Tri-weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1859-1861, 1861-06-25

further resolve that en- election be held In all
the counties of East Tennessee and In such
other counties In Middle Tennessee, adjacent
thereto, as may desire OF cooperate with us,
for the choice Of Delegates to represent them
in q General Convention, to be held in the
town of Kingston at such time as the Presi-
dent of this Convention, or, In case Of bis alb
sence or inability, any one Of the Vice Pres
idents or, In like case with them, the Secre-
tary Of this Convention may designate; and
the officer so designating the day Tor the as
sembllng OF said Convention, shall also fix
the time for holding the election herein pro-
vided for, and give reasonable notice there
of .... .
on. In order to carry out the foregoing
resolution, the SherilIs of the different coun-
ties are hereby requested to open and hold
said election or cause the same TO be so held,
in the usual manner and at the usual places
of voting, as prescribed by law; and in the
event the Sheriff Of any county should fail or
refuse to open and hold said election, or cause
the same TO be done, the Coroner of such
county is requested to do so and should
such Coroner fail or refuse, then any consta-
BILE Of such county is hereby authorized to
open and hold said election or cause the same
to be done, And If in any county none OF
the above named officers will hold said cleo
ton, then any Justice of the Peace, or Free
holder in such county is authorized TO hold
the same or cause it to be done. The officer
or other person holding said election shall
certify the result to the President Of this
Convention or to such officer as may have
directed the same to be holden, at as early n
day thereafter as practicable; and the officer
to whom said returns may be made, shall open
and compare the polls and issue certificates
to the Delegates elected.
9Th That in said Convention the several
counties shall be represented as follows =
The county of Knox shall elect three Dele
gates, the counties Of Washington, Greene
and Jefferson, two delegates each, and the
remaining counties shall each elect one Dele
gate.
Convention adjourned to 2 p. NJ
AFTERNOON Session.
Convention met pursuant to adjournment
Mr.. Trigg, from the Business Committee re-
ported as follows:
Ordered, That the Business Committee now
serving this Convention, be continued in ex-
istence till the meeting Of the Convention at
| Kingston, or until any future meeting of this
body, should it again be called together.
Ordered further, that all the resolutions
now before this Convention, which have not
been acted upon, be referred backEto said
Committee for their consideration.
1t is further ordered that the President of
this Convention, or any Vice President or the
Secretary acting in his place. and the chair
man of said Committee, may call their respec-
tive bodies together at such time and place
as they may respectively determine.
Onmotion they were unanimously adopted
Mr.. Netherland, of Hawkins, offered the
following;
Resol0ed, That the members of the present
Legislature of Tennessee, who sympathize
with the purposes of this ConNentio be and
are hereby respectfully requested to resume
their seats in the Legislature, az as early, an
hohr As poAsihl 900 ao~,c!t, ,-t'-g' =
themselves repelled from that body by any
proscrptive act or acts TO which as conscen-
tious freemen they cannot submit.
Adopted unanimously.
Mr.. Maxwell of Washington, offered the
folio wing
Resolped, That so far as we know the people
of East Tennessee have interposed no obsta
Gle to the passage of troops and munitions OF
war through our territory; and while we OBJ
ject, and have ever objected in public and
private to any violence to the Railroads, yet
f the grievous wrongs inflicted by some of
the troops are not stopped, we warn all per-
sons concerned, including the officers of said
Roads, that there is point at which popu-
laton of 100000 people outraged, insuted
and trampled upon cannot be and ought not
to be restrained
The resolution was adopted without divi-
sion.
The following paper having been presented
to the Convention, was ordered to be spread
on the minutes
1.-THE undersigned, delegates from the coun.
ty of Hawkins to this Convention, not appro-
wing the proceedings of the Convention, but
dissenting from the same, protest against the
action Of the Convention, and ask that this
protest be entered on the minutes of the Con-
vention. JOHN BLEyISs,
W. G. KYLE,
Mr.. Heiskell, of Monroe, offered the follow
ing, viz;
ResoLp,d, That the thanks Of this Conven-
ton be and they are hereby rendered to the
President and Secretary ofthis Convention for
the very satisfactory manner in which they
have discharged their respective duties.
On motion Of Mr. Crawford, Of Greene, the
resolution was so amended as to include
the Commi ttee on Business, and then passed
unanimously.
Mr. Maxwell, Of Washington, offered the fol-
lowing viii was unanimously adopted:
Resolped, That the thanks Of this Couven~
ton are hereby rendered 10 the citizens Of
Greenevile and vicinity for the hospitality
with which they have entertained the men,
D bers Of the Convention during its session.
o. On notion, it was ordered that 10000 co.
pies Of the proceedings Of this Convention, to.
p gether with the proceedings of th~Ssession al
Knoxville, be published in pamphlet form, fol
d general distribution.
'f After prayer by Rev. Mr.. Jackson, Of Nor.
gan, on motion Of Mr.. Trigg the Convention
Hadinurned snhiect In the call OF the presi.