Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-08-17
Truly there is a Lie Ont.

NhNAN ~ " AAAO OANs
In our paper of the 7th Of May, we had
a leading editorial headed. "Ncgro Suffrage
in Tennessee in which we stated that free
negroes voted in Tennessee under the old
Constitution; that Jackson, Grundy, Cave
Johnson, Bell, Burton, and all the leading
politicians Of the State, sought their votes
This article has given rise to quite a con
trovcrsy in portions Of the North, and the
copperheads affirm that there is not one
word of truth in our whole statement on
that subject. A Boston paper states that
we are bodCiRg our readers We now re-
affirm tho truth Of our statements, and no
intelligent man in this State will dare deny
the facts. The last election at which nc
groos voted in Tennessee was in 1888 for
the law was set aside in 1884, by the Con-
vcntion that amended the Constitution We
reproduce our article of May, and assure
our readers that, in view Of the dust it has
stirred up, it will bear reading again
NEGRO SUFFRAGE IN TENNESSEE
The great cutlery against negro suffrage in Ten
nessee and the constantly expressed dread Of negro
equality, by those who sotcr for and sortcr not
for the Union cause, make it proper to state few
facts in the history of our State, that will do for
candid men to reflect upon when otherwise unem-
ployed They will learn some facts from our article
that rebels and rebel sympathizers would never
communicate, and facts stubborn and notorious, that
resolutely deny.
In the convention that formed the first Coustitu
Ioh OF 1ennessGe, ihe question arose as to who
sIoulu EXERCISE tue TISnI OIL sunr9Se IN the state
oiptes moie ncio ~ lenne'soe WINE s1G was yet
terrllory' anu inTs not no" generally known Is
un'yoiI'y VI ene uGlSga'eS VINO framed inc
Were Hehoiuers. IN nNihg the quail
my u YoIeIs, n free cIlsehs were deslgna-
tqS as pIoPeI Petsoh' 10 NoIe' an amendment was
GIie'eu No insert the Noru 'oHte after the word
ylt' Ali' UiouShV up Ihe question: OF the Hght OF
yTee "sgIOcS 70 VOC me vote was taken upon the
enehuhieh' Wllch contemplated the exclusion OF
oSa tou wy PoliS, ana tuo amendment was lost
S Sy u "ecluee Vote' Inc lrst Constitution OF the
and gaye them The r5t aF 10 DC GIIHes
orcsSd f,r ,,oa,,,, 80 l 80 "i!lgii ny N
! Inv orr noticions and dor,o,r,r., c. -;
John Rail in ~ cIosoI, catt "a W. 60 C,
| in the NosbvilIe Dis,yic+ III i lc,.I 80
! Grundv owed his election f., ,Lo 80 ''f f,l ,
1ross fbcro boirCr eevor,l b,,,,Irl -; IL a. ,;.
Andre,, Jockson ,vos ,,,,,,Ia, III. - ~ -
on account Of his bra,or dJ I oi ,t' ,
! Gro soldiers ot New, OrloSns. and ,bo5% to+I
! SaI Tobn WiIion,s boc,ra d. 7 i-ioi W. IL
freosborougb II ,vos Inv onl,, s,,,ar -, "a H.
eovnn votSs 'v,ero roinoJ T,r T1, - a.
noo,Io h,, tbo ,,c1, ,t. 81 1, ,r,,,t;I 1;,,
| tboIp, ''9
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| roorroos and cold conn, - L Ill 4 CIV Ill.,,
! Of S1nitirr ti,oi ,ts tE,, a ~ 'il''5
| A. ~ g III. Ill. ,-,,t--t1S -: - 60
| ~; la ,,r,o,--i' - 80. .i -, W
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