Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-29


/ ResOleed, That We believe that the only
way by which the government Of our fathers
can be restored to its original strength and
purity, is by burying in the grave of oblivion
all recollection Of those disputes and differ
ences which brought about the late war by
mutual forgiveness and a cultivation of a
/ spirit Of clemency and fraternal feeling.
! Res0lUed, That we hereby approve of the
1 objects for which the PHILADELPHIA Conven.
ton on the 18th of August next is called.
RssOIred, That we appoint Col. A. r.
Wynne, VIM. Wright DR.. J. S. Over, J. r.
| A. Tompkins, Henry Smith, and o. P.
Butler, to represent this county in the Dis
/ trict Convention at Nashville.
/ ReSotUed, That We recommend to the Dis
| trict Convention at Nashville, Hon. Bale
/ PEYTON and Hon. w. B. CAMPBELL be
sent as delegates. to the Philadelphia Conven-
/ ton from this District
They then adjourned to partake Of a regl-
/ lar old fashioned barbecue dinner, prepared
| by the good citizens of old Sumner. express
| ly for the occasion. 1t was a rare treat and
awakened the recollections of olden times
! when barbecues were frequent.
On reassembling thefollowing letters from
Gen. THOMAS and Col. A. +. GARRETT were
read, which elected much applause:
NASHVILLE, July 26, 1S66.-Messrs. BA-
LIE PEYTON, B. F. ALLEN, w. S. MUNDAY
and w. WRIGHT, GALLATIN, TENN.-GER
TLENIEN: l have the honor to acknowledge
the receipt Of your invitation to a mass
meeting Of the citizens of Sumner county on
the 2Sth inst, without reference to politics.
l shall not be able to comply with your invi-
tation to address the meeting, but cordially
approve of the object of the assemblage as
stated in your note of invitation. 1t should
be the earnest desire Of all good citizens to
restore fraternal relations throughout the
land.
We can never have peace and security
until the people become animated by a love
Of the government and respect to the laws.
am, respectful, your ob't. serv't.
GEO. II. THOMAS, Maj.-Gen'i. u S. A.
CARTHAGE, Tenn, July 25 I866.-Hon.
BALE PEYToN, B. F. ALLEN, w. S. Nun
DAY and w. WRIaHT.-Geatlemen Inre-
ply to your very kind invitation to attend
the grand mass meeting and barbecue, TO be
held near Gallatin on the 18th inst, L regert
very much that previous arrangements to
attend meeting the same day at this place.
compels me to decline your generous invita-
ton. hope you will accept my apology.
L
would have afforded me greater pleasure
than to have attented your meeting. and to
have had the honor of speaking TO the peo-
pie Of your county upon the many important
and interesting subjects now before the coun-
try. l assure you, further, that no man ap-
preciates more than myself the glorious
cause in which you are engaged. l regard
this as the most important crisis in the history
American ont nj / ,fv
better way to defeat the objects and designs
of the traitors and tyrants now assembled at
Washington and Nashville, styling them
selves the Congress and Legislature, and
who are attempting, under the semblance of
law, to usurp the power of the Government
both State and National / say 81 know
no better way to defeat them (the Radicals)
than for the people to assemble in conven-
ton, without regard to party feelings or
party prejudice, and denounce by resolution
in the strongest possible manner the unjust,
unwise and unconstitutional acts Of the
traiterous villains in our capitol, styling
themselves as representatives of the people,
but who have hagrantly deserted not only
the people, but every principle of justice,
honor and patriotism, and in violation of
their oaths of Office are trampling
the Constitution under their unhallow-
ed feet, and by brute force are attempting
to fix themselves and their allies, the
negro, permanently in power over the hon
est white men Of the country. Such men
certainly deserve the condemnation and
contempt of every honest man in the nation.
The passing of resolutions by the people en-
dorsing our patriotic President, in his efforts
to restore to the people of the South a re-
publican form of Government in the Union
and under the Constitution, is certainly one
Of the first duties the people are called on to
perform, as upon his success hangs the sal
walton of the country. l trust in God that
the time is not far distant when the last
treacherous Radical will be hurled from po-
sition in the American Government.
Let our motto ever be "equal laws and
equal rights" to all free white men.
/ have the honor to be
Very Respectfully
Your obedient servant,
A. L. GARRETT.
Letters were also read from Representa-
tives CLNGAN, JARVIS and WILLIAMS; also
from Gen. S. r. ANDERSON, expressing their
regret at not being able to attend the meet
ing and of their appreciation of the OBJ
jects in view. Hon. BALE PEYTON was
trayed in graphic manner the condition in
which the close of the late war found the
people of the South-contrasted that period
with the present. He said that nOtwith-
standing Justice was debarred her millions
to-day, there was time when justice would
be done them; if not on earth in the halls
of eternal justice. He hoped for better days.
1t was natural for us to hope. He then re-
viewed at some length the great cardinal
principles of the Government, and of the
importance of strict adherence to them.
A departure from the Constitution would
work our ruin, if persisted in. He cited as
an illustration the present unheeding Of the
Constitution and its disastrous results.
We regret that we have not space to give
a full report Of this able speech as well as
the others that were delivered. Capt. BEN
NETT followed Col. PEYTON. At the con-
clusion Of his address the immense assem-
blage dispersed 70 their respective homes.
Perfect order prevailed during the exercises
with the exception of a drunken man, by the
name of DAVIS, striking negro. His con-
duct was openly denounced by Judge BARRY
and others. He was arrested at once and put
in prison. The people seemed to appreciate
the import of the occasion, and gave strict
attention t. the speaking. A veneration Of
the General Government, and a regret that
there should be a party opposed to the adj |
ministration, was the expression Of the !
thousands present. No bitter denunciatiOns |
we're INDUCED in.