Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-01
Amendment @ ihe usnatliatien.

the l3d % February, These ~ msos ~ ,sie se,f1
ton ef the Asueaar.ene and Schedule viii vote
ueke, on which sksll b written Or printed, kAfi-
r,o.rtes,e and thssA opposed win deposl. ballot
sn which shaIi 10 written o. printed, aKRsEcIHoS
We have no aonht bus all loyal moh viii vets kat-
;seassoa. and adopt sAe Amendnients BY sceisnaa-
tion. They are lss he thing, adopted By ave has-
arca and twenty-one dciegAtss representing all the
s.,u.,tlss Ia sho slssa ate than half Il whom were
siavsholasn,
should the people rasify these asnendmensa as
thor are csrsaln Do. then the 4sh Of March they
elect Governor and Iegssia1uro who shall meet a.
the Capitol cn the arss Monday sf April nexs---
Let us ali 60 10 work and put these measures
through
N, sr, Aress and he hsss sseslaa Of iAs psslssa.
tsan sf Blight IN the Cnssation af the siassof Tsaaes
see declares That al poser inhefsnl 10 shs people,
and 81 g9seFnmens Ieaadea an their aathafity and
instituted for their Pesc aety abd hspftaes and o
the uavansemsas at shess ends thsy haFs a ell ass
inAsRahe ana inaafsasahs right 70 alter fefesm sr
AhalisA the keSegnaeat IA such manner A. they saay
thtuk Prapss TkeEsrs the peuFs % he saie sf Ten
nssssa eissnx ef she rnited STATES sg AmecA u cen
yeatea ssssmblea o pForonu tks leilewns aesasisas
and amesmeRts shs Cobansiea which, when satiesa
by the sovereign loyal pepPia, shall b. aad oensals
Part II the psFmaash censsiatlsn Of shs ssAs Of Tea
nessee
AMEspMxSrs 10 rHE CONSTITUTION.
AKTlcsk l.
Ser That slavery aaA isyelunasy ssrviiaie, except
paalshmtnt for erims whereof the party shah have
besn duly eo1yiess sFs hsreAy esescr asslishe4 and
pfokihisca threnghonl tAe State
See & The Legissstsrs sAaIi make ns seeassisihs
the right sf property n man.
Seal. seosfaa 81 of The sseoza article u Tie CanFtl
tation, Rhish Is ~ fellows ~Tho 0eneFsi Asssmbly
shall hsse 70 spatt % Paa asa for ths emancipation 81
slaves wihesi ies eeasest q thsiF esnsF ~ eyns s
hereby ahreRafs4.
Sec. 3 fAe cesrsaten, Asrssmsns and Military
League sheFed late BY the cemnssioas Of The State
Confederate States naas Nay 1881, and On The sane
day ratified and eonErned 81 the Legisstafs Get
Of tEeAsoa and asuEPation, ussensatieaal,. null and
Neid
See g. "Ths DeslarasIen of Independence and esai.
dissolvDg thc FosFA fsiaons between the State
of TennsSses and The UHtea States Of America passed
and pronagsted BY The Legsaiae Of Teanesses tss
oth day of Mar ISL, hy Which The Sa'e declared
separated osn the Federal Uuon and a iHwa sud or
diaauces hr which Tcnheasce became member ef the
Unied States aBnaled and abfpgalea, In like
nsI an sst q HSAeoA sna asafaion. uneonsiitusiena
see 4 No statute Of hmiiatIsas shall be Asla 10 ope
from aRd asr the Ssh day sf May, 1851 until such
tine heEessf The Legislators nay prescrss, shai
wFit ef be sfaeed akate Ia eay eAass.
suit sscdsd snea the eih 0f AaxIsS 10 this
fes tsrsa hYaaxh6 OF which mas bsrcaf1 he hsngh N
The 10 this stats hy atiaehsn. levied ueu ths pre-
rriy III the sfsuann the sha haFs power - pfe
e 70 iudgaest aaa eelseslsn aE ths sane. Hpoh
as Withaai persoaA service 81 process upoa the do
feadan uafi the gisiatars nay Ct 10 change the
iaH IN seeh eases
SrT s An laws 0FdiaaDees sad roaoluens, as ssil
al ast done IN pSraare thereof under the anfhsry ef
ts asuFped State geVstbmsat after the declared fade
neAnes Of the stats sf Possesses on et a..F ihs Oh
aay og May. 1871, aBeunstilasiona nul and reid
from the betiuning: hotidsd Tbs, this Asetisa shsn
be esaEtrued astS affect s0y aaseis eeesioas nse
BY the State Coufts held Al ts. aesssag tiua taess
ptoviea BY las psr is May eh iseii sad tudeiss de-
esens being made parsHAbt 10 tbe laws ef he Stale os
Tennessee enacted previous TO saA date and heyesu par
ties prOsesi In ceart ARd iieeAiiag ther EiEhth
See. g. All laws ordinances aud resolutions 81 the
assra state epserassus paced Gses the eth day
Of May 1881 prsxsasx The issaanes af Stale bonds
aso a notes u the Bank Of Teunsssse % say oI tts
braasbas isszeA Gftsr the said efh day 81 Msy
ssi asa ali debit created OF eoatTsetea In the of
the Stale by said aulhsy apeonsttutienal nu asa
void and no Legislators sbA hereafter have the power
10 pass any act sahafshg tss 81 sa,a eeas st
dssts providing for the reaenption ef said neteA
See 2. All civil ard military eeers which have been
ar may hereafter be appointed by the setting Governor Of
the Stats hereby sfmed and they shal eonihas TO
hold ana exercise the functions Of ter respective eces
uHi their Successors shall be elected appointed, and
quaiiaed.
