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Proclamation by the Governor.
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,

WHEREAS, information has reached this Department,
from various portions Of tho State that the provisions
the recent act Of the Legislature to limit the elective
franchise have been in me counties enormously con-
strucd in others wfuy eyaded and in some instances
totally diSrcgaTded.
And whereas it becomes the duty Of the Executive 10
ascertain TO what extent the vote taken the third day
Of August, 1865, constitutes legal and valid election.
Therefore. /, WILLIAM g. BROWNL0W, Governor of the
State Of Tennessee with view to ascertain my own du
tv and the rights of all concerned in said election do
call upon all the clerks Of the county courts, and all the
shoris o. the different counties Of tho State report
10 In detail the manner in which said law has been
executed in their respective counties. Said clerks
requested without delay, to respond to the following in
tcrrOgatorioS
lst Did you, OF your deputies, issue certificates Of
registration without proof under OATH that the applicant
within the provisions Of the first section Of said
law! II whatproportiOn Of the voters of your
ty obtained certificates in this way
ID. Did you your deputies issue certificates upon
the oath Of tho applicants alOne Ii SO, estimate the
number, proportion, as nearly as practicable.
3D. Did you, OF your deputies issue certificates 10 per-
who had been disloyal, but who had taken dthe
oath Of allegiance" upon their statement OF oath that
they would lave voted il the November February OF
March elections If SO, what number?
aa eherhs are requested TO answer the following il
cut delay:
Ist Did all the Judges Of Election in your county take
the oath required by the 9TH section of said act! If any
did not what was the number Of votes cast At te said dis
trict where such judges presided
ID. Did the Judges Of Election, where vote was
challenged administer said oath; And did thew regard
the taking Of said oath conclusive Of his y;rbf 70
vote?
1t is expected that the answers Of said clerks and
sheris will be full and accurate. II they are NOT an in
vestigaton will be ordered. And all loyal citizens Az,
invited to communicate information touching the forero
ing matters of inquiry.
And do assure the loyal citizens of the State that no
array Of numbers, however greats camor Of disran-
chiSed rebels however loud and no combination ofapos-
t4e Union mel, however respectable or talented viii
prevent the execution Of said law according its sub
anee and spi l.
rsoooooos In testimony whereof hereunto subscribe
on TS my name, and cause the Great Seal of the
eo State to be Affixed At Nashville the l1th
sN0'''00sa day Of August, A. D., 1865.
w. G. BR0WNL0W.
i ne Knoxville Wing and Memphis Weekly Review
E each publish three times and serd accounts to the
secretary OF State; augl6-3t
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WAR DEPARTMENT, RICHMOND, !
NoVpmbar 25 1851

\ PARDoNEB REBEL.-The following is given as
a specimen Of the spirit in which pardons are re-
ceived and appreciated by many who with "dejec.
ted haviOur of the yisagG' have daily importuned
the President for his clemency:
A citizen of Memphis Tenn, having succeeded
in obtaining pardon, stepped into railroad Office,
and walking up TO the agent with the old time ohiv-
alric swagger Of the South inquired if rebels could
- Hckets the same as Union men. On being an
swsed in the affirmative, and receiving his ticket
he walked away with an air Of triumph, exclaiming
in loud tone, well, I'm pardoned REBEL con-
qucred but but not whipped, by Cd" The dis
gust with which the President has finally come TO
regard the thousands of cycophantic applicants for
pardon is not at all astonishing.
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NOTICE.

WILL offer for the house door, IN the tow Of
seyieryle, Tuesday the 10th day October 1862 one
hai Of 600 acre tract Of land lying and being in the End
Civil District Of Sewer county, adjoining the lands Of p ;
SHUTS and others Also the time and place another
tract or parcel Of land containing about
property OF Sanford Allen decd said 50
md district Of Sewer county, adjoining the land same two
miles from theO Said land will be sold credit
OF Il months the purchaser will be required give and
security and lien will be retained upon said land until the
purchase money is paid. Due attendance by
JOHN RUSSELL, Admir-,
sug30-ita with the will sInnexcd
Brownlow's Knoxville Whig, and rebel ventilator. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-06
TRUSTEES SALE
.CHANCERY COURT-SEVIFRVIILF-

nary dld 1ulUah murphy vs., John Hc3dIsk and wife
/ APPEARING FROM CoNPLAINANTs'
Bill filed in this that the defendants John Hcadrck
anu WIFE, Nancy Jane Headrick and Infant gone
unknown and nOn-resdents of this therefore
ordered by the Clerk and Master that publication be made in
the Knoxville Whg for four successive weeks notifying
70 appear at the next term Of Chancery Court
DO held az the court house second Mon
day Of October next and the allegations bill
or they will be taken for confessed for hearing eN
parte. aug30-it* VI. P. THOMAS C. & NJ.
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ATTACHMENT.

