Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-08
Injunction Extraordinary.
lf1ssrs. Rnrru and Chill

.hessrS Barry and Guild:
The following remarkable injunction comes &c
my notice through the columns of the Nashville
Banner. Although it is not the usual dignifed
manner of transscting official business, I reply
through the columns of the KNOXVILLE WHO
The notice is as follows:
GoveraoT Broi0nJoso and the Secretary Of State
You are notified that shall contest the late cleo
ton for Chancellor of the Seventh District in which
Air. Lauck and myself we're candidates, upon the
grounds that the polls were not opened in the va
rous precincts of election and the election was not
held end conducted agreeable TO law. You viii
therefore not issue the commission until this contest
is decided. Respectfully,
THOMAS BARRY.
By j. c. GUILD, his Attorney.
April ?, 1868.
In all eandor, gentlemen, this is the most inso-
lent thing Of its kind have ever seen heard of
within the bounds of the late Southern Confedera-
cy, since the war closed. Had the contest been a
close one there would have been an apparent jusi-
fcation for the course you have pursued but after
an animated and somewhat prOtracted canvass Mr..
Lauck was elected by majority Of six or eight
hundred
You contest the election, as you allege, on the
ground that the polls not open in the various
election precincts. Why were they not open Be-
cause the rebels appeared at different places Of yo
ting before the election, armed force threatening
death and slaughter, and intmidating the Union
voters In your own town, where you both reside,
several hundred rebels appeared armed, recently,
on one day and a fearful collision was imminent
throughout good portion of the day. If you take
the pains TO contest the election it will appear in
evidence that Lsuck's majority would have been
much greater than il was had the election been held
at all the precincts. II only needs a moments re-
Election to satisfy reasonable man that your course
is productive Of anarchy and the overthrow of all
law in the country. Suppose every defeated csndi-
date was 10 pursue your and stay the issuing
Of commissions, it would not be long until we would
have no Courts and lawlessness would triumph
This, il would seem, is of your objects at least
SO far as the Seventh Chancellor District is con-
cerned am within bounds when say that your
own county of Sumner ranks among the most re-
bellious counties in the State.
Is occurs to me that you ought TO have served
your notice upon the newly elected Judge instead
of the Governor and Secretary Of State. Be this
it may, however, take occasion to notify you that
If the Secretary 4 State shall make known to me,
it is his duty to do, that the election returns in
his Office show Lauck 10 have been elected, will
certainly commission him, your order to the con-
trary Notwithstanding; and when he is commits
stoned will protect him in holding the Courts if
have to call on the Federal Government for an
armed force TO escort him from county TO county.
This brief history will indicate TO general readers
the spirit Of these unreconEtructed rebels; It will
show that they are reckless of the peace and well
fare Of the counryi that they do not desire peace
law and order unless they can be maintained to the
injury Of loyal men and to the personal and party
advantage Of the rebels.
1t denotes, also, another thing-it is this loyal
men should be on the alert to look to their own in
terests and should hold strict guard against the end
less tricks and efforts Of these discontinued reckless
desperate men who are still hunting for the last
ditch w G. BRowNLow,
Governor of Tennessee
APRIL 9Th, 1858.