The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1864-1911, 1864-10-26

l DC adopted. W z cannot comment uUOn tht
Bbsurdity of the obligation here impose
without danger Of departing from that re
speotul propriety of language which ",
desire TO preserve 10 addressing the Chic
| Magistrate of the american people, But
/ this Is the clause of an oath which the can
/ didate for the Vice Presidency reGuires al
the lips of the loyal and qualified voters OF
Tennessee, before these citizens shall be al
lowed to vote for or against you and himself
AT the coming electioul
For these reasons. and others which for
the sake of breyity We omit, We sOlemnly pro
test against the interference of the Military
Governor with the freedom of the elective
franchise in Tennessee. We deny his author
ity and yours to alter, amend, or anhul any
law of Tennessee. We demand that Tennes-
see be allowed to appoint her electors as ex-
pcSsly provided b. the Federal Constitu-
ton, which you have sworn tosuppOrt, pro-
tect and defend, in the manner which the
Legislature thereof has prescribed. And to
that end we respectfully demand of YOU, as
the principle under whose authority this or
der has been issued, that the same shall be
revoked We ask that all military inteher-
ence shall be Withdrawn 50 far as to allow to
the loyal men of Tennessee fun and free
election. By the loyal men of Tennessee,
We mean those who have not participated in
the rebellion or given it aid and comfort; or
who may have complied with such terms of
amnesty as have been offered them under
yourauthority.
On the Sth day of December, 1865, you,
as President, issued proclamation declar-
ing that "a full pardon is hereby granted,
with restoration Of all rights of property"
etc., to each of our citizens having partici-
pated. directly or by implication, in the ex-
istug rebellion, with certain eXceptions).
upon the condition that every such person
shall take and subscribe an oath. and thence
forward keep and maintain said oath, inyio-
late And it is further provided III the
proclamation aforesaid, that i'll the contin-
gency of a reorganization of State govern
ment III Tennessee, or certain other States
named, the persons having taken the oath
referred to, being otherwise qualified by
the election law Of the State, would be en-
titled to vote. The undersigned would state
that many OF our citizens have complied in
good faith with the terms Of amnesty pro-
posed IN your proclamation aforesaid, and
are, therefore, b. reason OF the full pardon
granted them, fully entitled to vote and ex-
erclsc all other rights belonging to loyal cit
lzcns without let Or hnderance; and we re-
specttnlIy appeal to you, as President Of the
United States, to make good your promise
OF pardon to these citizens by the removal
OF all other and further hinderance to their
exercise OF the elective franchise
But if it be claimed upon the plea of mil
ltary necessity that guards and restrictions
shall be thrown around the ballot-box in
Tennessee, we still ask the Withdrawal of the
proclamation Of the military Governor be-
cause the conditions thereby imposed upon
the loyal men Of Tennessee as a qualification
for voters are Irrelevant, unreasonable, and
not III any sense test OF loyalty. But they
pledge the citizens to oppose the lawful au-
thorlties in the discharge Of their Duty
The oath required is only calculated to keep
legal and rightful voters from the polls.
We suggest that no oath be required but
such as is prescribed by law. Our people
will not hesitate, however, to take the usual
oath Of loyalty-for example, in the Ian
guage of the primary clause of the oath in
question: That | will .hencoforth support
the Constitution of the United States, and
defend it against the assaults of its enc
mics" Denying your, right to make any
departure from the law in the case, we shall,
The Convention to which Gov. johnson
refers was mere partisan meeting, having
no authority, and not representing the loyal
men OF Tennesseein amy sense.
The names Of the signers Of this protest
have been placed before the people Of Ten
nessoe as candidates for Electors, who il
chosen, are expected to cast the electoral
voice of Tenness see for George B. Mcclellan
for President and George H. Pendleton for
Vice President. BY virtue Of such position
1t becomes our province especially to appear
before you in the attitude we do. We are
aware that grave questions may arise, in
any event, with regard to the regularity Of
theY0,e OF Ienne see, IN consequence OF the
partially dlsorganized condition of the State.
The friends Of your reelection, however,
announced nn electoral ticket, and the pub
lie became aware that preparations were be-
ing made for the holding of the election,
leaving that matter no longer question
Some time thereafter our electoral ticket
was placed before the public, and within
few days followed the proclamation com
planned of. We, for ourselves and those we
represent, are willing to leave all questions
involving the right of Tennessee to partici-
pate in the election to the decision of COM
petent authority ..a. ~t..
WIN. b. CAMPBELL. of Wilson Co.
TliOS. A. Il. NELSON, of Washington Co.
MI For the State at Largo.
JAS. r. P. CARTER, of Carter Co.
JOHN WILLIAMS, of Knox Co.
A. BLIZZARD, of McMinn Co.
HENRY COOPER, of Bedford Go. ~ o
BAILIE PEYTON, of Ssumner Co.
JOHN LELLYETF of Davidson Co. I..
EN-. EIitEkl DGE, of Weekly Co. tN,...
JOHN b. PERRYMAN, Of Shelby Go.
EoE the District.
After the foregoing paper had been read,
a.brief colloquy ensued between the Presi
dent and MIR, l4ellyett, as described in the
following communication:
WASHINGTON, Oct II, 1864.
To the Editors QfMe National A.tel!igea-
Ger. s-..
| called upon the President to-day and
presented and read to him the above protest
Having concluded, Mr.. Lincoln responded:
May inquire how long it took you and
the New York politicians to concoct that
paperH .. .....
l replied 1T was concocted in Nashville
without communication with any but Ten
nesseans: We communicated with the citi-
zens OF Tennessee outside Of Nashville, but
not with New York politicians"
Il will answer, said Mr.. Lihcoln, em-
phatlcally, that expect to let the friends of
George b, Mcclellan manage their side of
this contest in their own way, and | will
manage my side Of it my own way"
May we seek an answer in writing?"
suggested. .I.' ,.,.
Not now. Lay those papers down here.
will give no other answer now. | may or
may not write hereafter. understand this.
| know you intend to make a point OF this.
But 60 ahead You have my answer" l5
Your answer then is that you expect to
let General Mcclellan friends manage
their side Of this contest ID their own way
and You will manage your side Of it. in your
own way?" eq..rr5 .a..
YES"
then +banLad tbo Droe;do,t Gx HI;