The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1866-03-30
Proceedings Of the Mass Meeting
Held in the Court House Hall in
Jonesborough, Tennessee, March
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An immense gathering OF the loyal citizens
Of Washington and surrounding counties
took place in Jonesborough, on Saturday
last. The Court House Hall was deusely
crowded. Many distinguished speakers adj
dressed the assemblagcy among whom were
Col. Stanley Of Chattanooga, Col. j.. B.
BroWnlow, OF Knoxville, J. Milton Scudder
ESQ and n. D., Owens ESQ. Of Jonssborough.
The following are The proceedings:
On motion ofN, b Owens, Esq, Dr.. W. W,
Bowel, was called to the chair, and Capt.
Geo. Z. GrishAm appointed Secretary.
The Chairman proceeded to appoint Com
mittee to draft preamble and resolutions, con-
sisting Of the following gentlemen, viz; J..
Milton scudder, y. B, Owens, Capt. Geo, E.
Grisham, John A. Wilds, John F. Grisham,
Lieut.. George W. Douglas and S. Il. Griffith.
Moved by s. E, Griffith that P. NJ. Reeves
and Thos. MeAdams be added to the Com
nittee. Carried.
The Committee then retired for that pur-
pose.
During the absence Of the Committee Col.
Stanley of Chattanooga, aud Col. J. D. Brown
low addressed the meeting-Whose remarks
were applauded throughout.
The Committee having performed .heir du-
~ and returned to the Hall, J. Milton
Scudder Esq, read the resolutions by rsqusst
Of the President, which we're as follows:
PREAMBLE AND RESOLUTIONS ADOPT
ED BY THE LOYAL CITIZENS OF
WASHINGTON COUNTY, TENNESSEE.
WHEREAs, by the recent action OF twenty.
one members Of the Lower House of the
General Assembly Of the State Of Tennessee
in Withdrawing from that body or refusing to
answer to their names when called BY the
Clerk, the Legislative Department has been
parAlyzed and An Indebtedness o. nearly $780,
Ooo) lfty thousand dollars, imposed upon
tbs loyal people, and at a time wnon
the financial condition Of the State, is such
rs to imperatiyely demand immediate action,
for the reliefottLe charitable aud relorma-
tory Institutions Of the State, and whereas
the reputation and financial credit Of the
State have been grearly impaired. Therefore
RssoIrsd, First, That the action of
the twenty-one members Of the House
OF Representatives Of Tennessee above
referred to, is disgraceml to themselves
hu"iliating to evsry loyal citizen Of this
State, and detrimental TO the public welfare,
aud merits the unqualified disApprobatiou Of
every man, who is not an enemy to the State
Of Tennessee, a traitor TO hiG country, and
lLsensible to every pinciple Of honor.
End. Reio!esd, That we most heartily
approve the action Of our Representatives,
from the First Senatorial District com.
posed OF the counties Of Washington, Carter,
Johnson, and Sullivan, ia the said General
Assembly Of the State, in using their innu-
ence and voting for the passage Of the Fran
chise Bill" now pending before the General
Assembly Of the Sta.e Of Tennessee, which
by the revolutionary conduct Of II Minority
above referred to was temporarily defeated;
thai we do hereby ask and instruct oar said
Representatives and Senator TO support and
use their influence in every honorable way
TO secure the passage OF said bill on a fnal
vote.
Ord. Rsiolpsd, That all persons who vol.
unfairly engaged in, aided and abrltel the
late rebellion against the authority Of the
United States, have forfeited their right to
participate in the gov-rnn9nt ofthig State, or
in the choice OF Executive Legislative, Judi
cinl or Congressional officers that those
only who have been found faithful to
the national cause in the hour Of peril, shall
occupy positions Of honor, trust or prof.,
uader our recognized and re.established
State Government that we believe as Presi-
lent Johnson recently declared TO Hon. W.
B. Stokes, that unless the Union men Of Ten
n%essee, d'slranchise the rebels, the rebels
will disfrancbise them, aud therefore also
maintain in the language used by tho same
distinguished Statesman, in his celebrated
speech delivered at the 81. Cloud Hotel, At
Nashville in tie summer Of 1864, thst. If there
are but 5000 loyal men found ia Tennessee,
those ave thousand loyal men should rule the
State.
4h. Relolrsi, That we do hereby express
our entire condemnation Of the course taken
by many Of the pubic Journals Of this State
In continually abusing the present State Gov
ernment. rs we'll as the Congress Of the
United States, in stigmatiEing many Of the
member thereof, ms %truitors and disorgnni-
GERS, merely because they refaos to admit to
seats in that body those whose HANDS are
still! dripping with our brothers blood. and
whose sentiments and feelings are rs treason
able as they were in the palmiest days Of the
so called " Confederate States. -
9Th. That we recognize in the person Of
his EEcellency William G.. D-ownlow, Il true
patriot, one whose undertaking attachment
to the Government Of the United States, rs
well rs bis regard for the general welfare Of
the people Of the Stata OF Tennessee, entities
him to our greatest respect, aud highest Ad-
miration, aud with him we will fight til.
great battle for the maintenance Of the po-
litical rights and privileges Of loyal citizens
in opposition 10 treason, and the enemy's Of
the National and State Governments.
ca. Rs'olUed, That as the people Of East
Tennessee, nov are, and ever have been de-
loyal to the Government Of the Uni
Ted States, while a large minority Of the peo-
pie Of the other two divisions OF the State,
intensely hostile 10 The national Govern
neni, rather than submit TO the domination
~trait0rs, 10 the event Of the defeat Of the
Franchise Bill now before she Legislature oftbe
State, We will inaugurate a noyemsnt for the
Of new State, TO be composed OF
he Eastern Division Of this State, to be call
ID the State o. East Tennessee.
Tth. RsSoiss5, Thltthe foregoing preamble
md resolution be printed in the " East Ten
isssse Union Flag. " and In the "Kno1yille
Wing and Rebel Yentilator. Z"
J NnroS SCuDDEB, s.. Z. GEIrYirH,
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