Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1867-10-09
Southeru Elections,

,., - tbroe or four Southern States
= T,n;.isns on Tho 37th Of this month;
vt..;ni. =, tina 2sd Of October; and Georgia, on
-. so.t - ,ctober.A report has been made from
a.. st The election ia thas State viii be held
!, 49, 10th Of October, but order TO that eject
hss vet been received at headquarters. The official
| ,esult Of registration is IS follows:
I,ouisisna-Whites, A, 1872 blacks. s2,9OI.
Vireinia-Whites, u.s. 1871; blacks, lol, 400.
tseorgia--W Whites, ss,SOs; blacks. ss,4l7.
Alabama-Whites, II, 247; blacks, ss,24s.
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Last Scenes OF the Nashville Election.
The troubles at Nashville are over, and Major
Alden is at last installed as Mayor.
About three oclocl Wednesday afternoon, Maj.
Alden presented the following documents TO Mayor
Brown st bis Office
OFFICE COMMISSIONER or REGISTRATION !
FOR DAVIDSON COUNTY, 7
Nashville. Tenn, October /, 1867.
1 hereby certify that an election held on the 2sth
day Of September 1867, at the place appointed by
law, in the city Of Nashville fer the municipal Of
fcers Of said city, the following named person,
viz a. Z. Alden, was duly elected Mayor Of said
city, as appears frsm the returns made to me, and
certified in the manner prescribed by law.
B. J. SHERIDAN,
Commissioner of Registration, Davidson county
Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Oct 2, 1867.
w. Matt Broom, Esq., Nashville Tenn:
SIR: Having been duly elected and qualified
Mayor of the city Of Nashville and sworn into Of
fee as such, have the honor to demand Of you the
possession Of the Office books and papers pertaining
to the same, now in your custody.
am, cir very respectfully your obedient servant
a. E. ALDEN, Mayor.
After reading the aSovo papers, Mayor Brown
replied With all due Difference to you Major
Alden, ] believe you to be Illegally elected, and
therefore cannot surrender you the Office"
Major Alden remarked Every we'll; that's all
/ wanted to know" and Immediately took his de-
pArture.
About four o'clock company of cavalry under
command of Capt. Joseph H. Blackburn, formed in
front Of the Market House. Capt. Blackburn, with
five men, dismounted and entered the Mayors Office
and ordered him TO turn over all the papers, etc.,
his Office. The Mayor demanded to see his orders
and after some delay the following documents were
produced:
HDQ'Rs TENN. STATE GUARDS, |
Nashville, Oct. 2, 1867 !
Gen. Joseph Il. Cooper, Commanding State Guards
GENERAL: A. E. Alden, ESQ., Mayor elect Of
Nashville reports to this department that he is re-
sisted in entering upon the Office TO which he has
been elected and qualified. You viii therefore aid
him with whatever force is necessary TO enable him
to overcome any illegal resistance or interference he
may encounter in entering upon thedischarge of his
official duties.
By command of Governor Brownlow.
lSigned H. II. THOMAS,
Acting Private Secretary.
The General Commanding having received the
foregoing instructions, orders Captain Joseph II.
Blackburn, commanding Company "a lst Ten
nessee State Guards to proceed at once with his
command to the City Hall, and render A. E. Alden,
ESQ., Mayor elect and qualified such assistance is
necessary to enter upon the discharge of his official
duties.
By command Of Brig. Gen. J. A Cooper,
d. NJ NELSON,
Colonel and A. d. G.
OF course the order was obeyed, Mayor Brown
saying that be yielded only at the point of the bay
Onet.
The militia bivouacked for the night near the
Court House, and guard was placed over the City
Hall. 1t is said that Chancellor Harrison has re-
f,aad "a Grant n ininpntiop aoainet fha nav hoard