The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-10
UNION STATE CONVENTION,
Mondays Proceedings.

COMMITTEE OK PERMANENT oRGASlzA1IoN.
The following committee on pei
manent organization was selected
East Tennessee K Ballard, }. u
Meek and Judge Trewhitt
West Tsansssss-Wm. Wallace, D
Rider and ". II Hail .
Middle Tennsssss-Jsmes Mullins, !
6 Fowler snd 4. n HUghs
COMMITTEE OK CREDENTIALS
CO.. Houk. Mr.. Waters. Col W. Dul
gan, Lewis Tillman, J. -Dngan, udg
Sbackleford, D A. Gregg, Jno. Loga
and II. F Cooper
REPORT or PERMANENT oEGASIzATIoSs.
The committee on the permanent
organization reported the following lis
Of officers
3 Presidsnt-Col S K Rodgers.
V7cs Prcsidsnt--Col w b. Wilson
Col W. K. Hall, Gen 4 C. Gillem.
,Sc-retqries-E P Cone, upo. League
Elicit 4. James.
SPEECH OF THg PRESIDENT
On taking the chair, Mr. Rodgeri
made some explanations as TO the OBJ
jects OF the Convention. 1t Was tine
design 10 nominate delegates to a State
Constitutional Convention, to reform
the State Governms We were now
at deed lock; something must be
done 10 set the wheels of the govern
ment in motion The State has been
re-districted By a bogus Legisia-
ture, which could not be recognized,
without recognizing secession. The
convention of delegates to be chosen,
could re-district the State; and We
should have one as speedily as com
patible with the public interest. The
work was a great and important one;
and ne hoped there would be harmony
among delegate We must have civil
government The army cannot alto
gether put down guerrillas bat with
the aid of civil government with
Governor and Judiciary, all could be
easily effected Beside, we must have
Representatives in the National Con
gress. and to do this re must adapt
the State Constitution to existing cir
cumstancea, and have q legislature
he then thanked The Convention,
and again c1unseied harmony,
Mr.. Bingham, Of Memphis, urged
the epeedy recognizing Of the State,
and offered q proposition which he be
heved would effect the purpose:
ResoIyed, That this convention sp-
point delegates from each county, sen
atorial and floating election districts,
20 amend our present State Con5utuS
ton, by striking out the entire Slave
Code, and adapting IL to meet our pres
ent wants and eXigencies as a loyal PEG
pie, and an integral portion Of the
American nation, that said delegates
report an amended constitution 70 this
convention w;th pc little delay as pos
sible that said amended constitution
be submitted for ratification to the 10y
81 people OF the State during the month
Of February, or as soOn thereafter as
possible aud az the same time at which
the constitution & unlimited, an cleo
lion be held for Governor and other
State officers.
Laid over till after the report Of the
Committee on Credentials should be
received
REPORT Of COMMITTEE Or CREDENTIALS
Judge Shackleford from the COM
mittee on Credentials reported that all
men who were active supporters ofthe
Government, and who had not borne
arms against it, should be entitled TO
seats; and the different counties we're
recommended 10 decide on this subject
for themselves.
Some discussion arose when Mr..
Fowler offered q substitute, exclud-
ing all who deliberately voted for
secession, and who had voluntarily
borne arms against the Government
The whole subject was then referred
back to the Committee on Credentials,
Tor further report
Adjourned till two clock, P N
AFrsRxooS SESSION.
At two o'clock, the convention was
called to order by the chairman. A
very large delegation from all parts Of
the State was present, filing the Hall
of the House of Representatives to
OVERLOOKING. 1t was decidedly the iarg
est delegate Convention held in the
State for many years
SECOND REPORT OF COMMITTEES OK GRE
DEETIkLs.
Judge Shackleford, Chairman Of the
Committee on Credentials, reported as
follows
Your committee beg leave to report
that each county Of the State where
Union meetings have been held, and
delegates appointed to this Convention
and who are in attendance, that they
report their names to this Convention
That in counties where no meetings
have been held, bat which have repre-
sentstives here in attendance, that said
representatives meet together 10 ap
point delegates, and report their names.
That all loyal men who heartily and
actively cooperate with the Govern
ment, and ardently desire the success of
the Federal army, as well Is the over
throw Of the so-called Confederacy, and
the defeat Of the rebel army, are invi-
ted TO take seats in the Convention.
A delegate moved to lay the report
on the table. Carried
Col Houk offered as d substitute res
olutions as follows
Resohea, That al delegates who give
al active support 70 the Union Cause;
who have never voluntarily borne arms
against the government aud who have
never voluntarily given aid and comfort
u the enemy, be entitled to sests in this
Convention
ResoiUed Thatit is recommended that
the delegates from each county select a
Chairman, who shall report the names
Of the delegates OF his county to the
Secretary, and preserve aud distribute
tickets of address TO the same
The Resolutions were adopted with