Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1874-09-05

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The Congressional Convention was
called to order at eleven o'clock, A. NJ.
of the I'd inst, by DIR. G.. K. Winston,
Chairman of the 9th District Congress
ional Committee, who stated briefly
the objects of the Convention and de-
clared it ready for the business Of per-
manent organization.-a r .gAs y
Col. Jas. Il. Bailey moved. and it
was unanimously carried, that DIR.
Winston be made permanent Chair.
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DIR. Winston then made brief and
sensible speech, felicitating the people
that SO many young men were coming
forward totake their place in the direc-
tion of affairs and that old men we're
showing by their patriotic example
the interest which every citizen should
feel in public affairs. too long neglect
ed. His sound appeal for harmony
and earnest labor was vociferously APP
plauded.
AT the close of his remarks com
mittee on credentials, of one from each
county, was appointed as follows. w
A Shaw, from Cheatham j.. B,
Brown, from Davidson Thos. Me-
Nelly, from Dickson; B, S. Allen,
from Humphreys; j. G. w. Steger,
from Stewart; w. j. BroaddRs, from
Houston; III. III. Lurton, from Mont
gomery.
The committee reported two dele
gates from Dickson, five from Stewart,
eleven from Houston, eighty from
Davidson, twelyefrom Cheatham, sixty
from Montgomery, furnishing list OF
names. The report was unanimously
adopted
: The following committee was APP
pointed on representation q. L.
Sloan, Cheatham; ! ID. N. Kennedy
Montgomery; j. q. Parish, Hum
phreys; j. s. Lee, Houston; VIM
Duncan, Davidson; DR.. w. A. West
Stewart; R. II. Mcclellan, Dickson
They reported that the basis adopted
by State Convention of one vote
for every 100 Democratic votes cast, OIL
fraction thereof, in 1872 should be the
basis of Observation-Disclosures 81
Montgomery p, Humphreys IL, Stew.
art II, Dickson 10, Cheatham s, Hous-
| ton ). The report was adopted.
The following committee on resolu-
tons was named and appointed: r
f. Ferguson, Montgomery; R. C. X
Martin, Davidson; W. N. Hobbs,
Humphreys; Jno. N. Allen, Cheat
ham; III. H. Buquo, Houston Robt
is, Chiffon, Stewart; Thos. McNeilly
Dickson. They reported the follow
ing resolutions: f..-T
Resolved, That we heartily adopt tn,
| platform and principles of the recent State
| Convention assembled at Nashville.
Resolved, That we pledgeour hearty sup
port to the nominee of this Convention.
Resolved, That we, the representative:
/ of the people composing the 9TH Congress
| ional district, in Convention assembled
have heard with regret and indignation o
! the outrages against law and order, anC
humanity, perpetrated by masked men in
| the county of Gibson, and we denounct
such men as enemies to the State and the
| whole country.
Resolved, That we commend the promp
! action OF the Governoro of the State IN hi,
endeavor 10 arrest and punish these men
| who, whether acting upon their own bass
| instincts, or as the willing or unwilling
! tools of designing Radical politicians
! have committed revolving crime agains
the peace and dignity of our beloved State
against God and the human race.
The resolutions were received with
applause and especially the last two
were heard and adopted with deafen
ing cheers from all that vastassembly
showing that they were adopted, not a,
a measure of cold policy, but as al
honest and earnest protest arising
from profound feeling of Indignation
While the committees were out Their,
was deafening call for Col. Bailey
At last he arose and said, he dared
not leave his post even to speak, he
had been left to represent Stewart il
the absence Of her delegates on com
mittee duty He could not forsak,
the post of solemn duty. Finally
however, he was compelled to come
forward in answer to the deafenin.
calls, and in briefspeech forcibly pre-
scented the duties of the hour, will
that earnestness which always char
acterizes him in all his efforts.
Nominations being next in order
| DIR. W. A. Cheatham, moved that Hon
John T. House of Montgomery. b,
declared the unanimous choice of thi
Convention. A rising vote brough
every man to his feet, amid cheers an,
the widest enthusiasm. As soon a
the stamping and clapping and cheer
ing were over, committee of DR.. w
A. Cheatham, of Davidson; w. A
Shaw, of Cheatham; Z. J.. Williams
of Montgomery; Thos. McNeilly, Q
Dickson; j. ]. Pollard, of Houston
j. w. {. Steger, of Stewart; B. S. Al
len, of Humphreys, and G. A. Muir
ray, of Davidson; and some one move
that Col. j. E. Bailey, of Stewart, b
added to the list. i
Col House was escorted by the com
mittee, preceded by the Rock Cit
Band, which accompanied the David
son Delegation, and introduced to tn
Convention, and for thirty minute
held the crowd spell bound with hi
eloquence
The synopsis of his speech, whic
we give below, is from the reporter {
the Nashville Banner:
He said the distinguished honor the
had just conferred upon him awaken
ed in his heart the liveliest and mo;
grateful sentiments. He profound
ly thankful for what he was pleased t
term an unmerited compliment. Upo
} the future of this country, the COlOne
said he was not as hopeful as he woul
like to be of the outlook in the destin
of the country Nearly ten long year
had passed since a Southern soldie
had made track upon Northern @
Southern soil The path before us tC
day was as dark as that period jus
preceding the war. No Governmer
had ever received from defeated pee
pie more sincere devotion than frol
the Southern people. Their defes
they had borne with herOism grande
than that which placed their achieve
ments upon the roll of honor. II
would ask who had rallied to the sup
' port of the laws quicker than tn
| Southern people whenever the peac
had been broken, and now wanted t
know how long they were to be charg
: ed with treason. Itwas idle to SUI
pose that any government could pro.
per under such a state of affairs. The,
the Northern people, had been our en-
emies IN war, and they were our enc
; mics in peace We had asked of thel
bread, and they had given US a ston,
Col. House spoke at some length upo