address the meeting, when Mr..
WHITE (nterruptingJ reminded Mr.. TEMPLE that he
was delegate and ought not to say anything against
the policy "chalked out.n But Mr. TEMPLE declared
that the resolution was a slur upon Mr.. QUARLEs,
and that if adopted and Mr.. BELL were nominated
be would not vote for him, and wound up by making
an Intellectual motion to lay the resolution on the
table.
The resolutions were then adopted by perhaps
twenty Or thirty ayes to one nos and Mr.. Q4arles
AN console himself with the reflection that be is
Tot the first shoot that has withered in the shadow
IF Mr.. BELL.
1t was amusing to see what terrible huttering
among the faithful these several episodes caused
The 'fell spirit of disunion," of the Union.
SITS delight to style resistance to the revolutionary
government of LINCOLN, was evidently rife in this
most harmonious Union meeting-not that kind of
iisunion however, that looks to wrongs redressed
and rights restored but the petty disunion concern
ng the five oaves and the two fishes" that are to
DC distributed out in the summer campaign
STMPATHETiC.-From an Ktract from the WASH
ngton correspondence of the n. Y. TimsS which we
lee in the last Banner, it appears that the writer
learns from Tennessee that an unfortunate rivalry
exists in the ranks of the Union party, between
hose who were formerly Wings or Americans, and
those who were Democratic To those who know
hat the Times is one of the veriest Black Repub