The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-26

with the Radical Union party of Ten
nessee and the United States, were
presented by Representative Doughty
and were received with great applause
The list of delegates was then read
by counties, and it was found that
every county in the State was repre-
scented.
Judge Patterson offered series OF
resolutions, requesting the Legisla-
ture, before its adjournment, to ma
ture and pass an efficient common
school law. The resolutions were
unanimously adopted with applause.
SPEECH OF JUDGE NORTH.
Judge North, of Knoxville, was
called for, and said he would have
been glad to make a speech on the
resolutions just passed, as he consid-
cred good school law necessary to
complete the great series of loyal
measures which the Legislature had
well nigh perfected. The Judge con-
tinued to advocate common school
education at some length. He spoke
of the influence of the press, and said
if a. good loyal newspaper could be
put in the hands of every family in
the State, it would be saved to the
Union cause forever. Mr.. North paid
a deserved compliment to the loyal
press of Tennessee.
OTHER SPEECHES.
Judge Houck was next called up
on, and spoke in a humorous strain,
belaboring the Conservatives and
rebels right and left, and eliciting
tumultuous laughter an dcheers.
Several other persons addressed
the Convention briefly.
THE PLATFORM.
The Committee on Resolutions,
which had been previously appointed,
brought in its report. A short ad-
dress preceded the resolutions, which
recited the struggles and situation of
the Gaion party in Tennessee, pro-
nounced in favor of loyal rule
throughout all portions of the land,
and pledged the adhesion of Tennes
see to every measure that had this OBJ
ject in view.
The resolutions themselves pro-
claim the identity of the Radical
party with the Union party Of the
nation; indorse the acts of the
present Legislature, especially the
Suffrage and Military bills; express
full confidence in the action Of the
National Congress; declare that per-
sons from the North, who come to
canvass Tennessee this Summer, shall
receive protection; indorse the ad-
ministration of Governor Brownlow,
and renominate him for Governor of
the State, and pronounce in favor of the
removal of Andrew johnson from
the Presidents chair.
Amid tumult of applause the
resolutions were adopted.
A committee was sent after Brown
low to inform him of his nomination,
and when he entered the Hall a scene
of the widest excitement and enthu-
siasm ensued, which battles all de-
scription.
SPEECH OF GOV. BRowNLOw ACCEPT
ING DENOMINATION.
The Governor made brief speech
thanking the Convention, accepting
the nomination, exhorting them to
dcGiflty anu HueIlty III the SLaIe cam
paign, and congratulating them on
the recent accession to their ranks in
the enfranchisemenr of the freedmen.
As he closed with the declaration,
that he would rather receive the vote
of black loyalists than white traitors,
and would prefer defeat as the candi-
date of the Union party to victory
with any other, series of tremen-
dous shouts shook the very roof of
the Capitol, and it was several min
utes before the tumult subsidized.
GEN. GEO. Fl. THOMAS NOMINATED FOR
PRESIDENT.
The resolution expressing admira-
ton for, and confidence in, General
Thomas, and declaring him the choice
of the Union party of Tennessee for
next President, again called forth the
loudest plaudits of the Convention,
and was adopted with three tremen-
dous cheers.
After more speaking by Senator
Senter and others, the Convention
adjourned sine de.
1t was perhaps the grandest assem-
blage of Union men that ever
convened in the South.