, 1866-05-15
SEREsADE TO GOT. BRoWSLoW.
1se5o1cfn. Over the Francbtee Iaxr-
=! Speech by the Governor,

ii speech bY the Governor,
~ From the Nashville ireet, May 5th1
AZ niue O'Clock Thursday night a party O
eentIemcn, comprising the Union Scnator.
ana Representatives and number of citizens
went With band OF music to the residence 81
iiotl- 4. D.. fletcheE, to exchange conCratula.
mons oFcr the passage ol the Franchise BiIl,
Altcr the playing Of national airs, GorcEuor
| nfo"hlow was chilled for. Hc responded In
| GESTLEMES =: I thank you for tt,F. serer aae
anu complimentary call. I take 1t that yo,,
expect In return 4 SPEECH, and aa this Is m
age OF speech making, aud there arc several
gentlemen here accustomed to public speak
IT,, IT,, yon WI surely not be disap appolnted. II
tne resident OF tho United States is allowed
certainly the Governor Of RECONSTRUCTED
STATE has righl to bo heard once a month,
am IN no condition physically for speaking,
as you are aware, and as know It is scutl.
i,aa msnt and principle that you look to, shail
ogt ogtne enn my solI} position unmistaknb with
or tue Franchise bllt By the Senate a.
day is doubtless the cause of your assemh1Inr
hcrc. congratulate you and the country en
me passage Of that measure by more than q
t"o-thlrds vote In the SENATE The law in
poses on me the responsible task Of commits
sioning nnp for each county to register
voters and carry out the provisions of the
law shall endeavor to select men WIN aTe
naqnestiorably loyal, firm, determincd.
9!a 9fare and lneor!uptible; fer may not
MeG,h;s MeieGmtfs thS ;,, facs :. that Nashville md
sums Of money to hsibe the registering
officer. But short time since / was
Tisfted BY Tennessee officer in m AZ
kansas rebel regiment, who told mo that the |
rebels had no right to complain Of the Fran
and it was within lis personal kuoyIedee ft,af
II the Confedcrntes Ind achieved thciT inde-
pendence, 1t Was their purpose to disfranchise
every Union nun in the South. It is idle
to talk about the act Of disfranchisine
feDels iscS IT, oe'Sg radical measure, inangnf
ington. It Is the tine houored doctrine
and practice ot the tathers Of the reyolu-
nou, Who,.. at the close Of that eyentfut
struggle. disfranchised the tories Of that
day, who answer to the rebels Of our day.
lLond cheeslngJ The same was done, II I
North Carolina, and even South Carolina.
Upon this platform. however, for the first
time since tile rebellion Was begun, We have
81 got together. Radicals. CONSERVATIVES,
EopPerhsadz, weak kneed Union men. and
law, md the other classes named are all for
Johnson, and 1t Is not TO be presumed that
my would be for johnson and not for
bis doctrines, and we. all know that he
Inaueuratcd the doctrine In Tennessee
~ dAsll3AAGI1slksr fEbElS. AMONG MS tast ut
tcranccs before he left here, some thirteen
months ago, he declared that il there were
but five thousand loyal men In Tennessee,
hey should control the. stnte, and all the
lme thai this measure has been pending, he
1os been represented by those who have had
requent Interviews with him as wanting the |
legislature to hurry Jap the franchise law,
We are therefore upon his platform, and hope
o present not only five thousand, bit !
tn times fire thousand loyal men
q govern the State. Let u.s., then, i
me aid all, take our. stand upon the
residents platform, of governing
be State with loyal men, making treason odi.
'us and Furnishing traitors. Upon tl,is plat
oEm I took mY stand long since, and here I |
till stand, and upon this line intend to fight
out, not only all summer, but If it takes uu
he remainder Of my natural life. In this I
m encouraged, knowing that ali good and
rue men at home stand by me, and all good
nd true men abroad, including the most tall
9ted, patriotic and 1oynl Congress
7hich ever assembled in Washing
On. Loud cheers. One word to tie !
nge numbers Sf members Of the Lerisla-
nrc who surround me, and am done,
our action, In the loyal States, Is looked | ,
with as deep interest as the action Of Con- =
ress. You have acted noble part in expej. /! !.
ng from your body boilers, dlsorcanfzers
I'd rebels. Follow up the good work ron
ave commenced by the passage Of all necea- .
~ measures, and you will 11aye the approval l
your constituents, Of all good men abroad, =
ID OF your Own conscienccs. =
Ihe Governor retired amid loud cheering.