Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1895-12-25
HAYWOOD'S
HISTORY OF TENNESSEE
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

The number of inhabitants in the
territory had now 30 far augmented,
as to entitle them to territorial as
sembly and legislative council, accord.
ing to the provision of the ordinance
Of 1887. Gov. Blount, on the 10th of
October made an ordinance, in which
he stated that proof had been made to
him of there being in the territory 5000
free males and upwards, and therefore
he authorized the election of persons
to represent the people in General AS
sembly, on the third Friday and Satur-
day in December, 1893, by such elec-
tors as were specified in the ordinance
of Congress of the 18th of July. 1857 Two
from each Of the counties Of Washing
ton, Hawkins, Jefferson and Knox;
and one from each of the counties of
Sullivan, Greene, Tennessee, Davidson
and Sumner; the elections to be con-
Quoted under the regulations pre-
scribed by the election laws of North
Carolina; and the returning officers
were directed to certify. the names of
the elected to the secretarys office,
at Knoxville, as soon as might be. On
the 22d and 23d of December, elections
we're held accordingly in all the coun-
ties of the territory, and the people
elect ted Alexander Kelly and John
Baird. for the County of Knox; George
Doherty and Samuel Weir. for Jeffer
son; Joseph Hardin, for Greene; Leroy
Taylor and John Upton for Washing
ton; George Rutledge, for Sullivan.
and William Cooke and Joseph Nc
Minn, for Hawkins; James White, for
Davidson; David Wilson, for Sumner,
and james Ford for Tennessee.
Gov. Blount had studied from the
days of his infancy, in the school of
the world; and by long course of
critical examinations, had discovered
the most elastic springs of human
action; he had beeN particularly con-
versant with the political branch of
mankind, and had learned with accu.
racy which were the applications most
likely to gain them; he was perfectly
convinced that the remonstrances of
the southwestern people, when made
by an assembled body of the people e
representatives., would have much
greater effect, than when made by in.
dividuals not clothed with the repre-.
sentative character: he labored, there
fore, indefatigably to procure for them
that indispensable organ. No sooner
were the elections over, than by a
proclamation issued on the 1st of Janu
ary, 1894, he appointed the Assem- bly,
to meet at Knoxville, on the fourth
Monday of FEBRUARY, 1894. The Assem-
bly,, on the day appointed. convened al
Knoxville, and appointed David Will
son, Esquire, their Speaker, and Hop
kins Lacy, Esquire, their Clerk. And
it is to be considered as an auspicious
omen of the future prosperity of theil
young empire, that they laid its foun
dations in piety to God. On the mex
day the members, preceded by the
Governor and Speaker, went in process
sion to the place of worship, where the
Rev. Mr.. Carrick, after offering up ar
appropriate prayer, preached to then
from these words in the epistle of Pau
to Titus: I'm hope of eternal life
which God, that can not lie, promised
before the world began; but hath il
due time manifested his word through
preaching: which is committed untC
me according to the commandment o
God our Savior"
They elected ten persons, out o.
whom five were to be chosen by Con
gress as the Legislative council; they
appointed a committee to draft an ad
dress to the Governor, which wa
drawn accordingly and approved of
in which they strongly recommended
some offensive measures, could they b,
resorted to, otherwise that defensiv,
ones might at least be adopted. ant
blockhouses erected on the frontiers
at all proper places, many of which
they named; and they stated that, un
I'll the frontier people should be bette
protected, it would be impossible TO
: them to raise their crops, and tha
they would be forced to evacuate thei
plantations, and to leave others in tn
same desolate circumstances. The,
recommended guard for the protec
tion of the Cumberland members OF
their return, adverting to the recen
fact, of an express having been severe
ly wounded in the wilderness as h
}, came from Nashville to Knoxville.
The committe also, who were aI
{. pointed for the purpose, Mr.. White
- Mr.. Cooke, Mr.. Kelly, Mr.. Weir an
Mr.. Taylor, drew an address to Con
gress which was approved of by th
House, and was signed by the Speaker
% In it they demand a declaration @
war against the Creeks and Cherokees
and stated, that since the treaty @
Holston, they had killed in a most bal
% barous and inhuman manner, upward
of two hundred citizens of the Unite
States, residents in this territory, will
out regard to age or sex, and carrie
Others into captivity and slavery; ha
robbed the citizens of their slave,
stolen at least two thousand horse,
which at moderate calculation, wer
worth 100000 dollars; DESTROYED thej