New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-08-03
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to you in extraordinary session, makes nv
duty to state you purpose for which you been
convened and at the same time limits you in your act,
OF legislation TO the business for which you have been
called together.
both Houses, you repealed what was known as The Militia
| law. accordingly paid off the militia and disbanaed
hem that for the last ten months there have been no
State troops at my disposal A members Of the Legs
lature, You were assured by Leading C0nservaycs ia
their respective counties ana d0uby assured by tho lead
ing Rebel journals Of the State, there would DO no
necessity Tor any troops Thaeyer and that law
out that The rebeliOuS elements Of nc State ree al
t mgt has Sesrg a3gg mesee s ar" d. per
KiaH composed of exRebe soldiers and those who wero
time of their surrender and violating the laws Of the
state, and plotting and planning mischief IN eyery re-
year past Nth an eye the Orerroy Of NE State 0or.
e57ent and ultimately To carry the Stse IN te Pes
cal leaders and bad men who prompted theracton
that the President Of the Cned Sso,s w ~ oerg hostile
and ,ro,d reqdiy 6Groy increment hat mud oretIros
bOth They have been cohnuent diI n1 oppressed
nnnst n n, aid by the disposition Of troops sns
changes in nis Military Dep5%o OF them YOU'D YOU'D in
so ndiscreet 10 openly boast OF TINS IheE schemes
have involved the overthrow OF the existing safe Gov
Eminent the abolition Of eoi0rcd stDid0e ne RBledq,
epJancHtScent under TIE revolutionary constitution OF
erety Rebel who ght 20 destroy the Government aba
wipng from the statute books Of all the whOme ana
patriotic laws enactedsnce Apill, 1865.
SO violent and murderous has been the conduct thes
armed outlaws in different counties OF Middle and West
Tenuessee that acting under the authority Of Sesoa.
top Won adOpted last Spring, have called upon the
brave and patriotic commander OF tins departures at
Louisville 20 furnish Inc regular troops for these eo1a
ties The following correspondence VIII snow you Win
what result vv,cr-,,. o.,,o,
KNOXVILLE. TeEu, June IS, ee&l
M Jo GsoSgE ION f tpe Hon ST. S &C. D' '
COPY nun CoLrssi, Tenn, Juus A. 1904
To Con Ws G. BRowSLow The KuKoI searched toe train
last pistols hand Empower me TO call upon the nil
tar here necessary Jour 70 suppress all armed aa n.ld
P Th. i bat ! keeping VIII gong other co NJ
OLE e and NOV % sa n edSany o for tie q Ia
ad Marshall a 0a 0 G the C e o Of V Without Gns
these Counties civil laws BE- enforced loTs men as
Sc W. G. BKowSLOw, Governor Of TenHsssss
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT or THE CuNBBRL,SD.l
I'D, Erceleney @. GoreH Of Tennessee K"'r'
SI have the honor to Acknowledge receipt Of letter %
you and o1r request troops be settO certain counties in T
BE- enforced loyal allowed exercise their rights Or 6.I.
have he honor to i' u Ie[ 1a' the e' srs 81 r Su n.
Tennessee being the f exercise Of all ne en- nae
bi been p, 10 various locsles year request fesd
cheers oeGs the has . 80 sIseS, the ..s Ss
les to the '0un Csc SH IT, TESsAs siorGeu cos%sss
HEIerARTERs DEPAETSESr oE THE cUNBEEL.sD}
To His Era<ay w. G. BROWSLow Governor Of TeHHe' k~e
sra: Refer5s ny 18Th inst Ihsy the ss.
inform satsoee writing haze procured egPy the s q =
have carefully providing the protection Of sheriff
my o 1a that under he laws sorsu nfos des
nns s sOS De % Protection Of sRerss Se Sss
FEB lcca appears to be especially favorable and ga.
