Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-30

WEDNESDAY, Jan. ~ 1000.
PETITIONS
Mr. HARRIS: From Lemon Bennett and others
asking that the village Of Fall Branchbe incOrpora
ted. Referred.
! Mr. MENEES: From citizens of Cheatham coun
ty asking that said county be released from paying
State tax. Referred.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
Mr. MENEES: 4 bill for the relief of Cbeatham
/ county. Referred
Mr. Speaker BURCH CHr Goodpasture in the
chair a resolution for the benefit of certain COun'
| ty Trustees. Lies over.
! Mr.. ROACH offered the following protest.
The undersigned beg leave TO protest against the
summary and extraordinary action Of the Senate on
! Monday morning, in the passage of the Preamble
and Resolution relative TO the Territory of Kansas
by calling and sustaining the "previous question,
and forcing the minority to vote under this odlous
gag l1W, by which bare majority may at any time
deprive the minority of all amendments and expla-
nations, thereby cutting of the freedom Of debate;
the Senate have inflicted wrong on the minority,
and against which we enter solemn protest There
no necessity for the Senate to adopt any such pre-
amble, to pass any such resolution as the one
introduced by the Senator from Lincoln, and passed
on Monday. Because, if the object Of the resOlu-
ton be TO &" instruct our Senators and request our
| Senators and Representatives to sustain the
institution Of slavery in Kansas and make 1t a
slave State, We reply that they are all slave
holders and the represent atives Of slave holding
constituency and consequently it will be their duty
and interest, well wish, that they should
do this thing provided it can be done upon the prn-
ciples of rigat and justice, and in accordance with
the will Of a majority of the citizens of Kansas.
Whether the constitution formed at LecOmptOn
meets the appreciation Of the people Of Kansas, is
question yet sub judci0; for while at the election
in December, 1t is said to have been endorsed at the
election on the 4th Of this month it is said to have
I,a hrrv Il, 1rv,I,-
How then, can this Senate determine with these
facts staring them in the face whether the Lecomp
ton Constitution is approved by a majority of the
people Of Kansas And moreover, the preamble
asserts that, the Constitution is republican, when
not one Of US has ever seen the Constitution, ard
knows but little Of provisions.
Our opinion is, that should be left free to
form her Constitution in her own way, subject only
TO the supervision Of Congress, to its republican
ism, without any outside influence, disturbance.
There has been too much interference in the affairs
of Kansas already, by outsiders and IL is high time
that the people there should be permitted to make
their Constitution UnmOlested by the ''fre eaters "
of the South, or the g 0holtionsts of the North.
The Senate of the Tenn ssee Legislature have no
right to interfere in this ter-no right to attempt
to enforce a constitu on on them, nor to prevent
their adoption Of one, should occupy the ground
Of nOn-interyentiOn,' andieave thepeOple of Kan
sRs to settle this subject for themselves subject only
to the decision of Congress- where the final action
in the premises is confined by the constitution Of
the United States, TO determine whether it be re-
publican. Under all the circumstances. then. we
decide that the admission or rejection Of Kansas as
State into the Union ought to be left TO Congress
and that Senators and Representatives ought TO
be left perfectly free to act this subject in that
way which they may deem best calculated to pro-
duce peace and quiet in the Territory, and do JUS
tloe to all concerned Entertaining these views we
could not sustain the preamble and resolution, be.
cause the condition and aspect OF affairs IN that un
fortunate Territory are 50 ehanEeable and variable,
t:y NHu TOI'i lIiO'OiJ' 'aI We OaulO' ue-
NJ" a. W 'ue oeS' oOTIe9 " Oe Pursueu.-
We are perfectly "llhg 10 Ieave the VII ole
VI aunIsslon OF IeJgclon 70 lne 1ongre of
.no oLlSGu oa'es, NOT uOu1'lng Out Iha5 our Sena-
Iii e'' "',i 'ney sS @'s . e facts,
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The protest was spre,5 mon tho q -; oI f.
Trprov co7ry7,,
I'm ~ MI I I motion entered to re-
cOusluer the EoIe rJec'ing ms bill TO establish the
Se'. u PUN 'OUn'y was taken up and the
~ A. ~ rs 80 Sl
gu auJnuIneht' providing that
shall he rsnoved IN said 1o,+;l- me couu'y SeaI
amendment was adopted and the blu again rejected
by the following vote:
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A9,,T- NTessrs i}rotobor Eo go, DuIch-S.
Harris. mn Nundav McDonraI NJ M pasture;
VeIcker-g ""lAeI ana
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,ouss OH 70 produce uniformity IN the reports Of
!i5 Gun pil'ss anu 70 uenGe lne duties OF the
' 0'1 lAssiOHeIs was take up ana passed the |
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On motion bv Mr. BTrTT,F1 the rotior oTt.-o5 -,
consider the vote rassiuo tbe hin for the tetterra
ion of the Tennessee ScbtoI The Daof and TT1L
- 5 - g ~ 'Oi INC = ca anu y 'lIo'
~ the f,lIoygip- vote.
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