The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-22

cy, AnOfcW JOunsOU, IOf feuuEcfht-oA
and for vengeance on their guilt,
heads
Z. That, to excuse or palliate crime
without q thorough conversion of tn
criminal, is but TO encourage crime: ant
the pardon and forgiveness Of conscious
intelligent and influential traitor
against such a government as the Unit
ed States, without repentance, is tn
rankest treason itself
s. That, we have the highest conf
dence in his excelleDey Andrew JohE
son, President of the United States
and We believe he is an instrument
raised up, by an all-wise Providence
to vindicate the rights and honor o.
the laboring man, and secure the in
tegrity and glory Of this great country
against ell its foes, internal and extern
al; and We approve and laud his course
and pledge ourselves to stand by him
to the death.
9. That the people OF lhis county
have been treated during the late Re
bellion zzth he most cruel and unpar.
alleled outrage by its traitoFous lead
ers; Their Representative, Hon G C.
Sheets was expelled from the State
Legislature, indicted for treason against
the rebellion, and Imprisonment; their
county organization was attempted TO
be broken up and its officers and voters
disfranchised; their citizens have been
insulted and denounced by the rebel
leaders of secession, as traitors, tories,
thieves, robbers and bushwhackers;
they have been pressed, plundered and
robbed of their horses, their cattle,
their meat and bread, their substance
of every kind, their bed clothing, their
wearing apparel, even to their women
and children's s dresses; their cards, their
thread, their cloth, their plates, knives
and forks, cups, sawcers and spoons,
their pins, needles, thimbles, scissors
and combs; They have been cruelty
driven from their homes, into exile and
beggary; imprisoned, hung. halfhung,
MANNED and assassinated. merely be-
cause they were suspected of loyalty
to the old Union: And when they have
humbly petitioned the rebel leaders Of
secession for redress or reiief, they have
been denied hearing, or threatened
with the halter and a renewal of the
outrages complained of. unless they
speedily turned traitors to their coun-
try. 1t would be crime and shame
heavens justice to. bestow mercy on
such q GodsfOrsaken set
10. That the great, good and glorious
Government of the United States has
shown itself able to crush out one of
the most causeless and enormous trea-
sons every committed on earth it is
also abundantly able to punish the
wicked leaders and instigators of it, as
they deserve; and the loyal citizens of
the nation expect this to Be done.
x IL. That the peace of the country
Will never be restored until the seces-
sion leaders of the rebellion are re-
moved from among the people, and
their pernicious influence is utterly
eradicated and destroyed
II. That the proper steps should be
Immediately taken to call Convention
of this State for the purpose of renlod-
cling its Constitution in harmony with
the Constitution of the Uuited States.
Is. That this is a Union meeting and
we are Union men; and we most re-
spectfully ask his Excellency Andrew
johnson, President Of the United
States, to take the proper measures to
have the Union men Of this county and
this State protested against the villain
Gus Vaccinations of the secessionists
IA That We thank Maj. Gen. Thomas
for the interest he has taken in our
affairs, and we respectfully request him
to lay a copy of these resolutions be-
fore the President of the United States
Is. That we unanimously and earn
estly recommend Major Thomas NJ
Peters, of Moulton, Ala, an able in
flexible, and honest Union man, for
Provisional Governor of this State
These resolution were adopted unan-
imously by the meeting, and many of
them by acelamations
The meeting was then addressed in
a very animated and characteristic
speech by Gen. 2, White.
Mr.. Samuel Wiley then moved that
8 committee be appointed by the Chair
man to transmit copy of the proceed
ings of this meeting to Maj. Gen. Geo.
H. Thomas, U. S. A.
Whereupen the Chairman appointed
the following persons such committee,
viz: oI4- O
VIM. Long, Samuel Wiley, q White,
Silas NJ Garrison, " s Roden, Jno W.
Jas. II. Hstton, B. Don
aldson, John Taylor, Andy j. Ingle, J.
w. C. Jones, Alex. Gibson, j. L. Meal
ister, Willis Ferris, w. D. Mullins, VIM.
Sheets, w. R. Godsey, and VIM. V.
Maj. Peters being then called out
addressed the meeting for an hour, in
most satisfactory and able speech. All
we're highly delighted with it and the
speaker; and the meeting adjourned in
the highest good humor and buyant
hopes. VS.. RoDEN, Chairman
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