The daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1863-1864, 1864-10-14

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Hon. JOHN A. BrsoAAAs Who said,
{" Who, in the name of God, wants the cot
ton States back in the, Union, if slavery
is to be preserved Z" is to address the ~"
condiasonni-V Union q msnnsesnishtgse4A
oorne, of Market and Quincy streets. III
&
IheiRey<l1tioi II Tenhessee.
We Clip from thu National fateuige"cer
the following extract from the proceedings
of thsas so called convention in Tennessee,
which resolved to hold an election for Pre-
sident and Vice President Of the United
States, aud prescribed a foathh binding
all the yotsrs, TO- cast their ballots for LIN
colin and JOHNSON :ik eel aaa&a5fzs
a. NJ d. Thomas offered the following
alRssolssd, That the Convention has met
for the reorQan;z cation Of The State Govern
nmleant, and not as . meeting for the ratifdea-
ton Of Presidential candidates.. -.
p a. That, relying upon . Just cause, and
the guidance Of . good Providence, We ore
twilline to submit the Presidential vote to
the wisdom of the people, giving all truly
loyal men an. opportunity to vote ~ they
( motion vas made, IT to .l.ys the rssoln-
tons onthe table. so - a.,fgaa vi
Mr.. Thomas asked leave to explain his
object in introducing the resolutions, which
was refused. -
The motion to lay on the table WIS then
carried. Do a.s r.stss,l .
| Mr.. Thomas rose, and said that he was
under the apprehension that the aConven-
ton had assembled for other purposes. He
then asked leave for himself anduother de-
leqates to withdraw, Is they were not able
to represent their constituents. %
Captain Driver moved that all who
wished to retire he not only invited, but
requested to withdraw. atrseI rSoY
Colonel Byrd thought if Secessionists
! we're in this Convention they ought to be
iput out; and, Cd d-n them, he would
help to kick them out, r.s-1htys -
J. Mr.. Thomas again rose. BE said he wa
the last man in this Capitol to make'a
speech against the ordinances OF secession
before its passage, and since 'thatltime he
had risked his life over and over again ID
carving messages to West Tennessee-had
been bushwhacked and shot ct innunerable
times. BE then referred 40 the action, o.
the Convention in cutting OF free speech,
land said hewould have nothing more to DO
1 with it. ~. ''A'' Il,
In company with several other dslegstss
he then left the room. at ,ar. -
Mr.. Campbell regretted what had hap:
lpened. He had advocated ealmness and
!. moderation. v sssso1 qgwsc. sir4 .ziaI g.,
After being thus "purgsd " Of the ..se
cession element"-(tLst is, Of the loys
men who believe in the Consultation and
are readystoi defend t)o1ths "Copttitusn'
Assembly, seems to have besulof onS mind
Men like one Colonel Houck, Who declared
that " whenever I see . constitutional mai
l put him down o. a secessionist," and mel
like one Colonel Byrd, who pstrioticSAl
and forcibly sysrred that he did not like
to hear men talk about the Constitution,
when they knew it was fsvoring the CD
i'd Cd forsakenf id scoundrels ane
rebels seem TO- have had it all their Owl
way. ... .a
As the result of their deliberations, thu
amiable and pleasing patriots composing
this "deliberative" body came to the fol-
lowing conclusion, expressed in tho shap'
of q resolution -. .,4
Resolved, That the people Of TENNESSEE
who are now and have been attac bed Il
the National Union do hold an election fsl
President and Vice President In the snsu
ing election in November. s,.. -
So it will be seen that the Convention
/" resolved" as Colonel Byrd elegantly ex'
pressed it, " to take q part in this dog
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