The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-04-24
Farmers Meeting.

Station the morning of the 4th, and embraced the
most solid and substantial men in the country.
On notion John Scott, Esq, was elected president
and Mr.. I. Pointer, secretary.
On melton of Walter " Ayers, Esq, a committee
consisting of the following gentlemen, Messrs T. J.
Ford Will Gibson, W. B. Risk w. N Ayres, J. H
Crutcher, and H II. Graz, was appointed a committee
to report resolutions and their report the following
were unanimously adopted amidst most enthusiastic
applause
4 Whereas There is great apprehension III the minds
of good men, in regard to the condition of the country
aud believing it to be the duty of all loyal citizens to
do all in their power discourage everything like sec
ona hostility, and to prevent men of common coun-
| try, blood and common interests from being
dragged into immoral and fratricidiai war thereby
presenting a spectacle affecting the heart of every
phanthropst disgusting to all who love human freedom
and entertain hope in the capability of for self
government, and depTying the struggling millions of
the old world of living protest against despotism or
anarchy and believing there no nsuperable obsta-
ccs to honorable adjustment of all political differ
which atfiict the nation; believing further
that religion mortality, patrotism-all the duties of
citizenship and all the charities of society and of family
require at the hands of every American citizen who
loves his country whatever of talent effort he can
exert for the preservation of glorious nStit-
tons and believing in the virtue, patriotism and neg-
rity of the great of the American citizens but
especially in those of kindred pursuits with our own
who have houses to be burned and fields to be made
desolate by most unnatural war and deprecating such
as the greatest calamity with which an outraged heaven
ever cassed backsding people; and believing there
is every motive which influence the action of hon
orable and good for the agrculturists who form
the great bulk of the population of these States to
become the conservaors Of the country amid the pers
that now environ it. And remembering that our own
good commonwealth has always lent largely of her
craftsmanship to pilot the general government through
every storm that mpered it. and that the of Ken
the country whether for evil for good among whom
the most honorable are the gallant Anderson and the
pacific and yenerated Crittenden; and believing
that her voice should lose its influence over her
sons, in distant and protraced exile; but should
come on them as some Evange even rs the voice of
mother to her child, that strays, bewildered among
unknown tumults" Therefore, be it by us agrcutur-
aiss and farmers ofthe counties of Franklin and Wood
ford and State of Kentucky, in convention assembled
Resolved, That the farmers Of all sections north and
south, east and west be invited to hold meetings with
out the Intervention of demagogucs politicians and
give voice their abhorrance of all sectional agations
and the introduction into the political arena of any sub
ects that tend to ALLEVIATE the people of one section of
this country from those of another.
Resolved, That tender to the Hon. John j. Crit
tenden cordial and hearty thanks for his I'M
ceasng efforts at a pacifcadon of national difficult
ties aud recognise in him in whom Kentucky feels
the snceres pride and pleasure and that although full
Of honOrs and of years, and at period of life when
usually lay aside the of Office vet in view of
the caamities which impending the nation and
the necessity Of Kentucky being worthy represented
in the national councils beg of him to forget awhile
his infrmities and to represent this the
eighth congressional districts in congress- and heartily
recommend him fellow citizens of the district for
that position.
Resolved That should it become the settled determ
nation of the authorities of any of the States or of the
federal government to precpate the country into civil
war; that we recognise the right and imperative duty of
the people to revolutonise such government and to
dispose such authorities more odous and tyranica
than the despotsm of the old world
Resolved, That regard the anmosities that have
sprung up between the different sections of the country
purely politicians war, promoted and encouraged
by demagogues and political desperadoes the more
easily to plumber the people; and who like camp follow
ers and yuures avoid the dangers of the day of battle
but who rob the dying and the dead and will fatteu upon
the fratricidial carnage.
Resolved, That regard the farmers and agricul-
turasts OF every section of cur land friends eoun-
trymen; and lovers" and bound together by the most
sacred and indissOuble ties of blood, religion and
mutual helpfuneSs; and that regard any who would
bring them into hostile attitude as enemies of God
and their native land and deserving the excavations
of an outraged humanity.
Resolved, As the country has been brought to the
brink of ruin by placing the rens of government in the
hands OF demagogues and political charatans who have
used their trust for the nefarous purposes and in
their insrne struggle for place and power have named
section against section and have vituperated and Sian
dered each to the other till the people have become
dashed to madness from reiterated caumnv thatit is the
duty of all good men to withdraw their confidence from
any who have been implicated in this most foul con-
spracy" and speedily to put an end to this reign of
deagogueism snd seek know each other better for
we believe they would love each other more
Resolved That, as a servle Instruction has been
threatend upon section and determination upon
conservative citizens tories" as they are dersiyely
termed of the other section by fanatics extremists and
traitors, we hereby tender moral and material aid to
either when these mist insand thrcatenings shall be
attempted to be put in execution.
JoHN SCoTT, President,
7. POINTER, Tecretary.
Franklin Commonwealth