Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-03
TENNESSEE LEGISLATURES.
The Senate was called to order at nine o'clock
by the Speaker.
SENATE.
Ep,a4v Deeemher 2. 1859.


BILLS INTRODUCED
Bv MIR. PAYNE: No. 1870 incorporate the |
Book and Tract Society of the Methodist Confer
euce of the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
Passed first reading aud referred to the Committee
en- Private Interpretations.
By Mr STOVALL: No. 1870 lease out the
penitentiarv. tSsme as introdrc d in the House
by Mr. HtbS. Passed first lag and referred
to the Committee on the Penuentiary.
Ga motion Of Mr.. STOKELY, it was ordered that
one hundred and twenty-fVe copies be printed Tor
the use of the Senate.
UkFlNIsRED BUsINEss-sENATE BILLS ON THIRD
READISd
The Senate proceeded to the consideration Of the
unfinished business of yesterday, being Senate bills
on third dag.
No. 1870 provide medical services in county
jsi's. .u
MIR. STOKELY offered an amendment to the bill.
which was read as follows:
"But no bill or fee shall be paid to any ply
stefan unless Et is reason IDLE fee in the oPin-
ion Of tire County Court F"
The am sndment WAS rtjscled
MIR HlLDRETH offered ii in lieu pre-
viding .,hat in all cases where criminals are con-
fined in u1ty jals in the State Ct Tennessee, snd
It bec9m necessary that they should have medi-
cal attention. the ailor shall III in such physicians
as ia his opinion are necessary, and they shall nave
reasonable pay for the same and the same shall be
certified and taxed in the bill Of cost aud paid as
other costs"
The bill was adopted in lieu
The anestion then REQUIRED on the bill as thus
amended and the ayes and noes being taken result
ed sys IL. noes 0, a. fOlIws:
Ayes-Nes rs Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Bumpass,
Hi,areth, Hurn. Johnson Lane, Mickey, Minnis,
McC elan, Mcneil, Nash, Payne, Stanton, Stoke
ly, Stoyall, and spa lker Newman-l8.
foes-Noue.
Me,srs Hunter Peters, Richardson, and Thomp-
son beieg .physciaas) were, by their request ex-
cussd from voting.
So the bill PASSED on its third reading.
No. 144-'rO extend the North Alabama Telegraph
Company to Chattanooga Passed
No. l46-ro Incorporate the Csstilian Springs
and Lafayette Turnpike Company
! Mr.. RICHARDSON offered an amendment to the
bill incorporating The Smyrna aud Stones River
| Turnpike Company, and the Smyrna and Stewards
| Creek Turnpike Company, which was adopted.
The bill as thus amended was then passed
! No 1870 amend the charter CT the Mississippi
River Railway Company Passed
! No l5O--To change the time of holding the
| Chancery Court at Sevieryille. Passed.
HARPEH's FERRY INsURREcTIoN.
On motion of Mr. PAYNE. the Senate took up
| House message transmitting House resolution No.
Sc. mr. Bayles5') relative TO the Harper's Ferry
iusurrection. See LEGISLATIVE UEIoH AND AMER
IcAN, pr. Sc 81.
an important matter, and he desired that full Sen
ale should vote upon them and he, therefore, moved
to make their consideration the special order for
Wednesday the 9TH inst, at 10 o'clock.
The Senate, upon division, ayes 9, noes ID, re-
| fused 10 make TIE order.
Mr.. STANTON moved to make their considers
tioa the special order for Monday the 9th inst, at
~ o'clock.
The Seua.e, upon a division, ayes g. noes II, re-
fuyed 10 make the order.
MIR. STOKELY moved 10 refer the resolutions to
the Committee on Federal Relations.
Mr.. STANTON demanded the ayes and noes upon
the motion, which we're taken and resulted ayes s.
noes 49, as follows:
| Avs-Messrs Allen, Boyd, Bradford, Bumpass,
| Horn. Nash, Richardson, Stanton and S;okely-9.
Noes-Messrs Hildreth, Hunier johnson, Lane,
Mickey, MINUS, Mcclellan, McNeilly. Payne, Pc
tiers, stovall, Thompson and Speaker NeSman-lS.
