The Chattanooga Daily Rebel. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1862-1864, 1862-10-16
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1. ,,iiliesP Pohsc 70 tle call published last week
Ia at5e nuIna er OF tile ctsze,ls Of NeAiin,
fouiitk. assembled al tile * 1rt house. Atl,eI,-
81 frd;.y. The heeting was organized by
lsaqil Jas. G. elrloek Is Ito The Chair. and
i9pPd Lifting Sagn.sI T.. fvits S1trctiry The OBJ
1ieet i7i the 1iitctil-ff lilicly stated Hon
IT. n an Dykeiofsrei the pfe@mbie and res
lelul11iis below. pretss5as tshin with a speech
loi lHnsual strength atil fsrce- When Judge
AMI Dyke had conelnded. Major Thos. r
Stn4iteil. who was present as a spectator
was called iEon aud nddressei the meeting at
some length with eBqueIlce and ability. Capt
Cardtaek, the Deputy Provost Marshal for this
Distfiet, was called MP. but declined to speak
unit 'lction Shouts he had upon the resolu-
'lons presented for The cofisidsi aiion OF the
nieeli ing The qutsiion y IS flien taken. and
the preamble aud resolutions unanimously
adoHied as follows:
Whereas. Ourancestors i'll Withdrawing and
s. raftaiIiis themselves from ihc government Of
1reff Britain. decided that al men are endow-
ed tff their Creator with certain ir,alienafle
lghfs; that to secure tilosr lights govern
nenls are instituted among men. deriving
tllelt just powers frt.sn the consent Of the pov
terndfs tllaf, wllenek er any folrn Of govern.
Laent becomes Destructive IL tllose ends + i
Inc flghtNof the people t. alter or abolish, II
aud TO inst. .tutr new rlsSetnnlent. And
whereas the history bf the k,v(rb,neiIt of the
& nited States 4or some iiai9 past Is a history
Oh ftpeaIeu miufJes and nsnrph'iou. N hav-
ilS' ii direct oeleet. tbs es+abIH shlaent Of an
aes9Inte tyranny pSSr The Confederate States
.ihi eyineing de~ssisNtD reduce onr l.eouIe
Htdff an absolute iie.spStisin. And ,.i,er-s,s
lhr People OF the G Cpsiisdefate States, IN the
eyefsise Of the -iftaiicnablN rioht tins A.
card 4d BY our ancestors. have Withdrawn aud
sepsifaied theniselvds IS from Tie Esvernlne,,f of
eile ligtesi States, pad haze IilstifAted 4 gov.
eatiteHt deriving its powcrs from tlis consent
OF Tie gdSerneH: Ind. v.lscrea.. ih- l,over,,-
gfcht of she United States il lioiy In vioE.ti.,p
ct dfey priiicpis III ! g,.,it.IilSns.st FOR nee
fllepll as .decfayes gY their ANCESTORS. sra..ifg
=, savage ard cruel r-Iri.3re against the
seiale S1ales, fyei 70 ihe f1iseols OF ii-
sfisIfllss q servile iIisufrdr 5il a,a5ae. its.-
Iheteiore.
hfsefreA nat 1t Is the diiy lof AL tie citi-
zeiaaol oil The SLAVE hoiiiis. states l.. tl,eo,,r
age Hae most Gcfer nincd aud ,lerse .etjn- re-
slstahcf against ihk;yraiis aiA usisr-r,eqs. ri
ihe nited States Goyernneni ani 10 nplcld
ana fuStaiil the goFernrieIsi oi tse .Cenfesle-
faie fi4fss by every iatalis Ia iteir power. I'M
tho llreseist wstr.
A4ls1lrea, That tic ciiikenH of yicsiinn'
s0'slfs be Telueslcll 70 alfik tiieir signatures.
t'lt Proceedings fi this llite,is - n pledge
tl cfsh other and "a tic gliverilrnent II ;I;,l
eyally!to Tie Confeilerata Siaies anil. a.
ae.lils pt restoring private ail public caafi-i
aeisfe4Hf fFaternal feeling among u.s.
AHfr ire aaopiion ol iheipfo4nibie and fesi
olhlpns Capt taiHaek whsI3g,i.s called. .ndI
81 lireE ~ !. snort but lsi.ifd ni appro-
Tl- foil0wisss resolutions reIe .f,t,. .s.i,,s..,
Y afseIii-i:
l.lls.irf't That a cops q h abqse cream
3.e t.soi'i'ieHs be iufn Sized To- each e.Ail
IF .i,ls county, Tor tiles ssiiEtnfet anl
tfi1ffFail OF the eitizeEis tlrff5f
HfSsfrtA That tlse iirecselI. Of ffis meet
la. If P9elssissd ~ the Aliens Post. alai The
h-s eEala balii.eE and sliier sness of E.,si
On rlolioi. lic meeting tlitii iioilirt
JAS II Cit.nlfk. tflnIa
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