Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-03-21
Proclamation by the Governor.

Is my painful duty that civil government is
upyul,j state Of Tennessee. The OF the
VEGAS give serious aprehensions that large
~ people have not sufficiently recovered from the
raining effects the late rebellion enable sp-
ag blessings peaCe-that their passions have
g emily cooled 10 enable them to avoid relapse into an
-.y . military rule.
...a minority twenty members OF the House OF
r.-uraycs, ~ acoIs and revolutionary proceedings,
.r.a4-d breaking up the Legislature para yuug
-.. Government. characterize this conduct reYolu-
~ because violatye the spirit OF the COnstu
laws and arrested machinery State Government
The had been done by force OF
s lave been abe, under the construction Of parliament
law which prevailed House, to reduce ]. below what
.d be quorum Tor the transaction Of business and
e- body the members OF both Houses have gone to
...r homes, aud legislation has entirely ceased.
important measure OF state policy proposed
referred TO- and duty imposed upon this Legisla
uE amended CousEituton-they either withdraw from
..-.s or remained ald refused their
el, ,ae Speaker holding that member in his seat,
g. answer not present Is TO be counted as
.- quorum. After worrying the majority in this way
weeks and after the consultations OF the Convention
from legislature through the newspapers
.- .- viii not ia to remind Its readers Of the address Of
legislature of 1861, who transferred the state to the
...erl Ceaieig-acy.
dc rc,eR legislative rebellion proposition
aarge the duty imposed upon the Legislature by the ninth
.u az ,e schedus TO the amended Constitution, which
. Tor the limitation Of the elective franchise by shs
.-'r AHeTe was nothing new or stratlng IN Tins meas
From The earliest inception Of the idea Of recognizing
state Government upon the ruins Of the rebellion, the poll
l-i-lls-s lsose who had Lately destroyed the State
eminent and attempted 10 destroy the National Govern
.t deemed necessity, and adopted and rgdly
sA- 40 .L+ elecNou he'd on the "a February 1867
t.e add poa Of The amended Constitution rebels
-srlCisstd py an oath which required every
.r-a- De was enemy Of the so-caled Confederate
The same course was pursued in the Section for Gov
-i members Of the General Assembly, in March, 1860
Military Governor EaiUTsy believed that those who had
.v destroyed tie Government were not the proper per
80 r1lId or 10 administer it when reestsblished-
policy sud principle Of Acknowledgement was OF
-ila constitution approved by the qualified voters Of
state No sut5sct lGs oee2 more thoroughly discussed and
-uc sing the dsoyal Several the seeding members
also members Of the Convention which adopted it into the
-1l-, aa sustained y before the people and accepted
-zfgr , and therefore stopped from denying
-l1- force Al them had been elected under law
cat-a DISTINGUISHING rebels. The pretense thai the
-e was sprung upon them suddenly, Is therefore most
az-y subcrluge up the attempt at disorgani
he r-s1z members appeal their constituents to sus
- . and most Of them announced as candidates ior
s--I 20 The places tSey have Just made vacant uhas
edge course, again withdraw from th cir seats, md
break up the Legislature. This dscloses the EhoIe
rs cCcspIscy They their constituents TO approve
-ad send then back repeat IL. This viii place
tE co1t-l-6c-s tie attitude Of aIsoTganl5ers-eonl
them rebellion against the State Government, and render
tl l-y attempt I'll the vacancies by election,
lie routine would be repeated The danger TO the State
therefore imminent should The civil government fall the
l authorities VIII take control Of the State and it not
-1 IL Lrr r rr Government will raTly Gay, per
sr.e Eay have alsysvrd such iucapzciy self
'5-a-- l azEp luOlhvr orgsuizaIipn. Nor lie II
-rss y ef5rt should permitted, different ai-
-- .- llr agree upon new constitution, and
30 a aa vf The seeding members now 60 manifested is
.ezt-, many The my0rtz laws aIrssdy passed ncu-
..I-- -"LrrUug important civil ghs upon freedmen
-y4uary Iuaatc A.yIum and othrr state ipttiTu ions
@ O- broken up AMI aDaudUned The accruug
."r debts The o;ae aud ali u expenses qIrug
yopral.u must .n unpaid The credit the viii
Dee I'd, aud the bonds the already appropriated
DC d-prec4ivd, fail OF OBJECTS OF their
tn grants will shuu state such con uson and dis
l aud capital viii seek iuves in more promising
H-s nd thus the brightest hopes Of the state viii Be
FuJzd.
ryu Tue conspjrat0rs should fail success neslcu able
-I- mas eaGy done State Eight millions OF
bonds be thrown upon the market The ruin.
depreciation o. her credit upon ds,rganized
1oH % e State, uicts deep injury oniy uuou n.
nd oiiefs but EOrk Of internal improvements
nd O. NOS upgn a sale Of 6safs enable them 70