Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1872-12-24

and egress to and from the public offices
in said building of persons entitled to the
same.
The interlocutory and eX parte order i'll
the suit of Antoine, the candidate for Lit.
Governor, seems to have been made as the
complement to the order above quoted in
the suit of Kellogg, which directed the
occupation of the State Capitol by the
Marshal with directions to prohibit what
is termed in the order an unlawful assem-
bly,. White, the same Marshal,
| is directed to allow the
ingress and egress of persons he might de-
termine to be entitled to such a privilege.
This order, in the case of Antoine, is COM
prehensive and explicit, and none can
mistake its import, or its object. 1t is first
that the Governor of the State be enjoined
and restrained from examining election
returns, or counting votes, except in the
| presence of officers designated in these or
ders, and from controlling, interfering
with or attempting to interfere with the
| organization of the State Legislature, and
from doing any act, from giving any order
or direction, or making any request which
may directly or indirectly prevent or him
der any person from being present and
taking part in the organization of the
State Legislature, called on the 9th of De-
cember, or at any future day who may be
returned as a member thereof by board
composed of H. G. Warmoth. George Z.
Bovee, James LOngstreet, Jacob Hawkins,
and John Lynch, and whose name has
been transmitted to Charles Merritt,
Secretary of the Senate, by George
| f. Bovee, Secretary of State.
.. That twenty named persons who had
been candidates for the offices of Senator
in the State Senate, and who were sup
posed to have been elected and had been
| declared to be so were enjOined and re-
strained from participating in any manner
in the organization of the Senate or doing
any act about that organization unless
their names should appear on Boon's list
of names of members of the Senate as
| transmitted to the Secretary of the Senate,
| Chas. Merritt. =
| 3. About one hundred persons, whose
names are given, who were supposed to be
elected to the House of Representatives Of
the General Assembly, and had been de-
clared SO elected, were similarly enjoined
| from participating in the organization of
the House of Representatives, or from do
| ing any act as casting any vote unless
their names were on BOon's list of men,
| bers. --r.rr r..r.. sfr -Frgl
| 4. The Clerks of the Senate and of the
| House of Representatives We're severally
enjoined from placing on any list
or announcing the name of any
| member or from recognizing as q men,
! ber or designating as member,
prior or during the organization of the re-
| spective houses, any person whose name
| was not placed upon the Houses list.
| .. The Secretary of the State, Bovee was
| enjoined from receiving returns of the
| election of the State officers or of members
| of the General Assembly, excepting such
as should be filed in his office by the
board, composed of Warmoth, Longstreet
Hawkins, Lynch and Bovee. :, E8lE
| 6. The Chief of the Metropolitan police
| and all of its members, numbering about
800 and the board were enjoined from in
| terfering with the organization of the Gen
eral Assembly and not prevent those on
Bovee's list from entering into the halls of
| the Assembly.
Z. The persons composing the board, re
| cOgniZed by the. Governor, were enjOined
| from acting as canyassing board, from
declaring and publishing any calculation,
statement or proclamation of the result or
granting certificates of election, or state>
ments tending to show any right to office,
growing out of ballots cast aside. The
Marshall, assisted by detachment from
the army of the United States, under these
orders took possession of the capitol and
held it OH the 9th of Dec, when the Gener-
al Assembly were to come together under
the proclamation Of the Governor, the egress
and ingress of persons were regula ted accord
Ing 10 tnls ofder. person named flncnOeck
took possession of the chair of the Senate and
directed its organization. He had been Sena-
tor for term that had expired While Sem
ator, he had been President of the Senate and
in virtue of such Presidency, under the law,
had acted as Lieut.. Governor after the death of
Dunn, the Lieut.. Governor chosen in 1868, But
at the time of these occurrences he was not
merely functus oficio as President of the Sem
ate but was not Senator and had no title or
color of title to act as Lieut. Governor or to
take any part in the organization OF the
Senate. ~ re
The House of Representatives wasalso organ.
lied. the postmaster Of New Orleans being its
Speaker; the certificates of Bovee, under the
Injunction were taken as conclusive of member
ship. These leaders passed resolutions for the
imneachment of the Governor and thus Pinch
beck felt at liberty to assume the title of Gov
crnOr. Two District J Judgeships were abolished
and q new Court called the Superior Court was
established with extraordinary powers, ana
among others exclusive jurisdiction to deter;
mine the title to Office and Mr.. Hawkins one OF
the members of the Bovee Board, who had made
the election returns was made Judge.
NoTE.-The document which Is volumlnops
in its details goes on to state the seton of The
Governor. the arming of the .Ilitia and the
seizure of the arsenals, with n full description
of the coup de main which resulted IN the pres
ent state of affairs, denounclng 1t as revoiution-
ary, and pointing out wherein lhey elaiih 'no
law was transgressed.
The Committee aver that they are seeking no
Office, but are actuated solely for the public
veal The increase of the State DEBT ana taH-
alton is also set forth, which threatens to bank
rupt it; also the perpetuation Of fraud in count
ing votes. In conclusion the Committee bear
testimony to the patient hearing of their state
ment, though regretting ''the refusal OF the spe,
cifc measures of relief for which they applied,
and the matter having been referred to Con-
gress the Committee express their belief that
Justice will be done in the matter. Forty-fou
names are signed to the memorial.
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