Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-16

YnfeueHt - Ia4lie hottes ~ hA1Htsliss
/ ss,p<asvEE:!!s EpassntI0n 6s6einblsd ID iIls
gsprsssk Coart Room, il this elis, on rats
| a. - ths President, TMozzs a. 4 Nc
sps. h the chair. The crowd Of delegates
was large, and she spsetas0ftih sttepdailcs
wss very sfeat- Abe itsefesi tslt ane iaAnis
| sssted iesne ifisAs}. q =
Alr. sEIsos made calm. dignihsd and
| pstrIotic speech, setting forth, IN = brief but
,ou.prslIsnalye way. che history u lhe rs-
Ibsllion. and Of bis srTpst and treatment 8.
/ lie sald that It was due % himself and 70
,he esnvcnsl5a. ii stats ti.ss Ne I'll mi ap.
prove tie Emancipation o. Mr. faStots,
and he had - expFcssed himself 90 siiasrssii
occasions. hue with equal easdor he stated
that he believed Mr. iascoLN to b. an hesss
est man, having the good Of the country ~
yiew. ne stated that he regarded slavery
m dead sud bariei. and ~ he was lsft b
elcose between the old Government wiflloal
| slavery. and The miserable Government 81
the usnfsdcrasy. ~ vas EJr the old Cow
arament. lie had no confidence 10 thelsoH.
or. integrity, or patriotism, Of the leaders Of
che rsbeIlloh When captured on his way
60 Washington. and taken 10 Richmond, he
had agreed with tho rebel Authorities tn i
course of neutrality. and this he done. among
other rsasens, because they were not then,
| or now. 20 his knowledge. exchanging polit-
| zeal prisoners. They had violated their
agreement with him, by coming TO his house
In arms an uniforms pointing loaded guns
as him, and Destroying his property. and he
felt that no obligations rested on him to re.
main neutral any longer. lie resigned his
Office. a. President Of the Convention, and
took his seat on the floor as deiegats iIis
speech was we'll received, being repeatedly
cbcered. and went very FIR 10 relieve him OF
his embarrassed condition, growing out Of
his publications touching the rebellion. The
truti, Is, Mr.. NELSON is q Union man--has
never been anything else--and hss rialsei
/ his life in the cause Of the Union, aud in
opposing this Internal rebellion.
Upon Mr.. nelson's retirelneni, W.
| IIElsKELL, ono OF the Wee Presidents. was.
upon motion Of Gen. srEARs, declared th-
President Of the Convcntioa. lie lock fhe
stand, md afsera few appropriate remarks
took his seaf, and announced that the Con.
| vention was ready Eir business, Upon mo.
ton ibe Convention iiaurnec to meet again
! ut o'clock Before the adjournment the
/ roll of names WAS called by counties, sud a
4 resolution adopted requiring the President
20 GIL up the vacancies IN the Bnsincss Chm.
mites Of thirty, occasioned By deaths, and
/ by some two at least who had turned trsi
/ tors, McDowELt, Of Green, and HAaaiss o
| Sewer.
/ AFTERNOON sgsHi0S.
/ Pursuant 20 adiearHment the Convention
met, when Col. HoEs1, Of Anderson, ef5orcd
a resolution 10 .hc effect that mono but Ioya
men should occapy seats In the Convention
and otherwise 80 wordsd an 10 doubt the 10y
atty Of som. who were delegates. ThiI
resolution got np proiraeted discussion
/ in which Messrs. IIouK. TRKwHET7, PICK.
Ems, BAxrER and w b CARTEa took part
Finally. upon motion by Col WrtIrAns, o
Knox, the motion WIS laid on the table.
4 The Convention then adjourned 20 meel
the next morning at O'Clock. and the Bus
iness COMMITTEES went into session. at which
several short speeches were made, anu I
preamble and ten resolutions were oiierce
4 By W. B. CARTER. as expressive Of the view
of the Convention, bat no action Was has
thereon, the Committee adjourniag 10 NEE
again the next morning al s oeleelS.
sBcosD par. - 81
The Convention was called 10 order at
o'clock, and committee was appointed 4
visit the room Of The business Cemmitie
of thirty, 70 learn when they would proba
: bis make report for their action. Th,
Convention then adjourned to meet againil
. the afternoon.
RI The Business COMMITTEES were IN session
i all day, and had under censfieraiiop thre
! different Preambles and Resolutions, pre-
sented. ono by w B. CARrER, of Carte
: county, one by Gen. SFxARs, Of Bletso
county, aud the other by DAs TaEwHlrl
! of the county of Hamilton. A kong debat
! sprang ap upon the merits Of these papers
and Is still progressing, near night, and .
. we 60 to press. The issues Involved arr ii
new State questions, and the questioned. u
! everlasting Niger, u viii not be IN %
power 10 give I'll the decisssns made BY III
Convention, In this issas, but mass defer
/ until next week. ger