Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-07-02

- HA0AE ~AENAARAA3 ElFeAAAN-
ment Of Judges and CIeFIEs-PrOcIa-
nation OF Br9wniOw-Th Last aud
Greatest Outrage.
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR
Whereas, An incendiary document has
been issued at Nashville, by the partisan
Chairman Of political committee, in the
following words, to wit:
TO THE COUNTY COURTS or TIE STATE.
Do not fail to appoint Judges in all the
precincts at your July term. This is re-
quired to be done BY the County Courts Of
each county, at the session next preceding
the election day, which is the 1st day Of
August next Code sec, S41. The law is
not changed on that subject If this be
neglected, as the law is amended in the
last franchise act, Sec. 10 page 81, the
power devolves upon the Commissioners Of
Registration Some have enormously sup
posed that the power has been taken from
the County Courts by that act 1t will be
seen the Commissioner is authorized to APP
point ia cases when the Sheriffs by the ex-
isting Law could do so, and that was only
in case the County Conrt failed to sttend 10
that duty, or the persons they appointed
failed to act See Code, sec. 842. What
ever may have been intended, the act of
the 25th of February, 1857, construed with
said sections of the Code, admits of no other
construction-it is certainly plain-toO
plain for controversy.
By order Of the Central Committee
JOHN G. GAUT, Chairman.
Whereas, This seditions circular recon-
mends the nulliScation ofthe franchise law,
which is now part Of the constitution of
/ Tennessee, and has been approved 10y the
Supreme Court and, whereas, false and
| rebellious construction has been given to
the law above named, by the audacious
authors Of the aforesaid reasonable cireu-
lar, evidently for wicked and revolutionary
purposes and, whereas, the Judges and
! Clerks Of all elections in the State are to
be appointed by the Commissioner of
Registration in each county, as the tenth
section of the franchise law provides in
the following clear and explicit words, to-
| wit:
Sec 10. "Be it further enacted, That in
case any County Court shall fail or refuse
to induct into Office any of the officers
elected under this act it shall be lawful for
| the Commissioner of Registration, upon
orders from the Governor, to perform that
! duty, and to administer all necessary Oaths
and to take and approve all necessary Off
| cial bonds and the same shall be good and
valid in law. The judges and Clerks Of
| all elections shall hereafter be selected and
| appointed by the Commissioner Of Regis
| tratiOn in each county in the same manner
and governed by the same rules aad laws
heretofore provided by law, conferring the
said selection andappointments by Sherifls.
Now, therefore, /, William q. Brownlow,
| Governor Of the State of Tennessee, by
virtue of authority conferred upon me, and
in discharge of the duties imposed upon
me by law, do hereby give notice that the
franchise law was clearly and unquestion-
ably framed so as to take the appointment
of Judges and Clerks Of election from the
County Courts and Sherifs, giving the
same to the Commissioners of Registration
THEREFORE the election returns made by said
! Commissioners will alone be recognized at
| the State Department l warn all County
! Courts in the State not to act upon the ad-
| vice Of this committee of seditionists, as
| they will lay themselves liable to be pun
iahed and | warn all Judges and Clerks OF
elections, whom they may appoint, not to
attempt to serve, as they would come in
conflict with the lawfully constituted Judges
and Clerks Of elections. And if it be the
| purpose to provoke sedition and violence in
wicked attempt to overthrow the Stale
government, upon their heads shall rest
the consequences,
General Joseph A. Cooper, in command
Of the State Guards, is hereby instructed SC
TO dispose Of the troops in the rebellion:
localities, as to enable him to enforce the
franchise law in its letter and spirit, with.
ont regard to the threats Of the sedition.
lists. Order must be maintained, and the
law executed, if it require that l shall
call into the field the whole available force
at my command to do so.
Ii testimony whereof, | have hereuntc
subscribed my name and caused the
! Ills. Great Seal of the State to be affixed
at the Department in Nashville, this
lst day Of July, A. D. 1867.
w. O. BROwNLow.
By the Governor:
A. J. FLETCHER, Secretary of State