The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1866-03-10
Vbr Proclamation.

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WI have mislaid the remarks OF the
Nashville Gozcne upon the Governors
Proclamation, which we intended tc
nubljsh in lieu Of any remarks OF ON
own on this document. But our read
ora can read and form their " con
clusious, The Nashville Banner says
..it may not reflect Il great dqsl offered
il ON t|,c Office Of the Secretary ofStatt
that the Goycrnorisso poorly provided
with official data as to include tht
names of ut least three representatives,
Mr. Hood. of Hamilton, Mr.. Williams,
of Carter, and Mr.. Dunnaway, OF Bed
ford, in his list of vacancies, who have
not resigned. We make no point
however, upon sotriyial Il circumstance,
except to remark that the mode adopt
.d Nv the Executive Of consulting a 20.
li,icol document instead Of the archives
OF his own department, Tor Information
il. TO say AS little Of it as possible, If
regular"
The Governor announces danger as
imminent for the practical overtime"
of the civil government OF the state,
and fine reduction Of society to u condl-
ton of anarchy or military dcspoilsm,
This is johnny Hook crying "BecE,
There is no such danger unless Brown
low and Company arc to hold sway in
Tennessee the balance of their lives. III
the Governor has such n horror of the
military, why did he protest against the
admission of the Tennessee delegation
to Congress, if such admission was to
he followed by u withdrawal of the mil
itary! And are the Radicals in the
LEGISLATURE representative men if they
hold their seats at the point Of the bay
onet, and not by the will Of those they
pretend to represent? How these Rad
icals do stultify themselves. One time
the people are all Union, another time,
they are all rebels.
The Governor threatens MS if we
send back the men who rcsigncd-mcn
who were elected co-tcmporancously
with the Governor himself, and elected
hy loyal men, at a time when Federal
bayoncts said who should or who should
not vote. Now, these men, who cyer-
crcised the right they have to resign,
are charged rs disloyal, and the reason
is-becausc they would not be acccsso
to mostfou and infamous violation
of the Constitution and justice. The
Governor threatens rs with n return to
military despotism. Pooh! God
knows we would be better off in that
case than under the rule of the present
non representative radicals in the legis-
laturc.
Some members have resigned, and
an election for the 3lst of this month
is called to supply their vacant places.
The Banner says: "This is the whole
cave out of which Governor Brownlow
would make u second rebellion" Re
gardlcss ofthe credit of the State; re-
gardfess Of the embarrassment of our
delegation Of Washington and utterly
oblivious to the wishes OF the people
and the demands Of justice, he perfumes
the erea, seal ofthe State 10 the disse,n.
nation Of a libcl npon her purest inter
os.s. citizens and reputation. On his,
head be the consequences. We defy
him. eyen by the did Of the united tit
Of imported counsel. TO place them at
our recount The matter has reached
= poin; Of dssperatiOn now; wecannOt
fare Es.se than We have Jared already
in : q ent. and We regard the issue
without alarm, and are prepared FOR all
which the devil and bis agents send up
o. Is
Ost word more, and we are done.
IL e Ger daty 70 endorse the action Of
IL rsgkdEezbers The Governors
rzE sco@ fs<4 1sorrensai placing
- q & EC11t Of ~3ssioyshy is all
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