Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-11-14
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The nspessye ~ Gov w q isrewnlow, Of
Tsasessee, which Was read Ii the Lower
Hoase Of The ataie Legislature on Tuesday
viii deabtiess be more generally read thaa
thas sf any ether Ssats kxeeHtive aarinE
tAe prcseat yesr.
Tesesssss vceapies . pecaitaf pealsioh.
being Tie ublY one 81 the seeded States
vhish has acceptnd the geiieraus terms OF
sstsiesnest proposed BY the nsfi5a sod been
readnstsea 10 oil her old rights aad ptisi-
leFcs In the pnisn Thai she Mas been in
sdyHase Of ali the rsni, in this respect, ia
not due TO swifl repentance on the part Of
her rebsl population, OF 10 any revival 81
Passiotisua saaeng that elass. The ,iisleyal.
isss ef Tennessee, like these ri the other
rebel States, appear 81 have suffered that
most terrible punishment OF the crime Of
rebelIioa. naFnely--,he extinction Ia their
hearts Of all patriotic feeling, ~ that they
arr absolutely incapable Of loving either
their uovernfneht OF their country,
Bat in Tennessee, thanks 10 the ii@, @is
ot her rnoantssns, ta the presence ct = large
ctsss :abaed with thc traditions aud ,teaa
Of tho North, and 20 various cAu9cs which we
1eed not now pause 10 dchnc, there were
thousands of her soss who never bowed The
knee to the rebel Bsal, bat throagh all trials
and Temptations continued arm in the faiih
Of the fathers, sud on The appearance OF the
Gag hoely rallied ruand II, and fought until
victory crowned the national srmk
At comparatively early date the Ad.
vance at car armies placed the State under
the control of the ioyd cstisens eoose-
quently loyal gxecattSe and Legislature
were eleeted from the Hrst, aud the State
Government thus ehosen, with y wisdom
which seemed inspired by the greatness Of
The events In which it vAE ssllng com
mehced and eontinned prudent and en-
hgktsned eourse Of setion 10 reference 60 the
issues arising eat Of tho war, which culmi
mated last summer in tho adoption BY the
Legislature. with the hearty raeommeBia-
ton of The Governor aud tho earness appro
val Of the loyal ci,issBs, Of .he amendment
TO the Consultation which had bean propo.
sed By the Gcagress 81 the United States
This ae. sssarea The isametiate adRiissien
into Congress Of the senators aHd Repre-
sansatiSss Efem Tennessee. The tiFxt session
OF the state Legislature under this new
condition Of zsfairs commenced on Monday
last aad the next day The message Of Gov
ernor Brownlow was read tc the House.
Tkisti0eumeat we eoamead TO the careful
attention Of caF readers, Asd We dc not hrs
ieaie 70 assert that IA it u embodied much
af The wssdosa Of the siatosnae, as we'll n
the eaTuassness al the patriot In Aeror-
dance with promises which werc made du
ring tAe Cd Of September Phila1elphia
Convention, aud aflsrward, the Governor
recommends q qualified extension Of the
franeAiss 20 eulored mea, hot iu his recon-
mcnaatlons there ls nothuR incorporate Or
ultra. and nothing bat y bat ths eyal peopia
OF the country evsfywhsrs woald approve
HIS Ingenious citation o. the expressed
views Of President johnson upon that sub
lse., and sagEesttons that The followers Of
the latter may eonsi-tently asits xish The
Radical Uaioa men 10 settling the qaesiIoa
once for ell, Is irdecsi sdmirabir
The portion u the saesAago HIli attract
pscaiisr nosiee--that in which the uoyerner
details tbs history Of tho rsbei plot to over
throw the State Government hy ioruc dc
elsreS shQ esnspssstaTs are acting vtiA the
cegntenanec and encouragement Of the
prxidea.. and calls atsgn The Legislature
Immediately - provide has~ns of ,isisI-e
The loyal masses OF the Sarth viii rseeiss
tAis wt,h the deepest sympathy for their
persecute3 and struggling brethrcn IN Ten
nassee-
As our readers viii doahtiess perase the
entire message for themselves, Oe aeed no,
comment further Bat we may roIaAra that
il 10 well calculated TO iacreaEe the repata
ton Of its aaibor, and thAt /, viii be ?, gardcd
by loyal citizens as H1isc, timely, cuRc,I,a-
tory, sad prudent document -[sactNHa,i
Gd.etts