Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-04-24

sgates from Shelby caues 10 man. with the ies.ng
Of Cancellation They hid come togeSheI nc selN,
10 nominate standard bearer who, overcoming
every opposition, should carry them 70 glorious VIC
tory. fCheers.] They would nomlnA.e no e qges-
tionsble man, but one OF ns~eIFtr,s AisSkt11gl
/ vvhosa recor3 eould be Touched for. They wanted
p TosS lo,cs1 10 the Government, and such an ore
sb1r -o,,ld nominate. He could only say that who
ever might be che nominees in spite Of the Metro
/ politan Police Of Memphis, who we're tsampling
them down and eating up their substance they
would give an overwhelming majority from Shelby
county for the Conservative nominee for Governor.
One great obstacle, he thought IL not the greatest
whe1 they Wopld have 70 encounter was the leth-
argy Of the people throughout the State, and the
lack OF appreciation they displayed to their real
situation. The most talented men Of the country
had been stripped Of their right TO vote he had
been Union man from the first, and had fought 70
prevent the separation of fifteen States from the
genersl government The speaker here entered
upon 3 psnegeric of the bravery Of both armies,
which wss received with loud applause. The rebel
soldiers had returned at the close Of the war; given
their parole, which every one knew had been most
faithfully kept. Two hundred and fifty thousand
men had returned to their homes where they found
everything in ruins their cities sacked, villages
burned and homes desolated. They had accepted
the situation and gone faithfully to work TO build up
from the ruins their houses their towns and cities
In this respect said the speaker the people of the
South have been without parallel in the history of
nations. Nc other people could have exercised the
forbesrance and displayed the same persever-
anee and energy they have shown in the
South. This, said me- is the people whom Brown
low and his men say they cannot trust. (Chserssl
He had entered the Union army TO fight against the
separation OF the States, and victory had perched
upon the standard Of the Federal cause He could
not understand why they should strike foe who
had been already vanquisheds Cheers
duct7 There are but two classes Of them, the cow
ardly abolihonists Of the North who precptagd the
country into the war but after the Commandment
IF the strife they had held slo from the South as
's.,g as any Of you had nusket in your hand, or
e. >Sme down in the wake of the Union arriy TO
pluI = and pillage the country. This "ssllyn
called ~ loud and persistent cheers There were
those amc them who had sided with them against
the North / y who sitter the FIRST volley of Yankee
bullets had WI. y I'd about their ears fed ignobly,
and ever after No the best radicals in the world
rCheers.l These, 4. = the speaker, are the men who
have disfranchised 70, This is the party that has
stolen the school fund and have spent It, and are
proceeding still further to ferfve you of your sa-
cred rights, ard not single hing in the grasp Of
their intellect would they mcgee
All the honorable Union soldiers said the speak
er are with you All the great and good are on our
What were the objects of the Raoicls? They
had got into power in time Of turmoil They were
voted into Office when no respectable man Wsuld ap
pear at the ballot-box, and they now designed to
su bver the last vestige of their liberties and would
they stand this Cries of No, no. We have the |
argument, continued the speaker they the power !
but we will beat them yet and march on TO glori
Gus victory. sf
RESOLUTIONS.
The chairman Of the committee on resolutions re-
ported the following, which were loudly cheered
: We. the Conservative Union men of Tennessee.
Irv Ahcf 70 at.
lst. We are in favor Of the Union of the States !
under the Constitution of the United States, and |
pledge ourselves to support and maintain the same
I'd We are the friends Of peace and civil law, and
that these great objects be best promoted by leg
slation recognizing equal and exact justice TO all
exclusive privileges TO none.
Sd. We are in favor of immediate restoration of |
our disfranchised ellowcitzens to all rights priv
leges and immunites Of full and complete citizen
5hip.
lth. That our eolored fellow-citizons, being now
,itizens of the United States and citizens of the /
State of Tennessee and voters of this State
titled to all the rights and privileges of citizens
Ter the laws and Constitution of the United States
md Of the State Of Tennessee.
5th. Weare opposed to the reputation Of the |
national debit and are in favor of equal taxation,
Is The proper method Of paying the same.
a., Eass sss estsbIsslsss,. sta-ss-s, s,1r,r
n our State in time of peace is dagrant ard dan
yerOus encrcaehment upon the rights and liberties |
Of the citizens heavily oppressive 10 the tax payer
md evidently designed TO overawe voters at the bal
lot box.
7th. We cordially approve Of the patriotic efforts
Of Andrew johnson, President of the United States
IN defending the Constitution preserving the Union
of the States, and maintaining the supremacy Of the
laws. !
REMARKS OF EDMUND COOPER.
After reading the above Mr.. Cooper made few |
remarks. BE was in favor of letting the dead past
bury its dead If they looked for they must
live and act in the present. The resolutions were
in direct opposition TO the Executive Of the State
Government ss now administered, and diametrical-
" opposed TO the spirit Of the party in power They
were against party energetic and influential which
now held control in the State. That power had |
been welded rnercilessly. After a few additional
remarks he moved the adoption Of the resolutions
which were unanimously passed.
EMERSON ETHDRIDGE NoMINATED FOR GOVERNOR. |
Mr.. Cooper rose after the reading of the resolu-
tions, and nominated Emerson Etheridge as the |
candidate for Governor of Tennessee.
Judge Gaut then moved that the nomination be |
made BY aeclamaton. The question was put and
Af- Ftheridge unanimously nominated.