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

TsemcAGcus 0utrcak1zg OF the Masses
From One Hundred 70 one Hundred ana
Fifts Of zhe Happy and EEaxnonious
Family an convontion on AN Oois' Dny--
Hons Andrew Ewing Not Unanimously
Nominated for Governor.
Messrs. Editors: Having strong desire to see
3 Union howllng machine in full blast atlenaeo
the Union County Convention Of this county 90
yesterday. had been told that the machine was
great in crushing politicians, and placing 1ns Gear
people in position to obtain some OF sne eEcken
pie of Office. There were all colors and shades OF
noliticiaus nresent. from, a sky blue to a grizzly
grey Init passing strange, very lew OF inc dear
people There were not more tnan one pundred
and fiftv present, Including some twenty or thirty
outsiders, who were merely 1ookers-on IN vienna
Ave was appointed to select Delegates to the State
Convent;orl. who reported in due time honorIng
everv politician in the county with seat as Dele
gate' If any were omitted they can console them
Selves with the reelection that it was unintentiona
on the part of the Convention. After the selection
of the aforesaid Delegates, Mr.. Demoss introduced
series of resolutions mstructing the Delegates 70
vote for Hon. Andrew Ewing for Governor an
proving the course of the Hon Jas. NJ. Ouarles in
Congress, but modesty insinuating to the latter
gentleman that he did not carry guns enough, and
that his shirt was most too short for the next
Congress- and recommending in his stead Hon. Jno
Bell, who has relieved himself from the odum
which had been attached to him by his celebrated
disunion speech by recommending the Gear peo-
pie TO vote against the Convention. and telling
them that the appointment of Seward was very
favorable augury. The scene on the presentation
OF these resolutions beggars description. j. r. Nc
Cam the Douglas eiector for the Sth Congressional
District who is, by the bye, very ardent friend of
Col. Polk hereupon arose and said that he was OPP
posed to instructing the delegates. We presume he
could not forget the blows he had dealt this gallant
Brecklnridger for seeding from the Baltimore Con-
vention, so soon. discussion here arose. in which
several gentlemen participated. and in which Mr..
Maxey rodestly minated to the gentleman that if
he did not like the proceedings of the convention he
could secede from the list Of delegates. Mr. Rains,
amidst much confusion, introduced resolution en-
dorsing the course of Mr. Ewing in the late contest
for no convention, and recommending him TO the
State Convention for Governor, which resolution
finally prevailed.
Doctor Hurley denied that Mr.. Ewing was the
choice of the county but he also informed that
he had been advocating the claims of Mr.. Polk
through his paper, and if he did not like the pro
ceedings of the convention he had the unanimous
consent of the meeting to secede from the list. Col
L. N. Temple next got the floor, stating IN his re-
marks that he regarded the resolution of Demoss
with regard to QuaFles a slur upon that gentle
man. and hard as he had laborcd to promote Mr.
Bell to higher position if this resolution passed.
and the honorable gentleman was nominated over
his friend Quarles, he would not support him. Not
single resolution was passed IN favor Of perpetu-
atng the institutions of the South or recommending
additional guarantees, which construe as an In
1eation that they satisfied with the present CON-
ition of affairs in which Nobody is hurt" Not
single resolution condemning the fanatics of the
North and Lncolns administration was offered.
Thus ended this spectacle of taking affairs out Of
the hands of the politicians and placing them in the
hands of the people. When VIII the dear people
knock the scales from their eyes to behold in all of
its naked defoI nifty the action of the guIlifiers?