Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1861-04-24

= @essing a. G22l1tsn.
~. SssSa1ns e previous notice, large number
.e1i. ,"ctszens, regardless of former PARTY lie:
so.iected IN from all portions Of the coI,ntrv n
:. az Pserpose OF comforting with one one anotbe
country. sU eOnoision OF GU
Ai . raislng a beautiful Southern banner. mai,
" me fair hands Of q lovaiv 1a,Lts- - .oI.
sumner sne crowd assembled in the Conrs hc,,sa
when, on motion Of Geo W WIuahasts- r. y - =
SoS Sol,o y as called to the Chair, and Jos Hub.
TS psss;,st ,so we're appointed Secretaries
lowing gentlemen Vice Presiaents' 10 - Cur III,
! y DoDelson, DR. James Blaekmare ~.
Parker, DR. John Franklin. Gen ] Z McEa;a IL =.
" White, George Blain, DR. NJ Head. and III i
Hibbits.
On motion of Hon Geo W Allen. a comm;.,as -
prepare suitable resolutions appointed comnoS.
| ed of the following persons, viz: Geo W Wiucbes
| ter, Chairman of Committee Jas ] Turner. Nv 3
Mundy, Baxter Smith. Thos Boyers, Geo Guild
ID Hart, Tompkins. Geo Baber and W n Mont.
gomery.
After the meeting was fully organized, Judge
Guild appeared On the stand, and in his clear for
chile style, unclaimed the audience for about
an hour, pointing out, Enthusiastically, the true and
only course for Tennessee to pursue.
Dr. Joseph Gross was loudly called for, and
came forward and expressed his entire spproba-
ton OF the object of the meeting, and promised
tnas ne would give his views fully, from the pulpit
on tomorrow concerning the state of affairs.
-. uoge ALLEN being next called for appeared and,
AlISr making few welltimed remarks. declined
making set speech. but proposed to read a letter
from the veteran soldier and patriot Gov VIM
ik9CsDALE, the reading Of which created the wild
est enthusiasm. The letter appears elsewhere.
Aoie and telling speeches were afterwards made
ny >. =. TURNER, Esq, W. S. MUNDE, ESQ.,, and Gen
The following preamble and resolutions were
chairman ~
WHEREAS, The mOmentous question of Union or
DIsunlon, tnat, IKE the fre-bell at night, whose
the Declaration of Independence, is now upon ms.
We, the people OF Sumner county, have this dav a.
citizens of Tennessee, met to decide whether our
voice shall be to unite with and sustain by men and
money, Dhnd, sectional, perfdious tyrant who
has turned deaf ear to all propositions of COM
promise, made by patriotic men Of al sections and
partes-by petition, resolution, and messengers of
peace-and who has, in effect. declared war on our
brethren of the South contrary to the Constitution
ana law. and to the wishes of the citizens of this
and other border slave States and in open defiance
OF their resolutions, as expressed through their
STATE Leg1slatures,thatt they would oppose coercion
: az every hazards, and to the last extremitvr-or
20 dissolve our connection with States which de-
eiare thas there Is an "irTepressbs cORcr between
the states, North and South and that they must be
AL slave of free" True to these PRINCIPLES and
false to his tooe country the President elected by
these States has declared that he will take hold
and possess forts and property not in the possess
SION OIL the government at his Inauguration and for
which he was not responsible. To do which, /
whilst processing that from military neces- /
sityD he would surrender Fort Sumter, he has |
fitted out with men, horses and munitions Of war /
the largest fleet ever concentrated az one point by
tnas governmental provision less than 200 men, |
thereby causing the troops at Charleston In selE
dsfsnee, to IRE into and take Fort Sumter
War has begun-75, 600 troops have been called /
INTO service-to redress wrongs falsely stated by i
TINS sectional President, to have been long endured
lst- ResotUed Therefore That the time of forbear-
ance and Cancellation is passed-and that the time
Tor action has cOme-remonstrauce petition and |
compromise have failed. The "irrepressible con-
iict," which has been forced upon the peaceful
homes and unofending citizens of the South, will
De met by people, who viii drench their native
Ioil with the blood of their invaders or perish to
he last man in its defence.
I'd That the President has by proclamation pre-
ented to US, the alternative of furnishing men and
noLey, to coerce and subjugate the Confederate
states or to take the position of disobedient and
isloyai citizens-that rather than do either, much
8 we deplore the necessity, are in favor of dis
diving the connection of the State of Tennessee,
NTH she now remaining States OF the Union and
esuming all the powers delegated by her to the
reneral Government
81. That we approve Of the action of Governor
iarris, in calling the Legislature Of the State to-
ether.
4th. That il IS the sense Of this meeting said BODY
hOuld proceed forthwith, to order convention of
ne people, to the end that Tennessee may dissolve
ne "entangfng alliance" which now chains her to
he Black Republican Government at Washington:
nd take all necessary steps, by the appropriation Of
loney, and otherwise, to place the State upon war
ooting.
9th. That we cannot entertain the idea of an arm-
neutrality" the heart of the people of Tennes-
e is with the South-we will make her cause our
.use, and where she leads the way we are ready to
How.
9th That we most cordially approve the prompt
ID patriotic respose of our Governor to the requi-
lion of Abraham Lincoln upon Tennessee for
oops, for the dIabolical purpose of aiding in the
bjugation Of gallant siste States of the South
ruggling tor the great principle Of equality and
ght
On motion the resolutions were unanimously
opted
The following resolution was submitted by ]. J. ]
-RNER:
Resolved, That the Nashville Patriot and the
ress in Sumner county be requested to publish the
oceedings.
The meeting then adjourned until the first Mon
y In May. &c. GUILD, Chm.
]. A HUBBARD, So.
B. F. ALLEN -ecretarles'