Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1869-02-24
INACCURATE.
GILES COUNTY.
L aW and Order Meeting.
The People in Council /!
They ask for Peace Under the
Civil Law.

Proceedings of n Meeting of the Cit
zens of Giles County. held at tn
Courthouse I'm Pulaski ON Monda,
Feb, ~, Is5s.
On motion, Maj. Thos. M. Jones wa
called to the chair, who in brief an
eloquent manner, explained the obiec
Of the meeting.
| On motion Of Gen. Brown, the follow
ing named citizens were unanimousll
appointed Vice Presidents Scion Z
Rose, James R. Dickey, Thos. K. Cor
don, Willie WilIeford, S. B. Marsh, VIM
Malone, Jas. McCullum, DR.. NJ. S
Waters, and Anderson Hagan.
On motion, the following named citi
zens were unanimously appointed Secre.
taries Maj. H. c. Bate, Maj. George T
Altman, Abe Frizzsl, and F. w. McCord
On motion of Mr.. Ballentine, ali citi
zens present from the several districts
were requested to participate in the
| meeting.
A call of the delegates from the several
districts was made, and the delegates
responded and took their seats in the
convention, and presented resolutions
passed and signed by the citizens of their
respective districts, all of which une>
quivocaIly and emphaticaIly denounce all
lawlessness and secret political organiza~
tions, and pledge of the citizens of the
several civil districts to an obedience to
the law and actively to aid the civil off
GERS in arresting and bringing to condign
punishment all violators of the same.
On motion, the following named citi-
zens were appointed to draft resolutions /;
Gen. Jno. c. Brown, DR.. Campbell, DR..
Waters, David Bodenhammer, Ed. w.
Rose, Clayton Witt, B. B. Bass, David
T. Reynolds, Willie Willetord, G. II. It'd,
well and f. NJ. Houston.
The committee appoint to draft reso-
lutions reported the following, which were
unanimously adopted
Whereas, 1t is the sense Of this meets
ing, that all people who live under
government should bear true and faithful
allegiance to it; that sill laws, however
distasteiul, until repealed by the Legisla-
ture or declared unconstitutional by the
judicial department, should be respected
and obeyed, and that officers of the law
should be sustained in the proper dis
ch1rga Of their duties. And however
much we may differ about the wisdom
and justice of the present policy Of the
government, Estate and Federal we con-
cur in the common opinion that we as
community cannot be happy or prosper
Gus unless the civil law is enforced wisely,
judicIously and promptly and, on the
other hand, that no greater calamity can
beiall people than the substitution of
martial for civil law. Therefore, be it
Resolved, That we will, by influence,
example and active personal cooperation,
if necessary, aid the officers Of the law
in arresting and bringing to trial before
the courts of the country, all violators of
the law, without regard to party or race.
Resolved, That We will discounte>
nance, discourage, and endeavor by all
mea IS in our power to prevent lawless>
ness of all kinds, under whatever phase
the same may appear.
Resolved, That it is the opinion Of the
people here in convention assembled,
that whatever party or association may
have existed in this county, under the
name Of KuKlux, have disbanded, and
whoever in the future may be found
prowling about in disguise, shall be held
as an enemy to the peace and prosperity
of the county, and that we will use all
the means in our power to present such
persons to the Grand Jury.
Resolved, That the peace and prosper
ity of the country demand the disbands
ing forever Of all secret political or mill
tary organizations, whether they exist
under the name of Ku-Klux, Loyal LeaS
que or otherwise, and that we call upon
young men, and all the men of the
country te desist from any demonstrations
or acts imperiliny the lives, or property
of the people.
Resolved, That we call upon the press
of Tennessee to denounce all lawless-
ness, in unmeasCred terms.
Resolved, That we will use our best
efforts to preserve the peace of the cOun-
ty, and we believe that the citizens Of
Giles county will faithfully carry out the
spirit of these resolutions, and that they
can and will, with the aid of the civil
law, preserve the peace of society.
Resolved, That the free exercise of the
elective franchise, as it exists by law,
should not be interfered with, and we
pledge ourselves that it shall not be, so
far as We can prevent, and We believe
that this right under the law will be OBJ
served and protected.
The following resolution was then
adopted:
Resolved, That the proceedings of this
meeting be printed Immediately, in
circular form, and that copies of it be
sent to the Nashville papers, the members
of the Legislature from this district, Gen.
Cooper and to Gov. Brownlow, and that
to pay the expense of printing the Com
mittee on Resolutions are requested to
raise subscription.
The following resolution was also adj
opted
Resolved, That we are decidedly of
opinion that neither martial law nor sold
iers are necessary to protect the lives,
liberty, nor the property of the people of
Giles county.
Eloquent and appropriate addresses
were delivered by Gen. Jno j. Brown,
Maj. T. NJ. Jones, Col. Scion E. Rose,
and others.
The meeting then ad iouTned.