Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-06-04

they have done nothing to relieve eth
country Of The immense burden Of debt aht
taxation that oPpresses il they are cor
rapting both the political and moral sens,
Of the people; flaming the flames Of hatred
between the sections and races and pie
pairing, IS we believe, to revolutiohize the
government aad establish a Dictatorship
We regard their success ia the pendinl
Presidential esmpaign IS the death blow tC
oar Liberties and to our constitutional
republiean government.
. s. We are in favor Of the Union uadsr
the Constitution. Within the Constitution
are peace, prosperity and safety outside OF
it are violence and injustice, oppression,
anarchy shd despotisnn. 80 = -..,..
| z. We are emphatically in favor of a
white mans government, and opposed to
military desp0tism and the negro supremacy
Of the Congressional plan of reconstruction.
We will support that party and that Presi-
dental candidate who are in favor of the
restoration Of the Union and Constitution,
who win guarantee to us an economical ad-
minlstration of the finances, and the pay
ment of the national debt, principal and 10
terest in greenbacks, and the taxing of the
bonds, principal and interest, as other pro-
perry sud incomes are taxed In calling
ourselves the Democratic party, we do SO
without reference 10 former issues, and from
the fact that the Democratic party of the
North is the only one capable Of offering
effective resistance to the Radical war
upon the Constitution. - .-.--s-g5
Delegates were appointed to represent
the county in the State Convention. 4,
Colonel III. Clay Condo, an ex-Federal
officer, was vociferonsly called for, and re-
sponded modestiy but frankly, az might be
expected from trne soldier. He heartily
Endorsed General Forests late letter. and
Eaid that while he himself had fought
through the war for the Union, he was not
the man to pursue The fallen foe. His re-
marks were heartily applauded. Speeches
we're also made by Col. A, H. Douglass and
Col. p. B. Glenn. :, ~,
-l .,. ......s. CANNON $50 s.su VOC
Woodbury., June j, 1S6Ss--At meet
ing Of the people of Cannon county, at the
Courthouse to-day, Thomas Finley was
called To, the Chair and Thomas G. Wood
appointed Secretary .rs ..ul.ll naa3 7tit
On motion the following were appointed
committee TO present a declaration Of
principles viz |; George Mcknight, j. S.
Grlbble, j. l.. Fare, w. Cummings s. b.
Franks. j. e. Mason, I. j. Jetton, WI.
CoviDgton, WIS. Melton, @. K. Curlee, w.
!, Wood, K. BrysOn, l.. Keton, j. +. Pres
ton, Il. r, Ninson and George st. John.
After consultation the committee pre-.
scented the following resolutions, which
were unanimously adopted: .su-ia
8 Bhe. cas-, The Constitution of the State
of Tennessee expressly declares that all
power is inherent in the people /; and all
free governments are founded on their
authority "and that the free cOmmunica-
tion Of thoughts and opinions is one of the
invaluable rights of man." therefore, the
people of Cannon county do emphatieally
declare: f rr..l 4.f.L f4fi-s.
LIST. That rights which our fathers de-
elared inaleniable and which the Consti-
tuition guarantees 10 their pOsierity, have
been and are still persistently denied 70
the people of Tennessee. .s
Ind. That the motley crew of bummers.
apostate preachers and renegade secession
lists, with their sable horde of deluded fol-
lovers, who claim dominion over the State,
are not the people Of Tennessee; aad TO
call them such Is a mockery of the language
OF the Constitution, and a reflection on the
character of the State which contains the
bones of Andrew jackson. sf.a.4
Bird. In the language of the patriots of
20: Taxation without representation is
unmitigated tyranny therefore, the ac-
lion of the late Assembly at Nashville, in
increasing the taxes Of the disfranchsed
white man.in order TO exempt the colored
voter from full tax, was in gross violation of
reason, OF justice and of constitutional
liberty. .ff t4-r. .... i 500 |
Alb. The Radical faction which has
usurped control of the State, by partial
Legislation and unequal taxation, by ex-
travagant expenditure and lIslereaiion of
swarms of new officers io,eat mp the sub
stance Of the people, by the Impeachment
Of upright Judges, aud the disqualification
OF majority of the white men from voting
aud serving on jnries, have evinced a de-
termination to WELD their power for their.
owa private benefit, regardless Of the pub
lie welfare. ASH r.He:l ..ass r.lIe
9th. The sigRers of the Declaration of |
independence we're all white men, the he |
roes of '76 were white men, the trainers of |
The Constitution were white men, and when |
they declared the purpose OF that instru-
ment TO be ito secure the blessings of liber-
ty TO themselves and their posterity," by
the phrase "our posterity," they meant the |
white men of the United States through all |
coming time.
9th. We condemn the late scheme of |
Presidential impeachment as unjust, I'M
necessary, Illegal and unconstitutional, and
unite our voices with the good and patriot
&c of all parties in praise of those Senators
who, by their votes, saved the country from
the disgrace which would have attached
to the success Of that wicked movement
9TH. We hail the recent triumphs OF the
Democracy of the North as harbinger Of
4 better day; and we recommend q cordial
union Of all patriotic men throughout the
United States on the Democratic platform. /
Delegates were appointed 10 the conven-
ton at Nashville, on the 9th; also, Com
mittee on Organization, for the county.