, 1870-01-06

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TIE TENNESSEE REVOLUTION.
The recent speech OF Governor Brown
low in the Senate. deuoancing the reyolu-
honary portion Of the proceedings OF the
Legislature of Tennessee, will probably be
found to express very faithfully the views,
not only of the minority Of the Republicans
In Tennessee. hut also Of Congress and the
country ns large. As Senator B,ownlow
stated very ptthl!y the points OF the present
situation n Tennessee, We give them in his
own languages:
'ly thr psottstoF OF the constlkotlon there s no
PoFef Ftt;eo u toe Gsnefsi Assembly waeteoy
that boo5 can proslds Tor tne anenument OF the
o1kaniE txw sArpngn Z couyenCo1. Tne colr
,, tie form. Of law I. Tor Lesls azure to pro-
roe fhr desired aIend ren'. aud II i. RECEIVES
she neccfrafy Asj'r"y thea pab'tsa Il, ~hr1 sae
ntxt sccIetdttE L"3;+tn'ure elpmtta 1t to Tue
neope, aId u aoo7'e5 ~ toe peop tae st,li nex:
thuft decafra It Part Of The Constitution OF
"7se convention recently called to sueod the
cn1sfHUt'on 6f Teurts:ee has Ior been called ia
Accordance w1'h Law. 1t ~ revolutionary aod M.
eorst1ut:ur nL Whxs tiost1not Seuter uay feei
IN. ~ = - uS e. .s ~ ~
s'ttnpt to meet acd carry out their revolutloa.
troen. IN a.,.,t ,nrf snt, men o5 ~ sac
ArttH bl, Is 1a'nllt test upon MlEculet"
Nc aerc among thosc who, With Governor
Bro"nlo~, urged the Republican party in
Ienuessee to te~enttnnchise the rebel ele-
ment, and thus carry out, even in favor Of
the undesarring mad rebellious, the policy
Of universal suffrage. But, Ike him, We
expect5d this to he done by Legal and con-
ststutionA mea6ures. in due course ii time,
and nut by forcibl- overthrow Of the ex-
listing constitution
That Legislature is guilty Of revolution
when it attempts to amend its con-
stltution IN nnnner not provided for in
that constitution is point too clear for AZ
eunent. There may be cases where such
revolution Is necessary, as, for INSTANCE,
where the constitution contains no clause
#hateEer regulating It's mode Of amend
ment. In sucn case necessity would
cause the people OF the State. the Ma
honA Government, and the surround.
ssz~~-fdnhessec Goes not present 5uru
cnse. Her constitution provides for its
own amendment by the action Of two
successive Legislatures, and vote of the
people. It does not provide fox its amend
meut by convention. II the Legislature
can tutborize convention to amend the
constitution, il can dispense With conven-
ton altogether, and authorize the Governor
to proclaim, m amendment. One is no
more in violation CT the present constitution
than the other.
Under this unlawful and void net of the
Legislature, convention has been elec.a1
e1n,peutly rebel in lis comnosit;on haconea
very few hut rebels participated in electiur
it. Though ttesc political facts t1o nat
affect Its legality, for it has none to be
affected by them, they nany veil be WEIGHED
Ly Congress in considering the erpediencv
OF Interfering to arrest further revolutions,
and nnnul those heretofore enacted.
Whether this pretended convention
will reercauize tho Stata nm tba
basis OF Write yotes only, or
frame tlpcs code. or exclude tLe Tnion
ists OF the war from pover. or comnepsote
rpb.ls for tbci. war ,os,rs- or take orv.
other m;scbicvons action in ncco,l,nca u;t,,
Aha ;,,c,;nctc ,,d ,,;oo ~ +,,sn ,r1a INV,
nosa il ve c,rnot nra1,ct 1tis snfacIant
n tr,,,r ,1,at r ito .assn,, n+;o, n ha , 1o-
IN, Constitutional Convention il oc,,;esca5
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