Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-01-16

On motion by Mr. EWING, the House took up the
Senate bill az to authorize constables to serve
! subPGnas in certain eases-the question being:
! Shall the bill be read the third time?
| Mr. BAYLESS proposed to amend, by adding these
words Provided such processes shall be directed,
as heretofore to the sheriff other lawful officers"
/ which was adopted.
! Mr. COOPER moved to strike cut that portion pre-
s;ribiDg t. constabes 81 80 dayfr waiting the
! grand jury-such bill having been passed this
! House yesterday: which was adopted.
! Mr. EWING said the Attorney General for David
| son county had now q grand jury on his hands,
/ without an officer to wait on them.
The question was then taken on the final reading
of the bill resulting-yeas 81, nays p, follow:
| YeGS-Messrs. Anderson, Bate, Bsyless, Bick-
nell Blackburn, Brazelton, BulOch, Caldwell, Car
| ter of Hardin, Cooper, Davie, DOdson Dunlap, Ew-
ing, Fulton, GOlladay, Holiness lvie, Keeney, Lloyd,
/ Low, Nancy, Mickey, Newbern, ROulstOn, RoWles,
! Schmittou, Senter Stovall, Summers, Thompson,
! Williams, White Of Hamilton, White of Knox,
| Vaughn, and Speaker DOnelson-31.
! Nays-Messrs Agee, Bradford Copeland, Da-
/ wilson, Dobsen Frazer, Cannon, Griffith, llamil-
/ ton Harvey, johnson, Lackey, Lamb, Maris, New
man, Randolph, RenshaW, Richardson, Roberts,
! Rose, st. John, Saunders Shrewsbury, SMART,
| Turner of Roane, Wilson, aud Wood-27
So, the bill passed the third and last reading in
| the House of Representatives and
On motion BY Mr. EWING, 1t was ordered to be
transmitted without delay to the Senate.
SCHOOL COMMISSIONERS.
Mr. SCHMITTOU entered his motion to reconsider
the vote of yesterday rejecting Mr. Newbern's bill
to change the time Of eecting Common School Com
missioners. and moved to take It up.
Mr. NEWBERN said be desired to offer bill in
lieu, which
Mr. ST JOHN opposed.
The vote was reconsidered, and the question be-
ing on the adoption Of the bill in lieu,
Mr. BULLOCK explained the bill in lieu. It was
VIII fha
and civil district were the same, the people may
elect the school commissioner the first Satur day
in March
Mr. ReWLES submitted again his amendment of
yesterdays which adopted.
Mr. ST JOHN opposed the bill further.
Mr. ROBERTS proposed to amend, by excepting
from the operation Of the bill the counties of COT
fee, Grundy, and Van Buren,; which was lost.
The bill in lieu then adopted, and the ques
ton then again REQUIRED the flal reading Of the
bill as amended-the Clerk reporting the vote-yeas
81, nays l5-as follow:
Ye1s-Messrs. Algee, Anderson, Bayless Beale |
Benton, Blackburn, Bradford, BrazeltOn, Bulloch |
Carter Of Carter, Carter of Hardin, Cooper, Cope
land, Dobson, Dunlap, Estes Ewing, Fulton, Gam
mOn Griffith, Holmes, johnson, Keeuey, Low, Nancy
Maris, Mickey, NeWbern, ROulston, Rose, Schmit-
tOu, Smart, Summers, Thompson, Turner of ROane |
Wilson, and Hr Speaker Donelson-87.
AdyS-Hessrs. Davidson, Frazer, Hamilton, Har- |
ney Lackey, Lamb, Lloyd, Newman, Roberts, Rowes, |
St John, Saunders, StOVan, Williams, and Wood |
-15. |
So the bill passed the third and last reading in |
the House of Representatives.
ABSENCE. |
On motion by lir CARTER of Hardin, lIr Bentley |
haG leave Of absence on account Of illness.
SULLIVAN COUNTY.
The House now returned to the Calendar, Mr. |
GammOn's bill 1851 TO repeal special provision of
law allowing citizen of Sullivan county to sue his
neighbOr in an adjoining county, was taken up and
passed the final reading in the House of Represen-
tatives.
MrCOOPERS bill [25l in lieu of 81 to provide |
for the voluntary enslavement Of free persons of /
color in this State, was taken up, and considered |
on the third reading.
Mr. COOPER proposed to amend by adding Sec |
ton 4, That the court shall appoint commissioners
to assess what should be The value of such person
going into slavery, and the proposed master shall |
pay into the hands Of the County Court Clerk the |
fourth part Of the said assessed value Of such per-
son.
Mr.. DAVIDSON. I cannot vote for the bill or
the amendment l am neither an AboiiGonist
Free-Soiler, and never expect to be. I am in favor
of every man enjoying the possession Of his slaves
I am in favor of keeplngup and maintaining all the
State Of Tennessee But there is one thing that l
never have done, and never shall do. There Is one
thing that l never have at empted TO do and |
never shall attempt, by any act, speech, vote of
mine, and that is, TO convert a man, of any color
who is a free man into slave. l will not allow
him to do it by his eWn voluntary act. l wish it
distinctly understood, that vote against this bill
upon this ground, and no other. could not per-
haps more fnlly express my sentiments upon this
subject; being the representative Of free people
and of free institutions If the free negroes Of this
country are a nuisance if they de harm among |
slaves audto the people Of the State by interfering
with the black population, let the gentleman intro
duoe his bill, and say to them, go and will vote for
it. would be willing to drive them out to do any
thing protect the institutions Of the South and of
the State Of Tennessee; but l never will vote to
reduce free man from freedom to bondage
Hr COOPER. Mr. Speaker, introduced this bill
from humane motives. There Is no man who will
conovert the fact that the free people of color are
a nuisance here and every where. l am too humane
q TO drive them Offset them afOat upon the
cold charities of the world, without protection.
desire throw over them the protection Of our laws
l do believe, sir, that the true moral condition Of
the blacks ordained by the Creator for that race
is the condition Of serviude to the white man: and
that if you wish to make them happy and contented
and throw around them the guard and restraints
which should be thrown around them, the most ap-
propriste way that can be done for them-the way
our institutions are constituents to allow them to
20 into slavery. leave 1t optionary with them by
the bill l leave it TO their own voluntary action
l say TO them you may do this or you may suffer
the penalties Of our present police laws, by which