Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-02-18

would be well enough to approve specifcmeas-
ures OF Pressdent johnson. As an amendinenl
10 the foregoing resolution. ne therefore pro-
posed the following;
WHrREAs, There exists a party in ma 3 oil
] the States hostile to the administration or An
u drew Johnson. and since the basis fur Ills nos
tlity to the President consists IN tne oeclafa-
ton that citizens Of the south are iallnless W
the terms o. amnesiy winch tnel aeeeite1 =,
correct these mfsapprehensoHs We uhAens OF
shelby county, ronu- declare
Isl. Thar Two questions were defmitvely set
Geer3ssp and entitled to All essential rights OF
reemeu: and the other, that a State has not the
I right 20 seceue.
1 them ga good mifh Hence,
"a. stste debts created in prosecution OF
wrongful ana Unconstitutional purposes, should
sth. 10 render the recurrence OF past dissen-
i lions impossible, h. was proper 20 divest States
Of the tne power 70 re-estabnsh slavery 10y
amending local Constitutions, and therefore.
and for this purpose, we approve the Coustitu-
uional Amendment recently adopted.
9TH. since there were Union men Ina this
! county, throughout Tie war, who opposed An
I drew Johus0n's policy evolved by measures me
adopted in restoring civil government tp Ten
nessee, VINO OBJECTED because OF the e~Eftction
made, that slavery should be abolished. and
since these have seen their error, as have Others
who resisted his policy by force OF arms, there
Rssolrcd, That we concur IN declariu.s that
slavery was property abolished in TEN lessee.
We Therefore approve Andrew Johnson CON
duct when governor as we do now thai lac is
9TH. We further assent to the justice OF his
declaration, that under existing cirbuns .ances
men should he chosen to represent the people
m fcueral offices where fidelity 20 the b. mon
becomes un-quesuOnsble because Of their deyo-
ton TO IT."
Which he, Dupree, supported m a speech Of
some length, in which ne displayed considera-
warmth. Mr.. Foute opposed them ina a forcible
speech. and said ne did not hin auy body but
him Dupreel ever understood them, and ques-
toned whether he did OF not.
Judge Perkins beloved In a short speech, in
which he made several very happy hits.
N- Cameron stated that the object OF the
meeting was FOR the purpose OF appointing del
egates. ans not for offering resolutions ana
asked that both the resolution aud the al mend
msnt Doe referred back 70 the Committee. and
that they 5e Instructed TO report no rssoIu-
tons
Mr. Foute then asked for time 90 prepare a
substitute which he wished 20 offer in lseu of
OF the original resolution and the amendments.
This permission being granted, he reported the
folowiug as q substitute;
Resolved, That we, as a people and in county
convention assembled, do hereby fully approve
o. and ratify the action OF Andrew Johnson.
President Of the United States. in his efforts TO
restore ne Union and maintain the CCustitu-
ton and laws of the country.
hesotued, That our delegation from shelby
county De instructed 90 fully endorse the ad-
mlnlstratl0n OF President johnson.
Col. Foute moved the reception OF the subsU-
tute. Passed.
The vote was then taken on the oues- /
lion whether the substitute should be
adopted in lieu OF all other resolu-
amendments, etc, and the ayes and noes
being called. II was unanimously declared in
the affirmative.
A motion was then made 10 appoint q stand
ing Executive Conservative Committee, on
which the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed. IL D. L. stewart, r. X. BeckteI. John
Clancy, A. D. Hayes, and A. n. Douglas.
AJthe suggestion OF Judge Perkins meeting |
Of the DELEGATES 10 the Convention was called
at his office, two hundred and eighty and d
half Main street, on Monday next. TO settle all
preliminary arrangements, preparatory TO start
ing 20 Nashville. The meeting then adjourned. 1