Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-02-20
The COnserEatiYe-J0hnsOD Newspapers
0fTenneSsee on COlored Suffrage and
the LOYal Militia Bill.


The O0nserVatiYe-J Johnson Newspapers
0fTennessee on COl0red Suffrage and
the Loyal Militia Bill.
The rebel Commercial of Knoxville declares that
the passage of the Coored Suffrage bill is no evil
dence that the Radicals friends of the colorsd
man. Below we publish the utterances, on this sub
jet, Of the johnson newspapers Of Middle and West
Tennessee. From the dcnunciation of the Radical
members of the Legislature by these papers, and of
the whole colOred race as SENSUAL AND BRUTAL p
it would seem the johnson papers of Middle and
West Tennessee see it in different light to that of
the Knoxville Commercial.
The Bolivar Bulletin (Johnson) raises the follow
ing regular bull-bawl
NIeeER-The foul-mouth Radicals of this WOE
hefallen State are going to have "powerful time
this coming summer. In order to win advocates To
their lswless clan they are going to import dozen
or more of the spoonfting, eel-skinnikg fraternity
of the North, and have them stump every county
in the State. Among them viii be Fred. Douglass,
the negro orator (7). Niger Douglass and Beast
Butler to stump TENNESSEE Good Lord, deliver Us.
And thus again
WANTED-A convention Of thspeople of Tennes-
see to meet at the capitol on the first Tuesday in
dates-men to I'LL the Offices soon to become vacant
and which are now held by Brownlow and his kith
and kin. We earnestly hope that the conservative
press of the State viii urge it upon the people. BY
all means let Us have convention. It is absolutely
necessary that should; theradicas are organized
and can count on every vote within their oath bound
leagues. The conservative elements are inorganic
ed. Let the convention be called and every county
should send at least one delegate Start the bali,
ana do not let it stop rolling until the last radical
whelp is pushed into the obscure corners from
whence they came during the late unhappy war.
The Shelbyville Union (JOhnsOn) relieves its pa
triotic soul thus:
This government was built by white men, for
white men. Yankee cupidity introduced into it the
negro as q slave, chattel He has been so held un-
til within two years. To incorporate him immed-
ately into the governing body of the people with
all his imperfectiOns upon his head is measure so
fraught with danger, so reckless and so startling
that no friend of the permanence of our institutions
or the general welfare can fail to condemn it.
The conspirators against our peace should hear,
in tones of thunder the expressed indignation of the
people. They should demonstrate by petitions and
memorials, by public meetings and resolutions
Every effort should be made to avert the calamties
thus threatened The servants of the people should
be taught that they must obey the great demand and
unanimous wish of the public. We should not al
ently acquesce in the insidious measures that are
"woes unnumberedn Let the people take the
warning, and then tell these Representatives they
must and shall not proceed to this dire and dismal
extremity. $50 au-
The West Tennessee Wing (Johnson) says:
Franchise restored under such conditions a. Uni
versal Suffrage impose, is more to be despised and
rejected than under present restrictions. Run the
machine little longer, gentlemen We can't see it.
The Murfreesboro' Monitor johnson says
If giving the Negro the ballot would elevate him
render him intelligent-make him honest-reform
his sensual and brutal nature-then we would not
for moment withhold it from him. But il will
have contrary effect. It will render hinl intoler-
ably insolentrefusing alike instruction and ad vice
giving him an exaggerated idea of his impor-
lance. He will be used a tool in the hands of de-
signing men to accomplish their nefarious ends We
do not believe that the majority of the men who are
about to Inhict this great wrong on the people of
Tennessee, either know one ota for the great
responsibility which sttac hes to their conduct But
We believe in retrbutive justice and doubt not we
Will yet see these ruhe ruffans grovelling in their
native mlre, spurned and execrated by all who DOS
sess one spark Of justice or maHlness
The Monitor further says:
The bill was transmitted 10 the Senate. and we
have not the slightest doubt but that in our next is
sue 1t will be our humiLiati'g task to announce its
passage by that body.
The Huntsville Vidette (JOhnson) says:
Il will be seen from the proceedings which we
publish, that the House has passed on its third read
ing the Negro Suffrage Bill" II is supposed that
it will pass the Senate with little Opposition and of
course will then be as nearly a law as anything
heretofore manufactured by thepowers that (would)
be- -. ~ -l =. =
The Paris Intellgencer (JohnsOn) fosms as fol-
lows:
Brownlow and his Rump Legislature seem deter
mined to push our people to the wall-not content
with an odious and degrading ostracism from all
PolHcal rights Of the purest most intelligent and
pest men OF Tennessee comprising too tbree-fourths
OF the people Of the whole State the diseusting in
sult is about to be appended of comforting suffrage
upon the Ignorant negro and thus, 80 far as they
can, elevate him above the white man. All this Is
done first to preserve for the faithful and loyal few
the spolls of Office, and, secondly to Wreak their
cowardly vengeance and hate upon the men whom |
they dared not meet upon the field of battle in the
late war
Thus far the Clarksville Chronicle is tina onlv
johnson paper of Middle and West Tennessee |
which tries to extract sunbeams from cucumbsrs, |
and tells its readers that the rebels can easily con-
troll the negro vote. Rather poor comfort. we
imagine.
The Franklin Review (Johnsonl SAYS:
How long must the people of Tennessee submit |
to such tyranny How long will the base c,gnspi-
rators be allowed to occupy the Legislative halls OF
the State7 They pass laws which the san-s,,.
Court declares unconstitutional Tthis is LIE Tho
Supreme Court has not declared any law passed bv
the present Legislature as unconstitutional Ed |
WHIa and at once they begin with sometbing
worse The sovereign people are the arbiters q
tnelr own destiny To them alone is conided the |
power and the right 10 approve or disapprove tbs
conduct Of the Legislature. They are fully author
ized to dePose and send home that body whenever
1t usurps illegal powers is guilty of unjust and
oppressive legislation. The subject is before the
people, and it a for them to act in the rrenises-
ihey are allowing themselves to be tied hand and
foot, and are making no resistance. We mall No |
EFFORT to alarm the people, but we wish TO warn them
Of the peril in which they are placed We wish |
them TO consider these matters seriously, and then
20 ADOPT such measures ss will conduce TO their I
safety. ar