The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1867-04-05

BY the Governor Of the State Of
f Tennessee.

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WHERRAs, n has been made Known q mo. Tho ooy
0rnor OF tho State Of Tennessee, that certain atroelon
murders and n%nmefous OutraRos have been commItte
in certain counties IN mis- state, by violent and disioy
81 mon, whose only paonoO bias boom their uhswerviS
devotion 10 the National Flag, and their uniform Nh
port Of tho state Government and whereas. these IN,
men are banding themselves together IN some local
Yes ana notiylng loy@ men TO leave within q give
Governor, az Aforesaid, by virtue Of Inc AUTHORITY ann,
power IN me vested do hereby solemnly proclaim. an
intend 70 pat a stop 10 an such %oatfages, by at ono,
calling into actual service o sufficient number OF Iowa
volunteers, under tho following recent Rct, which n
now the law Of Tennessee
An Act to organize and equip a State Guard
and for other purposes. :
BE 10 enacted 6y,ths Central Assemblg of m,
Stats Of Tennessee, That the Governor is
hereby authorized and empowered 10 Or
ganize, equip and call into active service a
volunteer force TO be known as the Tennessee
State Guard, to be composed Of one or more
regiments from each Congressional District
of the State Provided, always, that the
Tennessee State Guard shall DO composed OF
loyal men who shall take and Subscribe the
oath prescribed in the Franchise Act.
SEO.2. Be IL fuythsr enacted, That the Gov
ernor shall be Commanders I'M Chief, and any
member. of saidiforce shall be subject to his
order, when in his opinion the safety Of life,
property, liberty or the faithful execution of
law require it; to be organized, armed,
equipped, regulated and governed by the
rules and articles of war and the revised ar
my regulations Of the United States, So far
as applicable, and shall receive pay and al.
lowances according to grade Of rank, as
provided for the United States army while as
active service, to be paid out of any money
in the State Treasury not otherwise appro-
priated Provided, that the force provided
for this act shall not be armed and eduipped
until called into active service by the Gov.
ernor.
SEo. 3. BE 10 further enacted, That this act
shall take effect from and after its passage.
Standing, as do, on the broad principles
o. the Constitution, and sworn to enforce
the laws, | have no concessions to make to
t%raitorsj no compromises to offer to assass-
ms and robbers and il, in the sweep of
coming events, retributive Justice shall over
take the lawless and violent, their own To-
merity will have called it forth. The out
RACES enumerated must and SHALL cease.
Having reached the foregoing conclusion, I
feel justified in expressing the opinion that
the present State Gevernmentin Tennessee
80 generally aequiesced in by loyal and law
abiding people-will be sustained and pre-
served, despite all the efforts of disappointed
traitors and disloyal newspapers.
The interests Of trade, of agricultural
pursuits, of commercial intercourse between
this State and others-of the DEVELOPMENT
of our vast resources, Of emigration, as well
as justice to loyal sufferers-all require that
these outrages at once cease in every county
in the State. Disloyal men are giving forth
their vile utterances in railroad cars, in pub
lie hotels, on the streets, and through the
newspapers, damaging the material interests
of the State, those Of commerce, THOSE Of
the mechanic arts, Of religion and education,
as well as bringing reproach upon the Com
monwealth. ~
/ cannot, however, close this brief procla-
nation without ~endeaVoring to impress upon
my fellow-citizens of all parties, the impoF.
taEce-the absolute necessity-of remaining
quiet Of preserving good order, and a quiet
submission to, and a rigid enforcement Of
1.-THE laws everywhere within the limits of our
State. 0utrages upon loyal citizens, wheth-
eF white or black, aud the setting aside of
the franchise law, are all the work of bad
men, who desire to Goment strife, and will
mot be tolerated.
Prudent and experienced men will be
placed in change of the " State Guardn in
every county where they are placed, who will
be- required to protect all good citizens, ir-
respective of political parties, and to punish
murderers, robbers and v~iolatets OF law.
And the number of troops called INTO, active
will be increased or diminished as
the good or bad conduct of the people shall
be developed. Hoping this proclamation
win strengthen the hands and inspire the
hearts Of the loyal people Of our State, as to
the future, and deter the dislOyaI from fur
Their acts of violence, | respectfully submit
it, with a repetition Of assurance that I
mean what say, and that the General AS
.sombly was in earnest in the passage ofthis
military law. FL
/. IL. 81 In testimony whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the Great Seal
Of the State to be affixed at the Executive
Department in Nashville, on the 25th day Of
February, 1887. - NJ 49,
WILLIAM O. B~RowNLow.
Commander-in. Chief 90.
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