Daily Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1857-1858, 1858-01-28
LEGISLATURE OF TENNESSEE.
SENATE.

SENATE
WEDNESDAY,, Jan. 81, 1858.
Mr. Harris presented a petition from sun6ry cit-
liens Of Washington AID Sullivan counti' s. asking
that the town of Fall Branch b. incorporated
Mr.. Menees: petition from the citizens OF
Cheatham County in relation to taxes
Mr. Roach offered the following:
The undersigned beg leave to protest against
the summary and extraordinary action of the Sem
ate on Monday uorning, in the passage of the Pre-
amble and Resolution r iative TO the Territory OF
Kansas; bv calling and sustaining the "previous
question:" and forcing the minority to vote under
this oiious gag la,O, by which hare jority, may
at any time deprive the minority of all amend
menis snd explanations, thereby cutting off the
freedom of debate, the Senate have infcte a
wrong on the minority and against which we enter
a solemn protest. There is necessity for the
Senate to adopt any such preamble, nor TO pass
airy such resolution as the one introduced by the
Senator from Lincoln, and passed on Monday.
Because if tie Object of the resolution be TO 'in
street our Senators and request our Repr senta-
tves" TO sustsin the Institution OF slavery in KAN
SIS and make it slave State; We reply that they
are all slave-hoiers and the representatives of a
slave gliding constituency, and consequently 1t
will be their duty and interest 80 Il rs our wis,
that they should do this thing, pr0uifed it can be
done upon the principles OF right and justice, and
In accordance vi b the will of a MAJ lrify of the
citizens OF Kansas. Whether the constitution
formed al Lecompton meets the approb1tion OF the
people OF Kansas, is question as yet sub juice,
for while at the election in December it l. ii to
have BEEN endor-' q; at the LECTION TIE 4th OF
thu month il is id to have been Re jectst 10y more
tiIsn ten & ousand votes.
How then can tits Senate determine with these
facts staring them in the face whe ther the Lecomp-
ton Constitution is approved by III. joIity of the
people OF Kansas? And NOR over, the pr anble
asserts that, the Constitution is republican, when
not one of u has u the Constitution, and
krow but little of its provisions.
Our opinion is that Kansas should be left ee to
form her Constitution in her own way, SUI ct only
to III supervision OF Congress. TO its republi
c-nism, without any outside il fueuc-, or distur
b,uce. There has be n too much interference in
the affairs OF Kiusis already by outsiders, AMI it
is high time th { tn people there should be per-
mitted TO make their Con tItuton unmOes ed bv
the fire eaters" OF III Soutt; the "abo'itionsts
of the North.
The S, nate of tie Tennessee Legislature have
no ri!ht 10 interfere in this matter-no right TO
sttemp' to enforce constitution o. tn m, nor TO
prev, mt their adoption of one, but 1uld occupy
the ground of non-uterveUri0n" ami leave tie
people Of KnsIs to s'ttle this sui ct tor them
sev s. SUI jcct cnly TO the decision of Con-r 81,
where the final action in the premises is con- fined
by thu constitution of tn United States, TO deter
mine y b ther it be republican. Under all the
circumstances then We d. ci that the dnls ion or
T. lection OF Kansas a State into the Union,
Dug 10 b. left TO Congress, and that our majors
ana heI res Mt uV' ouht 10 be lett perfectly rev
to act on til SUI ct, in that way which they y
deem best calculated to produce peace and quit Ia
the territory, and do j Istice TO all concerned. En-
tertaining these yir~s We could not sustain the
preamhle and solution, because the con i ion
and aspect OF aft aIrs in tn uufortuaat. Territory
clsngea"le and vIriItlF, uns ,ti-fictory aud
contradictory, that cannot det rminp now as to
the brst course to be pursued. Therefore are
perfectly willing TO leave the who'll SUI ct OF "a
miseion or lection 10 the Coner of the United
r preventative, Whet tn get all tie facts, ill do
what they believe to be ri lat
ISAAC J. ROACH,
F. Ii. BR TIC Err
JNO F GOODNER,
HENRY WELCKER,
A + GOFF.
The protest was spread upon the journal
Mr.. BUrch (Mr. Goodpasturr in the oh IT, off 7.
ed a resolution in relation to Free Bank money
p.ii by tie Bank of T. IN. county Trustees
for SC col purI osts. Lies over.
The motion to reconsider the vote r citing the
bill TO change the county SCAT of Upton coun' y
taken up and prevailed. The bill amend
ed and again j rted.
Mr.. Bratchtr entered a motion to reconsider the
vote
House bill to produce unfit rmity in the reports
of r iroad Companies, and TO define the duties OF
the R'iIroad Commissioner, was taken up and
passed the first time.
The Senate refused to reconsider the vote pas
sing the bin TO change some OF the officers Of the
Deaf and Dumb Asy lum nt Knoxville
Senate Till to regulate tipping passed the thir d
time.
Adjourned till . 1-9 o'clock.