Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1863-06-29
ARegponSo to the BtheridRe Letters,

ARegponSO to the BtheridEs Letters
p At meeting of the Nashville Union
Club, held on the evening Of the llth of
June, 1853, Rev. W. g. BroWnlow, one of
the members thereof, offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
adopted unanimously:
Whereas the Hon5E Etheridge, in re-
markable letter Of three columns, in the
New York World, has set forth that there
is an Abolition Society in Nashville, mean
ing the Union club of this city; and where
as, this entire letter has the coperhead
ring, and makes war upon the Administra-
ton aud its war policy, and calculated,
-tt'not intended, to give .'aid and comfort"
to those in rebellion against the govern
ment OF the United States, thereof.
ReSOEUed, By the members of the Nash
vile '.union Club" that this organization
is one OF loyalty aud fidelity to the Federal
Union, opposed to this Internal rebellion,
forced upon the country without the shad-
oW OF a preteXt, by set of the worst men
otthe South that ever God permitted to
breathe the vital air of earth, and that we
are opposed to every man, North and
South, who at all excuses the rebel leaders
in their mad war upon the Government, or
syppathizes with their wicked object.
ResotUed, That the members of this or
ganizatiou stand upon the platform of priu-
ciples enunciated by us in this city on the
2lst day of April, 1861 aud in speech
made by this same man Etheridge. in
March last was 9 year ago, which speech
was reparted By the editor of one of the
then Nashville papers; said report being
corrected by Mr.. Etheridge before it was
sent ibefors.the world 80 z7ii
u Res6lued, That President Lincoln, who is
ridiculed by Mr.. Etheridge at d most fear
full rate, isgreatly to blame for not having
discovered at an early day that Mr. Ether
idge was the only man in Tennessee DUAL.
flied to serve as Military Governor; that
he ought to have been Prime Minister in
his Cabinet councils that be ought to have
been Minister to all the courts of Europe
at one time; that he ought to have consult
ed Mr.. EtheridEe in all that was done in
regard to Tennessee, or any of the border
4 States, disappointment of generals in the
field or the employment of negroes, in OF
out of the army; and that, the President
having failed to do SO. has displayed la.
mentsble want Of sagacity on his part.
RESOLVED, Thatin view of Mr.. Etheridge's
position, as defined in this matchless let.
Ter, he is suitable candidate to be run for
the lucrative, Office of Clerk of the House
AuG edC6 party
in the next Congress, and in opposition to
the abolition party, against whom he il
now SO gallsutly, eioquently and heroical,
| ly contendiug.
ResOlusd, That the friends of the ,pecu.
liar institutions" and the advocates Of
Southern independence, who have fol
years past made war upon MIR. Etheridge
because ofhis alleged abolition proclivitfes
and of bis voting and speaking in favor o.
the Black Republican Party, ought to now
forgive all his sins, past, present and tc
Gomez and receive him in the most holy
communion of JEFF. Davis, Isbam G. H. ar.
ris and Dick Mccain; trinity IN unity,
and the embodiment of all that looks to the
glory, Immortality and'renoWn of the ever.
lasting bigger.
RssOlped, That this preamble and reso
buttons be published in the Union und
Press, of this city, and sent out s.into al
the world" as an Offset to the many copie.
of the New York World ranked by the
newborn conservative" E. Etheridge
aud at present an officer OF the Lincolr
government, under pay, and enjoying tn,
liberty of speech on large scale.