Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-22
PROCLAMATION.
ny TINE GovERN


STATI OF TENSEts EE,
ENECUTINE DEPARTMENT., J
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept J0ih, 1851.
Whereas, A respectable portion Of the loyal
people of Tennessee, representing large mum.
ber of the counties OF the State, and supposed
to reflect the will Of the Union men In their re-
spective counties, recently held convention
In the city of Nashville, In which, among other
things touching the reorganization of the
State, they with great unanimity adopted tho
following resolutions;
Q. R..olrtd, That the people Of Tennessee who
are now Il have heen a'tAched to the N.tlnnal
Union, DO hold an election for PICBihent and Wee
PrcTiCC ut In the ensuing election in November.
That the electors sball be the following and
no otherEi the same being itSc white men, twenty +:
one years OF arc, citizens Of the United ates, and
the state Of Tennessee
ist. A who have voluntarily borne arms 10 the
service Of toe United StAtC4 during the present
war, and who are either In the service OF have
been honor ably discharged.
ID All the known active friends Of the Gov, rn-
mcnt OF tho United states In each county.
I. Rsso re-, That the citizen electors designa'od
10 the iOTeG log resolutions shall st least fifteen
days boiu election register their names win
an agent ~ -ppointcd for that purpose, and 10
eItiZen not thus registered shall bs allowed to
vote. Such registration shall be open to the pub
lie iJr Inspection and TO be executed a,eOfdtng to
such regulations as may hereafter he prescribed ;
Provided that tbs oiieeTs Of the election, 10 the
discharge Of their duty, may reject any party so
registered on pro of disloy atty.
qusliflo.tions Of the voters, &c registers and on
ccIs holding the election may eXamiue the parties
on oath touching any mattes OF fact, And e,eh
voter, before deposting his vote shall be required
to take and subscribe the following oath, viz;
I IsDltmnly Rwesr that will henceforth support
the Constitution Of the tnited States, and deietd
1t against the ASSAULT OF all enemies; That am
ortiyc friend OF the Government OF the United
StateE, and the enemy OF the ro-Caltd Confederate
s ,hSt eo sIony ssse ,hs inc OF OF
the United ST ties; that sincerely rfjnlca In the
triumph OF the hrmiCs and nayies OF the oited
stNtCE, and in the defeat and overthrow Of the
armies, uAyles, and Of all armed cnmbinAtiO.E IN
the interest OF the Eo-oAllcd Confederate stateS
that will cordially oppose all armishoes or neso'
tiations for peace with rebels in arms, until the
Constitution OF the United states and Al laws and
oclzmAtlODs made IL pursuance thereof, Shsll bG
established over all the people Of every State ant
Territory embraced within the National UniOn
and that III heartily aid q assist the lOya
people in whatever measures may bs adopted fol
the ettainm' Mt OF these eGlsj and further that
men al re. elvAtiOn. So help me God.
Sid oath belng pri,EH tIci, evidence, subject tC
be disAp 7, we'd by other testimony.
6 RrSOlrcd, That the polls be opened al The
county seat, or some other suitable plHce in eaol
county, Ard the b4llot-box be so guarded and pro
teeted to seSure IN electors free fsir, and i'm
rartthl election, and that polls also be opened fol
The convenience of the soldiers, a. such places NJ
may lie accessible to them.
Aud whereas, It further Appcrts from the pro
cced ngs OF said tonventlun, That the military
Governor OF the state Of Tennessee 10 rtquested
execute the 70 cgoipg resolutions In such MAI &c
81 he may think best Susiefvet the interests o
the GDYcInmUn'.n
And whereas l. Andrew Johnson, Military Gov
trnoT OF the state OF Tennessee being anxious Il
10 encourage them In al lsudable efforts to re
at ,Ic the State to law md order again. and to &c
cure tho ballot-hox sgAinst the contamination o
tic BOn by every reasonable restraint that cAn b
thrown nfounh Il, do therefore order and di-eo
that M Q cction for President and Nice PreeIden
OF The uait6d S'ates Of America be opened an
beli At tho snunty keat or other suitable place II
every t0nnty in the state of Tcnueslee, upon tn
| frat Tucsisy after the first NJ nd.y In the mont
| of November next, at which all citizens and sol
age, citizens OF the United states, and for ti,
months prior to the election citizens OF the Stat
| OF Tennessee, who have qualified themsslye b,
registration, aud w1o take 'ho oath prescribed Il
the foregoing shall be entitled to vote
unlt rs said oath soall bc dispTovsd by other te,t
mony, ior the candidates for President and Vic
President OF the United States.
