Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1868-06-12
From the Nashville Union and Dispatch
The Democratic State COnyen-
A ton. 2
AN IMMENSE ASSEMBLAGE.


Theassembling of the Democratic
State Convention on 9th wasan epoch
i'm our history. The delegates arrived
i'm great number from Monday morn
ing till the hour of meeting. Yester-
day morning the delegates from the
various Congressional districts were
in session, doing the preliminary
work. The day was beautiful, and
everything was suspicious. The Odd
Fellows band was engaged, and at
an early hour repaired to the capitol,
and greeted the gathering crowd with
patriotic and national airs. Nothing
was wanting to make ii the most in
teresting and brilliant political as
semblage witnessed in Nashville for
many years. tf. y,'
The great number of delegates, and
the length of the proceedings, pre-
cludes us from giving a list of the
delegates In detail. They came from
Eall portions of the State, and repre-
scented the intelligence and patriot
ism of great and numerous people,
who have but one object, and that a
restoration of the government. The
hall was decorated with the national
flag, and the portraits of Washing
ton, jackson, Polk and johnson,
loaned for the occasion by the
widows of President Polk and Judge
Catron: |tI" -
On motion, the list of the delegates
appointed by the convention were
then read to the convention as fol-
lows: ... D.
First District James White, w. C. Kyls
Alternates--J. u. Holtzinger, j. N. Wood.
r. NJ. Edwards, of Brady. Alternates-
David Cloge of McMinn; p. Dickinson OF
Knox. H..I.... .s...
Third District-P. H: Marbury, W. ]
Homage, Alternates--A. E. Garrett, j. NJ
Fourth District-H. C. Mclaughlin, OF
Rutherif9'rd; Joseph II. Thompson, Of b Bed ed,
1or ar,e a.er M FranI,in dofueh' OF diies
Fifth District.W. b. Bates, l. ID. Walker
of Davidson. Alternates-Neill s. Brown
Balie Peyton OF summer.
sixth District--Jno. +. House, of Mont
gomery; Dorsey b. Thomas, of Humphreys
Alternates-Elija Walker, of Harding
Robert p. Cypert, OF Wayne.
Seventh District-Wm. Conner, of Lau.
derdale; W. T. Coldwell, of Wealtley. Al.
ternates-Wm. =. Morris of Benton; p. 7
Gloss, of Gibson.
Eighth Dlstrict--A. w. Campbell, of Mad.
nates-M. c. Galloway, II. Clay Condo
L. NJ. Winters, w. I. Avery, A. Leeset, NJ
]. Waldron, j. l.. L. Sneed, of Fayette, IL
s. Shelton, Il. =. Mcclellan, Thomas Hart.
mus, of Madison, X. Il. Hurst and ID. A
jackson.
Major NJ. Meriwether offered the
following resolution, which was
adopted:
Resofred, That we utterly condemn the
Of at
ual allegiance, and call upon the Federal
Government TO extend TO the citizens of the
States of foreign birth the same measure o
protection which the native born citizen Il
entitled to demand of the Government
while residing or travelling abroad; and
that IL announce to the powers of Europe
respectfully but firmly itspurpose to do so
Gen. John G. Brown introduced the
following resolutions, which were
adopted:
Resolved, That the President of this con
vention appoint a committee of six personi
to prepaIe an address TO the Democratic Ma
tionaI Convention ut New York, setting
forth the political grievances of the people
of this state underline present state organ
ization, and 10 go in persoo to New Iorl
ReS0,ced, That the Hon. Albert Pike ant
Hon. w. l.. Brown, of Memphis, "A. =
Stewart, James r. Bailey, John G. Brown
and j. II. Calender be appointed that com
the President.
DR.. w. w. Lea, of Lauderdale, of
fered the following resolution, which
was adopted: "
Resolved, That our warmest thanks ar,
due to the President, Andrew johnson, TO
the noble, manly and patriotic efforts HI
has made for the preservation of the Con
stitution md rights OF the people, and n!
clemency is the characteristic which mos
assimilateS fnlliDie men to the Divine at
tributes, we respectfully but earnestly urg,
upon him the issuing of a proclamation OF
general amnesty for all political offense'
committed during the late rebellion, ant
the restoration of all citizenS as far as is II
his power, to their former rights and immu
mites, as the browning glory of his admin
istration. .....
Hon. Emerson Etheridge and Hon
Geo. w. Jones We're appointed elec
tors at large.
Adjourned sine die.