Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-01
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Secession
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sod Bis Legislators u : a. epea sspvaI 81 ssces-
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saaesions, tha infamon Bargnia ana Sales vf MAJ
4, issI LEI Is briefly seslsw DE propositions Of
he Coassnslon whieh bars stood ct sessfal days
past h oar sp1amns. 10 - known snd read q Al
,naa Tho third section Of The sciaeaale saysi
sea s sTbs nuslaralisa 4 saasy4adsnss asd sfal-
disseslae hs FeEki fsstlans hsNssa ths state
ef Tsansssss aad Ihs uuisa States - Aseflse pazsa
sod fsemaisatsa y tie Legislators e TesAesste - ne
esh asy 81 NAY 1851 - ahieb he State rs 9ssafea
ssresaas1 fsm ibe fslafnl Uaism ana AZ laws taa or
uassa states sanalisI saa sb.asaIsa vas Il Hks naa-
mar ~ set 81 treason, and asarraea ahsoss;ifasiaSa
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Here b plain, CHAR Issue presented. Itdceisres
the Actof secession passed 81 The rebsi Legislature
o. Tsnnessse aan set Of treason and usirPetion
constitutional. halI and void The man who votes
/ iof this proposition declares bis a5hasion 70 The
Union cause The man vho vaiss against 4, Or re-
hnes 70 yess Cor H. csrssnIy L ia ayoF 81 hitting
he infameua aDeeIaralion ard 0riInsnes' sssaA On
the statute beoG Of Tennessee he l. rev prhcti-
cal rebel whatever be max have hssn hitherto. But
he Sane Schedule contains another section;
So. re- csaTsAiiss, Agsssmshl ssA Military
lsezs snssssd into ~ The csnnzsispsts q TIE ssse
y Tsaasssss sna fhs cenmlsslapsrs u The - saei
Caafsaseatn States, aas Bas 8 tsai sod On tie ssas
aas saiissd and senfFmsa - Ne LsystaFs, ne
n hseeea aaA ssagPastaa, saSgnstiatpasi, bah aod
I sssss!!.
| Here i direct and uneqaivoeal issue presented
/ e The people. He who votes sor this proposition
.vusss 70 declare Harris NiIiisry League tfeAsea-
& able, nali and void. BE who voses against h o.
tfasss 10 vote tor h beyOnd all susstiea sanctions
aid endorses Harrh Military League The black
actEs oa recosd in the taiasfehlsves and be refuses
20 rpeal IL He applsuds and approves The villain
Gus souspiraey Of niiiia1d 81 Aiabama. and Of
Hear, Totem and BsrrOw, made Nay {. 1861. Ebo
e 20 bald ~ 10 stand pp ia Tennessee 4 this dag and
sxew Himself thS frisnd aad adyoests q treason
ard sebeiionf Bot The Schedule declares sgain
ses 4 No sa,u,s q IinasIss. shaf bs bsIa sa sys-
frsm aA sfteF he 6b day q Mar, 1885, ant sueh
tine hssass ~ he Legislators nay pssssEbe neF shan
any writ II e4ar - REUSED sbAss n ssy cause, 81
s decided since tAs sh II May fssis aad PEeF 70 shia
tsas b. Tsaaon 81 aay apss Il ine And n al astons
Ese ofts bSoashf e. kish may AorsafsF - brneSh n
the 10 tha by aashmsnt sysd sfea the pro-
pery q The defendant Tia eauFt sha have psusF b pro-
eeed 10 adgasas kaa seseou u the sas ss HPgn eco
srasts sffAeaa peftaaE rvss ~ process HpDa bs de-
fsna&at aea tie Legislators fas at % eAshge ths
taS IN saeh sasvA
He wlo votes sgsinss the prgIpusisien o. refuses
70 vute for 4 negatively eclAFsA that he Is opposed
to loyal tnen obtaining redress Es wrongs and inja
rIss done their persons and property By rebel Ten
nsaseeaAs nov IN the Confederate srmy. whs
darus say this In Tennessee. IT this h0asf Who vii
das sfirpn, even b bis leaeA that Harris and hi
mlnloa, did right in seqaasrasiag the property .
ipxal sItizaRA .saaRiRF utAs.ai In JeEisaRs . "
cagy shis position. The Schedule ngain declares
Sec. s. All lava. eraasees saa regulations a. wen q
all dsas IN parIsascs tesssf raasF Tie astaary
she aaafped state Easernmeni afsT the declared ihs
rsadsBes 81 the stats n feeeessee ss the sth
aay u Mar 1885, aaesRs;itasisRaj, aa ssd Fsii
fssas lhs bsginnisr. Prslfsd Thai he ssraiea sal
- ssBssfusd sert any Judicial decteaa mad,
- ihs STATE Cgaris bed - ti@ss differing om ihsas
psesds8 b. lss pFisT Nay eh. 1881 - atesA
frnneesee enacted pFeTsas % aid date and between
ties psessst IN eesTt ard i,iesans iheir rights.
He who votes against this proposition, Of rsfases
70 vote for IL virtually siirms the legality and an.
thorisy Of Harris usarpation, and thereby places
hinisslf IA open hostility "a the Fedsssl Govern
ment The schedule again declares:
See. g. an ia~s osaiaanoss asa resalatlsas u 90
Hsarpsd State EeFsrssa passed sss the ssA day
ef NAY 1851 prs3ing F tAs lstaeaee q State beds
also "a notes e the Bank % Teanezsa. aRy u Ia
hraaehes ssusa an o. afsss he aaia ssk Ay q May
1881, asd al dehs eroated esatFseisa IN The
the State By said asherisy aaeeastpfonAi aa aas
Yoid and Leysatare shsH AeFeAllee have me peH<i
. pass Asy set 9aiheras he Paynseat % Nd eoads -
1sktS Fsoyiaiag or be redsmPliea q said hetes
lie whe votes for this sertioa, votes 10 sspadiais
ths reasonable contracts o. Harris and his myrui
dom, lie who votes against IT. or rafsesto ycts Co
Ii declares himself In favor u adding many nail
lions b The dehs Of the ssate declares himself IA
Aver Of farni.hl0g the Tennessee rsaegadss viii
funds 10 wage var sgaina the Eeaerul Government
deears himself ia aver sf taking the people to pas
ali the debt liabilities ard contracts incurred B,
rsbels in the prosecution Of ore Of the oss wicked
wars ever known.
In Ans, to be silent when such ISSUES are present
ed directly involving the validity Of secession, l. y
be guilty u Aagrnns treason. He thai i not fOr u
at crisis Ike tho present Is hayond ell coatsoFefsy
against u.s. He believes Tennessee ID out % II.
Union, and worss than that i ia fsvor q kecpins
Der out ana sustaining the ssaitus who hare ruined
her--Eaassilss 7sness
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