The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-05-04
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1876.
COUNTY CONVENTION.

Court house at Trenton last Monday
afternoon, and was called to order by
J. II. Glass, Chairman of the EXecu-
tive Committee.
On motion, Mr. Glass was elected
President of the Convention, and W 4
Wade and S B Shearon Secretaries.
Major Caldwell, w NJ Mccall, w
c Oliver, S II Hale and DR. Lane
were appointed as c6tirmittee to Sc
lect delegates to the State Convention.
After consultation, the committee
reported the following list of names,
which ~ete endorsed by the Conven-
tion:
1st district-B r Foster.
&C Witt, Gen John Green.
3-Col G w Day, W ! McFar
land.
Mat Hockerty, Maj Bennett.
5-W II Cox, Louis Wade.
6-B o Carlton, ID G Patterson.
7-Spl Hill, r. p Raines, jr., L p
McMurry, w A Cooper.
S-Jno Lasley, DR. E Il Vaughn.
SIT Curtis.
10-Dr G. A Brown, w NJ Halford.
f1-Dave Phelan, f d Russell.
12-J w Altman, & NJ Hopkins,
wv Gail
l3-S F Rankin, W NJ Mccall, G
" Sims, S H Hale.
14-Stephen Lett, Robt Milton.
Isl \ Wick, r II Goodman.
17-Dr D J Moore, Jas A Smith.
Is Henry Bifnett, W l. Reeves,
NJ F. Parker.
f9-J F Penn, W II Killough.
21-Jas Biggs, VIM Davidson.
22-John Gibbs, j K Tedford.
DIV c Barton, j w Davidson.
24-W II Duncan, W Il Tyson.
And all other Democrats Of Gibson
county who riiay be in Nashville at
the time.
On motion the report was received
and adopted.
On motion a committee of three on
resolutions-Spl Hill, J 7 Carthel, j
NJ McDearmon-wore appointed.
Maj Caldwell, during the absence
Of the committee, entertained the au~
dience with few plain, practical re-
marks on thestate Of tie country, and
gave some good advice t. the people.
The committee returned and pre-,
sented the following, which were, az
tet DISCUSSION, adopted:
Whereas, 1t is no less the duty than
the right of the people to peacefully
assemble together and to assert their
rights under the government and to
tiIake known their wishes III regard
TO questions Of public policy; and
Whcteas, The Democracy of the [.
S. viii soon meet in convention to
nominate candidates for President and
Vice President of the L. S; and
Whereas, In view of the great in
terestS involved, it is right and proper
that every section and interest Of the
country should be heard and respected;
therefore,
Resolved, That the Democracy of
iiibson county, in convention assem-
bled, renew and reaffirm their fidelity
to and faith in the ancient principles
and traditional policy Of tie DEMO.
cratic party and the fathers of the
Republic as expressed by jefferson,
Madison, Clay and jackson.
Resolved, That We hereby declare
ourselves in fator of the plainte1ance
Of the provisions Of the Federal Con
>titution, the perpetual union of the
States, and 10 the inherent right of
local self-government, in contradis-
tincticn TO Capitalization.
Resolved, That We are in favor of
4 just and economical administration
Of the government, State and Federal,
and are opposed to all Increase of tax
alton for any purpose whatever, and
that We contemplate with alarm the
eXtravagance and corruption that has
characterized the administration of the
Federal Government during the last
fifteen years, the disregard by the
party in power Of the limitations and
restrictions of the Constitution and
the rights of the States and the ui,
wise and rliinous contraction of the
currency.
Resolved, Further, That we hereby
assert and declare our faith and conf
dence in the ancient and well-settled
doctrine of a wise craftsmanship that
gold and silver are the only true and
safe basis of the currency, and that
we are in favor Of a return to specie
payments Us soon as practicable with.
out paralyzing or embarrassing the
business and general interests of the
country.
Resolved, That we are at present
opposed to the curtailment of the pres
eht volume of currency, and favor a
gradual extinguishment of the nation:
al banking system, the retirement of
Its circulation and the substitution in
Its stead of the Treasury notes.
Resolved, That we are in favor of
the repeal of the Act of Congress for
the resumption of specie payments on
the ist day of January, 1879, and de-
clare il to be, in our opinion, unwise,
impolitic and destructive of the inter-
est of the debtor class, and especially /
,ninous to the poor labOring people, |