Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1860-1862, 1861-06-28
DECLARATION OF GRIEVANCES.


suIt of their labors:
DECLARATION OF GRIEVANCES.
We The people of East Tennessee again as
seubled in Convention of our Delegates
make the following declaration In addition to
that heretofore promulgated By rs at Knox
Vile, on the Both and 3lsI days of May last.
So far as we Can learn, the election held in
fbi. State on The 6sh day of the present
month, was free, with but few exceptions, in
no other part of the State. other than East
Tennessee. In the larger parts of Middle and
West Tennessee, no speeches or discussions in
favor of the Union were permitted. Union
papers were not allowed to circulate. Meas
ures were taken in some parts of West Ten
pesaee, in defiance of the Constitution and
laws, which allow folded tickets to have the
ballot numbered 10 such manner as to marx
and expoae the Union votes. A Disunion pa
per, the Nashville Gazdte, in urging the peo-
Die to vote open ticket. declared that "a
shief takes q pocket book or eftcis an en-
trance into forbidden places by stealthy
means a tory, in voting, usually adop's
pretty much the same course OF procedure"
DisanIouists, in many places, had charge of
the polls and Union men, when voting, were
denounced as LincOlnites and Aboli:ioaists.
The unanimiiy OF the votes in many large
counties where, but q few weeks ago, the
Union sentiment was so strong, proves be-
youd doubt that Union men were overawed
by the tyranny of the military power and
still greater tyranny of . corrupt and subsi-
DICED press. In the city of Memphis, where
66I3 votes were cast, but five freemen had
the courage to vote for the Union and these
were stigmatized in the public press as zig
norant traitors who opposed the popular
edict.. Our earnest appeal to our Brethren
in the other divisions of the State. was pub
lished then only to small extent, and the
members and names of those who composed
our Convention, as well as the counties they
represented, were suppressed and the effort
made to impress the minds OF the people that
East Tennessee was favorable ID secession.
The Memphis appeal. q prominent Disunion
paper. published q false account of our pro-
"a under the head-"THE TRAITORS IN
T.onScn..n-and styled Us, who represented
ev.fS county but two in East Tennessee
..th, ist;s batch of effected traitors who hover
.r,and the noxious atmosphere of Andrew
Iohn.on,s home.u Our meeting was teIe-
GRABBED 20 The N. o. Deita, and il was falsely
eard that we had passed resolution recon-
mendina submission il 10000 votes were cast
against Secession. The dispatch added that
sITaz SoUTHEES RraHTs NEs ARE DETERMINED
n HOLD Po-sEss.c:z OF THE STATE THOUGH
rHrY SHOULD Be II A MNoRITE.o Volunteers
vers allowed to vote in and out Of the state,
la fragrant violation Of the Constitution.
From the moment the election vas oyer, aud
before any detailed statement of the vote Ia
The different counties had been pahlished, and
before IL Was possible to ascertain the result.
IL was exultingiy proclaimed that separation
had been carried by from so 900 TO 20 600
woes. This WAS TO prepare the public miad
20 enable sthe Secessionist 10 hold possession
OF the State though they should be in g mi
nority.n The finzl result is TO be announced
By q Dis1aion Governor. whose existence de-
pends upon the success OF secession, and no
proviaioa IL made by Law for an examination
OF the vote by disinterssfed persons, or even
for contrasting the election For these and
other causes, we do not regard the result OF
the election - expressive Of the will OF q ma
iority Of the freemen Of Tennessee. Had the
elecIioa everywhere been conducted as is
Ma Ia East Tennessee VS. you'd entertain
different opinion Here, no effort was made
20 suppress secession papers or prevent Sc
cessio1 speeches or votes, although, an over
whelm NJ majority Of the people were against
seceasion. Here, no effort hzs been made to
prevent the formation Of military companies
or ohstrrct the transportation OF armies or
90 prosecute tboss Who violated the laws Of
The United States and OF Tennessee against
trrsssn. The Union men of Eat Tenne>see
asxious to be aeusrsl In tie contest, were
eonlens 70 enjoy their oun opinions snd TO
allow the utmost Latitude OF opinion snd &c
sion - those uho di6<fed from them Hs6
D. ssns iolssssioe prsssii<d IN other perts
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