Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-08-30

county line. Il has been the practice almost ever
since Tennessee became State, for the Legislature
to change county nes and always the vote m brac-
ed IN the change nave voted part Of the county
20 which they were added this is net inconsistent
with any provision Of the eonsiitutsn, or any Isw
upon the subject, but is in sccotdsnee with both,
snd is he universal practice, and never WAS TO my
knowledge, oontroverted until the present case
Then as maintain, the entire vote Of Sequa chic
as given and reported was q legal, constitutional
and correct vote, and with which am elected BY
eighteen voses majority ia this view Of the case
tie Coz stitutoa snd Law harmonic there is no oOE-
fusion and voter is disfrsnshised by either But
snIp pose / wrong, then first ycu must settle con-
hcting opinions whether these three districts
taken from Marion aud Bledsoe and added to Ham
lton, shall vote with andiss part Of Marion and
Bledsoe. or with and art of Hamilop;f you say
with Marion aud 81 ,dsoe then there is no preteue
that any such vote was ever given--sirIke off thus
whole vote and l am elected by thiEly-seven votes
aud Sequstche though not practically, is yet tech
nieally disfrsnt hised
If You say they shall vote with, and IS q part Of
Hamilton county, tAen you admit one Of my posi-
tions that the votes added to o county By change
of ccuny lines shall vote in the county to which
they are a tsehed, and By the very same rule that
portion of GruRay attached to sequatehie by q
charge Of county line. Should vote " tn SeeusteA;s
Aad let it be borne in mind the two districts com
attached to Sequatehie from Gfuray, and in part
from the terTity of said three Districts origiaally
taken from Marion aud BledsOe, and attachss 10
Hamilton. Again, Hamilton county, never IN nv
knowledge, exercised any jurisdiction overany Dor
ton Of the territory Of Stqua chic, never had any
officers or vstHg precincts the election held in Sc
quatchie county vas held blythe Sheriff of tbst coma
ty, and although, as uaderssnd, he had been re-
quested by the sheriff Of Hamilton to hold an election
in the county, jet the Judges end Clerks were ap-
pointed by the County Court Of Seeuatehie the Of.
6ctFs who held the election at the various precincts
officers Of Sequaichie, appointed LY The Sher-
if, which as Deputy OF the Sheriff of Hamilton, he
could not do, Deputy having 40 power to eresis
Deputy. Tie vote was given ana reported for the
entire county the Independent vote of Sequat,hie
courty-snd there is nc prsiopee that the vote Of
any portion Of said county was given the vote of
part Of Hamilton. nor is there any preleROe for
counting il such IL this election; ihen again in
this view, no portion Of Sequsehis having voted as
part of Hamilton osn1ot be couLted 80 such, then
as before, Wihout the vote of Ssquatehie, / am
elected by s1Iity Of thirty-ssven; SeGuatchie il
technically, though ret practically DISTINGUISHED
because count ali her vote the result is thasans
though by not quite the same nhjoriiy. Col. Tibbs
in his card above referred to- show that the frao
tions Of new counties should vote with the countaa
from which they are taken, refers to page 40, SEQ
81 of The Code. So far is has application to this
case, upon tAhlHHAt4Ou, u Will pe I0und II =
proves any thing, il proves the very reyeras
from what ne intended This refers entirely ta
Congressional Distreta, but apply il 10 Sepatorial
DISTRICTS then by examining the preceding sec. o.
ii viii be that the third Compression al District
is composed Of various countless and amongst the
rest Of the county Of Sequstehe, aud then sec. "a
provides that 'Rny new county made out Of any Of
the OboVe counties will soie with the counties from
which it is taken, etc ETC.
Seouztchie county heinz ore of fha abnva aonn
ties, is again fully recognised, and trested by the
Code as county fully entitled to vote as a. organ
ised Independent county.
AS there has been somc charges Of fraud growing
out of ibis ELECTION, made so far as have seen in
general terms, yet permit to say all such insinu-
at9ns or charges are rs untrue snd unjust as gra-
tutousj and are without the least foundation in
fact. have never in any manner form o. shape.
directly or indirectly tried in any wsy 10 influence
any Sheriff in the holding of this election; being a
candidate myself, did not believe it YES rigkt or
delicate in me- to ia any interfere with the
question. never believed That | hsi the power
that 1t was right that should be IRA King agree
ments as to who should or who should not vote in
the election, snd never made any such agreement.
l still think l was right. l was at Harrison when
the Sequaichie vote came. ] was not present when
it Fss compared, ard when my certificate vss
written and signed it vas done By the sheriGs
without any direc ion or request by ne Mr..
AAhhIn Tie CneTlN OF SeQuatcnle Is known 10 be
q man of as high order Of integrity as any man
in Tennessee or elsewhere; the Sherifs all are
men OF known integrity and character. Thev
did what they believed and and what still be-
lieve vas right in the premises And appeal TO ey
cry candid men tossy Ehatese could they have done
Mr. Rankin to have held the election differently
or to have reported the vote differently must have
set in Judgment on The provisions Of the Code, and
Geeided hey were unconstitutional and surely this
no man insists he should have done ard ths other
Sheritfs to have acted differently must have done
the same thing. Then in conclusion permit me to
say that, being as an fully satisfied am legally
and constituti0nay elected to tae Senate BY ma
joiy OF legal votes cast in the late election having
most perfect eoncousness of having obtained them
fairly, shall most certainly contend for what be-
ieVe be my rights and The rights of my constituents
II my competitor or his friends think differently, il
is hisright, it is his duty 10 contend Our relations
through the CANVASS have been friendly, hope theV
will ever remain 20, they do not it shall not be my
fault. have no reflections to cast on sry person,
Or any section. If | am adjudged in the right,
shall discharge my duty to the very best of my abi
ty In faithful service of my constituents, if l
I'm adudgsd iO the wrong, shall submit oheerfully
Ind without nurmur. j. A. NINNIs.