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to transfer it to Lincoln. The delegates of a Convention, which was held at Knoxville before the election, were called to meet at Greenville on the 17th of June. These delegates were not elected by the people, but those of them who were sent at all, were appointed by little, irresponsible town and country meetings.--Neither were the counties equally represented. Eight of them had but one delegate each; three of them only two delegates each; several more four and five delegates each, while Green, Andy Johnson's county, had fifty-four delegates; Knox, Brownlow's county, twenty-eight, and Washington, Nelson's county, forty delegates. Many of these delegates were of the small, meddlesome kind of politicians, who know nothing of State affairs, and who follow favorites, let them advocate whatever doctrine they may. These are the men and this the Convention that has decided for rebellion in East Tennessee, and it is a part of the same crew who are heading Union companies, and exciting th