The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1869-05-14
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Athens, Friday, NIay IA, 1860.
Commercial Convention.

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Commercial Convention.
SUGGESTIONS, FROM THE COMMITTEE OF
ARRANGEMENTS.
To facilitate the deliberations of the
Convention, the Committee would re.
spectfally suggest the following ratio
of representation, to wit:
That the Governor of each State and
Territory will appoint delegation
not exceeding ten for the State at large,
and one from each Congressional Dis
trict.
That each city or town will appoint
but two delegates for population I'M
der five thousand, and one for each ad-
ditional ten thousand.
That each incorporated Railroad,
Steamboat Manufacturing, or Mining
Company, will appoint but two dele
gates.
That each Chamber of Commerce, or
Board of Trade, will appoint but one
delegate for every one hundred mem
bers, or fractional hundred.
Every one appointed, or specially in
, vited, will please notify the Committee
IF he can attend, and will bring with
him some form of credential as q dele
gate.
Delegates to the Convention appoint
cd in accordance with the above sug-
gestions, will be passed over the East
Tenn. and Va. and East Tenn. and Ga.
Railroads free. II. c. JACKSON. Supt.
The Seventh Senatorial District.
So far as we know there are five or
six gentlemen in this District who
would not specially object to receive
the nomination for State Senator-two
in Monroe, two in McMinn. and one or
more in Meigs. We noticed several of
these around Madisonville last Mon
day, shaking hands, bowling and scrap
ing and attudinizing in the easiest and
most graceful manner-among them
Sam. NJ. Henderson and Milton L. Phil
lips, of this county, and J. II. Robinson
and Charley Davis. of Monroe. We
don't propose to take stock in the bust
ness at all, and do not believe we would
vote for either of them if we had the
opportunity. They may all be good
enough men in their way, but are
entirely too loyal" for us, as that term
is new rendered and understood; yet
as a. humble chronicler of passing
events, it is our duty to state facts and
to tell the truth. Mr.. Henderson, who
has occupied the place for two years
past has some friends in Monroe
SO has Charley Davis and Col. Rob-
inson; but from what we could learn,
Phillips is the favorite with the party
men in that county by considerable
odds, as we think he is in McMinn.-)
How Polk and Meigs may 60 in Con-
vcntien We are not prepared to suggest. |
as va have nothing but vague reports
on the subject from either.
Asa general rule the people are en-
gagged with their industrial and produc-
tive Interests, and not much disposed to
talk about any thing else. Still, it is
not very difficult to catch the drift of
popular sentiment and to understand
that they attach good deal more i'm
portaace to the approaching legislative
elections than to the gubernatorial con-
test Most of the radicals will vote for
any member of the party for Governor
who may be nominated; but much the
largest number will not support any
man fer the Legislature who does not
positively and unreservedly pledge
himself in opposition to the reckless
and wasteful policy which character
lies the history Of the party since the
reorganization of the State govern
ment. The end has about been reach
ed, and the word now is, Retrench-
ment! Reform" No more omnibus
bills; no more Rutter school fund ope-
rations; no more six dollars day and
roast beef for members. The reaction
has commenced, and the masses of the
party will soon be rushing to the 9TH
or demonstrating upon a narrow,
parsimonious policy, as the readiest
way to retrieve the past and relieve
the State from impending bankruptcy
and financial ruin. This much we have
learned by mixing among the people of
several of the counties named within
the last few weeks, and we put it in
print for the information Of all who
may be aspiring to legislative honors.
ltmight be difficult to tell who is likely
to'get the nominations, lnt it is quite
easy to see what will be required of
before they obtain the privi-
lege of going to Nashville in the capa-
city of Lawmakers.
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