The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-09-05

MEETING AT THE LEAGUE HOUSE.-Ihe
third OF the series OF meetings organized under
the auspices OF the Union League was held last
evening in front of the League building
large crowd was IN attendance. John p. Ver-
rec introduced Governor Brownlow The Par
son came forward and said:-Gentiemen i am
not physically able to make speech, and If
were, could not consent 70 do so tonight or
on this occasion. | must uphold and maintain
the dignity of the Office of Governor of Tennes-
see. AS such, cannot go abroad stumping and
making poliucal speeches. CHEERS and laugh
ter.) 1t will do Tor a man who IS accidental
President of the United States (cheeIs), but the
Governor of the great State of Tennessee must
not do anything of that sort. have at my
back the Hon. A. j. Fletcher, Secretary of the
State of Tennessee; he lives In the town of
Greenville, where Andy johnson lived and is
better prepared TO dissect him than any man
ever heard Of If he fails, which he never does,
| have Judge Butler, also of Greenville, whU
can tell you something OF Mr.. johnson;
and after this Convention is over, propose,
with the Tennessee delegates, to go stumping
the North after the President. (Cheers)
MIR. Fletcher was then introduced. He said
that for the first time IN his life he visited the
North, and he desired to say that the tried
Union men of Tennessee were heart and hand
with the great Union party of the North; and
he returned thanks to the great army Of the
North Tor deliverance from tyranny exceed
ing tnat ever before witnessed in the world.
The Union men of the South are weak, and they
look to the North for protection. (Cheers.) He
should speak of Tennessee loyalty, and narrate
only those things he had seen with his own eyes.
The present State Government of Tennessee was
organized by Andrew Johnson, Military Gov
ernor under Abraham Lincoln. He says him
self he devoted the energies OF three years IN
organizing that State Government. HIS first
and second efforts tailed, owing TO the fortunes
of war. His third was successful and Legis-
lature was elected He told us in his speeches
and proclamation what 10 do and pointed out
how the Rebels could be excluded from particl-
patton in the Government, and he advocated
equal suffrage. His policy was adopted, not
because 1t was his, but because it was right.
The LEGISLATURE has followed his directions,
and now the negro is equal with the whites IN
all the State courts. But how does Andrew
johnson look upon that State Government now
A few weeks ago he was considering the
policy Of appointing Military Governor &c
supersede Governor Brownlow, merely because
we had done what as Military Governor he re
commended. This treachery of the President O
the United States exceeded any treaCherY tC
Congress or the party that elected him to Office
After we had passed these laws which he ob
jected to, although he had recommended them
the Presluent telegraphed to General Thomas Il
extend no further aid TO the Government 0
Tennessee, and our Government was at tn
mercy of Rebels. We have leaned upon th
military and the President These failed us
and we directed our attention TO the people O
the North, upon God, and Congress. (Cheers.
We had assurances that il we ratified the amend
ment to the Constitution We would be recoa
niZed by Congress- and we should be place.
beyond the reach OF the President OF the Unite
States.
Governor Brownlow called special meetin
of the Legislature, and recommended the ran6
cation OF the amendment. A number of Repre-
sentatlves had resigned for the purpose
reducing the number of the House below
quorum We had special elections 10 fill I'll
vacancy. And yet we had the President of III
United States advising members to absent then
serves rom the House IN order to prevent