Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1859-11-03

me Leeislstnre changed the line between Marion
snd drnndy and before that was the celebrated
SS11ange between Marion, Hamilton and Bledsoe.
aasioa county fled bill in ehaaesry Il seinr
mat this change is uncor situfionaI as sa had no
territory to spare argued the case in the court
Ssu @iFancea tne same proposition that is made
mere taas the two acts being passed upon the same
Suoysss we're 20 pc considered IS one act Judge
Carutners decided that 81 acts changing county
lines were independent But in this &c he ssis
arc for totally distinct purposes
Again it is said, and this is the vhols a,.s,t of
oBe Of the counsel, that the couafy Of seopetchis
was not organised al the TINE this change Of line
was made. Therefore the change vas uSsreIv ar
feeling the original formation Of tbs eonofv
maintsin that the county % Ssqnaichie was f,lIv-
organised ct that time What do the uino-;,y
Of the committee say it is required to complete tb
organization Of a county Taat it shoald be n =
condition to redress civil injuries VIII take ths
own definition. The proef shows on the arst Of
January. 1858. this change Of county line being
made in March, they met in county court, and that
they as provided by the set erssting them a coun-
ty, have held the courts, with enc exception, ever
since 1 know that cases have arissn before JUS
toes Of the Peace, snd have gone before the Cir
cult and Supreme Courts Mems rights an Iber-
ties have been determined and projected Hnder
thst organization. There has Eever been any other
organization since. Then BY the geatleman's own
showing, the organization As full and complete
as in any county in Tennessee Samslhiug was
!
not By the inhabiahts Of the GruSdy fraction snd
an Injunction issued iran the Chaucery Court THIS
was afterWards dissolved, 50 the county goes on
under that orgsuizstion. though the bill IS sill
pending. The fact is that the osg1 izson has been
! rec ,gnizsd by ali the courts q Tennessee, aid
must be taken IS such until the contrary j. shewn
by some tribu- al legally authorized Then say,
that the majority report IS rus, and that the county
was % much organized a. shy other county, frcm
the FIRST ouday Of January. 1853 If as say,
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committee itself the county Of Ssquatehie 3
politically as well eiviliy orgsnized county,
giving her the peliliesl1ights Of a county in The
Eighth Senatorial District, what is the difference
between change in the lines Of that county and
change in the lines Of any other county in Il o
State? The constitution is as silent one subj CT
ss on the other Now, il the position that county
lines can be changed is correct, they say that Sc
quatehie had no political rights 10 hesioE. II il
was legally organized, Why had il not political
rights to hestoW? The age Of the county can make
no difference The only question is, what is TIE
right she had under her existeneel We are bourd
to assume that she had ihe right 70 vote in sepsr
ale political orzanizsticn. II she had the right
Why might che not confer it upcn members attach
ed 70 Der as we'll as any other county IN the Staie
If it is said that By doing that you change the APP
portionment Of the State, the reply is, you DO IN
changing the lines between cd eoBntiss. The san
argument applies You must otherwise fall hack
upon ihe doctrine that you.cannot change county
lines at all. But the Constitution holds contrary
doctrine.
Again: It is seen that change Of the county
lines between Grundy and Sequaiehie is a misuO-
mer would like % ask what It was in 1855, Vhen
two civil districts taken froa1 Marion and add
ed to Hamilton With over two hundred voters. IL
one is misnomer, what Is the other Another civ
il district was taken from Bsdaoe and added 20 Ham
ilton. What vas that, if this is a misnomeri
If gentlemen assume that esunot change the
spportionmeat By change Of The county lines. they
assume too much. msiutsin that this vote was =
correct one say that il the gentlemen 20 to those
lengths they 20 far and resort q he mpse
] special pleading ever witnessed to mainisia IL.
! You must take the position that it was al organic
/ ed county or else there was no election, AID then
you say that though organized county he change
must be considered a. part Of she Orgual act. The
! two districts from Marion must vote With Hamilton
or they must not. They say this is right it does
not change the apporiionmeat Yet he portion iron
Grupdy had only nineteen voters eighteen Of whom,
it is true, Democrats, and the solitary OPpos:-
! ton man voted for me But il I was disposed 10
ieturn The charge might say, that Of th4 two hun-
dred voters in the two districts aksu frOu Marios.
