Wayne County, Tennessee Items From The
Florence Gazette
Florence, Alabama
Transcribed and submitted by Lee
Freeman
From the Florence Gazette, Wed., Jan., 16, 1861, p. 3.
From the Florence Gazette, Wed., May 1, 1861, p. 3:
Public Meeting.
We call attention to the proceeding of a Public Meeting which was held at
Wayland's Spring[,] Lawrence County, Tenn. on the 22d of April, which will be
found in another place. They were received too late for our last issue, but we
cheerfully give place to them in this issue. W[e] learn that the unanimity was
entire; that the enthusiasm was without an equal ever before. They hoisted the
Flag of the Southern Confederacy, and as it was fl[oa]ting in the bre[e]z[e]
toasts were drunk to Jeff Davis, our noble President; (and we hope he will soon
be theirs) and the prosperity of the Southern Confederacy. After the firing of
Cannon, drinking of toasts and a regular enthusiastic demonstration, the people
dispersed and returned to their homes, proud of their day's work. We are
pleas[e]d to know that the people in that section are all right.
From the Florence Gazette, Wed., May 1, 1861, p. 2.
Meeting in Lawrence County, Tenn.
With but short notice, the citizens of Wayland's Springs and vicinity, and the
south eastern por[t]ion of Wayne County, met at this point, on Monday, the 22d
of April, 1861, for the purpose of hoisting a Flag, and exercising our views
upon the political questions that now agitate every fireside and home circle;
this we did with perfect unanimity, not a dissenting voice.
Our meeting was composed of a goodly number of our best citizens, old and young,
of sound judgement and discretion.
The Meeting was called to order by the appointment of a [sic] A. C. McDougal,
Esq., to the Chair, and John McLaren, Secretary. Mr. McDougal responded to the
call, in a few brief and appropriate remarks, and concluded, by appointing a
committe to draft resolutions expressive of the sense of the meeting. The
following compose the committee:
Dr. J M Collins, David Adkinson, Isaac Morton, J C Brown, W B Smith, Dr. J F
McDougal, John Gist, Joseph Lisle, John D Wade, D M Stewart, W W Johnson, W A
McAlister, Rev J B Wooten, Benj Fisher, Jas Lisle, A C McDougal, and S H
Wayland.
The committee retired, and in a short time, presented the following Preamble and
Resolutions:
Whereas; The people of the Northern States of America, through their State
Legislatures, by their Representatives in Congress, and by themselves at the
ballotbox [sic], have repeatedly asserted doctrines subversive of Southern
interest, and looking to the destruction of Southern Rights; and whereas, they
by their votes, have, in power, a man representing their peculiar views, who has
officially declared his intentions to carry them out; and whereas, a number of
the States have, in consequence, withdrawn from the Union, therefore
Resolved; That it is the sense of the people of Lawrence county, Tenness[e]e,
that it is not only to their interest, but it is also the duty of Tennesseans to
stand by their brethren in the South, and aid them in maintaining their rights
against all assaults, come from what they may.
Resolved; That the President, as intimated in h[i]s Inaugural, has attempted to
take forts now held by the Confederat[e] States, and otherwise to interfere with
their rights, it is the duty of Tennessee to stand as a barrier against him for
the protection of the South.
Resolved; That the people of Tennessee prefer Independence and Equal Rights in
the Southern Confederacy; to inequality with the North, and all hope of
adjustment of our national difficulties being gone, Tennessee [should?] join the
seceded States as her only hope.
Resolved; That Tennessee cannot, without dishonor, submit to the
adm[i]nistration of Abraham Lincoln, based, as it is, upon the Chicago Platform,
which contains the doctrine of the Equality of the white and black races.
Resolved; That we hear[t]ily a[p]prove of the action of our State Legislature,
pas[s]ing r[e]solutions which declare uneq[u]ivocally, against [c]oercion; and
this we resist unto death.
The resol[u]tions were adopted unanimously[.]
It was moved and seconded that a copy of these resolutions be sent to the
Lawrenceburg Journal, and F[l]orence Gazette. The Meeting then adjourned[.]
A C McDOUGAL, President.
J McLaren, J[r.], Secretary.
Note: The original of this article was badly faded, hence the letters appearing
in editor's brackets [ ].
From the Florence Gazette, Thursday, January 24, 1895, p. 3.
A Little difficulty occurred on Sweetwater a few days ago. A man from Wayne county, Tenn., concluded to paint the town red, but policeman Wash Hindman, was notified and soon captured this Tennessee slugger and town painter, and run him in . Hurrah for Hindman, who is always at his post and ready for any kind of game that may come along.
See also: Miscellaneous Articles About Wayne County, Tennessee From Various Newspapers