The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-15
NO. 27s.
Unconditional Tnlon Meeting.

In accordance with public announce
ment, there was held a meeting Of the
unconditional Union citizens Of Ham
ilton county, in the Methodist Church
Of this CITY, on yesterday afternoon.
By request Of the President, the OBJ
jet Of the meeting was explained By
James R Hood, Esq, in a brief and
stirring appeal he stated the business
70 De to take steps on the part Of the
people Of this county to elect State ofi-
GERS by calling a State Convention to
amend the ConstitutiCn As the COnsti-
tuition now reads, nc election car take
place for year OF more If so, be
hoped to see the Constitution so amend
ed as to admit of the speedy wipinE out
Of Slavery system which has enor-
waited and bound down the people Of
the South, while at the North al has
been prosperity and progress This
meeting, though small, viii tell here
after. Men who desire public favor
must now speak out Our home troubles,
said Mr.. Hood, are by no means yet end
ed, for the rebel enemy, when defeated
with the bayonet, will resort to the bal
lOt-box-that such men as Harris and
Ewing viii band together, to still en-
chain Tennessee through the ballot-bOx.
The loyal UniOnists of East Tennessee
must stand together, shoulder to shoul-
der, and they will triumph We must
triumph, or be annihilated We must
reconstruct society, socially and politi-
cally, or We must let the rebels succeed
in banishing US from the State. There
is not room enough in this country for
US, and the men who have led of ia
this rebellion. Slavery is at the bottom
of this trouble, and slavery must be
annihilated, before peace can ever be
restored in Tennessee. Thsnk God
the old political rulers will be put down,
who have forced this calamity upon as,
and new and good men will rise up 10
their own rescue, and establish an order
of things under which wO shall grow
and prosper.
Upon motion. the President appoint
ed a committee Of Eve citizens OF the
county to draft resolutions expressive
of the sense Of this meeting, as follows.
Capt. A. 81. Cate, and James r. Hood.
James R Allison, John Boone and c.
W Vinson, Esqs
The committee retired, and after
brief absence, reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted:
Resolted, That we recommend to Gov.
johnson, Military Governor Of the State
of Tennessee, the propriety Of ordering
an election for members Of State Con
ventiOn, for the purpose Of providing
for the election Of a Loyal Civil Cover
nor, and Legislature, and Of so amend
ing the State Constitution as 10 enable
the people Of the State to Immediately
emancipate the slaves throughout the
State, and thus forever rid ourselves Of
the prime cause Of this unrelenting war
against the freest and haPpiest Gov srn-
ment in the world
The following resolutions were then
read By james r Hood, Esq, and pro
posed for adoption adopted unan-
l imously
Resohod, That It is the earnest desire
Of this meeting that Union refugees
/ from East Tennessee shall return -
their old homes, whenever they can do
so in safety
| RcSokyed, That measures DO taken 70
learn the condition and whereabouts Of
| the Union men and women who have
compelled to leave East Tennessee since
the rebellion began, and also the imme-
date cause of their 50 doing
ResoLpcd, That some person or persons
be selected by the President to core
spond with such fugitives, and thoss
who feel special interest in their vel
fare; and that books be kept wherein
the names ofau be registered for future
reference.
After some oongratulatOry remarks
By a gentleman from Illinois, the meet
ing, which, though small in numbers,
comprised some of the best and most
solid citizens Of this county, and who
also CWled slaYea
After voting that the proceedings bs
published in the Chattanooga Gazette,
and all papers friendly to the cause Of
the Union, and Of Union mems interests
in East Tennessee, the meeting ad-
/ journed B F. CLARK, PFes't
A. P. HUNTER, Sec'y.
Chattanooga, Tenn, March 10 1854