Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1882-05-25
nAEDHnAE COUNTY
A Basis, Of Harmony Proposed
for the State Convention.

BOLIVAR, TENN May 2O.-The
Democrats Of Hardemen county met
to. day at Bolivar, in pursuance of a
Joint call by the Democratic commit
tees, in convention, for the purpose OF
choosing delegates to Nashville on the
10th of next month, to represent this
(Hardeman) county in the State Dem
ocratic Convention. Their action in
this convention, in which every dis
triot was represented, was character
lied by the greatest unanimity and
the following resolutions were adopted
unanimously, after being introduced
and advocated by a forcible and s rong
speech, ~picturing the evils of Republi-
can rule in Tennessee, and the neces-
sity of Democratic unity, by Hon.
Albert 7. McNeal:
Resolved by the Democrats of Har-
deman county in convention assem-
bled:
l. That the chief and primary duty
Of all citizens of Tennessee interested
in her welfare and good government is
to securing the unity Of the Demo-
cratic party and the restoration of the
State to Democratic control, and to
this end every Democrat should labor
by mutual concession and energetic co.
operation.
2. That the question Of the State
debt, which has caused the %unfortu-
nate divisions in said party and has SO
long disturbed the State, should be
finally and justly disposed off; aud, in
order hat its disposition may be final
and satisfactory, it must necessarily
be determined by the action of the
Democratic party Of the State, which
represents its material and domestic
interests, and not by the Republican
party, which is now, and has been for
twenty years, under dictation and con-
troll from beyond the limits of the
State, and is in no sense representa-
tive Of the interests or feelings Of its
people.
8. That should the Democratic par.
ty, in convention at Nashville, on the
10Th of June next, fail in attaining
such practical unanimity upon the
matter of the State debt as will assure
its final and satisfactory disposition,
then said convention should declare
for and support a constitutional con-
vention for the settlement of the same,
aud remit the said matter to said con-
vention.
The above resolutions it seemed
suited all exactly, as they we're advo-
Gated by some heretofore our most
uncompromising Of each side. Now it
does seem to me that if We in Harde-
man can harmonic after being as far
apart as the tarthest, if the State Con-
vention will, should they get in a
wrangle and find they can't agree en-
terms of settlement, adopt some such
resolutions as the above, and have no
split, we can once more redeem Ten
nessee from the disgrace of Republi-
can rule. Had the views of Hon.
Albert T. McNeal and such men as
him prevailed, as embodied in the
Johpson.McNeal report in the last
convention, Democracy would now be
in power in Tennessee. This every
one will Admit. Now, Hardeman
county proposes the above resolutio ns
in case we can't agree, again, at Nash
vile, on the 10th of June next, the
product of the mind OF her Henry
Clay" Would that we had more Of
them in the State willing to comprom
Use, and make up such an agreement
as to ave principle and attain success
at the same time. Our delegation to
the convention is headed by Hon.
Albert 7. McNeal, and composed Of
twenty Of our best citizens and Demo-
Gratis. We send him again to cham
pion the cause of Democratic harmony
and unity, and success will follow.