Brownlow's Knoxville Whig. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-22
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KnoxvIIIe. Tenn, All e. Isea.


ATLANTA, April 5.--The following is a
correct statement Of the position Of the can
didates on tha test for the Governorship of
Georgia General Meade has declared
Judge Irwin Ineligible for the Office Of Gov
ernor, and the latter now declines to run
The Central Executive Committee Of the
Democratic party have recommended Gen
cral Gordon in his place. and General Meade
says Gordon is eligible. A large meeting
was held here last night, at which General
Gordon.spoke Judge Cabaniss presided.
The following order, by General Meade,
is just published
GENERAL ORDERS, no. 81.
/. The recent assassination at Columbus,
Georgia, of the Honorable o. W. Ashburn,
late q member Of the Constitutional Con-
vention of said State, and other acts Of
violence and atrocity committed about the
same time In various parts Of the District
and the simultaneous publication Of incen-
diary articles and the receipt by many
r,ersous Of threatening letters, indicating a
concert Of action, by violence and intimi-
dation. to alarm and overawe a large part
of the population, and by this means affect
The results Of pending elections in this Dis
trict, all Of which acts apparently emanate
from secret organization, for no good
purpose, which seems to be rapidly spread
ing through these States, makes it necessa-
~ for the Commanding General TO warn all
persons against the commission Of such
acts, the publication Of such articles. the
sending Of such letters, or connecting them.
selves with such evil organizations and TO
assure all the good people Of this District
that he will use all the powers he possesses
to protect them in the peaeeable enjoyment
Of their homes and property, and in the
exercise Of their personal rights and politi-
cal privileges.
II. he therefore directs all military and
civil officers, in this district, to take the
most prompt measures to arrest and bring
10 trial all persons who may hereafter
print publish or in any manner give cir.
eulation and publicity to such incendiarv
papers or threatening letters, and further
more to arrest all persons who may be
known to have participated in any such
acts Of violence as above referred to. result
ing in breaches Of the peace and injury to
persons Or property.
III The Commanding General further !
more forbids the conductors Of all news. !
papers, job printing or other presses from
printing or publishing any articles or pa
pers calculated to produce Intimidation |
riot or bloodshed and any newspaper con
tanning any such publications, or press |
Publishing the same, will be stopped, and |
Us proprietors, editors and other parties |
connected herewith, on being convicted |
before a military commission, win be sub |
iect TO fine and imprisonment or such other
penalties as may be deemed suitable to the |
offense committed.
~. All public writers and speakers are
enioined to refrain from infamatory APP
peas to the passions and prejudiees Of the
people, and from publishing or saying any
thing calculated TO produce breaches Of the
peace or to intimidate any persons from the
exercise Of their political privileges.
V Military Commanders Of Posts, Sher-
ifs Of counties, Mayors and other municipal
officers are hereby required to organize pa
trolls and other means for the detection Of
such persons as avail themselves Of the Sc
crecy Of the night for executing their Grim
inal purposes Military Commanders of
Posts are required to see that this order is
duly and faithfully executed by the civil
authorities within their jurisdiction, and to
promptly report any failure or unwilling
ness on the part of said authorities, who
will be held subject TO the penalties attach
ed TO disobedience Of the orders emanating
from these headquarters. Military Com
manders are authorized and directed, when
in their Judgment the same may be neces-
sary, to organize, from the reliable and law
abiding citizens, posses TO aid in the pre-
servaton of law and order in their respec-
tive districts, the expenses attending the
pay and maintenance OF these posses to be
charged TO the several counties or municip-
alities, as the case may be
VI The Commanding General calls on
al good citizens to aid in the preservation
Of the peace and TO assist in the arrest and
punishment Of violators of this order and
the criminal laws Of the State, and he ad-
monishos them that unless acts OF intimi-
dalton and violence are checked and pun
ished. bloody retaliation may be provoked,
tho peace of society endangered or sub
verified, and much innocent blood be shed.
VII. The commanding officers of all mill
tarv posts in this District viii Immediately
on the receipt of this order, cause its con-
tents TO be generally made known and de-
liver copies thereof to all civil officers, edi-
tors of newspapers and presses and other
parties 20 be specially affected thereby,
within the limits Of their commands.