The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1868-06-13
Democratic State Convention.


and the editors of the Democratic press.
On motion, the nominations were unani-
mously ratified by the Convention.
Mr. Cooper then took the chair
The Committee on resolutions from the
various Congressional districts were then
called for, and the chairman announced as
follows:
COMMITTEE or RESOLUTIONS.
lst James White, 9TH j. H. Calender,
ID John Baxtor 9Th. D. B. Thomas,
3D. r Henderson, 7th. d. B. Glass,
4th John c. Brown, 8tn. j. f. Leftwich.
The following gentlemen composed the
committee on delegates for the State at
large
LIST james James, 9th. w. Fl. Williamson
ID a. Blizzard, 9th w b. Gordon,
3D. e. F. Collier, 7th w. W. Lee,
4th. John Wood, 8rh. G. G. Porter.
The committees then retired, and after
several minor resolutions were put and car
ried, loud calls were made for Governor
Neill S. Brown, who came forward and was
welcomed to the stand by the chairman
Gov Brown made most brilliant speech
and was often greeted with deafening cheers.
At the conclusion of his remarks, the com
mittee on delegates here entered the hall
and reported the following list of delegates
for the State at large:
T. a R. Nelson,
A. o. p. Nicholson,
Humphrey r. Bate,
Edmund Cooper.
ALTERNATEs.
John NJ Fleming,
John q. Brown,
2. T. Scruggs,
DR.. John II. Calender.
A motion was then made that the name of
| II. r. Bate be stricken from the list, and
! that of n B. Forrest inserted After con
siderable discussion, pro and con, the vote
was taken by Congressional districts The
motion prevailed by the following vote
First, Second and Seventh districts, no
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Eighth, aye,
So the name of Humphrey r. Bate was
erased and the name Of n. B. Forrest-who
had been recommended by the delegates Of
the Eighth observation-disclosures
Gen Forrest took occasion to say to the
convention that he was no aspirant; that he
came to the convention for the purpose OF
doing all that he could to promote harmony
and peace; that he was willing to work any.
where for SO good a cause in the lead, in the
saddle, or foot, OF at the wheel; he had come
into the convention because he desired every
body to know that he wished to harmonic
and assist in restoring the country. His re
marks had telling effect upon the conven
ton, and when it was proposed to make his
appointment unanimous the hall anC
galleries sent forth one united shout, anC
not one voice objected.
The committee on resolutions then came
in and reported as follows
THE RESOLUTIONS.
Gen. John c. Brown, chairman of tn,
/ committee on resolutions, entered the hall
and announced the resolutions adopted by
the committee as follows:
The people of Tennessee, irrespective o
former party affiliations, or differences 0
opinion arising out of the recent war, il
convention assembled for the purpose of ap
pointing delegates to represent them in thu
city of New York on the fourth of Jull
next, are profoundly sensible of the troubled
condition of public affairs, and regard tht
approaching election of a Chief Magistrate
as the most important ever held since tht
establishment Of the Government In it,
result to the nation at large, they conceive
is involved the preservation of the COnsttu
ton and its guarantees of equal and exac
Justice, individual liberty, the general vel
fare and domestic tranquility. To them
selves, in great part laboring under disfran
chisement and unjust diSpOssessiOn of thu
primary and essential rights Of citizens 0
the republic, they esteem It to be q crisis on
which depends their personal freedom ant
future prosperity as community. Thu
deeply impressed, they have convened inF
spirit of oblivion of past misunderstanding
and resolved among themselves to eXclud
from their deliberations for the common
good, all questions decided by the war, anC
to Danish from their breasts all unkind feel
ing they may have excited and to tax
counsel only how best they may re-estabhsl
political intercourse and association will
that portion of their fellow-citizens of Othe
States who coincide in opinion with them
and desire to assist In the administration O
the Federal government principles ant
measures which Will restore 1t to its integ
ritv. In this step, they deem it proper t.
adopt the name and designation borne b,
the only political organization with whlcl
they can associate, and IN thus formal.
uniting themselves with the Democratic
party as Il non erists, they herewith declar
the principles they maintain, and tn
measures they hold necessary for wise am
safe administration of the public interests
l. ResolUed, That, as in the course o
events, the question whether a State Of tn
American Union could, under the compac
seeede, was submitted to a contest of arms
and decided il the negative; and as It i
wise that theories IN government should b,
abandoned when found impractieabIe, there
fore, the American people, North and South
should accept such decision as final and cor
elusive nevertheless, we assert aud main
tain that the Constitution created the Fedora
government supreme under welldefned limi
tations, leaving to the States large mass o
residuary rights and power over their do
nestle concerns, and making the Stat S co
equal in respect Of such rights and tia
the result of the war has not, and should no
in any manner be construed, to jmpai
these rights, or aggrandize the power of tn,
general government of public liberty.
2. Resolced, That we recognize tue sys
tenn of African slavery formerly existing II
/ .-,,rrfioD of fI,is country as eXtinguished Ia