Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-19
sEYaoUR am Rl.AIR CLEn.R

Club Of Nashville was held at the Masonic
Hall Yesterday. ''af' '-'f@ 81" '..
The meeting was called to order by P
W. Brien, Esq, Chairnanpro ten.
The committees appointed at the formel
meeting Of the club then proceeded to re
port. $500.
The Committee on Permanent Organize
tiou, through its Chairman, Jno. d. Brien
made the following report, which was
adopted. ....- ..r..-s r..
Your committee, appointed at the last
meeting Of the Seymour Club of Davidson
county, for the purpose Of nominating OF.
GERS for the club, beg leave to submit lhe
following gentleman, and recommend their
election: J ~ ... D.. .H.a'.. 4.#. E..f
For President-Dr. Thomas r. Jen-
nings. 49,,
For Vice PresidentsAFirst ward, John
Coltart ; second ward, Geo Kinney third
ward, K J. Morris fourth ward, p r AL
bert nth ward, r. II. Gardner sixth
ward X ii Gro0ms; seventh ward, DR. ]
Henry Curry eighth ward, 4 d Walker
ninth ward, ] II Buddeke, Jr tenth ward,
y l. Nichol !; second district, Thos n Fra
zier; third district, r Davis; fourth dis
trict, Tim Dotson fifth district, E Rowe :;
sixth district, ] Z McCann seventh dis
trict, Andrew J Baker; eight district, DR.
VIM Blaekman; ninth district, Nat Dortch !:
tenth district, Nathaniel Baxter, Sr; eIev.
enth district, Jno B Maury twelfth dis
trict, Jesse Jordan; thirteenth district, w
Clare; fourteenth district, VIM Demos
fifteenth district, Obediah Hurt; sixteenth
district, Eleazer Hamilton; seventeenth
district, II c Jackson eighteenth district,
Granville 7 Smith; nineteenth district, w
Ill johnson ; twentieth district, Z A Ma
thews; twenty-frst district, Thomas T
Saunders; twenty-second district, John G.
Webb; twenty-third district, c w Nance;
twenty-fourth district, Jos Garrett: twen
ty-ffth district, VIM Curtis. -.',-.-..
For Executive Committee = John G
BurCh, Chairman Neil S Brown. George
j StubbIefeld, A r z Dawson, Samuel %
Morgan, Ira P Jones, Albert Roberts, Jas
Il Bell, Theo Trauernichf, VIM Stockell
w Matt Brown, Mike Powers, p L Dwell,
J l. Yaryan, A s Colyar, John L Brown,
Isaac Paul.
r L Carauthers, Corresponding Secre-
tary Frank L Reid, Assistant Core
spending Secretary; Nathaniel Baxter,
yr-, Recording Secretary; Phineas Garrett
Treasurer. rvs
DIR. Thomas r. Jennings having been
selected as the President of the club. pro-
ceeded to take the chair, and in briefapd
appropriate speech expressed his appreci-
alton Of thanks for the honor conferred.
The Committee on Resolutions, through
X l. Caruthers, Jr., next reported and read
the Constitution and bylaws, by which the
club is ODE governed in the future. They
we're adopted.
Z. Levy was added to the Hall Commit
tee.
W. X. Rankin, Esq, introduced the fol-
lowing preamble and resolutions, which
we're unanimously adopted, amidst snthu-
siastic demonstrations Of appreciation
Whereas, We, the members of the Sey-
monr Democratic Club, Of Davidson conn
ty, have organized to cooperate with all
our fellow-eitizens throughout the State
who are opposed to the despotic rule of the
party in power, and are ia favor of the
restoration of liberty and good government
throughout our land and 90 M.
Whereas, We recognize the existence of
an authoritative government in our State,
howeVer irregular and Questionable the
manner of its organization; and
Whereas, We recognize the VALIDITY and
binding force Of all laws enacted by the
existing Legislature, however oppressive,
tyrannical and unjust, until the same shall
have been repealed or ahnulIed, and de-
clared void by the properly constituted au-
thorIties under our organic law; and
Whereas, We recognize, and regard our
Governor and Legislature az our public
servants and agents, whose duties, as such
agents and servants require of them TO pay
a decent regard TO the expressed wishes Of
the people Of the State; and when those
wishes may be sscertained, to give them
practical effect, so soon and so far as the
same may be done by the Legislature. And
whereas, Ii is the sense Of the members
of this organization, that the great body of
the people ofTennessee have been unjustly
deprived Of the elective franchise by said
Legislature, and that the same have placed
it beyond their power to afford immediate
relief 10 the people except by authorizing
The assembly of State Convention. And
Whereas, We feel it our duty respectful
ly 10 call the attention of our Governor
and the Legislature Of our State, soon to
assemble, to the fact that we demand a
general convention Of the people TO re-
store the DISTINGUISHED citizens 10, their
ancient rights under the Constitution.
Therefore be it resolved, That We recon-
mend 10 the various Democratic clubs, and
all our fellow-citizens of Davidson county,
and each and every county of the State,
hat they promptly come together in coun-
ell and that they, each and all Of them,
unite in sending up TO the Governor and
Legislature of the State, soon to assemble,
! hrm, yet respectful petition, embodying
he grievances with which our people are
afflicted, and appeal to and demand of |
hem, as the agents and servants of the
people, TO authorize by enactment the as
'embling Of State convention, at an early |
lay, when and where such means and |
measures may be adopted by the people in |
heir sovereign capacity as shall relieve |
hem from the yoke Of political bondage |
hat now environs them. H..l ...l
Resolved, That in view Of giving practi- |
al effect to the foregoing resolutions, that |
I is the sense of this organization that the |
President appoint a committee Of five,
whose duty it shall be to prepare a me- |
porial to the people of the State urging |
upon them the importance of petiliouing |
The Governor and Legislature, at the
earliest practicable period, to call con-
yention OF the people at an early day TO
lake into consideration the restoration of
the elective franchise s.... .......-
B The following gentlemen were appointed |
of the committee Judge John
John c. Gaut Hon. Edward II. East,
Judge Robert L. Caruthers, Mai. 1. D. |
Walker, w. r. Rankin. $500.
On motion, DR.. Thos R. Jennings was
added 90 the committee
1t was moved by Mr.. Sloan that the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the Club be instructed |
10 call mass meeting previous to the as
Of the Legislature.
A vote of thanks was then rendered to |
Mr.. r. DOrman for the use Of the Hall,
and the meeting adjourned. ....
DEATH or THE VILLAIN.-We learned |
yesterday from a gentleman who resides at |