Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-09-20
DIR MUNICIPAL ELECTION.

BrONnIow Drops tn PrOelamatfon--
The Registration Commissioner Only
to Appoint Judges and CIerls-The
Franchise Law aud COOper's BayO-
nets 10 Rule in NashVlIle-The Gov
ePnOr's Editorial Bull.
From the Knoxville Wing, Sept. 18th.
A PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR.
STATE OF TENNESSEE, EXECUTIVE DE-
PARTMENT, NASHVILLE, Sept. 18th, 1867
Whereas, Some excitement has grown
out of the agitation of the subject of the
approaching municipal elections 70 come off
the ensuing fall and winter, in the several
cities and towns of this State; and whereas,
a controversy has actually arisen in two
or more cities as 10 who are qualified voters
in such elections, and who are the proper
authorities to appoint the Judges and
Clerks of said elections.
Now, therefore, William G. Brownlow,
Governor of the State Of Tennessee, in the
discharge of the duties imposed upon me
by law, do hereby proclaim that the Com
missioner of Registration under the fran
chise law is the proper person to appoint
the Judges and Clerks of all elections ;
and that the qualified voters in all NUM-
cipal elections are those only who have
certificates of registration, and who are
qualified to vote for members ofthe General
Assembly. The franchise law is part and
parcel of the constitution-has been sus-
tanned by the Supreme Court Of Tennessee
and all elections held in violation Of said
law are null and void, and of no effect
whatever.
In L
set my official signature, and caused the
great seal of the State of Tennessee to be
affixed, on the 18th day of September, 1857.
w. G. BRowEIow.
By the Governor.
A. j. FLETCHER, Secretary of State.
The Governor has begun to mix his ed
itorial and executive labors considerably
This is very happy arrangement Ifan
editorial has no force of itself, he can
strengthen it by a proclamation. If
proclamation is not lucid enough to con-
vey a clear impression of what is in
tended, an editorial is at hand, to tell all
about it. This is the case in the present
instance The leading article of the
Wing of the 18th is devoted to this pur-
pose, and reads as follows
A LITTLE REBELLIoN.-We are not
little surprised at the audacity of Matt
Browns Rebel municipal board of Nash
vile in appointing Judges and Clerks of
the approaching charter elections. Ifthey
suppose, as their conduct would indicate,
that the Executive of the State will submit
to this usurpation, they are either bigger
fools than we would have imagined them
to be, or they are more reckless in their
treason than could reasonably be expected
under the circumstances.
No provision of the franchise law is
clearer than that giving to the Commits
sioners of Registration the power TO ap-
point Judges and Clerks of ALL elections
These Commissioners have as much au-
thority to appoint the Judges and Clerks
of municipal election as of any other
election, and Gov. BroWnlow says he will
teach these seditionists that this provision
of the amended constitution shall be en-
forced. Gen. 10. Cooper is now in Balti-
more, but he will return to Nashville in
few days, and with the militia (if necessary
to resort to force) he will squelch this in
cipient rebellion in Nashville.