The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-02
a 'ROCLAMATiON
BY the Governor of Tennessee.

| BY violent and uiSloyal men, upon the
persons and property of Union men.
whose only olrense had been their un'
swerying devotion to the national flag,
and their uniform support of the State
government and whereas, these bad
men Are banding themselves together
in some localities, and notifying Loyal
men to leave within a given time, Now,
therefore, /, William G. Brownlow,
Governor as aforesaid, by virtue Of the
authority and power in me vested, do
hereby solemnly proclaim, that | in
tend to put astop to all such outragcs,
by at ono calling into actual service
q sufficient number Of loyal volunteers,
under the following recent act, which
is now the law Of Tennessee:
AN ACT to organize and equip a State
Guard. and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly, Of the State Of Tennessee, That the
Governor is hereby authorized and
empowered to organize, equip aud call
iuto active service u volunteer force to
be known as the Tennessee State
Guard, to be composed Of one or more
regiments from each Congressional dis
trict Of the State: Provided, always,
that the Tennessee State Guard shall
be composed Of loyal men, who shall
take and subscribe the oath prescribed
in the franchise act.
Sec. 2. BE it further enacted, That
the Governor shall be Commander in
Chief, and any number Of said forces
shall be subject to his order, when in
his opinion the safety Of life, property
liberty, or the faithful execution oflaw
require il; to be organized, armed,
equipped, regulated and governed by
the rules and articles Of war and the
revised army regulations Of the Uni
ted States, 50 far as applicable, and
shall receive pay and allowances &C
cording to grade Of rank, as provided
for the United States army while in ac-
tive service, to be paid out of the
State Treasury, not otherwise appro-
Driated: Provided, that the force pro-
yidcd for by this act shall not be armed
md equipped until called into active
by the Governor.
Sec. 3, BE it further enacted, That
his act shall take effect from and after
his passage.
Standing, as | do, on the broad prin-
,iples of the constitution, and sworn to
the laws, | have no conces-
,ions to make to traitors no compro-
Misc to offer to assdssins and robbers
md if, in the sweep of coming events,
'etributive justice shall overtake the
awless and violent, their own temerity
will have called it forth. The out
ages enumerated must and SHALL
ease. Having reached the foregoing
conclusion, [ feel justified in express
ng the opinion that the present State
governmental Tennessee-so generally
icquiesced in by loyal and law-abiding
Deople-will be sustained and preserv
ed, despite the efforts Of disappointed
traitors and disloyal newspapers.
The interest of trade, Of agricultural
pursuits, Of commercial intercourse be.
tween this State and others--of the de-
of our vast rc%cources, of en-
igration, as well as justice to loyal suf-
ierers-all require that these outrages
at once in every county in the
State. Dlsloyal men are giving forth
their vile uttcranccs in railroad cars, in |
public hotels, on the streets, and
through the newspapers. damaging the
material interests of the State, those of
commerce, those Of the mechanic arts,
If religion and education, as well as
bringing reproach upon the Common
wealth.
/ cannot, however, close this brief
PROCLAMATION without ~endeavoring to
IMPRESS upon my fellow-citizens of all
the importance-the absolute
eccssity-of remaining quiet, of pre-
good order, and q quiet sub.
Mission to, and rigid enforcement of
he laws everywhere within the limits
f our State. Outrages upon loyal cit
.ens, whether wlite or black, and the
aside of the frannhise law, are
Il the work of bad men, who desire to
,mcnt strife, and will not be tolerated.
Prudent and experienced men will be
laced in charge of the :" State Guard
/ every county where they are placed,
no will be required to protect all good
irrespective ofpolitical parties
I'd to punish murderers robbers and
iolators Of the law. And the number
+ troops called into active service will
e increased or diminished as the good
+ bad conduct Of the people shall be
evcloped. Hoping this proclamation
ill strengthen the hands and inspire
le hearts Of the loyal people of our
tate rs 10 the future, and deter the
isloyal from further acts Of violence,
respectfully submit it, with a repeti-
on of the assurance that / lcean what
say, and that the General Assembly
as in earnest in the passage of this
law.
In testimony whereof, l have here
nto set my hand and caused the great
al of the State to he affixed at the
xecutive Department in Nashville on
lie 18th day of February, 1867.
WILLIAM G. Brown Low,
COMMANDMENTS Chief, etc. /,