The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1866-02-08
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THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 3, lsss-
Meeting of Citizens Of Humphreys
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A public meeting of citizens Of Hum
phreys county was held at MaEeriy
last Monday, Elijah Randolph in the
Chair, and John d. Thomas, Esq Sec
retary. The following presmble and
resolutions were unsnimoasiy adopted:
WHEREAS. The late war resulted in
the ere-sstablishment of the authority of
the United States oyer all the States OF
the Union; and
WHKREAs, The war vas wsged for the
sole purpose of perpetuating the eyi-
dence Of the Federal Union set up BY
the Constitution, adopted by our an
cestors, Gin order to form more per-
feet union, to establish justice, insure
domestic tranquility; provide for the
common defence, promote the general
welfare" etc.
AND WHEREAs, We understand from
the late message of His EKcellency,
Andrew johnson, President OF the
United States, that the union between
the States has never been severed; that
the legal status of the late insurrection-
sry States was not changed by their
attempted acts of separation; that they
had only during the state Of active hos
tility placed themselves in q condition
where ''their vitality was impaired, not
extinguished-their functions sus-
pended, but not destroyed" and that
the restoration of peace and the re-
establishment of the authority of the
General Government, necessarily found
each and all the States in the Union
protected alike by the Federal Consti-
tuition, which expressly provides that
representation "shall be apportioned
among the several States which may
be included within the Union, Accord
ing to their respective numbers, DC.
And whereas, We believe the policy
of the President in relation to the re-
storation of harmony in the Union, rs
indicated in his message, is just, safe,
expeditions, consistent and conciliato-
~; and, having due appreciation of
his wisdom and statesmanship in an
nunciating and sdhering to that policy
in opposition to the unjust, ungenerous,
inconsistent and unconstitutional poll
cy foreshadoWed by the actions of the
radicals in Congress and out of it, who
have TINS far denied and deprived the
Southern States of the Union of rep
resentation in Congress, and who have
sought to deprive the States of such |
rights by what must appear to every |
honest, candid mind, acquainted with |
the facts, es purposed misrepresenta-
tions, calculated in their nature and |
intended to deceive, mislead and in
fame the public mind, and defeat the |
policy marked out by the President, |
and thus to do, in effect, what the war
failed to do, dissolve the Union by de-
nying the States their constitutional |
right TO representation.
Therefore, Resolved, That we, with q
due appreciation of the difficulties at
tending z want of concert of action on
the part of high public functionsries,
but with full confidence in the wisdom
and statesmanship of His Excellency,
Andrew johnson, President of the Uni
ted States, and fully approving his
wise, just, generous and consistent pol
icy in relation to restoration, IS indi-
Gated in his lsto message, do pledge
ourselves tc uniteour voices and actions
with conservative men at all times, and
everywhere to uphold and sustain the
President in that policy, in order that
Justice and equal rights may prevail,
as intended and awarded TO the States
by the Constitution.
Res0lpsd, That We believe it to be the
duty Of the people, everywhere, to rally
to the support Of the Presidents policy
of restoration, and that the- should
unite their voices in condemnation of
''radicalism" or anything else calculated
TO disturb the public peace or create a
spirit of unrest in the minds of the
people; and, for that purpose, we ap-
prove of the call for a convention of
the people to meet in the city Of Nash
vile on the 22d of February inst.
Resolved, That We hereby appoint and
constitute D B Thomas, VIM n Cooley,
DR. j B Wilkinson, J II Thomas, Il
J W Harris, DR. II H Marable,
DR. John Brown, DR. J w Lewis, A
] D Young, } D Forsee, H
E McAdoo, E II McNeill, Sylvester
Adams, Hiram McKea, Wood Owen,
Mark L. Rulks, n W Byrn, G L Nelson,
Geo W Fubb, Matthew McCauley, NJ NJ
Massey, g W Adams, our delegates to
the meeting in Nashville on the 22d
inst, and that they be instructed to
attend and unite our vioces in support
of any communication not inconsistent
with the foregoing
Resolved, That the memorial address
cd ito the Honorable Congressional
Committee on Reconstruction" pur-
porting to be signed by number of in.
dividusls claiming to act for, and in
the name Of the Central Committee"
at the city of Nashville, is not s correct
of the feelings and senti-
ments Of the people Of the State, and
ofthe county of Humphreys,
and we, therefore, enter our solemn pro-
test against il, and at the same, time we
do hereby assure the President and all
those in authority, that the people Of
this county are fully disposed to support
the constitutional authority of the Gov
ernment, and that there never was 3
time when they were more quiet and
law abiding than st present; and we as
sure the members of the Central Com
that the people Of the county
OF Humphreys do now, and will st all
times, employ themselves more honor
ably and virtuously than to oppress
citizens on account Of their opinions or
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