| one buadred and fifty belonged to the OppDsi-
| ton. But am not inclined TO do
This election was held earreoly. L was Asld By
the Sheriff Of Sequatehie eouaty Making this
county Of the counties of tie ghth Senatorial
District proper This is What ths Sheriff ought
to do. Then the election was held and THE vaoie
county had right 20 vote. 4 il assumSi that,
the election being held j, makes difsrenee how It
was held. suppose Tia; the holding Of else-
ton means something III was net light, IL s the
same as If it was not hsld al all Il Is attempted
to be shown in the case that The Sheriff Of Sequst-
chic was deputEsd By she Sheriff of Hamilton
Suppose be hal been By = bill in Cbauesry, fled
10 February, the Sheriff Of Hamilton county vas
eDj lined from holding election in ScQua chic
county So far as be was concerned that ipjuae-
tion not dissolved What sort Of condition
would they have been ia. hOlding al eesi0n in the
face of an in junction! First, ] say if the Snerif
of Seqaatehie had been dsputzed, he Would have
been scting in eontsmp. Of court His art would
have been nulliiy. But say be never was de-
putized st all What does the proof say That
| Nc Rankin went to Ch ittsnooga On the 2Sth Of
! June; that he then told Mr. Conner that he be-
lieYed be had right to hold the election in Ssquat-
| chic. Mr.. Confer said he did not know tAat he
| he had anything to do with it, but if be had
he would authorize him (Rark 10 do as be
pleased. The Sheriff had advertised 10 hold the
election as sheriff of Sequatehis county. After
| wards oy the Intervention Of third person the
same message was OeRveyed between them There
| was ne deputstisn and could be none. When a
msn is TO 40 as he plesses wat sOr Of depuiation
| would you cal it? This vote must be counted as q
vote of ssquafchie if i IS to be t,ken at all
The nJrity report assumes another proposiiio1-
It is sort Of an outside issue aud hardly need be
considered. believe the minority report stated
| lhat the vote Of the Gruady county fraction vas
not counted IN the Congressional eli elton This Is
a mistake The truth is. the vote hs, been counted
| tEies The return Of the vote was made by the
sherifs Of both countess and IS 80 recorded in the
Secretary Of States OH 3e though with note indi
| eating the fact, The Sequa'esis vote is counted
just precisely it is conated in the vote for Sena
tor, also ind there another rather curious docn-
neat, The sheriff Of my eOuuty had sent in
| amended return. drawn up by Mr. Campbell the
| counsel for the ether side. 1 say l. vas draEn up
By him, because il IS in his band-Erising. u vas
msde en- the 18th Of August, and prstends to stafe
the vote foe G5vsrnor Congress, Senator Reeresen-
tative aud Flostor, in Hami ton and SeQastehie,
leaving the vots east "a the druncy fraction.
/ He then gives the vote east in that fraction.
i Ihave detained the Senate longer than iended
shall not talk about the political aspects Of sae
ease. will only say IN conclusion, that have De.
sired that this cuesioa should be settled free from
all party politics The gentleman tells rs that they
are making a speech for bill Of exceptions - 80
before the people with am willing 70 60 before
the people on the bill OF exceptions Do not know
how it viii be n other porti5ns Of the State, bat
know that in the, portion where l =
Mr. STANTON tin'erruFiiug) Are you willing
| to 90 before the people and decide this questions
over again with Mr. Tlbhs
Mr.. MINIS I am not going to take issue With
| the gentleman here. f Dir. Ti0bs had m lde thas
proposition Al some other period it would have besR
| accepted
Mr.. STANTON. 1 say that Mr. TSbbs is wiling
Mr.. MINIS. Why did he NOS make ths psOpO-
stion before instead Of writing cards and publish
i ing them all over the Stste2 Why come nov when
have been serving in the Senate for several weeks,
when vacancy, would be made At 3 very important
tine aud when important measures are c0A.iBg up
Echo answers Why?
i Mr.. STANTON viii just say that he has ten
dered the proposition his part, end Mr. Tbbs is
wiling to accept it. suppose Mr.. Tibbs did not
make the proposition because he knew that the De-
mocrats had the power TO do they chose absut il,
and could send it back to the people il they
saw st.
Mr.. MINIS. In my remarks 1 did not make
such proposition as that at all The gentleman
jumps to conclusion very quickly. should make
no such proposition, Of course 81 this period. II
had intended 10 do SO, should have made it at
seine other time. What said vas, that the gentle
man bad said be was making speech for bill Of
exceptions and I, in answer to that remark said /
was willing to meet him this bill in my district
CT elsewhere. l sad had no fear in regard 10 my
ozn district IS to the decision that some Of their
esn party, in ny county, would think that some Of
them had rather strange eonseisnces. The opinion
Ct some Of the best lawyers OF their own parry IS
thai an right say that you may nske that bill
/ Of exceptions.
The Senators Of Ell political parties will vote as
they think il Tivht I have tried n faan ana ~