The New York herald., 1864-10-23
INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON
President Lincoln's Reply to tho Protest d
TennessssanS Against Governor
JOhnsOn's Test Gath.
He Refuges to Have Anything to Dc
with the Matter.
Preparations for Completing Lists Of Uris.
Prisoners In tho Rands Of the Rebebs
kess AO.s Re-

Pr0p0fatl0nD lOr COmAotu8 LASt3 Oa UHlO1
Prisoners In tho Rands Of tho Rebels,
49, As., &ss
WASHINGTON, Dot. -. 1884
REPLY OF THE PRESIDENT TO Tas rR0TBsr OF
rEENEssEBANs AGAINST 0ovERNo1 J0HNsoFs
PROCLAMATION.
Tho following IL President Lincon's rcply 70 the pro
test OF tho committee Of Tennesseeans against tho tsss
oath required BY Governor Johnson preliminary The
exercise OF the esosive feanohss coming Prss.
dental election -
EXECUTIVE MANSION, wAmmorox, d. c., Dot. %. 1854
Messrs. WM. B. CAMPBELL, TBonAs A. X. NEIsoH, JAM
T. P. CAErsR, JoHS WnLIAxs, A. BIzzARD, HAsss
CooPER. BAmIs PEYroH, JoHS LnLLYETT, EnaRsoH EzHS
RIDGE and JOIN d PSsRYNAN:-
GExrLxxnN-On tho 18th day Of this month. - -
member, printed paper. with few man uscrpt intsr.
lineatons called protest, with your names appended
thereto accompanied by another printed paper
porting 70 DO proclamation BY Andrew Johnson Military
Governor Of Tonnessoe and aso manuscript paper pu
porting be extracts from the Code Of Tennessee, was
Tho protest. proclamation and extracts respectively
~ follows
Tne protest here rocited and also the prooamatisa
el Governor johnson. dated September so, 70 which
reters together with list Of tho counties East. N1
die and West Tennessee also extracts from the Code -
Tennessee relation Electors o President and vioo
President qualifications Of voters for vhs nsmbsrs =
tho Assembly and places OF holding elections ~
oniosrs Of popular sleotionsl
Tho Presdeut shon Gays
At the time those papers were presented. before
stated never either Of them heard Of ~
subject which they relate 10 general way oay
day previously. Up 70 the present moment aothAo
apoa the subject has passed between Govess
johnson any connected with the procamaaaA
and myself
Since receiving the papers, stated have given ~
subject such BRIEF consideration have been abs y -
In tho midst Of 80 many pressing public duties.
Ny conclusion u that can have nothing % do Win
the ehsr to sustain the plan, - theiConvsot
Governor johnson have initiated IT, 70 revoke -
modify Il. az yos demiXd.
BY The coustitutloo and laws the President chargs1
with duty the conduct q the Presidential esotss
any sssts do in this psrcsvs any military
reason for his Interference in the mastse.
Tho movement sss o. foot BY the oonvsatisu 60
Govessor johnson does NOS, seens - bs assumsA ~
you, emauate from the national Executive
In no proper sense Il be considered other then q
indepeaaeot movement Of at least portion q ~
loyal people of Tennessee
do peroeivs She plan any menace, q voleoeos
coercion towards any one.
Governor Johnson like any other loyal oisiesa oe fs
nesssa has ths right - favor any political plan -
chooses. and military governor Is BIZ duty 70 hsO
the psaos among and the loyal people OF the ssts
cannot discern that By this plan 10 parpdsss ~
more; but you object 70 The p,aa-
Leaving alone will be your perfect security agaln1o
IL H n pos proposed 70 force yoa iato L.
Do - you please your account. peacefully -
loyalty and Governor Johnson val, mot modest ysu, -
VIII protect you asaust violence - TAR - In h power.
presume that the conducting Of Presidential easssa
IN Tennessee strict accordance with the Old Cods o ~
STATE b not now possibility
10 scarcely necessary 10 add that any election shag
be held and any shall be cast In the Stats r.
nessse for President and vos President Of the Unis
sasss viii baloog not TO the military agents nor -
70 the Executive Department but exclusively TO asoh
department OF the government 70 determine whethw
they entitled be esuntsd n conformity with ~
constitution ana laws o: the Unitsd States.
Except be 70 give protection against violsnss,
decline 70 interfere in any way with any Presidential
election. ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
LISTS or UNION AND REBEL PRISONERS or WAR.
Tho government has forwarded 70 our Commssioase
for the exchange Of prisoners complete list Of rebsD
held By prisoners Of war TO be delivered 10 Oou
missioner Ould upon the production Of lists Of our prt
soucrs in the South by the rebels ~
completion the latter. blank books. with pencils, have
South be sd At the several rebel prisoas
The number Of In the hands Of the enemy
amount 10 about nfty thousand.
The MANASSAS car RAILgoAD 1R1E PROM aUBRrk-
LAS
Captain Thos whytai, commanding tho QuartsvnasA
tsrs regiment, sent out 70 clear away the shstsrn9
places OF susrias along the Manassas Gap Railroad, ~
turned to-day with his foros after having sucosssully
perormed dcut and dangerous duties assigned -
him.
August nELNoNf 0oNvIDBNf or n'cLHLLAN's
KLRCri0N.
Nha subject Of much comment 10 political circ,es
shas Mr.. August Belmont who has hitherto been 90
sremsly cautious about risking anything upon ~
Presidential election Offering to bss heavily upo
the election Of Mcclellan
rnH NEW COMMANDER At HARr's IsLArD.
General Brown, recently returned from inprisonmsns
under are al Cnarsstss been assigned 70 The
napl Il Harys Island, New York Bay.
NArroNALrxAYror or rnn PHIL ApELPHrA BAwxs.
A Delegates of PhiladslphA bank shloers have besa
here fer day engaged IN converting theIr uss
tusions Into national banks. number OF them have
already bsss converted, and The balance win be psz
week.
The Rebels Enter Mavnsid, Ky.
CAmo. III, Oct. ~, issA
rhs rebels entered Saynsd, KY, wednesday,.
burned the sour, house and committed many oshsr -
The Cenfeasrasien or tns BritasA Prs-
vincss.
ouxs.c, Oct ~, 1884
me Outline Of the new federal constitution will press
bly, Be ~ toows,--
rbs ov,rror Gsssral u the oonfsdsraasn 70 10 90
po,,sd bv the Crown and b advised by oAbiuss, une
sos Br,ssh parliamentary form o. govsrnmsnt.
usmbss o. The Upper chsmbsr are 10 b appointed -
The Crown for life.