Tri-weekly Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1859-1861, 1861-06-25
FOURTH DAY.--MoRsrso Session.

CONVENTION met VT the aeuA houf and was
opened with prayer by Rev. Mr. Milburn, of
Greene.
Mr.. Murphy, of Johnson, offered a resolu-
tion restricting debate, which after amend
ment was adopted 40 follows:
Resolped, That no member Of this Conven-
tion, except the chairman of the Committee
whose report may be under consideration shall
bo permitted to speak longer than fifteen
minutes on any one proposition, unless allow
ed to proceed by the convention.
Mr.. Trgg, from the Business Committee
again submitted their report.
After much discussion the Declaration Of
Grievances and Resolutions were finally a.
dopted as follows, without division:
DECLARATION OF GRIEVANCES.
| We the people of East Tennessee again as
sembled in Convention of our Delegates,
make the following declaration in addition to
that heretofore promulgated by US at Knox
vile, on the 3Oth and 3lst days of May last.
| So far as we can learn, the election held In
this State on the 9Th day OF the present
month, was free, with but few exceptions, in
no part of the State, other than East Tennes-
see. In the larger parts Of Middle and West
Tennessee, no speeches or discussions in favor
of the Union were permitted. Union papers
were NOT aiio"ed 10 circuiate' measures were
taken in some parts of West Tennessee, in
oenance OF Tue CONSTITUTION ana laws, which
allow iolded tickets, TO have the ballot num-
oered IN sucn manner rs 10 marx ana expose
tne union votes Disunioh paper, tue NASH
vile Gazette, in urging the people to vote an
pen TICK !, declared tnat "a thiei taxes
pocket BOOK or eiiects an entrance into for-
bidden places by stealthy means-a tory, IN
voting, usually ADOPTS pretty much the same
course OF procedure" Disunionists, IN many
places, had charge OF the polls ana Union
men, when voting, were denounced as Lin
coinites and Abolitionlsts. The unanimity OF
the votes in many large counties where, but
few weeks ago, the Union sentiment was so
strong, proves beyond doubt that Union men
were o'erawed by the tyranny q the mill.9nry
it- ii,ssSSfs & = s1' ~ ~
uaunlis ,vhara Ss1. d,es - ~
fro,n,a aa tho oonno -, 80
;on a,d ,hoso =, ~ ~ W"
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ponul,r edict y Orr earnas, annalI ~ on.
tna,h,, T., a. - a,,';s;" "pf o. W.
was r,h,;.had ,Han uir ''on' ~, y, sn' , n."s,'
and rho msmhers and rouos of ~ hso ..hn
comnoscd onr Convan,;nn ol, ,ho ,ho
conn,i,.s ,hsv ,o,ra.sn,aJ o., "em "o sns
and ,ha ae,., - 80 ;, H. s
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~ hnaJ :, "s sun ~ ~, P,o'eeu,nHs u"uo,
,,n,as Wv ~. ,,ha nn .aa mni'ons ~ o.S.,L -aua
.ltu .n;a Eo, W. nepaeo'n.eu ereiy eouu'y NV
e~o ~ rms. lenn.sseem we m1's ea'en 9, as
ovso'.a uan0'S "no noseI aiounu Tue noA'ouS
n". " -AnIio" oonn'o" """o'
,. ~. s Ho,.Is ""s ...Es'"pn,u W 'ne Ne" VI
nau .ans D"' "na ~ MaS 'uiseiy sa.u 'na' We
nau p"sau 20 "neooIu.,on aoo ieooumenu.ng SUP.
'ssoa Sn; II N.Y. NV soss were no' cast hgalnst
Seoess.on' @ iue uispa'en auutu mar THE
ooIhhHS Aiohii MEN AXE phrhhAlNhD 10
nuop "u rosoA'o,o. oi ihs orAih ,heooh lhsi
smooLp hA hiNoKirf' 'oiuhteers were
a'io"eu a W Vo'e III anu ou' OF ,ne o'ate IN
si'n' 'io'",'on VI INC oo"s''uuon' FROM
'ne nou.ns ., w. eieo',on was over, anu oeiore
au, uo'"neu Ssa'e',enloi .ne '''' IN 'ne amer.
en1 countries nau oeen puoiisne", ana oe'ore
was possible 70 ascertain the result IL WAS
eAui''ng'y proclaimed tnat separation had
zee Ueen Carried oy from oo,Voo 10 foooo votes.
ms was 10 prepare tne puoiic mind To enable
'ne necession'sts 70 noio possession Of tue
S,"'e 'nousn tney shouia DC IN minority
Inc hhai result Is 10 oe announced oy Dis
union governor, whose existence depends
upon tue success OF secession, and no provis-
ion Is maue oy Ia" ior an examination OF the
vote oy uisinteresteo persons, or even ior con-
testing tue eiection. FOR these and other
Saases, We 90 not regare the result OF the
elec'i"n Us eApressiye oi,tne VIII OF MAJOR
~ =. sas Hssnsn 'Si OIL lennessee: NAG the
eleU"on e'eryWnere oeeh coaduc'eo as IL was
40 hasl tennessee, we wouir entertain az
leren' opinion. here no enor' was maoe 10
suppress secession papers' or prevent seces-
SION speecnes OF 'o.ss, al'nougp, an over
wneimins mpJor''y ol'Se people were against
the Orm.Oo soS' m.ps is pse