Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-05
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TIE Yics- President elect, Hon Andres Jobs.,.
Of Tennessee IN seply 90 The question whether II
VS. ready 81 take the cath am. Then tarnirztc
the senate he said senstqrs / an hers 90 ds2s
the chosen Vice President Of tbs Cnited Stsies an
~ such BY constitutional provision, an made he
presiding officer Of this body. | therefore pryssr,
myself here 10 obedisnoe % toe high bsbests # N.
American people 70 discharge constitutional 1aty
and not pFssuInptously 30 thrust myself IN a p1Si
ton - exsltsd Msy =, this moments msy n.
Re irFeisTant to She ooeasiOa-adVsFt % the wass
sRs Of oar Institutions under the Constitution wbb
ouf fathers framed and Washington approved :.
exhibited By the position in which stand bsforstbs
American Senate, in tbs sight Of she American peo-
pis9 Deem ne not vain OF arrogant yet I sh9flA
30 less than man IT, under such circumstance
we're not proud of being sH American citizen f7Y
today one who elsims no high descent one zho
comes from the ranks Of the people staBds By the
ch9iee OF free constituency, IN the second place in
this Sovernment There may be those 70 wh1ps
such things are not pleasing. but thsss Who bays
iahOfcd f5r the contamination Of fysa C,vsrr5,s,
Eill appreciate and cherish ifstltgtioDs ehirb a.,
cude none however obscure BIS origin fen, TO-.
II trust and distinction. Ths people. In sboIt s,s
the source Of al power. Ioa, Ssna;ors Won. wbo
constitute the Bench Of the Supreme Court q ,bs
United States ars bat the creatures Of ihe Amer
san people; your sxAitsti0H IS from them the p,s
sr Of this Government consists IN IL nsarRess ard
approximation 20 the great Of the people
Y0u, Mr.. Secretary Ssssrd, Mr. Secretary Stanton
tho Secretary 81 the Navy, and the others xb9 are
your sssocatsS--yon know that you have my ~
spect and my conddsBee--deFivs nos y1gr grsstassz
and your power alone from President Lincoln
Humble 81 / arn. plebeisH / may BE- dssmed per-
n me In the presence d this brilliant Assem- biaEe
70 enuaca,e the truth that aBd cabinets the
President AMI HIS advisers. derive theif power ard
their grestnsss from the people. A President could
not exist here foFtyeght hours Il be we're far re-
moved from the people as ths aat0crst Of Russia Z
separated from his subjets Here tAe popular assrf
s,Istains President and Cabinet officers the popular
will gives then al their strength. Such ssssr.
zion IL the great principles of ths GovsTnmsus nav
be considered out II place, snd viii rot sousaals
the time Of thee intelligent and enlightened people
much lenger but could not b. insensI5is % thsss
great truths when l. psbe3an, eiscted by the pep
pie the Vice President Of these United States zr
here 70 enter upon the disehaFge Of my dsties For
those duties claim HDt the sPtlt1de,f ny respected
predecessor. Although have occupied a sea. 10
both the House Of Representatives and the Ssnss
am not learned in parliamentary law, and shsl. ;.
dependent on the courtesy % those Senators Eas
have become familiar with the rules whlch
quzite for the good order Of the body and the d.
patch Of lis business / have only studied bow
may best advance ths interests Of Iny State and Of
my country, and the technical rales Of order
and If err / shall appeal % this dignaed body Of
Representatives Of States for kindness and iBdulg-
/ ence.
| the presencs Of ths aGaisncs-and l. though pie
bsian boy, am authorized by the principles Of TIE
Government under which i've 20 feel proudly con-
/ .cious that am a man, sRd grave dgBItsTies Az
but men-bef0ro tbs Supreme Court the Representa-
tives Of the foreign Got srument Senators snd tie
| people desire 70 proclaim tAa. TeEDessse whose
representative have been Il free She has bent The
tyrauts rod she has broken the yoke Of slavery at
to-day she stands redeemed She waited not tJr the
exercise Of power By CeHgrcss; II vas her own set
/ and che is now 81 loyal, Mr.. Attorney General -
/ Is The State from which yoa Gene II 5 tns doc
thine Of the Federal Constitution that state can
20 cut Of this L nOh, And moreover, Congress can
| not eject State from tbs Union. Thaok God Ten
nessse has never been out 81 the Unon. Il Is true
the operations Of Der Government we're Tor 3 time
interrupted but she Is sill Ia the Union and an
her representative This day she elccts Der Cover
nor and her Legislature, which val be convened on
the first Monday Of April, and again Der Senators
and Representative viii soou miHgie with those o.
her sister States and Who shall gsInssy II f0- lie
Cssss-tfstbtyu Ev-{sstrss ttaL every lsc sna -
| guaranteed = republican form Of government
| now am prepared u take the oath Of offee sst
renew MY allegiance 70 the Consultation Of the Cr
| Jed States.