The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-10-15
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PROoIiAMATION.
BY THE GOVERNOR
STATE oFTENSEssEE,
FxrcrTlYn DrPGkTMFsr--
NAsHvILLE, TEils. So. s0th. Is64.

STATE VIZ IN EcctB,
Executive DEP6kTMES1s
NASHVILLE, TEitS Sept Both, 1864. J
WHEREAS, A respectable portion o.
the loyal people Of Tennessee, represent
ing large numl,er of The counties o.
the State, and supposed to reflect the
willof the Union men in their respec
tive counties, recently held . conyen-
ton in the city oF Nashville, in which
among ether thirlgs touching the reor
ganizatioh Of the State. they with great
unaniuaity adopted the following reso
lutions:
2 Resolved, That the people Of Ten
nesgee who are now and have been at
tached TO the National Union, do hold
an election for President and Yice-Pres
ident in the ensHiiig election in NoEsin-
Der.
3 That the electors shall be the fol-
lowing and no others. the same being
free white men, nwenty-one years OF
age, citizens Of the United States, and
for six month previous TO the election,
citizens of State of Tennessee
lst All who have voluntarily borne
arms in the service of the United States
during the present war, and who are
either in the service or have been hon
orably discharged
I'd All the known active friends Of
the Government Of the United States
IN each county.
d Rcsolv5d, That the citizen electors
designated in the foregoing resolutions
shall, at.least ffteenliays before the cleo
ton, register their names with an agent
10 be appointed for that purpose, and
no citizen not thus registered shall
be allowed to vote. Such registration
shall be open to the public for inspec.
ton, and 70 be executed according to
such regulations as may be hereafter
prescribed: Provided that the officers
of the election, IN the discharge OF
their duty may reject any party so reg
istered on proof OF disloyalty.
s. RESOLVED, That as means for ascer.
tanning the qualifications Of the voters,
the registers and officers holding the
election may examine the parties on
oath touching any matter Of fact And
each voter, before depositing his vote
shall bereouired TO take and subscribe
the following oath, viz:
solemnly swear that I will henceforth
support the Constitution Of the United
States, and defend it against the assaults of
ali enemies that ! am an active friend of
the Governments Of the United States, and
the enemy Of the so-ealed Confederate
States that / ardently desire the suppress
sion OF the present rebellion against the
Government OF the United States; that l
sincerely rejoice in the triumph Of the ar
mica and naviesoi the United States, and
in the defeat aud overthrow of the armies,
nayies, and Of all armed combinations in
the interest Of the sc-called Confederate
State; that will cordially oppose al ar
mistices or negotiations for peace with reb-
els IN arms, until the Constitution Of the
United States and all laws and prOclama-
tions made IN pursuance thereof, shall be
estab, she'd over all tie people Of every
State and Territory embraced within the
Ertional Union, and thai will heartily aid
and assist the loyal people in whatever
measures may be adopted for the attain
mentof these ends; and further, that / take
this oath freely and voluntarily and with
out mental reservation. 80 help me God.
Said oath being pFiFaa facis evidence5
subject % he disapproved by other tes-
timoDy.
6. Resolvea, That the polls be opened
at the county seat, or some other sulta-
bic place IN each county, and the ballot
box be SO guarded and protected as to
secure 20 electors a free, fair, and Impair
tial election, and that polls also be
opened for the convenience of the sol
4 J., ia b,
bic 70 them
AND WHEREAS, II further appears from
the proceedings of said Convention,
"That the Military Governor of the
Estate Of Tennessee is requested to ex-
"ecute the foregoing resolutions in such
"manner as be may think best sub
serves the interests of the Goveren-
"ment !"
And whereas, AEDREw JOHNSON,
Military Governor of the State of Ten
nessee, being anxious to cooperate with
the loyal people Of the State, and to
encourage them IN ell laudable efforts
20 restore the State TO law and order
again; and TO secure the bailot-box
against the concentrations of treason
by every reasonable restraint that can
be thrown around it, / do therefore
order and direct, that an election for
President and Vice President Of the
United States of America, be. opened
and held at the county seat, or other
suitable place 10 every county, in the
State of Tennessee, on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in the month Of
November next, at which all citizens
and soldiers, being free white men,
twenty-one years of age, citizens Of the
United States, and for six months prior
10 the election, citizens Of the State of
Tennessee, who have qualified them
solves by registration, ard who take the
oath prescribed in tho foregoing resolu-
tions, shah be entitled to vote, unless
said oath shall be disprOyed by other
testimony-for the candidates for Presi-
dent and Nice-President of the United
States
And to the end that the foregoing
resolutions, which are made part of
this Proclamation, may be faithfully
executed, and the loyal citizens of the
State, and none others, be permitted to
exercise the right Of suffrage, do here
BY appoint the several gentlemen whose
names are affixed to thhl Proclamation,
20 aid ia said election, and superintend
the registration Of the loyal voters in
their respectiEe counties As provided by
the Attn resolution above quoted.
Bat as the day of election is near at
hand, and there may be a difficulty in
completing the registration within the
time limited, it is not inrended that the
registration be an Indispensable prsreq-
usite 70 The quali6cat ton of the voter;
and IA such eases, where it is inpracti-
cable, and where the voter is.of known