Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-09-07
CONSERVATISM IN SMITH COUNTY.
Correspondence Of the Union and Americana

correspondence OF the Union ana Arner1ean.l
At a Convention of part of the people
of Smith comfy, Tennessee, held at Car
thage, in the Courthouse, on the Sd day of
September 1866, for the purpose of appoint
ing delegates to the Convention to be held
at Nashville on the 18th inst,
On motion of Col A. Z. GARRETT L. II.
CALDWELL was called to the chair, who, in
a few and appropriate words stated the OBJ
ject of the meeting, before assuming the
chair.
On motion, w. II. WILSON and JOHN B.
LUsTER were appointed Secretaries Of the
meeting; whenthe following resolutions were
offered by Col. A. L. GARRETT, and unani-
mously adopted:
WHEREAS, A Convention of delegrtes has
been called by the Union Executive Com
mittee of Middle Tennessee, to assemble in
the City of Nashville, on Thursday, 18th
day of September, 1866, to ratify the action
of the great National Union Convention
which met in the city of Philadelphia on
the 18th, 18th and 10th of last month
Therefore, ResolUed, That We the people of
Smith county, assembled to-day in primary
meeting, do hereby, so far as we are con-
cerned, ratify, confirm and adopt the Decla-
rations of Principles set forth and proclaim
ed by the said Philadelphia Convention.
ResolUed, That the chairman of the meet
ing be, and he is hereby authorized and
directed to appoint, from each civil district
in this county, three men TO represent us in
the Convention to meet in Nashville on
Thursday, the 18th inst.
And Resolved That the Conservative
papers at Nashville are hereby requested to
publish the proceedings of the meeting.
A e.. IL \. I'll
tons, Col. A. +. GARRETT, in short but
forcible address, urged upon the people to
come up to the good work, to stand boldly
out for themselves, to meet and crush the
hydra-headed monster, Radicalism, which,
like the bosom of destruction, is about TO
blast this, our now common country.
Upon suggestion, the following gentle
men from the various civil districts of
Smith county were appointed delegates to
the Convention:
First District-Cols. A. E. Garrett, Thos.
Fisher, and John A. White.
Second District--E. w. COrnwell, Capt
f. Hance and J. f. Webb.
Third District-Hardy Calhoun, z. c.
Taylor and James Baker
Fourth District-H Barksdale, w. S.
Alexander and B. G. billiard.
Fifth District-Will Young, d. A. Witt
and A. p Cardwell.
Sixth District-James Gregory and Levi
Wrinkles.
Seventh District. III. Vaughan, Ben
jamin Paine and Dr. S. c. Bridgewaters.
Eighth District-William Kirby, J. Z.
Foust and D. f. Duncan.
Ninth District-Alfred Betty, William
Lancaster and John LambertsOn.
Tenth District-James T. Scruggs and
David Smith.
Eleventh Districi-Lewis Franklin, Rufus
Perry and H. Strother.
Twelfth District-B. Burdine, w. V. r.
Hollum and w. Levy.
Thirteenth District--Dr. F. Gordon, G.
W. Brittle and VIM Price.
Fourteenth District. C. Sanders, J. b. /
Andrews and d. Hodges
Fifteenth District w Bowen, p Gold
and John r. James.
Sixteenth District-B. ]. Walden, Hiram
Lyles and c. Ford.
Seventeenth District-B. +. c. Smith,
Col. John Gill, John Barrett Geo. Moore
and Samuel Allison.
Eighteenth District--John Barley, w. |
Crntchield and B. F. Atwood.
Nineteenth Dislriet-Jesse Baird. Isaac |
Jones and John Floyd.
Twentieth District-H. Check, q. y. /
Flippin and S. +. Patterson.
l. H. CARDwEII, Chm'n.
WN. II. WILSON, saor,,,r;s,
JNo. B. LUsTER, 0e''e''A' /