Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-11
Public Meeting In BlOunt.

4 number Of unconditional Union citi-
zens Of Blount county met together at the
Court House in Maryville ON Saturday even
ing, May l4th, 1864. and proceeded to or
ganizc public meeting by the appointment
of Martin c. Brown, President, and re-
questng NJ. McTecr to act as Secretary.
The chairman explained the object Of the
meeting, when, on motion, Capt. Samuel II,
Rowan, DR.. John Blankinship, Samuel f.
Bell, David Goddard, aud Robert H. CAL
ten, Esqs., were appointed committee to
prepare q preamble and resolutions express
sive Of the sense Of the meeting.
The committee retired, aud after short
time returned and submitted the following
report:
We, portion Of the unconditional Union men OF
Blouut county, who have assembled for the purpose
Of dahnrating upon question: thst Ieiie'o t. DO
Of vital interest to us as people and State and
to give utterancc to our views do declare, that,
WHEREAS, A large portion of our State have
gone into the wicked reb.lion inougurated by the
Cotton States the legitimate fruits Of which is as
seem the desolation of country the destruction
Of our peace and prosperity communities the Ut
ter ruin Of our State financially and commercially,
and the complete overthrow Of ul civil institutions;
aud whereas, our State now lies langushing in all
her grand resources and PROSTATE in all her moral
and social relations call upon every lover Of free
Al.
and order under the government Of the United
States And whereas, slavery has been the great
disturbing clement the .bonc Of contention" by
which bad men and designing politicians were en-
nbled to deceive the people into their wicked and
unealled rebellion; Therefore,
PssolreI That we are in favor OF convention
being Immediately called to revive our State const-
tuition.
Reached, That whsn said convention assemble,
slavery in Tennessee be Immediately and uncondi-
tionaly abolished, and we in favor Of the call Of
the Legislature rs soon rs thought practicable.
Resolved, That We arc opposed TO- and saw with
regret The oopperhesd sentiment SO strongly mani
Tested in the late Knoxville Convention.
Resolved, That we endorse the administration and
war policy Of President Lincoln, and will sup
port him for the next Presidency If nominated by
the National Convention which convones at Balti-
more the It'll Of June, 1864.
All of which was adopted by the meeting
DR.. J. Blanknship offered the following
Resolrcd That we. rs loyal citizens of Blount
county, East Tennessee for any and all means to
crush out and subugate this wicked rebellion, that
is being waged by the traitors South for the purpose
Of trying to set up slave monarchy, which would
destroy our liberties both civil and religious in this
country for all time to come. That we ever will
love and cherish tho name Of Major General A. E.
Burn IDr for reclining our glorious East Tennes-
see from the tyranny Of the rebel hordes of JEFF
Davis; that we claim the protection Of the Gov
crnment Of the United States; that the Federal
Union must. shall, and will be preserved, and per-
petuated-that the rising generation and the gener-
atoms yet unborn will rise M and call those blessed
who are in the army Of the United States.
Which was also adopted.
On motion Of Captain Rowan,
Rsso,ved, That the secretary furnish copy nt
these proceedings to DR.. w G. Bruwnlow for publ
ton in the Knoxville Wing and Rebel ventilstor,
and that the Nashville Daily Times be requested to
copy.
On motion, the meeting adjourned sine dc
MARTIN c. BaowY, President.
u. McTfER, Secretary