Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1867-07-12

and visit you with assessment after the most
| improved rule Of military rascality. Take
no counsel with your fears. Cowardly high
waymen rob the timid. Let these men know
that the war is over; and not till the war Is
resumed again win military assessments come
In use again among ms. ia.-..i .
On the FIRST day Of the present month, The
Governor who now seeks his reelection by
sued his proclamation, which most Of you
have seen with indignation. In this Guber.
Material proclamation, the dictator boldly as
sumes to the Executive department, from
which the constitution has expressly withheld
that function, the authority to declare con-
strue, and expound the law. He utters his
opinion like the rescript Of Roman Empe-
ror, and arrogantly threatens the Judges oi
the County Courts with punishment IL they
shall presume to perform those Judicial and
ministerial functions conferred upon them by
the constitution and laws. The law shall be
according to his Interpretation, and vengeance
shall fall on the beads of those who disobey.
He, the Governor, isa candidate for re-elec-
ton. He has the power TO appoint the CON-
missiouers Of registration in all the counties,
and assumes the right to change them at
pleasure. His commissioners so appointed
by the one man power, shall appoint the
Judges to hold the election, and all other Off.
GERS thereof Under our laws sheriff Is not
permitted to hold an election wherein be
himself is candidate; and common decency
would debar any but the most shameless from
exercising a controlling Influence over bis
own election. But there seems to be no in
fanny of degradation to which the present ru.
lers Of Tennessee will not descend.
In reference to this matter, fellow citizens,
we advise moderation and obedience to the
mandate Of the oppressor, that he may be
left without excuse before the nation, whsn
he finds himself beaten on his own ground
by the indignant voice Of people determin-
ed TO be rid of him. IL the dsfranchised
and oppressed masses will arouse to the effort,
though only the colored men of the State
were enfranchised, they will not vote for
Brownlow or his party. In counties where
the courts have appointed Judges, and where
the commissioners have done the same, let
the eppointees of the latter hold the election,
but let the lawfully appointed Judges attend
to watch the manner Of its holding. Let
these, or II they will not serve In that capac-
ity, let Others appointed for the purpose, sit
by and see that the ballot.boxes are not stuff
ed, and that the returns are made correctly.
Let the ballot-box be everywhere protected
from unlawful violence and fraud. The un-
armed and sober people can DO this If they
will, and no small bands of the tyrant's arm
ed militia can prevent it.
Can you not, fellow-citizens, enfranchised
aud disenfranchised, make this one effort to
regain your liberties7 Brownlow and his
men seek to provoke you to commit some aci
of violence. Be not entrapped into that er-
ror. Protect yourselves from violence, bu,
commit none. Do not permit the voters
white or colored; to be intimidated by out
laws. Commit no fraud yourselves, and per.
init none to be comm tied by them. Brown
low hopes 10 be kept in power only by the
aid of the general government through it;
Congressional majority. Give him no pre-.
text to ask Congressional interference.
JOHN LELLYErT,
JoHS s. BRIEN,
w. MATT. BaowN,
THEo. TRAUERNrcHr,
Ex. Com. for Middle Tennessee.
July 1851