The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1864-10-18

Aproiosi from many citizens OF Tennessee assins,
Govcrnor Johnson's sllceei usurpst,on ~ powey.
ws- sutnntt~i - President Lincoln On saturday
'A's by John Lellyott, tsq., of Nashvilic These
CITIZENS claim that.iovernot johnson nss,irne- an
r. modify tn" law of Tennessee as to sdm, person.
" vote Mt the coming election who Az, not cnti, ~
" vote under the law and Coustut,on of the State
snd protest agoins, hi. conduct In shst re-rert
The main cause OF dissatisfaction, however, Ia tho
t"a'-oatb promulgated by Governor johnson. hy
which every citizen N Re qualified for voting must
swear thai he
"Will cordially oppose all srrnis,ice- or nego-
tiaious fof reacc with rebels In arms. until
III" on'tltuuon of the nitcd States and al laws
80 pro,amn,ions madc IN pursuance thereof, sha All
o' 'ttaunsi"i over al tho people of every state
and Territory embraced within the national Union,
and that Will heartily aid and assst the Iovai
people IN Whatever measures may 10 adopted for
The attainment ~ thcfe ends and further, thai I
tat" Tbs o.ih freely and volurta rily and without
mental reservation 10 help me God"
To this obligation ,h~v empNaticarv ,hicct
They are willing. thev stAtr. IN TAX. arv oath
10 prove their loyalty t. tho linton. hu, clsn1 ths.
they cannot cnrsistcnil, endors. CERTAIN portions NJ
tho onth. which M, only repugnan, n them
selves but IN drcct conflict with the law ~ their
-hsil nullIiv n" oath prescribed by Gov johnson,
and thai lawful oath 10 substituted The pro,.s,
tells tho Pr~ 1ent that the names of those arpcndoi
10 It srr thoa~ of rr@,n. who rave hoen selected q.
el"c;or. upon the n nosrAtic ticket, and that tN.v
e,r"ct tn cas-, hs,r votes tor Con Mcclellan rh,,
document rU submitted " the President bv M
L"y"u. and the following IA r.ror, NJ III. man
nor in Which II wss received
U,suisGro>. O~,oh~r iS 1854
II ne Ffuovs ~ ne N1f,ondt Ir',U,0,ncry
| called uInn the President to-day. snd IRE.
"ntod and Icad t. lin thc above protest. Having
concluded, " Lincoln responded
NAY inquire how Ions, II tool YOU and M.
New f'rk polrcisns T. concoct that psper ?"
irephci 1t VAS concoctod IN Nah vile, with.
ow oommrn'rntcn with any hut Tenncsseanr.
We con nunicnt~i With rti1 i1ens n Tennessee mn, o.
side n Mash Sllle but not with New York poiitir
avs"
81 viii answer" said W. lincoln. ON pha,ic ally,
that expect ~ lot the friends NJ George r. Mo.
Clolsn manage their side Of this contest IN their
~ way, and viii manage my side of II IN my
way"
MAY VIC Nk answer in writing ," rig.
gcsted
give No Other answer now inny or insy not
write gomcth inR shout n is hereafter understand
this | know y.u intend 10 make point Of this
But so ahoal. lYu have my answer"
Your answer then " that YOU expect n let Gen
Mc'l''lan's r,ouds manage their pide Of this con
test IA their own ~ay, aud you will manage your
side Of i la yVIt way z"
"YcH"
,hco thanked The President fnr his courtesy In
giving u- 4 h'aIihg at al, and tooL Iny leave.
IuIl," Mason u th's city Wn- present At tto in
,ervlcw, r. whom u'rr N regard ~ The c1r'cct-
n"s' o. this re'urt. On stepping outside the cor
u' he Executive tu1uhIru immediately wrote dr Wn
thc fro-id'ui's cnphuLc rrspInse and s.britp,l Il
U Judge N,-lu tud another gentleman who hBp-
frn"d u te prc's'r' aud they both pronounced II
sccur ltc.
And now Ih1yc a word to say 10 the people ~
tho u.t"i StAcg- wt" are NJ ought b. b. the mas
tcrs Oi Ahrnl IN Lincoln IAr IaJcr which | had
the honor o. Pre- ,ont 10 the President IL not the
t0uco 'tiCn ni Sew York politicians" however,
that m .ht p,ct its merits IGis the solemn voice
Il n %. Q frc" a'd proui people, protesting aga ust
ttc' own difr,nc'i'cucnt hv the sgcnt of Abrn-
hhrq Lincoln II ls the voice - those loyal msu in
rcDucSsee VIZ hste borue the reproach Of peo-
pie nley stl lcYcI supporting. the President m ull
awful efforts 10 pTotsrye the TniOn The reward
pf olf loyalty IL Acknowledgement Tic cup OF
Verury IS condemned g. our hya because 4 ia
known that we will not touch it's contents. Judpe
sc h'tween tie pc pie Of Tennessee and Abraham
L,uc1iu. II NAY W meet thai our solemn and re-
sl0'tful appeal Should bc thrown aside with con
teInptuOus snecr. Look 10 it. II you, the people
Of tie Northern S.al.s, sAsll sustain tbs act OF
tyranny, your own time will soon come, T. the
pfcs,dcnt ot the Unitel States may 'rnanage his
side Of the contest by setting aside the very letter
Of the Coptutpt!on aud altering the elective laws
Of the States 80 as 10 d!bfranchise his opponents,
liberty is already dead. JouS LELLYETT.
The Hon Charles Mason, having accompanied
Mr.. Lellyeu in his visit to the President, and hav-
ing been present at the interview accorded 10 hr.
Leyeti, has been called by the latter In the follow
ing note IN authenticate his report of the onverss-
ton had with the President Thu xctlv NJ Mr. Ma.