, 1869-09-07
PEotcAt AE.2lnae tho Into Election
EAs Ifcy0fu taounfys

a meeting u Republicans from different parts
u Tennessse convene ut Nashville on tha 9Th
meeting committee vas appootcd, Consisting Of
one from each ConETessnnal District, to- prepare
10 TaI1 p H. ~ a75 FL &c n sd
pared such protest. vi hch opens Will = brief his
toJ G. the restoration Of civil government IN Ten.
overcome hy the Cnlon armies Tne Erst LecIsls-
tufe under the restored S;ase passed Al aSt 70
regulate the elective franchise, szl 70 llut TIE
Quauuc2fson Of 7otcIB- The act rruEided for the
appointment Of Commissioners O! Registration
who we're 10 enrol the legal yo.i1.s Ia tho several
eo1ni,ss anu ,s.ae y 70 eaea certificate Of
ntsslouets were liable to be removed by the Coz.
cE1or. IN addition to beng punished Jua.:iaIly
fe. 0; he Convention Esica ne, il Sashsis On
the 1oih Of Nay TO Douia8tc caplida;e Tor EaoF-
efror, which wn. b.7c.J, iaai 1t broke up IN dis
Hnrrrunon both Stokes a1d Senser ,oo1 h. dad
~ candidates The conElstee assert thai wnan
i became apparent th?t, without eals-Stns the
Scnter Ii disregard o! the Law, and wishoak Cause
or pTrte1f. removed the whole bol5 Of ConmIs-
stonets aud appointed Others In their ste1d, in
issucd certificates Of reetstra1lon - ali who ap-
pl'ed OF On whose behalf Application WIS made,
qualifications; and when no appiicauou ~, Esdc
ouAy not eatiued under the law 70 nccive them:
that certificates u b!snk wcre Issued without nam.
ber, to be nlled up and used o5 am one Into
1hoee hancs they might chance to laiI Also
that the Comnlss.oDetA. tn violation OF aH, delc-
gated tibet: powers to othczs VITO were ncre reck-
lcta than tIselses. In many instances Ii Il IS.
EeTted that the Commissioners acted Htihout
taxing the nath CT pftcc- In Iaoy cesea No frcts-
tlAtou vas nadc and no fecoEd pretended 10 BE-
Kept OF tne Pefsons to whom Certificates OF rcSts>
trxsion had been granted IN Rhort, sar The com.
nlitee, the EcStstrauon lsEs Of the state wt.c
openly, universally. and os:cntailocsiJ sci aside
By the 1p7otntec1 Of Governor Center AMI undcr
Circumstances which compel the belief that It Vas
done With bis knaFlcbcc and eoanteaace pron-
ablJ tn obedience to hts express lpst:ucttoa4.
The committee contia1c, and coocluoe IS fol.
"As ,hcse things vent on aud The CANVASS took
ahApe, II became esidcQt to the people u II tns
Governor Vas IN accord with the Democracy ol
the 2tAte-thosc who had involved It IN the rebel
ocIats rallied TO ZEN N his support having 10
candidate Of the!- OWL, and the Republicans were
almost az rnlsco IN the support Of h!z opponent
"1hc leE.slAstTc canr1ss, however took differ
nc]d - +senttE Republicans 'Corscrrattyc Rs
rpb(tcAnkt s51E1Ec Repoblic3nA' 4128t urAtt.
ned gentlemen. Knu Naturally expected tbs taCle
support ~ sher lcadefs|ndecd hal promise 10
it il Believed Ahandoucd them fer ezodidates k1ls-
tiDtttvtIy thciI oHn. The SE1tEr Republican can.
d.datrs disappeared from tho COntc3t carrying
With snem votes enough roGcHr3Ea to defeat the
rrat ezuIitAtcs Of the party.
the s4rao Eep who had s1pcfsnIcndcd the rrEts-
tIatlnp and with cyen aoro wkoton ducrsant
OF the tAN, Their nrpolutecs &nd aecotA tho
Judges md elerka In cGAEGe I tho hNlos-hoxc1,
xcfr in nnnbere4s tnstancet persons coutnaco-
ou1,y dt.pr1lieed under the law. who could not
md cid MOI tafn thc cath IN such CASE Prescribed
Mtp Known ~ DcDocf2tA, especially d:sffAueataed
rtbcta wtrs allowed 10 To1e without question or
eyea tho prpiuciten Of registration ecfuscasss-