Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1869-11-14
rHlRTY-FWg YEARS AGO.
The State CGAventien Of l834-.-A Retro
speeiye View.
Fron he Nashyillo Banner, OF Friday.

FrOn he Nashville Banner, OF Friday.
Nearly half a century ago the peo-
pie of Tennessee were as much exer-
cised on the subject Of a State Con-
I vcntion almost as they are now. Itis
both ampsing and instructive to turn
back among the antique files of the
newspapers of that day to see how
State Conventions were Instituted in
( that innocent era. We have before us
at this mOmenta musty old time-eaten
I volume of the National Banner "a sort
of great-great-g grandfather of the Re
( publican Bo71Rer OF today, containing
4 preliminary notices TO the State Con-
( VentiOn of 1894, with the proceedings
of that Convention, containing many
I printed names familiar In our
/ mouths as hnaseh0ld words" and
bringing the subject as freely to the
minds of those hVinG who were par
+ Elephants therein as if those remem-
bered scenes had transpired but yes
terday.
That Convention assembled In
I Nashville in May, 1884, was organized
for business on the 10Th of that month.
and continued in session until the Isl
of September following, The canvass
for delegates commenced as early as
January Of that yeaF, and the BDReT
of that period contains numerous calls
upon the prominent public men of
that time to become candidates. We
notice calls upon Col. r. Weakley. In
Rutherford, Major ID, Graham, Major
W. Ledbetter and G. Ready, Esq,
We're announced as candidates. Also
John Hall, Of Wilson, aud from SUM
ner, Ben Hall, l.. b. Hughes, Major
G. Watkins, f, Boddie and Col, ]. IL.
Turner, Major Wm. Williams, Of Da-
wilson, and F. p. Iogg, ESQ, and
from Knox, Col. Charles MeClung,
Col. N. Cannon, Randall McCSavoek
and Major n Perkins, II. l.. Turney,
of Franklin, and many others.
Col. Robert Weakley and Francis
i. FOgg, Esq, were elected from this
county. The Convention met at
twelve O'Clock Monday, May 10, and
elected Gen. w. B. Garter, Of Carter,
president. Among the emembers who
produced credentials and took their
seats, We notice sach familiar names
as Robert II. Mckinney, OF Greene;
John a. Mckinney, of Hawkins; Jos.
a. Alabry, of Knox; Jas. Gillespie,
Of BlOunt; John Kelly, of Marion;
John MeGaughey, Isaac Walton, of
Summer; Terry II. Cahal, of Maury;
Richard Cheatham, of Robertson;
Willie Blount, of Montgomery; Bo-
ling Gordon, of Hickman; West II.
Humphreys, OF Fayette, and Others.
This Convention was held during
JacksoIf's administration. The late
James X. Polk, John Bell and Cave
johnson were Of our Congressional
representation at that time; also Hon.
Baylie PeytOn.y
The ivotiondl Banner, noticing the
opening debates of the Convention,
anticipates the utmost harmony and
universal desire to proceed earnestly
and cautiously to the immediate dis
patch of the important business of the
Convention. During the discussion
OF the amended constitution in July.
the ch0lera prevailed to such an ex-
tent that the resolutions for adjourn
ment were offered before the conel,l-
sion of the business for which the
Convention had been called. 3ut
the resolutions were not entertained
and the Convention stood its ground
heroically. The Convention tlined
with President jackson, who returned
home from Washington on the 18th
of August. The death of the MARQUIS
de Lafayette occurred in this month.
and the Convention, through its Pres
ident, addressed an eloquent letter of
condoleIIce 70 his relatives IN France.
The Convention adjourned without |
a day." Monday, the lst Of Septem-
Der, 1884, after most active and I'M
dustrious session.