Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-07
Negro safrage n TeaneNee.

y The great out-erg agaiitSt negro seftExge
In Tennessee, and the constantly expressed
dread Of negro equality, by those uha aFe
sorter for aud serler not fSf the Union
cause, make il proper . state . iew facts ia
the history Of our Stale, tisqs VII DO for
.eandIa men to reasot upen when otherwise
unemployed They VIII learn some fsess
from our article that rebels and rebel SYM
pathfxers would never communicate. and
facts, stubborn and notorious. that ''fafly Of
those in sympathy with The rebellion will
resoiuteiy DENY.
Tn the convention that formed the hrsf
Constitution Of Tennessee. the question
arose as te who should exercise the right Of
suffrage in the State. Slaves were held 10
Tennessee while she was yet = territory
And fact not now generally knpwn is
this--a majority fthe delegates who framed
the Constitution were stockholders il
fixing the qualifications Of voters, at zfree
citizens" were designated as proper persons
to vote An amendment Was offered to In.
sert the word .',ehife'' afler the worA FREE
This brought up theqnestion Of the right Sf
Dee neqfoes TO vote The vote was taken
upon the amendment which contemplated
the exclusion of negroes from the polls,
and the artepdsnent was lest hs decided
Fvote. The first Constellation af She STATE,
therefore. declared free negroes - be ~cisi
sens, and gave them the rightof voting.
! which they exercised for many years and
/ wero eleetioneercd with by our politicians
and dcmag0gne~ for their Tuses JeHx
BILL. IN a closely contested race for Con-
5r;ss in the Nashville Distriet, when he
defeated FELIX GRuSDy, owed he election
/ To the Votes Of free negroes, there hsing sew
crai hundred IN his district.
! ASDaEw JAeksos was popular with the
negroes on account OF his bravery and bis
euIogy ppOn negro soldiers At New orleans
and when he defeated Colonel JoHs VIII
LIAHa before tho Legislasurs At MurEtees-
| borough. II was ~ only seven votes and
these seven votes were gained for JAeKlos
4 before the people By she ntgre rsters of tbs
y counties sending thera.
, aovvrnor oAaaoLk was : very popalai
man With the aegroes, and could rome nor,
olessly 10 tho thing q nnliinE their vote.
than any man ID tue State Al one Of hil
closely contested elections, ! friend Of hi.
led PROCESSION &c sixty 81 severity negroes
to the pella 81 one Tine, who al voted ioi
l the old wAr-hdrse. e - sss'.f
!. Honorable CAsy Jokxsos, postmsssel
: General undsr former Democratic aenAln
. is,ratIon, has bSen seeas IA his early pelisi
! cal chhsesta IA fennessse when Re assa I
sfssrvein Congress. during sat Aaillaistrasie'
y of Jous oetycY Ap9as, LEAD negroes y b
= polls. arsii in arzn. TIE yedhe heibna 4
= Tennssles aristocracy ana a. soashers
chivairy now IN the feesa army nsess pei
s ,ui, "a to tell them, ID Ell isanknsss The
|, THAR fathers used % $50 g tie pQlls D .tal
!. State, and even before shsy yere barn. III
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