Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1861-04-04
Public Meeting.

Public Meeting,
At d meeting of the Souther
Rights Party held 10 Fayetteviu
Monday. April Ist, 1861, Gen. Wn
Moore vas called to the chair, an
Geo. B. BoyIes was appointed Sscre
Itary.
4 Tie Chsilman ten explained tb'
fotject Of the meeting ina peat littl'
speech.
On motion, the following gentle
men were appointed Committee t
submit suitable list Of Delegates tt
the State Convention TO meet or
the lth May. viz: M. D. Hampton,
Jno. IL Taylor James r. Bright,
Jordan Rees, and JAS B. Lamb.
During the consultation of The
committee, Jno. NJ. Blight. Esq. en-
|tertained the meeting. with an elo-
quent e1pose;of Blsck Republicanism.
The eomnlttee reports d the lol-
lowing list Of Delegates to the meet
ing, which was unanimously adopted,
viz:
slst-B H Btny, Jno II Taylor
2d-Wm Tolley. Isaac RntIedge
Sd VIM Copeland, Isaac EsIiek
4th-Y T Ia, lor. VIM D. Morehead
9Th joel Kees. Byars Logan
6th-Wm u Moore, WIN Ashby
7th--W C Solomon, C 4 Mcdaniel
Shit C Goodrich. Jas G Woods
CHA III Hall, Thos Hampton
10Th jacob GILLESPIE, D r Smyth
Ilth-Dr T G Smith. John Roach
l2th-Robt Clark. Reuben Woodland
l3 H. D Susg, Jno Cunningham
l4th-Dr Jno Wood, Henry Turney
10Th Marion Wright, JAS ? Drake
I6sh--W r Bruce, r ] Nelson
This Leatherwood, r G Ewing
lSth-B B Leatherwood, ] ] Bonner
l9rh-Jao Caughran, Jas Pinksrton
2O,h-D C Hall, w H Stephens
2lst--F M Ventress. I P Fulton
22,l--Smith L. Walker, Wm Pryor
23d--W E Clfter. Jacob Sloncbraker,
24th--A S Moore, Thos Baxter
25,h--J Cruise, w Il Mclaughlin.
Fo the county at large:
j d Limb. j II Bright, II D.
Halnpton, j r Bright. ] A Silver
tooth, Jao Med ,niel. Zs1oe Mosiow,
SM Nee roy. A s Fulton, and Jor-'
dan Rees.
On motion. The Chairmanand Sec.
rotary were added 10 the list Of Dele
gates. g
Tha following resolutions we're then,
offered and unanimously adopted:
lst-Resoleed. Thai in the present
state of our federal relations 1t is the
interest aud the duty of Tennessee
to sece,le from the Federal Union.
2,l--Resolced. That we utterly
repudiate the Istss course of our Sen.
ator Andrew johnson as unworthy
the patriot state smanof any section,
and rs iraitorous to the South
3D. esolped. That We herrby ex-,
press our preference for John Al
Bright, Esq.a as our first choice fer
Governor ia the approaching canvass.
but we sill support the nominee OF
The Convention, ifnomipated. upon a
sound Southern platform. i
4ih- Rssolved, That We heartily
approve and endorse the course OF
our Governor. Isham G Harris.
5th-Rssolced, That III the even.
The Convention to assemble at Nash
vile gu the lib May refuses TO
adopt secession resolutions, or nnml- !
gate man who cordially endorses
the same, our delegates a'e shereby
instructed to; Withdraw from Said
Convention. -l
Ga motion, each civil District was
reqlested to send Delegites 10 a,
10 be held in Fayetteylile
on the lst monday in May, 70 nom
mate candidate 10 represent Lincoln
courty in the next Legislature.
On motion, the Secretary was d.
rected to furnish these proceedings
to the Fayetteville Observer snd the
Nashville Union and American Tor
publication.
aIeeiiog adjourned.
WM MOORE, Chm.
GEO B BoYLEs, Sec.