Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1864-10-27
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER.
TIE UsURPATIoN IN TENNESSEE.

The President has officially published the an
nexed reply to the Protest of the Mcclellan cahui
dates for Presidential Electors in the state oi
Tennessee, which was published in the lnteil'gen
Ger of the 18th instant 1t will be seen that 'he
President declines to interfere with the scheme
devised by Governor johnson to dlsfranchise
majority Of the people of that State
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
Washington, October 20, 1864
bIsssrs VIM B. Campbell Thos. A Nelson James !.
p Garter John Williams, A. Blizzard, Henry cooper
Bslls Peylon, John Lelbett, Em Etherldge' Jonn ~
PeIrJman
GENTLEMEN: On ths 18th day of this MONTH as re-
member printed paper, with few manuscript internea-
,ops cal ed protest with your names appended thereto
and by another printed paper purporung 10
be pr cumaton by Andrew johnson, Military Governor
of tennessee and also manuscript paper purportng TO
be extracts from the Code of Tennessee was laid before
me.
the President inserts the Protest the Proclama
n oil Governor johnson, and Extracts rCm the Laws "
Tennessee The documents fret named appeared "a .pe
Inelpencer Of last week OF which sufficiently eA-
planned The laws of Tennessee bearing upon Inc election
l. therefore unnecessary for US TO fePuDhSn
papers
At the time these papers were presented as before
stated had never seen either of Them heard OF the
suiect 10 which they relate except 10 general way only
one dsy previously Up to the present moment nothing
upon the subject has passed between Governor
johnson any else connected with the proclamation
and myself since receiving the papers, as stated nave
gyeu the subject such brief consideration have been
able do in the ds of many pressing public duties
M, col cuson s that can have nothing to do with the
matter either sustain the plan the Convention ana
Governor johnson have initiated it, or to revoke or modify
l. as you demand BY the Constitution and laws the Pre-
cent charged with no duty In the coLduct u fresi
ial election in any State dol in this case, perceive
military for bis interference IN the matter.
The movement set on foot by the Convention and Gov
Jobusop does not to be assumed by you, emanae
from be Nsiol 81 Executive 10 10 proper sense can IL
be considered other than ndepel movement OF
at Iea.t p r,ion of the loyal people of Tennessee
30 not perceive in the plan any of violence or
eIcon towards any Gov. Johnson like any other
10y al eli zen Of epuessee has the right to favor any po
CT. plan he chooses and Military Governor, it is his
duty keep the peace among and for The loyal people Of
the State cannot discern that by this plan he purposes
any
But you otject tn the plan. Leaving it alone Will De
your perIeci curty against it. Do you please on your
own a, count lilly end loyalty and Gov johnson will
not YOU but will protect you against violence SC
far As IN his power.
presume that the conducting OF Presidential election
Tennessee in strict accordance with the old code OF the
State not possibility
Its scarcely necessary to add that if any election shall
be held nd any shall be cast in the State OF Ten
ne.see Tor President and Vice President of the United
aes it belong not to the military agents, nor yet to
the Executive department. but exclusively to another de-
partmeut of the Government to determine whether they
are eutiltd be counted in conformity with the Consti
TUT, ind laws of The United States. ..
E1ctptit be to give protection against violence, de-
nl;p IN nfer with Prealdennhl cleo
ton, ABRAHAM LiNCoLN'