The Placer herald., 1865-02-25
The Tennessee Convention.


| highway political robbery, commend us to
Parson Brownlow and his three hundred tat,
terdemaIions, who met a. Nashville on the
9th inst, and resolved themselves into q
constitutional Convention,' and proceeded
forthwith to alter, amend and abolish every
thing to their hearts content. The Con
vention was called to nominate delegates to
Constitutional Convention and was there
fore a mass meeting and nothing more; but
after it had assembled, its members became
disguised with waiting for the election of
Delegates to the State Convention, and
therefore resolved that "they were the Con
stitu'ional convention and upon this modest
assumption proceeded to their work All
persons present were admitted as Delegates,
md as they were doubtless nearly all Lin.
coins army officials, Provost Marshals or
other mercenary hangers on Of the present
Administration, they were Of course, Of one
mind. The mass meeting then unanimously
proceeded TO declare that "slavery was for
ever abolished throuyhout." OF course such
profound legislators as these East tennessee
horse jockeys can enact no law which will
not be binding upon posteriIy to the end Of
time. But this mss meeting went further.
It passed resolution prohibiting the LegiH
lalure from recognizing the existence Of s!a'
very, and torbiddng it to make conpeusa
ton 10 sIaveholders. OF course ecisa
ture is not to be mentioned in the same
breath with one Of Parson Browulow's mass
meetings, and hence this elict against COM
pensaton is iryepeaaUle a, were the laws Of
the Medes and Persiars After the C0nst
tuition had been fixed to suit" it was then
resolved to submit it 10 the people for atop'
ton on the 22nd February. None but the
"loyaI," however, are to be permitted to
vote, aud that means Of course, only the few
supporters OF the Lincoln and johnson dy>
nasty who are mean enough to swallow Abo
itionsm for the base and gnobe purpose Of
pef and pluuder. Of course with an army
to enforce il, there will be 70 difficulty in
imposing this outrage upon fee government
upon the people Of Tennessee This model
Constitutional Convention also nominated
Parson Browu'ow as candidate for Governor
This is, We believe, the first instance on re
cord in this country, where mass meeting
has been transf rined into so many uses as
this one. 1t alters he organic law, it dicta-
les to the Legislature, It takes away private
property without compensation, ii finally
caps the climax Of deprayity Is nominating
man for Governor, WHO IS 10 every aspect
fthe case, the lowest, most vulgar aud most
profane old vretch thai ever disgraced hu-
mani'y. Il could scarcely have closed its
career more appropriately. 4 body Of men
WHO put !or;L Old Drovnlow as their repre-,
sentative must le sang If the most consul
mate s.ouu':je,s tha, ever sueceedel in
cheating tie euiteui,'ary or gaiows cat Of
tLei. just dues.
But it is in its ia>atIerabIe outrage upon
all the principles Of free eov,inmea; thai
the people Of this couHtry ate mainly inteI-
ested IN this audacious viiiany. 4 few years
since the whole country was rocked from
ceutre to circumference concerning the out.
RACES alleged to have occurred in kansas.-
The Abolition journals raised such q storm
that almost swept the Democrats party out
Of existence; but here are committed plain,
uneqrjvocaI and undeniable outrares upon
the very principles Of free governmental
mass meeting, wholly unauthorized "a meet
iDg in which 10: over one half Of The coun-
ties were even represented at all-presuma as
to Tx the organic law Of Il Stale, and its &C
ton is imposed upon the people by bayonels,
by armed military coeroion.-N. 7. Day
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