Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-07-28
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Way 4 BIDN'F SIGN "THE PETE
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Editors Of The Union and Dispatch .l
@Pm told you didn't sign the petition ?"
aYes. I didn't sia1A
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why, amt you Democrst?o sar8
''Yes; amt II" boa il. aasl o..
"Why, / understand many Radicals are
signing It." -
| "Shouldn't wonder" ....--- ~.
"WeH, there's hundreds OF Democrats
signing IL. Copies Of the memorial will be
placed on the counters Of the business
Offices Of the various Democratic Hewspa
per establishments, to which all persons
who desire peace and good win throughout
The State are earnestly implored to come
forward and afix their signatures at the
earliest possible moment The moments
are flying and you haven't been around
yet" '.r. a.
do they implore me to afix my sigma
ture to the memorial, or to the Democratic
Newspaper embellishments ~ @
ooh, you go to grass with your criticisms
Are you for as, Oy against us ?"
O. Indeed I do not hesitate to say that
mn" .-
" Am what? Amt you for The petition
Amt you lover Of peace and good Bill?'
And amt all such signing the petition as
fast as they can get to it2" r--~-s
F" Can't see it. Have You copy Of the
petition in your pocket2p r .... ...
Get the UNION AND DIsPATcH Of yes
terdayT1 ..I
(" Well, read that petition. Read slowly"
"Wen.o .e.E r.1s
To his ExceIlency William @. BrownI6w. Gov
ernor Of the State Of Tennessee and the two
Houses of the General Assembly Of said State
inspecial session convened:
Your memorialists 10 respectfully make
known their earnest desire, and the desire,
as they believe, Of very large majority Of
the good citizens of this State, that con
vention should be called for the purpose
Of reinstating that large portion of the cit
liens of the State OF Tennessee now sniier-
ing under Acknowledgement TO the full en-
joyment of their civil rights under the
constitution Of the State" F.. ....-s
Good purpose. Read on" sg7al r
"They are satisfied that theabest and
only efectual mode of doing this imme-
diately will be by the calling of a Consti-
tutional Convention for that purpose, and
they therefore ask that such convention
shall be called without delay"
Called by whom2 The election of del
egates to be held by whom Who to vOte%
1t don't say SO far. Wait while, and
let's read further" o. ,. -.......
The undersigned, in presenting this re-
spectful memorial, would profoundly regret
20 be recognized as aiming, in the least de-
gree, to destroy or impair the rights and
franchise at this moment possessed by.
others" r. ....EH
Others'--that means the niggers-the
rights and franchises possessed at this mo-
ment by The niggers. had dose Of that
poison last summer. II was an oUer dose,
and pulSedHup. i can'tswallow Il again.
As Ihold neither Office nor position, nobody
is responsible FOR my aims but myself, and
30 / would not, in the least, regret if His
Excellency' should recognize in me an.
aim, in some degree more than the least,
to impair and utterly destroy the rights
and franchises at this moment possessed by
the darkies. Let us have a white mans
government, or a niger government. /
can't make a stand to miscegcpate with the
blacks. But read on" -
"'They desire that all amendments to the
Constitution shall be based upon equal
rights; the preservation of all vested in
terests the faithful maintenance Of all ex-
listing laws, 30 long as they shall remain
upon the statute book, without being de-
clared unconstitutional by the judicial tri-
bunals of the State"
A" Yes; | don't desire that way. / don't
desire to be equal with the negro. don't
desire any amendments based on that
ground don't desire 10 be tried by
negro jury. / don't desire the blacks to sit
at my table, or to visit in my Parlor But
the faithful maintenance Of all existing
laws, 20 long as they shall remain upon the
statute-book without being declared uncon-
stituGonal by the judicial tribunals of the
State That is good 7 Declared unCOnsti-
tutional by judicial tribunals appointed
by Brownlow when he chooses. The So
preme Court appointed by Brownlow in
fragrant violation of the Constitution, even
az they now pretend 1t ia The Judges en-
ter upon the duties Of lheir office swearing
TO support the Constitution Of the State,
vet knowing thai they are aiding, ahetting,
and takinga part and a bengit in = violation
Of it by the Governor in their own appoint
meut The Judges Of the Supreme Court
shall be elected by the qualified voters of
the State at large SAYS the Constitution.
| At first there was some eXCuse-a poor,
mean excuse. The franchise laws were
not 40 regulated as to enable the Radicals
10 elect men Of their party to give party
decisions. But even that unworthy excuse
no longer remains, and has not foT year.
But Brownlow holds the appointment in
his own hands, so that if his creatures fail
to obey him, and sustain him and his lie
gisIature in all manner Of violations Of the
Constitution, he can by ordering an cleo
ton, remove them. lie is not willing that
anybody shall be placed in The position OF
Sapreme Judges, to remain there beyond
his good pleasure. To such Supreme
! Court is this allusion made in the petition.
Aay villianies may remain forever on the
statute book without danger Of being de-
clared unconstitutional by a court which is
the tool and creature Of the iyrant.
"But read on, and see il you can find
out who is to elect the convention called
for"
Universal amnesty and the cordial for
giveness Of past injuries, either actual or
imaginary and future concord and amity
among all classes of our citizens The IN
dersigned do confidently believe that il
their present prayer shall be granted, our
whole people will b0 greatly benefited
Il !.