The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-09-12
Menflng In MaurY.

The Franklin Review has the following
scccunt Of the public meeting held in Maury
county on the 4th instant:
Last Monday a large concourse Of citi-
ems assembled In the Court House shed az
,aIum hln Co deliberate ou the present con-
,'rf1n Of she country. aud 10 adopt such
measures o. were calculated 10 promote the
.aai.y welfare and happiness Ct she people.
The meeting ives one of the largest ever
hsfd lu the county. The committee, OF
which Gideon J. Pillow was chairman, ad
dressed be crowd through a o. =. Nichol-
sop. His speech was able, impressive and
,.nsusut he said, IN substance, that the
southern people, believing in the right OF
..rsta ggrasstln aud the doctrine OF peace
ellie revolution, had appealed % the arbitra-
r.ru. of arms 20 settle this issue. The sur
render ol the Confederate armies settled il
"a the abolition u the Southern idea, and
thereby established the doctrine Of central
ing tLe powers Of the Government. That
thls se tiemeut sh0uld be scquiesced in aud
supported by the southern people, and the
ola '.houe Of contention" be bepuichered
amsay the dead issues Of the republic "
That thav should alto acquiesce in aud
support the emancipation of slavery as
one Of the contingent or collateral is
sues Of The war. The present status Of
these two ideas be considered as fixed. That
fhls settlement of The military power rene
arrad mail and void the ordinance Of seccs-
-.Iu passed hv the Southern States, and es-
rlblished the doctrine proclaimed by Presi-
dent aohu-ou that the btates have never
been uuI 0I the Union. ia his peculiarly
powerful and conspicuous style he portrayed
thC present alutude 81 parties IA the North.
b e said the Northern mind was rapidly de
F,lapmr. sud the parties hurriedIy draw
tur 90 focus on the great issue of holding
d. Southern states as subjugsted territories
or restoring them 20 their FUN political
equality m the Union. That the former
4tCs was repre- scuted by the abolition party
~h.cl owed Ils allegiance and vitality to
,le single idea 90 holding the balsnce Of
power u che Government. Tho latter, rep
rezeufrd by more popular class sud headed
DE- President johnson, was sustained by
pur.r motsyes-that of restoring the country
.a t- former prosperity, hy allowing the
States their perfect rights in the Union
That between $50 such parties mo- southern
man could hesitate one moment. That when
restored Co iull political equality thew should
ruJoy al the rights OF tates as states. That
inherent among those rights was than of
raufr0l.nE sud regulating the elective fran
ghlse.
40 the close Of HE remarks, Mr.. Nirhol-
sgn read preamble and resolutions. pre-
pared BY the committee, and agreeing il
substance with his speech. Those, with
r--o ution introduced by Mr.. Thomas com
meud-nE the quiet and orderly conduct OF
returned rebel soldiers. and a motion BY Mr..
Emerson that copy OF the whole be sent o.
abe President OF the United States, were
unanimously adopted.
w. e. Whtthurne then addressed the
meeting. Whit. BE- eloquent % ell timcs, but
au this occasion be was truly 50. he en-
dar=ed the conservative policy Of the Presi-
drut Eald tuat he conceived that the only
course OF the southern people was TO adhere
70 tud support this poncy. he lamen'ed,
in SURFING Jo1es, thas May Of the noble
tHrl's VINO once mingled IN the political
associations ot The country had fallen. We
SIMS u me rayages Of war. He wished thai
~ '0ula meet as In the olden time. and
joining HANDS over the common issues az
ile laad, pursue our civil polity il peace
and harmony. II true 20 its own Interests
the country still Possessed the germ of mn |
told wealth. a. so himself he had M a. 4
pr-hensiGn Is 10 the future policy of he /
Pr, sideut. lie closed b. saving 'tbaf H. I
had no desire ever again 70 minple 10 Dol- 1
ltcs. AL BE- wished sud hoped Tor va IN 4
share his fortunes and his fate in privste
life with those who had loved and trusted 4
Inn 10 other times and better days.