The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-05-23
Tenncssec--A wicked Government.
From thcNcw York Express.

From theNew York Express.
While our Radicals are complain
ing Of Turkish Govrmmcnt, Bashav
and Pacha, we cannot refrain from call
ing attention to one Of their own gov
ernmcnts--that Of Tennessee.
This goveroment Brownlow's) wa
created first by only 23,257 votes il
q State where are 10000 honest vo
tiers. There wa then little or no op
position to Brownlow rs he had dcvcl
oped non Of the State administration
dcviltries since disclosed in him. Tc
secure the verpetuity Of this govern
men, however, Brownlow procured
what he calls q Registry Act from his
packed Legislature. This law declares,
who shall, and who shall not be cnti
tied to be registered as voters
Among others, soldiers who had fought
for the government in the lat struggle,
and been %lionorably discharged, are
declared to be entitled to vote, But
then the Governors appointpc is made
the judge Of this fact, Ills DECISION
is conclusive it can neither be appeal
ell from nor reviowed. Ii he decides
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from caprice,
misroncept.on ofhis duty, malice, or
unworthy partisan considerations
there is no way Of correcting the en-
ror. The applicant is deprived Of one
OF the dearest rights incident to q re-
publican form Of government. Thus,
the Governor holds the whole game in
his own hands and to make his power,
II possible. more complete, notwitl!.
standing this fran elise act is n part of
the fundamental law Of the land, en-
grated into and made a part of the
constitution Of the State, which in.
vests every one holding Il certificate
with the constitutional right Of voting,
by 4 later act OF the Legislature. lis en-
celency, Tie Governor, is authorized, at
his mere will and pleasure, to annul
the registration in any county, APP
point II c and more compliment reg
lister, and order or not order as he may
suppose as most promotivc Of bis fac.
ton, new or revised registration
lie has a ready attempted, under the
provision Of this law, by proclamation,
to dlsir nc!!ise the people Of seven
COUNTIES, and will, it is believed, ere
the August election, make Il farther
attempt to exclude from the polls the
people ofany county in the State which
Ne may suppose will cast n majority
against HIM. Suchis the spirit in which
tao law has been and is now being tx
ecutcd. The Governors appoiutces
arc generally of the most violent and
INSCRIPTIONS partizans. They are, as
might be expected, but the reflex of
Governor Brownlow himself; "Iike
master, like man.
The Governor, however, not even
tlen sure of securing his reelection.
worked through the Legislature. q bill
10 give suffrage to 10000, or $4,000
negroes. Now that he has given these
negroes votes, however, he is not sure
OF them, and is yet resorting to other
acts Of crime. a standing State army
has been organized to overawc these
negroes, IS we'll as the whites, and what
is abomniab!e, Congress, in the short
session, voted U. S. arms, from u. S.
a%rsenals, to be put in their hands. s.,
OJO Il these men ne now organized in
OF peace, and are to he paid for.
by taxes upon all alike, the numerous
dlsllalchised, as well as the few enf.an-
There is no doubt, that if Tennessee
was 4 free State, AS is Kentucky, every
Member OF Congress TO be- elected in
August. would be Democrat, as from
h%entuch.y, but to secure thc Radical
we have these forced o%utragcs:
l The forcible government by one
fifth OF the population ofthe other four
iiths. =
.. A registry, by which the Governor
AN have registered, or strike from the
Registration all, as he will.
3. A negro vote.
i. a State standing army. to over ,
both whites and negroes.
1t is Of very lilti, use for us, to hold
lp Republican models for European {
contemplation, 80 long, as NC keep up J
n the heart Of this country. q Gov !
,nmcnt as bad as any in Turkey, or ,
or I%linlOstaii. t
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