Nashville patriot. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1858-1860, 1859-12-16
Prescription and Intolerance.

BILL introduced by Mr.. SHE'D, in the
House of Representatives, to incorporate a
Female Academy at Tullahoma, contained
the following provision:
"That no person raiscn or educated North
OF Mason 4 Dixon's Line. shall ever be en-
ployed as teacher in the Tullahoma Female
Academy"
The bill passed the House, as local meas
ure merely, and without taking the yeas and
nays When it went to the Senate, that body
struck out that provision, and it was return
ed to the House on Wednesday for its concur
renee. This species ofintolerance and porscrip-
ton, bordering as it does. on fanatacism, was
generally reprobated by the members of the
House, and we regretted to see it defended by
any one We hope the day is far distant
when any considerable number of the people
of Tennessee will either seek or approve the
Incorporation in such legislationin the body
OF our laws. On the question of concurring
In the Senate's amendment striking the sec
ton out of the bill there were only ten names
recorded in the negative, which were as fol-
lows:
Aessrs. Beatty, Cowden, Doak, Hebb, Lea,
Shield, Smith, Sowell, Vaughn and Williams,
OF Franklin.
We subjoin the remarks of our Represen-
tves on the subject-variOus other gentle
mau expressed similar sentiments
Mr. EAST said Mr.. Speaker: desire he
fore the vote shall be taken upon that portion
OF this bill which excludes person raised or
educated beyond Mason & Dixon's line from
becoming a teacher in said Academy to ex-
press my emphatic disapprobalion of such
sectional feelings as are couched in this clause
liza man be competent and qualifird for
position of instructor justice 10 my OWE
feelings, and those whom | represent, would
not permit me to remain unheard or SILENTLY
acquiese in its fate. 1t is as revolving to ali
my natural sentiments and conservative feel
ings, az il is uni just to those whom it excludes
from toiling in our midst for an honest sup
port, beside the imputation of incompetency
from sectional feelings. to teach the youth of
the land, which fanaticism despise and con
tenn. ! care not, sir, where man may be
born. or where educated if honest and capa-
bic. he secures my respect, and | could never
either personally or as a member of this body
place a ban upon his usefulness, or restrict
him by any such narrow aud sectional views
But IL is said by the author of the bill (Mr
Sheid) and by the Representative from Giles,
that such clause is desired 10y those who wish to
DC lncorporaIeui III such De the iact, ana do
not doubt il, then, sir, will not pander to
such prejudiced and sectional views by my
vote, my voice or even tacit dissent.
The germ OF principle involved in this
clause, II extended TO the other departments
Of society, would amolnt to social disunion
Of these states, a prescription of that portion
OF our own fellow-citzcns, who have been
educated in Northern schools, beside making
all these out as subjects of Southern odium,
and victims to an unhallowed and blighting
suspicion. desire that this clause go to its
deserved fate, marked with my reproach.
Mr.. CHEATHAH said: | would have been
inflicted upon the principle of prescription
as set forth in this bill, my full disspproba-
tion, but shall content myself now with
simply endorsing the remarks OF my colleague
(Mr. East). the junior member from David
son.