Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-03-14
Proclamation by the Governor.

It's my painful duty civil government
ast give aprehensons arg
portion of people have not sufficiently recovered from tn
preoste blessings peace-that passions 10
sufficiently cooled enable them avoid relapse into
small minority Of twsntyOne members of the House
Representatives factions revolutionary proceedings
have succeeded breaking the Legislature and parazn
the State Government characterize this conduct revou
Onsry because rioatye Of the spirit of the Oonstu
ton machinery State
eectuay if the had been done by force
ary law which prevailed House to reduce below vhs
held to be quorum for the ranIaeOn Of business
their homes, and legislation has entirely ceased.
When important measure Of State policy proposed
referred and duty imposed upon this Legisa
by the amended Consttuonthey either withdraw
remained refused nameI
Called the Speaker holding that member his seat
refusing answer not present TO be counted
Tor weeks of the Con venor
Of the 22d February they have publicly announced their
the Legislature, through newspapers in doc
that will readers the address
the Legislature Of 1861 who transferred the State
Southern Confederaey.
The prstext this legislative rebellion proposition
discharge the duty upon the Legislature
provides for the limitation elective franchise BY this
legislature There nothing sratng in this
From the earliest inception Of the idea Of recognizing
state Government the ruins Of the rebellion poll
S .! danehsDg those who had lately DESTROYED the State
ment deemed necessity, and adopted and rigidy
upon adoption amended Censtituton rebel,
all DISTINGUISHED BY oath which required every to
ststs The pursued election for
snoE &no members o. Inc General assembly in March, 1868
Eantomy destroyed the Government
sons it, or to siminster when rsestabhed~
This policy principle acknowledgements was feature Of
the amended Constitution approved by the qualified
No subject has been thoroughly and
by all year than this subject Of
DISTINGUISHING the disoys Several seeding members
also members Of the Convention which adopted
schedule and sustained before the people, accepted
Office under it, and therefore stopped from denying
binding force. All of them elected under law or
proclamation DISTINGUISHING rebels The the
measure sprung upon them suddenly therefore most
manssy suberuge to cover up the attempt dsorgani-
alton.
The resisnnE members appeal to their constituents to sus
tain the ana most Of them are announced candidates
to the places they Just made vacant under
break up the Legislature This dseioes the whole
plan Of the conspiracy They ask their
their constituents the attitude Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
them to rebellion against the State Government and render
the routine would be repeated Tbs danger TO The state
is therefore imminent should the civil FAIL the
military authorities will take control State and not
likely that the General Government will Al an earlT ny
nit people who viii displayed such ncapsci,y for SELF
likely the effort should be permitted that the different i
visions Of the state wi agree upon new constitution and
If plan of the seeding members, now 50 manifested il
successful Of the important laws already passed. ncu-
ding comforting important civil rights upon freedmen can
20 No appropriation bill passed the
PenienHry Lunatc Asylum and other State institutions
be broken and abandoned and the accuing
on the debts Of the State and al Of her expenses requiring
be destroyed and the bonds Of the State already appropriated
must be deprecated fail Of the objects Of their
anc migrants will shun State in such confusion and dis
ereo and capital will seek investment in promising To-
blighted. - =
Even the oonspiraors should fail Of success ineacuable
mischief has already been done the State Eight millions
e are soon to be thrown upon market. The ruin
ou Of her credit consequent upon dsorganized
e state infics deep injury emily upon the
out upon work internal Improvement de.
vive their operations. " N-@D'e 'HeA- ~ "
Our political prospects toe, severely injured By the
acs OF popuAuon lost our
10 the coanes OF the nation. Our Senator'S and
tive are 10 Washington asking admission to seats in conrrss
Tnat oeoy is watching ali with 49, 2, a.
terminng whether ge have established - -,
and whether those Senators have been there h
srnment capable OF maintaining It's and
They may nov conclude that people in
self government Certainly the opponents Of cur
ton will be furnished BY with an
ment against admission. AsU
Nor the moral effect the reputon Of our State ana
people depored large portion Of our people n,
OF rebellion protesting eyultv while
port their representatives display only rebellion.
spirit disregard the solemn obligations Of LEGISLATOR
and unnndf1 OF that dignity which always eharae
terize the statesman
aside from the injury the moral political and dnan-
ca chars Of the State and danger Of dissolution
tlal loss treasury, is immense Nearly month
has already been lost by the Legislature from business Ansth
month ranspre before the vacant
by elections and then days z eaPse before The