Tennessee staatszeitung. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1867-1869, 1867-04-28
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Probably 9 larger aeoneo1Fse @ofa
the citizens 0f DaEiEisohF never as
sembled In oennt aeaxention than
the immense crowd that filled the
the floor and galleries ofithe Hail of
Representatives un,yestaESlays salAt
least ,fonr3ffths Of those present
were enthusiastically in fayer Of
Judge Lawrence, and the,c clique
was composed of 81 1mere hand
full. The convention was called to
order by d. p. Dieleyi Esq, who
pIoprOsed Judge Ma NJ Brisn for
President. 1ntadng the chair, Judge
Brien made a. few remarks. taking
advanced radical ground On mo-
ton, the President then appointed
the following persons a coAamittee to
select delegates to the Congress
al Convention " s.s..s' - - .
5W.. J. Prosser, N. Derby w w.
Mallory, Wm. Summers a. 5 Wood,
H. n. Harrison, Eugene Cary, Nel-I
son Walker, Fs Winaam. Thegom-
mittee them Getifedy and, on motion,
the President appointed the follow
ing persons committee Of resolu4
tions II. Stones d sH Mason. J. B
Murphy, w Ayers, Watson, John
Ruhm, ii. Mc1fer.
Loud calls were then made for
Capt. E. " lfstealfe, mixed with
some for Mr.. Rilbo. As Metcalfe took
the stand, there was factious CRY
raised 10 droAh Sd voice, Nth yells
of sscome down, nobody wants to
hear you. "lEt 4ehgsh siieuee was
secured, and hs madsa short address
which was alipIauded to the echo
throu hoda He ufs I'D strict adj
herenep 20 the great pfiueiples O
the Radical 1EepublfcaK party, and,
having traced briefly thasias &c aEiat
party UP IA the present, annoapced
himself IN 1siyor Of the advanced
positions taken by it. He sat down
amidst storm Of applause
He Es felIs "a b VT gody,
who also made some excellent re-
marks, which We heard only partial
ly, as we were then doing duty on d
committee. .fsHe Was frequently
cheered. "a a.a ss.,ss "a
Mr. Bilbo next took the stand, and
reviewed Emerson Etharidk 4 rec
ord. In ffesmiisbs Of fiis remarks
the chair4naa Of the committee 0r
resolHtions sppeared, and the repori
was read If consists IN The sans
party platform adopted hK the Stat
Ccnyeution, on the 2ad Oh February
With few verbal alterations, adapt
iIik Il 10 tie County OF Bayiasd
ahd tie kolIo aiditionai rssol
uttOn ta
REsoIEEpyalra NO ase I'm fanar d
elNcting no man far amy office, eithe
State an natonal, who willnot uae nj
iTBhence I'd repeal the 18th sectioi
OF the Ffanehise aw CT TINS State.
As the resolutions were read, cv-
err allnsicfi b the disfranchisemen
Of sebeIs until they shall show sign
of repentaBce, and every sentsnc
that bore upon the question Of re-
tanning the yeF hen In the hand
Of loyal lneb alone, was greeted wit
claaAs ssbls w &pl 4la
resolutions adapted vii
ssnaaimoua voice.
The chaiRman at the committee O
delegates aIep reported the uames {
one hundDisd PERSONS TO represer
Davidson eohbty 81 slle CSnefessi
onnl shxaha lie / / a
rhe feo adopted Nltllout
ssls',2
CT NeeeelH thea 3FueElat the a2ortion pf
reso Iuli6n ingtruefiug the Davidson coun
d@laGmeion TO ahsk its Nate foF John LaA 6z6
Instamkly esG 4nA lest frantic Ounf
aIonenzuea kefal Trinll5ie rAen rose excited
10 tiefr feef ara shouted out that they trop