Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-02-20

At large and intelligent meeting Of the
citizens of Blount county, on Monday, the
4th instant, the following proceedings were
had:
Frank Cowan, Esq, was called TO the
chair, and Lieutenant R. Best requested to
act as Secretary.
Whereupon a committee was appointed
to select delegates to represent this county
in the Nashville Convention, which is to
meet on the 22d of this month, when the
committee returned and brought in the
! following report, viz:
| WHEREAS, A Convention has been called
! to assemble at Nashville on the I'D day Of
1 February. for the purpose of nominating
suitable candidate for Governor, on the
loval Republican ticket. And whereas, the
unconditional Union men of Blount county
should and Of right ought to be represented
in said Convention Therefore belt
ResoEred That we approve the objects OF
said Convention, and hereby authorize and
instruct the chairman Of this meeting to
appoint such number of delegates as he
NAV deem proper, to represent the loyal
Republicans of Blohnt county is said Con-
vention; provided, always, that the persons
SO appointed shall be unconditional Union
men and approve the purposes for which
said Convention is called.
Resofped, Further, that the loyal men OF
this county adhere to the cause OF the
TTnion on no sort of conditions whatever,
Il lint support those men and measures best
adapted, in their opinions, to promote the
reneral welfare, and secure the blessings Of
liberty TO themselves and posterity; that
their hatred to treason and traitors is una
hated whether the treason be practlsed on
the battle field or in executive chambers
and whether the traitor be IN Fortress
Monroe or in stately grandeur at the White
House that they stand by Congress, and
renudiate the attempts of Andrew Johnson
to establish rebel superiority and rule IL
the reyolted States or elsewhere,
ReSolued. Further, that the Union tucker
: should triumph throughout the otate II
a August next, and that the copperheads ano
= rebels of Blount county had as well learr
now as in the future that Union men can
not and will not be deceived into the ranks
Of rebels by any false issue whatever
> whether it be negro equality, or any
other "raw head and bloody bones. =
Universal amnesty and universal suffrage
{ would be virtue compromising with vice
: religion forming a compact with sin, ant
that If the negro is good enough to vot
u with the rebel, he is good enough to vot
without the rebel.
Resolred, That, as men who have mlngle'
% in the army with our brethren OF the grea
y north and west. we extend TO them OF
4 boortv congratulations in the result OF thel
: recent elections, in which they have over
d thrown treason at the polls as gsIantly an
" snccossfullv as they crushed armed traitor
d IN the field. and we pledge Blount county
vvbose Gallant record shows her ndellty
the Union cause, 10 join them IN the presen
IN war against rebellion as we didin the formei
'h and strive in our next elections to vlndica'
u' thoroughly the supremacy OF loyal me
'"i and measures in the councils OF our otate
oil ReSetped, That a copy Of these resolution
be sent to the loyal papers of the State tC
publication, and that the loyal journa
oV. throughout the Union be requested to civ
or them place in their columns.
.ea These resolutions were unanimous
\. adopted, and the following gentlemen we
appointed and requested to represent III
county in the Convention to meet on t
'af 22d instant
n' Sam. Tullock. David Grihitts, Lit Jol
Carpenter, John Halle, J. d. Alexand,
" Jos. Morrison, David Goddard, A. b. N
Teer. A. NJ. Gamble, i. Wear, Andre
me Hamil, w. It. Parham, w. J. Hackney, |
ad Sam Gault, Andrew Hannah, Capt }.
Grear, and all true radical men who may