And to the end n at the foregoing resolutions
which Src made part OF tits alton, mty b
fAtthlu ly executed, and the lOTA citizens OF tn
the right Of suffrage do hereby appoint the sev
erAl ECntlemen whose nAmeb are ,nlXed 10 thi
prOol ImatiOn TO aid in said election, aud tupern
tend tho REGISTRATION OF the loyal voters in thei
respective C0unti' s. as provided by the fourth rei
olutiOn above quoted.
nut as the day OF election is near at hand, an
thufe may be q di1loulty In completing the Iegii
tra.ion withu the t'me limit d, Il 10 not iltende
that the registration be an indispensable pTetRqu
site to the qualification OF the lotefi and In sue
castB, where II is imprActtcable, and where tn
voter 10 of known aRd established loyalty, he shA
be entitled to vote, notwithstanding he may no
have rrgIs cred his name ~ required By the fore
The election shall he opened, conducted, return
m mAde, sc, in all respects as provided by the u
chapter OF the " Code o. Iennefsee," except 80 Ia
But IN cases where the County Court fail or NJ
glect TO Appo mt Inspectors or Judges OF election
and there ID sheriff or other cvil officer in I'll
| bv lANg 10 OUel and hold HAiu eal
| tion, tile rPgist ating agents, hereto Appen et
may Ac' in his stead and In all respects disehAI
| the duties imposed In such sses upon sheriff..
| 10 Ike manner II In declared the duty OF th
miIita Y. officers commanding Tennessee reg
mentB, bAttaiions, or Diet tchel squads, and SUI
soldiers, to open and hold elections on the da
| Aforesaid, under the sane rules and Iegt
| lations hcreinbetoTe prescribed and At such hutI
| able places as will be convenient to the soldier
who are hereby declared entitled TO vote withou
| oath or reg Btranon -
la testimony whereof, I, Andrew Johnson, NIL
| tNfy Governor of the state oil Tennessee. do her
| unto set my hand, and have caused the Great SCI
| Of the state TO be affixed at this Department, q
| The 3O'h day Of September, A. ID. 1854
| Ey the Governors .., f.
Attest: EDwARD II. EAST,
! Secretary of State.
EAST TENNESSEE CoUHTLEs.,
Anderson- II Jhn Lcinart, Henry hols"Ay' 'oi
Baker. ,., pr,,,o,,.,
Biount-HofACG foster, stephen Mathis, Jam
Henry, lr. a., IL n.r, Ioh, \,
Pliers m, A. !. McCAuilie. -,
CampbolI-JOhn PrestoE, Mhoeh hoseFs Ffy'
CSrtef-Plcasaut williams, (of stony Creel
Fl iah sImery Jones smith. -,
Gt Gc"S2e"Jscob Reagan, Andrew Hun. l.. Wort
Ington, Sheriff Smith. Co.,.
CumbeTl4nd-IAmeB Handy, ThomAI u. Swa
Fentre,s-Henry WilllAms, DR.. J. D. Hale, Dry
BAty, Rufus Dowdy.
ISranger-John y, Nov, Anderson Aouf, n. Co
man, ,,
Walker, I1mes II. Reeves.
: HansooI- Vim. al bort, Elhsrt CGnpLsl, Isa
4 Campbell, Capt LewiP Ta-r,s
n HsmltoR-Col {. {, u 7.tJ, AlS PeGTsj
d. Wash ETNnh