Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1867-04-28
- laibslle Ienaeiee oan1ae sen as llprl ls67. ID.

d )tb be bound by instructions. or in either words,
not submit to the will of the majority. some
one moved that the resolution be laid ON the
tabiaaand the question was put amidst mucn
noise. Some Of the colored friends of Judge
Law F6nce, asaSSdaaintsa With the nature of q
iotien u lay on the table, thought that they
were porting that gen tlenaan, and so voted
4n fs1e rmative. This made the vote about
equal 60 the eara and when the President am
9nced thesm0fid On y al
e1 for, with persistent eoztil1na anee y Mr. q Q.
Mercer then moved an adjournment, which was
helmiagi voted down by the Friends Of
Judge lawrence. The clique at once, fndr
ing themselves beaten and driven to the
waH. aud seeing that all was lost, as majority
that would so firmly vote downs q H1otion to
adjourn, could carry its resolnttans ~ Instruct
delegates, precipitatcly retired aMtly with
the intention Of seeding from the aoalY ehtion,
as tae Southern States did from the Union.
Meanwhile the hall had been reso Ting with
ineesSant loud cries Of 6 Ia renee Lar Fencei
LaBrence!'' which must have fallen on the
ears Of the depaFtings clique like Che knell Of
their hopes. At that moment. when the victory
was gained - honorably gained ~ fairly won,
to the amazement OF the conconrses the Presi-
dent summarily declared the convention ad-
3eufned we are unable to accouMt for such O
decision in the faceQf 80 complete negative.
only by that the President, like
Gen. Eass oh d lns1aorable occasion, was be-
wildered by the noise and confusion, and mis-
took the departure Of the clique for . general
acceptance 81 sd sdaournment4 Ae the FFeei-
dg6t has always been regarded by Us as fAiE-
minded and just, and as he has always had our
hish Eespecs Ne gFili not be SO uncharitable as
to attribute to him any intention to defrsnd the
conFentlou of is vote. His decision was unfor-
tunate as ards the resolution to inetrucs
which would unqnestionably have been adopt.
ed; bat as many persons were disgusted with
the attempted disorga ganizatiens ofthe CLIQUE that
some persons, who have been for Trimbles I'M.
ediate1y came over 70 LHEFenes Hn1 ot1lers
who had been Oh the Fenee nfade haste to sake
common cause with the friends of Lawrence
ffJustice satisfies exeryb body and injustice
disatishes every body, The cause Of truth and
jusficc must and shall triumph. we urge the
friends of Judge Lawrence to gather in his
behalf as one man. This strn ggle has but just
commenced This spirit of Arcien aHdintimid,
alton must be put down. We call upon All tht
true friends q Unien ReRnhl hlieanism tnrgilgtt
our support.
The ColiseEEa#iRss@a almost universally
the friends and supporters OF Judge Trimble
and we are informed thai some persons Of thai
political faith on the outskirts Of the crowd vot
ed against Judge Lawrenee ON severed fsthi
questions submitted to the eonEentiens
Again we advise the fFfenas ofgndge Law
renee to stand firm. No matter how bitter the
persecution, how malignant the attempted
coercion, let All - black and white, gather with
yigor and battle with dissemination for tn,
preservation the soniF ara march 81 che grant
Republican ideas = free speech, free press, fret
Thoughts, nee aetioh, and sisfranchisement O
Rebelsuntil they repent and show their repen
tanee by their works..
.sWe are glad to say chat Judge Lawrence /!
in favor OF testing the obnoxions 18TH seetior
OF the franchise law by nominating and elcctfni
some ok he best Ofk0uf celqFed fellow citizen
70 ofaces in the city goyernnent at the eusuint
municipal election.
An immense crowd = fhe cliaue ofeourse ial
e ~ fssl III ~ Nal 81 III
convention had been declared adjourned. "A. j
Fletcher was loudly called for and finally con
ssEfasa ii addfess the asselnbl me took occasion
to deaaes his position as fully identified witt
the radical party s3i6 den0uzEed an th9se mel
who had been instrumental of late in trying L
make tRs people believe that ne had shoWl
sympathtes for rebels Speeches were mad
by several other gentlemen wherenpon th
crowd dispersed
: i-.sIg7lisSe : s1..s' ssisssssg sas ss 4ft.ea
LIST OF DEnEax4Es. -
D. D. Dtckey, Pefsf EsArg, a1fs III. Brien
II ValH~
\ J. j. Carey, Tho. IA. KercheTal, ID. w. PEABODY
nc. A. otis, 1atass Mahan, Capt. Heydt, A
Gottingar, WilltAm Sumner, y. a. Murphy,
s. Tuthm A. 81 ChadhunEne Henry geshl
Capt Metcalf Lewis Loxey, a ". s. 1inds1ss
r. AfeRhail Smith, 0. C. Mercer, Allen McTIel
As. Bradley, c. nc Donaldson, Eugene Carel
John Camper. Devid Cockri1k Calvln Picket
wv. T. BeFk, feFten TralAas Alex Gleave
Roswell Cary, II. II Harrison, j ". PaFhmor
REV. w. w. Mallory, Anderson Chesehar
Back Lewis, skbr smlth. ~. Wood ..
sheleen. W. NFf6sssr, D. w. Glasais Hsn1
Case. Abram Savage, Jamea r. summer. Dan
Brown, d. II. Mason, n. Derby, ". ]. Basse
Dr. Walkers Capt Tno. Wilson. John Rnhz
/ q "a lilnbie Son TyIer3 Jazles tHAaESr
Jno. II. Smith. w. II. Morse, w. .. Cocl
ran, Capt. shariaaa n. homas, Majt
w. III. II. Ayara, Thos. M. Sims. Menl
4 L.ewla, A, RsaShauhlamd Cyrus Cool, DAM
4 Wafkfns, Capt. $. " Alien Capt. r. n ms
cher, Geo. 9. Hubbard, y. Cook, WfIIiE
Rawlings, Jesse Wooda Andy Foster, II.
1 scovel. Henry EHliott Rs a. JamIson, Ge
j Beckwith. G, w, stainfeldt, John Ogden. Fran
j Parsons. aaaisoR Erimble, stephen Tyfce
W. Smith, Richard Bishop, MAJOR A. !
Alden. y. ). Robinson; Esq. y. u Austin, y
r. Knafae, an n Bell Geo gGpfaen, n. /
Brooks, Henry Harding, .. b. coona. Jel
/ SchiumleE n, A. kard. n a. Eaaa6e, cel
a Irvin sfAE ) daEzB zGeNsn, Wi
4 Earfhman.