Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1866-03-28
Proclamation by the Governor.

lis my painful duty announce that civil government
again impered in the State Of Tennessee The of h
last three give serious sprehensiOnS that lsg
portion Of people have sufficiently from the
denorans Effects Of the late rebellion enable them to
Precate the blessings pescetha their passions have
sufficiently cooled TO enable them avoid relapse into
archy or military rule.
small minority OF twsnty-one members OF the House
Representative by factions and revolutionary proceedings
IL breaking the Legislature and Parayzng
the State Government characterize this conduct revou
tonay It was vOatiVe of the spirit of the oOnsu
ton and laws and arrested machinery Of State Government
snectasy the had been done by force of
airy Law which prevailed in the House. red below what
was held 10 be for the transaction of business
the great body oil the members Of both Houses have
their homes, and legislation has entire y ceased.
When important measure OF State policy proposed
measure referred 10, and duty imposed this Legsa
ar oy the amended Vons1tuton-they either withdraw from
their seats remained and refused their
refusing answer, present
part oil quorum After worrying the majority in this way
Of the 22d February they have publicly announced their
essso" from the Legislature through the doc
that viii TAIL remind readers the address
the Legislature oil 1861 who transferred the State 10 the
Southern Confederacy.
The this legislative rebellion proposition
discharge the duty Imposed the Legislature by the ninth
section OF the schedule TO the amended Constitutions which
for the limitation of elective franchise by this
Legislature There nothing stralDg this
From the earliest inception Of the Of recognizing
state Government upon the ruins OF the rebellion poll
OF dsanchlsng those had lately destroyed the State
Government and attempted TO destroy the National Govern.
deemed necessity, aud adopted and rgdly
executed In the election held the 22d February 1865,
ell dsiranehised by oath which required every
that he enemy OF the so-caed Confederate
States The in the slecon Gov
and members Of the Assembly, March, 1865
The Military Governor aIursy believed those who had
H@non destroyed The Government the proper
sons 70 rsoudit, or TO slmnister when reesablshed-
This policy and principle
me approved by the qualified voters OF
the No subject has
by all classes for the last than this subject
disoyA seeding
also members Of the Convention which adopted il in
under it, therefore stopped from denying it's
binding All OF them had been elected
proclamation DISTINGUISHING rebels The pretenAe that the
sprung upon them suddenly therefore
nanesy subteruge to cover up the attempt at dsorgani
E2tion.
resgning members appeal their
tain them and of them announced candidates
pledge Of again to withdraw from tn cir Seats and
again break the legislature This dscloes the whole
conspiracy They their
their and send them back to repeat it. This viii place
their constituents in the attitude Of
futile any attempt to Ill the vacancies by wrts of election
the same routine would be The danger to the State
military authorities will take control Of the State and not
NIT people have displayed such incapaciy for self
government to attempt another State organization Nor it
s1 S S snoTio DC peIeo tne' Ie u
visions Oh the state viii new constitution, and
q separation may follow.
the plan of the seeding members now so manifested
successful many of important laws already passed ncu-
ding those comforting important rights upon freedmen
into effect No appropriation bin can be passed the
Penitensry, Luna Asylum and other state institutions
broken and abandoned and the interest accrung
appropriation must remain unpaid The credit Of the State viii
be destroyed and the bonds Of the State already
must be deprecated fail Of the objects of their ssu-
snoe Erants will shun State IL such confusion and dis.
credit and capital viii seek investment promising To-
caies and thus brightest hopes Of the State vii be
blighted.
Even the conspraors should fail of success nealculabe
mischief has already been done the Eight millions
her bonds are soon to be thrown upon market
Gus depreciation OF her credit
eOSdon Of the Safe, uaet' iuy onJ u,os
OILERS, hn usI uuruv, raruI
peudeD ale OF D,nds ehsble hsn. 50 re
:, their operations
oar y IIne. pruspects too, severely iusa Nv N
&C c 81 = REBEL, population cr ~ essential
ciuucII, % ar aud Rrvres.nta
tive sshinshp ~sA rlssiuu Cousogs.
T ~ bOdy - WsIchink al m..VeUeHIs q a.
tsrmiui shrIhrT ablishrd nut
wheIher those ssuztOrs have bevH there
capable maintaining .xl-euee aud her y
They cuanelade pele aus N
orIHihy the "pIonents of 'rrr'snis
s be furnished b. condition with AZ
ment sgzinst aduii-sion.
Nor the moral eject the repution OF ft4e and
people less red lsrge portion OF PO1- Jas
out OF rebellion, TucIed Icy shIe
peril Of their representatives oniy rb-iou'
spirit disregard the sOienn o0g gis
and unmndel Of thar dignity which should eh4rse
tertLe the statesman.
But aside from the injury the moral political and hnsn
cis character Of the State danger dsoaun
tu.l ioss 20 the State Is
mas already been lost By the Legislature from Anh