Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-08-08
Tennessee acknowledgements Of
Leading Journals.
From the New York Tribune.

/ Tennessee, through her Legislature, has ratified
the constitutional anendment-in the Senate, by IA
to Gin the House yesterday by AZ to II. As a
full Senate consists of twenty-five and full House
Of seventy-fve members constitutional quorum
(two-thirds) present and voted in either House.
We rejoice that, in spite of very strong Executive
influence exerted from Washington, Tennessee has
thus early enrolled herself among the States favor
ing and aiding safe and speedy restoration of the
Union.
The Legislature convened on The 4th inst; and
this result would have been reached at once but for
a conspiracy of the Copperhead minority to absent
themselves and thus prevent quorum. There were
votes enough to pass the bill al all times but there
were not members enough present to make quo
rum till yesterday, when the work promptly
concluded. So Tennessee gives the first Southern
response to the overture of Congress locking to a
speedy return of all the States TO fraternity and gen.
uine peace.
From the Chicago Tribune.
TENNESSEE IN THE UNION.
! The ratification of the constitutional amendment
by the State of Tennessee will affect the Presidents
policy the loss of the State of Tennessee affected
/ the rebellion. There are few other Southern
States TO carry, but the ultimate of the Con-
! gressonal policy is assured. Arkansas and Loaisi-
will speedily follow, and the ratification of the
amendment by the remaining Southern States can
not be long delayed.
This victory came not moment too soon. The
President had already been using every effort to pre-
vent or disperse a quorum in the Tennessee Legis
lature and it is rumored was upon the point of su
| perseding Gov. Brownlow and recognizing the
State by military proclamation so as to allow reb-
els TO vote, when his plans OPPORTUNITY foiled
by the assembling Of quorum, the passage of the
constitutional amendment and the admission of the
! State into the Union.
The event is valuable as q defeat of the President
personally The men who fought the battle in Ten
nessee in behalf of the Congressional policy, are
Andrew Johnsons Oldest friends. They sustained
him as Military Governor during the war, and
brought forward his name in the Baltimore Con-
vention. To their support he owes his present po
sition. The overwhelming vote by which they
adopt the Congressional policy severe rebuke Of
his course by his political household. He hopes
to organize party by his personal influence. He
did at one time possess great personal influence in
Tennessee. He has never possessed personal infu-
ence anywhere else. Failing wholly in Tennessee
how can he hope for success elsewhere?
The admission Of Tennessee tears away the pre-
tense Of desire Tor speedy restoration, with which
the President and his henchmen have yelled their
policy It reveals the Presid ent in the attitude OF
struggling to prevent restoration, while epublcans
in Congress are forcing it through.
From The Chicago Republican.
BRowNLuw's TRIUMPH OVER JOHNSON.
President johnson, since his accession, has con-
quered his rebel enemies by taking them to his bo
som, and by deserving the party which, kindly
looking his previous errors, lifted him to place
BroBnlow, on the contrary, has continued where he
stood at the beginning, lighting the rebellion under
the flag Of johnson vigorously and uncompro-
nisingly as ever he did when JEFF. Davis was its
captain. The result has been TO place these two
men IL an antagonism Is bitter as ever existed a.
any period Of their lives.
Since the first Of July these two men have been
engaged in 8 struggle unprecedented in the history
of the country. Congress has passed joint resou-
ton proposing TO the Legislatures OF the several
States an amendment to the constitution. The
President made up his mind that that amendment
should never be ratified. Governor Brownlow con-
vened the Legislature of TENNESSEE, and submitted
10 them the amendment for ratification or rejection
by that body. The President thought lie could de-
feat the measure. II required the presence OF two
thirds Of each house Of the Legislature TO constitute
q quorum for the transaction OF business. His pol
icy TO defeat the ratification of the amendment
by detesting the presence OF Il quorum For this
purpose, through his friends, private secretary and
Others he held out TO the minority of the House Of
fers of Federal appointment He nominsted several
OF the boltors Of previous session Tor Office; no
used his patronage and trateked and traded more
ENTHUSIASTICALLY aIa as corruptly ever did Buch
anan. He succeeded and for nearly three weeks
there was TO action by the Legislature because there
was 40 quorum IN the House. During al this time
Brownlow was equally active, The President was
stopping from his high position to dictate to State
Government what it should not do; he was bv open
bribery seeking to corrupt the Legislature and de-
feat the popular will; and Brownlow treated him
and his tools as they deserved He st last mad the
recusant members arrested and thus By an enforced
attendance of the Presidents own tools, secured a
quorum. and the amendment was duly ratified.
Rrownlow, as Governor of Tennessee, thus tri-
umphs over the President and thus secures vic
tory for the Union the value Of which, at this time
is incalculable The struggle has been one Of deep
interest TO those concerned in it. AID also TO the
whole nation, ard the result must be as notifying
TO the President as il gratifying TO the Governor.
There is unquestionably a terrible bowling smcng
the unreconsructed rebels in Tennessee and eonsd-
cradle profanity in the ci-c'a9 Il Wsshingt on
but the ect Is complete the victory secured and the
result SO fer Is Tennessee is concerned, final
Brownlow is entitled to crow over johnson, and he
will not fail TO improve the opportunity.