Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1876-07-15
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DemOeratIe MeetIng In UIekson COnnty.

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At a meeting of q portion of th
Democracy of Dickson county, q
Charlotte. July 3, 1876, Robert Nc
Nelly, Esq, was called as Chairman
and T. B. Chester aud j. N. Bel
selected as Secretaries.
The Chairman explained the Object
of the meeting to be to ratify the St
Louis nominations and TO appoint del
egates to the State Convention, on the
9th of August, to select a candidate
| for Governor aud to elect Presidential
! Electors. Va t
On motion, Jacob Leech, A. b.
Caldwell, Thomas MeNeily, DIR. II. q.
Petway, DIR. j. III. Cullum and T. q.
Morris were named as committee TO
report resolutions and a list Of dele
gates to the State Convention.
Brief and pointed addresses we're
made by w. j. Matthias, Jacob Leech
and Thomas McNeily, Esqrs., in sup
port of the nominees at st. Louis.
On the'm0tion of w. l.. Grisby, the
Chairman appointed a Democratic
County Committee as follows l.. l..
Leech, w. l.. Grigsby, DIR. j. ii. Gull
lum, Il. G. Morris aud Jacob Leech,
with power to appoint subcommittee
and attend to other matters pertaining
to the interest of the party.
Upon motion, r. McNeily was ad-
ded to the committee.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported as follows:
l. That we, the Democracy of Dick
son county, hereby ratify the nomina-
tlons of Gov. Samuel j. Tilden, of
New York, for President, and Gov. Il,
A. Hendricks, OF Indiana, Cor Vice
President, by the National Democratic
Convention at st. Louis, and feel con-
fdent from their past lives Of official
integrity aud honesty, and IL elected,
the administration of the general gov
ernment would be placed in honest
honest hands; that theyw would look we'll
to the limitations of the Constitu-
tion and the rights of the people ofall
sections Hereunder; that the great
body OF the people who have been so
burdened with taxes and corrupt Of
ticials, from the highest the lowest,
under Republican rule, would have a
guaranty that under Tilden and Hen
drlcks none but honest men, who were
capable, would be placed or retained
in position. Without distinction of
party We demand reform in the ad-
ministration Of the general govern
ment, and a return 10 the purer and
better days OF the Republic, when gift
taking and the bargain and sale Of Office
was disgrace to the American people.
2. That we approve and heartily en-
dorse the platform adopted by the st.
Louis Convention, and will adhere 10
it and give the nominees placed there
upon our earnest and enthusiastic sup
port. We recognize this as the most
auspiclous time in the history Of this
government since the FORMULATION Of
the first Declaration of Independence
one hundred years ago, for the people
-yeOmanry-to rise in their majesty
and renOunce the reign of corruption,
fraud and prohigacy unequaled in the
history OF this country, TO which the
people have long and patiently sub
mltted under the Grant administration,
and we view it as the time when il has
become necessary for the preservation
OF free government into shame and dis
grace by their corrupt practices.
3. That in the administration Of the
State Government under Gov. j. ID.
Porter we recognize that honesty and
integrity of purpose that should char
acterize Democratic Governor in the
home of Jackson, Polk, Bell aud many
Others whose lives of honesty and in
tegrity have shed lustre upon the State.
A. That IN the personal aud official
bearing of Gov. James ID. Porter, we
see those sterling and manly qualities
of head and heart that so eminently
qualify him for the position which he
now occupies, and we most cheerlully
recommend his nomination by the State
Convention, Aug. 9. 1876.
5. That we have witnessed with pride
and indorse With pleasure the course
pursued in Congress by our Represen-
tative, the Hon. John +. House, aud
having known him in allthe relationso
life from his youth, we know whereof
we speak when we say that our every
interest is safe in his handsas our repre-
sentative. He has by his recent speech
in Congress upon the Relations Of the
North and South so truthfully and ell
oquently set forth the sentiments of the
Southern people that we gladly saythese
are our sentiments, and viewing him
as the right man in the right place, we
call upon him TO announce himself as
a candidate for reelection to Congress.
6. That the following named persons
be appointed delegates TO attend the
State Convention at Nashville, any
member OF whom being present mny
cast the vote of the county in the con
vention, and in the absence of any of
the delegates, Hon. q. N. Gibbs, of
the city Of Nashville, is authorized 10
act as proxy, and cast the vote Of the
county in accordance with these reso-
lutions Delegates-John II. Baker,
John G. Buford, T. j. Carr, J. w.
Sullivan, j q. Flapnery, w. L. Grigs-
BY, T. G. Morris, Jacob Leech, Thos.
McNeily, DR.. j. B. Smith, L. p.
Eleazar, s. @. Edwards, j. NJ. AL
bright, Dan. Rice, DIR. r. G.. Petway.
z. That the proceedings of this meet