Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-07-18
THE SOUTHERN RADICALS.
Call for o Convention OF Southern
UniOniStS.
The Meeting to be Held In Indepen.
dence Hall.
my Policy" to be Repudiated.
ALI Citizens TO be Protected In Their
Rights.

4 To tie Loyall.ts Of tie South:
i The great issue is upon usI The majority IN Con-
gress and its supporters, firmly declare that the
rights of the citizens enumerated in the Constitu-
ton, and established by the supreme law, must De
maintained inviolate'
I Rebels and rebel sympathizers assert that the
rights of the citizens must be left to the States alone
and under such regulations as the respective States
choose voluntarily to prescribe
We have seen this doctrine OF State sovereignty
carried out in its practical results until all authority
in Congress was denied, the Union temporarily de
stroyed the const utiona rights Of the citizens of
the South nearly annibilated and the land desoated
by civil war.
q The time has come when the restructure OF South
ern State government must be laid on constitutional
f principles, the despotism, grown up under an
atrocious leadership, be permitted to remain. We
know Of no other plan than that Congress, under
ts cons ttutiona powers, shall now exercise its au
hority to establish the principle whereby protection
is made co-extensive with citizenship.
= We maintain that no State, either by It's organic
law or legislation, can make transgression on the
z rights of the citizen legitimate. We demand and
ask you TO concur in demanding protection to every
citizen of the great Republic on the basis of equality
before the law; and further that no State govern
ment should be recognized legitimate under the
4COnsttutiOn in so far it does not by its organic
law make impartial protection full and complete.
4 Under the doctrine of State sovereignty" with
rebels in the foreground controlling Southern Leg
4satures and embittered by disappointment in their
schemes TO destroy the Union there will be safety
: for the loyal element of the South. Our reliance
4 for protection is now on Congress, and the great
Union party that has stood and is standing by the
nationality, by the constitutional rights Of the cti
zen, and by the benefcent principles Of free gov
ernment
s For the purpose OF bringing the loyal Unionists
OF The South into conjunctlve action with the true
trien IS OF republican government in the North, we
invite you to send delegates in goodly numbers from
all the Southern States, including Missouri, KentUc-
KY West Virginia. Maryland, and Delaware to meet
at independence Hall in the city of Philadelphia,
on the first Monday of September next. 1t is pro
posed that We should meet a. that time to recon-
mend measures for the establishment Of such gov
eminent in the South as accords with and protects
the rights of all citizens We trust this call will be
3 responded TO by numerous delegations OF suck as
represent the true loyalty OF the South That kind
: of government which gives full protection to all
rights Of the citizen, such as our fathers intended,
we claim IS our brthright Either the lovers of
constitutional liberty must rule the nation or rebels
and their sympathizers be permitted TO misrule it.
Shall loyalty or disloyaty have the keeping of the
destlnies of the nation Let the response to this
call which is now in circulation = signatures and
& is being numerously signed answer Notice is given
that gentlemen at distance can have their names
attached to it by sending request by letter directed
/ TO D. W. Bingham, Esq, of Washington, D. D.
Jos s. Fowler, Tennessee.
James Gettys, Tennessee.
\. j. Hamilton, Texas.
Geo. W. Paschal, Texas.
Lorenzo Sherwood, Texa=.
G. B. Sabin, Texas
q. W. Ashburn, Georgia.
Henry 6. Cole, Georgia.
J. W. McClurg, Missouri.
John r. Kelso Missouri.
J. +. Benjamin, Missouri.
Geo. W. Anderson, Missouri.
John B. TrOth, Fairfax CO.. Va.
J. NJ. Stewart, Alexandria, Va.
Vim. n. Berkeley, Alexandria, Va.
Allen c. Harmon, Alexandra, Va
Lewis Mckenzie, Virginia.
J. W. Hunncutt, Virginia.
& John c. Underwood, Virginia.
Burnhsm Wardwell, Virginia.
Alex. NJ. Davis, Virginia.
Byron Latin, North Carolina
Daniel R. Goodloe, n. Carolina,
George Reese, Alabama.
D. Il. Bingham, Alabama.
VI. 4. Safold, Alsbams.
j. II. Lsrcombe Alabama
& Washington, July 4, 1865.
BraEs- RETUGEE,, FREEDMEN AND ABANDONED LANDS,
STAlE CT TENNESSEE, ASS Gowns OFFICE,
Nashville Tenn, July Gthy let6.
LEXTRACTJ
4 Spccia! Orders No. 10.
l. Lieut.. S. ". Groesbeck, 18th V. 4. c. y. d. c.
5 will, upon the 18th inetant, relieve Mr.. John +
& Henry as Superintendent Of this Bureau for Knox
county, Tennessee and Of the charge of abandoned
property heretofore intrustei to him. On being re-
I Iieved Mr.. Henry will turn over TO Lieut.. GrOes
beck all books, papers and records pertaining TO his
office.
The Assistant Commissioner avsils himself of this
opportunity to bear cheerful testimony to the chris
tisn zeal attention and good judgment which have
I.bo ao4a of
Gus duties devolved upon him by his position. The
care and exactness which have marked Mr. Henry 81
management Of the abandoned property Of this Bu-
reau throughout East Tennessee fully appreca-
ted and receive, they merit the thanks Of theI
Assistant Commissioner, and his best wishes go with
Mr.. Henry in his retirement from Office which the
necessities Of the Bureau require TO be ntrusted to
military supervision.
BY order of Brevet Maj. zen. Clinton b. Fisk
Asst Commissioner Tennessee
J. Z. JACOBS, \. A. G.
NJ. Jojsa Il Henry, Superintendent, &C. hrOrsslI;
Tennessee.