Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-01-03
Meeting of The south Nashville Ne.

| Ia pursuance OF u previous call, the 9th
9Th. and 9Th Wards held meeting last Tues
day night, in the bds, ment of The I'd P
| Church, in South Nashville.
On motion of Capt. Driver, Herman Cox
/ Esq, was unanimously chosen Chairman OF
the meeting. and J. ". Patien Secretary.
The Chairman. on taking the chair, made
known the obi ct of the meeting, to devise
aud adopt the best means of preserving the
Union OF the States, after which the meet.
ing was opened by prayer by the Rev. Dr.
Goodlett.
The Chair then appointed the following
Committee to draft suitable resolutions, ex-
pre-sive OF the sense of This meeting:
From the Oh Ward-Wm. Driver aud
Dan. Cunningham.
From the 7.h Ward-JAs Cavett aud Jas.
Grizzud.
From the s.h ward-C. W. Nance and
Thus Newbern.
Tie Committee retired, and during their
absrnc", the meeting was addressed by Capt
John s Da>hieII, after which the Commit, ee
on solutions reported the f flowing:
WHEREAS clouds aad darkness have gath
ere1 around our affairs aud iresides. We. the
working men of South Nashville. have
Snlennly, and in the language of Washing
ton.
Resolvsd. Tint the unity of government.
which constitutes Us one people. i thu main
pillar In the edi c. of our real independence.
he -urp,ri OF our tranquility at home, our
peace a..rs'Hd, of "ur saieIy. of our pr, Speri-
y II that wy liberty - hich We so bi.il,
priz t.. 7 hat the pans thai have nee taken.
from different causes ard from dif rent
quarters. eud the many ariif:es eTpl ytd To
weaken in our minds, the conviction of this
iTnth-ths point in our political fortress
against which the iatJerie> OF interal and
ext rnal enemies have been most constantly
aud actively (hough often coveItly and Ia
sidiou>Iy) dir cled have Not ludg, d ia our
minds the / at di~iruSt OF the wisdom and
ben-fcence CT our Union.
TIdt "" deem 1t OF infinite moment, that
we should prop rly estimate The i'm
eIse value If OR National Uno
10 our COLLECTIVE. and indiv id IaI happiness
that we should cherish a cordial, habiIu ii
aud immoveIbl- attachment Ia il accustOm
ing ourselves 10 think and sprak of il "a The
palladium of our political safety and prus-
terityi waihing for its preservation with
J aIoHs anxiety; di~counteuHnciug what, vrr
any went. he abandoned; aud Indignantly
browning upon The hrsi ddwning of any al
tempt te Oblierate any portion OF our Com
try from the r st, or IL enieeble the sacred
ties VIII CHI now link together the variuu-
paris
RssOlUed That we call upon our brethren
the wOI king-meu If the North, 10 ease lbs
laws, which have given :" much IF nc. from
their statute books This much Is due as IL
Mi.
Their skirts will be clan, let what will fol
low.
Rssolred That we deeply deplore the posi-
tion taken by our sister State. South Cdro-
lima /; for she has sundered thu bonds of our
Union. and torn a star and stripe from that
flag under which we We're wont to conquer
as tar as n" is able to do.
R3s0i1ei, That We, the wOrking-men, citi-
ms of South Nashville fet ling as we do
an undying love for the Union as it Came IT,
Us from our fathers. cemen;ed by their blood
and tears, do here. in this sacred edIfce, cOu-
Secrate1 to the God OF love. sOlemnly pledge
ourselves to support the Union. the C0ustilu-
ion and the Laws, determined that no power
on earth shall rob us of our birhright as
American citizens and we do here most ear
ne-tly invoke the aid OF Him who rules the
storm, to enable us to stand firm ia the breach
prematurely made by our deluded sister,
ResoLV d, That we have a Government, ac-
cOrding tt The full meanIng of the word,
strong enough to punish tran>gresSi"ns OF ev-
cry kind, wheIh-r North or SOatb; that we
cOn-ider Secession treason. a fire brand Cast
among the p ,Ople. by designing. mad pnliti
Clans. calculated to deluge the Valley Of the
Mississippi with the blood of ir-emen.
ResOlved, Tuat We earnestly cllI upon the
working men, in every section of our cOun-
try. 10 rally around the Constitution and the
Laws, determined 10 maintain them and show
T"liiical drmagogu.s that we, the people,
have voice to be heard, and an arm to cnas-
Use mad-men.
W. l. Nance moved that the preamble and
resolutions BE- read separately. Each reso-
luton was then read separately, and adopted
almost unanimously. The motion to adopt
The preamble and resolutions was then pass
ID unanimously.
The meeting was subsequently addressed
By Wm. Driver. G. ". Nance, the Chairman.
and others OF the meeting, alter which the
meeting. on motion, adjnui ned.
HERMAN cox, Chairman.
J. ". PATTEN, Secretary