The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1863-08-16
Grunay oomnly, renne.see.

PEIHAMj August 9th, 1868.
At meeting of the citizens of Pelham
and vicinity, As Goodman was called
to the Chair, and W. T. Blair appointed
Secretary and, on motion, the follow
ing persons were appointed committee
to draft resolutions, expressive of their
sentiments in relation to our unfor-
tunate and disorganizod condition as
people. Committee: Il. J. Hall, John
Meeks, john w. Hale, j. C. Walker, II.
7. Levan, L. D. Tucker, Samuel Lowe,
J.J. Bell, j. II. Bell, S. P. Goodman,
Phillip II. Roberts, J s. Lowe, Thorn as
Warren.
RESOLVED Isl That, as by an act of the
General Assembly of the State of Ten
nessee, in the year one thousand eighteen
hundred and sixty-One, an ordinance of
secession was passed, and on the 9Th of
June thereafter was said TO have been
ratified by the people of the State, there
by uniting ourselves with the psople of
the so called Confederate States, in re-
bellion against the Federal Government
and by said active did forfeit our citi.
zenship, and hence our claims 10 protec.
ton from said Government.
I'd. That we wish to return again 60
allegiance TO the Federal Government.
and become loyal citizens of the same,
that law and order may be restored be-
fore we can ask for or expect protection
to persons or property.
ID. That at as carly period as is
practicable we would ask that the State
DO reorganized, and be allowed 10 vote
for loyal men for Governor, members to
Congress, and the General Assembly OF
the State.
And thereupon the citizens proceeded
to formal election, conducted after the
usual manner of holding elections, and
when the vote wss polled there was one
hundred and seventeen for the Union,
and none against the Union. We here
give the following gentIemen's names
who voted viz;
Thos. Blair James Dickerson, Nathan
Cox, George Goodman, David Cox, Albert
Christian, Thos Cox, Isaac Rust James
Winton, Jr. j. NJ. Nunly, David Nunly,
Albert Redwied, Thomas Warren, Enoch
Campbell, Jacob Sanders, William Goens.
Britten Meeks, William Jacobs, Rollin
Davis, G. Q. Nunly, Jordan Sanders.
William Myers, o. @. Talent, Isaac
Sweeton, Jerry Nunly, Willis Warren,
w. IL. Bloid, A. j. Sanders, E. +. Hainly,
James Campbell, Il. j. Hall, John Warren,
f. Hall, Al. Northcutt, John Sweeton,
William Brown, David Cleveland, VIM.
Il. Dickerson, M. A. Mullins, Samuel
Parks, Anthony Burrows, John Angliye,
James Thomas, William Dyer, 4. d.
Sweeton, James Meeks, Willism j.
Warren, Jacob Sanders, Jr., Vincon
dibles, Patrick Troy, William Campbell,
Christian Smith, Campbell Henly, Silas
Sanders, l.. d. Tucker, Thomas Sanders,
Stephen Kilgore, William Gilgore, James
Lockhart, Jr., Isaac Meeks, ST., James
Sanders, John W. Lookhart, Il. w.
Hainly, William Sanders, George Roberts
Benjamin Meeks, r. Il. Levan, John
Burnet, William Leyan, Mathew Sanders
james Gibbs, George C.. Sanders ]. G.
Walker, Benz Hppes, Archibald Nunly,
W. Brown, Richard Pearson, James Tale,
Joseph Bradshaw, Frank Cox, Charles
Green, John Adams, John Thomas, sam
uel Lowe, Hugh Lowe, Joseph Sweeton,
William Griswold, Pbelix Mecks, Will
lam Lusk, James Lusk, G. w. Bond,
John Grantham, John w. Smith, Rich
ard Bailey, James Sartin, William B.
Jacobs, Anderson Winston, Jno. s. Lowe,
Phillip Roberts, SEN, J. r. Scott, lily
Crabtree, L. d. Sartin, John Winton,
Samuel Tucker, Archibald Tucker, Jno.
l.. Barber, Thos. Meeks, s. P, Goodman,
s. P. Upton, POindexter Paine, Alex.
FlOid, James Meeks, sen, G. W. Pain,
Moses Fipps, c. H. Pearson, and Robert
Adams.
Upon motion Of the Chairman, S. p.
Goodman, S. p TipDon, aud Samuel
Love- were appointed a committee TO
confer with Governor johnson in regard
to the above resolutions, and these reso-
lutiOns be published in the Nashville
UNION.
The meeting then adjourned sine de.
A. $. GOODMAN, Chairman
Taos. BLAIR, Secretary.