The Union flag. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1865-187?, 1869-12-17


openly oonRht by bold, und'sgulsed bribery.
Not a few entitled, seeing The utterly fictitious
character OF the election, abstained from
taking part IN ii. But ttese matters are not
uigod as vitaling the election. The polls
might possibly be purged 1t is the illegali-
~ OF tue whole affair that is urged npon the
pubic attenlion--the violation not only of
tfe statnte law, but OF the Constitution itself
The returns OF the election, as made by the
oiiieials who held 1t, demonstrate its tue
character. For Governor, the vote stands,
TOR Senter, ZIG $50, and Tor Stokes, S., a96
The vote for Grant was 56,757, only l,56l
greater than the vote TO- Stokes. The vote
FOR seymour was 26,3lli and tor Ethericre
the year previous only ~, ,o4S. The wt,'ls
vote polled IN the exciting contest OF 1867
was e7 032, and in the Presidential election
OF 1868 II was s63 06S. y rom this the a'lmbef
OF legal voters in the State can ily ~ ipt
lfrTea. Whetneflf lfhe iawsrts'rirtiug fhe sur
Tsge OF tne sfaBe' tu y ocr fNrhs rignt
or not, wise or nnw'st,'is NOT TO the purpose
IL was the law as clearly as any law IN the
state ana as Obligatory. Least OF NJ, was
'he governor OF the o'"te, wao hau nlinseil
assisted 10 enact the law ana had assumed an
oatn 10 support ana execute III AT hoprly 10
I"inpie IL unuer 'oot ana sci u at uehance'
h'u " 'ie"'y ue"o"S'."ole ''n' VI Wv
iul' nu'noer OF ieRa' 'oters III the Dtate' 'ue
n"moS' "i' o'oN's 10 "''"'.eo W n"'e ie
eeI'eu 'ons'''u',' u '',"l ni'Jo' ~
me same '',e'nous INA. ~ Is c'"''heu e'ec',
GU "o'eino' o.n'e', =" INC n'"""er e'1c'e'
'he eis"' "'Joi.J VI 'ne h'B 's'a'u ,e-iuueeu
WIN e" eAo,p,iou', 'ue 'u,.'e o'uy' II unS
wv" "e'1 '''u' Wv" ;" '"' D'''e ""u o"' w ~
,""' 'uo ''eo', 'nm"su "o' Nepuo-
'0"'s' piV NV D'no''" NV n'e'e'y w
i"''ei VIZ Wv '."so W "o''S' ~ ueep, '''
W. "nu p'o!,"'eu "Ns.n.! 0! '" 'ue "epuo',o""
P"' oons'''u''' D'"o0i"' 'n.u are '"ese
'neu Den'oe'"s u syu'p"'uy WIN Ahu Suo-
po'' VI wy "''''"''o" VI a"u'e" v"'"-
eo" "s "h"'"S. Co"e'.o' .o"Ht''".es Delh-
vVl"'' anu IN "h o',ve Nv 'e"s' IL eer'h'"'y
uoeS' lheh are wy De'nooI%'s II 70 nave
S"ppor'eu nv'4V'l"u ~ "e"'"s' t'ncotn /" 'ooa,
a,ue u"u oes l''ur ""' n,"'l "R"'"S' or"n' a"u
oo''aA III i'oo' .on''''uteS penioo'aey, 'nen
"e 'uey n'nT.'"'S' '"e "'o""'S anu
.'''u,' ~ VI '"e "'oI'u''' p'esS 'n'ouh"oo'
Tue o'"le "l' W pe 'aAeu no e'."enCe' 'oe'e Is
Nv aoo,n & ~ INV ,",, 0u' o'I,.ny '",u
SELVES "ho ilnaslhe UT lelBn Pol't'cai eIe-
lnent III the State, netaGr Republican nor
Democrat
uI.
iue e'eV''""i '"eu, heiu "''"ouV i""-'o'
IT, VIII be horne IN mind that ne attempt was
mudesto observe the old law in force prior To
,L, robolI,o,, IA Io,d 4, ana, ,,J,snni,od
wv 'eo'4i'o" ''eiu ~ "P'uI "u"'ss"'seu
VIOLATION oi the law, ~, III legal co0ttmpld-
ton, slmply null Invalid obligatory upon
n,,hnJc n,,i,,, I,,,,I ,r,hnrit. ,n r,bIdv I,
"''ou! E''"s S"' ""''''''' !" "o''''' ~
WOulu not nave oten more cOnpletsIy SO nac
il been carried by admitting to the htllot-boX
,ha ,yo,,, md oho,l oh ldr,n of tho Sta,o
VIZ "'"N ' $500 " "
or the citZeuS %. tht utlghbOrlnE States. 1T
IS A REVOLUTION UNDER THE FORM OF POPU-
A., ,,v.r.o, I,La all ,,li,ic 4 r,v,Inti,,,s
""N -N"''iN'' IN ' fN' '''i
us CHARACTER IN Tue ihture WIZ uepehu upon
It's success If s1ccessiul IL will indu-ute
49, ,ha nar.n.n.n, oave,np,an, AZ NOT /,
."sSS t"e ~ ty'' ', ~ - -. -
WilI ulsSolNe anu ulsHPPtN US uIu I's great
pro u.otype the Southern COniederaCy. Shall
!, spccs.d ia n ouastinn which nddrsssps
- IL
ltSeli 10 Tue PcOpIe oI tHe ot"le "hu 10 tbe
Federal government. II they acqnirsce, their
,,,,i r,,,o oot,hlisbee /, and cl,,bos tho
"'i"'N'UN"NN
n5urpaIlOn ana reVOlutlou win Tue ulEnlty
of recognized authority. II they do moi,
~ IL ,ll .ror,o,, a a,,.mn,, -, s,br,r,inr,
'"e"' INV wv P''' ',e'p'' w N'''"E
governments, II VIII lhllhnu cover lts authors
with meritpd opprObium and disaster.
To the people Of the state and Of tho whole coun.