The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-02
Public Meeting at Huntsville, Ala.

Pursuant 20 previous notice 3 meet
ssgof the citizens Of Huntsville, and
Madison county, Ala, was held in the
Court house, st y o'clock, m, on the
18TH inst, which was very largely At
tended
On motion of Hon. Mich. Davis, Hon.
D. C. Humphreys was called TO the
Chair. He explained the object Of the
meeting to give expression 70 the senti-
ments Of the community and the citi-
zens generally, in regard to the death Of
the President of the United States, by
the hands Of the assassin. His remarks
evinced deep feeling, and were forcible
and judicious.
ON motion OF Hon D. p. Lewis, W.
B. Figures was requested to act as Sec
retary Of the meeting.
Judge P. NJ Dox then moved that q
committee Of fifteen be appointed by
the Chair TO draft resolutions expressive
Of the sense Of the assembly, which
was carried. The Chair appointed the
following gentlemen as said committee,
VIZ: 7. N. Dox, Chairman, D. P Lewis,
F. A. Saunders, Smith Adams, Mich.
Davis, Joseph Ward, Britten Franks,
p. r. Lowe, ir, Thos Bi5b, A J. John
son, Z E Douglas S. N. WesYer, Thos
u. Green, J. NJ Venable and Theo
L7cy.
The committee retired for = short
while, and then reported the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
read and unanimously adopted, viz
WHEREAS, Official information has
been received in this community that
Abraham Lincoln, President OF the
United States Of America, has been
killed by the hand of an assassin and
that an attempt by assassination has
been made on the life Of VIM. H. Sc
ward, Secretary of State; and, whereas,
civilization and christianity alike, the
laws of God and the laws of man re-
card such acts with unmixed horror
and execratiou, the citizens Of Hunts
vile, in primary meeting assembled,
and without distinction Of parties, do
Ps.5lg, That they can view the acts
of the assassination of President Lin
coin, and the attempt to assassinate
Mr. VIM Seward, Secretary Of State,
only with emotions Of unmixed grief
and Getestatou; and that the assassIns
are the enemies of civilization and hu-
mau.ty
H l5T THAT the acts and the actors
can find parallel alone in the calendar
of the most dasiuous crimes, aud the
most Geudish criminals, they can only
Ue o.asseI I'm inlamy with the savage
and the canuibal, the guerriila5 OF
Srain, the csrbonari OF Italy, and che
thugs of India
hes. z, That copies Of the proceed.
iugs Of this meeting be laid before Brig
Gen. r. s. Granger, commanding the
District of North Alabama That cop
i.7 of the same be sent to Andrew John
son. President Of the United States OF
America. TO Mrs. Lincoln, relict OF
Abraham Lincoln, late President Of the
United S..css of America, and 10 Hon.
Wu II. Seward, Secretary Of the Jnl'
ted States OF America
Hzfgsi. That the proceedings Of
. this meeting he signed by the Fres,-
( dent and Secretary, and that the same
/ be forwarded TO the newspapers in tne
|ciuas Of Nashville and Washington
I D. G.. with the request that they pub
I l.sh the same.
On motion Of Judge Lewis 3 commit
/ tee or tbreo was appointed by the
|Caaf- consisting Of Messrs D P. Lewis
I Vim. E Figures and j. w. scruggs, tc
carry out the wishes Of the meeting a
/ exo5s-7ad IN the resolutions.
/ In pouse TO loud calls from the
multitude, feeling, appropriate and elo
ousut remarks were made by Judgt
Dor. Hon. Nick Davis, Judge Lewis
and the chairman Of the meeting, whicl
/ were received with hearty applause.
. ON motion, the meeting then sd.
.jourled
D. C. HCMPHREYS, Chm.
W. B FiGvaEs, Sec'y.