Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-09

citation Of her credit consequent upon. disorgansed
condition Of State, inhicts deep injury, not only
, upon the bondholders, but upon our works Of in.
ternal improvement, dependent now upon sale of
= our bonds to enable them to revive their opera
tons.
! Our political prospects. too, severely injured.
BY the acts Of rebelious population we have lost
our representation in the council of the nation.
Our Senators and Representatives are in Washing
ion asking admission to seats in Congress That
body is watching all our movements with view
Of determining whether we have an established
government or not, and whether those Senators
have been sent there by a Government capable of
maintaining its existence and authority. They
may now conclude that our people are not in
temper for self-government. Certainly the oppon-
ents Of representation will be furnished by
present condition with an argument against our ad.
mission.
/ Nor is the moral effect upon the reputation Of
our State and people less to be deplored. A large
portion of our people, just out of rebellion are pro-
Tossing reconstructed loyalty while portion of
their representatives display not only rebelious
spirit but disregard for the solemn obligations Of
Legislators and are unmndful of that dignity and
sense of honor which should always characterize
the statesman.
But aside from the injury to the moral political
and financial character Of the State and the danger
Of dissolution the actual loss to the State treasury
Is nnHlenSh. yearly n mOntn mas already Deen
lost by the Legislature from business. Another
me nth must tDanspire before the vacant seats cal
be filled by election, and then some days must
elapse before the members appear in their seats
Estimating the expense to the Legislature at $3.50
per day, and loss of seventy days from business,
and total loss of $45 500 is the result even IL
the consprators should succeed further in their
designs. The loyal people Of the State will not
fail to hold the guilty parties and their advisers
responsible for this worse than useles expenditure
1t be may that the constituents Of the resignng
members may re-eect them or others pledged 10
like course, and thereby render this proclamation
useless but the responsibility shall be upon them.
} The constitution requires that "when vacancies
happen in either House, the Governor for the time
being, shall issue wrts of election to fill said
cancrs.' Therefore,
: The following representatives having in public
printed address announced their withdrawal from
the General Assembly, thereby leaving their seats
, vacant, viz:
iML teW WsL kKfEp f Rem p sas% Shelby
Asa FAuLKNER, Rep. from Warren.
~ Ta5H&s, Rep ef from r' Goifse Gpundy and
N.Y. sIf:fstE FL. s'1 !$ sT By; sss l..
AAS T II ssy t7 ass ss 4an En..,.
WI WI s shEIISS h ksp from rom o f9sssiln
7. WILLIAMS, Rep. from Carter,
& Rk 4ESBGAf ke ReP FROM 1rSS S, sisi;
. \ E;wi; 1FSSA%kYt, Rep, from bedford,
JAMES R. Ho6 6p R sT from ,EhHHG Hamilton.
WHEREAS, Also, a vacancy has occurred in the
said House of Representatives by the resignation
of the Hon. JOS H. Travis, Representative from
Henry county; and,
WHFREAs AlsO n vacancy has occurred in said
House Of Representative by the resolution of the
said House. that the seat Of the Hon. A. c. Gillum
Representative from the county of jackson, was
vacant; and,
WHEREAS, Also, vacancy has occurred in said
House of Representatives by the death Of the Hon.
Wallace Waters, Representative from the county
Of Madison; and,
WHEREAS, Also, a vacancy has occurred in the
Senatorial branch of said General Assembly by the
E death of the Hon. B. r. Peart, Senator from the
counties Of Robertson, Montgomery and Stewart !;
=, and,
WHEREAS, Also, vacancy hass occurred in the
> Senate aforesaid by the resignation Of John N.
Bowen Senator from the counties Of Smith and
Sumner;
Now, therefore, I, WILLIAM G. BRowSLow, Gov
ernor of the State OF Tennessee, do hereby com
mand the Sheriffs Coroners other officers nutho-
rized by law to open and hold elections at all the
places Of voting in the respective counties Of David
r son, Shelby, OvertUn. Warren, Haywood, Coffee,
Grundy, Van Buren, Marshall, Dyer, Lauderdac,
Sumner, Lincoln, Cannon, Franklin, Carter, Giles,
Stewart, Bedford, Hawkins. Dickson Hamilton,
Robertson, Montgomery and Smith, on Saturday,
d the 3lst day of March, 1866, for the purpose OF
filling the vacancies from said counties respectively,
hereinbeore set forth. Said sherihs shall make
;. returns of said elections according to law.
In testimony whereof. have hereunto subscribed
' ~, my name and caused the great seal of
: ( L. s. the State TO be attached, at the Depart
~ ment in the city OF Nashville, this Sd day
n Of March, 1866.
c By the Governor:
e W. G. BnOwNLOw.
" A. J. FLETCHER, Secretary Of State.