The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-01-12


vention were appointed by the people
r for the purpose Of nominating q ticket
: OF loyal men, to be chosen by the PEG.
: pie at the ballot box for the purpose OF
amending, revising, altering or chang
ing the Constitution of the State 81
: Tennessee, and for the further purpose of
requesting the Governor of the State to
order, by public proclamation, said cleo
ton, with such qualification as to vC-
tiers as he may think advisable,
Therefore, Resolved, That commit
tee be appointed by the Chair to whom
the different delegates from all the
, Senatorial, floating and Representative
I districts of the State under the appor>
tionment of 1851, shall make nomina-
tons of delegates for said State Con-
vention, bat of which ssA nominations
said committee shall select ticket of
one hundred true and loyal men, to be
elected by the general tickes system
and report the same to this Convention
for its further action.
Resolved, That the election for said
delegates be held On the = day of Feb
ruary, 1865
Resolved, That the delegates elected
as aforesaid, convene at the Capitol, in
Nashville to make such amendatory,
revisions, alterations or changes in the
Constitution as the popular voice of the
people may indicate
BY COL BUTLER
WHEREAS. When it was announced
through the public journals by the Elk
ecutive Committee for the three grand
divisions OF the State, that, owing to
the large vote cast by the loyal people
! of the State for Presidents and Vice
| President of the United States, that a
convention of the loyal people of the
State should be called Immediately to
| take steps to re-Organize the State, and
the people were called upon ~ l-0ta
public meetings in the counties where
practicable, and where not practicable
to send delegates without public meet
ings in counties to this convention for
the purpose of selecting delegates to be
voted for by the loyal voters of the
State, to compose, when elected, con-
yention clothed with all the legal power
to do all things necessary Tor the restor-
alton OF civil Government;
And. Whereas, Propositions have (
been offered in this convention, propos-
ing to resolve this meeting into con- |
YentiOn to propose amendments to the [
fundamental laws of the State
And, Whereas, We believe our con- /
stituents are opposed to, and did not /
send US here to pursue such course and /
believing the other mode proposed 20 /
be free from objections, and meet the 4
expectations of those we represent /
therefore, be it
Resolved That the Governor of the /
State is hereby requested to issue his /
proclamation imme lately on the ad .
iournment of this body, calling on all .
l1ysl voters of the State to meet at their
respective county seats, or usual voting !
places in each county on the eleventh
day of February next, and vote for one
hundred delegat ties, who, wien elected,
shall assemble at the Capitol, in the city
OF Nashville, on the twentieth day Of
lid February, to proceed to discharge
the duties for which they were elected;
that said election shall be conducted, as
far as practicable, as other State elec~
tons; that the sheritis, or where there
a~e neither sheriff or coroner, the GoVs
ernOr shall designate some person to
hold said election in each county who
shall. Immediately after said election,
make return of said election TO the
Governor
Resolved further, That the Governor
shall fix the qualification of voters in
said election That the committee on
resolutions are requested to prepare and
report to this convention, as early as
practicable, a platform of principles
which shall govern the action of the
convention to be elected on the main or
leading amendments to our organic
laws, together with such additions to
our laws as are demanded by the ext
gencies of the times.
Resolved further, That the delegates
shall be apportioned according to the
apportionmento of 1851, and shall consist
of twenty five delegates, representing
the twenty-five Senatorial Districts and
seventy-fve delegates representing the
counties and hoatual districts, and
when assembled shall constitute but one
body, who shall have power to elect such
officers as they may desire for their gov
ernment
That the following counties shall
compose the Senatorial districts:
lst. Johnson, Carter, Washington and
Sullivan.
I'd. Hawkins, Hancock and Jefier-
son.
Sd. Greene, Cooke, Sewer and Blount.
4th Claiborne, Granger, Anderson !
and Campbell
9TH. Knox and Roane.
9th. Morgan, Scott, Fentrsss and Over
ton.
7th. Meigs, McMinn, Polk and Mon
roe
Sth. Rhea, Bledsoe, Bradley, Hamil.
ton, Marion and Seeuatehie.
9th. White, jackson and Macon.
10th Smith and Sumner.
18th. Wilson aud DeKalb
18th. Williamson and Rutherford
18th Bedford and Marshall
18th. Warren, Cannon, Coffee, GrUn-
dy and Van Buren,.
l5th. Franklin and Lincoln
10TH Giles, Lawrence and Wayne.
18th Maury, Lewis, Hickman and
Dickson
18th. Robertson, Montgomery and
stewart
10th. Benton, Humphreys, Perry, De
oatuF and Henderson.
2lst Hardin, McNairy and Harde-
man.
I'D. Henry, Weakley and Obion.
23d. Gibson, Carroll n Dyer. G
oath Madison, Haywood, Lauderdale
and Upton.
18th Fayette and Shelby. n
That the following counties shall be
entitled to one delegate each in said e.
Bedford, Blount, Bradley, Cannon.
Campbell, Carroll Claiborne, Cooke,
Dekalb, Dickson, Fayette, Hardeman,
Hardin, Hawkins, Haywood, Hender.
son, Henry, Hickman, Jackson, Knox, J
Lawrence, MeNairy, McMinn, Monroe, !
Obion, Ogerton, Roane,
Sullivan, Sumner, Franklin,
Gibson, Giles, Granger, Greene, Ham
ilton, Jefferson, Lincoln, Madison, Ma
rion, Marshall, Maury, Rutherford,
Smith, Stewart, Warren, Washington,
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