enforced than the organize and equip state Guard te
Rasa p %eIh ~ soisaa56 Is Gs2.Se s
fo[ is az the e, ss Of sns =, SSS
calling aid the provisions fine tesa
exhausted ed BY c for Other her duties tbs, not likely Tat ss
TROOPS for the could be furnished have the honor 70 BE- w
Gsc. II THOMAS MaOrGeneral .. s Array
STATE OF TESSEssEE. Executive DEPARrsEsTl
Major Gen. George H. Thomas, Your favor Of the ai,S Inst
before aud suggestions have been daily considered Ihask
we have to ncoaner perhaps occurred your MAD
II. in sSeoos COUNTIES for I9s most part are ,sS h9 80
arises from Of two considerations: either the fear Of oa
been dandd 10 instances the Shehas are in sympathy wa
TpoS s SR aE Iey s6ai have convene tn. Ls
D extraordinary 'sSS g. haze BSoT ns SS9o5 S 90 S
EThs dangerous Organization Of eARebes now ramiha
almost every part Of the eleven States that constr
tuted the Southern Contederacy and has already grown
into political engine OF oppression so powerful and az
gressiye call forth IN opposition several notable NIL
ltary orders Organized upon the same basis and having
the dark designs in view that found nc culmina
ton in Booths assassination OF Abraham Lincoln, III
works In secret, with signs, symbols, ana passwords
Matching plots to scatter anarchy and permanent ds
portion Of the Rebel press of the south hall its adyeDts
propitious circumstance OF It's purpose l need ely
Order, captured by the police at Memphis the following
The object Of th, organization for tn. purpose Of pls
people Of the South om the band Of morers and robbers w
ourselves the other that nothing shall be allowed dsS
Here We have assassination declared as Legitimate
object Of this awless clan That IL Is equal 10 its pu
poses is exemphed In the assassnatons already
mitted in our own State and other Southern states.
recommend most alphabetically, that these organized
bands OF assassins and robbers be declared outawsM
special legislation, and punished with death wherever
found.
call upon members to speak and vote in the halls Of
legislation as they themselves and their eonsutl,
ents have spoken To me In private letters ana
in their persons and property True, II will take money
TO furnish military FORCE but loyal men residlngh re-
bellous counties are entitled to protection without any
regard what IL may cost in dollars and cents. am
expected To protect them, must be allowed sueels
10 meet the necessary demands IN carrying out tneso
orders Gentlemen are here from Tie counties "a,
TALLY I'm rebellion and IL is for them 10 say whether
military force is necessary 70 AFFORD protection ana qs
among their constituents lou VIII also pardon ne iO
my painness OF speech as hare oe eonPa x men,
Therefore 1t is that II people are bueheIed IN eOS
blood, and the eolored population are ntlnnuao9 t
driven from their homes and the baotbox INTEND 'na
the responsibility shall rest with the Legislative anu
with the Executive Department OF the state Nv
IL am regarded as exravagant ana violent, sna ,hsr
grated 70 have the Legislature designate some 1' nc
person TO take the entire control OF this ahch Vi ~"
again repeat gentlemen that you fresh from ne
people familiar with all inc recent outIsys co. axistSg
Of and is for you TO apply the remedy loI or
evils. Should you conclude To order ont the hln Inn
by law for ali nponer acts done under orders in tho
line OF duty; otherwise they will be annoyed Dy
prosecutions aItcf they az
purpose to cali your attention TO the suS ION
State finances Near the close OF the late sess
created q financial board consisting Of ave uenyIr
viz The Governor, Secretary OF state, CSnpSssee'
Treasurer and the President OF the Bank OF ,n m
regret To cay that from the time Of the orgahtaur
the Board until the present there has been geas ths
harmony In its councils aud actions very soon ~. con.
Board organized the Secretary OF state ana Ino ,hs
troler sent In their designations as mem3ers S ne.
Board as did also the Secretary OF the Doau - Knox.
naming three members Immediately conyehea ~ oi
vile aud reOrgsnzed, electing ;. Watson on SIRE.
the Board, and the Hon. W. Blossom permanenaa oved
Iary. offered resolution, which was "v III AZ.
| TO the effect that wo had no AUTHORITY FAMED
! cept the designations OF persons before us tea.
ard alleging that their designations shouu IL were
dcred IN the the power by whCh .hey I'm.