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by the Legislature, and calling upon the " good, 

 loyal, and patriotic people, white and colored, 

 of every county in the State, to proceed with- 

 out delay and raise companies of loyal and 

 able-bodied men, and report the same to me 

 at Nashville." He also emphatically declared 

 his purpose of using the force so collected if 

 "compelled to put down armed marauders," 

 with " such numbers and in such manner as 

 the exigency shall demand, whatever may be 

 the consequences." 



It was alleged by many of the opponents of 

 Governor Brownlow's administration that it 

 was designed to use this military force to con- 

 trol the result of the fall election, and some 

 Conservatives even advocated a complete with- 

 drawal of the party from the political cam- 

 paign. An address of the Executive Commit- 

 tee, however, announced, toward the end of 

 September, that, "after anxious deliberation 

 and consultation with many able and discreet 

 persons," they had " resolved upon a vigorous 

 prosecution of the canvass in the pending con- 

 test for the presidency, in behalf of Seymour 

 and Blair, the nominees of the Democracy of 

 the Union." No State election occurred this 

 year, and the whole vote cast at the presiden- 

 tial election in November numbered 83,068. 

 Of this vote, 56,757 were in favor of the elec- 

 tion of Grant, and 26,311 for Seymour, giving 

 the former a majority of 30,446. 



The financial affairs of the State have been 

 a good deal embarrassed, and it was partly for 

 the consideration of these that the extra ses- 

 sion of the Legislature was called. At the last 

 regular session these affairs were intrusted to 

 a Financial Board, consisting of the Governor, 

 Secretary of State, Comptroller, Treasurer, and 

 the president of the Bank of Tennessee. The 

 members of this Board did not work harmo- 

 niously, and two of the number soon resigned, 

 and afterward continued to attack the action 

 adopted by the others. The consequence was, 

 an injury to the State credit, and a failure to 

 raise funds for the interest on the public debt, 

 which became due in July. Hence arose the 

 necessity for legislative action. An act was 

 passed providing for a new Board of Finance, 

 to consist of three members appointed by the 

 Governor, and authorizing a Joan, secured by 

 the bonds of the State, to raise funds to meet 

 the pressing claims upon the Treasury. The 

 aggregate debt of the State amounts to 

 $34,271,762.76. 



The following proclamation may perhaps be 

 regarded as indicating the state of things in 

 Tennessee at the opening of the year 1869: 



Whereas, there exist in Middle and West Tennes- 

 see lawless bands who set at defiance civil law, and in 

 certain localities render it impossible for civil officers 

 to enforce the laws of the State ; and whereas, those 

 masked^ villains, called Ku-klux, are taking prisoners 

 from jails and hanging them without trial, and are 

 abducting passengers from railroad trains, and noti- 

 fying conductors of Northern birth to leave the State, 

 thus having driven four conductors from one road, 

 the Decatur and Alabama road ; and whereas, certain 

 ambitious men have made incendiary speeches, ad- 



vising the overthrow of the State government, there- 

 by encouraging these bands ; and whereas, certain 

 rebel newspapers have encouraged these men by de- 

 nying the existence of the Ku-klux by ridiculing 

 their acts, and failing to condemn them ; and where- 

 as, the Legislature has amended the militia law and 

 given me authority to meet such outrages: now, 

 therefore, I, William G. Brownlow, Governor of Ten- 

 nessee, do call upon all good and loyal citizens to en- 

 ter the ranks of the State Guards, be mustered into 

 service, and aid in suppressing lawlessness. Those 

 enrolling in East Tennessee will be transported to 

 Nashville and armed and placed under the command 

 of General James A. Cooper. 



Another proclamation will be duly issued designat- 

 ing the counties in which I shall declare martial law, 

 the effect of which will be to set aside civil law and 

 turn over offenders to the military to be tried and 

 punished summarily. These outrages have been long 

 borne, but the Executive is not to be cajoled or trifled 

 with. The citizens are warned against harboring any 

 Ku-klux. The Governor will make the guards nu- 

 merous and effective enough to make Middle and 

 West Tennessee as orderly and quiet as East Tennes- 

 see is to-day. 



In testimony whereof I have signed the foregoing 

 and affix the great seal, this, the 20th day of January, 

 1869. 



(Signed) WILLIAM G. BEOWNLOW. 



The State Penitentiary is represented to be 

 overcrowded, and larger provisions are required 

 for its proper management. No effective ac- 

 tion was taken in the matter at the extra ses- 

 sion of the Legislature. The number of pris- 

 oners on the 1st of November was 394, which 

 showed an increase of 61 in three months. 

 The regular session of the Legislature met on 

 9th of November. 



TERRITORIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 

 The number of Territories has been increased 

 by one (Wyoming), and now amounts to ten, 

 if we include the unorganized Indian Terri- 

 tory. Further explorations in the unsettled 

 region serve only to reveal natural resources 

 of the greatest variety and richness. Along 

 the line of the Pacific Railroad, deposits of coal, 

 iron, and other minerals, have been found, and 

 cities and towns are springing up with marvel- 

 lous rapidity. A railroad across the Northern 

 Territories, Dakota, Montana, and Idaho, to 

 Seattle in Washington, is in contemplation, and 

 numerous branch roads are projected which 

 will do much toward developing all this vast 

 region of Territories. The people on the fron- 

 tiers have continued to be troubled by the In- 

 dians, but the vigorous policy of General Sher- 

 man and General Sheridan seems to have had 

 a salutary effect, and has apparently put an end 

 to open hostilities for the present (see INDIAN 

 WAE). 



Arizona. This Territory is divided into the 

 counties of Pima, Yavapai, Yuma, Mohave, and 

 Pahute, all of which are large and sparsely 

 settled. The whole extent is broken up by 

 gigantic mountain ranges, through which flow 

 some fine rivers. The country is very rocky, 

 and well adapted for cultivation only along the 

 streams, though there is much excellent grazing- 

 land. There are large deposits of rich silver 

 ores, but mostly of a kind very difficult to work, 

 and mining operations therefore have not 



