Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-06-20
DEMOCRATIC EXECUTIVE COM
MTT~TEE
Convention Called to meet AT lac
SON, Aug. IStb, ResOlutiOns, etc

Convention Called to meet at Jack
SON, Aug. Isth, Revolutions, ETC.
The Executive Committee of the sth
Congressional District, met in pnrsu-
ance to the call of the Chairman, at
Jackson, on the 18th day of June,
1874 The following were present:
W. NJ Wright, of Carroll, Chairman;
S. II. Caldwell, of Henry; Z. 5. HOus-
ton. of MeNairy; II. b. Hurt, of
Madison; L. J. Timberlake, of Hen
derson (and voting by proxy for T. ii.
PAYNE, of Hardin, and I. J. Lewis,
of Perry and Z. L. Bullock, voting
by proxy for J. L. Keeton, of Deea-
tur.
E. J. Undertake was appointed
Secretary.
The following Resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, We, the Democratic Ex-
ecutiYe Committee, for the Sth Con-
gressional District, have met in Jack
son, Tenn, pursuant to appointment,
for the purpose of promoting Orgnni-
cation of the Democratic party and
of calling a Convention to nominate a
candidate to represent the people of
this District in the next Congress of
HesOlred, That we call said COnven-
ton to meet in Jackson, Tenn, on
Thursday the 18th day of August,
1874.
ReS0lped, That the bitter expert
ence of disorganiZation in the past,
and the evils il has inflicted upon US,
demand at the hands of the whole
people, a determined effort to restore
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tional government in all its depart
ments.
ResOlred, That the exigencies of
the times require that we should Sc
lect our ablest and purest men for
public positions.
RssOired, That we earnestly request
the County Committees to cooperate
heartily with us, in our efforts to Sc
cure perfect aud thorough organiza-
ton, and 10 this end we invite all
good, patriotic citizens, without re-
gard to past differences to unite with
us in one grand effort to stay the
usurpation of our rights and the tide
of public corruption in our National
affairs, which threatens to destroy
constitutional government, our only
assurance of civil liberty.
sentative voters of the Sth Congress
sional District are earnestly request
ed to hold, at the earliest possible
day, mass conventions in each County
for the purpose of appointing County
Committees, and taking such other
action as in their judgment will secure
a more perfect and efficient organiZa-
ton of the party.
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this Committee that the County Com
mittees heretofore appointed retain
their organization and act until their
successors are appointed.
ResolUed, That the newspapers of
Jackson aud throughout the State, are
requested to publish these resolu-
tions.
The following resolution was also
adopted;
Resolued, That the thanks of this
! Committee are hereby rendered to the
citizens of jackson for the cOurtesies
extended to us, and for the hospitali-
! ty preferred by Mai. Hurt to the Con-
vention hereafter to assemble.
The Committee adopted the follow
ing address to the people:
To the People
Tennessee is overwhelmingly Dem
ocratic, and yet, by the apathy and
divisions among the voters of the
party, Tennessee has but three Dem
ocratic out of ten representatives in
Congress. Without harmony among
the Democratic Coast rvative voters
of the Sth Congressional District, de-
feat will certainly Overtake and over
whelm Us. In view of the present
asneef from the National CapitQl
has the Democratic party no in
centive to work? Is there not
something in the Civil Rights Bill
lately passed by the U. S. Senate and
other kindred legislation by the Re
publican Party, that demands the
unity of the great body of the Demo-
cratic voters of this district? Can we
afford to sit still, with folded arms,
and see the dearest rights of freeman
usurped without an organized effort
to stay the hands of the usurpers?
Is there not encouragement in the
success, now GROWING the efforts of
/ the lovers of constitutional govern
ment all over the country, sufficient
to invite every lover of liberty and
Constitution to organization and
and to action?-action, not passive,
but pesiti7e-energetic, such as will
i inspire IN the hearts of freemen, once
more, the hope that we have a govern
ment worth laboring for? We must
remember that eternal vigilance is
the price of liberty"
Adjourned. W. NJ. WRIGHT,
Chairman.
E. J. TIAIBERLAKE,
Secretary.