Joseph GOddaTd rs. ". Z. Wallace.
4 HE PLAINTIFF, ON AFFIDAVIT,
says the defendant is justly indebted sum
of sxtyeght dollars and absconds that the ordinary
Of law cannot be served him. and having obtained
Original attachment against the Of the defendant
returnabe before James Henry Justice the Peace
BOunt county and the having been prop
1t ordered by said Justice that the appear
and also the witnesses, before him his Louisville
Bount county the 18th day of February 1866 the
will be proceeded with parte II further that
his notice be published in Brown
ow's Wing. auG30-4t+ JAMES HENRY J. p
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SHERIFFs SALE.

Y virtue of order of sale, directed Sheriff
ID Knox county will expose to public sale, for cash. the
house door in Knoxville, Friday the 18th day Of Sep
tember 1865 all the right title claim and demand that JOIN
w Legg has in and to certain of land lying in the
18th civil district Of Knox county adjoining the lands Of VIM
Major Edward Legg and others, containing $50
less Said property will be sold satisfy judgment that
Levi MeCoud recovered against the said John Lgg the
circuit court of Knox county, at it's June 1865.
augl64W% NJ. D. BEARDEN Sheriff.
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Attachment,

Jordan \. Lively Lewis Rector.
IL this it appearing from affidavit plaintin
the defendant abscond that the ordinary process Of law
cannot be served them and having obtained original
attachment against the estate Of the defendant and the
having been levied his property 1t ordered that pubCa
ton be made for four successive weeks in BrOwnOws Whig
notifying said defendant TO appear before my house in
the 18th Civil District Of Roane county, the l day # Feb
ruary 1866 and defend said suit the will he for
hearing and judgment made final to him.
aug30-4t* WILLIAM D. NELSON, y. p.
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Why did the conservative candidate not receive the
votes OF the conservatives in the district The an
swers TO these questions have already been given in
the first part Of this letter. and am sure that every
candid man viii express the same opinion, and that
is they were deferred entirely from going to the polls
or from voting freely when there They were in fact
coerced TO vote for men whom they did not desire
to support. They were denied the right altogether
by system Of annoyance and intimidation at once
subversive Of all law and destructive to liberty.
In 1853, the aggregate vote of the counties now
comprising this district was............... 1887
In the election which has just taken place
the aggregate was l2,3lS
Less now than in 1852 5449
Polk and Union counties, not organized insls59,
then voted with the counties from which they were
taken. allow 1900 for these two counties-and
535 is the ratio Of Claiborne county, according TO
the falling of in the other counties.
Mr.. Maynard became a candidate but few days
before the election and received an overwhelming
majority Of the votes polled. Does any man sup
pose that this the result of Mr.. May nards per-
sonal popularity Did he advocate any peculiar
measures or policy which commended him TO the
hearts Of the people? Has he ever been regarded
as a man IN sympathy with the people? Strip Mr.
Maynard Of the advantitious influence of Brown
lows Knoxville Wing" and what would be his
strength in this Congressional District? Not love
for Mr. Maynard, but fear Of Mr.. Brownow, elected
the man who the people, in their hearts would have
rejected.
If left TO the free, unconstrained, constitutional
vote Of the district he would never be elected TO
any position of honor-he never has been.
In his speeches before the people, he profess ed TO
be the most conservative Of all candidates. Now,
will the people here at Mr. Maynard's home, please
make note of this. Then, in locating the Hone
rabe gentleman Representative in Congress, Mr..
Maynard must be set down on the conservative side
Of the house. T. S. HEIsKELL.
Fruit Hill, Knox county, August, 1855.
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ATTACHMENT.
+. VI. Holder John c, Roberts.
-NHE PLAINTIFF ON AEEIRA WIN

