Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-12-01

copies ordered printed iOr the use Of the House Of
Representatives.
The following bills were introduced, read and
severaliy passed the first reading:
By Mr. TREWHITT. 53l, directing the chsncel-
lor Of - district of Tennessee, to appoint CLERK
and master at Chattanooga
By Mr.. Jones, &c., to amend the law regulating
the redemption of lands sold for taxes.
MORNING.. xooE AND NIGHT STATUES.
Mr. FORD returned his resolution condemniDg the
ct tues in front Of The capitol in bad taste an d.
recng theCommissioners of the Capital to have them
removed. with an amendment calling for the cost Vt
the figures and number of work men employed on
the csptsI building with their salaries.
On motion Of Mr.. Ford the rules were suspend
ed and the resolution considered
MIR MARTIN moved TO lay the resolution and
amendment Oa the table.
The motion was rejected--yeas 20, nays 49,
The amendment WAS adopted.
Mr.. EWING, offered an amendment which Mr..
order.
A division Of the question was demanded.
The first resolution was rejected.
The second resolution was adopted
LEAVE OF ABsEEcE.
Was obtained for Mr. Smith.
THE HARPER'sN FERRY ISsURREcTIoN.
The SPEAKER announced the order to be the
consideration of the unfinished business OF yester-
day--being Mr.. Bayless resolution, offered Ooto=
Der %, anu printed on page 81 Of Ihe LEGISLATIVE
UNION AND AMERICAN. Mr. DsaIs had offered
resolution in lieu of the third, to which Mr. Gantt
offered amendment, the question being upon Mr..
Wiseners amendment in the the third degree.
Mr. BARKSDALE being entitled TO the Il or re-
sumed. lie thought the present an important epoch
in the history OF country, and We should put
upon our journals the fact that We sincerely lament
the late foray Harper Ferry; and III st our COR
gressmen should not, in opinion, affiliate With
that reasonable organization Ia the North, known
as the Black Republican psrty-s party responsible
for that volcanic eruption which has sent terror ana
CONSERVATION to the hearts of Southern men, tn
outbreak unprecedented in the annals OF any couh-
try. 1t unnecessary and unparhamentary 10
Orlng in the of private etZ Sns who were NOT
oonaeetsd with this discussion. No one has lnsln-
uateG that there was . man unsound on the slavery
question on this floor, bat, do not gentlemen Know
at there are men the floor Of Congress who are
in favor of Stewards higher law doclrIne-Which Is
nothing more less tnan treason TO the coDstltu-
ton He favored the passage of the resolutions as
Introduced, and without amendment. tie denied
that Mr. Seward, the leader Of the Back Repubh-
can party, affiliated UiLh the Democratic par
ty and declared tnat he was Remper Of t9e Con
Vebtion which nominated Gen. Scott fJT the Presl-
dency, thus showing that he did affiliate With the
old Wing party which Opposition gentlemen on this
floor are 30 frequently lauGing. He concluded by
calling upon gentlemen 10 help fight the wars OF our
peculiar institutions as guaranteed to US under the
cen ,ttutou, and vote for these resolutions with
out the crossing of 80 or dotling of hn 81
MIR MARrIN occupied the time of che House till
the hour OF recess in opposition TO some points IN the
resolutions; more particularly 10 the The third CT
the res for which he urged toe substitution of the
resolution offered by his colleague Me- D4Ti-,l
his remarks will be published 81 some future day
MIR RHIrMGRE obtained the floor but gave way
FOR ths EDOn recess,
And then
On motion, the 10 took recess til q O'clock