Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-15
Te lhe People Of Tenaessee


Rs Erceliesey A,.dneas .Ioiascas Military t'ov-
eraoT.
The undersigned, having besa appointed Com
issioners on the paF of the lsse uaian Free s,sts
Convention, n session ns Nashville 10 yist wash
iaetsl and 20 esnfeF With the President beg leaFe
10 submit 70 yua as acting Chief Executive oieaf
and through yoa 70 the people Of Tennessee the fda
loving report
Tha immediate objects Of our mission, ~ deGned
in the credentials furnished by she officers Of The
To induce Che President 10 issue a Proclamation
declaring Tennrssee no longer in insufreciion
against the government Of the United States.
4 To solicit the influence Of the President % So
cure the compilation Of the railruad from ksoxstile
70 gichoIasyille. Ky, as a military measure.
g. To secure the payment Of claims fof property
taken by the United States army from lcyat citizens
OF Tehnes4se.
In accordance With the above inssructisns We
called On the President and we're favored With eey-
eral conferences on the sub5ects above mentioned -
IN EeshgI 70 the art proposition the Commissioners
urged that Tennessee should b declared no longer
In insarrecti6n against the goternmenti first BE-
cause she was nat embraced IN the original pFoesa-
nation declaring certain States In rebsllon and was
not 50 considered until II became necessary 20 IN
cads Il Ia order 30 put In force certain trade regula-
tons promulgated Ia August, 1858, and designed 70
cover all the sections deHpnaAted or contiguous 10
the theatre OF warik operatiUns Eeeondly because
Il Is matter Of fact that The people Of TenAeasae
are not in bsurreetion sgninst the government On
the contrary sh0ae now remaining on the soil Of the
State, haye loyalty obeyed every order and takHn
every osth prescribed By the Federal aathorile&
even 20 the extent Of bearing against The enc
mics Of the RoFerBment and there Il no allegation
that shey sre Otherwise thar thoroughly loyal, and
az such st deposarea of the power heretofore wicd.
q Aad prostatsd by ths State and local authorities
/ against the national gczerhnent. The large nnn1
/ her Of ear t1oops In the national srmya niimbe'
which weald make m0rs than oar States quots IN
der sll cabs which have yst been made--tggethei
with The recent action Of sus loys people, 10 pro
posing 70 amend State Uonstitutsoh % as 10 vp'
out slavery and the slave code, thus placing on
State government IN its new organisation. upon th.
sauae footing ~ 10 fcedotn, Is any other Stats Il
the national sstefbood were briefly pointed csi ans
The course Indicated nhs thus tnsthed hs matte
| alike demanded by right and justice ln addition
The faet that the American people had senetei IRON
aa,oag us oae of car most dstinguisned naoE
zens 10 be Yice President and enc q the gHalilea
tions q that once bessg thsi be thal b citizen
state of the Enion, Was referred 70 lh eunneetio'
With cur present anainslens position, - ~ nanl
| tlanal reason and one which should moi be hgatl.
esteemed, gily she pains and disabilities of sda
eiarsd bot nes actual iRsnFFsetiep, shpia pe g
moved.
Tha Presiaent replied, that be knew q no lalps.
diment ia ths way u aoeodina % our pfst pfoio.l
ton, except the sltant 70 which Is might kless q
present trade regulations the matter prefete
1 might also Involve tome grave legal considers
tona aad that In order 70 do Justice b the subeeH
be should have 70 take soma dine - consider k Is
tmsling that We might expecs hs fhy0Fahis q
sponss Il tie nasiro AZ the ease e3mitsed ek an
i with ahe least aseidabia delay,
! InlTpward b the compilation os tho railroad fros
Knoygiile 10 NiehnlasElie Kfs Pfesidsnt Linroi
sAid he wss well Ac1uaiatsd with the reasons vhle
shoala have inaaced tia government % nopstfus
fhs Fsa6 A. q miaissFy Rssastsse. f1s hsd gravel
eonsIdarsd the whole 1uhleek anf vas iAtsiled IN
The eogerHIneni Roald have made Hicney hy eof
/ strastine that rad mhes be arst recommended
but he aAded there WA not now gha sanie Hseessit
q hsfetofore of ss construction eBd Nhst was nor
sai he We have ne meahs - spaze - devote % q.
enferpslse not abselnfsly daEasaded ~ the prhs'n
e1ssncis of The hour. For thssa ana eshsr fssse'.