, 1865-12-06


Executive and Commandez-in-chlef Of the army
| and navy.
| tho lnsurgent States. From that period the func-
lions Of the military department beCame simpiy CO.
opc1utiye with other branches o the Fede1al Gov.
Nashville. Tennessee, was the first eapital Of ar
iusnrsent state n which the Fedesal auiaority Va.
the ssd day Of February, IFS, and hat city occu
pied BY the Un1on tozces. On the Sd day Of March
lsGs. andrew johnson, then Senator IN Congres.
ne 81 9sn5
81 TENNESSEE. lie aeespted Re sppeintmenf, snt
promptly sn'e cred upon bis duties, and continued Y
YnFch, 1pI3 In al The vicissttudes Of the war hi
| naturalization was directed TO the eaa5llfhmen
ga ns p gaintsaance Of r. Cesstitnapn aad laws
uvssce. Without entering rpon details. It Is suAl
cIenr 10 remark that extension Of civil auihoht
kept pace with the reduction Ct the rebel powei
| The Federal courts were opened, and Justice admin
i:lerel. Under bis direction, against many di.conl
made towatd The full e:estahllshment OF civil at
tho1ty and the restoration Of the State to Its prat
/ tlcal relations 10 the Federal Government. He !:
aced proclamation on the 9Th Of January, 1861, ic
the election or,owpship and county officers iustee
Of The peace. eonstahlet, trustees; shenfs, elesk
registers, ard tnx collectors In the month Of 3a
convention We held At Knoxville, East Tennessee
10 devise measures for restoring civil gorernmel
l
yention was called, to meet At Nashville G
the 9Th Of September. to reorg1nize II
Stats. A full convention being prevented by Il
condition Of military affairs, this body recoumen
| ed that another convention, "cleeted by the 10y
people" should assemble At an eaYsy day 10 revl
the state Constitution Tbs Governor issued
proclamation on The 9Th Of September, announcil
that he should proceed toappoint officers and esta
hsh tribunals sin all the counties and districts
the State whenever the people gave evidence Of ID
! atty and desire Tor civil government, and . vi
( tnsuces 70 sustain the officers and trihunals."
convention was called 10 meet on the 9th al Jan
aU- 1s65, at Nashville, to revise lhe State Consiit
uon. This convention met, aniandMents TO /
State Cons sdtntion uere adopted. slavery Vas abt
: ished, md provision Uale for submitting I
:: amendments to the peopb, and fns holding eit
) tons. The amendments were ratIdel BY popui
vote. A Governor, Legislature and naetpe peGfs si
Congress were subsequently ION the ~ .,arsh o.
elected By the people. The Legislature aSsEot
:; on the Erst Monday Of april; ne aoo!n3aa a'eet
0 slyery vas enacted Senators 70 ConsT s1ToS .T
I. | md q State Government Vas f1ry ,ar, ~ = :
I hss s3nce cnntjnueL In action. !nett;shia !ne ~ !.
= orpanix1tjon ha1ins been ioundd kx tho Presiaen
+ frsi emerfepce II WIS Adofisu c5,sd ~ ~ ,roner 4
Mh snrh modnraEous as ns oetnieu s1 R,rSs ~ =
!. N ~ in.ursrnt states, and 10 no" LII lo'ts
| ecu1ou. .,., exhibited AFTER the surrender
| 1neMIEcn 1ne SIE u, al the tnsuEyc1t States 70 a0oM
tttc Enthusiastically dispensed WITH ne -
~. ~ keeut1 largo armies On foot, anu lnuieats
. fhs degree 10 which the wat power mlEht 20
. dnced. SO much only Of The national iafse y !.
2 | been kept In each STATE ~ Is needed " Asep