Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-02
4 constitutional Convention.

tioy johnson, in q few days more, viii be The
Vice President Of the United States, eject, and Il.
natter of course will resign the office OF Military
Governor Of Tennessee Before he retiles from that
position we hope he will call Constitutional Con-
,enton Of delegates to BE- elected By the Cot men q
me State. with a view to change the organic law OF
the State. 1t is obvious to every man who desires
TO see peace and order restored in Tennessee as well
a. the complete restoration Of the State to the mon,
that action should be taken by the people in their
sovereign capacity. BY the Bill Of Rights hereto
fore adopted ne part of our organic law, all power
i, declared TO be inherent in the people, and vested
in them, and as such they have the power to amend
or alter the Constitution provided that such amend
ments shall not conflict with the Constitution Of the
United States.
The present condition OF our State demands that
some action should be- taken bythe ioyaL st.soS with
view to change the organic law, and to take all
the steps necessary restore the State to the Union
The slavery question must be settled, and immediate
or gradual emancipation provided for. We will
have no quiet in Tennessee until this slavery ques
ton is settled The opening Of the courts Of the
country will not meet the case. Thot would pro.
duce endless litigation much strife between neigh
bors and break up the harmony of communities.
We bav, a large class Of men who are loyal pro
vided slavery is preserved; they are opposed to 4
Convention, and to any action outside OF Lsgisio
tire, The disloyal men Of the State will all act with
them. and act for mischief. These men, who have
one idea and that idea is the Niger dread the &C
ton Of Convention, knowing the State will be re-
stored to the Union by It's election, and the
bling Of its delegates.
If these Siareocrots succeed no Mon man will
be permitted to live in the State II must be settled
by the people assembled in their sovereign capacity
and the sooner the better. The Stat. will then be- at
peace. The Convention should be- chosen by general
ticket Let seventy-fve men be selected from the
counties representing the House Of Representative,
just as SO many members of the Legislature cho-
SEN and twenty-five more representing the Senate
rial districts Let all be loyal nen and let none
Others be put upon the general ticket and the loyal
voters will elect the entire ticket The ticket thus
chosen could be submitted 10 the people, if deemed
advisable at such time a. the Governor might APP
point
If deemed advisable, thi. Convention could elect
Governor and at once proceed to fiji every Office
vacant in the State, or give tho power to the Gov
srnOr, who could appoint judges justices, and even
Constables, If desired. These are simply our views
and suggestions. What we have to say is that the
time for action has come if the loyal men of Ten
nessee intend to hold and control the State
Ifthe loyal men have to surrender to the pretend
I'd Union men and rebels, acting in concert we de-
sirc to emigrate to some other State and shall mos,
certainly do 50. Let then, the Governor call Con-
vention AZ soon as the Presidential election is over