Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-27


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WHEREAS, We, the members of the Union
League of Knoxville, in the county of Knox and
adjoining counties, are fully convinced that Andrew
johnson is and was guilty of the high crimes and
misdemeanors with which be was aud now is
charged before the United States Senate acting IN
der the law as a High Court Of Impeachment and
that IL is duty in view Of the existing state Of
affairs at Washington, and as men anxious for The
welfare OF the country to express an opinion there
on And,
WHEREAS, James w. Grimes, VIM. p Fesseuden,
Lyman Trumbull, John B. Henderson, F. G. Van
Wrinkle, Edmund g. Ross, aud J S Fowler, pur-
porting 10 represent the loyal people of the United
States well AS Of Iowa Maine, Illinois, Missouri
West Virginia, Kansas and our own loyal State of
Tennessee, prompted by malice jealousy, disappout-
ment, and perhaps baser motives, which We blush 10
name. have entirely misrepresented said loyal peo-
pie, have conspired together 60 place the Govern
ment which we have saved from her armed foes,
absolutely in the control of her rebel enemies.
ResoIcei, That the tranquility Of the people, the
interests Of liberty and humanity, the supremacy Of
the law, and the stability of republican Institutions
demanded, and still demands, the conviction and
removal from office of Andrew Johnson now so
clearly proved guilty as alleged in each article pre-
sented against him.
ReSoLUed, That under the evidence addueed we
are not only reluctantly driven TO look with mis-
trust and grave suspicion upon every Senator rep
resenting loyal constituency, who has voted against
a conviction upon the eleventh article, or who may
hereafter SO vote upon the remaining articles but
1t is such surrender by the citizen defender of this
redeemed land, and the crime so henious that no
punishment to them would express our utter detes-
tation of the receants who are to- day branded
with an Infamous notoriety.
Resotged, That the Oft-repeated declarations made
by the Hon. j. s. Fowler, Senator from this State |
of the guilt of the President and the almost uni
versal demand Of loyal people, accompanied here
tofore with his own, for his conviction had little
us to believe that his vote would give 10Y
to his personal and political enemies, and to bring
sorrow, disappointment and dismay to his friends /
who we're so active and united in securing his cleo
ton. And believing that any Senator elected by
Republican votes who betrays the party and the .
loyal people Of this State is infamous and should be
scorned and execrated by ALL and doomed to suffer
the pains and penalties due TO all traitors. And
believing that Senator is but the agent of those
whom he represents and supposed to carry out their
views and measures if legitimate and proper we
therefore, not desiring TO mould for him convie-
ton differing from his own honest views, after a
calm investigation, do request the Hon j. s. Fowler,
II uHdpe cOnsclenLOuSy TO vote Tor conviction
the remaining articles to abstain from voting at all
or resign the high Office in which he would other
wise 50 misrepresent the wishes of his constituents
and thus save portion If pOssible of the conf
dence and respect of all faithful patriots rather than
be compelled to live degraded outeast and friend
less life except among traitors, whose sympathetic
associations he may find, having served their cause
and merited their esteem
Resotecd, That while we thus deprecate The per
hdy Of those seven recreants who have SO greatly
disappointed the just hopes of the loyal people we
consider 1t pleasing duty 10 tender our warmest
support and considerations Of those faithful Sena-
.ors who have withstOod the Establishments of power
and remained true 10 their high trust; and of those
who have with such persistent zeal
lntlring energy and with such marked ability pre-
ented the cause Of the loyal people and the crimes
D an apostate President at the bar of the Senate
Resotred, That these resolutions be spread upon
ne minutes OF this meeting, that The same be pub
lshed IN BrownlOws Knoxville Wing, and that
wo certified copies thereof be forwarded bv the
President OF this League 10 the Hon Horace MAJ
lard at Washington, with instructions that he hand
me copy TO the said j. s. Fowler and that tho other
opy be delivered for publication in the DaiIg
BGShugtoH ChTOHicte at as early date rs possible
This is TO certify that the foregoing is a true COPY
4 Pream bic and Resolutions which were unani.
nously adopted in Council Of the Union League
America held in Che city of Knoxville, Tenn,
n the 18th of May. 1868, in which Council the
irand Council Of Knox county, eight counties in
last Tennessee and p Councils beside, were repre-
3nted JOHN l.. MURFHy. P-lg;Je1l,
Il. i. HALL, Secretary
Knoxville, Tenn, 10th Nav, 1865.