Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-08-23
A JOHNSON MEETING.
EFFORTS TO Bring Out the Ex-PrestdeHt
AS "A Candidate for C0n@rcss.

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A meeting was held in Edge6eld last
night, for the purpose of determining what
action should be taken in regard to holding
a Johnson mass meeting on Saturday night.
The meeting was called to order by ap-
pointing G.. j. Stubblefield as Chairman.
In assuming the chair he said that the
people of the State of Tennessee should
vote for those to represent then IN Con-
gress whom they knew would work Tor
their interest, and whoever represented
them should be the choice OF the people
and not of the convention.
1t was moved and seconded that the fol-
lowing gentlemen be appointed a commit
tee to draw up resolutions expressive OF
the sentiment of the meeting.
Alexander Joseph. j. c. Herman, Judge
John A. Campbell, Robert Miller, and John
Morrow.
Manson NJ. Brien, Jr., Esq, was called
upon and said that he believed that the time
had come when bygones should be bygones,
and we should all stand together upon
common basis. He did not take Greeley
| as a choice of evils nor as crooked stitch"
but as an honest man. The day of conven-
tons had passed and the voice of the people
was to be the ruling power hereafter.
| cloud applause.(
The chairman next made short speech.
He said that there was nothing that held
the present administration together except
the cohesive power of present taking. We
| never can find man who will embody our
| ideas of government rulings, but when we
! lind one who comes as near to it as Greeley
does we had better secure him CHEERS and
spDlause). The committee then presented
the following resolutions, which were unan-
imously adoped:
Resolved /. That we, the citizens of
Fdgefeld here assembled, make united
request of ex- President Andrew johnson to
announce himself as candidate for Con-
gresham from the State at large, for rea
sons as follows: =a
/. Because we believe him to be our ablest
| salesman.
2 Because we need those to represent Us
whose Influence would be most felt, as COM
ing directly from the people, whose choice
we believe him to be.
8. That we need him there as friend
to immigration, education, labor and agri-
culture, and as indicator of Tennessees
share of internal Improvements.
Resolved, That in the event of the above
request being complied with, we pledge our.
selces To give him our support and use all
honorable means to elect him.
These resolutions were received with
loud applause, and motion made to ap
point a committee of five to wait upon An,
drew johnson and apprise him of the
action and wishes of the meeting. The
following gentlemen were then appointed
Richard White, Ahram Joseph, 0. S
Lesseur. Hugh Thompson andM. NJ. Brien
The chairman then resumed his remarks
Said he:
In the present administration, every ricf
man is getting richer and every poor mai
is getting poorer. acknowledge no arts
tocracy but the aristocracy of principle.
Rave no objections to generals because the!
are generals, nor to military men becaus'
they are military men; but | do object t.
their ruling the people in time of peace
Let the Liberal Republicans and the Lib
| eral Democrats unite and then let US i
: work for the public good, which should b
paramount. Applause
After putting the name of the Chairman
OH the committee who were to wait upol
/ the ex-President, the meeting adjourned.