Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-01
Meeting in I,elk County.

County, Tennessee, called Rt Cleveland az
The 18th day Of January. 1865, on motion
of Col. John Elliot Isaac N. Greer was
called 10 The Chair, and james Parks was
appointed Secretary, when the following
preamble and resolutions were unanimously
adopted.
Whereas, BY the action Of tbs reccni
State Convention, held in the CITY Of Nash
vile, the proposed amendments 70 the Con.
sti.ution and the Schedule thereto anneket
are submitted 70 The people Of the stste %
be voted for or against, by them, on tho s3nd
day Of February, 1865. And, IL rataed by
the people of the State, an electiol is 70 Be
held in this State on the 4th Of Msfch next,
for Governor and members of tie General
Assembly, the Governor to be iaaagarsted
and the Legislature 70 meet IN the fret
Monday Of April next
And whereas, said Conversion provided
for tho election Of Senators and Reprcsen-
tatives, by General Ticket, selected upon
the basis and appertionmsnt of 1862
Ard, whereas, Tho cosnties Of Polk, Ne
MINI. Monroe and Meisa, compose one seU.
atorial District, and the counties Of Meiss
MeMinn and Polk arc entitled to Float.
ing member, and the said counties of Ne
MINI and Monroe are each entitled 10 a
Representative, but tho counties Of Polk
and Meigs are not entitled toa Representa-.
tive
And, whereas, We regard the action Of
the next Legislature Of the grayest impor.
tance 10 tbe loyal people of the State, and
As the counties of Mesfinn and Monroe ara
each entitled TO Representative, we be.
.o;assfSaj hive eeq4Gss'isss ssdf, JRialkaana .asigs
And We appeal to the magnanimity and
generosity of the loyal people os the. Dis
triet and particularly 70 the counties Of
MeMinn and Monroe, to ACCORD TO Polk
county the senator and TO Meigs county the
Floater. And 10 that end
Resolrsd. ist, That the loyal siiizens OF
the counties OF Monroe, MeMinn, Moigs and
Polk, meet 10 Convention ia Athens. Ten
nessee. on the 1st Monday of February next,
20 nominate candidate for Senator for said
district to be run upon the General Ticket
for the next ensuing General Assembly Of
the State.
Resotred, End, While We acknowledge
the fitness and qualification of tho candi-
dates selected by the Convention at Nash
ville--but It leaves Polk county without any
representative-and while we do not intend
10 dictate the candidate to be selected by
said convention to meet at Athens on the
Hrst Monday of February next, We recon-
mend to the district, Thomas H Galloway,
: citizen Of Polk, as loyal aud well quail
fed man, TO be run for the Senate of said
district man raised in the district and
well known to ell the people.
Resoleed, 3rd, If the convention should
select q citizen Of Meigs rs the candidate
for Senator, then we claim as an act of lib-
erality and fairness, that the Floater for tho
counties Of Meigs, MeMinn and Polk should
Be selected from Polk, then all the counties
would be represented and have voice in
said Legislature.
ResoiSed, 4fh, That the following named
citizens of Polk county arc appointed dele.
] gates TO the cconvention TO be held Ut Athens,
Tennessee, on the first Monday in February
1855, to wit
1st Dist.--Joseph L. Hackney J l. Me-
CIary, Esq. VIM. A. Denton, Charles n
| Mc(slary, VIM. Scarbury, VIM. Cameron
Esq, and Joseph Lillard
End Dists--John N Taylor, Gen. james
Gamble, DIR. r. n Fleming, Wm. Il. Ne
ConnelI, George NJ. Coleman, John b. Cate
and Thomas J. Boyd
3rd Dist--Samuel Parks. Wm.J DowcI
Esq, William p. Copeland, Esq, MorgaF
Orr, DR. w. J. Copeland, ] ], " Peek aud
IN. Il. Fouts. Esq,
4til Dist--Coi. John Elliot, s. y. BrowdeE
| A. r. MeClary, DIR. John A. Fitssimmons
| Samuel Waters, Nathaniel Hall and J. c.
Coliins
sth Dist. .-R. ID. Mitchell, John r. Brewer
j. B. Taylor, David Ballew, Vim Simmons
John Morrison and Crapy Mioulou.
9th Dist-Haniilton Poaree, Esq, Riley
| Thompson.
7th Dist John Neal, John W Johnstof
/ and A. b, Fane, Esq,
Sch Dist Thomas G. Kimsey, i, Ne.
Ieod a. g, Hunter and John Bell
9th Dist
I0th Dist Ira Gasa@ay, james NJ Kef
lby, w. G. Kerby, Il Miller lessee Ailos
and Capt. Y Stuart
On motion, the Chairman aud Secretary
was added 10 the list Of delegates.
sOn motion, il was resolved, that the See
resary furnish copy Of these proceeding
70 the Knoxville Wing and ohaltanopgl
Gazette for publication.
On motion TIE meeting adjonred sine die
IN. GRKER CHAIasAs
JAsrs paRKs, Secretary,