, 1866-04-14
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE,

Message from Gov. Brow EnloeF.
Especial Despatch 10 The Chicago T1ibune.l
NAsuT1ILz, April II.
The following message wse rent to tho Tennessee
Legislature today:
STATE OF 1ESNEeeEE, EXECUTIVE DxPT.,
NASHVILLE, April Is, 1861.
Gentlemen Of the Senate and House OF Rcp1esenta.
E9iraosainaty eircum.t,nce., under which yoa
reeume your rests afteK the Cnloward events
OF the past Elk weeks, make it my dn,J
In m5 opinion, to eend you this communication.
giving you such information ~ have Of the .t,le
o. The Guvernment md the. .ate elections. Two
elections have occurred since you1 deliberations
Home general election for county o13cers, On
The ID Of Ma1sh. md the other fpecal cleo loo or
.xsn'y.ioar Repeesentati,e= sgd ivo senatost. r.
Of these elections. carefully stud,ed, will
1uznitb you much instruction In the di:ehafge Of
y oaf present duties. 1t ~71l appear that public
the pseseni sufaee lawt Whilst it is true thar IN
napT counties in West enneesee vlrJ crcdrtahe.
10 execute tho act Of The nab or June last.
in some counte. IN that tect1op, md In ths g1ea'er
1ott,on Of Middle Tennessee The la* mas totally
ios h4s ,he4s h.s SeeS 20 much c1so9
seainst the iaw, charming that Of the
people wc1c o1sfrarch1-ed by it, the agereRate Eoe
county eltei.ons beiore tbe pa.-ase q. the la..
Candidates In many localities openly aud publicly
rre.esed th.15 CLAIMS 10 election upon wounds r.
soeeer..q!: II Ihe sPset.i election ne,1,y M ii
ofen no he III nd psIs91ea tSs
eminent were candidates tor reelection, under
pledges 10 1rpeat their performances uniess the
pTeseeens spoSs T. Sens
Tennetree. ono IN Middle Tennessee, and iwoln
Eastern 1ennessee. they n1Es been return.
well excite The apuIchens s1ong ot the friend, :,
Of cis1l government. II Show ;has not
only The revolving representatives, but thfir con-
rtitucnts src 1eady to destroy the State dovern.
The te1r e.nses.ed In my proclamation Of the Sd
Of March, that our people have no. sufacienly Re-
:ehellion e appreciate The blessing q resee. Is
nses e of he s 'es eie:ifoa, Ssss
hceu quer1ioped. md my conc incidentally
before you IN deesmtnfng tbe qualifications Q
soSs 1he etens pr 9het
where yaca, c3es happen in ei!her Honse. the Gov
vsca,ng .cati /. presented. It Il spfhc;ent il tue
>ess is not occupled, and 10 legitimate excuse OF
seS eys7 suy f. II md Pans P.su; p Il
% oeeupy his eeat and pcrloE my Of the duties oi
Ills place: me eeat is IN net md in lay vacant 1t
disore,nizeo, or not IN eess,on, 1t becomes hla
duty 10 know Il. when to act, Upon this constrnc-
s De a9a hi y,e~ q et Fl o =.
ee.ts Il shose V' Wno i had S aSsented M l." them t
elves f1om The House for :. the deela!ss
had publicly proclaimed that they bad Withdrawn
from your deliberations. This much deem pro
per TO saJ. IN jutt!aeatton Of my action You are
election of your members, and onl. announee m,
owu nctfou and my reatons Tor il. and rtfrsln from
any ttcnnmsndation as 10 the rights Of the newly
in which found ourselves R1ll. however, ]usif,
nc II calling your attert!on 10 the fact thu
np6eF pteoce. indorstst 5; thei eoasinents, d (
tisoERsnixe the Legislature hy revolutionary con
dnct. therefore invite your eenous attention t.
Ins a4
ihe rl.te Of eqoa! rights and Republican liberty
but e1xEcpce will ehow thai those rho, bnt
aestzo51ne our Government, and eho aid destTo,
he Sstional Go7ef1nsx by being ovetp,1ezei
ss ses ste,s Ct Is No ss
>. to who shall be d'straneshi.ed. hut as 10 VII
snaIl b enilanehired; Iho;e .,r who conu'itts
fs sses IL simply to hand o!ef,- to .hs1
int Government which wa. Organized IN spe:e g
iii. Il What fh!y nov demand: 1he rrd-hante
Nas1ndeT, who had inflicted most fnshtfal wound
on .he body polinc demands @ ahaf he, Of Al o'6er
lne ppeI XIX ~. w. 14e ~ i;u S Sta.-
10 lie: You alone, gentlemen. cau dipos
Of this qaest,on; =. ! cnei. IKE th,s, v
should choo-e no umfd conr+e. Let Us boldly pc
form our part, and leave the rctuis to God. It
woke youf prompt Altention to this Eil%I suh}ec
We can hasc 10 hope that capital q loyal alemscran'
will come within our boEders untl thc4 are assure
ibat lie tide Of e1nigratlon now flowing int
Mitsouri is owing 70 the ample pzoteetlo
| i1nst tue leciflatuse will now work promptly I
ts;abIeh turh laws sh1l! gl1e reposo to the PEI
nIr. md tx ibt State On firm basts of loyalty.
Little huGiness ofsnportanee Was transacted
| The 1eSiela, to-day.