says the defendant indebted to him. and 50 abcond
or conceas himself that the ordinary process
served on him. having obtained attachment against the de-
tendant made before Charles Justice
the Peace for Knox county, and the having levied
on one tract Of land belonging John C. Roberts, adjoining
the lands Of Robert Smith, Pryor Roberts and Others living
the Sd District Of Knox county 1t is ordered by said Justice
that the defendant appear before him his Office
vile, on the Sd day of February 1866 will taken
parte. 1t is further ordered that this publ for
four successive weeks in Brovnlows Wing.
aug3O4tS CHARLES MORROW, J.. 7.
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The First Hanging During the Rebel.
lion East TGnneSS cans Must be
Hung!

Inc 1OlloWlnS is an Official letter Of Jen Davis
Secretary of War; ordering the hanging OF active
Union citizens of East Tennessee at the beginning
of the rebellion:
WAR DEPARTMENT, RICHMOND,
November Is, 1861. I
Col. w. Is. WooD-Sir: Your report of the goth
inst, is received and now proceed to give you the
desired instruction 1I relation to the prisoners Of lUa
taken By gov among the traitors Of East Tennessee.
First All such as can be Unidentified in having
engaged in bridge-burning are to be tried summar-
ly By drlU1-Head court martial and if found guilty
execute on the spot by hanging IT WOULD BE
WELL TO LEAVE THEIR BODIES HANG
ING IN THE VINCIITY OF THE BURNED
BRIDGES.
mo case IS or Of tie ue5t kgOga to hare been III
arms against tic "a. c. the JEFF Davis concern) to be
released on any pledge on oath Of allegiance. The
time for such measures IS past.
Your yigilant execution Of these orders is earnest
u urged by the (rebell Government.
Your obedient servant,
J, p. BENJAMIN,
Secretary Of War.
Col. w. b. WooD Knoxville, Tenn.
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TOWN LOTS FOR SALE.

BUILDING LOTS in Whites addition to Knoxville
ID Lots well situated for manufacturing sites on Second
Creek aordng desirable situations for Tan Yards Brew
cries, Brick Yards, &c. J. D. CoWAN,
c. NJ MCGHEE,
q,
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Home and Friends.

q, there's power to make each hour
As sweet as heaven designed it;
Nor need We roam to bring it home,
Though few there be that find it!
We seek too high for things close by,
And lose what nature found US;
For life hath hero no charm so dear
As homo and friends around us,
We Oft destroy the present joy
For future hopes-and praise them;
While flowers as sweet bloom at our feet
If we'd but stop to raise them
For things afar still sweetest are
When youths bright spell hath bound us;
But soon we're taught that earth hath nought
Like home and friends around us
The friends that speed in time Of need,
When Hopes last reed is shaken
To show US still, that, come what wiz,
We are not quite forsaken-
Though all wero night--if but the light
From friendships alter crowned US
'Twould provo the bliss of earth was this,
Our homo and friends around US
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orally.
Calls persons become candidates will be inserted
other advertisements 20 be paid invariably advance
All advertisements which the number
aGed VIII be published FORBID and charged accordingly.
Advertisements will be considered due when inserted except
those with whom we keep regular accounts.
NO advertisement from distance will be inserted unless
copanied by remittance except where the adyer
tiser is known 10 be punctual.~
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LANDS FOR SALE,

WING between Second and Third Creeks on either side
IL Of the public road running west sold in lots to suit
purchasers. J. D. C0WAN,
C. NJ. MCGHEE,
may24-tf Commissioners
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A REMINDER.-The following lines are again go
ne the rounds Of the press, and we give them a
place in our columns. If there are any of our pa
rOns to whom they will apply said patrons can re-
ievc their consciences by calling at our counting
DOM and "planking' down the cash:
How happy are they
Whom the editors pay,
And have squared up for one year more;
Tongue cannot express
The great JOY Of the press,
When delinquents have paid the old score.
Printers ali the day long
Labor hard for a song
\ fate that is hard all agree
They have worked night and day,
And Of course rant their pay,
To buy sugar, and coffee, and tea.
One would hardly believe,
What small sums they receive,
For the paper addressed to each name
But the price is small,
That the good people all,
WI pay up for tcar Of the shame.
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Miscellaneous
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By BRoWNLow, HAWs & co.

