The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-09-22
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At q meeting of The citizens of ObiOn
county, largely attended by citizens Of
Dyer, Gibson and Weskley counties, in
Tennessee, together with q number from
adjoining counties in Kentucky, at Bulah
church, near Union city, ON Wednesday
the 18th of September, the following
proceedings were had:
On motion, DR.. A. Case was called to
the chair, aud II. L. Pursley appointed
secretary.
On m ton, the following committee
was appointed TO draft resolutions ex.
pressive of the sense Of the meeting on
the present condition of our unhappy
country, and the best means to be adopt
ed by Tennesseans for the peace, pros
perity and glory of our country, to wit
f. A. Smith, o. V. Loveing, Woodfn
Naylor, ESQ, DR.. r. A. Hughett, aud Ell
lison Howard, Esq who retired to con-
slider and report regulations.
The meeting was then addressed by
w. L Williamson of Indiana, Lieut.. Lane
of the 10Th Ill. Regiment, and others,
when the committee appeared and sub d.
mitted the following preamble and roso-
luiions, the seven first of which was
ably advocated by Col. w. f.. Bradford,
of Obion, who also expressed his CRATE
full thanks to the committee for the honor
done him by the eighth, though he had
only done bis duty to his fellow citizens
and his country. At the close of his re-
marks they were all unanimously adop-
ted
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS.
WHEREAS, II is both the right and
duty of all good citizens in times like
these, when the government is assailed
both at home and abroad, to consult aud
advise We, the citizens of ObiOn coun-
~, do proclaim to the world that we
have suffered no abatement in our sym.
pathy for, or our devotion to the Federal
Union, but on the contrary, we will evei
resist to the utmost If our ability every
effort to unite the destiny of our Stat,
with the so-called Southern Oonfedera,
cy. Therefore,
RESOLVED, 1st That we will stand by
the Government aud the administration il
every lawful and Legitimate effort 10
crush out the rebellion, and restore peac
to our country.
Resolved, "a, That we regard thos
who sy mpAthize with and uphold guerril
las and bushw hackers IS common enc
mics OF both State aud Federal Govern.
, ment elders and abetters of treason, IN
, drumming and destroying the social sys
tenn, alternating the people, and thereb.
. destroying the peace, prosperity, tran
= guilty and true glory Of our belOye
i country.
% Resolved 30, That we once reoogpize
J. slavery as it existed in many of th
States, and believe that it would hav
been protected in times of peace yC
?, candor compels us TO say, that if il is a
/ inpAssAble barrier TO the restoratio
r OF the Union, we prefer that it shout
perish.
Resolved, an, That any abandonmer
Of the rights of the Government, at N
dictation OF any foreign power, would /
a virtual surrender OF the honor. oharat
o ter and true glory OF the nation.
y Resolved 5M That elimination and /
feeling should cease, aud that we plede
our honor that We will unite In the r,
b storauon OF peace, law aud order, Will
= out which neither the happiness Of ou
IA selves, our child,en, nor postority ca
!, exist, or that glorious instrument fran,
u by our fathers, which should ever be ,
s enduring monument to their memory, an
q never fading example 90 the world
all ages.
RESOLVED, ca, That our thanks are d.
TO Col. Mills, the commander Of the Pc