The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-18
PubIic meetirng.

At a meeting of the citizens of Hender-
son county, held at the Court House in the
city of Henderson, Ky, on the 9th. the fol-
lowing proceedings were had:
On motion OF DR.. r. A. Arn.stead Jas.
D. Hatchitt, Esq, was called to the chair
and J. W. Rice appointed Secretary. Col.
G.. ". Hutchen offered the following reso-
luton, VIII ch was adopted:
Reso}Oed, That this meeting approve of
the call of Convention on the 8th inst,
at Louisville, for the purpose of taking a
stand for Kentucky in this imminent crisis
of our National affairs, and we hereby ap-
point the following gentlemen delegates to
said Convention, to wit A. Dixon, J. G.
Holloway, Geo. Atkinson, Ira Delano, J. W.
Crockett, R. T. Glass, DR.. R. P. Letcher, H.
L. Cheany, J. B. Bailey, W. A. Towles,
Milton Young, r. A Armstead, G.. W.
Hutehen, W P. Grayson, W. r. Kinney.
Col Hutchen then proposed the following
resolution, the passage of which was advo-
Gated by Col. Hutchen, Judge Milton Young,
and W. R. Kinney, Esq:
Resolced, That we arc in favor of ap-
pealing fairly to the people North and
South, for an adjustment of the difficulty
with which our country is now environed,
and of giving them tina to resort to the
ballot-bex. When this shall be done, and
the decision shall be unfavorable to the per-
petuation of the Government, ther it will
be time for Kentucky TO take a stand point.
The resolution passed. DR.. R. A. Arm
stead offered the following resolution, pre-
facing it with some remarks, and it was
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS. The Reporter, a newspaper
published in our midst, has seen proper to
avow the cause of disunion, and recommend
the immediate secession of Kentucky, a la
mode South Carolina: and whereas the
course of public newspaper is generally
regarded as an index to public opinion in
the neighborhood of its locality. Therefore,
ResoIUed, That we, in mass meeting as
embed, express our unqualified condem-
nation of the course of the Reporter, and
hereby sOlemnly denounce the declaration
of its editor that q the glorious Union has
turned out sublime humbug, and we be-
lieve vast majority of the entire people of
the country so regard it, and are very tired
of supporting i" an unmitigated libel upon
this community.
W. R. Kinney, Esq, then proposed the
following resolution which was adopted by
acclamation:
ResoJUed, That we cordia!;y approve of
the course of Major Anderson at Charleston,
anu dS AeuluCkldHs, lulpiof6 Dlu never -
let treason'S banner take the place Of the
banner Of the Republic ct Charleston over
Fort Sumter.
Judge Young then offered the following,
which was advocated by John W. Crockett.
John H. Lambert and Joshua Madden, Esqs
Resoy0ed, That, with Keutuckians, the
Constitution Of the United States and the
union Of the States is paramount, and any
infrsctiOnS 0n the orA or overt arts In break
up the other is treason and the enactOrs
should be dealt with as traitors.
The resolution passed. On motion of
Mr. Madden, the Henderson Mail aud all
other papers friendly to the cause are re-
quested to publish the proceedings Of this
meeting. On motion the meeting ad-
journed.
JAS. D. HATCHITT, Prest.
] W RICE Secratarv