Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-10-19
Proclamation by The Governor.
STATE oF TENNESSEE, /
EAUurvE DEPARTMENT.
Nashville. Tenn. October lst. 1861. !


WHEREAS, a respectable portion of the loyal
people of Ionc.co representing large number of
thn counties of tine Stllo and supposed to reflect the
win Of rhn uiou men i'm tbcir respective couuties
recently held Convention I'm the city of Nashville
in which, among other things touching the rcorgan-
Jatlu1 of the SDic they with great unanimily'
adopted the following resolutions
% Rso'rd That the people of Tennessee who
are now and have been attached to the National
Union, do hold ou election for President and Vice
President m thr ensuing election in November
q. That the electors shall be the following and no
others the same being free white men, twenty-one
yoUr of un and for -N months previous to the cleo
tion citizen. of Tine State of Tcnucs-eei
it, All who have voluntarily borne arms in the
.,Ni'n of the United State during the present war
and who aro either in the service or have been hon
"r1h' Gftht Ghdwu active ucuus ol the Govern
moUt of the United States in each county.
!. R.u'rd That the citizen electors designated
iu lUe foregoing resolutions SHALL at least fifteen
days before the election, register their names with
an agent to be appointed for that purpose and no
citizen mot thus registered shall be allowed to vote.
Such registration shall hc open to the public for u-
-pu.H1D, and to ho executed according TO such reg
uUtiua a- may hereafter bee prc.cribcd Provided
that hn officers of the election in the discharge of
their duty may reject amy party So registered on
proof of dlsIoyulty
3 Rc,olr,d That us means for asccuanng the
qualifications of tho VOTERS tho rcyistor, and o0,nrs
E,LIir, Ain, oI,rfinn ,,,,,inc lb ,,rti,sn ,tL
touching amy matter of fact. And each voter be-
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active friend of the Government of the United States
aud thu enemy of the so-curl Confederate States
Jhg0 u,danty desire the suppression of the present
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That take The oath freely and voluntarily, and
without .,,uiol r,..l,pfion' So holm me God
Said oatl hnipr oyi,ir fl,ie evidence subject 10
lac di.Ipproycd hy other testimony
q P'lo'rgI That fine uoll, be opcucd at thccouu
IA scat or som, other suitable place In each county
and l bnot-bo> De 81, Guarded and protected as to
secure ,o coctor, free fair and impartial election.
and tt polls 0I.o be opcncd for the convenience of
the soldiers 40 such places be accessible to
thrY
And ,ybrr,ps # further appears from the proceed
inos OF said Convention .hatthe Military Governor
of fine State of Tennessee /, requested TO execute Che
t,r,ooinr resolutions in such manner as he may
thnl best suIscrycs the interests Of the government
And ,,bgrcas /. Andrew johnson. Military Gov
crpor or thc State of Tennessee, being anxious to CO.
.rrr,tc with the lov.l people Of the State and to
h,.,,, tbpn, iu All Eudable efforts TO restore the
e,. a., and ,r,lr oo,ip. and tn .ccurn the hal
Iot-lo> AGAINST the communications of treason by
ryer reasonable restraint that can be- thrown around
IL do therefore order and direct that an election
for prr.ilrn, and Vice President of the United
E,,l...r Npl.rig, b, ,p.npd am, held at thecountv
..t mp ,tbrr suitallc place in every county of the
S,,,c or Tanres.cp. am fine first Tuesday after the
,ir't lIan,la, in tbe month of November next nj