See. s. That the proposed aSndsnts The constiiu-
tiea sad she sehsdus tAsssso se % ne psops
that npea The adopesH thereof BY the people, aa eisess
s had on he 4t day " March next taE GoysFnaE and
embeFs Of the Legisaiurs the latter 70 Be voted of ~
general Ticket upon the basis prescribed IN the act aPp
ouiag representation IN the sste Passsd 90 the 18th day
of Psbrusry IsEa 70 ssssbs q he capsl oa he sssi
Monday Ct AP.1 next, taid uesFs 10 continue IN ecs
anf tba ss bs elected and qualhsd, uaaer
The rssulas ennAi elsesisn Of provided the saia
appoFsnsnt b modified give 70 the counties of
johnson, and Carter, Aad eamTbe and ABderpoa, and
Unssn, Aad SEWER, sna Msson and hsneoek each sns
member and 20 the district composed of the sousties of
Fentress MsFRan aba Scott, additional member IL
tbe House - Representatives.
See, 3. The qaaiissaon Of voters and The limitation ct
the elective anese. may be dslefmiBed ~ the Lsgka
Hrs which shs hFst assemble under ths amended ceas
taiiSn.
The foregoing present all the amendments pro
posed They embrace, Il viii be seen. Substantially
three propositions to-wIt sbrogAiing the action Of
the rebel authorities; second the extinction Of ala
very and thirdly, providing for Governor and
Legisatare The following resolutions indicate how
The elections are 70 be held;
asolred That Al the eeStiOB Ia FsbtaaEy, thoss 10 f.
For Of The foregoing Amendsnts and seAsdnle sks de-
pess ballot sn which shall Be written 'Ratihca
an fases who nFs opposed shall dsposiie hali9s On
Shieh shaI be written "Rsleetion.8
RsssIee Thai The elections Ia the several eoaniiss
shall 81 hcd at heir county teats % other eanFesent
plssss IN the eoHBtiss b. the follEe nansd Psrssa'
tssEitE
[Ths lisi win be Published hereaher--ED.l
R,..i.,d. That whep The sboss amendments 10 lhs
coasttton II the slais 0f Tsnnessea eAal BE- sahmsd
10 the people u the State oE their ratiheasn o.
and "a the krst eiessisn bald Hnasg sald eonsn1n -
amended n Esfad By she people pessn shA ee Psf
nitei 10 Hnless be hr tske the feiisHng eAis
tAa.paIls and the bAms ef essh voter shah b Erisa
uFoa the baek Of his ticket ahd Eha bs tbe dsy o.
sdges snd esEks Of said ssees % pssseFys said ess
and Ole tae Hh the clerks e the eoanty eoara q hsd
FsPsotlEs eoastsss tsr ssiaIs reefenss fesdsa hsN
sssF, fbst this cath shah no BE- required Of ths etfsns
who we'll knowa the judges ef the sieeon % haFs
beeu unconditional nnlsn men. Fseesasds sse, ihAt
F0tert oborvlse qasAsd mar Tihse any eepasy II
the STATE and W the ssiltafy snFyen uhefzreY they
mag be ts day of slaetsn snd that TIE eomnnHdng
oesr Of sseh TeguicDt ba,ialon, detaehnsat battery
o. hospital, Il shpeHefsa b bold pach elsafioae
II saissRhly swear thaf viii hsneefsrb sappsst the
csnsntion " the unlted e,ses and asfssd Il against
the Rssaaits 81 an iis Enemiest thai am en- setiys
freud ef ts government Of tbs United sintes and ths
ehsmy ef e 20 aled cshfeaeKAse Btaissi t.st ardent
h Assirs fs sDnFesoa Of The present Feei8s aaaiasi
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