New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-09-05
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John Devere introducing FIRST speaker Gov Brown
low Of Tennessee, who said;
GEy1EnES-I am not physically able make speech and
were could not consent to do so on this occasion
mus. support uphold and nsiOain the dignity Of tSe
Office cannot 81 GSVsrs sSou, .unp spssns
Do although i Win do for man who Is accidentally Prss
SS Of the s 90
Ct that sort have at my back the Hon Andrew Fletcher
an, % State ' He lives IN the town Of resnv where An
johnson lives and be better prepared TO dssees him
never does have Judge Butler here the Circuit Judge q
the same Circuit in which Andy johnson lives and be viii
we viii send Fletcher and Batter aud all TO
take with johnson through the Northwest Greai
oheeringl
The HOB Andrew j. Fletcher Of Tennessee spoEe fol-
lows,
Tne story the suffering Of the Union men o. Tennessee
was familiar 10 most He himself sufferer from
the War He had been esSq 70 aO se Ssd sp With
the history events there Since that time Andrew johnson
had been appointed Military GOVeThor 81 snssss had
the commission with him. Andrew johnson issued o
S Tho third time be was successful He had told
them how dsanchse Rebels and how TO give the negroes
because il wss his but because night They had dis
f-anchsed Co 900 coo Rebels and had adopted law
Drs Thew had done IL at the Instance OF Andrew johnson
They had good evidence that few weeks ago be was d
s nt @gS be the acts Of the
President this act Of a darker deeper dye than
oyernment had been sustained by small majority Of the
people many Of the people having gone over 70 the Rebels
atpe had passed these laws lie had found they had rot
appetite policy be tlegrsphed to Gen Thomas to ais
his protection them and that hero obliged 70
obey they obliged direct their attention to the people
at tie North and to Congress They lad been assured ha
their Representatives would be admitted and they
would be placed beyond the reach Of the President;
The Government immediately placed this before them and
asked them 10 comply number Of the Rebels had resigned
leave them without ney hsd SUI 81 ps
dent Of the United States TO interpose; and procure
Several Of them received Offices and tie one or two
Rebel officers disappeared leaving them without q
FEASIBILITY but 10 yield and so Governor But he
was made metal and proceeded to appoint extra
make them take their seats listen the The Ser
Arms Dutcbuan. had been once notified at NASH,
Vile that leave be hanged but be returned
long after at the head Of company Of Germans under Gen
Grant He had proceeded to bring the boilers back who how
ever would always examine the house on entering and ssye
quorum present but at time the old
got few loyal the anteehamoer and some OF the
t Soefs tSer sea. The then locked
the doors and when the loyal men made ther appear
Speaker decided that though there were go members
they were not SIoru M name va, called
that be present aud the Speaker decided that be was
not present not having 70 DIS se 1I Ia
ing amendment to the Constitution OF the United states
was Immediately called up ne Ogs s" men Ssorum pIes
emit and that 1t was not necessary to debate the
previous question and few minutes as fast AS the roll
could be called the amendment TO the Constitution proposed
by our Congress ratified and the news sent med
aiely 10 Washington. At o'clock that day Mr. Trnm
bu introduced resolution in Congress declaring that the
State Government OF Tennessee was republican AID legitimate
and Authorizing our representatives TO take their
seats aud very soon our representatives, were seaea
yeers and then Andrew johnson had power over
Gov Brownlow than be had over Gov Cnrtin Applause
power re had more power In Tennessee than he
lad Pennsylvania New York. and the speaker Tor one
u NJ Droet Tent I Law yOu
Sp SSu it, Though Andrew johnson had asserted thai
the ratification Of the TS5s,.Ss wa. esa because
there was no quorum present but he had the authority Of The
Syspt and that the act was legal The Congress the
United States declared that the act legal and the
opste Of the United states ms in tie President aud lie
also Of opinion that their brains were IN Little better con
conduct on lie part President Why bad he told tue
people Of Tennessee to dssnehso the Rebels and confer
threw themf II was because when be Military Governor
aud making h record 10 regard 70 The Rebels .9d The
negroes he fishing for tie vieeIesdeney and oaied DIS
hook With bait he had treated the Congress Of ihe
ga''4 P Rss Il. s a sSu. Ss
spon Congress. lie had sS5s back ,s GgOn HEN IN
Congress s.d The Ss3s xo Sss ssd o
sSsm TIE Pis'idsn, bad declared himself n yOr q
tie war debt and Of replGaing their OwnsEaeiy tts
provisions Of toe HG9 i'm FsaeSt IN ISIS al tsse
matters would bees settled before breakfast bot
had thew might possibly have chosen some other PANE
even II they had seen him inauguration day Andrew
s and in issi waited them 10 elect him again but they
probably the North would next election ehSo:. bette,
to them all about him. While he was Democrat he could
the time Of Po election however in is.o be Wa brsIly
denounelng the Dsnocr@. az ran Tor SongTs In sT'
Brseknridee aud Douglass He assured them that johnson
canTassed or BrsckDrd e and Lane claiming that all tie
, res, s, ana ' ssIs WA a &
ter ppoakor then for bis brain was not 90
the third party he had betrayed and no. The man
who had promised them 10 be ts.ir , Moses,
s SshS Sslsi SSS ia vs s v.o5
stood that recently COMMITTEES Of them had waited upon him
demand the watch Some in the crowd asking VIA.
had become Of the watch watch b, returned
and the President had assured sn ssA sy SS s1 s
he bad said Oi,sn that Ii, lie y I.,i eIsnIt os' ~:
i Ss1 G''s e - 8. %a Ss s.n.FE;a ss' great
Il bad been attributed naueaOe Of A94r.w johnson
1t not hsc spoken the ioere o. Rebellion up 70
shslrs Maynard brovnow. aud Others had great deal TO
90 with It, but their mountain people needed no incentive to
oa and Of MeIco At Il. cutbrsak Of the war johnson and
Maynard s. Tor the No'th sndhe Governor imprisoned
could SSS sent ns %. Ss nsa Ea u. Whole %
was almost desoaed His audience could contrast their
SsSaSd bad Been under pfosctiSn
ss WITH 81 The acsns, to e on5 =. ns1
War bed been threatened In the North bat he had been told
recently By Tennessee soldier that when there wss warn
the Northern people there help hen and
WHOM there should be North the people OF Tennessee
would help he desired In conclusion that the peo
PIE Of the South . looked for trouble The Rebels had become
ous and oyerbsng snoe they had found the President
on their side Union not safe 10 Tennessee TneI
were safe however when the President declaring that
treason be made odious and traitors punished The
Union men we're going carry the Northern elections tri
umphany and the great Union party would control the Gov
eminent hereafter While the power their hands let
them not forget the Union freed OF the South who
have stood firm against fire and death.
The NswJesey delegations and friends met IN the Assem-
bly, building Speeches made by members Of the Con-
venton Capt Gaylor yirgnis Col. Moss. ST. Louis; the