The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1864-10-29

desire a. preserve w asares~iag ihe Cniel
Magistrate NJ .he American people. Bu
rhi- j. shr clspsa ~ ~ oath which The csu
ilaafs far tie Vice Presidency requires y
'Ae w. 81 thr loyal srd quat6ed voters n
siTennessee. b-'4re lhese cisir-nr shall be
-lsllaw-e y we're fur Or seeinst YOU and him-
self "A the coming eleriiup.
FIT 'heee reasons. aud others which for
THE sake ~ breyity We orit, We soIemnly
prsisr, agslns, he interference II he sill
iary Governor wiih the freedom. ~ l..e eiec-
iss franchise ID Tennessee. We deny hls
sulhoriiy md your- y a.ier. amend. ~ an-
nui any law n Tennessee We temanc
tha, Te1nezsee b. nlloAsd 20 appoint her
electors o. expressly provided BY ihe Frde-
rsl Constitution. which yon have sworn To
ruarors. prorec, and defend. ID. Ihe manner
which me L. gisls,ure thereof ha- preserlb
M. And ID that end W respccffulls De-
msnd 81 yen. as the principal under horf
authority iris order has t+-n ifrusj, ihst
the rnrie shni he revoked WE nsk that
sli nilitsry interference shsll br wthdrn~n
20 a. - allow 20 the lo,Ai men uf Tonnes
ste 'uli md free election. BY The loyal
man NJ Tenur-sse We .mean those y ~ have
not participated in .te rebellion, ~ gwen il
sid. srA comfort; or who msy have compiled
Nth such terms q smnrsy D. have been
offered 'nem under your uu'hori'y.
o. ne SIN dsy 81 December, lsE3. yor.
~ President. Issued proclamation deelar-
ing hat "a foli pardon is hereby gfsnted,"
~wlh restoration W aii righs- ~ nropeuy."l
1r.. % each of or ci,izgus having parlci-l
psifd directly ~ - mplcsIon il lhe. *
irleg rebellion. (wish cerrAia exc plon-
-apon EAn'cnnniiion 'hst every snrh peIsonl
-hali W w. ~ cath. snd h4ncsfsrw-rd keep
srd nsiufAin eaid earn iusiolare Ana Il
y Iuflhrr provided ~ me proclamation niOrr
-'id. ihss 10 contingency ~ TIE reoraansza
,lon of Safe rcvernmsnt IN Tennesser,
tr cerfsin oshar S'esrs named lh+ persons
hssing taken The oath referred 90. being
others ize qnrliie ns he election law o.
The Srate shrii b. entitled n vote The IN
d-rsien4d vuid s,sie that many of our chi
zrns hsve complied II god itiih wi'h she
terms ~ amnrsly proposed ~ Your Pr'clsma
lion aforesaid, ,erd are therefore. ~ reason al
pardon granted ,hrtn, FULLY cnii'lre N vie ful
anc eAercise ail ovher rigiis heippging 10 10y 4
~ cisizens without w y hindr rre, 4nd ~
refPe fully appeal 10 you " rresidsn, of
lbe United Siates. N make good yosr pr'm-
i-e VI ~ Don 70 thrse ritzens Us ilss Fensov.
4 yf all oiher end tuf har bindrsnce uIheis
rxercise 81 The elective irsnrhise
BIZ, n 4 be claimed upor ihe riaa 81 WI y
iAry necessity that Qusrds sDa ressricrnns
-hcu be ihroro around ihs hsiicl oox oil
feanrsssr, Ne stili s~k ihc wfhtraeal of
ihe proclamation ef the Miiiafy Governor.
hgcause ihr conditions there Nv imposed 0prn
,he loyal men ~ Tennessee " 4 Qua ltcatiun
'or voters arp irrelevant urres-Ynhble, aud
not n sny sense test II loyalty Butrhey
ripdse me aliizsn su oppose she lawful an
ihcfitifs il the discharge N their duty
The cath required T. only cslruiated N keep
legal and righfful ryters fron ne polIs.-
W. sn rest That % oath NJ required bui
s1rh ~ i prescribed W INV. Our people
will nut hesitate. however. 10 take The usu
Az oaVh ~ loyal'y--for example, 10 The lan-
nuage of W. primary cause u the oaih in
question: "1'hst viii henceforlh suppori
the Constitution of tie United States, and
defend X seans; The assaults VI IL enemies. =
DENYING your right 10 make any departure
from The lew 10 llie case. We shall. however,
ieel 70 hardship ID this
The convention 10 which Gov. Johnson
refers was mere partisan meeting. having
90 anihcriy, and no, representing the loyal
men 81 Tennessee 10 any sense.
The names Of the signers Of this protest
have been placed before .he people Of Ten
nessee as candidates. for electors. who, iiI
chosen. are expected 10 cast the electoral
voice of Tennessee for Geo. b. Mcclellan
for President, and Geofge II. Pendleton for
Vice President. BY virtue OF such position
IA becomes our province especially to appear
before you 10 the attitude We Do. We are
aware that grave questions may arse, inl
any event. with regard 70 the regularity eil