Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-06-19
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENNESSEE

[coSrINuED FROM LAST WEEK

Washington, were, Charles Robinson,
William Purphey. John Sewer, Joseph
Wilson, John Irwin, Samuel Houston,
William Trimble, William Cox, Landon
Carter, Hugh Henry, Christopher Tay-
lor, John Chislomy, Samuel Doak,
William Campbell, Benjamin Holland,
John Bean and Samuel Williams. For
che County of Sullivan, Joseph Martin,
Gilbert Christian, William Cooke, Jno.
Manifee. William Wallace, John Hall,
Samuel Wilson, Stokely Donaldson and
William Evans. For the County Of
Greene, Daniel Kennedy, Alexander
OUTLAW, Joseph Gist, Samuel Weir,
Asahel Rawlings, Joseph Ballard, Jno.
Maughon, John Murphey, David Camp
bell, Archibald Stone, Abraham Den
ton, Charles Robinson and Elisha Ba-
ker; they appointed JOHN Sewer, presi-
dent, and Landon Carter, clerk; they
appointed committee composed of
Messrs. Cooke, Outlaw, Carter Camp
bell, Manifee, Martin, Robinson, Hous.
ton, Christian, Kennedy and Wilson, to
take under consideration the state of
public affairs relative to the cession of
the western country. The convention
soon after the commencement of its
session was joined by Richard White,
q member OF Washington. The com.
mittee upon the state Of pablo affairs,
in relation to the cession of the western
territory made their report, styling
themselves the committee to whom was
referred the consideration of public af-
fairs. especially the cession bill, passed
at Hillsboro, the I'd day of June, 1884.
Your committee say. they are of opin-
ion, and judge 1t expedient that the
counties of Washington, Sullivan and
Greene, which the cession bill particu.
larly respects, form themselves into an
association and com bine themselves to.
gether, in order to support the presept
laws of North Carolina, which may not
be incompatible with the modes and
forms of laying off new State. 1t is
the opinion OF your committee, that we
have a just and undeniable right to
petition Congress to accept the cession
made by North Carolina, and for that
body to countenance us in forming our
selves into separate government, and
either to frame permanent or tempo
rary constitution, agreeably to resolve
of Congress in such case made and pro-
vided, as nearly as circumstances will
admit. We had right to keep and
hold convention from time to time,
by meeting and convening at such
place or places as the said convention
shall adjourn to. When any contig-
uous part Of Virginia shall make appli-
cation to join this association, after
they are legally permitted either by the
State of Virginia, or other power having
cognizance thereof, 1t is our opinion
that they be received and enjoy the
same privileges that we do, may, or
shall enjoy. This convention has a
right to adopt and prescribe such regu-
lations as the particular exigencies of
the times and the public good may re-
quire; that one or more persons to be
sent to represent our situation in the
Congress of the United States; and this
convention has just right and authority
to prescribe regular mode for his sup
port. n 81 N /
1t Was referred tn Messrs. Cooke and
Hardin, to draw up and form the plan
of the association heretofore agreed to;
that plan, on the next day, they report
ed as follows: g =
ITO remove the doubts of the scrupu-
lous; to encourage the timid, and to in
duce all, harmoniously and speedily to
enter into firm association, let the
following particulars be maturely con-
sidered. If we should be go happy as
to have a separate government, vast
numbers from different quarters, with
little encouragement from the public
would fll up our frontier, which would
strengthen us, improve agriculture,
perfect manufactures, encouraging lit
ersture and every thing truly laudable.
The seat Of government being among
ourselves, would evidently tend, not
only to keep a circulating medium in
gold and silver among us, but draw Il
from many individuals living in other
States, who claim large quantities OF
lands that would lie In the bounds oi
the new State. Add to the foregoing
reasons, that many schemes as body,
we could execute to draw 1t among us,
and the sums which many travellers
out of curiosity, and men in public
business, would expend among US. But
all these advantages, acquired and &C
cidental, together with many more
that might be mentioned, whilst we are
connected with the old counties, may
not only be nearly useless to us, bu,
many Of them prove injurious; and
this will always be the case during 0
connection with them, because they
are the most numerous, and consequent
ly will always be able TO make us sub
servient, to them; that our interest mus,
be generally neglected, and sometimes
sacrificed, to promote theirs, as was in
stanced in the late taxation act IN
which, notwithstanding our local sit
uation and improvement being 30 svi
IDENTIFY inferior, that it is unjust to ia,
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