Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-12
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taprassiIs his slevs shsy sgs bat rscsnsly from
Washington. This i ~ ssul ana ~ sush pretend
sta bAssly nistppsessai ~ PrasIdsat The con-
ssniien has nsaaaaoa me copsttatica shs assapo..
sauf 30 aeiegAts nd 81 bt fssa counties IN Tie
STATE we're represented Il was an InssllIrass lssly
Of sabssaasiai nsh. No msh IN iaiat COHyehllon
loek aeepsE interest," n whatwAs asing than did
aoTernof Jehnson, end no naa ia sas bsisar
pleased what's action Il continued IL session eli
TIE vel. Governor Johnson spoks 70 the coavsn.
lion, ~ request he middle Of The week, ard again
tho last night 81 the session s speeches weFa ~
potsed ID fun, and eorecsly, By shs Naahyilis 20
pefs Ia Die spesch tbs night Of lhs Iath u 5aha-
ary, the third day Of the esnssnsion, be aaia-and
lei those candidates running Cor caaErsat, sssking
70 place Persistent johnson "a 6aiss posisioa-fssa
this e1traet IN their speeches
What wrong is there In primary ussetfag Of The
psgpie proposing amendments % ths Constitution
Take any individual and loek him up IN one u these
rooms, and then LEI him draw ar two or three
th1uld see II 70 accept and rstsy the Anendiaasls
u would b consonaht 70 the genius of The govern
metlt 70 Incorporate them with the Cons,it1tioo.-
The poins Is, DO the psople rstly tie ansndIaets
New We call convention, which win cause De.
ley, viii DO expensive, and vexatios viii that boay
refuse 10 Submit Us work 10 the people, n sl,x
saAn fasoss thia. Re i seeking g. 40 sosnSthiua vl
lstiye Of The Interest 81 the pe6pla
Here l. "a iHtolugsnt body, lghiy respectable Il
talent and Numbers; eaa Il net dFsa ansmdnsnh
aYsS
The people, may mature yaaE plans and sahsls them
b the people.
{ There aru various modes, bus am Coz the short
ct and simplest PLAZA which ia he best A Conyeh.
tioa b Aso Questionable on the seofs 0f economy
which Il slrnet an ohsolese term n there ever Wa
people who wanted Il put In practices, are that
people. To use an expression Of tho furnaces, We
are working our furnace on is running steck. II
thars be two ways Of doing the cams thing, aad
yca can save hundred thousand dollars or 50 by
taking The shoftest take II.
Are you 20. the people or . portion Of them Is
this not primary meeting u The people, Talk of
violating Constitutional rules, Why hoN much hW
and constitution have you got Hog In the absence
Of both, II you at irregllarly who dare say aaght
against II Where is your law now Lincoln may
b charged With irFpgularity, but If he saves tho
Government BY it who can ind fault You can
place yoar hands on your bosoms ana satisfy yoar
conscience, sad al the psopie viii say Amen
nAy refer 10 the case Of the Roman Consul used By
MiTabeau before the French Assembly, to illustrate
In preserving the State from dangerous coaspifa-
CT, The Consal had 10 ovesstsp The law AfisFwards
when he appeared before The tFibunes, one Of them
en- enemy Of bic, wishing y embArass kim, aid
VIII yOu swesF that you have observed the law ?
The Consul replied II swear that have saved the
Eepnblicln
BE Swore not that he had observed tho law, but
that he had saved the Republic. May not you s1-
clalla, AFTER having discharged your duty when you
20 home, "We have saved the State 2