, 1866-04-03

Gathering OF East Tennessee Dnfonlst.
Stirring Resolutions Passed.

Gathering or East Tennessee Unfonists
stirring Resolutions Paused.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago T,Ibunc.]
KsoxsnH, Tenn, Aprita 2.
WHEREAS. By the recent action of twenty y-one
members Of the lower house OF the General Aseesn.
nls OF the Stale Of Tennessee IN withdrawing from
that body. OF refusing to answer 10 their names
"6en chilled bJ the Clerk the legislative department
has been paza1yzcd and an Indebtedness Of nearly
any thonfaud dollars imposed upon the loyal peo-
pie, and at time when the financial condition Of
The STATE Is such as 10 impcratircly demand inme-
.osma'ory institutions Of the State; and
WHEREAS, Tho reputation and financial credit OF
the State has bee1 greatly Impaired; therefore,
H<toseeu, First. that representatives. Of Teuncs-
SC shove rcieTcd to- are atsgacenl to themselves
the unqualified dlsapprobation Of every man who Is
not an enemy 10 thu Stale Of Tenucisce traitor 10
his country, and in.eussble to any principle OF
honor.
Reshted, Th1t wc most heartily approve the &C.
ZION Of onr joint representative from Knox and
scstef-Asjor Charles 1nman-in said Geuoral Aa-
ling for the pafsaFe OF the franchise b uoW pend
Ing before The Genera: Assembly Of the State Of
Tennessee. Which BY The revolutionary conduct oi
seatcd; that We do hereby ask and inr,rnci r;pre.
sentative Hon. ". Wcltkel. and our senator. Hon
U. Fraxler, to support and usc ther iastutnce u
bil on a final vote.
Rt1o'red, That all persons who voluntarily en-
gagged IN, aidrd aud abcttrd the late rebellion
against the authority Of the United Staief. hare
forfeited theu right participate In the government
or The State Or In the choice Of executive lcRtsia-
only who have been found laithfnl 10 Tho Na{ionsi
cause In ihe hour Of peril shall occupy positions OF
homer, t1ast an4 p.oat under our seossanizcd and
that unlese the Union men Of Tennessee dieffau-
clse the rebelf, tho rebels will di.t.anchl.e them.
Rtsoteesi, That We do hetrby express our entire
ruhlic Journals Of the Stale in continual, abusing
rrrts of the United States in Atsgmat1zinc mxn5 OF
,acEey betaukc they rcute to admit 10 eeats Ia tbs
body ;hose whore hands still dripping With our
btothe5s bleed, and whose sentiments aDd feelings
OF the eotaled Confederate States.
Rfso'red. That a. the people Of East Tennessee
Government Of tho United slasss whe III " Il 3a.ee se
majority Of the people Of the other Two divisions
Of the State arc intensely hostile to the National
tions Of aito:r in The event Of The defeat or he
franchise law DOW before the Legislature uf The
State, We arr In favor Oh the formation Of a new
s s e. e e .ea q Ss e. 5s e. pon eo Of
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R<soirsd, Thai the foregoing preamble and re.o.
Tce az sns hsd
here Today. TheEc has not been 30 large q crow.
n Knoxville IN two Jras. as 81 this meeting, The
md he annoanesn,eal made three wseEs % aso tSat
Gor+ Bro9n!ow would tpcak brought hundred.
from the surrounding counties: Blanai Anderson.
G9ampeen; seV'er. Union. Graneef. Jefferson and
aud hundreds were unable to Galn Adm!s.ton- It
Was desired that the Goyernos speak In open als,
60 that all might heaf him. hut the stale Of his
health prevented. HIS speech WAS substantially
re epveeh delivered BY him fe" da1s ago TO the
lie W said thss eyrden.ly John.on had deserted the
platform be occupied as asplEani for Vice Presl.
The overwhelming majority Of the Southern peo-
PIE Is II trntt0Eous u ever, and 1t was now their
puTpole 10 break up The Government
AFTER The resolutions Gen: James 4. Cooper made
heads md TcheIt, and defending tic ret osth. Ie
raid Congress should never repeal it. Though
sumner and Stevens were more extreme than he or
tle people Of East Tennessee, get, II compelled to
against rebels and Coppetheads. ne ss1d it would
never do 10 trust hcee who had sebellcd against the
Government. lie wonld At soon trust prairie
wolf. lie raid he believed the Southern rebels
would bring or another WI. atroaely advocated
zee, and eaid unless tht. whs done, loyal men Of
East Tennessee would be put under The dominion
OF traitors at the next election: that Gen. Cheat
ham. or some sqch rebel, would be- inside Governor.
compared them to rebels uho deserted seats In Con.
g1tts in 81: The General Was loudly appauded
throughout.
ii The conclusion OF the Genesa1'e enccch, the
F. S. Ha.kcll, rebel opponent OF Maynard, for
Congress. harangued enalt number oIper.ons 10
the street, and offered resolutions deuounciue
conRreAa and tnd0Etirg johnson.
About Is persons voted for 1bcnn. Union men
hasc no reepect for, or confidence in Haskell.
Thousands Of copies Of Governor Brown1ew's
fpeth before the German Union Lea.ue were dis
tFibu,cd. 1t IL to be circulated all oEer East len.
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