ONE YEAR, payable invariably in advance s. ~
EIGHT MONTHS, " : 90
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No subscription viii m received less period than -Four
Months.
Remittance can be made through the Post Office the risk
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for the amount forwarded.
Orders fer CHANGE Of DIRECTION must give Post Office COUn
~ and state to which the paper has been and sent
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

CoooANuT PLANTATION A cocCauut plan.
tatiOn has altogether a singular appearances
The trees, being Of one age, are OF a uniform
height, thickness OF trunk, aud spread OF top ,
they are planted in horizontal lines at equal
distances, and, growing up straight and per
pendIeular, present series OF long, tall thin ,
grey columns, rooted over by green ieltheTy
foliage. The trees al maturity attain hegh /
OF 10 feet, unbroken by leaf or branch, AMI
rarely inclining more than two or three degrees
from the perpendicular. The tops have spread
OF about twenty five feet in diameter and as
the trees are seldom planted farther apart than
thirty ieet, their foliage forms nearly an unbro.
ken canopy, shading the ground below. The
nuts grow in clusters between the roots of the
leaves or branches at the top, in all conditions
Of upeness If not picked when ripe, they drop,
and even with careful picking many nuts are
lost by dropping and being broken on the
ground. Indeed, IN large plantation, tho
noise Of the falling nuts and the dead old
branches strangely breaks the ,ilence that rcigus
around The force with which they tail is con.
slderable-suifoient, it they alight on the head,
10 kill q man Of ordinary thick skull and |
have thought II remarkable that ne deaths
should have happened from this cause--at least,
| have never heard of a single case. lhi, Is
especially remarkable among the native villages,
which are thickly crowded with cocoanut trees,
under the shades OF which the huts roposc, and
the little black children play about from morn
ing to night" Our 1'rop,cGi Possessions IN
.haldydn India, by +. CGmrda, f. X. q S.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

A Coon JOKE on SHERMAN. While march.
ing through Georgia, Gen Sherman Travelled
with the left wing under Gen. Socum. After a
long and weaiisome march, he one day crossed
over to the right wing under Gen. Howard.
While in Gen. Howard's tent, which had just
been pitched, the Medical Director came in, well
acquainted with the habits and customs of both,
Gen. Sherman sometimes took i" glass while
Gen. Howard was strongly opposed to the in-
dulgence. Knowing this, the medical gentleman
after short time, wishing to serve his chief Off
Ger without oftense to Howard, said
"Gsn. Sherman, you look wesry and i'll. II
you will come over to my tent, will give you
Seldliiz Powder, which think will do you good. -
"Thsnk you, readily responded Tecumieh, ." I
think will"
The man Of physic departed, and Gen. Howard,
who took everything literally, ran to his yaIi,e and
got powder, whioh be mixed and handed to
Sherman
"There is no need TO 20 away for one, il that
is whit yon want, be said, and Sherman, inward
ly chsgrned, but highly amused, drank the cup
manfuly, to the mirth Of several bystanders, who
comprehended the whole magnitude Of the loke
at glance
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

DO rnE BKEs GAruER lloNEY PROM FLowERs2
We doubt tive have always doubted 1t.
We are sitting now as we write under the
branches Of a chestnut tree, among tho leaves Of
which the bees are buzzhg merrly. They are not
after the flowers, for the towering season has
long since passed. lt is md August the burrs
are an inch and hall In diameter What arc
the bees aiter2 Not the chestnut burrs surely.
We have just examined and solved the question.
The leaves are covered with "honeydew." and
we have observed in every good season for honey
that this substance was abundant. An 50 wo
have observed in seasons when there was no
"honeydew that everybody said, "whal or
season for honey Now we close with repeti.
tlon Of the question, "Do the bees gather their
great store Of honey from flower. 1"--.Np Kork
Tribune.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

