, 1865-07-20

making, vat npon 1t. Some Of the clerks
have taken 1t upon themselves to decide M on l
tie cons.itutlonaltty Of the law. mud ,einse
to open books as the law directs. In some
counties these bad men who set themselves
up as leaders have told the people to hold
thelr elections wih7ut any regard to the
law, 1ae Gl1y Council Of Memphis has de.
ton Of city officers, and hence thsy haye
elected rebel Mayor and Council. The pao-
pie, az they call themselves, of Stewart
county, hare held Convention and uomt.
mated rebel Colonel, who was wounded aud
patoled, and hut recently released from belng
prisoner Of wsr: The act to ..limit the
elective franchise provides that "thc OATH
ehau be taken by tsall candidates for oficc,n
Nay, the candidate swears that he will sup.
port and defend the amendments and sched-
ule to the Constitution, and all acts Of the
late General Assembly.
In view OF this state Of facts, Gov. Brown
low Issued a proclamation on the 10th Inst,
IN which be says:
And ! do further .proe1siu1. that said Law re.
qures that esety candidate for oce shall take the
and 10 person Is Of can be ! candidate until he
shal hare properly taken and subscribed said
oath and do declsre that any person pretending
who .ha fail to taka and subscribe said oato, and
ale the same in the Office OF the Secretary OF
St1te On or before the Sd day Of Argust next, wi
such pe1son vii rot be taken tnto aeeourt. A''
And call upon The civil authorities throughout
the State to arrest and bring to 1nsce all persons
Th x e sf9g s7 f., & S9n
de1 ounetng and nulaf5lng the Constitution and
lave o. tas lana, and spreading sedilion and a
Still further to impress this duty upon the
people, and to warn them Of the consequences
of resistance, the Governor Issues M address
which concludes as follows:
Having said this much by way Of friendly ex-
address; and that is, that this important law is
al2eady set Ut naught In many localities by :he
evasion Of thoae whose Official duty It is to exc
the d.y Of election, as fst as the civil and mill
fary authorities can enforce It. And all elections
effected By 1lega! votes Will be anaul1ed, aud, II
recesear3S The officers elected WILL be arrested,
The civil and military authorities unde:st1nd each
other, and will act n harmony. The commander
Of the military division OF Tennessee will aid Tho
Of the latter are inadequate. To protect TIC bal
lot box from fraudulent voting, or to remove ths
county officers IN one hui! Or the State when elect
easie ard he eivli iemedy Wholly Inadequate.
The milltssy will atstst In this patticn ar. Thts
step, SO likely to become necessary ts much to be
regretted and and u the clerk: aud judges Of election
md the hope Is expressed that many Of them will
DO 30, and cave their respective counties from MIL
ttary Intervention.
Its n aipcera deeirc that the entire State be
represented In the next Congress- Ii Tue e,ec-
ton 10 Middle and West Tennessee proves q f,il.
NE, It VII! not be my fault I have Issusd tWo
prce1smauops, and noH thia addteas, warning ths
people against m illegal election. il tneY viii
per9.at IN 1t they must 70 without representation
In the councils Of the nation,
With sincere hope that the present cloud posy
PISS aW55, and tent quiet and con,en,rucnf nav
yet come 10 our suffering people,
1enhan Jour servant,
", q. BRoWNLow.