Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1868-06-04
Democratic Meeting, LIST
Monday in June, 1868.

mOuudy LII June, 1905.
On motion, Thomas H. Bledsoe
was called to the Chair, and r. S.
Woodland to act as Secretary.
On motion, the Chairman ap-
pointed f. P. Fulton, J. III. Bur-
nam, S. M. McElroy, F. G. Buc-
hanan, and Hugh Thomson to
prepare suitable resolutions.
During the retirement of the
committee, Col, j. III. Holman ad-
dressed the meeting. AT the close
of his remarks, the committee pre-
sented the following resolutions
RESOLVED, That we submit to
the oppressive, cruel and tyrannical
measures OF the dominant party,
simply because we cannot help it.
Resolved, That zoe aoiU help 1t
ao1tela ace can,-and to that end,
believing that alone in unadulter-
ated Democracy can remedy, re-
dress, security, and relief against
said party in power be found, that
our delegates be instructed to vote
only for such men to represent us
in the National Convention whose
record since 1861 is clearly at war
with the Black Republican party
never having been in any way
allied to it.
| Resolved, That it is the deter
mination of this convention, being
a part of the Southern people, that
if negro equality is to be enforced
upon Southern people, that it
shall be done at the point of the
bayonet only, and no true friend
to the South will ever become
the willing tool or instrument in
the hands of the Radical party
for the enforcement of the same
on any pretext whatever.
Resolved, That bond holders
should be paid and taxed as other
people.
At the close of the reading of
the resolutions, J. G. Carrigan of.
lfered the following:
| RESOLVED, That we in this prim-
larry convention declare, under the
/ circumstances that surround us
and the present condition of the
country, that Andrew johnson is
our choice for the Presidency in
the approaching contest for that
office.
Which resolution was tabled.
The meeting proceeded to vote
on the resolutions, adopting the
first. J. w. Newman then moved
to amend the End resolution by
striking out the following words
'whose record since 1861 is clear.
lily at war with the Black Repub.
lican party-never having been in
any way allied to it" and substi-
tuting the following in lieu: "who
are noao clearly opposed to the prin-
ciples of the Radical Republican
party" This amendment was
laid on the table, and the End res.
olution as reported by the com.
mittee adopted. The 3rd and 4tb
resolutions were then adopted.
On motion, the Chairman ap-
pointed Thos. H. Bledsoe, W. III.
Moores, and J. II. Burnam com.
mittee to name delegates to the
convention, which committee re-
ported as follows:
1st dis L Bryant, W Hiles.
2nd-Jeff NJ Stone, VIM Tolley.
3rd-W Copeland, Col N George
4th-WWJames, G Alexander
9TH A Prosser, Byers Logan,
6th-H E Dusenberry, WI Cole
! 7th-W M Alexander, L LStone
Sth-S M McElroy,F P Fulton.
9th-SSBuchanan, ThHampton
10th-T III Bledsoe, ] Gillespie
| l1th-A G Martin, w R Bledsoe.
12th-P G McMullen, j MHopper
13th-L D Sugg, W W Wilson.
14th-I R Nelson, A STempleton
10TH I'll Wright, E S Wilson.
l6th-F L Ezell, c B Mcclure
17th--H M Bledsoe, ] Pinkerton
1Sth-Thos Grifis, R MWoodard
19th-Dr MDonald, G WHiggins
Goth M Bright, d G Hall.
2lst-FMVen entrees, AK Edmiston
22nd-A SMoore,J DRoseboro
23rd-WECarter, RAMcWh orter
24th-W Damron, "A J Hamilton.
25th--WHM'La ughlin, TBGeorge
For the County at large-John
M. Bright, R. S. Woodland, A. A.
Greer, S. S. Alexander, W. H.
Moores, L. L. Cole, F. G. Buchan-