The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1864-10-26

sires, his hopes, aud fears-and that he
[ finds II in his heart 10 rejoice over the
scenes OF blood, and Of wounds, OF an
guish aud dealh, wherein his friends, his
kludred, his loved ones are slain, or main :
/ ed, or made prisoners of war-wheIeoy
the land OF hfs birth or adoption Is made
desolale, aud lameulaiion aud mourning
are spread over The whole nation. While
all the civilized world stands aghast IN con.
temptation OF the nnequaHed horrors OF
our tremendous strife, the ciiiZen of Zen
nessee Is called upon by her Military Gov
ernor, under yo0r authority, 10 swear That
in these things he finds occasion 10 rejoice J
As il this were still not enough the citizen
is tnrlher required 10 swear 10 The indefinite
oroIunyafIon of this war as follows ''Fhat
will cordially oppose all armIsIices or ne
gotiations Jor psace ,cih rebels IA arms until
me Constitution OF the Uured States, aud
all laws aud proc lamatious made N p1rsu-
ance thereof, shall be established over all
the people OF every State aad Territory
embraced within the Nstionl Union ; until
lin brief) the war sha all be al an end. Now,
we freely avow 10 your ExcelieHcy, and 10
the world. That We earnestly desire the rs-
turn OF peace and good Will 10 our now
unhappy country thai we seek neither
pleasure, profit, nor honor in the perpetual
Christians, a. patriots. and as civilized men
THAT we ars bound by The oa.hs we have
taken-to counfenauce and encourage any
negotiations which may be euiered Iuto by
the proper aUthofiIIes with the intent to
restore peace and Union under the Con-
s'IIUlIon We have sworn 10 support aGd
defend We should be traitors TO our
country, false 10 our oalhs-iaise, indeed,
to the primary clause o. The oah ~e are
now discussing, 10 oppose such negola-
ions. We cannot consent TO swear AT the
ballot box war OF eXternIDsiIon agaIHsl
our country men aud kindred, or To prolong
by our opposition, tor d single day alter II
can he brought to an honorable aud lawful
conclusion, a contest the most sanguInary
aud Tufnous hat has scour2ed mankind.
4ou viii not have forgotten that IN the
month of July Iasl you issued The iotowlng
proc clamauon
ExEcUTfvS MANSION,
Wasamgtoh, Jdy Is, 1864
To Uhom IL moy concern:
Any propositlon which embraces The res
torstlon OF peace. The Integrry OF the whole
Union, and the abandonment OF slavery, and
wCrch CONES by and WI b an authorl'y that
can control the armies Eow al war against
the UnIted States, Will toe received and con-
sidered 10y the Executive Government OF the
United States, aud will be met by liberal
terms on other substantial aud collateral
points, aud The bearer or hearers thereof
shall have sale conduct both ways.
ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
This is certainly proposition 10 treat
with rebels In arms-wHa li.sH chiefs Are
we now 10 understand that this proc!ama-
ton OF one acting under your sDIhorty, and
himself candidate with you for the second
office, that even the above proposition IS
wthdrawn-lhat you Will heGceiorih have
no negotiations upon any terms bu, unre-
leuiing war To the oiIlsr end Or are We
TO understand lha, while you hold this pro,
posuion open, or yoorselt Tree IA act as
your Judgment may dictate, We, the crIzens
OF tennessee shall Sleedf 10 OPPOSE yorr ne
gotalIons
In The next breath, the voter who has al
ready been thus tar qualified is required 10
ear that he will uearfily AID aud assist
the loyal peopie IA tchqiereT measures Rldy be
0dopfsd Tor the aitaunent OF these ends.'
Adopted ~ whom The oath does not
say. We cannot tell what measures may
be adopted. We cannot comment upon the
abs surdlIy of the obligation here imposed
wunoui danger OF departing from Ihat res
pec,iol propfisty OF language which we de-
sire 10 preserve IN addressing the Chief
Magistrate OF The American people. Bu,
tIis IS The Clause oi an oath which the cau-
didate TOR tue Wee Presidency requires at
tns lips OF the loyal and qualified voters OF
tennessee, before these cIuzeus shall be
allowed 10 vote Tor or against you and him
self al the coming eiecuOn
For these reasons, aud others which for
the sake OF breviiy we oIaIt, we soemHIy
protest against The interference OF The Mill
fsrv Ifli the irsu.if,rR ,f ltta
tive FRANCHISE in Tennessee We deny his
authority or yonrs TO alier. amend or anHul
any law Ui Tennessee. We demand Than
tennessee be allowed TO appoint her elec.
iors as expressly provided by The Feleral
ConstiiuiIon, which you have sworn 10 sop
pOri, protect and defend, IN the manner
which the Legislature thereof has pre-
scubed. Aud 10 that end we respectfully
demand OF you, as the principal under
whose authority iHIs order has been issued,
that the same shall be revoked We ask
that all military interference shall be with
drs wn 20 tar to allow To the loyal men OF
Tennessee tul. and Tree election. BY The
loyal men OF Tennessee we mean those
who have not participated IN thls reDelti m,
or gwen II aid aud comfort; or who may
have complied wIfh such terms OF amnesty
as have been Offered them uGGer your au-
i1oriiy.
On the 9Th day OF December, 1863, you.
as President issued a proclamation decIar-
ing that "a full pardon rs hereby granted, /"
"wiih restoration OF all rights OF properly"
sc. to each OF our citizens having parIicI-
paled, directly or oY implication, in ihe ex-
ls:lns febe lion, (wilh certain exceptions
upon the cohdnInn that every such person
shall lake aud subscribe an oaIh and thence.
i0rw ard keep and maintain sa III oath invIO-
laIe." Aud it Is turIher provided In the
siore-aId that IN the contin-
ge0cy "a the Reorganization OF State gov
~ Tennessee, or certain other
States named, the persons havIag taken the
oa b referred 10, being Otherwise qualified
by the election law OF the State, snail be en-
iIlied 10 vote. The undersigned would state
That many ot our cItfZsns have complied IN
nnnd iaLLh 9Th Of ..raa..sl,.