| knew my mother was waiting for me anxiously.
"May God comfort YOU said, going up to
Mrs. Mory to bid her goodnight She did not
turn her eyes away from the dead face on the
pillows.
Yes she answered dreamiy, "she said God
loved u.s."
As went down the stairs Weir followed me.
When We we're IN the street he drew my hand
through bis arm, and spoke to me for the first
time.
"iIeleu, that dead child has given US to each
other But fl her should EVER have found
you2 sargen. knew how vain all my inquiries
for you, since came back, had been. lie had
seen photograph of you which ! had carried
perhaps you have forgotten it--across the sea
with me. lie felt pretty sure that he recognized
you from it the first time be saw you; and be
hnew besides, that Macgreger was your middle
name So last week he wrote to me, and | came
Oh to fad you out"
We buried poor little Brains, two days after
that, 10 the cemetery at Forest Hills under the
shadow OF 9 great rock You will see her tomb.
stone i you 20 thege-a little white cross, on
which there is no word save "SUsY."
We left her there on the last day OF April,
under sunshine bright as June We put white
flowers round the little white i4ce, and into the
hands that would never be tired anymore. And
on the sod piled above her grave we left sweet
blossoms to lie there and give fourth their sweet
ness, and then die as she had died
1t was not long after that before gave up my
business to a successor and married DR.. Weir.
We have been together for more than year, en-
joling the happiness that sometimes seems to me
TOO blessed to last. But we Try TO sanciy it BY
making ourselves ministers Of Gods bounty to
his children. What we do for Mrs. Mory and
Jane is not charity, for we consider them be-
quest from little Brains, at whose bedside We
found each other anew.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15
Gross VANDALISM OBSTRUCTION OF AN AN
Ii L l.

Gross VANDALISM OBSTRUCTION OF AN AN
GENT REooRD.-The London Reader says:
We have just learned the particulars OF sad
act Of Vandalism on the part OF French Gen
Oar readers have probably helrd Of the several
historical Inscriptions carved upon the face OF
rock near Beyrout in Syria. The first was by the
| Egyptian king, Rlmases H., who, after defeating
the PhiIistines, passed this spot upon the coast
on bis march northward II was written 10 HE
rcglyphcs, within a square border. The second
was by 40 Assyran king, either Sannacherib, or
Sh3lnanezsr, who boasttully sculpIured his record
by the side OF that Of the great Egyptian conquer
or This Is in The arrow headed characters, and
O cast Of it is in the British Museum. ln later
century, Roman General recorded his march
through the country by On inscription cut on
iJwer par. Of the same rocki and later still an
! Arab General did the same. Each in bis turn
respected the previous inscriptions, and was con-
tented to pace bis own beside them. But, un.
fortunately, TWO or three years ago, French
army was 10 possession Of the same coast, and the
General With bad taste which W. should hardly
nave expected from a nation protesting to be so
civilized, has recorded the gores of the French
armies under Napoleon Ill. within the square
border which once held the Egyptian inscription.
We have alely been shown a photograph OF
the rock in l,s present state, proving the fact
above stated, namely, that the Egyptian inscrip-
lion has oeen thus destroyedj an inscription
which confirmed the account OF llerodotus, that
the Egyptians marched through that country, and
WHICH conffmed the account Of the Bible that the
Isrleliies under the Judges had not yet reached
to the co4s. OF the Mediterranea and explained
the wars Of sampson against the PhiIistnes by
showing that the latter had been already routed
the Egypans The photograph above spoken
of, gives US the melancholy news that this most
important record no longer exists
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-08-15

Hint TO PURCHASERS Of PREcIoUs srosEs.-
Ihele are in practice, W. fancy, only three rules
worth much to the unsklled public when in
search Of really good stones These are, first,
never to buy Of jeweler, but always unset
stones Of a lapldary who deals in nothing else.
Tie will give you an indefinitely lower price, and
as you can really see an unset stone, you have
at leas the advantage Of your eyes, which you
have not when the stone IL crusted up with
what it pleases some jewellers to call gold.
$ condly, bay 10 stone Of any value without a
written statement Of its weight, verified before
the purchasers eyes, aud thirdly recolect that
all stones except lho finest diamonds and rubies
ro cheaper than the popular impression Of
their plice, an that the inferior stones-beryls,
,op4z.s, amethysts' turquoies, garnets and
onyxs are comparatively very cheap indeed,
being produced m quantities which render enor.
nous prices simply waste of money.-London
Spectator.