The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-26

The citizens Of Fayette county, Ala
bama, in the vicinity Of Fowler's Shop,
on Byler's Road in said county, net in
public meeting on Saturday, the Sth
day Of July, 1865, when, on motion of
Mr.. Price johnson, seconded by Mr.
Charles Palmer, Col Thomas D. EMS,
formerly Sheriff of said county, was call.
ed to preside, and Hon. Alexander
Cobb, late Representative from said
county to the General Assembly ofthis
state, was made Secretary.
The meeting being organized, Major
Tom. Peters, of Moulton, Ala, who was
present was called on to address the
meeting, which he did in highly ac-
ceptable manner The speaker urged
that the State needed organization, at
the earliest day possible, and this could
be best done by the aid of its loyal citi-
zenE, who were called upon to assist the
recently appointed Provisional Govern
or in his efforts to secure the return Of
peace and order to the State. de read
the Presidents Amnesty Proclamation,
the proclamation appointing a Provis-
ional Governor for North Carolina, and
the proclamation of Governor Holden
of that State; and suggested that the
course pursued in North Carolina would
be that followed in this State; that these
measures indicated a very liberal dis
position on the part Of the General
Government to restore all the we'll dis
posed and loyal citizens to all their
rights of property and franchise Of vo-
ting upon very easy terms.
The speaker having finished his ad~
address, on further motion of Mr. Price
johnson, the Chairman appointed the
following persons q committee to draft
resolutions for the consideration of the
meeting, viz; TAI E1 aj
Price johnson, jeremiah c. Hyde,
VIM. L Harvey, Jonas Webb, Calvin
Painter, Wiley BsgWell, Daniel Fowler,
Miles Cappell, Charles Palmer, ThOs. H.
johnson, P. s. South, John II. Brasher,
VIM. D. Ennis, Jesse Bailey, John Bailey,
Nathan Nelms, John Dobbs, George
Goddard, David Stoddard, John j. JEFF
fers, Starting j. Smith, Mastin Fowler,
Coleman G. Fowler. Lewis Edison, Sill
vester Berry, Andrew J. Hendon and
John C. Brogan, to whom the Chairman
was added.
Thereupon the COMMITTEES retired
and after some deliberation, returned
to the meeting and made the following
report, viz; re- ~ III
The committee, to whom was refer
red the matter Of preparing resolutions
expressive Of the sense Of this meeting,
beg leave to report the following, and
recommend their unanimous adoption:
Resolped, l. That we anxiously desire
the restoration Of this State to It's form
er constitutional relations to the Union.
2 That we have never voluntarily
rebelIed against the Government Ofthe
United States; We have always hated
accession with our whole hearts, and
we trust its leaders, who have already
laid waste the land and destroyed the
property of its Union citizens, shall be
made to drink deeply Of the bitter cup
they have forced TO the unwilling lips
of Others They have sOwn the storm,
let them reap the whirlWind
8. That We deeply sympathze with
our Union felloW-ci1zsus everywhere
in their loses and distress, and we are
ready to aid them in every way in our
power
4. That it is the duty Of the Govern
ment to protect It's loyal citizens in all
the States against invasion aud domes-
tic violence, and IN case this Is not done,
then il should indemnify them against
losses from such sources.
5. That many Of the loyal citizens Of
this and the adjacent counties IN this
State suffered largely from the depre-
datiOns Of the soldiers under General
Wilson and General Croxton in their
recent progress through this State. In
some instances, loyal citizens were lett
almost destitute. They should be re-
lieved without delay.
6. That during the progress OF the
recent infamous rebellion many OF the
loyal citizens Of this and other counties
in this State we're compelled to commit
acts OF irregular warfare against dis-
loyal men and their property which
were necessary in their self-defence and
in retaliation. They arc now threat
ened with suits and prosecutions for
the same This should not be permit
ted bv the General Government; be
cause these acts we're done in its cause
against its enemies, and they should
be approved and ratified by the nation
as its own.
Z. That treason wiz not be made
odious. nor traitors punished, if the Sc
cessionists are again admitted 10 favor
upon pardon and amnesty. They should
frst Be nasde TO account for the lives
of the loyal men they have Yilely and
ILLEGALLY assassinated, snd the property
of iovsl men they have destroyed In
secret, they still bosst Of the misdeeds
tney have done.
s That We cheeri1lly submit 70 the
Constitution and laws Of the United
States made IN pursuance thereof, and
treaties. as the supreme Law Of the
land And we ever have been and
still are ready faithfully 70 defend said
Constitution and the Union hereunder
Against al She foez Of the same We
would gladly have done this from the
/ frat. Lad not james Buchanan Of
Pennsylsauia, q what seemed 70 rs q
most censurable and coRaFdly manner,
abandoned the loyal citizans IN she Sc
oeding States 70 the merciless fury cf
the seoessionisis, 81 the breaking out
Of tie reheilio1-
Q. That We implicitly eonflds in his
Exeeliency Andrew Johnson, President