So the motion failed
MIR. RICHARDSON said that as a member of the
Committee on Federal Rela ions, he desired to offer
series of resolutions in lieu of the House resOlu-
| tions, which were read as follows;
Whereas the Democratic members OF the House
OF Representatives have introduced int1 the Gener-
| al Assembly a preamble and resolutions, known as
the .sHarpsrs Ferry Resolutions, conceived, We be-
lieve for party purposes, add drafted with the spe-
cal desigl to tArow the organic sion Of the House
of Representatives of the Congress of the United
States into the hands Of the friends Of the Admins
tratioo whereby all investg ,tion into the abuses
extravag lnce and corruption Of the present Admin
| isha.ion win be raugled and defeated; and,
wher , said resolutions and preamble having been
passed By he House, and are now presented for our
| a,iion-and as We do not intend to commit our
-elves to any such project; nor 10 abuse the trust
| c1mmitted to US by common constituency oy ln-
| ructiug their servants in one department OF the
Govern nent what they msy, or what they may not
do, when We, too are only Servants III another de
| usrtmeat of the Government. But as the Demo-
crs,s have emil lied their views in the preamble and
| resolutions and forced them inso the General As
sembly it will be expected that the OPPo"llon siso'
! will embody their views in some form. Condema-
ing, We do, the Harpers Ferfy riot ana all those
| Engaged Ia it, Their aidsrs and aoettOrs, most IN
| aualifeGly yet We do not think the Democratic
| view of ibe subject should he presented by the
| General A4eenb.y to the country Therefore, We
prefer the follosicg resolutions, and offer then in
lieu, as expressing our opinions in our own Ian
guage. Therefore
Kes5lced, That the members of this General As
Sc ubiy look upon the recent silly and wicked At
tempt of John Brown and his seventeen guided
followers 10 excite an insurrecuOn among the slaves
At Harper's Ferry, mainly the result OF the gross
deiusion (goteu up and fostered hy fanstca sgita-
torsl within prevails at the North IN regard TO the
condition Of the slave population in the South As
suming it to be grieVOus as TO inspire constant
Iiscontent among the slaves, and disposlnS them 10
eagerly embrace any protest which msy be held out
| 20 them 10 effect their escape from boLdage-A de-
| fusion which it would be unWise AID OF mischieV-
Gus COL sequences the part # the South to COZ
| irm or strengthen, by exaggersting for party eff
ect or for any other purpose, the danger be ap-
| pretended from such outbreaks as that Of John
own aEd is 70 lowers al Harper's Ferry; in which
uferry IA le 70 excite insurI dictionary spin:
n tsngle slave 50 far as We are informed
Rss0Epea Al t while 1t is LII anifeJt from the mum
| Ger aud The cost of the arms collected oy Brown
eha Of hava rod IL
rect aid and encouragement in their wicked enter
orise from many abolition leaders, Decides such
| mouomaniaes as GerIit Smith AMI Dr.. Howe; and
#hilst it is fur her manifest that they acei 10 per-
feet harmony Of purpose with the teachings AMI
| -ympathies of the whole abolition factlon at the
North; nevertheless do not believe the great body
| If the Republican party encourage or sympathlse
| with such Wicke mess and folly. But 1t must be
conceded by all reason able nen, that the existence
4 such a party at the Nor h, matter under what
| circumstances Of proVocstion it had its origin-s
! party based upon the single idea Of hostility 10
slavery powerful in The number Of its members and
ia the ability Of its leaders-a party upheld BY nu-
msrous public journals, daily teeming with exsggera-
ted pictures of the oppression endured by the slaves
| with iLhammattry InVcciives against the Soutn'
gainst slavery and The lavehoders-lnevllaoly
| tends to incie the weak-minded and fanalcal 10
engage in such desperate and preposterouo schemes
and mat if such party shall be long upheld at tbs
No tn, it must in the end ,pgender such degree
of alienation aud bitter hatred between the people.
of the North and South IS will prove to be incom-
pslible with the existence or continuance OF COM
| mon government.
Resolved That the idea or theory that the exist
ence of slavery in States or communities, and
he absence Of it in other and adjoining States or
communities, is incompatible with the existence Of
| q union of such States aud communities under one
| Federal head General Government was retu.ed
~ the judgment aad conclusions of the founders OF
| tne Republic, and the trainers Of the Federal Con-
3ituton. and has been clearly dsIroved by the ex-
perience Of Il an calf nt,ry # q csss.ul,
armonous and prosperous career Oh toe whole
country under the present cOrfederated Union
ResoiUsd That, IN the opinion of the members OF
this General Assembly, there is nc necessary con"
ict between free and slave labor in any well regu-
lated community, and least Of all in a country like
the United States, embracing such variety snd
extent Of soil, climate aud production; that In this
country far from being in Conflict free and slave
| abor may ecexist in perfect harmony, and 10 the
mutual advantage aud Convenience of both-the
African race being by nature endowed with powers
Of endurance and cal aoily fer labor and ENJOY
meut in chimes which impair the energies Of
the white race may be appropriately and probably
employed in The culture CT SUCH staples as nee
sugar aud cotton, products Necessary to the com
forts of the white race, while the latter, IN chimes
| IN cir aanstiIutiOn.