Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1864-10-27
The usurpaaioa N Tsassssss.

The followang d copy OF . protest
which On Saturday lass wss Submitted to
The Presidents of TIE unissd States By
John Lellyess, ESQ, Of Nashville, Tenss-
sse lone Of iss sigBersl, ~ behalf Of the
loyal eitissns Of Teunassee, wh0m ths
Hon. Andrsw Johnsoa, the Military Gov
ssnor of thai State and the Repnhlieaa
candidate fosI the Vies Presidency, has
sought TO aisfraaehise By q proclamation
Issued 90 the 30sh Of September last:
To his Exesllemcs AsxAHGx LExcoLs,
President fths Uuitsd States
SiR: The undersigned loyal eikixens Of
the United States and Oh the State Of
Tennessee, on our own behalf and on be-
half Oh The ioyal people Of orr State, ask
leave to sabail this protest against the
proclamation of his Excsilency, Andrew
johnson, Military Governor, ordering "a
eleetion TO be held for President and Yies
President under certain regulations and
restrietion therein ses forth. A printed
copy Of said proclamation lie herewith
eaclosed.
The Constitution Of the United States
provides that sssaCh State shall appoint,
In ZACH manner as the Legislature thereof
NAV direos aumbeg Of electors" etc
Under this provision of che Federal Com
stitukion. the Legislature OF Tennessee,
years before the present. reheliiens pre-
seribed the moda OF election 20 be ebser-
ved. which will BE- found to differ essen.
tally from he mode prescribed By the
Military Governor. We herewith sacloss
copy OF the law Of Tsnnessee govern
| lag HE holding Of said asecsion.
The Military Gosernos expressly az
sumes, BY sirsue OF authority derived
| from the President, 30 10 alter and q.
mead The aieosson Law OF Tennessee [sa-
acted under authority 81 tbs Constitution
| Oh the United States, 40 above Get forth
ID III make the same conform TO bis ovs
sdies az set forth In tAe proolamatiot
aforesaid. lie assumes 20 20 modify oas
law IS 10 adnis persons 70 vote ii ths
| said election who are nos entisisd 10 voss
under tho Law AID the Constitution 81
Tennesaee. Instance this: our Ccnstisa.
tior and Law rsqsire thai each voter shall
hessa cisixsn of Ihe couaty wherein be MAJ
ofTxr bis vote for SIX months next proceed.
| ing The day Of election 81 while the Gov.
errors order only requires that be shal
with other Qualifications Ramed1 be !
eissrsn Of Tsnnsssse Tor SIX month";, cot
| This paovision would admit 10 vote mani
persons not snsiasd By law
Wa will, Tar sAe sake pf brssiky, pas
/ ovsg acme les inpartaas points Of soa-
iics baswasu the proclamation and st'
! lay. hus will Instance In this plasa an
i other. BY oar law Is " provided tha
shs polls shall be opaDea In svaxy eivi
4 diskraes In each county In tbs 5sxss !; eu
the proclamation provides oaly Tor thei
being opaued sk ana plsos In aeah ssan
i ". ThIs provision wos,id pes IL OFT q
i the power Of many legal Eossest 70 sxsrsis'
| The elective frAaahiss.
| We solsnnly protest. agAiast thsss n
lfsinxemsuss al sas Law, oonAissins - ths'
do With The sass IsltsE al shs Fedsrs
II Corsaitution. bseanse they are wtthou
\ enthosisy. and Asaanss shsy viii pFsvssa
i Tree, fair ard lrns sxpres1icn 81 tha VII
IL me loyal people Of Tsansssees
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