The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-06-25


II. L. Stevens, Of SeQuatchie do
z A. Chapman, of Rosne do
Lewis Morgan, of Rhea do
Nicholas Keith of do
And the following gentleman Com
mittee on business.
J. Il Gaut, of Bradley Co.
James Parkinson, of 1IcMinn Co.
J. Il. Hood, Of Hamilton Co.
VIM James, of Bledsoe Co.
o. 2 Thatch, of Marion Co
F. a Chapman, of Roane Co.
Washington Morgan of Rhea Co.
On motion the Convention adjourned
until l o'clock, P. n.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Convention met according to nd
iournment The committees not being
ready TO report, Rufus Hall, EsJ, ua
dressed the Convention in frank and
pointed manner, for a few minutes,
when the committee was announced
The Committee on resolutions, thro
their Chairman, Col D. C. TreHhitt, re-
ported the following resolutions
I5eSoloed, That it is by a very large
majority Of this Chancery Division and
Judicial Circuit, firmly believed, that
the institution of slavery in a portion
Of the States OF the Union is the pri-
mary cause Of all our National trou.
bles that it il q disease upon the body
polite, and no national repose or per
manent peace can ever be established
and maintained with the institution of
slavery remaining in any of the States.
We, therefore, declare it TO be the SEN
timent Of the people of lower East
Tennessee, that slavery in Tennessee
be at once abolished Internationally.
and our best energy and zeal shall DE
used to accomplish such object.
ReSotrea, That we view the great
struggle now going on between the Coy
eminent of the United States and her
enemies, as invoicing the question, as
to whether the people are the source
Of all power, or, whether an aristocracy
is absolutely necessary for the govern
ment Of the American people; and, be-
lieying that the American form of gov
ernment Is the only one under which
full enjoyment of civil and religious
liberty exists, and with its destruction
the last hope of freedom and popular
Government is gone forever, recogniz-
ing, as we do, the history of other ma
tons and other times teaching Us the
important lesson, that upon the down
fail of all free and popular Govern
ments, q Monarcy, Aristocracy or Des-
pOtism succeeds, we, as we have often
proven by our acts and declarations, do
Glare, and pledge our lives, our proper
ty, our sacred honor, to stand firmly by
the Government Of the United States
under all circumstances, and 20 oppose |
all persons at all places and all times,
who may oppose it, whether those op-
possess be IN arms or in any oCher con !
dition.
Resolved, That we rejoice in the nom
ination of Abraham Lincoln and An
drew johnson for the offices of Presi
dent and Vice President We heartily |
endorse their course of policy during /
the present administration, and believe 1
that such policy is the true doctrine /
under which the rebellion can alone be /
put down and permanent and nation
ii repose secured to the American peo- /
pie. We regard them as of the ablest, /
purest and best men, and wisest states Z
men Of the age in which we live, and /
Of whom all Americans can and may be /
Justly proud-we therefore uncondi-
ally ratify their nomination by the Con-
vention at Baltimore, and pledge our
selves, and the people of these districts,
20 heartily support their nomination.
After presenting the resolutions to
the convention, Gel. Trewhit advocated
the principles of the resolutions in q
lengthy speech, eloquent and powerful
in argument, at the close a which on
motion ofG W. Alexander, of Bradley,
the resolutions were adopted unani-
mously
The following is the Report of the
Business Committee through their
jesse H: Gsut
Resolved, That the people Of Lower
East Tennessee, and especially these
districts, are union people, and have
cruel and inhuman punish
ments ut the hands Of Rebels, both on
their own persons, and destruction Of
their property, to an extent never
known tor other people Many have (
been hung; some shot down by the
wayside; others, again have been torn
from their families, their eyes extracted,
tongues cut out and finally murdered,
their wives and daughters insulted-all
for no offence, except that they were
for the Union.
The persons who committed such
outrsges are many of them now known;
they have property, and the evidence
can now be had But such perpetrat-
ors are fast disappearing, as well as
property and the evidence Of their
crimes. Yet, with courts now organic
ed, some redress could be had And
not doubling but that Courts Of Chanc-
cry and Circuit can be organized with
out injury 10 the Union cause, and %
the great advantage Of the good and
loyal people of the country, we earnest
Is appeal to Andrew johnson, Military
Governor Of Tennessee, 70 commission
4 Chancellor for this Chanoery Divis-l
on, composed of the counties Of Polk,
McMinn, Bradley, Hamilton, Marion,
Bledsoe, White, Overton,
Fentress, Scott, Morgan, Rosne, Meigs,
Rhes, Blount and Monroe And a Cir
,uit Judge for the 4th Judicial Circuit,
composed of the counties OF Bradley,
Polk, Rhca. Hamilton, McMinn, Meies,
Marion. Also appoint an Attorney
General for said Circuit, all to hold
heir Offices and commissions subject
70 be revoked AZ such time IS he may
ieem necessary for the public good or
iutil their successors are elected and
qualified
RcsohBcd, That as soon as safe, wise
md prudent for State and national re-
,ose, we request the Military Governor
II the State to take such steps IS may
Je necessary 70 reorganize the State Of
upon q basis which will in
ute permanent State and national