Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-05-03
State Convention.


| Delegates from large number of counties
in the State, appointed by the people hereto
fore composing the Union party, met in this
city at two p. NJ. yesterday, pursuant to pre-
vious notice.
At preliminary..meetiDgh held in the morn
| ing, committee was appointed to report
| permanent officers, consisting of G. T. TRIGG,
ESQ, of Knox; JOHN S. BRIEN, of Davidson;
R.P. CALDWELL, of Gibson; w. 81. CHERRY,
of Hardin, and WM. J. KELLY, OF Marion.
Hon. JOSIAH NJ. ANDERSON, of Sequatchee,
being temporary Chairman, called the Con-
vention to order, and
Col TR1GG, from the above Committee, re-
| ported and recommended the following per-
| manent officers of the Convention, which re-
| port was unanimously adopted:
| President.-Col. VIM. ii. POLK, of Maury
Vice Presidenas-Hon. JOHN BAXTER, OF
Knox; JOHN SUMMERS, Esq, of Weakley.
Secretaries NJ. FLEMING, Esq, OF
Knox, aud b. K. WALKER, of Davidson.
The Convention being organized, Hon.
JNo S. BR1EN proposed the following pream-
| BILE and resolutions:
| WHEREAS, The Union party of the State OF
| Tennessee did heretofore appoint delegates
| from each county in the State, to meet in the
/ city OF Nashville on this day for the purpose
of nominatinga candidate for Governor;
AND WHEREAS. Since said appointments,
.he aspect of affairs, both civil and military,
| in the General and State Governments, has
undergone most alarming change; that now,
instead of peace and harmony, the whole
L. - fba TTpftod Ctato- fer to
arrayed in hostile demonstrations of frater-
nal strife;
We, the delegates here assembled. repre-
senting the three grand divisions of the
State, deem it proper for us to express our
opinion as to who would be the best man to
be made the Governor of the State OF Ten
nessee, surrounded as we now are.
Under the difficulties which now surround
us, and the perils which are plainly before
us, involving all that is dear to US as a peo-
pie and as Stale, it is, in our estimation, a
matter of the greatest moment to each and
every man, woman aud child in the State of
Tennessee, that we have as Commander and
Chief OF the Army and Navy OF Tennessee. a
military chieftain and civilian of large expe-
rience in both departments; man of known
courage, honesty, integrity, firmness, pru-
dence, humanity, and well balanced and
sagacious, informed mind; so that our sons.
brothers aud ourselves may be protected in
the trials, hardships and dangers Of the i'm
pending war
ResOlued, That in our opinion, not intending
to disparage any one, all the above charac-
teristics are concentrated more fully in the
Hon. William b. Campbell, of Wilson conn
ty, than any other man in the Stale, aud We
do therefore most respectfully recommend
him TO the people Of Tennessee as their candi-
date for Governor, believing as we do that
he is the very man for the occasion.
The preamble and resolutions were adopt.
ed without a dissenting voice.
On motion of Mr.. Baxter, the Secretaries
were requested TO furnish copies OF the pro-
ceedings to the Nashville press, and the press
throughout the State were requested to copy
the same. -
Hon. Horace Maynard, of Knox, tben
moved that the Convention adjourn sine III.
which motion prevailed.
And the Convention adjourned.
WIN. POLK, President.
TX iIii II W EIss.s'' Secretaries.