Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1861-1862, 1861-10-09
INTERESTING SCENE IN TIE CONFEDERATE
COURT AT NASHVILLE.

The Nashville Ameriean Of Saturday has the follow
We have heretofore noticed the arrival In our city Of
the distinguished aud venerable Judge Monroe, OF Kec
eky, and We also announced few days since that be
had taken the oath Of allegiance q the Confederate
Government Judge K9nroe, attended By several friends
presented fmsef IL open couf before big Honor Judge
Huupbreya who now presides In the District Court Of
he Confederate S.an after having for some years PR
sided with high hGnoT in the DISTRICT Court OF the pd
Uoion) The following the proceedings eItrscsed
from the records of the court this interesting occs
sion:
DISTRICT COURT OF CONFEDERATE STATES OF ANSRr-
CA YoR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
THURSDAY, Oct 8, 1851.
Present the Hon. West II. Humphreys, Judge Of
said court fhs Eon Thomas B. Monroe, late OF Ken
lucky appeared id court and said
II the Court please 1t is agreed, We know, by all
ursts and men OF sense that the obligations OF
protection by the government an allegiance oil me citi.
s,ns o. sub ec reciprocated and dependent, and
that hereote whenever The gove,nmcn. has ceased to
afford protection, the obligation OF ooedienee ana SUP
port by the citizen no longer exists and the body Of the
reope have tic aalehable right 70 revolt and having
accomplished the revolution, may adopt the new gov
enmeh which they Believe will best Insure the protec.
ton Of their rights and promote their welfare or any
proper portion Of tho people may separate themselves
aud the territory they occupy-"seesde form SUCH
new government within their own dominion as they
think proper or any number Of such oppressed people
may emigrate and adopt themselves ciiiz ms of any
otbsr government The government Of the United
Stats has eeass to Gs profession 70 its ci.i,ens In
Kentucky Every right OF life Iyeny and trstsction
has been there ruitlessly violated BY both lawless
men and the government i'self, and dsspotism
avowedly esab.hed, worse than any heretofore known
u the history of the world In the uors. of the Oriental
and Northern d.spotisms the Auocrat Is bound ct
bis peril TO observe certain established customs but
10 Aentpp.y al Is ignored and the rights Of men
vio.ted "a the acst ssyrs,stls apa ;nsgling modes
Ia this state Of sifars eeaedte eIeaslats pisei spd
ernmen and departed the territory. In doing this hav.
ing the right to choose the country Of my ADOPTION
choose tss Confederate States" was born within
:ssr territory s,pfose their g,lst4tsn sad ir i.u
,,,os .dm,e l,- necps anu their statesmen anal Pc
isye that the composition and characi. - thAir peopa
and position and circumstances Of their country such,
that il may be confidently expected their public sir
viii always be administered By high, h0HOrablo, and
able men.
have uubounded confidence In their ability to main.
tain their independence, and that here will be performed
all tue duties Of q good Government 10 Its citizens !
am sready to the oath to support the Con-
stitution Of the Oonfedecy, and Of allegiance to it,
Whereupop, the following oath va, administered TO
him
/, Thomas B. Monroe, hereby declare that having re-
nouuced my ciz ,nship Of tho United State hereby
adopt myself ctzsn of the Confederate States OF
America" and soemply that will support their
Constitution and will true allegiance bear to lis Govern
nent so Icing Us am citizen thereof
The Court said The Court receives with the iveiest
abstraction your Remuneration Of allegiance to the United
States and your declaration that you will bear TRUE ALE
,iancs to the Confederate States.
You Left the United States when the Constitution e.
abshed by our forefsihers ceased to have existence
lie lims. You welcome To the Confederse
,tates where IL exists in fullest vgor and most effective
operation.
The curt gives expression to the confident belief that
he day Is not distant when Kentucky, the theatre
II your isirguished usefulness urst Kentucky
haned and free, will by her unbiased Suffrage, 10 the
1ercise Of her highest right of ON the despoim Of
Northern usurprrs and establish herself one Of the
members of the Confederate States.
Alter which the court adj burned.
We are persuaded tina. there have occurred but few
Genes more interesting al the ABOVE described.-
o be appreciated properly the reader should bear In
,ind tha: Judge Monroe had been for some forty
jurs: Of gree, emf renee; hal presided in the District
our Of the Omitted States Kentucky for pore than
yesrs With great credit himself and most Beneficial
to the publc-thst he had been driven forth from his
ing cherished home by the moot sbpminahle tyranny
IA. the world fa knowp and TIA. he nor on his way
the Safe Of Virginia. where be was horn, and whose
onored soil holds the sacred ashes Of dozen gentratons
his ancestors. Tho whole ecene pathetic and
apodpg Ia the highest degree and al present together
ith the the court, we're teen to b. deeply affected.
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