Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-29
Knoxville, Tsnn., lsavsry 20, Isss



/. The las, Congress mainly chose
when Mr. Lincoln wss reelected 10 ih
fresi3eney--prcncscd conditions on whioi
the late Rsbcl States should be restored &
the Unicn. leaving the question a Safirac
for the celored Race practically TO he de
cii hy ,he White citizens Of those StAles
These conditions were in each case rejected
IL Congress thereupon withdrew IA
rejected conditions And substituted othsr-
Which committed The rSoonstraciicu ofihos
State to all their Male Adalts ercertin,
those Of them who had in accepting oertSs'
oesccS taken a. cath If fidelity to the unior
whieb they Afterwards broke te plunge int,
the Shareholders Rebellion. The persoui
thus prescribed were less than tenth O
the White Male Adults and there was still
decided majority OF White voters. nudes
the Reconstruction acts, in the ten State
remaining anreconsiraoied Bat there wer,
fAHee Of the ten States-- South Carolina
Mississippi ana louisiana wherein the
ColoTed voters under those ac,s oainam
tepias Of the property forty nine -siilieib.
a The land, and nearly all the ,rsde. neus
papers. and social prestige, we're possessed
BY the whites
III The work Of Reconstruction under
these acts has not serrly begaa-5t hss
been more than half completed. The Ala
hama Convention has been held, has framed
Constitution. and has submitted 2, to .
direot vote q the sntrAnSbised people In
Virginia, Georgia, Mississippi. Arkansas
and louisiana The Conventions are now in
session In North AID South Carolina and
Florida they have been called by major.
i,y Of all the voters registered. and dele
TAtes chosen In Texas &c election has
heca ordered, b1t the vote for and against
q Convention bss pot yet been taken. Is
70 Slzg5c ss1fe, % far So elections have been
held has & majority failed 10 rAtify the call
foF & Convention. In North Carolina,
where the Waite FrsPondsssnoc is most de
cldsd, the vote FER Convention is most
overwhelming Aud in 10 casc has The de.
lay IL calling Convention been The fasl,
Of the people. They have pushed on the
work 50 far and 80 fAs, a. they have been
accorded opportunity,
~ Congress and the Republicans say.
Let this work 50 oa. Let the People ~.
ooHssruc; their respective States, on basis
# Equality, Asd Trae Democracy. 80 fat
- they viii andrew Johnson AID the
Shsu Democracy On which the anrccon-
strueted Rebels are iHeladsdl sre doing
their utmost 70 cmbarrAss, obsarac, aud de
teal tbs
V The States viii speedily and righteous
~ reconstruct themselves, and rctars 10
their proper places in the Union, y they car
caly b iss aloSe. And THE 10 what Congress
. striving 20 secure. Bat Andrew johnson
the Democrats and the Rebels. are hard q,
york 20 arrest the good work They srs
trying to defeat al that has beer done.
% As % go back aud begin over again
What they wish and mean 70 do - to dis
franchise Gsd politically suppress the Col
cred race, and then the unrcconsSuctsd
Rebels win have the Union Whites q; their
mercy. The former vail constitute de.
cidsa majority Of the White voters, and can
handle the Unionists a. they did 10 their
elections Of 1866, under Johnson's Pre-
visioBal rule
VI AL the hallab&loo Shout arbitrary
po-er," military dssPo,isn. violates
the Constitution" Ae-, &e, means simply
iais We Rebels and our Democratic allies
Al The North mean 70 reign and rHIe IL We
cen II We cAa suppress the Coiored vote
ws Can either choose men after opr own
beGrt 20 the Senate and HCgse. and choose
the Ike u raie O. at home, or we caa al
leasi keep our states cot while longer and
prevent their voting for Republican Pres
idsBt The milk in the cocoa nut lies
eIsctly there And the only chance for
our sdvsrsaries' success is afforded them by
the tAise, misleading utterascos Of esatain
7sasi Republican josrnals The sentineis
arc betrsying The host they were set to
guard Bet the alarm has besb given. and
- needed
VII, The adversary is formidable. alert
interruptions. The White House il he
citadel BE has new born hopes Of power
fai aid from bare majority Of the Justice.
competing the Supreme Court. Bot the
Loyal Millions North and South. composipg
d decided majority of the People Of the
United States, aye resolved not 10 be cup
pressed, nor cironmvented, nor crushed cat,
whether by Andrew johnson, by i've
Judges. nor by the pro Rebel host who
stand behind them Through the majority
pa Congress, hey are making a gallant
hght Tor Liberty and Loyalty. GOssrs
Bingham and Wilson's bilf submitted
yesterday " the House, are part Of their
weapons They propose 70 fight il out on
tns line. Heaven send them a good de.
lIyeTancs
s%- The following dispatch from Nash.
vile appeared in the Htgald Of this city on
the 23rd inst
Letters were received from GOV Brown.
low, ucvaIaging The ioyslists ia their sin.
dIctiveness towards Democrats
But ess short letter wac read from titr